the world health organization is warning that the spread of covid—19 is still accelerating, despite progress being made in some countries. the head of the agency says the panemic is not even close to being over, adding that the worst may still be yet to come. the us supreme court has overturned a controversial anti—abortion law in louisiana. the court found the law would have restricted the number of abortion providers in the state. it upholds a precedent set by the court four years ago regarding a similar law in texas. a ferry has capsized in bangladesh killing at least 32 people. many others are still missing. the ferry overturned after colliding with another boat on one of the main river ports connecting to the capital dhaka. one man was rescued more than 12 hours after the boat sank. the english city of leicester will not be allowed to ease lockdown restrictions this weekend unlike the rest fo england.

the decision follows a surge in cases of coronavirus — more than 800 in the past two weeks. a series of strict measures includeing the closure of schools and non essential shops will be introduced to try and contain an outbreak. here's our health editor, hugh pym. leicester city centre tonight. pubs and restaurants which have been closed since lockdown in march all set to reopen on saturday along with others in england, but they've now been told they can't. it's very disappointing. at the end of the day, we've been gearing up to reopening for this period. i mean, it was announced a couple of weeks ago, so whether it's our colleagues, our suppliers, we've all been getting together, working out plans, working with health and safety about what we're going to be doing, training staff, everything. and it's just really disappointing. as well as an extension of existing restrictions,

non—essential shops will have to close from tomorrow and local schools on thursday, and there's advice to avoid non—essential travel in and out of leicester. i'm not surprised, because they are too many people going against what has been recommended. personally, ifind it hard because i live on my own, so it's going to be another two weeks. not happy about it at all, to be honest, because it's happening all around the country. why is leicester the only place to be shutting down and nowhere else? it was late this evening when the health secretary came to the commons to announce the measures. having taken clinical advice on the actions necessary and discussed them with the local team in leicester and leicestershire, we have made some difficult but important decisions. we've decided that from tomorrow, non—essential retail will have to close. and, as children have been particularly impacted by this outbreak, schools will also need to close from thursday. labour's health spokesman, himself a leicester mp, said the outbreak had first been spotted 11 days ago and the government could have acted sooner.

testing in the area picked up the unexpected rise in virus cases. new mobile testing units were moved into the city over the last few days to give more detail to officials, right down to local postcodes. there's been much speculation about the reasons for the increase in case numbers. inner—city areas with high density housing, some residents vulnerable with underlying health conditions are among factors which have been mentioned. one local councillor said for some south asian communities, there were language problems with key health messages as well as housing challenges. local authorities in the area will be given extra funding to enhance communications with residents. but businesses will be wondering what might compensate them and how long these new measures will last. health editor hugh pym there. next on bbc news, it's time for talking movies.

hello from new york. i'm tom brook on a bench in central park, not far from my home. welcome to our talking movies blockbuster special. if these were normal times, then we'd be in the midst of blockbuster season, that time of year when hollywood releases its big heavy hitters and hopes to bring in more than 40% of its annual box office revenue. but these are not normal times. we are still dealing with the pandemic. in various countries around the world, there has been economic meltdown, and, of course, there's been massive protests over racism. blockbuster season has been delayed and curtailed. so, today in talking movies, we're going to take a look at what's still on offer. witness this pop—up drive—in in the borough of queens in new york last saturday night. with cinemas mostly closed,

there is now enormous pent—up demand to join others for movie—going. it's just good to get out and to see a movie outside of the home right now. in the middle of a pandemic, at least we can interact somewhat in a rather bizarre way and see something new. do you think there's a real hunger out there among people to see movies and be together with other people? i think there... yes, there is a hunger. i questioned whether or not being in a movie theatre right now is going to satisfy that hunger and not cause anxiety, quite frankly. these have been the worst of times for the cinema business. no moviegoers for three months, no revenue. i thinkjuly is going to be the month that we start seeing cinemas come back online, people dipping their toe in the water, wanting to go to movies, but wanting to feel safe and secure. i think over time, the business is going to come roaring back, but it's gonna take some time. this is gonna be a marathon, not a sprint, to get things back to quote on quote normal in terms of movie theatres.

one of the most eagerly awaited films of blockbuster season is the latest opus from christopher nolan, one of britain's foremost and most original film—makers. his new picture is a thriller, tenet. you're not shooting the bullet, you're catching it. christopher nolan always keeps his cards close his chest with regards to all of his films. his films are always very secretive, and he gets away with doing that with major studios and huge budgets because he's christopher nolan. and all we know about his new film is that it's rumoured to be his biggest film to date. he's been talking a lot about the huge action sequences that have taken hand in his cast all over the world. but much like inception, it seems to be concerning some type of physics and a world threat, but that's really all we know. his fans don't like to know so much going into it, so i'm sure everyone's really excited to see what he has up his sleeve. guys like me don't know how

to talk to guys like you. do you have a bottle opener? no, it's just a twist off. oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. i know. maybe he does need a bottle opener. maybe just use your vest. several films originally destined for a release in cinema during blockbuster season had been diverted to streaming platforms. among them, spike lee's the five bloods, which has been extremely well received. it's a story about black vietnam war veterans returning to vietnam, with a standup performance from delroy lindo. in the broad sense, it's the vietnam war through the viewpoint of black vietnam vets. my films aren't straight down the line. you know, it's a mixture of stuff, and i think those agree it's what i call spike leejoy. in fact, spike lee's film has emerged as one of the most topical offerings of blockbuster season. right now, the country is grappling with how black people feel about being americans. there has been such attention paid to colin kaepernick, the former nfl quarterback kneeling and taking a knee regarding

police brutality and black murders at the hands of white people and racist people. and i think a lot of pushback towards him, whether about him being unpatriotic or disrespectful to veterans. and what spike lee does is look at how black people in particular are treated in this country, even if you do serve the country, the double disaster that it became for black veterans who returned home. to, once again, no opportunities to going into impoverished neighbourhoods, lack of recognition, all the things black veterans have struggled with since the american revolution and before. oh, that's the date my dad died. he was a fireman. died in a fire 17 years ago. oh, my god, i'm so sorry! don't be, it's fine. knock, knock. who's there? not your dad! another hollywood film originally scheduled to be unveiled in cinemas but which ended up being streamed, was this studio comedy, the king of staten island. from film—makerjudd apatow.

it got a lot of attention. the king of staten island was a comedy that was supposed to have its worldwide premiere at the south by southwest film festival, and unfortunately, due to the pandemic, it got a vod release this summer from universal. i think it's done pretty well on the platform. the company has said that a lot of audiences have paid to watch it. the film is very touching. it's also very funny, but it also makes people see pete davidson, known for saturday night live, in a very different, vulnerable way. he co—wrote the film and he is in almost every scene of it. and, you know, he is playing himself essentially, but he does a really, really greatjob and he's also supported beautifully by marisa tomei, who plays his mother. so far, it's been a blockbuster season like no other. although the big studios have been unable to present their offerings in cinemas, it's actually been an extremely rich time for movie watching.

fans stuck at home have been enthusiastically embracing everything from experimental cinema to international films, to independent hits the big commercial releases from the past. i think people are just looking for great stories. they're looking to escape the day—to—day grind and this world situation, such as it is. and great movies, no matter what genre, no matter what rating, they are always great escape. and i think, in the movie theatre, that's true as well. people just have to feel safe going back to those theatres. but at home, we are able to enjoy a lot of great content as well. could it be that young audiences will save the big studios in 2020? in recent weeks, films for children and young adults have crossed easily onto streaming platforms and done very well. as cinemas prepare to reopen, emma jones asked, to what extent have young people become a key target demographic for hollywood? i know what you're all thinking. your eyes aren't accustomed to viewing this much colour and pleasa ntness.

unusually for these times, these trolls spread only happiness. trolls world tour, released digitally during the april lockdown, did better than the original trolls movie in cinemas. the truth is, there are other kinds of trolls. whoa, really? their message of tolerance for all trolls made $40 million during its first three days of release. who do you think you are? i'm the next criminal mastermind. now it's the turn of disney's artemis fowl, a 12—year—old action hero. directed by kenneth branagh and starring josh gad, it cost $125 million to make and was released injune to the streaming service disney+ after originally being destined for cinemas this spring. as soon the government of ireland started to initiate a lockdown, i sent an e—mail to my agent and to the producer to say,

"listen, i think this would be a good fit for disney+, and i totally support this idea to do this." because i think the alternative was that it was going to be pushed down for who knows how long? minimum two years. another disney film, mulan, is a $200 million version of the 1990s animation of the same name. it's the story of a teenage girl disguised as a boy in the imperial army. when they find out who you are, they will the original film came out —— when they find out who you are, they will show you no mercy. the originalfilm came out in the ‘90s now we're getting a female directed, female lead live action version without the whimsy of the songs and things that we loved about the original, so it's a really feminist

story, it looks amazing. it's one of the first blockbusters planned to open in cinemas this summer, virus permitting. the family demographic, and, you know, mulan, i've seen it, it's a stirring action adventure. you know, it's got everything disney is good at — and if anything is going to bring them back in, it will be that, if disney go ahead with it. mulan's partly a big—budget acknowledgement by studios that, in terms of diversity, not all young people watching films have seen themselves reflected back. first—time director new yorker tayarisha poe released selah and the spades during lockdown. written by her too, it's a tale of teenage mob rule at an exclusive boarding school. the main cast are african american and it's a story that only the director could only dreamed of seeing when she was young. when you're 17, you got the whole world telling you what to do. that's a mistake they make. i do have the thought, like, how different would my life and my love for myself

and my acceptance of myself, how different would that journey have been for me if things like this had existed when i was a teenager? but that's ok. it's coming, because now they exist, and more and more are coming. i'll go out wit you. what? do you wanna go out or not? ? those films include dating amber, an irish comedy about two gay friends in the 1990s pretending to date. it's been a streaming hit after being bought by amazon. you've both been together in lockdown, presumably you've been celebrating together the success of this film? we were so delighted that when amazon picked it up, we couldn't believe it. like, we were so over the moon, and like we were was saying, there was a time this film wouldn't even be made let alone be picked up by a studio. you shouldn't underestimate a teenage audience because when they love something, they really love something. and they will go out of their to seek and to find things. so i think it's a really important target audience, especially to talk about things like coming out and friendships and love. is this heaven? no, it's the great before.

films such as pixar‘s soul, released later this year, build upon a back catalogue of movies that have proved young audiences are mature about handling the deep questions of life. that a young audience is addressed in all its diversity is necessary. an age group that prove there's an avid film audience post pandemic, whatever the screen size. let's go save the world! horror fans do not despair. blockbuster season is bringing moviegoers a smattering of horror, but there's much more to come in the weeks beyond. the last time we saw the characters in a quiet place, they were hunkered down at home, hiding from terrifying alien creatures that hunted by sound. just in time for our own emergence from stay—at—home orders, a quiet place 2 sees the abbott family venturing outside. what is going on?

if that parallel scenario seems a bit too intense during a pandemic, david crow, editor of den of geek, think audience will be surprised david crow, editor of den of geek, thinks audiences will be surprised by the character's journey in the film. the first movie was about a family unit, literally isolated in a quiet place. and in the sequel, they are forced to interact. maybe there are people they shouldn't trust. but it is a much more optimistic film than you might expect about human beings. i don't think we're here to get better. screams. human beings may turn out to be less threatening, but in the film the new mutants, pegged as the last in the x—men series, there's a horrifying and mind—bending threat, a demon bear which takes people's fears and brings them to life. there are no x—men. it's just a lot of young mutants, new mutants, who don't know about their powers and they're trapped in a mental institution.

demons, possession and hell is not your typical x—men fear, but there's another way the film deviates from the superhero blockbuster movie. its lead mutant, dani moonstar, is native american. it's the first time an x—men film is being led by a non—white character with a possible lesbian love interest. once it's finally released this august, crow believes this unconventional movie will have a lot to offer. i would love to see these characters explored in greater detail and to see a sincerity taken to lead characters who can be people of colour, they can be lgbtq, and they can be more than just kind of sidelines or tokenism, which i think a lot of mainstream blockbusters suffer from. the new mutants is the latest film to feature a diverse cast, but it's hardly the first. back in 1992, candyman was ground—breaking when it became one of the first hollywood horror films to feature a black villain.

the premise of the film is simple, say candyman five times in a mirror and a grisly figure would appear that would kill you with a hook. now every kid who saw this film dared each other to say candyman five times in a mirror, and even now, i can't do it. but the film then and its reimaging now is about a lot more than urban legend. candyman was a black man who was lynched for falling in love with and impregnating a white woman. so the film explores complex issues of race and white fears about black people. while the united states grapples with racism, this film is more timely than ever. i feel like a lot of times, horror, historically, doesn't do very much justice to black people and to the portrayal of black people. it often falls into these stereotypes and caricatures. and the fact that this is being directed by a black woman and produced by a black man, and a black cast, mostly focused on the black character this time,

whereas the first movie was kind of focused on the white woman. i think it will have a lot to say and i think that's one of the coolest things about horror. its ability to kind of address societal issues in a way that's a little bit more nuanced than some dramas do sometimes. ijust moved in around the corner. the old candy factory. this reimagining of the film gives fans a new protagonist, anthony, the baby from the first film. now all grown up and an artist just like candyman was. living in the same location where the legend first started. cabrini green public housing now turned into luxury apartments. the similarities between he and candyman offer tantalising possibilities, says robinson. i hope we get to see some sort of relationship between them where he kind of identifies with the legend candyman where he kind of identifies with the legend of candyman a little bit and see how that all plays out. well, we're still alive. it seems counter—intuitive, but as the world is rocked by a pandemic and protests

for racialjustice, horrorfilms may be just the soothing balm moviegoers need. audiences like to be terrified and i think they also like to see a mirror to their world and i think horror is a wonderful way to hold a mirror. and i think you can continue to find horror will be a wonderful outlet to explore the anxieties we are now feeling, in a way that both feels distant but therefore, much more immediate or intimate. candyman. shhh. don't, don't say that. the film industry is hoping that next year, blockbuster season will be back to normal. if all does go according to plan, then one blockbuster that will premier in 2021 will have had a very unusual genesis. it will be a newly edited version of the 2017 film justice league, which the streaming platform hbo max has decided to back.

four years ago, director zack snyder had to leave the highly anticipated dc comics film justice league in the middle of production due to a family tragedy. joss whedon, a director best known for his work on the marvel superhero movie the avengers was brought in. movie the avengers, was brought in to finish the job. now with hbo max's recent decision, snyder, who directed previous films in the dc comic universe, man of steel and batman v superman: dawn of justice, is getting the chance to bring his original vision back to life. there's nothing new about a movie studio releasing a director's cut to try to earn more profits on a popular film. what's different here is that this decision seems to be entirely driven by the enthusiasm of a group of fans who launched an online campaign knowns as release the snyder cut. they used social media to raise awareness, inserting themselves into every conversation they could find online to convince hbo max that there was a huge audience for this project. it's a big victory for the fans,

but critics of the move worry that it sets a poor precedent. one of the things i would worry about with this is that once the fans have shown and have tasted the power they might have over the studio, that it's never going to end. and you already see it now with other dc movies. there's a whole group of people now agitating about suicide squad or birds of prey and talking about how these conspiracy theories that some executives behind the scenes ruined it or they cut out this scene or they had this plot line, and itjust goes on and on and on, if you read facebook and twitter. supporters of the initiative point out that responding to fans is hardly a new phenomenon. vin diesel reacts regularly to fan requests while planning the fast and furious franchise, even bringing the character of han back from the dead after fans demanded it. even so, the snyder cut fans maintain this isn't even about the fans. what we're trying to do is give

justice back to the creator. this is not us asking for a renewed reason eight of game of thrones. this is not asking for lastjedi to be made, because those products were made by the creator, the creator got to make his vision. zach snyder didn't get to. more concerning are the allegations that some members of the snyder cut army have engaged in bullying tactics. many journalists have complained about targeted harassment of anyone who dares to criticise zach snyder, his fans or even the films themselves. there are certainly at least some people who are advocating for the snyder cut and attacking people, journalists, film makers, studio execs, etc, in what i would consider an unconscionable way. i've received death threats, i've received threats of sexual violence.

there's really no bottom to what i've seen from this particular fandom. the fans in the snyder cut movement see it differently. they argue the bullying critics have faced is just the work of a few bad apples, and that since this grassroots movement has no centralised leadership, it can't be held accountable for its most toxic elements. chanting. even in the black lives matter movement, you see how they're trying to pit arsonists with the peaceful protests and things like that. yes, there's a lot of arsonists, a lot of negativity, there's people that are doing violence but the peaceful protesters are trying to say, "that's not us." you should concentrate on the peaceful protests. and you see the media really bringing up the violent parts about it, so it's kind of funny how the fandom is almost a social study that is comparative to what's happening out there in the real world. there are many, however, who believe more can be done. it's a problem this particular group has no interest in taking responsibility for the damage done

by some of its members. some manner of self policing would be helpful to the narrative of "we're not all like that", to see some people from the snyder cut hopping in and say, "hey, you might disagree with this person but this is not the way to talk about this". i haven't seen any of that. it's possible that it goes on. i haven't seen it first—hand. with preproduction of the snyder cut just getting under way, it won't be until 2021 at the earliest that anyone gets a glimpse of the final product. that leaves a long time for the anticipation to build and the discussion to continue. meaning that the ripple effects of this decision may end up being more influential than the film itself. well, that brings our talking movies blockbuster special to a close. we hope you've enjoy the show. please remember, you can always reach us online: and you can find us on facebook and twitter. so, from me, tom brook and the rest of the talking movies

team, it's goodbye. today, we're going to leave you with a trailer for the movie version of hamilton, the big broadway musical from 2015. it will soon be available on a streaming platform. # two virginians and an immigrant walk into a room # diametrically opposed, foes. # they emerge with a compromise, having open doors # that were previously closed, froze. # the immigrant emerges with unprecedented financial power. # insists that he can shape however he wants. # the virginians emerged with the nation's capital. # and here's the piece de resistance. # no—one else was in the room where it happened, # the room where it happened, # the room where it happened.# hello there. a slow—moving area of low pressure has been responsible for the unsettled weather during the weekend and indeed for monday. it has brought strong winds and quite a lot of rain across areas, particularly

across cumbria. now for tuesday, it looks like we will see further rain at times but it won't be quite as windy as what we've see in the last few days, and that is because our area of low pressure is pushing off into scandinavia. less isobars in the charts but we still have a tangle of weather fronts. that's going to bring outbreaks of rain at times. one of them will be bringing rain to southern counties of england and the channel islands through the day. another one will be bringing some down weather to northern ireland. but we should see a bit of brightness breaking through the cloud for eastern england, and especially across scotland. but when the sunshine comes out, temperatures lift. this is where we're likely to see some heavy showers, perhaps even some thunderstorms. mid to high teens celsius in the north. perhaps a little bit warmer in the south, with the high teens, low 20s — that is because the winds will be lighter. now, as we move through tuesday night, it stays pretty damp. rain clears away from the south—east. we'll see further thicker cloud across northern and western areas, with outbreaks of rain here. those temperatures ranging from about 11 in the north, 15 maybe 16 across the south—east. so, a bit milder here. for wednesday itself, there is the parent low, which brought us all the wet

weather and the windy weather over the last few days. this is a secondary low which is going to bring further showers or longer spells of rain. it is also going to drag in some cooler northerly winds across scotland, so it will feel quite chilly for the northern isles, the north—east coast there. further south, we should see a bit of sunshine, breaking through the cloud, although it is going to be a largely cloudy day for most, but if that happens then we could see some heavy showers or thunderstorms being sparked off here. temperatures lift up to around 20 or 21 degrees, but low teens in the north. thursday, similar story. it remains quite cool across the north of the uk. variable cloud but quite a lot of dry weather in the north. for central and southern parts of england and wales again could see some heavy showers and thunderstorms developing. temperatures reaching highs of 19—21 celsius. so the lighter winds on thursday clear away, thanks to that ridge, and then we see low pressure move in for friday, and that's going to bring a spell of wet and windy weather and then, as we head on into the weekend, we hold onto this atlantic influence. lots of weather fronts and lots of isobars. it will remain breezy, rather cool for the time of year,

with outbreaks of rain. some of it will be heavy at times, mainly affecting northern and western areas, and it will remain on the windy side, too.

this is bbc news: i'm lewis vaughanjones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the who warns that the spread of covid is still accelerating, saying the worst is still to come. pro—choice campaigners celebrate as the us supreme court rules against a law in lousiana making it harder to get an abortion. a ferry capsizes in bangladesh killing 32 people following a collision at a river port in dhaka. and should athletes be able to protest at the olympics? we speak to medallist john carlos who famously took a stand at the 1968 games.