this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm samantha simmonds. the covid—19 global death toll passes half a million. in the us, the governor of texas warns infections have taken a "swift and very dangerous turn". exit polls show polish president andrzej duda finishes first in the election — but doesn't have the votes for an outright victory. disneyland employees protest pandemic workplace safety at the "happiest place on earth". more dangerous than speaking? the uk government to look again at the ban on communal singing.

the number of people who've lost their lives as a result of the coronavirus pandemic around the world has now reached more than half a million. the worst affected country is the united states, followed by brazil. most europen governments believe they have the situation under control, but there are warnings that the easing of restrictions could lead to further outbreaks. and it's feared that countries like russia or india — with a high number of infections — could eventually see a large number of deaths. simonjones has been assessing the global situation. another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic counting the cost of coronavirus. still alone has more than 75,000 deaths as the

global toll reaches 500,000. tea rs global toll reaches 500,000. tears and applause to remember those who lost their life in the capital city full of the world health organisations as the pandemic is still in an intense stage of growth in the americas. in haiti, the poorest nation in the region, international aid agencies are trying to help the sick but many are often only coming to them when they are seriously ill. people here deny the existence of the pandemic. they do not believe it. those who do believe have someone close to them who is infected. facemasks are not warm regularly. we need to have more social distancing as well. coronavirus is also taking a serious toll in south asia india alone has recorded more than half a million cases. despite this, hair salons in the western state of maharashtra are reopening as they try to bring back a degree

of normality. testing capacity still differs significantly during countries. so in states like bangladesh, cases may be going undetected. iran, the country going undetected. iran, the cou ntry worst going undetected. iran, the country worst hit in the middle eastis country worst hit in the middle east is making the wearing of masks mandatory in enclosed public spaces and large gatherings. in many parts of europe, restrictions are easing but in the uk, the country with the greatest number of deaths in western europe, the government says it could impose its first local lockdown following a surge of new cases in the city of leicester. we are on a knife edge. it is a precarious situation in england at the moment and i anticipate an increase of cases over the coming months. the next few months are critical. come winter in the reopening of schools we can anticipate re— bounds. in italy, a concert at

bergamo cemetery to commemorate the victims of the virus. there is currently no vaccine and no cure, the warning is still has a long way to run. by far the worst affected country is the united states, with more than 125,000 deaths. the governor of texas, greg abbott, said matters have taken a very swift and very dangerous turn. his remarks coincide with a rise in infections in several southern and western states, mostly those that had eased restrictions early. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. applause. the us vice president attending a church service in dallas. texas is one of several southern and western states where record numbers of people are testing positive for covid—i9. it's a huge setback for a region that once thought it had seen the worst of the outbreak. if we will but hold fast to him, we'll see our way through these challenging times,

we will restore our nation's health, we will renew our freedom. but this is a daunting struggle for the lone star state with governor greg abbott issuing a stark warning about the resurgence of coronavirus cases. covid—i9 has taken a very swift and very dangerous turn in texas overjust the past few weeks. 0ver just the past few weeks, the daily number of cases have gone from an average of about 2000 to more than 5000 per day. at the same time, hospitalisations have increased from about 2000 per day to more than 5000 per day. it's a similar picture in florida where officials blame a rush to socialise again after weeks in lockdown. the average age of people infected has dropped sharply to 33 from 65 two months ago. governor ron desantis says there's been an explosion in new cases.

you can't control those... i mean, they're younger people, they're going to do what they're going to do, and i think the pubs was mostly just a matter of administration, there was no way to ensure compliance because it was so widespread non—compliant that the secretary took the action he did, and i said do what you gotta do to ensure compliance, but at the end of the day, my view is, i'd rather have those places open complying because i think that's probably less risky than what a lot of the young people end up doing. pubs in the state have now been ordered to stop serving alcohol. as in california, where bars have been closed in seven counties including los angeles. americans are once again been urged to wearface coverings in public although president trump has resisted calls to make it mandatory. nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house, says masks should be compulsory across the country. mr trump should set an example. with july the fourth approaching, usually a time

for a parting on the beach or at barbecues, the all—american holiday next weekend will be like no other. this is a country that's both weary and deeply worried about the days ahead. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. let's get some of the day's other news. the party of the french president emmanuel macron has failed to make significant gains in the second round of local elections. his prime minister, edouard philippe, won the post of mayor of le havre, but elsewhere the greens and the far right rassemblement national seem to have profited from mr macron's lack of a grass roots base. the green party has had a particularly strong showing, taking the cities of lyon, strasbourg and besancon. british and eu officials start a month of intensified trade negotiations later — with face to face talks for the first time since the start of the covid—i9 pandemic. britain says it wants to see an outline of an eu—uk deal by the end of the summer,

so businesses can prepare for its january ist deadline. brussels has indicated its willing to be flexible as long as principles, such as safeguarding the single market, are protected. politicians in the us state of mississippi have passed a resolution to replace the state flag with one without the confederate emblem, which is viewed by many as a racist symbol. the change was prompted by the ongoing protests against racial injustice. a new flag will be designed. in poland, partial results put incumbent president andrzej duda ahead. but without the votes needed for an outright win. mr duda, a socially conservative right—winger, is projected to have wonjust under 45% of the ballots. that's 12 percentage points above his closest rival rafal trzaskowski. he got 30% of the vote. it now

looks to be a closely fought run—off. all chant: andrzej duda! president duda celebrated his first round victory with his wife in a small provincial town. in places like this, mr duda's socially conservative views and support for the government's generous welfare benefit scheme are very much appreciated. those payments have helped lift many poles out of poverty and restored a sense of dignity to people who felt neglected by previous administrations. but their support was not enough to secure an outright victory and mr duda will now face a second round in two weeks' time. translation: thank you very much, thank you. the result is far better than the one from five years ago and with ten other candidates this time, thank you very much for your support. first and foremost, i'd like to thank my compatriots for the turnout, for this massive participation in the election, i thank you with all my heart. all chant.

turn out of almost 63% was the highest in 25 years. long queues formed outside many voting stations as people observed social distancing. the coronavirus pandemic itself was not a big campaign issue but it stopped the election taking place last month as it was originally scheduled to. that allowed the main opposition party to put forward a new candidate, rafal trzaskowski, the liberal mayor of warsaw who supports greater engagement with the eu. he ran a dynamic campaign and quickly became president duda's main challenger. translation: this result shows that 58% of people want a change and today, i want to tell you all, i will be your candidate. i will be the candidate of change. cheering and applause.

this election is important because the president can veto a legislation. if he wins the second round, mr trzaskowski has pledged to block the government's plans to take even greater control of the media and thejudiciary. the eu says the sweeping changes the government has already made has undermined the rule of law and democracy. the stakes are high and the final result at this stage is too close to call. adam easton, bbc news, warsaw. maciek czajkowski is a freelance journalist based in warsaw — we can speak to him live there now. that morning and you for being with us here on bbc world news. what is your view on what the likely outcome of a run—off could be? this is true, as it said, that there was a lot of excitement and so the exit poll

shows that run—off will be even more exciting both trzaskowski and duda will need to put a lot of effort to convince voters whose candidates did not succeed, did not enter the second round. but we know, more oi’ second round. but we know, more or less, how they are going to vote and pure arithmetic shows that situation. let's not forget that it is a fight between two men representing two completely different visions of the world. they have com pletely visions of the world. they have completely different sets of values and obviously duda and his law and justice part d, they are eurosceptic, right—wing radical party who have recently announced that during the campaign, just to give you a hint, that lesbians

gazed transgender give you a hint, that lesbians gazed tra nsgender people give you a hint, that lesbians gazed transgender people are not humans and they should not have any right and on the other side we have trzaskowski who is a very liberal pro— european, very progressive who says that politics, in his view, is about including people not excluding. so this is a very exciting time for polish people. exciting but also given that earth candidates are diametrically opposed is this as much about the existential future of the country? absolutely. and as it was said already in the report, this is incredibly important because i should mention that there are three stages in the legislative process in parliament and so the bills need to be passed in the lower house and they need to go to the senate and then they need to be approved by the president. if the president

will veto it will go back to parliament and then they can be outvoted but the ruling party need to have the majority of two—thirds which they do not have. and that is why desperately they want duda to win and if trzaskowski wins, that will effectively be the end of autocratic style of government in poland. so this isa government in poland. so this is a very important moment for polish people, that would probably change our approach as a state to european community and we hope that trzaskowski is the guarantor of that change. interesting to get your thoughts and thank you for being with us. stay with us on bbc news.

still to come: the ban on communal singing in the uk — just how much danger would choir members be facing? china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse

at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 3h years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: more than half a million people have lost their lives in the coronavirus pandemic — the united states being the hardest hit. the governor of texas warns infections have taken a "swift and very dangerous turn". exit polls in poland's presidential election show incumbent andrzej duda is in the lead but doesn't have the votes to win outright. a second round will be held in two weeks' time. as we've been hearing, haiti is particularly threatened by the coronavirus and the situation there could deteriorate quickly. so far, haiti has confirmed

just 5,722 cases nationwide. the number of cases in latin america and the caribbean has more than tripled from 690,000 one month ago to around 2.5 million. sheila davis is the ceo of partners in health, a non—profit that provides healthcare to haiti and other vulnerable countries. welcome. thank you for being with us. what is the situation in haiti, as far as your organisation is concerned? we are very worried that cases are increasing and confirmed cases as you said, 5700. we know testing has not been done that robotically, so we know that there are many more cases than we re there are many more cases than were being counted so far. we're worried about people not coming to the hospital in a timely manner. what can be done to help people there? you know what, i think community education is a big aspect. we are doing aggressive contact

tracing, and tracing patients who we knew were positive and tracing theirfamily who we knew were positive and tracing their family and community to see if we can identify people who need to be isolated to prevent. but i think there's a lot of fear, a lot of stigma about testing positive and people being afraid to come to the hospital, worried they are going to catch corona. so it's been a challenge and we are trying to address it as best we can with our community health workers. how robust is the health system if people do go to hospitals there? our ongoing care continues, we are having labour delivery, emergency surgeries, surgery rooms are open. but there has been an impact in that we have had to shift of our wards to be covid—i9 wards, so we have a place where staff can so we have a place where staff ca n safely ta ke so we have a place where staff can safely take care of patients. so we are continuing the best we can but we definitely need a strength and

health system throughout haiti, not just health system throughout haiti, notjust during a time of a pandemic, but through regular, normal times so preparedness can be much better to address crises like this. of course the country has suffered several natural disasters over the past ten years, the earthquake was devastating, the hurricane three years ago. what impact has that hard on the healthcare system and the country's ability to respond to crises? it's been a challenge. i think infrastructure, roads, electricity and water continue to bea electricity and water continue to be a challenge in a lot of places. certainly in terms of hurricane season we know about getting staff and supplies to basesis getting staff and supplies to bases is going to be a challenge. roads and bridges get washed out very easily. so our goal is that we are trying to improve these facilities as much as we possibly can in conjunction with the ministry of health or haiti, but it's an ongoing challenge. 0k, sheila

davis from partners in health, thank you for your analysis there. thank you. like many others, dreams of sharing summer holidays with fan favourites mickey and minnie mouse have been put on hold thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. the famed disneyland gates remain shut in california but it's not just holidaymakers being affected. thousands of staff are waiting to return to work but some are already concerned about safety. tanya dendrinos reports. it is known as the happiest place on earth, but the teacups ino place on earth, but the teacups i no longer spinning at the disneyland resort in california —— are no longer was at the disney magic was set to return next month but the gates will remain shut with state guidelines yet to be issued about the reopening of the parks. there has been some action outside the gates, though, a convoy of cars filled

with workers protesting for better safety measures for members of the cast, who day m, members of the cast, who day in, day out bring the fairytale to lie. it's everyone from costu med to lie. it's everyone from costumed characters to ride operators and retail workers.|j think we should all be tested there on a regular basis once we get back to work, because this pandemic is far from we get back to work, because this pandemic is farfrom being over. the company says in order to reopen its theme parks, it needs to negotiate agreements with unions and says it already has had positive discussions, signing agreements on safety measures with 20 affiliate representing more than 11,000 cast members. but some unions say it doesn't go far enough. we wa nt say it doesn't go far enough. we want the park to open, but we wa nt we want the park to open, but we want it to open safe. right now disney has not assured the conditions to do that. they are resisting testing, they cannot tolerate details of how they are going to handle cleaning, what they are going to do if somebody gets sick, and our

workers want to come back, they love disney, they love their jobs, but they cannot afford to come back unsafely and neither can california. you open theme parks and you open california to the world. parks have already welcomed back guests in shanghai and hong kong, and for now, despite the surge in coronavirus cases in florida, lands remain in place to reopen wa lt lands remain in place to reopen walt disney world onjuly11. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. —— plans remain in place. pubs, museums and galleries in england are all preparing to re—open, but one activity has not yet been given the go—ahead to restart — singing. when a number of choirs were identified as coronavirus hotspots, there was a complete ban on communalsinging. the british government is now being urged to help find out if singing is any more dangerous than speaking. 0ur arts correspondent

david sillito reports. wills cathedral, and an activity that is these days considered dangerous. singing. it's not the boys that is the problem, it's what might be carried on the breath. and how far that troubles it breaks my heart to know that that's dangerous and could actually hurt people. there has to be some science, has to be something concrete to justify the decision to ban singing. hallelujah! communal singing has become an online only activity. housemaids singing in the garden has been the closest toa the garden has been the closest to a public performance in three months. there's been a lot of work in working out how pubs and cafes and restaurants can be safe for people to go and enjoy themselves, and yet the arts just don't seem to be

receiving the same treatment. down here, three metres... so what would a safe and socially distanced choir be like? one set of proposals being considered is to have three metre gaps and to limit the number of singers to sex. and so we tried it out in a safe area. “— so we tried it out in a safe area. —— limit the number of singers to six. standing well back, it sounded beautiful to me, but the singers? i'm going to say it's going to be very difficult. you are spending too much time trying to listen out to everyone else. i don't think it will work. so what is a safe distance? and the answer to thatis, distance? and the answer to that is, no—one really knows.

so is it one metre plus? maybe two m etres ? so is it one metre plus? maybe two metres? 0r so is it one metre plus? maybe two metres? or maybe three metres, which is pretty much what we think the guideline is going to be. but the question is, what does the science say? the answer to that is, we have no idea. i spoke to declan costello, a consultant who specialises in the singing voice. there's been no documented studies, there's been no significant research studies looking at this in an objective way. so what you need to do isjust measure the droplets coming out of the mouth and how far they go, isn't it? that's right. we are measuring the amount of aerosol that comes out of the mouth or instrument and how that co m pa res instrument and how that compares with speaking or shouting, calling somebody over a canteen. the hope is the go—ahead will be given soon work to begin and allow us to once again sing and listen

together. david sillito, bbc news, wells. that's it from me. you can reach me on twitter, i'm @samanthatvnews. all the business stories are next. well, it certainly feels like summer has come to an abrupt end, hasn't it? not just the outbreaks of rain and very fresh air, but also the blustery winds. and more of the same to come on monday and then through the course of the week perhaps more thundery showers on the way. this is what it looks like on the satellite picture. so we've got a big low pressure sitting top of us, there for a little while, and it will stick around through most of monday and the weather front‘s spiralling into the centre of that low pressure, a lot of isobars there, so a big pressure gradient, that means the wind races into the centre of that low, hence its so gusty out there. and this is what looks through the early hours of monday. the heaviest of the rain has been around the north—west of england, certainly cumbria, lancashire and parts of the pennines, they got a real dose of rain, currently a flood warning in force around keswick. 0ver monday we will see further heavy spells of rain in the north but then

in the afternoon it looks as like that will give way to sunshine and showers. and another blustery day as gusts of wind in some places will reach a0 miles an hour, near gale force for the time of the year. the temperatures are below the average. around 15 degrees there for glasgow and possibly reaching 19 in london. on tuesday, the jet stream is pushing another system in our direction, an area of low pressure not quite as developed as the one we have got over us right now but it will bring cloud and outbreaks of rain in the morning in the south and to the north — i think this is where the focus will be as far as weather goes — heavy showers, some of them thundery across parts of scotland and maybe the north of england.

and again, temperatures again for many of us around the mid—to—high teens. that was tuesday and this is wednesday. outbreaks of rain in the morning and the south clearing away, giving way to sunshine and then actually showers will start to develop quite widely across the uk during the course of wednesday afternoon. temperatures around 17—20 celsius, the winds a little lighter from tuesday onwards. so here's a summary for the week ahead. a mixed bag across the uk. sometimes brightness and showers and the temperatures may gently creep up towards the end of the week. bye— bye.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. starbucks joins coke and unilever in suspending social media ads over hate speech. but will facebook and others take the action advertisers are calling for? also in the show, could an easing of travel restrictions in europe lead to a much needed summer boost for the tourism industry? and why president trump's visa freeze might leave more than just foreign workers out in the cold. starbucks has added its name to the growing list

of companies to suspend advertising on some social media sites in response to the issue of hate speech. the coffee giantjoins at least 90 firms including the likes of coca—cola, diageo and unilever who have paused advertising on the platforms due to accountability and transparency concerns. facebook is facing growing pressure over its reluctance to highlight misinformation and inflammatory posts on its platforms. on friday the social media giant said it would begin to label potentially harmful or misleading posts which have been left up for their news value. joining me now via webcam is dexter thillien, technology analyst at fitch solutions. welcome and good to have you with us. 90 companies are boycotting facebook. how big a whole this put in their pockets? not that big a whole because when you consider that fate that make has over 8

million advertisers are most small— median enterprises stop only about a quarter of the entire american, obviously these companies can do this and it will hit them but not as much as you might think. is this more of a pr disaster than a financial one? yes. and you consider why now? this is not the first time facebook has been under pressure, it has happened quite a few times. there can be many reasons, maybe we have a different situation in the us and over the last five years. we also have to remember that the economy is not doing well so maybe some brands were thinking of decreasing or suspending some of the advertising anyway and thisjust some of the advertising anyway and this just gives it a good public perception. but most

have been saying that they will stop for a month. and facebook is still a key platform for these brands going forward. mark zuckerberg has defended the compa ny‘s record mark zuckerberg has defended the company's record and saying they will add labels to harmful posts. will this be enough to attract them back? potentially. what was interesting last week, the european commission said that facebook was the best performer in removing illegal content. hate content, it may be legal in many markets so it is about should facebook make a decision as it can because it isa decision as it can because it is a private company, a big one with over 2 billion daily users. should facebook make the decision on what is right? it

is difficult because some brands may say we don't want to advertise on facebook because of co nte nt advertise on facebook because of content we do not agree with and some brands may feel a different way stop and we have previously seen trouble before with the same kind of issues such as in 2017 and 2019 and most brands came back after a while. that is why it will be interesting to see if this is a sustained boycott or if facebook changes and the grants decide to keep a sustained boycott. it's been confirmed that blanket restrictions on non—essential overseas travel will be relaxed in the uk from earlyjuly. holidaymakers are expected to be allowed to travel to and from certain european

countries without having to spend 1a days in uk quarantine. they are thought to include spain, france, greece and italy but not portugal or sweden. the news has led to a spike in bookings by brits looking to travel abroad — but what about those looking to visit britain? joining me now is alison cryer, executive secretary of the association of national tourist offices and representatives for the uk and ireland welcome to you and thank you for joining welcome to you and thank you forjoining us. what kind of response has there been from tourist looking to come here? the figures over the weekend for bookings have shown more people leaving the country are looking to travel abroad. they have not been a lot of statistics about people inbound yet. the main traveller coming to the uk will initially be visitors visiting friends and relations, people who have not seen their loved ones for a

while and business travel. basically the economy needs to be able to kickstart, especially in a business environment stop the outbound travel industry has seen enormous bookings over the weekend and that is a positive move for the consumer and shows that things have confidence in travelling. interest as a whole is the hardest hit in the uk and representing £200 billion worth of value to the economy according to the wtc it is crucial that the industry be allowed to kicksta rt crucial that the industry be allowed to kickstart but, absolutely, looking after the health of the consumer and the public at all stages. how prepared is the tourism industry to welcome back visitors from the uk or abroad? com pletely visitors from the uk or abroad? completely ready. visit england produced a protocol called good

to go and the uk hospitality industry organisations also produced a protocol so industry has been working tirelessly over the last three months to be ready for the moment when they can start welcoming visitors again. hygiene and social distancing protocols are very much in place. many british people including myself included are looking at a stay—at—home vacation. will that help with the numbers? surely it will and will it compensate for the lack of foreign visitors? it will contribute. this is tourism industry is going to suffer one way or the other full summer is the highest part of our season whether it is inbound or out loud and people have confidence that are still relatively low, around 40% of consumers who are looking to travel this summer whether it is on a steak asian or abroad. so it will never

bring the industry back to where it was last year and in fa ct where it was last year and in fact the industry does not expect to recover for another two or three years but stay—at—home vacations will be a big factor in the recovery of the uk tourism industry. thank you very much for being with us. as you'll have already heard the number of confirmed cases of covid—19 around the world has now passed ten million. a quarter of those cases are in the us and that's prompted fears over how fast the global economy can recover from the pandemic. let's cross to our asia business hub in singapore to hear how markets have been reacting to the news at the start of a new trading week. mariko 0i is there for us. can you bring us up—to—date.m does not look great in terms of asian markets reaction. we spoke about those numbers and especially here in asia investors are starting to worry about the increase in 19 infection rates especially in

the us, really affecting market sentiment after some of the states in the us began to restrict activity again. but, also, asian countries have their own concerns about a spike in cases so we have the japanese capital, tokyo, seeing its infection numbers creeping up its infection numbers creeping up over the last week to about 50-60 up over the last week to about 50—60 while in australia the state of the courier also recorded 75 new cases which is the biggest spike in two months and that is why we have seen a sell—off in the japanese market down 2% as well as australia's's asx 200. i also wa nt to australia's's asx 200. i also want to mention the hong kong index which is trading low and there, investors have another reason to worry about lawmakers in china who have been reviewing a draft of a controversial national security bill for the city and it is widely expected to pass before the three—day meeting ends on

tuesday. so people have been protesting against the bill and investors are also concerned how that may affect hong kong's status as a financial hub. now let's turn to president trump's decision last week to suspend certain skilled working visas in a bid to prioritise vacancies for americans left unemployed by covid—19. one of the countries likely to be hit hardest by the move is india. that's because in recent years around three—quarters of h1b visa holders have been indian. but, as arunoday mukharji reports, the move may also hurt us firms looking to recruit. this man is a software engineer in the us for the last ten yea rs in the us for the last ten years and is one of the hundreds of thousands of indians ona hundreds of thousands of indians on a h1b visa, powering american it companies and start—ups. american it companies and start-ups. by american and higher american stopnow with the president's decision to suspend new visas until the end

of the year, he says any delay in renewing his visa could mean packing up his life in the united states. my visa exposes in 2021 and i believe i shall have been able to get a stamp and return to the us. but due to this recent ban i cannot travel. it companies may still weather the storm as many have reduced their dependence on the h1b visa american companies may not be so lucky. the google ceo was to tweet his disappointment. 70% of all h1b visas are allotted to high skilled indian software professionals but only a fraction of a working for indian companies in the us. nearly half of them are working for the big american companies like facebook, google or

microsoft and that is why experts warn that the us stands to lose more. because these workers make the environment much more efficient effective and competitive so when you stop those workers coming in it puts a lot of pressure on the us government to look for those resources which are not available locally. many are hoping that trumps visa restrictions do not go beyond december 2020, especially in the currentjob december 2020, especially in the current job climate. especially with the axis that they have in the us, going back is not an option. for now he has no choice but to wait and watch. he hopes he does not become collateral damage in president trump ‘s re—election bid. let's get some of the day's other news. it boeing has been given permission to carry out safety flight tests of its 737 max planes, which could begin

today. the fleet has been grounded for the past 15 months, after 346 people were killed in two crashes. the tests are a milestone for boeing, but even if they go well, months of further safety checks will still be needed. investors will be closely watching nissan's agm today. nissan recently posted its worst result in 20 years — and it also faces a lawsuit in the uk over its emission devices. and of course, it's still struggling to shrug off the scandal following the arrest and escape of former chairman carlos ghosn. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: peddling false hope and a bogus cure — the sale of fake coronavirus medicine in ghana. bbc africa eye investigates. china marked its first day

of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 3h years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news. the latest headlines:

more than half a million people have lost their lives in the coronavirus pandemic — the united states being the hardest hit. the governor of texas warns infections have taken a "swift and very dangerous turn". exit polls in poland's presidential election show incumbent andrzej duda is in the lead but doesn't have the votes to win outright. a second round will be held in two weeks' time. as the anniversary of the handover of hong kong from the uk to china approaches, beijing is asserting its authority, and is expected to pass a new security law. activists in hong kong say it will destroy their long held freedoms. but china says it's necessary for security after a year of protest. danny vincent has been assessing the mood. in today's hong kong, police pre—empt protest. an incoming national security law could make demonstrations like this a thing of the past. hong kong has never had a national security law. but under a new proposal only a few people in beijing have seen, undermining the authority of the central government will be a criminal offence.

this city has seen a year of protest, sparked by a now withdrawn extradition bill. cathy yao was a police officer holding the line. she became disillusioned and quit. translation: the police had a special unit role that can't be replaced by armed forces. it is one of the reasons ijoined the police force. but the divisions, between police and the citizens how can they be reconciled? these are the questions i asked myself about continuing. regina ip says the actions of the protesters forced beijing to propose the national security law. she's a pro—beijing lawmaker.

the benefits of a new national security law will restore law and order in hong kong. we have had a year of chaos, mayhem and violence, and many in hong kong look forward to renewed stability and tranquility. many fear that the way of life in hong kong is about to change forever. coco chan runs a pro—democracy dessert shop with her husband. she also holds a british national overseas passport. the british government has said it would clear a path for holders to resettle in the uk if china was to enact the law. translation: we do not want to leave hong kong. we have our roots in hong kong. we love hong kong so much. that is why we are protesters. we fight together with the younger generation in order to liberate hong kong. but we have a contingency plan and an opportunity to leave. hong kong was promised certain freedoms not enjoyed in the rest of china for half a century after the handover.

but this global city is bracing for change. danny vincent, bbc news, hong kong. the fear and uncertainty created by the coronavirus pandemic have created a perfect opportunity for scammers to push fake cures. according to the world health organization, there is currently no vaccine or cure for covid—19, but that hasn't stopped many people from claiming to have found one. bbc africa eye and investigative journalist anas aremeyaw anas have been looking into the sale of fake coronavirus cures in ghana and what the authorities are trying to do to stop it. iam under i am under journalist i am underjournalist anas aremeyaw anas. i keep my face and my identity secret to protect me from the crooks they expose. in ghana, i have been

investigating a covid—19 scam. two men known as the abdullah brothers have been illegally selling so—called coronavirus jurors. 0ne selling so—called coronavirus jurors. one of the brothers appeared on a local radio talk show, publicising their mysterious concoction. to avoid being prosecuted, he claimed it was not a drug. but he happily gave out his phone number. i dug deeper, meeting with the two brothers in person with the two brothers in person with a secret camera. they did their best to persuade me their drug could cure coronavirus. the older brother claimed people relieving quarantine in

hospitals to seek out their drug. we agreed to pay them around 170 us dollars for three bottles. each bottle had a fake fda number on its level. after our meeting, they called me repeatedly in the hope i would purchase more of their so—called curia. i returned to meet them in a remote house. what i found inside shocked me. more than 100 bottles of their fa ke more than 100 bottles of their fake curia. —— cure. they demanded over 25 us dollars —— anti—5000 demanded over 25 us dollars —— anti-5000 us demanded over 25 us dollars —— anti—5000 us dollars for 100 bottles, they told us they had hit the jackpot but we would never come back for the bottles. they were found to be contaminated with unacceptable levels of bacteria and mould.

we put ourfinding levels of bacteria and mould. we put our finding to the director of the fda. i can tell you this isn't registered. the fda would never put this product out, covid—19 cure? less tha n product out, covid—19 cure? less than 2a hours after our interview, the fda raided the brothers' production facility and found almost 300 bottles of jurors. but they attempted to repeatedly spread the agents they were not selling the bottles. they said it was protesting purposes only and they didn't need a license to sell it. after the investigation, they have been detained for questioning by the fda. anas aremeyaw anas, bbc news, accra. taiwan is one of the few countries in the world to host a gay pride parade this year. it's had fewer than

500 confirmed cases. reged ahmad has more. more than 200 people turned out in liberty square, taipei. the weather was not exactly welcoming, but the atmosphere was. excuse the mass, it's the rain. this is one of the few gay pride parades taking place anywhere around the world. —— mess. 0rganisers say nearly 500 other events globally have been counselled because of the coronavirus. translation: the whole world is still dealing with the peak of the pandemic. 0nly taiwan can come out and hold this activity to mark the 50th anniversary of pride month. # oh, i wanna dance with somebody.# and for many, it is an important milestone. it's been 50 years since the first pride marches in the united states which were held a year after the new york stonewall riots. many see that moment as the start of the lgbtq rights movement. wearing rainbow—coloured

face masks, the theme seemed to be marching for the world. taiwan has successfully kept its covid—19 infection rates and deaths very low compared to other countries. so some came here to take part because they could not back home. translation: taiwan control the pandemic well, so we held this gay pride activity for the whole world in taiwan. translation: i am here to march for france. this is why i have french colours on my face, my body, my outfit. last year, taiwan became the first place in asia to legalise same—sex marriage and this year the country seems to be waving the flag for the lgbtq pride season when many can't. reged ahmad, bbc news. the italian coastguard has released footage of a rescue

operation involving a young sperm whale that was trapped in fishing nets. tim allman has the story. in the brilliant blue waters of the mediterranean, another example of the potential damage man can do to nature. a local conservation group alerts the coastguard — help is needed, and the clock is ticking. this is what they find. one of the ocean's largest animals, trapped and desperate. a sperm whale has become tangled up in nets thought to be used by vessels involved in the illegalfishing of swordfish and tuna. this is only a young whale, who can grow to around 12m in length and weigh more than 50,000 kilos. for more than two hours, divers struggled to free the creature as it became more and more exhausted. finally, they were able to release it and monitor the whale as it headed out to sea. eventually, the conservation

team lost contact, but they say they will try to get a sight of it once more to make sure the animal has recovered from its ordeal. tim allman, bbc news. a great rescue effort there. you can reach me on twitter. i'll be back shortly with more of the day's top stories. thank you for watching. well, it certainly feels like summer has come to an abrupt end, hasn't it? not just the outbreaks of rain and very fresh air, but also the blustery winds. and more of the same to come on monday and then through the course of the week

perhaps more thundery showers on the way. this is what it looks like on the satellite picture. so we've got a big low pressure sitting top of us, there for a little while, and it will stick around through most of monday and the weather front‘s spiralling into the centre of that low pressure, a lot of isobars there, so a big pressure gradient, that means the wind races into the centre of that low, hence its so gusty out there. and this is what looks through the early hours of monday. the heaviest of the rain has been around the north—west of england, certainly cumbria, lancashire and parts of the pennines, they got a real dose of rain, currently a flood warning in force around keswick. 0ver monday we will see further heavy spells of rain in the north but then in the afternoon it looks as like that will give way to sunshine and showers. and another blustery day as gusts of wind in some places will reach a0 miles an hour, near gale force for the time of the year. the temperatures are below the average. around 15 degrees there

for glasgow and possibly reaching 19 in london. on tuesday, the jet stream is pushing another system in our direction, an area of low pressure not quite as developed as the one we have got over us right now but it will bring cloud and outbreaks of rain in the morning in the south and to the north — i think this is where the focus will be as far as weather goes — heavy showers, some of them thundery across parts of scotland and maybe the north of england. and again, temperatures again for many of us around the mid—to—high teens. that was tuesday and this is wednesday's weather forecast. outbreaks of rain in the morning and the south clearing away, giving way to sunshine and then actually showers will start to develop quite widely across the uk during the course of wednesday afternoon. temperatures around 17—20 celsius, the winds a little lighter from tuesday onwards. so here's a summary for the week ahead. a mixed bag across the uk. sometimes brightness and showers and the temperatures may gently creep up towards the end of the week. bye— bye.

good morning welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: a billion pounds to rebuild dilapidated schools in england — and millions more for repairs. but critics say it's a fraction of what's needed. air bridges, or travel corridors, to allow us to go on holiday abroad are set to be confirmed by the government later today. good morning, i made a near deserted liverpool airport where they are desperate to learn where we will be able to fly to and when from. interest over the weekend for what our holiday will look like and