a major police operation dismantles criminal networks smuggling drugs and guns. police! in one of the biggest police operations of its kind, a secret communications system relied on by organised criminals has been hacked. this is an amazing moment, i think, been hacked. this is an amazing moment, ithink, for been hacked. this is an amazing moment, i think, for uk policing and uk law enforcement. we'll have all the latest details. also this lunchtime. after months of empty classrooms, the government produces its safety plans for schools in england from september, saying year groups should keep separate. some teachers say that will be complicated. in these challenging times, we are committed to ensuring

the nation's children have notjust a safe education but also an excellent one. practical considerations as lunchtime, we have seven year groups. if every year group has half an hour, that's three and a half hours of lunchtime. dozens of countries may be on a new government list of places we can travel to without quarantine. people across wales will soon be able to visit pubs and cafe is with outdoor space, but indoor areas stay closed for now. —— cafes. and honouring front line workers like medics and firefighters. we hear about plans for a national monument in the wake of coronavirus. and coming up on bbc news, 12 different buyers interested in wigan now according to administrators. the championship side are struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic.

hello, good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. in one of the biggest police operations of its kind a secret communication system relied on by organised criminals to trade drugs and firearms has been hacked by the uk's national crime agency. more than 700 people have been arrested and entire networks dismantled. our home affairs, respondent tom symonds has the details. strike. it's early in the morning. the metropolitan police are making a move against a suspected gang involved in guns and drugs. the bangs are what they call distraction devices, designed to prevent a hostile response. another early morning raid, this time in birmingham. police!

there has never been a national police operation like this. every force in the country has been involved. dozens of raids over months, hundreds of arrests. this is an amazing moment, i think, for uk policing and uk law enforcement. thanks to our partners in the national crime agency and internationally, we have been able to hit the most senior levels of organised crime. all because french intelligence has broken into a secret criminal phone network. it looks like a normal android phone but these phones sell for between £800—£3,000 because they have some added functionality which allow criminals to do what they do. john is going to show us. i'll put it there, john, and you can take it away. so, if you found this on the street you would have no idea there was anything else within the phone. but there is? there is and then if you put the power button in another fashion it looks like the phone

is just restarting. and then the process starts again. so it boots up but this time it's going to go into a secured operating system which hides the encrypted applications. and what do those applications allow criminals to do? these applications allow someone who has an encrypted device like this to talk to someone else who has a similar encrypted device. encrochat has become a trusted and required tool for 10,000 top uk criminals. top—level uk criminals. but now their messages have been read. word got out, so police sped up their investigations and raids, before going public today. of course, organised crime is about making vast amounts of money. and what's astonishing is the amount of it which has been seized by the police in this investigation. this is £50,000. that is £2 million. the met has seized £14 million over recent months.

nationally, 5a million has been seized along with guns and drugs. those arrested are described as the suspected mr and mrs biggs of the underworld. this is their total way of life. some of them will appear very respectable. this will be a surprise to the neighbours. but they are top end organised criminals whose work, if you like, whose impact plays out on the streets of london. the man arrested after this raid has been released while more enquiries are made. this suspect in birmingham has been charged with firearms and drugs offences. more investigations and trials will follow. tom symonds, bbc news. the government has published details of its plans to reopen all schools in england full—time from september. different year groups will be put in separate bubbles to reduce contact, instead of social distancing. if there are two positive

coronavirus cases within a fortnight a whole group could be sent home to self—isolate. teaching unions say the plans are unrealistic. 0ur correspondent dan johnson is at a school in crawley in sussex. there has been a lot of head scratching from a lot of head teachers because this looked like an impossible puzzle, how to bring life back to these corridors and get more children in classrooms, whilst at the same time keeping them further apart so the reduced requirement on social distancing has been really important in this. along with bigger protective bubbles and restricted movement around schools. they will be the key to unlocking this conundrum. these are the few already back in school. getting the rest in was proving difficult with social distancing in place but the government committed every child would return to school in england in september. there is some detail now about how. in these challenging times we are committed to ensuring

the nation's children have notjust a safe education, but also an excellent one. from september we are asking schools and colleges to return to a broad and balanced curriculum so that all pupils continue to be taught in a wide range of subjects. so classes, or entire year groups, will be bubbled, kept apart from others to limit mixing. social distancing will be encouraged especially in secondary schools but there is recognition it will be harder with younger children. start times, end times, brea ks children. start times, end times, breaks and lunch could be staggered. and if there are two cases within a fortnight, classes or whole year groups could be sent home to isolate. while there is an emphasis on catching up in core subjects, the ambition is for the full curriculum to be taught ahead of exams next summer. to be taught ahead of exams next summer. the head teacher here still see some major hurdles. how do we staff those individual classes, some of them will be staffed with subject specialists and some might not be, there's a lot of in practicalities

which i think need to be unpicked with regards to this guidance which we haven't got the full details of yet. but it looks like an absolute nightmare. i think it is two opposing forces, getting everybody back to school whilst at the same time maintaining some kind of social distancing and delivering a broad and balanced curriculum. i'm not sure how it can alljoin up, if i'm honest, at this point in time. this should reduce the disruption and uncertainty for pupils but not entirely. it would be great if we could all be back and it would give usa could all be back and it would give us a sense of normality. but practically it might not be possible and it could be having to prioritise certain year groups. in primary schools, things are a bit simpler, but there is still plenty to work out. i still have some concerns about the suggestion that teachers have to be two metres from the children and that probably needs a bit more clarification. but in all of this we can't ignore the fact that coronavirus is still present

and we need to observe caution. will pa rents and we need to observe caution. will parents have the confidence to send children back? that's the key question and some are already saying they are prepared to risk fines. 100%. my husband is black and i would never forgive myself if something happened, you know, the children brought something back to the home. getting ready for a new term is always an anxious, busy time, but clearing the way to the classroom this september still needs detailed ground work to overcome the many complications. worth reiterating this guidance applies only in england. in wales most children return to school on monday. in northern ireland and scotla nd monday. in northern ireland and scotland that is not expected until later in august. i think the real test of this guidance will be how it applies in the real world of each individual school, taking into account the number and the age of pupils and the design of the buildings. dan, thank you. danjohnson.

0ur assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. the government has to get this to work for all sorts of reasons, norman. there are a myriad of recommendations in these guidelines which really come down to one thing, one word, confidence. trying to give pa rents one word, confidence. trying to give parents the confidence to send their children back to school in september. by and large, responsibility seems to have been passed pretty much lock, stock and barrel over to head teachers to decide how to make their schools safer so it will be left up to individual heads to decide the size of the class or the year bubbles they can operate with, the sort of social distancing they are going to have and how to enforce it, how much face—to—face contact time teachers will have with pupils and sort of hygiene and that regime they want to introduce. but when it comes to confidence it seems to me that will not depend on how many times little johnny is sent to the bathroom to wash his hands, it's going to depend on the really big crunch covid

issues such as the level of infections, how effective the test and trace regime is, are we managing local lockdowns? how quickly our tests being sent back? is data getting from the government down to local councils into local schools quickly? and all that is the responsibility, not of heads, but of the government. and it seems to me the government. and it seems to me the risk is that individual heads may work minor miracles in getting the school is covid safe, but if pa rents a re the school is covid safe, but if parents are not confident that the government has a grip of the crisis, then many may still choose not to send their children back to school. thank you, norman. norman smith. people across wales will soon be able to visit outdoor areas of pubs, cafes a nd restau ra nts. the welsh government has announced a further easing of lockdown restrictions for the hospitality industry from july 13th, but indoor areas have to stay closed for now. here's our wales correspondent tomos morgan. the hope and expectation of what

could be come 13th ofjuly in wales. enjoying a drink with friends in the sunny weather. but the reality is, evenin sunny weather. but the reality is, even in the middle of summer, it still reigns and the two metres social distancing rule will still apply. but outdoor spaces of pubs and apply. but outdoor spaces of pubs a nd restau ra nts apply. but outdoor spaces of pubs and restaurants will be able to reopen a week on monday.“ and restaurants will be able to reopen a week on monday. if the requirement to stay local is lifted this will allow our outdoor visitor attractions to open. but they will have to follow the rules on social distancing and hand hygiene. and they will need to follow the guidelines we have set out. but for the time being, indoor visitor attractions will need to stay closed. the announcement has been met with some dismay amongst those in the industry. 0ne met with some dismay amongst those in the industry. one of the largest pub chains smack brains said opening beer gardens wouldn't solve the crisis the industry is facing. with the welsh independent restaurant collective warning that 10,000 jobs

could be at risk. some have adapted during lockdown. this inn north of cardiff has turned into a village shop and take away and with such a small beer garden going back to normal operations under restrictions may not be a viable option for now. if the two metres rule stays in place we definitely won't be opening this beer garden. if it is one metre, we are going to have to do some sums and see if it is viable but i still don't think it will be. two days after this decision comes into force in wales on the 13th of july, pubs and restaurants in all of the other uk home devolved nations will be open for indoor access and the welsh government hasn't put a date on when that may happen here. so with unpredictable weather hampering those that can open and an unclear timeline reopening inside here in wales, fears overjobs and the industry's future could prove to become a reality. tomos morgan, bbc news, cardiff. in the last half an hour scotland's

first minister nicola sturgeon has said the wearing of face coverings in shops will become mandatory from next friday. nicola sturgeon announced some changes to social distancing rules in specific situations. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in glasgow. bring us up to date with what has been announced. face coverings were already mandatory in public transport here in scotland but from next friday they will be compulsory in shops as well. certain exceptions, children under five will be exempt, as will people with certain medical conditions. but the first minister in her press briefing today said to the rest of us, don't wait until then, get into the habit of it now. nicola sturgeon also announced some changes to the two metres rule. she said the signs haven't changed but she said this rule is something which has serious economic implications and as the number of people with the virus falls the risk of transmission is less and can be mitigated by other measures, so certain sectors from

likely to be the end of next week will be able to reduce those distances and those sectors are hospitality, retail and public transport. in my view, this represents a balanced and a proportionate approach to what is a genuinely difficult issue. it allows businesses to cater for more customers, and we know that for some that will be the difference between staying in business or closing. however, it also continues to minimise risk, which for some individuals and with no exaggeration, could be the difference between life and death. nicola sturgeon speaking in the last half hour. it is thought that as many as 75 countries will be exempted from quarantine rules from next week, meaning people arriving back in the uk from those places won't have to self—isolate. the government is planning to establish a traffic light system to show which countries are considered safest. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge is at a travel agents in surrey for us. tell us more.

it seems like the government is moving to a very different travel quarantine, the one we've had until now, a quarantine that businesses up and down the land have been yearning forfour and down the land have been yearning for four weeks. and down the land have been yearning forfour weeks. at and down the land have been yearning for four weeks. at the and down the land have been yearning forfour weeks. at the moment and down the land have been yearning for four weeks. at the moment anyone arriving pretty much from all of the world apart from the republic of ireland has to self—isolate for two weeks once they get into the uk but it seems that the new type of quarantine, which will take effect on monday, would mean only people arriving from high risk countries, led countries, would have to abide by the quarantine rules, but that doesn't mean that the long list of exemptions and we are told that could be up to around 75 countries, very different to the approach we've been suggested in recent days really whereby there would be a series of small number of bilateral deals with european countries, it doesn't mean though that if your country that you are travelling from is exempt there won't be measures at the border when you travel into that country. that will depend on the local laws there. but clearly one sticking point is whether or not the devolved

administrations in scotland, wales and northern ireland are on board with this new approach from the government. talks are going to continue with the scottish government and westminster today but business want clarity, they want to know which countries will be exempt so people have confidence to book holidays in the coming weeks. tom burridge, thank you. more than 150,000 close contacts of people with coronavirus were identified in the first four weeks of the test and trace the first four weeks of the test and tra ce syste m the first four weeks of the test and trace system in england. in recent weeks the health secretary has said it's the public‘s cyclic duty to follow instructions from contact tracers. more details from our health correspondent, richard galpin. the test and trace system at pant running for a month now is a vital tool in this long battle with coronavirus. by finding as many people as possible who have been in close contact with someone who has been infected and getting those people to self—isolate, is cutting the number of new infections.

today's figures show in total 130,000 people have now been reached who otherwise could have been spreading the virus unwittingly. progress is also being made and getting test results back within 2a hours. and today there is clear evidence of the lockdown, alongside other message such as contact tracing, are having a major impact —— alongside other measures. across the uk the seven day average for all positive cases on may the 15th was 3621. six weeks later, on the 1st of july, yesterday, the number had fallen to 946. that's infections down to a quarter of what they were in mid—may. but as witnessed here in leicester the first city to have a local lockdown following a spike in cases, the virus is not going away and remains potent. it's really

important to react rapidly. we saw this with lockdown. there's been a lot of criticism they didn't go into lockdown soon enough so it is actually quite important that if you see sustained rise in cases we need to react rapidly and put in local measures. and there are concerns bradford could be one of the next affected cities as fears grow of a spate of local outbreaks across the country. we have talks with public health in clip. they are telling us there's no reason to have a local lockdown in but it's obviously a reminder we need to redouble our efforts. the number of cases in bradford and other cities does seem to be decreasing and government sources are insisting no other areas are at immediate risk of lockdown. richard galpin, bbc news. 0ur our top story this lunchtime, a major police operation dismantles criminal networks smuggling drugs and guns. more than 700 people have

been arrested. still to come top, china warns of consequences after the uk promised 3 million hong kong residents a path to citizenship here. coming up in bbc news, the ta bles here. coming up in bbc news, the tables turn on manchester city. tonight, they'll be giving liverpool a guard of honour at the champions come to the etihad. 50,000 people have been confirmed infected with coronavirus in a single day in the united states — the highest ever daily rise. california alone recorded 10,000 new cases yesterday. bars, cinemas, and museums in the state will now be closed again. speaking to the bbc, dr anthony fauci, who's the us government's leading expert on infectious diseases, said his country hadn't been thorough when lockdowns were originally put in place.

david willis sent this report. as the pace of the pandemic has slowed in many parts of the world, the united states has seen a dramatic rise in the number of new infections. last week the number was nearly 50% higher than the previous week and doctor anthony fauci has warned that if the outbreak isn't brought under control the rate of new infections could double to around 100,000 a day. he described the situation in some parts of the us as very disturbing and said the uk and some parts of europe had succeeded where the united states had failed because they had implemented a more thorough lockdown. when you look at what happened in some of the states, all you have to do is take a look at the news at night and you see people congregating at bars without masks, congregating in different types of groups that are well beyond the recommended number of people. what happens when you do that and you don't wear a mask,

you get the kind of outbreaks we are seeing. california, which was the first state to introduce a stay at home order, has seen a particularly sharp spike in the number of new coronavirus cases. more than 8600 in a single day. as a result of which the state's governor is rolling back some reopening plans, closing bars, cinemas and other facilities for another three weeks. health officials here blame a rush to reopen after three months of lockdown for the rise in infections. it's unfortunate that, you know, the city opened up, i think a little too early because it's a little too good to be true, everyone going out and going to bars, or having gatherings, or going to restaurants. it is, it is a little too good to be true. there are definitely pockets of areas of california where people aren't feeling as pressured with the current situation, you don't see people wearing masks, you don't see people social distancing.

i had a mask on and i sort of liked the way i looked. and i thought it looked 0k. it looks like the lone ranger. president trump who has consistently pushed back against the wearing of face masks now says he would wear one although he doesn't think doing so should be made mandatory. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. china has said it will retaliate if the uk goes ahead with its offer to give up to three million hong kong residents the right to settle here. borisjohnson has accused beijing of a clear and serious breach of its treaty with britain by imposing a controversial national security law on the territory. from beijing, stephen mcdonell reports. hong kong is driving a wedge between china around the uk. following the introduction of a controversial new state security bill, which has already led to violent clashes between protesters and the police. britain has now offered a path to

citizenship for potentially millions of the city's citizens who have lived there prior to the 1997 handover. beijing says this means london has broken its word not to grant residency to those holding so—called piano passports. in the chinese capital today, the language was tough but the chinese government is still keeping its cards close to its chest in terms of its next move will stop translation: the britain's side it neglects china's solemn stands and insists on changing the policy by providing a path to enable those people to get citizenship in the uk which seriously violates their promise. the chinese side strongly cons them thiss condemns this and reserves the right to make further responses. all consequences will be borne by the british side. you said the same thing in may, that china would potentially respond. what will be the point at which china will

actually act? please wait patiently. now is not the time yet. many hong kong residents will soon face a tough choice. leave while they can or stay and make the most of their homeland under the new law. or stay and make the most of their homeland under the new lawm or stay and make the most of their homeland under the new law. it would be in my consideration because now if i'm qualified to work there there is an option for me. translation: is hong kongers we shouldn't be especially happy about the news because after one whole year of fighting we should stay here and fight for our place. the chinese government has been quite cautious today. australia and other countries have now joined britain today. australia and other countries have nowjoined britain with offers of sanctuary hong kong residents will stop this has the potential to become a diplomatic headache on multiple fronts for years to come and china's leaders need to work out just how to manage it. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. two former chelsea youth team footballers say

they are still fighting "forjustice and equality", after alleging they were racially abused at the london club in the 1990s. they say the abuse was so bad that it ruined their careers and lives, and are taking legal action. a warning that this report from alistair magowan contains some offensive language. chelsea are among premier league teams to have taken a knee to protest about the treatment of black people, but the club has been accused of hypocrisy by two former youth team players who are seeking justice at the high court for the racist abuse they suffered almost 30 years ago. they feel the club's stance conflicts with how they've been treated. it's absolutely disgusting. chelsea have had a chance to rectify this and do the right thing, and i felt that they just haven't done that at all. it's like nothing's really changed since we were here 25 or 30 years ago. we're still hearing the same things, we're still fighting forjustice and equality. the players‘ case centres around former coaching and assistant manager gwyn williams. last year an independent review

found that he was the instigator of racial abuse, which black players were subjected to on a daily basis. williams denies any and all of the allegations and although chelsea issued a public apology and offered support to the players, they are yet to admit liability ahead of the court case. every single type of stereotype was there, as well as the raw offensive words — spear—chucker, mango muncher — all of that, and that was on a daily basis. anywhere, anytime and in front of anybody — it could happen at stamford bridge, at the training ground, or on the minibus. basically wherever gwyn would see you, that's how he would talk to you — "how are you doing, you black bleep." he drained all my dreams to the point where i wanted nothing in response chelsea said the case was being handled by its insurers and it remains the club's desire that the cases are resolved as soon as possible. it also said the club today is a very different place from then and is fully committed to driving out racism now and in the future. the case is made more complex because the players are seeking loss of earnings. that has led to accusations on social media that

they're motivated by money. money isn't even a factor — this is about right and wrong. this is about what happened. this case is important to make sure no child, no football player, male or female, feels like they're on their own and they know they can speak up about racial abuse in any team. with the case set for 2022 there's still time for the two sides to settle, but with other former chelsea player players preparing similar cases it could prove an important test for how football deals with racism. alistair magowan, bbc news. the coronavirus crisis has been a reminder to us all of the vital work of the emergency services. and plans for a national monument to honourfront line workers — including doctors, paramedics and firefighters — have been adapted to reflect recent events. efforts are now under way to raise the three £3 million needed, as daniela relph reports. they are statues that are admired. world leaders who changed so much. war heroes whose bravery is marked.

campaigners who brought significant shifts politically, and footballers who altered the face of the game. add to that list jamaican nurse, mary seacole. in 2016 she became the first named black woman to be remembered this way, outside st thomas‘ hospital in london. she cared for british soldiers during the crimean war. many now view her as an example of how to get a statue right. any future plans or developments of any memorials in london or any major city needs to have three considerations. how it engages with the public, how it tells the whole story of that monument and it has to be inclusive. and to me, if you do not have those three key criteria then the danger is we will have memorials and statues that represent the past and do not reflect the future of britain. this model of a planned statue could not be more timely.

the memorial to emergency service workers called a 999 cenotaph. there will be a police officer, a firefighter, a coastguard, a search and rescue worker with their dog, a paramedic, and, added in recent weeks, a doctor or a nurse wearing personal protective equipment. two of the figures are women, one an asian paramedic and the other a black doctor or nurse. all the time one is aiming for accuracy, because it is a historical marker, a milestone that one is putting down which people will look at in 200 years time and say, "oh, yes, that was accurate for that particular period. for the emergency services memorial, lockdown meant that all the fundraising plans had to be put on hold. there is now a renewed push to raise the £3 million needed to get the statue built. that monument will be a national symbol of the sacrifice, heroism and remembrance of the millions of men and women who've served, and the more than 7,000 emergency services personnel who have tragically lost their lives in the line of duty to keep us all safe.

if all the money is raised there will be a national emergency services