this is bbc news: i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. china passes controversial security legislation for hong kong, giving beijing more power to crack down on dissent. the who warns that the spread of covid is still accelerating globally, saying the worst is yet to come. leicester becomes the first city in the uk to have a local lockdown imposed, with stricter controls coming back into effect. pro—choice campaigners celebrate the us supreme court rules the state of louisiana cannot enforce laws which make it harderfor women to get abortions.

a very warm welcome to the programme. china has passed a controversial security law giving it new powers over hong kong, deepening fears for the city's freedoms. last month china announced it would impose the law, which criminalises any act of secession, subversion, terrorism or collusion with foreign forces. the move comes after angry protests last year — sparked by another law — which became a pro—democracy movement. there's been strong condemnation of the new law by the us and britain who fear the new law could be a greater threat to hong kong's identity. for more on this, i'm joined from beijing by our correspondent, stephen mcdonell. you've covered these

pro—democracy protests all of last year, talk us through the controversial aspects of the security law. well, as of tomorrow hong kong is going to bea tomorrow hong kong is going to be a very different city. in beijing, 162 to the standing committee of the national people's congress unanimously double stamped this new law imposing quite strict punishments on certain acts of dissent, certain types of speech, unauthorised protests — they can all now be potentially charged as criminal matters considered to be secession. or subversion, or colluding with foreign forces, potentially meaning lengthy prison sentences. what's more, chinese and hong kong are saying people should worry about this, the courts are going to handle it.

however, thejudges presiding over these matters are all to be appointed by carrie lam. now, carrie lam is the leader of hong kong who has effectively been installed by beijing. there is no way she is going to be choosing judges who would be slightly likely to go soft on protesters. is going to bea soft on protesters. is going to be a special branch of the police force dealing with state security matters. beijing is going to set up a special state security office in the city and the highest court is not going to be in hong kong, actually, the ultimate right of appeal will go to the same body that has just rubberstamped this legislation through 162 — zero. it gives you an idea as to why people are worried about this. western governments, human rights groups have criticised the move. already, the us government has begun to withdraw hong kong's special

trading status. it is all in implementation of course but the problem is these laws are 110w the problem is these laws are now available to beijing and available to the government in the hong kong, and, you know, what constitutes secession for example? singing the protest and from, could that say you've thrown injail? i mean, having certain meetings, holding up a independence for hong kong banner, would that be enough for you to potentially go to jail? nobody actually knows but it seems the way these laws are constructed very vaguely with wide powers, these are all genuine concerns. since the news broke that this controversial law has been passed, some very high profile names in the pro—democracy movement have said they are stepping down. including the likes ofjoshua stepping down. including the likes of joshua wong. stepping down. including the likes ofjoshua wong. tell us about the reaction. the party thatjoshua wong about the reaction. the party that joshua wong set about the reaction. the party thatjoshua wong set up with

others, the leadership of the party have all quit, i don't see how it moves forward from here on. i guess they are thinking they are too exposed publicly now by making certain statements. this is a party not advocating for independence, they are saying they are calling for democracy in hong kongin calling for democracy in hong kong in accordance with the rules and regulations which are supposed to be upheld in that city. nevertheless, they are saying they worried about this. i will give you an example of something that could see him getting into trouble. at one point, there was a high—profile meeting he had with us government officials, a public meeting in the foyer of a 5—star hotel having a coffee with members of the us government. now, that circulated around, what might be called nationalist chinese media, social media here as evidence of collusion with foreign forces. now that is one of the crimes specified in here

that could see him thrown in jailfor that could see him thrown in jail for a that could see him thrown in jailfor a long time. does that mean that someone like him can't have a meeting with us senators? under this new law, it all does seem like these are very serious matters that hong kong will not have the same levels of freedoms that it has enjoyed up until now. thank you very much indeed, stephen mcdonnell our correspondent based in beijing. so many implications of this and we will discuss this story in more detail in our business coverage injust under 25 detail in our business coverage in just under 25 minutes time. the world health organization is warning the coronavirus pandemic is farfrom over — and the worst may be still to come. the head of the agency says, despite progress in some countries, the pandemic is still accelerating. alanna petroff takes a look at some of the countries with the largest number of cases and fatalities. there have been prayers...

..there have been protests... ..all the while, the death toll keeps rising. brazil maintains its status with the second highest number of deaths from coronavirus. the figure now tops 57,000. it's second only to the united states, where new waves of thousands of fresh cases are being reported in many states. in florida, arizona and texas, officials are backtracking on their reopening plans. the who has strong words for citizens and world leaders to wise up. the worst is yet to come. i'm sorry to say that, but with this kind of environment and condition, we fear the worst.

we all want to get on with our lives, but the hard reality is this is not even close to being over. for patients and families in peru, their struggles are farfrom in peru, their struggles are far from over. the in peru, their struggles are farfrom over. the country in peru, their struggles are far from over. the country has one of the highest number of confirmed cases in the world and has been slammed with an oxygen shortage. this family is quarantined and unable to work but had to shell out money to rent an oxygen tank. translation: me and others like me who need oxygen, the economic situation of renting an oxygen tank is so expensive, it's horrible. over in india, authorities have reported well over half a million cases and the numbers keep on spiking. these workers go from home to home, trying to track down

people with the virus. the locals are often wary and testing is limited, indicating many cases may go undetected. the who wants more international co—ordination to stop the spread and it insists ordinary people should be a pa rt ordinary people should be a part of the solution. keep up with physical distancing, hand hygiene and stay home if you feel ill. everyone should do their part to stay focused and save lives. health authorities insist this is going to be a long fight. alanna petroff, bbc news. a new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in china by scientists. named g4, it's genetically descended from the h1n1 strain that caused a pandemic in 2009. the flu is carried by pigs and it has, they say, "all the hallmarks" of being able to adapt to infect humans. the scientists say swine industry workers should be closely monitored alongside the implementation of measures

to control the flu in pigs. leicester is the first city in the uk to have a local lockdown imposed, with stricter controls being brought in this morning. all non—essential shops will have to close and from thursday schools will shut for all but the children of keyworkers. the opening of pubs, restaurants and hairdressers, due to take place on saturday across england, will also be delayed. here's john mcmanus. leicester, like other parts of england, had been hoping for a further easing of the lockdown this weekend. but the confirmation that the city accounted for 10% of all positive cases across the country over the past week led to this dramatic announcement at 9pm last night. having taken clinical advice on the actions necessary and discussed them with the local team in

leicester a leicestershire, we have made some difficult but important decisions. we have decided that from tomorrow, non—essential retail have to close. and as children have been particularly impacted by this outbreak, schools will also need to close from thursday. the health secretary's advice to those in the city, stay—at—home as much as possible and travel only if it is essential. that includes to and from leicester. from today, or not assessed two essential shops, many of them recently reopened, will have to close again. on thursday, schools once again have to shut the gates to all but the children of key workers and those assessed as vulnerable. and those who are hoping to visit pubs, restaurants and hairdressers, from this weekend will have to be patient. this local town will be reviewed in a fortnight but there's no guarantee that it will be than. it is very disappointing. at the end of the day, we have

been gearing up for reopening for this period. it was announced a couple of weeks ago so announced a couple of weeks ago so whether it is our colleagues, our suppliers, we are all getting together working out plans, working with health and safety about what we are going to be doing. labour's shutter health secretary who is also a leicester mp said the city was susceptible to the virus. this virus thrives on inequality and a disproportionate number of black and asian people die from this disease. a disproportionate number of the poorest are also most likely to become infected and die from this disease as well. it means a city like leicester is particularly at risk. those who had been shielding because of medical conditions will have to continue to do so for now.|j support what they have decided to do, i been dubious about some of the figures, but nonetheless it is quite clear that we have set ourselves a task we're going to have to work on together to make sure that we do use this opportunity to actually drive the virus out

of our city. for some, the announcement was disappointing. i'm not surprised because there are too many people going against what has been recommended. personally, ifind it hard because i live on my own so it hard because i live on my own so it's going to be another two weeks. are not happy about it at all to be honest because this is happening all around the country, why is leicester the country, why is leicester the only place to be shutting down, and no—one else? extension of the lockdown also applies to a few areas of the surrounding county of leicestershire. the government says it will publish full details imminently, and it maintains that action like this is necessary to prevent local outbreaks spreading further. which means leicester may not be the last area to go into local lockdown. john mcmanus, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the lucky tourists touching down for a holiday in greece — frontline workers are given a chance to relax on the island of kos.

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: china's parliament has passed controversial national security legislation for hong kong. beijing has introduced the law in response to last year's often—violent pro—democracy protests in the city. strict pandemic controls have come back into effect in leicester, making it the first uk city to have a local lockdown imposed. as the number of global deaths from coronavirus exceeds 500,000, and the world health organization warns there could be worse to come, there's no doubt that the outbreak is a truly global problem. while some countries are now starting to see confirmed infections and deaths fall following strict lockdown restrictions, others are still seeing figures rise. let's hear from some of our correspondents around the world.

here in los angeles, there are record numbers of new cases of coronavirus. in the last 2a hours, officials have warned that local hospitals in la county, the most populous country —— an account in the country, are in danger of being overwhelmed, and it is a similar picture in other southern and states. rather than continue to reopen the country, we are hearing about closures, business goods, bars, beaches, and it feels like we are back at the end of march or the beginning of april in terms of this country was no response to covid—19. —— this country's response. 10 million cases in the world, more than1.3 10 million cases in the world, more than 1.3 million are here in brazil. at least 60,000 people have died. much of south america locked down very early in march when they could see what was happening in europe.

more than three months on, people are getting desperate, they want to return to work because millions of people here rely on working every single day to put food on the table for theirfamilies. day to put food on the table fortheirfamilies. cities day to put food on the table for their families. cities are starting to open but it is an dangerous combination because the viruses still spreading fast. across europe, 1.6 million people have caught covid—19, almost 180,000 people have died, and it was in spain and italy where the worst images emerge of hospitals on the verge of collapse. that was backin verge of collapse. that was back in march. for the past two or three months, much back in march. for the past two orthree months, much of back in march. for the past two or three months, much of europe have had a similar or nuanced version of lockdown. sweden had a more relaxed approach than scandinavia and has had four times the death rate. now, board of europe have reopened, the lockdown is over, but germany and portugal have reimposed targeted confinement on areas of outbreak, and that i think, that targeted lockdown isa i think, that targeted lockdown is a pattern that was the

emerge over the is a pattern that was the emerge overthe summer elsewhere in europe when there is an outbreak. track, trace and track measures have get the numbers of coronavirus cases locals are backin coronavirus cases locals are back in february and march at its peak you were seeing about 1000 cases a day in this country. it got down to zero within eight weeks. there are still pockets of infections popping up still pockets of infections popping up across the country. health officials take them extremely seriously and have increased the ability to trace infected people, they can trace around 1000 people in an hour. most places have remained open. south korea was kept out of lockdown and all pupils are back at school. the death rate remains one of the lowest in the world, 282 people have died. interesting to get a global perspective, isn't it? a us supreme court decision is being celebrated by pro—choice campaigners who want to protect women's

rights to access abortions. this was about a specific law in the state of louisiana, which would have made it harderfor women there to obtain a termination. from washington, here's barbara plett—usher. all chant: protect women! protect life! this was a crucial decision for the future of abortion rights in the country, the first time the supreme court tackled the issue in the trump era. the case has been closely watched by both sides of the debate. anti—abortion activists are unhappy with the result. i'm very disappointed and i believe that this is a huge loss for the women of louisiana and for the women of this country. we stand in solidarity with these women today and we seekjustice. at stake was a louisiana law that imposed new regulations on abortion doctors to protect women's health, the state argued. opponents said it wasn't necessary and would force all

but one of louisiana's abortion clinics to close, including the one that challenged the law. today, they celebrated a battle won. we are on quite the high, the supreme court has spoken and finally said something that i think our lawmakers — it's something our lawmakers need to hear. today's ruling does maintain the status quo in that all three clinics can remain open, but it has done nothing to advance reproductive rights — that battle continues to go on. the supreme court granted the right to abortion in 1973 in the landmark roe vs wade case. ..so help me god. congratulations. applause but president trump shifted the court to the right with the appointment of two conservative judges, putting the charged issue of abortion back into play. in the end, though, the conservative chief justice cast the deciding vote to strike down the louisiana law, citing a previous legal precedent rather than engaging the issue.

this was a blow to mr trump, who has positioned himself as an advocate of anti—abortion activists. unborn children have never had a stronger defender in the white house. cheering an important part of his base in an election year. the decision upholds the status quo for now, but there are other test cases to come and given the make—up of the court, this marks more of a pause than an end to the battle over abortion rights. barbara plett—usher, bbc news, washington. let's get some of the day's other news. a notorious mass murderer known as the ‘golden state killer‘ has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to 13 killings. joseph deangelo, who's 7a, was a serving police officer in california when he committed his crimes in the 1970s and 1980s. he was only caught after his dna was traced via a genealogy website. four sacked american police officers, who were accused last month of killing an african american man, george floyd,

have made their second court appearance. derek chauvin, who faces second—degree murder among other charges, made his appearance remotely from prison. the other three ex—officers appeared in person. they entered no plea. the hearing dealt with how the trial would proceed. the long—time formula for peace in the middle east is based on the idea of creating an independent palestinian state alongside israel — the two—state solution. so what happens if, as he's promised, israel's prime minister begins the process of annexing large parts of the occupied west bank this week? such a move is endorsed by president trump's peace plan but rejected by palestinians and much of the global community, which sees it as a clear violation of international law.

here's our middle east correspondent yolande knell. this is a largejewish settle m e nt this is a largejewish settlement east ofjerusalem. the first homes were built here for decades ago, and it has a lwa ys for decades ago, and it has always been under israeli military rule. many settlers are hoping that could soon change and israeli sovereignty could soon be extended here, and it stage, dropped to 30% the west bank in line with president trump cosmic peace plan. the israeli by minister benjamin netanyahu plan. the israeli by minister benjamin neta nyahu has plan. the israeli by minister benjamin netanyahu has said he will write the next aureus chapter in the history of zionism. palestinians living in the west bank are worried. they say that annexation destroys any hope of creating a viable palestinian state. already, their leaders say they are all in of past agreements with israel. and many in the global community see annexation as a clear violation of international law. what is known as the two state solution is still widely seen as the best way to solve the israel palestinian conflict. but just

look at what is orally happening on the ground. israel remains in full control of most of the west bank. just here, it is expanding a road linking the settlements. new settler homes are being built. so increasingly, the long—standing model for peace looks to be in jeopardy. our middle east correspondent yolande knell there. as the lockdown continues to ease, in many countries, the tourism industry is slowly coming back to life. flights are resuming to the greek islands and the first plane to touch down on kos brought some very special people, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. most charter flights from hanover don't get a welcome like this. but these are not ordinary times, and these are not ordinary passengers. they are being hailed as heroes, the men and women to help fight covid—19. such a big deal, the greek tourism minister was there to say hello.

that meant face masks for eve ryo ne that meant face masks for everyone and a precautionary test for the virus. none of these people had to pay for this trip. holiday companies footing the bill for the medical staff, police officers, supermarket workers, all of them were nominated by the public, and where better to come than kos, the home of medicine. it was a surprise for me, ididn't medicine. it was a surprise for me, i didn't know i was nominated. i feel very lucky. i am also very tired from work. i need this! the virus is still there, that we have to be careful and we have to follow the rules, and then we can all manage it together. in the coming days, more flights, more tourists will arrive as greece reopens to the world. music to the ears of

many around here. all the latest business stories in just a moment. stay with us. 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 the last few days, and that's 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 damp weather to northern ireland. but we should see a little bit of brightness breaking through the cloud for eastern england,

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's because the winds will be lighter. now, as we move through tuesday night, it stays pretty damp. the 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's 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's 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 little bit of sunshine breaking through the cloud, although it's 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 to around 20, 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, we could see some heavy showers and thunderstorms developing. temperatures reaching highs here 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, that's going to bring a spell of wet and windy weather, and then, as we head on into the weekend, we hold on to 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 with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. china has passed a tough new national security law for hong kong. we'll assess what this means for one of the world's most important financial hubs. from tiktok to wechat, india bans dozens of chinese apps, as tensions between the two countries rise. the future of conferences in a world dealing with coronavirus, what can be done to revive the $800 billion industry? and staying chic while working from home — we look at a growing trend for webcam friendly fashion.

good to see you again. if you've just joined good to see you again. if you'vejustjoined us, i am sally bundock. a top story this our. china's parliament has passed controversial national security legislation for hong kong. local media reported that the law was passed unanimously by the standing committee of china's national people's congress. beijing introduced the law in response to last year's pro—democracy protests in the city. on monday the united states begun ending hong kong's special status, restricting it's access to high tech products and defence exports. let's cross to our asia business hub and speak to mariko oi for more on this. this has literally just this has literallyjust happen in the last few hours, what more can you tell us? well, sally, i think it's important to mention that we haven't had an official confirmation from

beijing or the city's cheap executive, carrie lam, who is holding her weekly press conference earlier today. she wouldn't confirm its during this press conference. they are citing sources that this bill has now passed. from the business point of view, some experts have been warning that it could affect the city's status as a global financial hub if you like. issues like will expats be leaving the city, will multinational companies in the headquarters consider moving elsewhere? as you can imagine, i have been trying to reach out to some businesses in hong kong and they remain rather quiet about it until we have the official confirmation and more details about it. the stock market hasn't

affected that much partly because of strong economic data out of china showing that factories were busier than expected in the month ofjune after lockdown restrictions we re after lockdown restrictions were lifted. everyone is trying to dojust were lifted. everyone is trying to do just what this means for hong kong going forward. just talk us through the decision from the us about spending preferential treatment overnight. indeed, that is a bigger concern if you like for investors when you speak to experts about this. of course, china and the us have remained locked in that trade war that has been ongoing for a couple of years. and you're started eliminating the city's special status on monday. for example, defence exports have been halted. it's also revoked special status for the city so it will now be treated just like any other chinese city. both countries have been restricting visas for each other and so on, just last week the us senate approved a that would impose a mandatory

economic sanction, not just would impose a mandatory economic sanction, notjust on chinese officials, but also on the hong kong police and banks that work with them if they are identified as hurting the city's autonomous status. it feels like the tensions between beijing and washington could escalate even further. all right, thank you. india's government has banned tiktok and dozens more chinese—made apps it says are a danger to the country. in a statement, it said the apps were: "prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of india, defence of india, security of state and public order" that is the official statement. in total, 59 different apps were banned — including popular messaging app wechat. it follows weeks of escalating tensions along the disputed border between the two countries. joining me now from mumbai is our business correspondent

nikhil inamdar. tell us more about this decision on the part of the indian authorities. this was a decision announced overnight from the india ministry of it in electronics saying 59 apps, including the likes of tiktok and wechat would be banned because they were prejudicial to indian security. initially worded statement, the minister said many of these apps were stealing and surreptitiously transferring data from inside india to outside of the country and that was perhaps undermining indian security. this was the official word but it comes in the backdrop of growing boycott china sentiment here. but also escalating tensions at the military level. tiktok is very popular here and india has over what hundred and 20 million users so it definitely would be badly

affected by this. india constitutes 30% of tiktok‘s user base. the app has reacted, saying while this interim ban comes through, it will be working with indian authorities to try and essentially demonstrate their dedication to use a safety. when it comes to china, has there been a reaction to this from any of the countries impacted ? reaction to this from any of the countries impacted? besides tiktok, we haven't had any reaction, officially from china but in the past when we have seen but in the past when we have seen these rallying cries of boycott china grove, china has reacted through its propaganda mouthpieces asking india to exercise some sort of restraint. but there hasn't been an official reaction on this ban in particular. however, it would be crucial to see what the chinese had to say because there are huge dependencies between india and china on trade, and whether china on trade, and whether china retaliates to this sort of move by india would be

something closely washed out for. thank you. facebook is launching a campaign to help people spot fake news amid a growing advertising boycott. steve hatch, facebook‘s vice president for northern europe, said the media literacy campaign shows the company is listening and adapting. more than 150 companies — including coca—cola, starbucks and unilever — have announced temporary halts to advertising buys on facebook in response to issues over hate speech. the news comes on the same day that president trump's twitch channel was suspended and reddit banned a pro—trump online group. our north america business correspondent michelle fleury has more. president trump and his followers not feeling much love from online media. twitch, which is a game centric streaming platform owned by amazon, said it was suspending the president's accounts temporarily. a spokesperson

from twitch told me... and that the material that led to the suspension was a rebroadcast of one of his rallies from the 2016 election campaign and his recent comments at a rally in tulsa. ella's earlier, the popular website reddit also banned a group devoted to donald trump with some 790,000 followers, perhaps anticipating a backlash from those who say there is an anti— conservative bias on social media. reddit said... the actions by twitch and reddit, facebook facing a corporate boycott over its actions to deal with hateful speech in its content. starbucks just one of the latest companies to pull their advertising spend on facebook, basically following civil rights groups who are calling

on facebook advertisers not to support countries they say put profit above safety. others, who have pulled their ad spend include ford, reebok, adidas, coca—cola, unilever, to join include ford, reebok, adidas, coca—cola, unilever, tojoin a growing list. this is despite mark zuckerberg saying on friday that the company would do more to tackle this issue of hate speech, but it seems for now the boycott shows no signs of slowing down. michelle fleury, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. canadian entertainment firm cirque du soleil is to cut 3,500 jobs after striking a deal to avoid bankruptcy. the group, best known for its flamboyant touring circuses, said the coronavirus pandemic had forced it to cancel shows and lay off its artists. the company says it will now try to restructure while shedding about 95% of its staff. the us aviation regulator has started formal test flights for boeing's troubled 737 max. the test flights, which will run through a series of potential emergency scenarios, are expected to take place over several days. the news comes as norwegian air

cancelled a $10.6 billion order for 97 boeing aircraft including 92 737 max jets. boeing's best—selling aircraft was grounded last year after two crashes killed all 346 people onboard. the uk's financial watchdog has lifted restrictions on german payments company wireca rd, allowing it to resume payment activities. the financial conduct authority imposed restrictions on the company's uk arm after its collapse last week due to a $2 billion hole in its accounts. thousands of people could not access their money or make payments through apps as a result. around the world thousands of major events and gatherings if you are impacted on that story in regards to wirecard, there is a lot of detail as to what is happening on our website as well, so take a

look. around the world thousands of major events and gatherings have been cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. from conventions to conferences the sector would normally generate more than 800 billion dollars for the global economy. but with travel restricted and large gatherings banned can the industry survive and even thrive in these uncertain times. joining me now from tel aviv, israel is ori lahav, president of the international association of professional congress organisers. welcome to the programme. first of all, tell us how hard is your industry been hit? thank your industry been hit? thank you and good morning and thank you and good morning and thank you for having me on the show. i think that our industry is one of of the, and still has been very hard hit by the coronavirus. as you mention, all of the events have been cancelled, there is a lot of restrictions on mass coverings. therefore there is no physical meetings at all over the globe. at the same time, the industry

is adapting isn't it? there are some events going forward online. that is very true. we actually need to reinvent ourselves. when the majority of the companies we worked with at physical events, we quickly we re physical events, we quickly were able to shift into the virtual world. it is true that virtual world. it is true that virtual conferences were already there but not in the scope of work that we are doing now. we were able to quickly respond and shift many of our events into virtual respond and shift many of our events into vi rtual events. respond and shift many of our events into virtual events. of course it is not hundred % replacing a physical meeting but it still allows education to continue which is very important. talk us through what your plan is for the future given the fact that the head of the world health organization is saying that this pandemic is farfrom over, is saying that this pandemic is far from over, and is saying that this pandemic is farfrom over, and actually getting worse at the moment?” think the major challenges is the uncertainty because in our industry, we usually plan way ahead, two, three years in

advance, now we don't even know what is going to happen in a few months. that is a big challenge. i think that governments need to differentiate when we talk about mass coverings and events, there needs to be the death graduation between events like rock concerts and festivals — gatherings. and business events, conferences and exhibitions. those conferences that are part of what we call, business meetings, despite being a financial destination, they play approved, crucial role in the progress and development of science and technology. those conferences that we can have at a venue that can secure a safe environment to conduct the meeting, and many of the venues already publish the protocols outlining how to plan those meetings alongside coronavirus pandemic. and i think australia, or other places as a good example, they still allow

business meetings when a mass gatherings is not allowed. i think this is something that we need to look into and advocate very well to the government. just quickly because we are almost out of time, when it comes to networking for delegates, that is one of the most important elements of the physical conferences. that is why they pay so much money to go. it is not about hearing speakers, it's about networking and meeting people. how do you ove rco m e and meeting people. how do you overcome that problem if you can't physically meet? is a very good points and we are working a lot to make the virtual as similar as possible to the physical. and making sure that we give a good experience in the virtual world and making sure that people have interactions and engaging opportunities. and therefore there are many services out there are many services out there that allow for networking, or what we call business matchmaking, that allow profiling on the online. and matchmaking people showed

interest. again, it is not the same as the physical world but we are trying to make it as simple as possible. with the coronavirus keeping many of us at home, a new fashion trend is emerging as people mix comfortable clothes with the need to look good for those work calls via video. sarah toms has been taking a look at what's in and what's out when it comes to work—from—home fashion. daniel is one of singapore's top fashion influences. over the past few months, he has been giving higher fashion a dressing down. he is now recommending a style more suitable for workers whose office is the dining room table. i would say my fashion has become more tactical, but practical doesn't mean less creative. i will let you in on a secret. just because we dress up a secret. just because we dress upfor a secret. just because we dress up for meetings of mean you have to dress up the entire

day. if i have three back—to—back meetings and i wa nt to back—to—back meetings and i want to have fun with it, i just switch jackets. many of us, just switch jackets. many of us, every just switch jackets. many of us, every day were we are like shoes, suits and even trousers haven't left the closet in weeks. with more people working from home, the dress code is noticeably more casual and often noticeably more casual and ofte n ta kes noticeably more casual and often takes on a split personality. people need to be smart follows video chat for work, but really, only from the waist up. just remember not to stand up in front of the camera. during covid—19, retailers and online fashion outlet has seen more demand for dressy tops, but not for the bottoms that should go with them. the slightest e—commerce company in south—east asia has online orders for women cosmic loungewear and sleep where sword by nearly 230% from january to the end of may. orders for men's shorts jumped more than 100% and tank tops by more than 100% and tank tops by more than 100% and tank tops by

more than 200%. as a closing designer working from home, jesse has long favoured the relaxed look. during coronavirus, she saw a business opportunity and launched a new line to match the new trend. these are the pieces that are very relevant to the climate right now. i feel like this entire trend will stay because it is so connected to us right now. as the pandemic passes, some fashionistas are certain to hit the boutiques to make up for lost time. but the question is, will mix and much —— match quarantine shake that in our wardrobe or end up in the bargain bin? sarah toms, bbc news, singapore. smart from the waist up doesn't really work for me in myjob. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: athletes call for a ban on protesting at the olympics to be lifted. we hear from john carlos, one of the men behind

the black power salute in 1968. 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: china's parliament has passed controversial national security legislation for hong kong. beijing has introduced the law in response to last year's often—violent pro—democracy protests in the city. strict pandemic controls have come back into effect in leicester, making it the first uk city to have a local lockdown imposed. it was an historic moment captured by the world's media. two american sprinters tommie smith and john carlos raised fists at the 1968 mexico olympics. it was against the rules and they were sent home. now, a group of american athletes, including john carlos,

is calling for the scrapping of the rule which forbids athletes from protesting. my colleague, lewis vaughan jones, spoke tojohn carlos who won bronze in 1968 and stood on the podium with his fist raised for that iconic image. he began by asking him if he had any idea how significant that protest would be. i knew very much so how important it would be, based on some other areas other than foresight. you know, i had some things take place in my life as a very young individual that let me know that that was coming down the pike. i didn't realise it was then until it happened. and what were you thinking about when you were standing there with your fist in the air? well, the first thing i was thinking about was the stories that my dad told me about about when he came home from the first world war, about how he got shot up in the war and how he fought for america and loved america, and then when he came home and realised that america didn't love him, and he wished he maybe had never come home.

wow, and that — what are we talking — 52 years ago, you made that stand with that in your mind. is it a bit depressing to you that five decades on, we are still having this kind of debate? well, i don't think it has ever been a debate before. i think it has been rumbles, dissatisfaction, but never a debate. i do not think there's ever been any conscious debate in america relative to race relations. how different do you think it is now then? oh, racism is running just the same, it is just as systemic today as it was in ‘68. when you sit back and think about we are still going through the same trials and tribulations with law enforcement or education orfair housing. racism is all over the united states. law enforcement is just the tip of the iceberg relative to racism being

a part of american fabric. do you feel then this black lives matter movement, the protests on the street, the changes that we've already seen, in your experience, does this feel like a different moment? does this feel different to previous times that we have tried to talk about this issue and tried to make changes? well, the difference was, 52 years ago, three young men had felt that we should bring attention to society, that we has ills of this society in which we live. it was not too many people that really understood or had an opportunity to understand because of all the bias and prejudice that was thrust upon us making that statement. but when you sit back and you look at what is happening today as relative to what we did 52 years ago, being the fact that we was concerned about humanity, what you see out there today is just that — humanity, it is a rainbow coalition. white, black, tall, short, skinny, fat, ugly, rich,

poor — everyone is out there showing their concerns about the ills of this particular society that we have today. racism is a disease, as you stated earlier in the programme, and we might not be able to wipe racism out, but we have to get a running start to try to deplete it as much as we can. do you feel more optimistic right now than you have in the past? well, i made a statement 52 years ago. if you thought that john collins was the bad guy for making the statement he made, wait for the next generation, it'll be a whole bunch ofjohn collins out there and i think many individuals are here for the long haul. i have been in this fight for 52 years and these youngsters out there all over the world are letting you know that they will be here, see change and they will no longer wait. ok, let's get to the issue then, the reason we are talking about it over the last couple of days — this letter — basically athletes have got together and they are asking for a change

to the rules when it comes to the olympics, protesting at the moment, political messaging simply not allowed — they want that overturned. do you think that is likely to happen? well, i tell you what, if they don't want to give them their 15 minutes in the sun, what they should do is they should break the bank open and start giving these athletes the dollars, the monetary value that they truly deserve. you can't have the bank, you can't have the credit for the olympic games. these kids sacrifice a tremendous amount every year to try and go to the olympic games, to represent their country, to represent the olympics. all they have is their 15 minutes in the sun and if they do not have anything that is disgraceful in terms of pulling their pants down and mooning their audience on the tv or given the finger — that sort, they have the right to stand there in their 15 minutes. if they want to talk about the ecology, if they want to talk about the life of whales, or if they want to talk

about humanity and the life of human beings, they should have that right in that 15 minutes. olympic athlete john carlos speaking to lewis vaughan jones. you are up—to—date. i will see you soon. 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 seen the last few days, and that's 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 damp weather to northern ireland. but we should see a little bit of brightness breaking through the cloud for eastern england, 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's because the winds will be lighter. now, as we move through tuesday night, it stays pretty damp. the 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's 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's 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 little bit of sunshine breaking through the cloud, although it's 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 to around 20, 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, we could see

some heavy showers and thunderstorms developing. temperatures reaching highs here 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, that's going to bring a spell of wet and windy weather, and then, as we head on into the weekend, we hold on to 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.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. our headlines today: lockdown is tightened in leicester after a significant rise in coronavirus cases. non—essential shops are closed from this morning, schools will shut to most pupils on thursday and people are urged not to travel in or out of the city. we'll speak to health secretary matt hancock about the restrictions and what it could mean for other towns and cities. reunited after 13 weeks apart because of coronavirus. we'll hear from 11—year—old blake, and his mum and dad, about being back together again. i've been chatting to olympic champion adam peaty about training in lockdown, getting leisiure facilities opened