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this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. uk prime minister borisjohnson sets out his plans to help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic, with a focus on accelarating infrastructure projects. as coronavirus cases in the us pass 2.5 million, states including florida and texas re—impose restrictions. police in scotland have named the man shot dead by armed officers during a knife attack in glasgow as 28—year—old badreddin abadlla adam, who was from sudan. anger on the streets of india over police brutality, after the deaths of a father and son in custody.
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people in poland are voting in a closely—fought presidential election that could result in significant curbs on the power of the nationalist government. and you can't always get what you want. the rolling stones threaten president trump with legal action for using their songs at his rallies. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. borisjohnson is promising to speed up major building projects, to help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic. he wants to speed up the construction of schools, hospitals and roads. labour has warned the government's
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response to the crisis has been too slow and is putting jobs at risk. our political correspondent nick eardley is here. the prime minister, promising to set out ina the prime minister, promising to set out in a speech on tuesday his plans for ramping up the economy post lockdown? that's right. the government want to get on the front foot over the coming days and say that it has a strategy for helping the uk emerge from lockdown and get back on its feet in terms of the economy. so, what borisjohnson is going to say on tuesday is that building quickly will be at the heart of his strategy. big investor projects, as he calls them, shovel ready projects, which can get going almost immediately —— infrastructure projects —— and he will use the example of what happened during the coronavirus pandemic and say, we built hospitals in a matter of weeks, we got all of these ventilators on string within a matter of weeks, if we can do that,
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remove some of the red tape, we can do it for major infrastructure projects as well, things like schools, roads, more hospitals. it all comes as the lockdown across the uk is eased next saturday in england, we will see pubs, restau ra nts a nd england, we will see pubs, restaurants and the likes start to reopen, it is happening slightly later in scotland and wales, slightly earlier in northern ireland. this morning, the home secretary, amber rudd, has been talking about some of the potential risks but also some of the potential benefits of getting things open again. —— priti patel. well, i think it is right that we are conscientious about concerns of another wave. i have spoken about this very publicly previously around measures at the border, in fact, air travel in particular. we have to be very conscientious about the risk of a second wave. i think nothing would be more damaging for our country and our economy if we do have a second spike, a second wave, which is why we are taking a very measured approach. it is measured, pragmatic
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and responsible and it is also guided by much of the science advice from sage. many of the advisors across other government departments and those individuals advising government centrally. that was the home secretary talking to andrew marr this morning. there are huge questions to be answered in that speech, though. we saw the biggest fall in the economy in history just last month. biggest fall in the economy in historyjust last month. there are massive questions about employment, when the government furloughed scheme is wound down over the next few months, big questions about whether employers will start saying to employees, look, we kept you because the government was helping us, but as that help runs out, we're going to have to let you go. and labour is extremely concerned about this, their priority, they see, is making sure thatjobs are protected. they are warning this morning that if that doesn't happen, you could see unemployment in this country on the same levels as you saw in the
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‘805 the same levels as you saw in the ‘80s under margaret thatcher. have a listen to the shadow business, ed miliband. you know, we've already got 2.8 million people claiming unemployment— related benefits. i fear thatcher—levels of unemployment. and yet, and yet the government can't carry on supporting that number of jobs, 9 millionjobs. it's not going to be 9 million. but it's not going to be 9 million. and here's the thing, here's the thing, you've got to have a bridge between the end of the furlough and a proper job creation programme. and so there are two things that are problematic at the moment. one is the precipitate decisions on the furlough and secondly, why in goodness's name are we not having a budget this summer? we've got potentially the worst economic recession in 300 years and the treasury is deciding they're not going to have a budget. let us have a budget that creates those jobs, but don't leave people falling into an abyss between the tend of the furlough and those jobs being created.
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and there is this big speech from the prior minister on tuesday and it isa the prior minister on tuesday and it is a big week for the government?m absolutely is, and after a challenging few weeks, where the government looks like it has been reacting to events, it is going to try and shape them, and say, here is oui’ try and shape them, and say, here is our plan, we have got it ready, we know what we're going to do with the economy. there has been criticism that the treasury has not been more forthright in its long—term economic plan to bounce back from this crisis. this is an attempt to do exactly that, and to set out to those plans. i think there could be big changes coming in government has well. we know that there are plans to restructure some of how the system works, that may well happen in the next two days as well. all pa rt in the next two days as well. all part of borisjohnson after a period in which he has seen a lot of criticism, a number of u—turns, trying to get on the front foot. and he has been talking in the mail on sunday today about the health of the economy, also about his own personal
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health, having had coronavirus and beenin health, having had coronavirus and been in hospital with it, he says he is fit as a butcher's dog? if you look at the front page of the mail on sunday this morning, you will see the prime minister doing press ups in his office in downing street during that interview, not something ican during that interview, not something i can remember seeing before from a british prime minister. we've seen them running but never doing press ups. it is part of borisjohnson's character, he is trying to persuade us character, he is trying to persuade us all that he is absolutely fine, there were some questions over how fit he was after his very serious about of coronavirus. i suspect that the prime minister is also hoping some people take those pictures is a bit of a metaphor for the british economy as well, saying it will be back on its feet soon too but as i say, big questions need answering in the coming days. nick eardley, many thanks. coronavirus infections across the united states have passed 2.5 million, with record numbers of cases reported in the states of florida and texas. the surge in cases in southern states comes after businesses
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were allowed to re—open in recent weeks. restrictions are now being reimposed. it ha also affected the election campaign, as tanya dendrinos reports. another day, another record. more than 9,500 new coronavirus cases in 2a hours in florida, 600 more than the record set on friday. republican states like florida and texas had been keen to push ahead with the reopening of their economies early, but with a surge in cases some of those decisions have been reversed. last drinks were called in florida, a bitter pill to swallow for those who feel they did all the right things. we did everything. our staff were wearing masks, we had sanitising stations, we did weekly tests, we limited occupancy. we did everything that was asked. it is a tough conversation to have with everybody, that, you know, we won't be able to provide them with a place to work. on friday, bars were also
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ordered to close in texas, with restaurants required to limit their indoor capacity. i'm certainly sure everybody is concerned about what is going on, but we didn't think we had got to that point that we would go backwards like that. nationally, the us registered its largest single day increase of the pandemic, with more than 16,000 new cases on friday. more than 125,000 people have now died of covid—i9, the grim figure far higher than any other country when it comes to officially recorded deaths. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. in australia, the state of victoria will make coronavirus testing mandatory for all people returning from overseas trips. victoria has seen a spike in the number of covid—i9 cases, while the rest of the country has managed to contain the virus. earlier this week, the authorities said that a third of travellers were refusing testing. under the new state regulations,
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returning travellers staying in quarantine hotels for two weeks will have to stay for an extra 10 days if they refuse testing. an mp has called for a local lockdown in the english city of leicester after more than 600 coronavirus cases were recorded in the first half ofjune. labour's claudia webbe said the area has what she called "a perfect storm" of poverty, ethnic diversity and existing covid—i9 cases. the department of health says it is supporting the local authority and has deployed four mobile testing sites. home secretary priti patel was asked about the situation on the bbc andrew marr show. well, that is correct, and we have seen, we've seen flare—ups across the country already over recent weeks, and just in the last three or four weeks in particular, there was the example of a flare—up in one ticket hospital over infection control. of course, that is why we
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have a new mechanism, a joint biosecurity centre, which is very much geared up, it has been developed to address local flare—ups. developed to address local flare-ups. but there is going to be a leicester lock down? so, there will be support going into leicester. over the weekend we have been explaining some of the measures, the support on testing, resources that will go into the local authority as well because with local authority as well because with local flare—ups it is local authority as well because with localflare—ups it is right local authority as well because with local flare—ups it is right that we have a localised solution in terms of infection control, social distancing, testing and many of the tools within the public health england space that will come together to control the virus and to stop the spread so that we can get on top of the infection. the mayor of leicester, peter soulsby, said more data was needed on how the outbreak was developing in the city. i spoke to the health secretary, what, ten days ago now, and have subsequently had a number of discussions with the chief medical officer and others and have consistently said to them that we need the data.
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we, and you, need to know what is happening on the ground in leicester and it's not helpful, really, just to talk about outbreaks or to suggest that there needs to be a citywide lockdown. we need to know what the real situation is on the ground here in our city and only then, together with the government, can we decide what intervention is needed. two illegal street parties have been broken up by police during another night of unlawful gatherings in london. dispersal zones were put in place in clapham common and tooting bec common to clear crowds causing "significa nt disruptions" on saturday night. the zones allow uniformed officers extra powers to order people to leave the area and not return. the police said the unlicensed music events are "unlawful", "unregulated" and officers will close them down. police have named the man who was shot dead by armed officers during a knife attack in glasgow on friday. he was badreddin abadlla adam, a 28—year—old asylum—seeker from sudan.
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six people who were stabbed including a police officer are being treated in hospital. voting is taking place in poland in the country's delayed presidential election. andrjez duda, a close ally of president trump, is hoping to win a second term to carry on his conservative agenda. his main challenger is the mayor of warsaw, who's seen as more liberal. the orginal ballot was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. the bbc‘s adam easton is in warsaw and following developments. ben, the reason this election is important is because in poland the president can veto legislation, so that is why it is crucial for the nationalist law and justice government, whose ally is the incumbent, andrzej duda, that's why it is crucial for them to govern freely that president duda is re—elected.
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president duda is seen as the guardian of the government's policies. some of those are very popular policies, for example its very generous welfare benefits to families, senior citizens and tax breaks for young people, which is extremely popular. but on the other hand, some of their policies are very controversial. they have been criticised by the european union and by the opposition, the politicisation, for example, of the public media and of the judiciary. president duda during this campaign has talked about lgbtq rights and has talked about that being an ideology, not a group of people, which is something that has been widely criticised, both here by the opposition, but also by the european union, so if president duda is re—elected, the government has vowed to continue some of those more controversial policies, such as the attempt to control the judiciary, and that could lead to continued
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problems with the eu. on the other hand, if an opposition candidate were to be elected, he, and it is a he in this case because all 11 candidates in this race are men, would be able to control the government to a certain extent because he would be able to veto their legislation and the government does not have a majority in parliament sufficient to overturn that presidential veto. the headlines on bbc news... uk prime minister borisjohnson sets out his plans to help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic, with a focus on accelarating infrastructure projects. as coronavirus cases in the us pass two and a half million, states including florida and texas re—impose restrictions. police in scotland have named the man shot dead by armed officers during a knife attack in glasgow as 28—year—old badreddin abadlla adam, who was from sudan.
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in india, there's growing anger over the deaths of a father and son in police custody in the southern state of tamil nadu. the family says the men were beaten and tortured by officers after they were arrested, accused of violating a coronavirus curfew. police brutality against minorities in india has long been an accepted part of society, but in the wake of the killing of george floyd in the us, some indian activists say it's time to take a stand. this report from our south asia correspondent rajini vaidya nathan contains distressing images from the start. heavy—handed tactics as indian police enforce the country's coronavirus curfew. use of force isn't rare, but it's rarely challenged, even as it's claimed lives. father and son, jayaraj and bennicks, died this week. they were arrested after officers
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claimed their mobile phone shop was open beyond the evening curfew. jayaraj‘s daughter persis says the men were brutally tortured in custody. translation: at the station, so many police officers hit him. my brother was so badly beaten, he was unrecognisable. i saw the photo of my dead brother's body, he was covered in blood. they beat him brutally. hundreds gathered in a south indian town for the funeral. two officers were suspended, others were transferred, but no arrests have been made. a new report says that in 2019 alone, around five people a day died in custody in india. in february, as hindus and muslims clashed on the streets of the capital delhi, police were accused of failing to protect the minority muslim population and in some cases, targeting them. here, 23—year—old faizan
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is viciously beaten by officers. in another video, faizan and four other muslim men lie on the ground as police force them to sing the national anthem to prove they're indian. bloody and unconscious, faizan died two days later. four months on, no arrests have been made. in a statement to the bbc, delhi police said the case was being investigated by a special team and that precautions were being taken to ensure it is done in a non—partisan manner. as news of protests against police violence in the us reached faizan's family, they're still wondering when they'll get justice. translation: here in india, there's no outcry because he was a muslim. muslims are scared in india. no hindus are ready to stand up or fight for us.
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in america, people stood up for minorities, but not here. it's taken some outside india to shine a spotlight on the issue. so i ask the minister, what message has he given to his indian counterparts? british mp tanmanjeet singh dhesi raised concerns over delhi police violence in the uk parliament in february. some people might think that now is not the time to talk about police brutality in india or in the uk, but every possible time is the right time. if we don't draw parallels from what's going on with the global black lives matter movement now, when exactly will we ? just like in america, in india, the police is accused of a bias against minorities. a national survey of more than 12,000 officers found that half of them feel muslims are naturally prone to committing crimes. we were hiding in a place, police came inside, they dragged us out. in a country which elected a hindu
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nationalist government, police violence against muslims and other minorities doesn't trigger mass protests. it took the brutal death of george floyd to spark change in america. what will it take for india to do the same? rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news. john carlos, one of the two american athletes who gave the black power salute on the medal podium at the 1968 mexico olympics, is leading a call to abolish the ban on athletes making political protests at the games. the former us sprinter joined current american athletes in sending a letter to the international olympic committee requesting the rule be scrapped. carlos, a bronze medallist, was expelled from the mexico games along with the champion tommie smith, after they raised their fists as the us anthem played to protest against racial discrimination. malawi's newly—elected president
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lazarus cha kwera has said his victory is a win for democracy and justice. the election result is being seen as a democratic first in sub—saharan africa — a flawed election was overturned and the opposition has gone on to win power. reged ahmed reports. here's our correspondent emmanuel igunza onjust how significant this moment is for malawi. well, it is a very sick moment for malawians. many of them over the last 13 months since the disputed polls in may 2019 have been waiting for this moment, to have a president who will govern the country. and we've seen lots of the protests that have been going on in the country, we've seen thousands of people rallying across the country, calling for fairer rallying across the country, calling forfairer polling. for them, today isa forfairer polling. for them, today is a significant moment, finally, that their vote has been heard and this election has taken place and
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they now have a new president. but also significantly for the continent is that it shows that some of the institutions, thejudiciary is that it shows that some of the institutions, the judiciary and also the electoral commission, can stand on some of the pressures that come from the executive. we've seen elections in the african allowed continent twice, in 2017 in tenure, and now in the la way, and the judiciary did face a lot of pressure from the presidency, but it withstood that pressure and ruled that the elections should be held afresh, and also the electoral commission which came injust afresh, and also the electoral commission which came in just a few weeks before the election, and then holding this historic election. for many, this is a sign that democracy can win in the african continent. since the early days of the lockdown, more than 14—thousand rough sleepers across the uk have been given temporary shelter — many of them in hotel rooms. but as hotels in england prepare to re—open next weekend and those in other parts of the uk await permission to do the same,
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that means more upheaval for homeless people. hywel griffith has been to meet some of them. well, we're full capacity at the moment so we've over 95 people... normally bustling with backpackers, cardiff's youth hostel has a new purpose. since april it has been housing many of the city's homeless, brought in during the pandemic. it is run just like a hotel. people come in and drop their keys off. the rooms have their own beds and wash facilities — a shower, basin — and they have a tv. homeless since the age of 12, sara has spent the last month here. she says it has given her the stability to stay off heroin, and start to think about life long—term. i am used to street life, i'm used to having people around and that. before i never wanted a place — never — and now i can't wait to have a flat. you know, it's a shocking thing, hearing myself saying what i want. the welsh government says
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it is determined people like sara won't go back to the street and will be able to go into housing, giving councils more money for long—term accommodation. but putting a roof over someone's head isjust one part of the challenge. many people who normally sleep rough don't have a regular income and, during lockdown, money has been even harder to come by. graham has been staying at the youth hostel, too, but walking across the city to beg. he admits he's still struggling with addiction. i have to earn my money because otherwise i'm going to be sick and stuff, you know. basically, i come up here to feed me and my girlfriend, obviously, in our habits and in our stomach. back at the hostel, i meet a man who believes coming here has saved his life. he, too, wants a home — his greatest fear would be returning to the streets. he sings.
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now i'm 55. how can i sleep in the streets? with this jungle — people, the gangs? if you slept this period on the streets, we are dead — all of us. the pandemic has turned many lives upside down, but it has also created a rare opportunity to help some of our most vulnerable. hywel griffith, bbc news. the rolling stones have warned president trump that the rolling stones have said that donald trump could face legal action if he continues to use their songs at his campaign rallies. he band is working with the performing rights organisation the bmi to stop the unauthorised use of their music. the trump campaign used the song
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you can't always get what you want at last week's rally in tulsa in oklahoma. there's been plenty of gardening going on during the lockdown — and now, the duchess of cambridge has mucked in. she helped with some planting during a visit to a children's hospice in norfolk, as leigh milner reports. the duchess of cambridge wasn't afraid to get her hands or her dress dirty when she helped families create a special garden at this children's hospice in norwich. run by east anglian children's hospices, the nook was opened last year by catherine to support families caring for children with life—threatening illnesses — families like lisa and liam page and their three—month—old son connor. born with severe brain damage, he came to the hospice for end—of—life care.
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you've got to dig them in now! with the help of some fellow gardeners, the duchess hand—picked the plants during a trip to fakenham garden centre near her norfolk home of anmer hall. she chose strong smelling plants like lavender and herbs for the sensory garden, and planted a sunflower in memory of a little boy whose brother raised more than £18,000 for the hospice that cared for him shortly before he died. as the emblem of hospice care, families were given sunflower seeds to plant, just like her own children, who've been racing to see whose will grow the fastest, with prince louis currently in the lead. leigh milner, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick. hello, for some of us today, if you can put up with the wind, there'll be sunny spells. you may catch a shower, you may not. but for others, there'll be some persistent and,
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at times, heavy rain as well, so big weather contrast across the uk, just depending on how close you are to this area of low pressure. through parts of scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, this is where it's looking wettest today. brighter skies the further south you are, isobars close together. it is going to be a blustery day and windier than yesterday. so this is how it looks, then, on into the afternoon. it's wettest in northern ireland in the west, north wales for snowdonia, into north—west england, especially the pennines, lake district, western and northern scotland. this is where we'll see most of the rain. as for winds, these are your gusts — many of us, 30 to a0 miles per hour. parts of wales, northern england, northern ireland, southern scotland could be approaching 50 miles per hour. butjust pick out one or two showers running across southern england, south wales, the midlands into east anglia, but there will also be some sunny spells and a few spots here creeping into the low 20s. nowhere near that, though, where you are so wet from snowdonia, north—west england, into northern ireland, western and northern scotland. eastern parts of scotland, north—east england, plenty of cloud. you may well see a bit of patchy rain occasionally, but there will also be some drier spells. just 1a, the top temperature
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in belfast and glasgow today. so into tonight, we will keep the rain going where the day has been so very wet. by the time it winds down tomorrow, the rain into the higher parts of cumbria, lancashire, for example, may well be over 100 millimetres. this is why there is a risk of seeing a bit of flooding or some disruption. as a result, overnight temperatures around ten to 13 degrees. it stays windy tonight and into tomorrow, maybe not quite as windy tomorrow, but make no mistake, it will still be very blustery out there for the time of year. we will see some more rain where it's been so wet over the past 2a hours, but it does ease down gradually during the day tomorrow. some of us will be turning drier. more cloud in south wales and southern england compared with today. and then look at this. last week we had temperatures in the 30s. for monday, it doesn't look like anybody will be getting into the 20s. now, as we look at the picture into tuesday, low pressure from the weekend pushing off towards scandinavia. more weather fronts just creeping in towards the southern half of the uk will bring cloud
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and a chance of seeing a bit of patchy rain. so some rain at times in the week ahead. not all the time. not quite as windy as it will be to start the week. rather cool for the time of year. hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines... uk prime minister borisjohnson sets out his plans to help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic with a focus on accelarating infrastructure projects. as coronavirus cases in the us pass 2.5 million, states including florida and texas re—impose restrictions. police in scotland have named the man shot dead by armed officers during a knife attack in glasgow as 28—year—old badreddin abadlla adam who was from sudan. people in poland are voting in a closely—fought presidential election that could result
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