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tv   Breakfast  BBC News  July 3, 2020 6:00am-9:01am BST

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good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today: spain, italy, germany, france — the government names the first four countries where holidaymakers from england won't have to self isolate when they come home. ghislaine maxwell, a longtime friend of prince andrew, has been remanded in custody in the us after being charged with a number of sex offences. don't overdo it. borisjohnson warns people to act responsibly when coronavirus restrictions are eased, and pubs open in england tomorrow. but the trip to your local could
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look and feel very different. i will explain what you need to know when pubs, bars and restaurants in england reopen tomorrow. headdresses are getting ready to reopen as well. some at midnight tonight. holly will talk us through all the changes. a changing of the guard, as the premier league champions liverpool are honoured by last year's winners manchester city, before being brought crashing back down to earth. get ready for rain and plenty of today across much of the north and west of the country. easing off this weekend and it turns windier. all the details here on breakfast it's friday the third ofjuly. our top story: the government has named the first four countries where travel restrictions will be relaxed, so there is no need for people in england to self—isolate when they come home from holiday. spain, italy, germany and france will become exempt from the quarantine rule from a week today — and ministers say more countries will be given the green light today.
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but they have yet to guarantee reciprocal arrangements with all the countries involved. and the devolved administrations in scotland, wales and northern ireland will have to set out their own approach. here's andy moore. tomorrow will see major changes to life in england in more ways than one. not only will people be able to go to the pub, they'll also be able to travel to a warm beach overseas, as the government formally lifts its ban on all but essential travel. so which countries will be open? the first four countries on the list are: germany, france, italy and spain. but it's expected that as many as 70, possibly more, will be named later today. some countries, such as portugal and sweden, where infection rates are thought to be too high, may not be on the list. it's good news that the government is removing its blanket quarantine measures which have caused so much uproar, frankly, in the travel industry over the last few weeks. it's good news that the foreign office will be removing
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its non—essential travel advice from this saturday, and it means that many millions of holidaymakers will actually be able to travel from this saturday to, certainly those countries you mentioned, spain, italy, france and germany. but also many others they will unveil in a few hours‘ time. travel agents hope they will soon be able to give their customers clear answers to the questions they've been asking. the clarity that we need is either, yes you can go, or know you can't go — simple as that. greece won't allow uk holidaymakers in until the middle of next month. the uk government hopes the countries on its green list will have reciprocal arrangements so that arriving travellers won't have to self—isolate, but there's no guarantee of that. and this announcement so far only applies to england, with the transport secretary, grant shapps suggesting delays to the announcement were due to differences with scotland. i think the uk government should spend less time trying
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to misrepresent and politicise these difficult issues that we are dealing with right now. less time trying to pick pointless fights so that all of us can just focus on the task at hand. westminster says the devolved governments in wales, scotland and northern ireland will set out their own approaches to foreign travel. so far we haven't heard what they will be. andy moore, bbc news. our political correspondent helen catt is in westminster. we have been waiting quite a while for clarification about these averages. yes. and there has been pressure on the government right from the start when they announced they would bring in these warranty rule from the tourism industry but also some of their own backbenchers to try and find a way to make them less restrictive and that is when we started to hear about this idea of a air bridge. as you heard in the
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report there, the original idea of air bridges was an idea that it would be a reciprocal agreement between a small number of countries meaning that if british people travelled there they would not have to quarantine and anyone coming back would not have to quarantine. what we have this morning is something slightly different in that the government says if you go to this list of countries and we know the first four germany france spain and italy, you will not need to isolate when you return. it is up to those countries if you isolate when you get there and spain has already said it would not make british holidaymakers self isolate potentially we could be looking at more countries. some reports suggest up more countries. some reports suggest up to 75 may be on the list later so we will have to wait and see what comes out of that. it is a slightly different thing from what was originally suggested but the big thing is that the foreign office tomorrow is lifting that restriction against all but essential travel. some people, there is quite a divide
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this weekend. some people in england are this weekend. some people in england a re really this weekend. some people in england are really looking forward to getting to a particle going to restau ra nts. getting to a particle going to restaurants. others are tentative about whether or not this is the right time for them to go. boris johnson has a message for people who are preparing to celebrate. he will give a press conference this afternoon and the message from downing street over the last few days has been, yes, go out and enjoy yourself do not overdo it and that is what we are expecting the prime minister to try and ram home this evening. that is because this is a moment of big risk for the government. to get the economy up and running and they want people to start going out again but what they do not want is to end up with a second wave of coronavirus. there has been some criticism about the decision to do this on a saturday, to do it on independence day and this narrative that has grown up around the idea of super saturday so when borisjohnson around the idea of super saturday so when boris johnson speaks around the idea of super saturday so when borisjohnson speaks later he will reinforce the idea of this leading business back on their feet and helping those people in those
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workers who have been working hard to reopen and he will talk about pubs but he will also highlight things like libraries, museums, restau ra nts a nd things like libraries, museums, restaurants and headdresses although the prime minister ‘s spokesperson could not tell us if he himself was going for a haircut this weekend. could not tell us if he himself was going for a haircut this weekendlj suppose going for a haircut this weekend.” suppose we will find out on monday. us prosecutors say they would welcome the chance to speak to prince andrew after charging his long—time friend ghislaine maxwell with sex offences. she's appeared in court in new york accused of grooming girls for abuse by herformer boyfriend, jeffrey epstein. she denies any wrongdoing and prince andrew's lawyers have insisted he is willing to co—operate with the investigation, as david willis reports. ghislaine maxwell, lover, friend and it is claimed, facilitator of convicted paedophilejeffrey epstein. she is charged with befriending and grooming girls for him to sexually abuse. arrested the fbi at this sprawling farmhouse in
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new hampshire, ghislaine maxwell had been lying low since epstein committed suicide in prison while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. tucked away she reportedly paid cash for the place in order to shield her identity. we have been discreetly keeping tax —— track of her whereabouts and we learnt that she had slithered away to a gorgeous property in hampshire, continuing to live a life of privilege while her slip with the trauma inflicted upon them years ago. tonight, the woman authorities have spent more than a year looking for is in custody. prosecutors have failed to go after the people who conspired with jeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell's arrest has been headline news here. she is facing six charges linked to the sex trafficking including enticing a minor to travel to wing age inlet illegal sex act and two counts of perjury. prosecutors allege the victims were as young as 14 years old when the
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crimes took place between 1994 and 1997. she has previously denied all allegations against her. the daughter of the late radio magnet —— magnate robert maxwell, she is also a friend of prince andrew and now infamous photo from 2001, the two are seen with virginia who claims that ms maxwell arranged for her to have sex with prince andrew when she was 17, a claim the printer strenuously denied.” was 17, a claim the printer strenuously denied. i have no recollection of ever meeting this lady. none whatsoever. you do not remember meeting her? following the rest, new york prosecutors are again calling on prince andrew for his help with their enquiries. we would welcome prince andrew coming talk with us. we would like to have the benefit of his statement. the gates of her new hampshire met shouldn't have now been locked and she is awaiting transfer to new york to face trial. if convicted she faces
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up face trial. if convicted she faces up to 35 years injail. it's emerged that people taking a test for covid—19 at the height of the pandemic did not have to provide their postcode when doing so. the 45,000 tests carried by private firms outside of hospitals did not require patients to submit that information. they are now trying to respect deadly trace those positive test. a group of hospital doctors has warned that pressure on nhs staff over covid—19 may get worse before it gets better, and have called for flu jabs for all over—505. the royal college of physicians warns that a normal winter flu season, on top of a potential second wave of coronavirus infections, could bring the health service to what it calls a grinding halt. it also wants to start the flu vaccination programme earlier than usual. the united states has reported a record number of coronavirus cases for a third consecutive day with infections jumping by more than 54,000.
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many beaches have been closed, and independence day firework displays cancelled, as the us death toll from covid stands at more than 128,000 people. the governor of texas — one of the worst hit states — has now made it compulsory to wear face coverings in public. one of the best ways to keep businesses open while also slowing the spread is for everyone to wear a face covering like this when they go out. medical studies have shown that wearing a face covering slows the spread of covid—19 and protect you and your family. let's take a look at some of today's front pages. stories coming out of america are leading many of the papers today. the mirror leads with the arrest of the british socialite ghislaine maxwell, who has been charged with sex offences relating to herformer boyfriend, the convicted paedophile jeffrey epstein.
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the paper says prince andrew has come under mounting pressure to speak to the fbi following her arrest. the guardian is leading with the same story. it reports that ms maxwell allegedly played a critical role in helping epstein to identify, befriend and groom minor victims for abuse. the daily express has the prime minister warning against reckless behaviour over the weekend as pubs re—open in england. and online, the i features a piece on plans for the bbc proms this month which will see a socially—distanced orchestra play to a mostly empty royal albert hall. what do you have? i have a couple of dog stories to cheer you up. this top. this is a play on the ryder cup and this dog needed an operation. he swallowed 26 goal walls. the
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ten—year—old giant schnauzer had also eaten some rubber gloves, a ball of string and multiple pieces of wood. over a period of time, not in one go? it was discovered in his stomach? it cost £2500 for the surgery. he brought up for walls in the back garden last month but the others in his stomach. how many doggies to a human year? seven? it is right. that the ratio changes. i know how you love to think about numbers first thing in the morning so you used to think, you know, if a dog is five yea rs old think, you know, if a dog is five years old you would think it is 35 in dog years. it changes. the ratio changes. so as the dog gets older, the dog ageing slows so we goes from, from one to seven ratio
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changes as the dog gets older. so i don't really know because i cannot figure it out myself, but it is not one — seven it is not a simple. so if you think of a dong —— dog is 84, a p pa re ntly if you think of a dong —— dog is 84, apparently gets younger as it gets older because the ratio gets smaller. read that in the express. this about the cost of dogs during lockdown. there's been a lot written about this but pet prices have risen sharply and for example a cocker spaniel is at 174% price rise for buying a puppy during lockdown and thatis buying a puppy during lockdown and that is across loads of reeds such asa that is across loads of reeds such as ajack that is across loads of reeds such as a jack russell terrier which has gone up 174%. what about the big dogs? it is across all breeds. and generally a pet, the cost of a cat has risen by almost one third in the
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average price is now £385. these are pedigrees, right? i guess these are breeders dogs so if you are going to a rescue that would be different. isn't there concern because many people are buying them as companions for lockdown but what happens when people return to normal? quarter past six is the time. so, pubs in northern ireland open today, but if you're in england, you'll have to wait until tomorrow. we need to get our heads around the diary of when things happen. ben is at a pub in west london to see what your visit could be like. is this your first time in a is this yourfirst time in a pub is this your first time in a pub for a while? how did you know? welcome to chiswick in west london, and an important weekend with the restrictions in england. from tomorrow, pubs, bars and restaurants can reopen — an important economic
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milestone, because the number of people employed in the hospitality industry is huge and therefore its contribution to our overall economy is significant. not every pub is opening tomorrow, so you might find your local doesn't even though the restrictions are being eased. this is the manager at the del and crown ina is the manager at the del and crown in a moment. one landlord in the yorkshire dales told us why he is not opening even though restrictions are being lifted. i am trains ratcliffe and i am one of the owners at the pub. people are asking whether we are opening on saturday, the fourth, they are keen for us to open but i couldn't think of a worse time to open with it being a saturday. we are really walking into an unknown and to open on the busiest day of the week seems a little crazy to me. where opening on the ninth ofjuly next week, on thursday. no—one knows what we're
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walking into, no—one has experienced this in their lives, so there's a lot to digest, there is a lot of information out there, a lot of various guidelines, recommendations, and we're really going to have to think on ourfeet and we're really going to have to think on our feet to get this right. thinking on theirfeet thinking on their feet is what all firms are having to do. one thing you will notice in your local, lots more signs, things like this, so picking up your beer, 1—way systems, this pub has one entrance and one exit and when it comes to things like the toilets, you have to be really careful, one in, one out, and a reminder to keep washing your hands. all sorts of issues for pubs, you might notice some of these ta bles you might notice some of these tables are pretty bare because there will be no glasses, cutlery and napkins on the tables. fiona is the manager, good morning. lots of work to get to this point, talk me through some of the changes people will see, apart from those i mentioned already. one in, one out, coming in, coming out. lots of
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sanitising units. as you can see, the tables are laid up and not laid up, so completely different to how it is normally. we are excited to get back in, we are excited for the staff to come in and do some work. you have a training session today with your staff? for them, you have a training session today with yourstaff? forthem, it you have a training session today with your staff? for them, it will feel strange because most, if customers ask them for something, they can do everything in this pub you make sure they stick to one job a day? we will have a host on the door and somebody on the exit and the toilets, then floor staff taking orders and one bar staff behind the bar when normally you would have three orfour behind bar when normally you would have three or four behind here serving many customers. as of tomorrow, we have 200 booked. normally we would do 700 walking through the door. the capacity here normally is more than 100. had the two metre rule still beenin 100. had the two metre rule still been in place, you would have got 40 people in, you can now get 70 in with the one metre rule, that means it is financially viable to open?
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yes. we don't have outside space, so we need everyone inside. as you said, it is a turnaround gap of two hours, they have two hours at the table so everyone else gets the chance to enjoy the pub atmosphere. what will be the hardest thing for you? having what will be the hardest thing for you ? having to what will be the hardest thing for you? having to police the two hour window, asking people to leave the pub will be quite strange, as a pub boss you don't really want to be doing that, and also managing expectations of what this will be like. how tough could that be? we have a lot of regulars who come in for a pint have a lot of regulars who come in fora pintand have a lot of regulars who come in for a pint and they stand or sit at the bar, we have no stalls to stop them. it is a new rule and a new law. what do we do and how do we do it? it is explaining to people before they come in. anyone who books gets explained to them they have two hours and they understand that. it is more the drinkers. and you have to take names and numbers, if they book or walk in, they have
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to give a name or number so you can contact them if you need to? everyone booked in tomorrow or on the weekend or anytime from now, the lead person has to leave their name and phone number so they can trace it if needs be. good luck, lots of work to do so i will let you get on with it. thank you. there you have it, so many changes brought in as pa rt it, so many changes brought in as part of the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions and a lot will be about educating customers, as you heard from fiona. lots of changes they will have to get used to, not least not turning up in a big group, fiona has a booking for 12 people she had to turn down because she can't get that many in in big groups, so lots of issues to think about right now. as i said, significant moment — easing restrictions in england that could kickstart the economy. more from me later, see you soon. it is interesting to hear how it will work in practice because ultimately this is what matters,
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what happens on the ground when pubs reopen. thanks, talk to you later. i know how delighted he is being in the pub. throughout breakfast this morning, we'll be looking at how the lockdown is being eased in all corners of the uk over the coming days. ireland correspondent chris page is in belfast. chris, today sounds like a good day for the hospitality industry in northern ireland. good morning. yeah, good morning. certainly a big day for the business sector in general and the hospitality sector, in particular this is the day pubs and restaurant and hotels and cafes in northern ireland will be open to open again, a day ahead of england, not quite inside a a day ahead of england, not quite insidea pub, a day ahead of england, not quite inside a pub, i'm outside in what's called the cathedral quarter, the main district, the main nightlife district in belfast. this sort of place is the beating heart of any city, many would say. not many here at this time, i'm accompanied by some noisy seagulls, as you can
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probably hear! later today these businesses will have the opportunity to reopen, not all are doing so, as ben was saying, plenty of pubs are deciding to wait longer until they feel they're absolutely ready. already outside we can see some of the preparations businesses have been making. for example, these red benches, they have new markings on them, two arrows here, it says, "one couple only", that reserve for a couple, they can sit in the middle of the bench. just over here, slightly different. there is a long arrow in the middle of the bench and thatis arrow in the middle of the bench and that is a sign people need to stay apart by sitting at either edge of the bench. it says, "doing our part by keeping apart". a small example of of some of the preparations pub landlords have been doing in this area to keep customers safe. the hospitality industry in northern
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ireland generates about £1 billion every year, and it also provides 65,000 jobs — one of the sectors ha rd est 65,000 jobs — one of the sectors hardest hit by the pandemic by closing, so getting it up and running for the devolved government here was a major priority. there will be nervousness today as these places reopen, but ultimately business owners pleased to be backed up business owners pleased to be backed up and running again. chris, thank you so much. chris page for us there. around 10:30pm the government said: for spain, france, italy and germany are good bets. it's expected to give the green light to other destinations today. we are waiting for that news. travel journalist simon calder can tell us more. he's in derry, londonderry in northern ireland. good morning, simon. good morning. it isa good morning, simon. good morning. it is a little complicated, because the announcement we can pass on to
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people from the government is those four countries. what does it mean for those four countries, those of all? 0k, for those four countries, those of all? ok, fine. let's take france, italy, spain, germany and also greece, because we were told about that last week, and there will most certainly be other countries joining that list when it's published sometime today, i don't know. but basically at the moment there is a double log on you and i travelling abroad. first of all, the foreign office warns against all but essential travel anywhere. if i went to miles from here across the border into the republic, that would be going against the advice and my travel insurance would be invalid —— to miles. since the eighth ofjune, there has been compulsory quarantine on anyone coming into the uk except from ireland. from tomorrow, the foreign office advice for france, spain, italy, greece and germany, and others, will be lifted — which will be a relief... inaudible
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and furthermore, from next friday, the 10th ofjuly, the quarantine rule will be lifted but only for england. we don't know what's going to happen in scotland, wales and here in northern ireland. you say the foreign office advice about non—essential travel will change tomorrow, so does that mean that my insurance, if i decide to take a trip tomorrow, and i understand that means still the quarantine rules will be in place until the 10th of july, does that mean my travel insurance, just deal with that one thing first, is valid as of tomorrow, and for which countries? well, it will be valid for any country to which the foreign office no longer says we advise against travel. my betting, looking at the way the government will calculate this, thejoint way the government will calculate this, the joint biosecurity centre is looking at the rates and trajectory of infection, and also on whether it trusts the data for each
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country, i reckon pretty much everywhere within the eu, apart from sweden and possibly, i'm afraid to say, for many people, portugal, will be on that list. it could also include turkey but it certainly won't include the united states. so, let's talk this through. i buy a trip to a country that is on this list, and we know the extended list, but we don't yet know what countries they are, but if a country is on that list, am i guaranteed that when i get to that country i am not subject in that country to any kind of quarantine or self—isolation regulations? oh, no - they can make up regulations? oh, no - they can make up their own rules, which is why, for instance, greece says we don't ca re for instance, greece says we don't care when you're relaxing your rules, we won't have any direct flights until the 15th of july. malta says, "are you coming in from britain?" you malta says, "are you coming in from britain? " you have malta says, "are you coming in from britain?" you have to self—isolate for two weeks, that could change today, and cyprus won't even let you
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in if you've been in the uk for any time in the past two weeks, but again, i imagine that will probably change as early as today. the fact the uk says, "it is fine, you can all go", doesn't mean every destination is saying you can come because clearly the uk has worse infection rates than an awful lot of countries. practically speaking, if people are thinking about booking a trip, and all the way through this we don't know how many people want to travel at this time, which is another question, but if they want to go to one of the countries in this fullness we will get later, they need to check separately from seeing if it is on the government list here as to what the situation is at the other end? yes, i have checked with france and spain, they have nothing besides when you go into spain, for example, you're going to have to give all your personal details, you may well have your temperature checked and they basically want to know where you are. at the moment, for france, there is quarantine but
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that's only been placed because of a tit for tat reaction against the uk quarantine. it's not being enforced, i understand, for many travellers who have been over there and furthermore, it will be rocked from friday when the uk quarantine is dropped. but there are still other problems due to the fact the quarantine rules are administered by scotland, wales, northern ireland because of health issues, so it might well be, let's say portugal is on the list, it might be for england but not for scotland. if you fly to newcastle, that will be fine but if you fly to edinburgh, you have to go home and self—isolate for two weeks. a bit ofa home and self—isolate for two weeks. a bit of a muddle made even worse by the fact airports are open tomorrow, there is flights going, you can certainly go to france, germany, italy, spain, greece... well, not greece, but the trouble is if you live in wales, for example, cardiff and swansea, you get a flight from bristol airport, you can't legally reach the airport in england.
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assignment, it is always interesting hearing your insight to things, thank you very much —— simon. simon calder, travel editor of the independent and we will talk to grant shapps, the foreign secretary, later. if you have holiday plans or something booked already, let us know, and we can get answers as best we can. we will try and get some clarity to you throughout the programme at least. it is just coming up to 6:30am. now let's get the weather with matt. you have moving sky behind you, are you up on the roof? i thought i would bring you a look from our roof, the timelapse of the sunrise in london, a very pleasant start and see how the clouds are moving in different directions, the wind blowing at different heights in different directions, but it is one of the brightest spots this morning. not many seeing the sunrise, so i
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brought it to you instead, lots of cloud, outbreaks of rain and quite wet through today and part of tomorrow. brighter on sunday but for all of us in the next few days, turning a good india. where we have the rain this morning, quite extensive in mainland scotland, northern england, north—west wales and currently in northern ireland as well. soggy start to friday, driest in the south and in shetland, a fine day here. the rain will come and go all day in those spots where it started wet. a bit more rain at times in eastern england, and the rain will be light and patchy further north you are with shetland staying dry even into the afternoon. southern scotland, temperatures hitting 15 or 16, especially the south—western area with the rain being fairly relentless today, causing minorflooding later potentially. heavier bass this afternoon working into northern ireland and cumbria and western wales will see rain fairly persistent today. minor flooding around. southern counties staying
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largely dry and temperatures in the high teens. rain and drizzle coming and going. clearer skies in northern scotla nd and going. clearer skies in northern scotland and these will have the coolest conditions tomorrow. the weekend starts fairly humid in the south with 16 or 17 as we start saturday morning. a fairly cloudy start for the weekend almost uk wide, best of the morning sunshine in northern scotland. still heavy bursts in southern scotland and northern ireland and northern england at times, the greater chance ofa england at times, the greater chance of a few showers is in the south and east but most of the rain light and patchy and mainly on the hills in the west through saturday afternoon. a bit easier tomorrow through the day, particularly later on, and temperatures could still hit the low 20s in the south and east. a cold day in the far north of even with a bit of sunshine. that cooler weather will work down through all of us into sunday, heavy bursts of rain
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into sunday, heavy bursts of rain into sunday, heavy bursts of rain into sunday morning from saturday night and then we open the door to north—westerly winds. for sunday, cloud and outbreaks of rain, especially for england and wales. then sunshine and showers in the afternoon, showers could be heavy and thundery in scotland and northern ireland and temperatures will have taken a bit of a dip in what will be a windy day with gales in places. more throughout the morning, back to you both. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning, shorn on the fourth ofjuly! hairdressers in england can open from tomorrow. jayne's at a salon this morning to find out how they'll be keeping staff and customers safe. some amusement parks in england are also welcoming visitors from tomorrow. but what does socially—distanced fun look like? we've sentjohn to find out. and you've heard of drive—in movies — now there's drive—in comedy. jason manford will be telling us why he's taking part in the latest bid
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to keep the live entertainment business going. there are plenty of changes to lockdown rules across the uk this weekend, causing a mixture of excitement and concern. let's talk now to one of our regular breakfast doctors, doctorjamie now to one of our regular breakfast doctors, doctor jamie parker. now to one of our regular breakfast doctors, doctorjamie parker. are you well? yes, thank you. how are you? fine, thank you for asking. we we re you? fine, thank you for asking. we were saying there is a mixture of concern and excitement, depending who you talk to, about going to pubs full of what are people saying to you? you are right, it is a mixture and people are looking forward to this weekend and relaxing the lockdown but especially the more vulnerable and those who have been shielding are nervous about the possible risk. so when they say that
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they are concerned, what advice are you offering to them in terms of social distancing or when to go out? it is really important to remember that the reason the government has been able to easily lockdown is because we have been following the social distancing advice, that is our major weapon against the spread of coronavirus. not because we have a treatment, there is none, there is no vaccine yet either. it is because we have been following this social distancing advice and have gotten to the stage where we can take a risk and relax the lockdown. you use the word risk, don't you, because we have been socially distancing and following measures but then this is a step to not... not nullify but reducing those measures and
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inevitably as made clear, there will a lwa ys inevitably as made clear, there will always be a risk when people start angling. absolutely. youjust always be a risk when people start angling. absolutely. you just need to be aware of that. the fact coronavirus is still around and if we relax too much and people ignore the guideline then very quickly you may see a rise in cases and before you know it will be an increased number of local lockdown and an increasing number of vulnerable people at risk because although they may not be in the room as you, we are may not be in the room as you, we a re close may not be in the room as you, we are close to people through connections and it is just bearing that in mind. it may not be you who you are doing it for it is for the vulnerable people. will you be going out this weekend? i wasn't planning on it. i wanted to stay away from city centres and town but that is mainly because i have three kids and the thought of taking them around it too much to bear stop the reasons that we used to have before going
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into lockdown! the royal college of physicians issued a warning pressure on nhs staff may worsen for getting better and talking about the possibility of a second peak coupled with the pressures already for the nhs with the normal flu season. what are you advising people to do?” nhs with the normal flu season. what are you advising people to do? i am usually an honest but i am nervous about this winter because there are so many ingredients to make it potentially a perfect storm and make ita potentially a perfect storm and make it a very difficult winter for the nhs. there are the effects of coronavirus not just nhs. there are the effects of coronavirus notjust direct and indirect, that hidden burden of coronavirus where mental health and physical health drops leading into winter and the flu season and the extra burden that that will bring. you have staff who have not had a break, who are physically and mentally tired and in september we have children hopefully returning to school but there is extra viral burden there so not necessarily
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coronavirus but the normal viruses that come in winter and with that you may have increased sickness and an increased pressure on beds in hospitals. it has the potential to be extremely difficult. and also, just tapping into your optimism because you are normally quite a be, it is also saying that proactively it is also saying that proactively it wants to offer the vaccine to eve ryo ne over it wants to offer the vaccine to everyone over the age of 50 if possible. in your day—to—day work are you able to start moving towards that and get your patience ready or thinking about it? this is the flu vaccine that they were talking about here. we are talking about it already and we're working out how to do it. in the past years we have had to drop in flu clinics where we have hundreds of people and are able to offer the vaccine to many people in a short space of time. with the measures around coronavirus, that
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will not be possible so people wonder how we can offer that stop it is not necessarily pratt spaced now but perhaps citywide ashes. we don't quite know how it will work. —— citywide action. there will be many things to take into account in terms of planning planning does need to happen otherwise it will be a difficult winter. always good to talk to you. have a relaxing weekend with your three children. thank you for talking with us. time is now 638 and mike has the sport for us. when you have waited so long to achieve something, there is a big sigh of relief and then you may not be at your sharpest in the following
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moments. jurgen klopp says his liverpool side, weren't suffering from a hangover, but they were thumped 4—0 at manchester city. the new premier league champions, were given the customary guard of honour before the match at the etihad but they found themselves 3—0 down at half—time. this one a great team goal, finished off by phil foden and they wrapped up the win, when raheem sterling's effort, was deflected in, off alex oxlade chamberlain. it has not changed the result of the season but it influenced this result today massively and i liked the attitude of the boys, they were there. but when we got the knocks, it was a tough day and status tough day. we were still in the game and had our moments, not the clearest chances but we were there. the team did not come here to celebrate, they came here to beat us and of those faces in the guard of
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honour, i saw those faces in the first few minutes and how they communicated and that is why i give them credit for what they have done today jose mourinho said his tottenham players weren't "mentally strong enough," after yet more v.a.r controversy in their defeat at sheffield united. the home side were 1—0 up, when this goal from harry kane was ruled out, after a v.a.r check, spotted lucas moura's, hand ball in the build up. mourinho said his side never recovered — and sheffield united went on to win 3—1. formula 1 returns this morning, almost four months, after the opening grand prix in australia, was cancelled, just before first practice, was due to get underway. the red bull ring, in austria will host the first two races of the season, a week apart. world champion lewis hamilton and his mercedes team, have changed their cars and overalls to black, to promote the fight against racism and discrimination. we have shown quite a bit of acknowledgement of where we are in
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society today and that we are not standing still, we are moving ahead and it will be interesting to see if any other teams are doing anything but we will ensure, as drivers, that we stand to represent something. there are fears the coronavirus pandemic, could set women's sport, back decades, because of the cancellation of leagues and competitions. several men's team sports have resumed in recent weeks, but women's sport hasn't been seen as a priority, for what seem, to be logistal and financial reasons. jo currie has more. a nation inspired. last summer the england netball team with the latest success story england netball team with the latest su ccess story as england netball team with the latest success story as they claimed a world cup bronze on home soil. one year later and women sport has been decimated by the covid—19 pandemic, leaving some to question if it can never recover. there was not parity before and we knew that but we were working towards it and governing bodies were stepping forward and
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trying to better their female influence and participation at elite level. and it will have set us back ten or 20 years. the top divisions in women's football rugby and netball have been cancelled. the england women's cricket i have international matches pencilled in for september have been warned that they may not go ahead while the professionally cycling and golf tours lit lay in tatters. it is a different story for men sport. the premier league returned to empty stadiums but huge viewing figures when it restarted last month. the by when it restarted last month. the rugby season is also due to resume in august. male cricketers are set to host a series this summer and formula 1 is under way this weekend. professional female athletes often talk about growing the sport and inspiring the next generation. but with no women sport taking place in lockdown and with none being shown on television, where our young girls
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getting role models from? whenever my daughter sees football on, she says mummy, not football again! my daughter sees football on, she says mummy, not footballagain! ok. now she is a little older i want her to know that anything is possible andi to know that anything is possible and i have tried that, just in lockdown, to be a good role model to her but more sports are back on an accessible and safe to go then we will be able to pick back up where we left off, fingers crossed. a number of high—profile sportswomen recently wrote to the government and urge them to tackle the discrimination against women during lockdown, for fear of long—term damage being done to women sport.” read some of the headlines that said women sport will be lost after covid—19. think about that language. what does that mean? will it recover? will there be momentum going forward? i think we have heard so much of this in almost comes normalised. last year's women's super league champions arsenal were able to celebrate their title in front of their fans but this year's
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winners, chelsea, were not given the chance. a missed opportunity to inspire future generations —— future generations and be part of the sporting fabric of this country. it seems the women's team sports have been especially hardest hit. that is all for now. thank you, mike and we will see you later on. we have already discussed the easing of lockdown in england and northern ireland this morning and now it is time to turn to scotland where self—contained holiday accommodation like lodges caravans and cottages can now accept guest. that is welcome news to people who work in the industry and those hoping for a so stay at home vacation. our correspondent has been meeting some of those people. the breathtaking beauty never went away during lockdown, even while the visitors did. loch lomond is one of the most popular tourist destinations in scotland. in normal
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times, 4 million people travel here every year. from today, some of them can stay again. self catering is leading the way in being able to open up but fiona campbell owns two holiday cottages in the national park and has spent the last few days getting them ready. a massive spike of interest as soon as it was made aware that people could open up earlier. people are desperate to go away and desperate to enjoy the wide open countryside, the beautiful views on the walks. people are crying out for in full the scottish first minister has not ruled out quarantining visitors from england if infection rates rise south of the border. it is an idea that has not gone down well with some. for people to come and sell quarantining scotla nd to come and sell quarantining scotland will be an absolute disaster. you cannot just scotland will be an absolute disaster. you cannotjust say eve ryo ne disaster. you cannotjust say everyone has to sell quarantining, it simply will not work. fiona's first visitors, shannon and her husband and their three dogs. it is the first time they will be staying in scotland for their holidays, rather than going abroad. we live in
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scotla nd rather than going abroad. we live in scotland so in the summer we would usually travel abroad for a change of scenery. we have never been so excited to go on holiday and some we re excited to go on holiday and some were so close as well. we have three dogs and because of the lockdown we have not been able to walk them as much so we are very excited to be able to take them out into nature and do these hiking trails. for the industry, there are new precautions and procedures keep guest say. disinfectant fogging machines used at this holiday park ahead of visitors returning full with tourists from abroad unlikely this year, they are hoping that more people will holiday closer to home. in the past we have had many people from all over the world but this year things will be different with there being restrictions on travel so we do tend to focus on the trend of the uk stay at home vacation so hopefully we will get the british people back to explore the country.
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this is an area heavily dependent on tourism and hundreds ofjobs have gone already, hundreds more could follow. hotels have closed in coach tours have disappeared. for this business it has been like having three winters back to back. no visitors, the cruisers, no business. it has been very tough. they are thinking new ways to ten people back on board, pushing the idea that enjoying the water and people's well—being go hand—in—hand. enjoying the water and people's well-being go hand-in-hand. for all of us who have been cooped up inside for the last number of weeks, yeah, what a great opportunity when we are allowed to open, from a health perspective, to get people out on the lake and allow them to enjoy some fresh air there. lockdown heath scotland's tourism industry hard. there are hopes and fears for the future and a fine line to walk, reassuring locals as restrictions ease further and people start
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to return. stunning pictures. step away from the scissors and put down the pudding bowl — your days of home hairdressing are over from tomorrow if you live in england. 0h, oh, the putting bowl haircut! remember when we saw the home haircuts and a couple looked like when your mum used to put the bowl on your head. jayne's at a salon in liverpool with more details. good morning to you, jayne. this is a moment that the hairdressing industry has been desperate for, but it's not going to be business as usual? its absolutely not going to be business as usual. in england it is tomorrow — can you believe it — and some are opening at midnight. in northern ireland, it is on monday. in wales, the following monday. in
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scotland, the wednesday after that. hairdressers nationwide are gearing up hairdressers nationwide are gearing upfor hairdressers nationwide are gearing up for business, but not business as usual. i will put my mask on now and step inside saints salon in south liverpool. good morning, ladies! sorry for kicking the mike. firstly, the government guidelines say you don't have to wear a mask if you're a client, only hairdressers need to wear a visor, like holly, kate is on reception behind a screen, so she doesn't have to, but holly, so many hairdressers are asking clients to wear a mask, like us today, why? we wa nt wear a mask, like us today, why? we want clients and staff to feel safe, especially on the first visit back. safety first. have a look this film because we're going to try to talk you through all the changes you can expect if you've got an employment. after three months, cutthroat beat is getting ready to reopen and he's very happy about that. but very
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little here will be as it was before. for starters, fewer customers are allowed in at any one time and when they do come in for a cut, hand sanitiser is compulsory here, as are facemasks for clients. many but not all salons and barbers are insisting on that. government guidelines only mandate visors are one by staff. ok, so i've got it on and you're safe to get in the seat. there's a lot of things that are going to be different for people than there used to. normally when you go to the barbers or headdresses you go to the barbers or headdresses you wear a material gown, they will be thrown away, these ones, after every service. a lot less glamorous than usual! there no drinks, no magazines while you wait. in fact, no waiting. and there is no loud music. what the government has recommended is you keep the level of music to a minimum. obviously people talking projects spit particles and that's what spreads the virus, they've asked us to keep music low. you are
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allowed to do what all hairdressers and barbers do, catch up with your clients? that is the thing i have missed about the barbershop, it is a massive help to mental health as well. unloading, getting stuff on your mind and i feel like a lot of men will want to unload a lot of stuff they have built up over the last three months. i bet. prices have gone up 8% to cover the cost of ppe and extra time built in around appointments to wash down each chair and client station. one last change, those beards men have cultivated over the last five yea rs, have cultivated over the last five years, like this on barber matt, they will have to go uncultivated for a little while longer because shaves are out. matt comyn no more beard trims? unfortunately not at the moment. hopefully we're looking at around september possibly. you are itching to get back to the baba's chair, aren't you? 100%, dying baba's chair, aren't you? 10096, dying to socialise a bit more with people apart from my kids. plenty of
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clients like brett are itching to get back stop the i've got the bbc recording. hi, brad, how are you doing? are you the first name on the list? i made sure a was -- i was. i have booked myself in until 2025! think, pete? i made sure i was in. this doesn't look like a lockdown hairdo, is there a massive ponytail at the back? as you can see it is... 0k. at the back? as you can see it is... ok. doesn't get much worse than this, it's the longest... across the city, susan has been calling her clients gearing up for getting back into business. asa into business. as a freelance stylist, she unpacks the tools of her trade in clients puss puss homes and that is still allowed. for now, though, she will try where possible to stick to gardens. i will try and be outside, it is safer, isn't it? what if it is raining? some have conservatives,
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conservatories, even if it is rainy the door can be open and the window can be open. there is a way. i have seen the temperature gauge, that's not in the guidelines?m isn't, but i am going rogue with theirs to do everything i can to keep my clients in safe. and the key question is — will people feel safe? that's the million—dollar question. i've got all the ppe, all the sanitising and sterilising equipment. i have got procedure to follow. hope for the best. but what about clients? how did they feel about clients? how did they feel about getting back in the hairdresser‘s chair? only one way to find out — let's take the chair to them. off the phone, come on. in the barber's chair. got time to get into the bbc breakfast baba's chair? we've got to discuss your hair. carl, tell us how long it has been.
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three months. should i say to long? how serious how things got, michelle? it needs a good cut. this isn't a haircut, this is a mane now, i have turned into a lion!” isn't a haircut, this is a mane now, i have turned into a lion! i haven't had a cut since the start of it really. you are itching to do it for him? 0h, really. you are itching to do it for him? oh, yes. mind you, look at mine! i'mjust as him? oh, yes. mind you, look at mine! i'm just as bad! him? oh, yes. mind you, look at mine! i'mjust as bad! when are him? oh, yes. mind you, look at mine! i'm just as bad! when are you booked in? the second week in july. you are counting down the days? the minutes. tuesday you are in? tuesday lam in, a minutes. tuesday you are in? tuesday i am in, a view points this weekend on saturday with the mo salah hairdo, geta on saturday with the mo salah hairdo, get a few autographs locked in. but not everyone is in a rush to get back to the salon. normally i do it every five weeks. i know it is open for bookings but i haven't made that move yet. i have waited this long. you're going to wait a bit longer? i'm going to wait another
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month. some will wait because they wa nt to month. some will wait because they want to wait, others because they can't get an appointment. tomorrow places like this are back in business. if that chap is channelling ken dodd, iand if that chap is channelling ken dodd, i and channelling worzel gummidge for sure! this is straw now, it has gone! —— i am channelling. there have been absolute scenes in the last few weeks, kate, what has happened? the phone has gone saying we are on bbc news, asking if the salon is open and they want to make an appointment but i have to say we won't open until tomorrow. tomorrow is the big day! two people have stopped by, holly, and asked for an appointment, haven't they? also people have rung up haven't they? also people have rung up and they have an appointment and they are concerned, aren't they? they want to be reassured we have put in the right safety measures and they can call and have a haircut and feel safe. we have spent the last
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couple of days trying to make people feel that we have done everything that we can. you are under a special pressure because your brother works in? health and safety. and your auntie is? a nurse at the royal. phone rings... swing around. your auntie is a covid nurse, so you are taking safely very seriously, talk us through some of the changes? you have got a perspex screen, so when clients come in they can be greeted by kate and kate is also safe. clients will be offered a facemask if they haven't brought their own. phone rings... that is going to happen all morning, isn't it? you have brought in the perspex screens at great expense, haven't you? they are around £300 but they are sturdy, so we are around £300 but they are sturdy, so we will be cleaning them a lot.
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we wanted to get something that would last. and you have spent a fortune on environmentally friendly ppe, because everything has to be disposed of? downs, towels, gloves, it all has to be disposable —— downs. only used once. we have tried our best to use biodegradable where we can. we are going to talk later more about the message from here is, listen, you will get an appointment, let's make it safe, slow and steady. i will see you later, back to you. thanks, jayne, we will see you later. the phones are ringing and business to be done after a long wait. let's get out for some fresh air perhaps today. gorgeous clowns and a dramatic skyline. —— clouds. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. if you are going outside, you will need waterproofs, a wet day in many parts but writer weather on the way,
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especially on sunday, but adds we go through the weekend, steadily getting windier —— brighter. extensive rain in much of scotland and at times in northern ireland, northern england, north and west wales and in these areas, the rain will come and go all day. drier and brighter to the south and east, and in shetland, these are the areas where you are most likely to see sunshine but for most, a cloudy day and the rain will be more persistent around western areas. patria to the north and east later, so while shetland is sunshine this afternoon, a bit drier in the north of mainland scotla nd a bit drier in the north of mainland scotland —— patria. minorflooding may be later. around cumbria, snowdonia, down across the western half of wales, this is where we will see the rain all day long and the rivers won't continue to rise —— well. highs of 18 to 21 in the
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south—east corner. —— will. rain at times in many parts overnight, clearest skies in northern scotland and he temperatures will drop the furthest, single figures. notice across england and wales, a fairly humid night with temperatures around 15 or 16 as we start the weekend. a fairly cloudy start to the weekend almost uk wide, the best of the morning sunshine tomorrow will be in northern scotland. if you are heading out tomorrow, the rain will come and go, light and patchy than today but the same areas seeing the wettest weather today. the best brea ks wettest weather today. the best breaks in eastern wales, the midlands, east anglia and the south—east and northern scotland with sunshine. the breeze will pick up with sunshine. the breeze will pick up tomorrow and a humid day in the south and chilly further north. i will have —— naga and charlie will have your headlines next.
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an idea all good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today: spain, italy, germany, france — the government names the first four countries where holidaymakers from england won't have to quarantine when they come home. ghislaine maxwell — a longtime friend of prince andrew — has been remanded in custody in the us after being charged with a number of sex offences. don't overdo it — borisjohnson warns people to act responsibly when coronavirus restrictions are eased, and pubs open in england tomorrow.
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and the other thing open tomorrow, theme parks across england. so if you are a rollercoasterjunkie you can get your fix of bad boys like this. and back down to earth with a bumpfor this. and back down to earth with a bump for the new premier league champions, liverpool, who were honoured by last year's winners last night before then being thrashed, 4-0. it's friday the third ofjuly. our top story. the government has named the first four countries where travel restrictions will be relaxed, so there is no need for people in england to self—isolate when they come home from holiday. spain, italy, germany and france will become exempt from the quarantine rule from next friday — and ministers say more countries will be given the green light today. but they have yet to guarantee the same arrangements with all the countries involved. and the devolved administrations in
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scotland, wales and northern ireland will have to set out their own approach. here's andy moore. tomorrow will see major changes to life in england in more ways than one. not only will people be able to go to the pub, they'll also be able to travel to a warm beach overseas, as the government formally lifts its ban on all but essential travel. so which countries will be open? the first four countries on the list are: germany, france, italy and spain. but its expected that as many as 70, possibly more, will be named later today. some countries, such as portugal and sweden, where infection rates are thought to be too high, may not be on the list. it's good news that the government is removing its blanket quarantine measures which have caused so much uproar, frankly, in the travel industry over the last few weeks. it's good news that the foreign office will be removing its non—essential travel advice from this saturday, and it means that
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many millions of holidaymakers will actually be able to travel from this saturday to, certainly those countries you mentioned, spain, italy, france and germany. but also many others they will unveil in a few hours' time. travel agents hope they will soon be able to give their customers clear answers to the questions they've been asking. the clarity that we need is either, yes you can go, or know you can't go — simple as that. greece won't allow uk holidaymakers in until the middle of next month. the uk government hopes the countries on its green list will have reciprocal arrangements so that arriving travellers won't have to self—isolate, but there's no guarantee of that. and this announcement so far only applies to england, with the transport secretary, grant shapps suggesting delays to the announcement were due to differences with scotland. i think the uk government should spend less time trying to misrepresent and politicise these difficult issues that we are dealing
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with right now. less time trying to pick pointless fights so that all of us can just focus on the task at hand. westminster says the devolved governments in wales, scotland and northern ireland will set out their own approaches to foreign travel. so far we haven't heard what they will be. andy moore, bbc news. our political correspondent helen catt is in westminster. what everyone is looking for is clarity around all of these issues and we had an announcement about four countries. they used to be called air bridges but i think they are called something else now. explain more. there should a more com plete explain more. there should a more complete list later of the countries the government considers to be green countries, where you won't have to sell quarantining upon return from those countries. there has been pressure on the government ever since they announced they would be in these quarantine measures from the travel industry but also from
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some of its own backbenchers to try and make them less restrict, less blanket and that is where this idea of their bridges came from. from the start it seemed that it may look at reciprocal agreements with a small number of countries and as you heard in that report, what we got something different, a wider opening but with less guaranteed rest —— reciprocal arrangements. that is what we are at the moment but that does not come in for another week. there is a big change tomorrow when the foreign office will change the travel advice to so you can go on non—essential visits to some countries to separately and happening at the same time, boris johnson having a message to people in england, specific to england before the pubs open tomorrow. what is he said? he is going to give a press co nfe re nce is he said? he is going to give a press conference tomorrow and the message from the government over the last few days is that we want to go people —— we want people to go out and enjoy themselves but do not overdo it and that is what the expectation of borisjohnson will
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say later. there has been criticism about choosing a saturday to allow pubs to reopen and about doing it on what would be independence day in the united states and the narrative that has grown up around the idea of super saturday. boris johnson that has grown up around the idea of super saturday. borisjohnson will move to temper that a little bit and talk about this being the support of the livelihood of business owners and those who ignore social distancing would be letting down those businesses who have made such heroic effort. borisjohnson is not a finger wagging politician but this is an acknowledgement that this is a moment of risk. it the government wa nts to moment of risk. it the government wants to get people out and the economy started again but it does not want a second wave of coronavirus and it does not want to see more and more lockdowns. us prosecutors say they would welcome the chance to speak to prince andrew after charging his long—time friend ghislaine maxwell with sex offences. she has appeared in court charged with assisting the convicted paedophilejeffrey epstein with his crimes.
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she denies any wrongdoing. sources close to prince andrew insist he is willing to co—operate with the investigation. here's our north america correspondent david willis. ghislaine maxwell, lover, friend and, it is claimed, facilitator of convicted paedophilejeffrey epstein. she is charged with befriending and grooming girls for him to sexually abuse. arrested by the fbi at this sprawling farmhouse in new hampshire, ghislaine maxwell had been lying low since epstein committed suicide in prison while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. tucked away, she reportedly paid cash for the place in order to shield her identity. we've been discreetly keeping tabs on maxwell's whereabouts as we work this investigation and, more recently, we learned she'd slithered away to a gorgeous property in new hampshire, continuing to live a life of privilege while her victims live with the trauma inflicted upon them years ago. tonight, the woman authorities have
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spent more than a year looking for is in custody. prosecutors have vowed to go after the people who conspired with jeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell's arrest has been headline news here. she is facing six charges linked to the alleged sex trafficking including enticing a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, and two counts of perjury. prosecutors allege the victims were as young as 14 years old when the crimes took place between 1994 and 1997. she has previously denied all allegations against her. the daughter of the late radio magnate robert maxwell, she is also a friend of prince andrew and in this now infamous photo from 2001, the two are seen with virginia giuffre, who claims that ms maxwell arranged for her to have sex with prince andrew when she was 17, a claim the prince has strenuously denied. i have no recollection of ever meeting this lady. none whatsoever. you do not remember meeting her?
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following the arrest, new york prosecutors are again calling on prince andrew for his help with their enquiries. we would welcome prince andrew coming talk with us. we would like to have the benefit of his statement. the gates of her new hampshire mansion have now been locked and she is awaiting transfer to new york to face trial. if convicted she faces up to 35 years in jail. it's emerged that some people taking a test for covid—19 at the height of the pandemic did not have to give their home postcode. more than 45,000 tests, which were carried out by private firms outside of hospitals, did not require the patient to submit the information. public health england is now trying to retrospectively link positive tests to home addresses. a group of hospital doctors has warned that pressure on nhs staff over covid—19 may get worse before it gets better, and have called for flu
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jabs for all over—505. the royal college of physicians warns that a normal winter flu season, on top of a potential second wave of coronavirus infections, could bring the health service to what it calls a grinding halt. it also wants to start the flu vaccination of nhs staff earlier than usual. let's go back to one of our major themes this morning. it's 105 days since pubs in england called last orders at the start it's105 days since pubs in england called last orders at the start of the lockdown — but they'll be allowed to re—open from tomorrow. so will other branches of the hospitality trade in england — including restaurants, cafes and holiday parks. our consumer affairs correspondent sarah corker has been to see how they're preparing to welcome their customers back. the beer has arrived... ..the bar's almost ready and the signs are up. at the dog inn in the village of belthorn near blackburn, they're opening the doors from 2pm until 8pm on saturday
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— reduced hours to manage numbers and drinking. to be closed has felt terrible, to be open again — i know there's going to be problems and issues, and i'm sure something is going to go wrong, but frankly i can't wait. this pub is owned and run by the local community and reopening day means much more than just selling pints. some people haven't spoken to anybody outside of telephone calls or zoom calls for months. to actually come out and see people face—to—face is going to be really important for people. the car park has been turned into a seating area as pubs make the most of their outdoor spaces for some alfresco dining. they'll be hoping for some better weather at the weekend though. as the economy slowly starts coming back to life, the uk tourism industry is now preparing for a boom in staycations. uncertainty over foreign travel has forced some people to swap corfu for cornwall, and lake garda for the lake district.
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one of the silver linings of this horrible covid cloud is that people might fall back in love with the great british holiday. parkdean is the uk's largest holiday operator with 67 sites. at this one in windermere, safety measures are now in place. this is all set up and ready? we are doing our drive—through check—in. you'll arrive at the unit, the unit will be open. so, you don't have to interact with people, essentially? no interaction at all with anybody. how much of an opportunity could this be for domestic tourism? our booking numbers are extremely strong. we have seen great growth in ourjuly, august and september bookings. what's really encouraging is that we're seeing lots of growth in september, october, november. over the border in wales, there's a different mood. the welsh government is yet to set a date for when indoor dining can resume. cerys and tom have three businesses but with no money coming in and bills to pay, they‘ re under pressure.
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it's a hugely emotional time for all of us because, us personally, we have invested ten years of our lives in setting up these businesses. we're really proud of what we do and the employment that we have been able to bring and offer people. so it's gruelling, i think. every month this restaurant is closed, they lose £30,000. if we don't get open and up and running before the furlough scheme starts to taper off, then cash flow becomes impossible essentially because there is very little cash flow in businesses like this. back in lancashire, the biggest challenge may be enforcing the rules. if anybody isn't following the social distancing rules, they'll be first of all given a warning, and if they still aren't following the rules, they will be asked to leave. so a reminder not to get carried away as many of us return to the pub this weekend. sarah corker, bbc news.
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13 minutes past seven there. well, ahead of lockdown easing, the heads of the emergency services in england have urged the public to act responsibly when pubs and restaurants reopen. let's now speak to two people on the front line of dealing with irresponsible behaviour. deputy chief constable rachel kearton from the national police chief's council, and dr ian higginson, a frontline doctor and vice president of the royal college of emergency medicine. thank you both forjoining us this morning. chief constable, let me start with you. you are in suffolk. tell me what your team and your staff will be doing in terms of preparation. how many extra have been brought in to cover what could potentially be a lively day and evening. it could be. ithink potentially be a lively day and evening. it could be. i think people will be celebrating in many different ways and some will choose to be out and about but also it is important to recognise that many people are choosing to celebrate
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with family and friends at home or stay inside because there is still quite a lot of vulnerability and nervousness out there. we are still in the middle of a pandemic but in suffolk we are preparing for a busy saturday. this is something we do a lot in it is what we prepare for all the time and as soon as the lockdown was announced in march we were putting into place plans that would then at some point we would have a release of lockdown and we would need to have staff on the street and be able to reassure our licensed trade that we are there to help them and support them to open safely. have hit the nail on the head in terms of some people being nervous and they will want to stay at home with family celebrating. the ones who are braver and embracing the relaxation of the rules but you and your team need to be careful with language and tone, and we have been
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careful of that as people tussle with restrictions. and policing is pa rt with restrictions. and policing is part of the community. in suffolk, we have close relationships with our partners and licensing trade and our community, so i'm so pleased for the licensing trade and also for those isolated people who we've been hearing from who have been isolated by themselves for weeks and weeks. a number of people have been furloughed or who have lostjobs, they haven't seen people, so this is a really good weekend to celebrate but we can do that carefully. i believe people will be responsible across the country and do that safely, and that is all i will ask of people. i know the licensing trade has prepared really carefully for today, as have the police service and other emergency services, and we are ready to support people having a nice weekend in the way they want to celebrate — carefully, cautiously and considerately. doctor higginson, you are vice president of the royal college of
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emergency medicine. what is your greatest fear going into their saturday when pubs are open?” greatest fear going into their saturday when pubs are open? i agree with your previous speaker, we welcome the reopening of industries like hospitality because they are really important to all of us. similarly we ask people to behave responsibly — please don't go out and end up hammered and affecting the nhs. remember, coronaviruses still out there and we have to be careful not to see an increase in this awful disease. what you are saying is essentially twofold, one is not wanting the a&e departments to have too many people coming in, and the other is the message about the dangers that still lie in the community? yes, i think thatis lie in the community? yes, i think that is fair. i think our biggest long—term concern would be to find ourselves back to square one or heading back to where we've been in the past with an increase in
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spreading this virus. we all want to be able to go out and enjoy ourselves but we need to do so bearing in mind the virus is still out there and if we forget our social distancing and forget to behave in the right way towards each other, the virus could carry on spreading or even increase its spread. please, behave responsibly but do enjoy yourselves — we all need to have fun and we all need to interact with people. deputy chief co nsta ble interact with people. deputy chief constable kearton, when we spoke a moment ago the feeling i got from you was the policing was going to be around the atmosphere around the pubs and restaurants, what's happening on the streets — are you making any provision or are you even thinking you will need to police social distancing inside pubs and restaurants? social distancing inside pubs and restau ra nts ? are social distancing inside pubs and restaurants? are there the resources for that, or is that even appropriate? every licensed premises has had to
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make their own assessment for health and safety purposes, they're working very closely with trading standards and local authorities, so that side of the licensing trade is very much a partnership police have with our local authorities and those working in the trade. the policing side is to make sure offences aren't being committed, people are staying safe and we protect vulnerable people who may be out and about or involved as victims of crime. the policing is there very much to support the atmosphere and the environment. it is for the licensing trade, and they are very, very skilled and aware of this, it is for them to run their premises appropriately according to the restrictions and health and safety assessments that they put in place, but we will be there to support them. doctor higginson, if the scenario — andi doctor higginson, if the scenario — and i know everyone is hoping that people are sensible — but if the scenario unfolds like it would... some people have likened tomorrow to
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a kind of new year's eve atmosphere because of the excitement around the night, we don't know how it will pan out and everyone hopes people will be careful, but what could be the impact on an a&e unit in a given hospital if things are like that? so it has been hyped up a bit. as faras so it has been hyped up a bit. as far as a&e units are concerned, we are already busy and overstretched. things are basically back to normal now, normal numbers, normal in most our emergency department and it will place additional strain on emergency departments. we worry about people getting intoxicated and suffering from alcohol poisoning and the complications from that, and we worry about the violence that can sometimes come from alcohol use and we see awful things related to alcohol. we could see a return to that if we're not careful. but again what we worry about more is the
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long—term potential impact of increased spread of coronavirus, that's where we would urge people to rememberthe that's where we would urge people to remember the basic social distancing principles that help us all work together to see this disease contained. deputy chief constable kearton, i wonder, contained. deputy chief constable kearton, iwonder, if... we don't wa nt kearton, iwonder, if... we don't want it to go wrong this weekend, we don't want it to be a bad weekend, but if it does appear that actually people aren't behaving or aren't following the guidelines, and it simply is too much, what kind of assurance have you been given that there is a line of communication between you and the government or the relevant authorities to say, you know what, we lock down in a certain area, this isn't working, this area isn't ready and the risk of further spread of coronavirus is too much. what communication lines have you been told are open and what influence have you been told you have? we will have to see how this weekend goes, and i'm sure that
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applies to everybody, in terms of advising the government, we have the opportunity to provide information about that, operational impact, the impact on victims, and we will see what happens this weekend. we will make sure we can feed that back into the government in terms of decision—making, but that is for them to decide as to what the next steps a re them to decide as to what the next steps are or what the impact of releasing of lockdown entails. and enforcement or engagement from the police service is only one aspect. we've heard the medical impact is significant as well to take into consideration, as is the economy and the impact on communities and isolated people who have spent many weeks alone. it all needs to be taken into consideration, and policing is one aspect of that. deputy chief constable rachel kearton, thank you for speaking to us. doctor higginson, i know you are on duty today so good luck with today and the weekend that lies ahead. thank you, stay safe. that is
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nice, that is the message, isn't it? well worth repeating. it is a difficult balance today, because obviously there are people really looking forward to going out and having the social life, there's nothing wrong with that, but the pandemic is still here so we have to be mindful of it. charlie, are you a rollercoaster man? no. theme parks and farms will also be welcoming visitors for the first time in months. breakfast‘s john maguire is at thorpe park in surrey to see how they have been preparing. what has tickled you, john? you are, charlie! it was a stupid question of mine, wasn't it? it wasjust the, "no"- mine, wasn't it? it wasjust the, ‘no". no elaboration! sometimes you have to be honest! we are on a balancing act, because alongside every opening of different mncs, there is a word of caution — some people will be looking at where you are today and they will think
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there is no way they are going to an amusement park, others will think they want to but they want to know they want to but they want to know the precautions in place. that's exactly right and that characterises this weekend, charlie and naga. that balance of getting back to normal and hopefully having fun but doing responsibly. sounds like we are being a bit nanny state toa like we are being a bit nanny state to a certain extent but the pandemic is very much alive, as you all know. we are at thorpe park, surrounded by fantastic rollercoasters. we will have a little spin in a moment, so we will see how that goes! they have done a lot of work. the preparation for reopening started pretty much on the day they closed more than 100 days ago, are you thinking the same, ian poulter, what will you see that is different tomorrow? we have been working hard since we closed in march —— neil walter. we are reassuring the guests coming back to
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thorpe park resorts, pre— booked tickets, temperature checks, social distancing, cleaning, and wearing masks on rides. you might have 10,000 ona masks on rides. you might have 10,000 on a busy day, what are numbers going to be? we have capped our numbers very low to ensure we reassure our guests. we are operating around 40% of a normal busy day here, and that's relative. we have reduced capacity on the rides to adhere to social distancing government guidelines. there was a blueprint already for you? we operate attractions around the world and we had the benefit of that share best practice, so we have reopened businesses in australia, new zealand, the far east and europe, so we have learned and we are ready.” am ready to go. enjoy. good to see you, neil. you have to wear a facemask when you go on the ride obviously because people will be screaming. good morning, ross and michael, how are you? i'm sure i'm
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going to be screaming as well. this is stealth, based on a motor racing circuit, i have the lights up in front of me — "fastest rollercoaster in the uk". it will go 80 mph, zero to the 80 mph in 1.8 seconds. i think i'm about to experience that now. you may or may not be able to hear me scream. as you take off, the camera takes your photo and here we go... when the lights go off it is a green light and then we are ready to ride. are! —— oh! you can feel every bit of that. and then we go down! laughter
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it seems to stop as quickly as it ta kes it seems to stop as quickly as it takes off. you get that incredible acceleration at the beginning. you, sort of, feel as though your stomach travels and is pushed into the back of your chest, travels down your spine, right down to the bottom of your spine and then it shoots back up your spine and then it shoots back up again as you get to the top of the arch, 205 feet high, and then your stomach goes right back down again as you scream down the bottom side. i almost swallowed my facemask! shame you're not meant to touch your face because i would have in my head in my hands right now! without you telling us what you have been through, which, by the way, we sat here and i screeched for you, your hair tells the story now. is it still there and on my head? just about, but well done! and you're
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doing it again in the next hour so anyone that missed it... a different one. a different one? john, thanks very much. it is lovely seeing a bit of normal, isn't it? a few images this morning, ben ina isn't it? a few images this morning, ben in a pub, there's a bit of normal and alongside all that, of course, normal and alongside all that, of course , we are normal and alongside all that, of course, we are emphasising this morning, those people who are less content with the speed at which things are opening up and those questions we are asking as well. let's talk about school now. they were cancelled this year, and now it seems there could be changes to a—levels and gcses in england next year. all exams could be delayed and in some subjects, pupils given a choice of topics, in case they haven't covered the whole syllabus. education editor branwenjeffreys has been to a school in woking to find out what teachers and students think. 0k, ok, just wait there. checked at the front door of the school, temperature is monitored each visit. for these year tens,
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nothing has been normal. they are seeing each of their teachers to start the journey to gcses. it helped a lot because you're talking with your teachers face to face, you get more in—depth responses. this school aims to finish gcse courses by christmas thanks to a full online timetable, they are on track. exams might be pushed back a few weeks and that is still welcome. what i really hope is they can push back to around june, so we will have a lot better, time to focus and more revision. gcse exams in core subjects could be just the same — maths, english and science — but in some others, like history, there may be changes. a choice of topics in case pupils have missed anything. the head teacher here feels they can be ready in time. every pupil went into lockdown with a device. she knows other
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stu d e nts with a device. she knows other students may not be so well—prepared. students may not be so well-prepared. i think it's a case of identifying how many schools nationally are far behind and not really a ble nationally are far behind and not really able to catch up with the content really able to catch up with the co nte nt of really able to catch up with the content of the courses, and if the gap isn't too big, then i think it should be as normal, otherwise the exa m co nte nt should be as normal, otherwise the exam content just needs should be as normal, otherwise the exam contentjust needs to change, but again, teachers need to know well in advance so they can plan and deliver those lessons. teenagers across england have had very different experiences of lockdown — some have been learning almost full—time online following a timetable, others just doing a few hours a week will have missed a huge chunk of their education. but they're all going to have to use it they're all going to have to use it the same gcse exams next summer. at this school, they don't want teenagers to drop gcses but instead get through exams and give them the widest choice. branwenjeffreys, bbc
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news. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. we know that people who live in england will be able to more than 50 countries without need to self isolate when they come home full of thatis isolate when they come home full of that is according to the transport secretary grant shapps who we speak to right now. thank you for your time this morning. we are on a learning curve with you this morning. can you tell us exactly what the government has announced in relation to which countries are no longer subject to the quarantine regulations? the actual list itself will be published this afternoon and we have worked on that and it is carefully consultation with public health england and a security centre and the chief medical officer so these are countries where it is now possible to travel if you are in england to those countries and back and not have to quarantine at the
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end of the holiday. what are those countries? i don't know if i could list all 50 plus of them here and now but we essentially have two groups, those in a green category with very low occurrences and countries in an amber group where they would include france and germany, italy and spain and a number of others which will be publishing later today. is it the case that all of those 50 countries andi case that all of those 50 countries and i appreciate won't go through the list for us now, but all those 50 countries, when someone from england travels their, that you, on return, do not need to quarantining. guarantee that when you arrive in the country you have no restrictions? that is right. the countries on the list name that when you arrive there you will have no restrictions unless, and i should stress this point, they are on the
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green list. those are countries with a low incident and we thought it was right. new zealand is a good example. they do have restrictions when you arrive but we thought it was right to include them because people may want to come here from new zealand and that is no particular threat to our games with what everyone has been going through in lockdown and ensuring with the virus. but the middle countries, as it were, those ones are places where we have reciprocal agreements in place to make sure that if you go there or come here, the arrangements are the same both ways. in other words, no quarantine. forthe are the same both ways. in other words, no quarantine. for the sake of clarity, other 49 countries of whom we now have a reciprocal arrangement for no restrictions either way? you will have to wait for the full list today. and a further interesting point on this it
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will also include overseas territories as well so england's overseas territories including job walter in the falkland islands and many others and then there are a few other places such as the vatican which will be included, countries within countries and the lot of thing. it is a complicated list but the most important thing is that people who were hoping to get away for a summer holiday will have options when they see the list, people who need to travel for business and, importantly, the aviation industry and, being first into this crisis and very slow to come out as well because of the need to have things like quarantine, they are welcoming that from the point of jobs and the industry. as we sit here talking today, the foreign office advice is that not all non—essential travel is banned. when is that to change? that will change tomorrow. that will come in line
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with the hospitality industry changing and parks reopening. that advice is separate and they have a different requirement to quarantine itself but it will run in parallel and they will change that travel advice a few days later, onjuly ten, the quarantine will go from the countries which are announced today, 50 plus, as i said. in the interim period, tomorrow, if someone books a holiday to go to spain, france or spain, is there insurance valid?m is important that the foreign office advice reflects the quarantine because it is the foreign office advice that makes insurance questionable, depending on the policy but usually the insurance looks for what the foreign office advice is about. from tomorrow, as an example, france and germany,
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travel advice to france and germany will change meaning that you can travel there and, importantly, from july ten, coming back from those countries you will no longer have to quarantine. i should countries you will no longer have to quarantine. ishould point countries you will no longer have to quarantine. i should point out you will need to complete a passenger locator form that asks where you have been and where you are coming back to, just some commonsense information because the one thing we do not want to do here is throwaway the hard—won game of everybody staying at home, everyone knows the story. you don't want to throw that away so it is cautioned, while allowing these countries onto the list and allowing people to start travelling again to if there are no checks taking place, what is the point? checks taking place, what is the po|nt? legally, checks taking place, what is the point? legally, we need to know where you have been. so they see that x country is not on, i will be to another country and come back to
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it. but by law... how many checks have happened thus far? i do not have happened thus far? i do not have an exact number for you have any taken place? absolutely cheques have taken place. and it is a criminal offence to not fill out the form accurately and there are substantial fines so people really need to follow that. it needs to stay in place for the reason i described but as i said that is straightforward to fill out online and that should stop anybody from travelling but we want to make sure we do everything possible that we do not give up the gains. the virus has not give up the gains. the virus has not gone away and we know that. people have worked hard to get to where we are now, which is under control, but there is further to go and so this measure is proportionate. a couple of questions
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to illustrate specific circumstances. one woman flew home from spain yesterday after attending a funeral and she has arranged to isolate within her house for 14 days. if the restrictions are lifted with my quarantine and immediately? so somebody, july ten is the time so nothing can happen beforejuly ten, ijust want nothing can happen beforejuly ten, i just want to check the dates here, but the rules will have changed at that point so from that point onward, you will be legal to not quarantine yourself. but it is important to stress that the quarantine does exist up tojuly ten, so your viewer has done exactly the right thing. someone else is saying, they have a holiday booked to cyprus, do you know, can you tell us, i know you said you did not want to go through a list of countries but for example cyprus, will that be
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on the list? i would say to that viewer and everybody else, please check the list before you book your holidays etiquette -- it is —— it is very important. you do not want to find yourself in a situation where you end up breaking the law by coming back from somewhere where quarantine still exists etiquette and that list will be out later today. so much confusion over the situation in relation to the devolved nations. scotland, wales and northern ireland. you have announced to us just now relates to england only, is that correct? that is absolutely right. so the other nations? they have their own devolved administrations. i held off by a couple of days and i was hoping to
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announce this last weekjust couple of days and i was hoping to announce this last week just to couple of days and i was hoping to announce this last weekjust to see if they wanted to announce at the same time, they decided they have their own process to go through and remember this does not change until july ten so there is still opportunity for them to do that and i would not be surprised if we see countries come on board with it. but it is their decision, no question, and you will need to put it to them. i hope we can do this as four nations at the same time to simplify it or people but they will need to make that decision. if someone flies from scotland, what is the situation? you can already fly from england to scotland, that is something you can already do. no quarantine issues in relation? not within the united kingdom and not within the united kingdom and not within the united kingdom and not within the common travel area which includes the republic of ireland, the isle of man, the channel islands, there are no quarantine measures in places like these.” wa nt to
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measures in places like these.” want to ask you about relaxing of lockdown restrictions, particularly pubs, tomorrow. some people are concerned that things are happening too quickly. i want to play you a few clips, if i may. james radcliffe is a landlord in the yorkshire dales and he has spoken to us about his attitude. this is an industry where they desperately want to reopen but this is what he told us. my name is james and i own a pub. i cannot think of a worse time to open than saturday. we are walking into an unknown and open up the busiest day of the week seems crazy to me. nobody knows what we are walking into. body has experience this in their life so there is a lot todayjust and a lot of information out there, a lot of guidelines, recommendation and we will really have to think on our feet to get this right. and
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yesterday in parliament. i suggest people use a yard avail to measure social distancing and i had a glass delivered and i am looking forward to visiting a pub on saturday to see ifi to visiting a pub on saturday to see if i can get the 2.5 pints i believe a yard avail actually takes.” thought the government was trying to urge caution. i am more concerned that a yard does not fit the one metre plus rule. i think... that a yard does not fit the one metre plus rule. ithink... i'm that a yard does not fit the one metre plus rule. i think... i'm not sure... here is the thing, jacob rees mogg appeared to be treating it asa rees mogg appeared to be treating it as a bit ofa rees mogg appeared to be treating it as a bit of a laugh and you laugh about it now. this is serious. of course it is. but at the end of the day people can apply common sense and we have seen that throughout the pandemic. it will have responded responsibly to the whole thing. jacob often has a colourful turn of phrase and that is nothing new. but listening to the landlord there, he
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is right about the need to follow the various pieces of guidance and he is obviously read it all and will apply it in his own pub. but if! may, he has a good point. it is fundamental and i know it is happening tomorrow and away the moment has passed but why open on a saturday? the prime minister will say more about this later today when he speaks about the reopening. we think that actually people are com pletely think that actually people are completely able to be very sensible with this stuff. we expect people to respect the guidance. there are many measures in place which will help to adjust to this new world and as i saw you say on a piece earlier, it is nice to see some things return to normal but it will not be quite the same as things were before. there
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will be recommended table service rather than going up to the bar, there will be quite a lot of other social distancing measures and precautions in place. somewhat will not be exactly as it was before but i think we should trust people to return, to start this return to normal life in a responsible way, whatever day of the week it is and i am sure that is what will happen full thank you for your time this morning. the prime minister will be speaking at five o'clock later today. time out to talk to mike and a change of fortune, how quickly they come by. yes, not the way, liverpool would have wanted to celebrate becoming champions on the pitch, but despite the thrashing, the man city boss, says liverpool are still the best team he's ever faced. the new premier league champions were given the customary guard of honour before the match at the etihad but by half—time they were 3—0 down. this one a great team effort, finished off by phil foden
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and the victory was sealed for city when raheem sterling's shot, was deflected in off alex oxlade chamberlain. jose mourinho was critical of his tottenham players after sheffield united jumped ahead of them in the race to get into the european places. united were 1—0 up when this goal from harry kane was ruled out after a var check. it spotted lucas moura's, hand ball in the build—up. mourinho said spurs just never recovered and the home side went onto win 3—1. i think ithink in i think in the second half my players were not mentally strong enough to cope with that disappointment, and they have to be. so i'm notjust going to say that goal is the cause of everything, because that would be very easy for me to do that because everybody saw what happened, but i don't want to
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go in that direction. i have to say that mentally we were not strong enough. as the return of sport continues, formula 1 is the latest to start up again, with first practice for the austrian grand prix starting at10am. four months after the season was postponed, the red bull ring will host the first two races a week apart. and there's a new look to the mercedes team, with world champion lewis hamilton and valtteri bottas in black cars and overalls to promote the fight against racism and discrimination. i've been obviously working with mercedes since i was 13, and i've also been in formula 1 now for 14 yea rs also been in formula 1 now for 14 years and i've not seen hardly any change, and that upsets me because there was a point where i thought that by me being here and helping breakdown barriers, and hopefully it's going to help change the industry for the better, but it's not done enough and i want to do more. andy murray may be brilliant at tennis, but he's absolutely shocking at drawing. ahead of a special bbc programme, looking back at his greatest
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moments, the former wimbledon champion has been telling us about the challenges of home schooling. it's been rough for me because they're always asking me to draw things for them, "draw me a dog so he can colour it in", draws a house... i'm horrendous! it's pretty embarrassing when a 4—year—old and a 2—year—old are saying, "that's rubbish, daddy, that's not a dog, that doesn't look like a dinosaur", or whatever. i have to agree with them, because they are right. good job he can soon get out of the house again as he prepares for the french open in september and crowds will be allowed back for that. tickets on sale next week. i'm just thinking a brontosaurus is quite easy to look like a dog i suppose, just trying to picture it now. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, maybe. interesting to see how the crowds
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are managed when the ticket sales go out. there talking about 6096 capacity, so not full, but 60% is over half, so optimistic it will work. always good to talk to you, thanks, mike. one of the many side effects of the covid pandemic has been a dramatic drop in organs being offered for donation. doctors at a leading transplant hospital say the supply almost dried up at the height of the crisis — but that things are now slowly getting back to normal. our science correspondent richard westcott reports. it's busy again now, but covid cast its long shadow over these transplant wards. not because patients were getting it, but because the supply of donor organs almost dried up. pauline desperately needed new lungs, but she went on the donor list days before the country locked down. as hospitals braced for covid, she expected a long wait but then the call came.
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braced for covid, she expected a long wait but then the call camem was 5:30am and i was just about to have breakfast and transplant nurse called me and she said to me," we think we have a pair of lungs for you," and! think we have a pair of lungs for you," and i just think we have a pair of lungs for you," and ijust burst into tears because obviously you think of the donor and their family because someone has lost their life. you don't really know how to feel. we are filming with the door shut to keep her safe. pauline has this incredible description of her new life.” pauline has this incredible description of her new life. i woke up description of her new life. i woke up and! description of her new life. i woke up and i had a huge grasp because i was only used to a small amount of air in my lungs, and i took a full breath — amazing! air in my lungs, and i took a full breath - amazing! but pauline knows she was lucky. hello, nice to see you. doctors here say the number of donor organs available fell by about 90% as the pandemic struck, meaning more patients than usual died while
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waiting. it's because most organs come from intensive—care units and they were struggling to cope with covid. so, the number of donors remains lower than normal, that impacts on the number of transplants we can perform but the number of donors is increasing and actually the number of transplants being performed as a result is increasing. we are not back to normal levels but we hope to be in the not—too—distant future. in fact, transplant operations around the country are at two—thirds back to normal. upstairs, pauline's finally ready to go home. it's a moving moment for her and the staff. husband colin is waiting anxiously outside. because of the virus, these two haven't been able to meet four weeks. pauline says first up she wa nts a weeks. pauline says first up she wants a tea in her own home. longer term, believe it or not, with her new lungs she wants to climb mount snowdon.
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you can see what good comes out of it. throughout breakfast this morning we're looking at how the lockdown is being eased in all corners of the uk over the coming days. in a moment we'll speak to tomos morgan, who's on barry island, in wales. first let's cross to ireland correspondent chris page in belfast. it's an important day for the hospitality industry, chris? ina in a moment we will speak to thomas morgan in wales. are you inside a hotel, chris? that is correct. i am instead bullet hotel in belfast city centre, a day so many have been looking forward to stop the pubs, cafes, restaurants, hotels all opening again. it will be a bit different, for example here towards reception you have social distancing circles to help people keep their distance, a perspex screen is in front of the reception desk, a hand
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sanitiser station and i am with bill on the edge of the bar and dining area, he owns this hotel and many other premises in northern ireland, a lot of work has gone into preparing for this day, what are your thoughts? we are delighted to be back, we have been closed for over 100 days and it has felt like 500 but we're looking forward welcoming customers back in safe surroundings. what have the last few months been like for you? hell, it has been very difficult for us and staff not knowing when we will be open and when social distancing is one metres or two metres, so a difficult time. normally this hotel would run at 80% occupancy, we have another five star hotel with roughly the same occupancy levels, up to yesterday we were running at 20% occupancy but in the last 24 hours we have picked up by a few rooms to get to around 40 or 45% occupancy,
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and that gives me cause for optimism. the most important thing for us is to keep staff injobs and i'm optimistic. an uptake in restau ra nt i'm optimistic. an uptake in restaurant bookings in the last 24 hours? we have. we are practically full. in the place we stand, upstairs in the restaurant and downstairs, we are well booked — around 85% — and of course we have huge outdoor areas that don't require booking and we had a lot of enquiries about those. i think the people of those asked are looking forward to getting out as much as we are to serving them. thanks, bill. colin neal is from hospitality ulster, in the bar area tables are one metre apart and also a few rules attached — if you want to be inside you have you have a meal, you can have a drink alone with your meal if you want but only alcohol on its own outside. in terms of the industry picking up in the next few months,
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how will that be? bill's numbers are encouraging but one big challenge will be sustainability. 70% of turnover, which this will roughly work out as, we're not making any money but the big thing today is it has given hope to the industry and the that work in it and i hope there is some sort of normal we can get back to. colin from hospitality ulster and bill, thanks for talking to us on bbc breakfast. in northern ireland the hospitality sector generates around $1 £1 billion a year and it employs around 65,000 people so a big day for the economy and the people here.” people so a big day for the economy and the people here. i appreciate the boom mike and the social distancing but it looks like you are about to break into song!” distancing but it looks like you are about to break into song! i really don't want to do that, my singing voice is never great at this time in the morning. i am sure you are
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underselling yourself! let's get the picture from wales now. our news correspondent tomos morgan is on barry island. a bit windy, but it looks lovely. we are in the business of clarifying for people how things are working on the divide devolved nations, what is the divide devolved nations, what is the timetable in wales? it is quite windy this morning, as you can see, this is barry island beach, the beach from gavin and stacey. was closed for eight weeks at the start of lockdown, reopen for locals around 2.5 or three weeks ago and in wales people can only travel around five miles but today the announcement will come that people can travel further from wales and on monday people can travel to places like this, other beaches and mountains across wales but people coming into wales and people across wales can't at the moment holiday within wales, because actually the accommodation won't open until the 11th ofjuly accommodation won't open until the 11th of july if accommodation won't open until the
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11th ofjuly if things carry on to progress as they are. at the moment it is day trips in wales stop the one other reason the welsh government is restricting no relaxing restrictions is because many families haven't been able to see their loved ones who live further away in the country. marco, you have an amazing cafe on barry island, what is this period like for you and what are the issues come monday? this period has been difficult, we have been shut down for 13 weeks, like most traders on barry island, but with the announcement of the opening up of restrictions and letting people come back to barry island, which is a popular resort, it is a bit scary because the amount of people that we can take... what concerns most traders is the social distancing. we will do everything in our power to mark things up but it is quite scary. what has it been like? you come down in july
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scary. what has it been like? you come down injuly and it is healing, i know it is early in the morning but it must be slightly bizarre?” have worked this island for 50 years and i've never seen anything like this, even when there's lots of people here travelling locally, we can't serve them as fast as we usually do, three or four people at a time, and it is quite manic. but we can only do one person at a time because of social distancing! from monday we will hear that the 5—mile rule will be lifted and if people have second homes in wales they can stay there, but any accommodation won't be starting until the 11th of july. thanks very much. windy in wales, chris is indoors, matt will tell us what it is like everywhere else and foggy in cumbria from the looks of things? raining heavily and misty on the hills. good morning. these cloudy skies, most of you waking up to them this morning, a bit of brightness raking through
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in barry, sun trying to the south—east and across shetland but the story for many a few is whale no rain, rain extensive in northern scotla nd rain, rain extensive in northern scotland and northern ireland, wet in northern england and north—west wales. coming and going all day. top and tail of the country, some breaks, especially in the channel islands and south—east, but elsewhere you could get wet at times. further patria, light rain in the far north of but shetland will be dry throughout. south—west scotland, the rain will remain persistent and the risk of flooding through the day, heavier rain returns to northern ireland at times in the afternoon, as we will see in the cumbrian fells and western wales in the cambrian mountains. the far south—east should stay dry, as will the channel islands, 18 to the 21. through this evening and overnight, further rain at times, especially for england and wales, turning drier and clearerfor some for england and wales, turning drier and clearer for some in for england and wales, turning drier and clearerfor some in scotland but that will only allow temperatures to
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drop further tonight, single figures — around four degrees in parts of aberdeenshire compared to 15 or 16 in england and wales, a humid start to the weekend. fairly cloudy here and in northern ireland, still rain and in northern ireland, still rain and drizzle especially in the west, heavy bursts in southern scotland and northern england later. far north of scotland, sunny spells through the day and the cloud will break in some parts of east wales and central and eastern england to allow afternoon sunshine through as the breeze starts to pick up, and where you see the sunshine, temperatures up to 21. a much cooler day in parts of scotland. then threw saturday night into sunday, we will see more heavy rain returned for england and wales and that will only open the doors to cooler conditions with sunshine and showers to take us through sunday. naga and charlie, i'll have your headlines shortly —— naga and charlie will have your headlines shortly.
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good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today: more than 50 countries are to be named by the government today, where holiday—makers from england won't have to quarantine when they arrive home. ghislaine maxwell — a longtime friend of prince andrew — has been remanded in custody in the us after being charged with a number of sex offences. don't overdo it — borisjohnson warns people to act responsibly when coronavirus restrictions are eased, and pubs open in england tomorrow.
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but a trip to your local will feel very different. what do you need to know as pubs, bars and restaurants reopen across england this weekend? hairdressers in england are also getting ready to reopen. some, would you believe it, from midnight tonight? we are with holly and the team in liverpool, who will talk us through all of the changes you can expect. and, good morning, changes of the guard as the premier league champions liverpool are honoured by la st champions liverpool are honoured by last year's winners manchester city. before being brought crashing back down to earth... it's friday the 3rd ofjuly. our top story. people who live in england will be able to visit more than 50 countries without the need to self—isolate when they come home. in the last half hour, the transport secretary, grant shapps, told bbc breakfast that the new rules — which apply only to england — will apply from friday of next week. there will apply from friday of next week. is a lot to dige
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morning there is a lot to digest this morning on all fronts. our political correspondent, helen catt, is in westminster. she has been looking at this. we spoke to grant shapps, didn't we? it was very clear that there will be announcement later of the full list but we got some idea of how many at least will be on that list. yes, this list will be published, which will divide countries into green, amberand red and will divide countries into green, amber and red and grant shapps said there will be at least 50 of those which will be either amber or green. it's an important distinction. from what he said, it appears any amber countries will have what we consider air bridges, agreements in place, which means british holiday—makers wouldn't quarantine at either end of their trip. he said that will apply to france, italy, spain and germany, for example. there will then be green countries, which have a low infection rate than the uk and that means that visitors coming from there or people coming back from those countries won't have to
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quarantine in england when they return, but there is no guarantee what happens to british holiday—makers over there. an example is new zealand, which requires people coming into the country to quarantine at that end. the crucial thing, when that list is published later is if you are looking to plan a holiday, which countries and how many are on that and the list, with that sort of guarantee. the transport secretary, grant shapps, told bbc breakfast it was a positive thing. the most important thing is that people who we re important thing is that people who were hoping to get away for a summer holiday will have options, when they see that list, people who need to travel for business. importantly, also, the aviation industry have been first into this crisis. very slow to come out, as well, because of the need to have things like quarantines. they are welcoming back from the point of view ofjobs and the industry today, as well. as you said, this only applies in england. there has been a row over the last
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24 hours, particularly between the westminster government and the scottish government about scotland's role and what they are doing with this. the scottish government released a statement saying the latest plan for air bridges overnight include countries which present differing levels of risk and scottish ministers are active considering the public health impact. this was put to grant shapps early and this was his response —— actively considering.” early and this was his response —— actively considering. i held up by a couple of days, hoping to announce this early in the week to see if the devolved administrations wanted to announce at the same time. they decided they have their own processes to go through. remember, this isn't changing until the 10th ofjuly, there is still opportunity to do that and i wouldn't be surprised to see if we see countries come on board. it is their decision add a question you will have to put to them. i hope we can do this as four nations at the same time. it would simplify it for people a great deal. but they will need to make that decision themselves. the quarantine rules don't change until
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next friday, 10th ofjuly, but from tomorrow, the foreign office will change its travel advice against it being against all nonessential travel outside of the country to allow travel to some countries. that is the issue, when it comes to travel. in england, the pubs are open tomorrow. borisjohnson has a message to people in england. he will give a downing street conference later. they want people to enjoy themselves, but don't overdo it and that is very much the message that borisjohnson is going to reinforce later. there has been criticism about the decision taken to reopen pubs on a saturday, particularly on what would be us independence day, this talk of super saturday that has grown up around that. there will be an effort to try to temper that. boris johnson that. there will be an effort to try to temper that. borisjohnson will say this is about helping those local businesses get back on their feet. he said they've made heroic effo rts feet. he said they've made heroic efforts and he will say people who ignore social distancing rules will
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be letting them down. borisjohnson isn't really by nature a particularly waggy thing a politician. this is an acknowledgement that there is a risk and the government wants to get the economy started again and it wants to get people out and about but it does not want that sort of second wave of coronavirus and more lockdowns. helen, thanks very much. there is a different timetable for different nations. the five—mile travel limit has been lifted across scotland today, with the exception of dumfries and galloway, which has seen a localised outbreak of coronavirus. and children aged under 12 will no longer be subject to social distancing rules when they're outside — meaning they can hug their grandparents for the first time since march. our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, is in east renfrewshire. i see you are in the rain but there are big changes on the way, aren't there? big changes and a focus on children this week, play parks
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reopened in scotland on monday. now, as you say, children under 11 no longer have to physically distance from other children or adults while they are outdoors. that means they can play more normally with their friends and, as you say, as long as their grandparents aren't shielding, they can hug them, as well. as long as they are outside. the restriction of meeting no more than three households with up to 80 people still remains in place. some changes for children between 12 and 17. they still have to physically distance. but they are allowed to meet different groups of people throughout the day, as long as at any one time they stick to no more than eight people from three households. self catering and self—contained self catering accommodation reopens. as you say, the five mile travel restriction for leisure is lifted apart from in some areas, dumfries and galloway, where there has been a small outbreak of coronavirus. we spoke to grant
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shapps, the transport secretary at 7:30am this morning. there is a clear discrepancy between quarantine requirements that will be in place in england, these 50 countries that will be announced, we don't know exactly which ones they are, and the situation in scotland. there is clearly a divide between the two. yeah, a divide notjust with scotla nd yeah, a divide notjust with scotland but, as far as i am aware, with wales and northern ireland as well, not following england's lead. here's the thing, borders are a reserved issue, westminster, but health is devolved scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, says this is not about politics, this is about public health. yesterday, in response to grant shapps' comments, she said that the scottish government is not a block and the only barrier, that is a misrepresentation of the situation and it is not true that only the
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scottish government has questions and on the timing and proposals. it is fairto and on the timing and proposals. it is fair to say the scottish covenant is fair to say the scottish covenant is disappointed this announcement has gone ahead today without a four nations agreed approach. a spokesperson this morning said they still hoped a four nations approach would be possible. however, that would be possible. however, that would be possible. however, that would be difficult, they said, when the uk government changes the proposals and gives them a last—minute sight of them. it is a row and it looks like it isn't going away anytime soon. interesting as well that it throws open the loopholes in all of this. what is to stop, for instance, a family here in scotla nd stop, for instance, a family here in scotland travelling down to manchester, leeds, liverpool, newcastle and flying abroad from there? where these air bridges are not in place in scotland. thank you very much. other news to bring you this morning... us prosecutors say they would welcome the chance to speak to prince andrew, after charging his long—time friend
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ghislaine maxwell with sex offences. she has appeared in court charged with assisting the convicted paedophilejeffrey epstein with his crimes. she denies any wrongdoing and sources close to prince andrew insist he is willing to co—operate with the investigation. it's emerged that some people taking a test for covid—19 at the height of the pandemic did not have to give their home postcode. more than 45,000 tests, which were carried out by private firms outside of hospitals, did not require the patient to submit the information. public health england is now trying to retrospectively link positive tests to home addresses. a group of hospital doctors has warned that pressure on nhs staff over covid—19 may get worse before it gets better, and have called for flu jabs for all over—505. the royal college of physicians warns that a normal winter flu season, on top of a potential second wave of coronavirus infections, could bring the health service to what it calls a grinding halt. it also wants to start the flu vaccination of nhs staff earlier than usual.
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it is ten minutes past eight. further easings of coronavirus lockdown rescrictions are taking place across the uk today and over the next few days, but the changes will depend on where you live. it isa it is a relatively complicated to picture and we are trying to help you see your way through it this morning. let's take a look at what's happening across the four nations. in scotland, the five—mile limit on travelling for leisure is being lifted from today. and children under the age of 12 will no longer have to socially distance from other people while outdoors, meaning they can hug their grandparents for the first time in months. self—contained holiday accommodation can also reopen, and people can travel to second homes. in northern ireland — bars, restaurants and cafes can re—open from today, as long as they apply social distancing guidelines. in wales, the first minister will confirm today that "stay local" travel restrictions will be lifted from monday.
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that's also when people from two separate households will be able to join together to form a bubble. and in england — pubs, bars and restaurants will be allowed to re—open from tomorrow, providing they follow safety guidelines. haircuts are available, salons are reopening. social distancing will be reduced to one metre plus. ben's at a pub in west london to give us an idea of the preparations they're making. morning, ben. the hospitality industry is delighted about this arriving but there are lots of people who are cautious about how this might unfold in practice. you're right. so many questions outstanding about how this will work because we know once you are ina will work because we know once you are in a pub, people speak a will work because we know once you are in a pub, people speaka bit louder, they get a bit closer and have a couple of drinks and it
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becomes much more difficult to enforce or police. you are right, a significant day as far as the opening up is concerned in england. pubs are preparing to welcome back their customers for the first time ina very their customers for the first time in a very long time. there will be specific rules, guidance on what you need to do inside and i will explain some of that for you in just a moment. it is worth bearing in mind not all pubs are reopening even though the guidance has been changed in england, suggesting they can reopen this weekend. we spoke to one landlord in yorkshire and he says he's worried about opening at the weekend and he will leave it a few more days. my name's james ratcliffe and i'm one of the owners of the black bull at sedbergh. people have been asking us, "are you opening on saturday", "are you opening on the 4th?" they're quite keen for us to get open. i couldn't think of a worse time to open, with it being a saturday. i mean, we're really walking into an unknown here and to open up on the busiest day of the week just seems a little crazy to me.
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we're actually opening on 9th july, next week, on thursday. nobody knows what we're looking into, there's nobody that's experienced this through their lives, so, you know, there's quite a lot to digest. there's a lot of information out there, there's a lot of various guidelines, recommendations and we're really going to have to think on our feet to get this right. so, that's the view from one landlord. clearly, issues as far as enforcing all of that and the policing is concerned. look, inside, you will notice things look a bit different, the table is pretty bare, no napkins, glasses or cutlery on the table until you have ordered your meal. the staff here in the kitchen preparing for a busy day or busy weekend. normally on a regular day they get about 100 people in here at any one time but with these social distancing rules, at two metres they would have gotjust social distancing rules, at two metres they would have got just 40 people in and they will get about 70 now “— people in and they will get about 70 now —— just 40 people. they are ordering at the bar but no bar
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stools to sit. all sorts of changes you should expect. let me introduce you should expect. let me introduce you to emma from the british beer and pub association. good morning. give mea and pub association. good morning. give me a sense of what has changed. a significant day, getting that reopening under way is important for the economy, it is an important sector for the employment. what will have changed ? sector for the employment. what will have changed? you won't be standing at the bar like i am right now, maybe you will be served at the table. there will be directional one—way flows in most of our pubs as well as monitoring of the use of these facilities with regular cleaning happening in between all of our sittings as well. as an organisation, you are working with the government to try and come up with these guidelines and this guidance but it is just that for pubs, it is difficult for them to know exactly what they need to do because so many premises are very different, aren't they? absolutely, no two pubs are the same. each venue has done a risk assessment to see what mitigation factors it needs in place to create that safe
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socialising environment. we are doing everything we can, like the owner is here to make sure we can between the staff and customers have a great experience at the bell and crown and do it safely. what are the most difficult things to get right? the owner was explaining you can't have big groups, she had to turn down a booking for 12 people and you will only be allowed in for two hours at a time, have drinks, their food and leave. that is tough as an industry because you would love it for people to spend money all day. it has been devastating throughout the pandemic for this sector. we have been closed for three months. getting to a reopening is a pivotal moment in the survivability of the great british pub. as you say, it will be altered in our experience and reducing capacity by some 30% in most of our pubs. it will take a long time for us to rebuild that trade back up but we want everybody to come back in, feel safe in our environment to support the great british pub and continue to do that throughout the summer and throughout
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the darker months of the year so we can keep the great british pub alive. who will police this? surely it isn't fair to ask the bar staff to maintain social distancing or remind people to push them out of the door after their two hours. maybe people will have a few drinks and get too close together, who will be responsible for that? fiona is a publican, she is not a policeman added will rely on the public and our customers and our staff all working together to create a safe environment —— and it will rely. it will need respect and patience to get used to the new normal and we need to do that together responsibly back down at the local. a busy day ahead for you, emma. back down at the local. a busy day ahead foryou, emma. nice back down at the local. a busy day ahead for you, emma. nice to see you for now. there you have a sense of what will feel and look very different if you are down your local this weekend. not all of there will be open but the ones that are, some new rules in place. bear them in mind and follow them if you are going to the pub this weekend. important steps in getting the economy reopen as we hear from emma,
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the hospitality industry is a huge employer in this country, important it is finally getting back to some sort of normality. thank you very much. as we repeated over again, these are pubs in england where the changes are happening. we are talking a lot about the changes this morning. further changes in england tomorrow, further along the line than the other nations, and we're bringing that to this morning. perhaps you are in desperate need of a haircut? what do you think, charlie? lots of people out there wa nt charlie? lots of people out there want a haircut. some people arejust enjoying long hair but maybe you are not one of those and you would be interested in what jayne has to say. she is in a salon in liverpool this morning. good morning. good morning from the team in saint's salon in south liverpool. they are getting ready for tomorrow. tomorrow is the big day in england. of course, in
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northern ireland, it is on monday and in scotland and wales, it is a week away. it is the following monday and wednesday. england is the big day and lots of excitement about salons opening. two people have p°pped salons opening. two people have popped their head in the door this morning to see if they can get an appointment and somebody ran when we we re appointment and somebody ran when we were on air before. there are concerns too because covid—19 is still out there. safety is paramount. have a look at this, the experience of two stylists in liverpool gearing up for tomorrow's reopening. after three months, cut—throat pete is getting ready to reopen and he's very happy about that. but very little here will be as it was before. for starters, fewer customers are allowed in at any one time. and when they do come in for a cut, hand sanitiser is compulsory here, as are facemasks for clients. many, but not all, salons and barbers are insisting on that. government guidelines only mandate visors are worn by staff. prices have gone up 8%
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to cover the cost of ppe. and extra time built in or around appointments to wash down each chair and client station. and one last change — those beards men have cultivated over the last five years, like this on barber matt, well, they are going to have to go uncultivated for a little while longer, because shaves are out. matt, no more beard trims! yeah, unfortunately not, at the moment. hopefully, i think we are looking around september, possibly. you are itching to get back to the barber's chair, aren't you? 100%. erm, i'm dying just to socialise a little bit more with people, apart from my kids! plenty of clients, like brad, are itching to get back, too. so, we've got the bbc recording you. hiya, brad, how you doing? hiya. am i right in saying you're the first name on the list? i made sure i was! jayne laughs. i made sure i was, yeah. i booked myself in from now i think it's til2025, innit, pete? i made sure i was in.
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this doesn't look like a lockdown hairdo, is there a massive ponytail at the back? well, as you can see it's... ah, right, yeah... it doesn't get much worse than this. it's the longest i've ever gone without a haircut. across the city, susan has been calling her clients in gearing up for going back into business. as a freelance stylist, she unpacks the tools of her trade in clients' homes. that is still allowed. for now, though, she will try, where possible, to stick to gardens. i'd rather be outside, it's safer, isn't it? if it's raining, though? so, some of them have got a conservatory, the doors open. if they're in the kitchen, the door and the window will be open. so even if it's a rainy day, the door can be open, the window can be open — there's a way. i've noticed the temperature gauge. that's not in the guidelines, is it? no, this isn't in the guidelines, however, i'm going rogue with this. um, just to do everything i can to keep my clients safe. and the key question is — will people feel safe? um...
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mm, that's the million dollar question. i've got all the ppe, all the sanitising and sterilising equipment, i've got procedure to follow. hope for the best. but what about clients? how do they feel about getting back in the hairdresser‘s chair? only one way to find out. let's take the chair to them. off the phone, come on, in the barber's chair. have you got time to get into the bbc breakfast barber's chair? we've got to discuss your hair! carl, tell us how long has it been? three months. three long months. or should i say too long? how serious have things got, michelle? it needs a good cut. this isn't hair any more, it's not a haircut, this is a mane, i've gone to a lion, now. i'm imitating ken dodd, yeah,
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it's the start of it, really. you're itching to do it for him? oh, yes. mine, too, look at mine, i'mjust as bad! mrs dodd incorporated. when are you booked in? the second week injuly. and you're counting down the days? the minutes! tuesday, you're in? tuesday, yeah. so i'm having a few pints this weekend, on saturday, with the mo salah hairdo. and hopefully get a few autographs back in there. jayne laughs. but not everyone is in a dash to get back to the salon. i normally get my roots done about every five weeks. and i know it's open now for bookings, but i just haven't made that move yet. i've waited this long... you're going to wait a little bit longer? ..i can wait another month or two. some will wait because they want to wait. others because they can't get an appointment. tomorrow, places like this are back in business.
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we have stepped inside and i want to explain why we are wearing masks. if you are coming into a hairdressing salon, you don't need to wear a mask, the only thing that is important is that the hairdresser wears a visor. but myself and tim are wearing them because they're salon, like the salon in the film, believe that masks at the moment are important, don't you, holly? we wanted to make clients and staff feel a little bit more safe when they are coming in, especially on they are coming in, especially on the first visit. yeah. people are a bit apprehensive are not quite sure how it is going to work. you've had lots of phone calls saying what are you doing to keep us safe, tell us what you are doing. we have put in perspex screen so when the clients come in, they will be greeted by kate and she is behind reception. we have also put out a few chairs in between the clients. there is only half as many chairs in here now,
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isn't there? you are spending a fortune on ppe, too. will you be financially viable? we are hoping so. we have put our prices up to make sure we can survive. we have gone from nine shares to five. we have also put perspex screen is in place, so that can be used between the back washes, otherwise we could only use one at a time, which wouldn't work for us. disposable gowns, disposable capes, disposable towels. where we can, we have opted for biodegradable, just to be a bit more nicer to the planet. yeah. it's costing a fortune. yes. but people are so enthusiastic about coming back. this is melissa, who is one of the first clients on the list. i've got to say, women all of the country are rolling their eyes right now, because of all the people to get first on the list back, it is not you! you look gorgeous. you are looking forward to it but you are nervous, too, aren't you?”
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looking forward to it but you are nervous, too, aren't you? i am excited to kind of get back to a bit of normality and pampering myself a bit, bit of girl time. at the same time, i bit, bit of girl time. at the same time, lam really bit, bit of girl time. at the same time, i am really cautious about... it is still here and it is still a bit scary. you know two people who have died from covid—19, don't you? yes. you know how important it is for us to take this carefully.” yes. you know how important it is for us to take this carefully. i do. it is still high risk and i am still very apprehensive about going back to normal life. but i want to! laughter we have ten seconds, lovely chatting to you. let's swing the camera around but stay where you are. kate has had a pixie crop all of her life and it has taken a global pandemic to get it at this length and she has agreed to show us, here she is. i've outed myself on national telly! you will get it done soon, back to you in the studio. do you know what? thanks very much, jayne, i definitely miss having my hair cut
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by somebody who does it professionally but i also miss, charlie, that banter you have, when you are having a good or chat with your hairdresser. i can see you in there, shooting the... the one question that won't work at the moment is, "been anywhere nice on your holidays?" moment is, "been anywhere nice on your holidays? " that's moment is, "been anywhere nice on your holidays?" that's going to... well, you say that... but in england, that's changing now. we are balancing, amidst lots of joy england, that's changing now. we are balancing, amidst lots ofjoy in hairdressers, because those businesses are getting back to work again, the other area we are focusing on this morning is about trips abroad. we're hearing this morning that from next friday, holiday—makers in england can travel to up to 50 countries, without qaurantining on return. but the guidance doesn't apply to people in scotland. joining us now from dundee is scotland's justice secretary, humza yousaf. thank you very much for talking to us this morning. you know what i'm going to do. you interviewed grant
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shapps, the transport secretary earlier on. he alluded to, and i would like to get your reaction and explanation as to why he is doing this that this uk wide policy hasn't been agreed because of obstruction or resistance or a lack of agreement with the devolved nations, let me play what he said and then i will get your reaction. i did actually hold off by a couple of days. i was hoping to announce this earlier in the week, just to see if the devolved administrations would want to announce at the same time. they've decided that they've got their own processes to go through.
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but there is no agreement, the transport secretary is frustrated, how are you feeling about it? frustrated would be the only word i would use on breakfast television. for us, the frustration is we do wa nt for us, the frustration is we do want the four nations approach, it would make sense to have that four nations approach. but what we can't haveis nations approach. but what we can't have is what we have had over the last week, which is the uk government giving us lists of countries, be it the night before, in some cases, on wednesday, giving usa in some cases, on wednesday, giving us a list of 70 countries 30 minutes before a fibre was meant to take place and asking us to come to a decision. we can't do that. every country is in a different place. scotla nd country is in a different place. scotland was my point of prevailing, a rough estimate of the percentage of the population that is infectious, 0:03.7, five times lower than england's other countries may
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be low risk or moderate for england, but for scotland it might be moderate or high risk. we need to work and it is taking a couple of days to work through the detailed analysis and then come to an agreement. so this is not wales, northern ireland and scotland putting the blockers on anything. as grant shapps said, the regulations are not due to come into false until the 10th ofjuly. are not due to come into false until the 10th of july. we are not due to come into false until the 10th ofjuly. we are taking what isa the 10th ofjuly. we are taking what is a few days to go into the analysis country by country. let's break it down point by point. what has happened to the relationship with the devolved nations when it comes to the uk government, this conservative government? it appears to have deteriorated. you said you can't use the language you would like on breakfast television and we are great for it —— grateful for it but how long has this lack of communication been going on?” but how long has this lack of communication been going on? i think for every government, the responsibility has to be public health. we take that imperative, as
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is true for every government across the united kingdom, very seriously. instead of giving us information either 30 minutes before the meeting, and the reason why i was so frustrated in answer to your very first question, was last week we had been asking for a meeting of the entire week and it was only on friday night we were told that the announcement would be made around exemptions on the saturday. on the friday of last week we were dealing with a major stabbing incident in glasgow and it was quite frustrating having asked for a call the entire week, we were told they would be a press release the next day. either you want a four nations approach or you want a four nations approach or you want a four nations approach or you want to act unilaterally, in which case don't criticise the other three nations for taking their time to go through the analysis and see what the impact for the countries would be. you have seen the list, are you aware of the announcement today, you know what is on the list
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today, you know what is on the list today announced by england, is that correct? i was given it about 7:30pm last night. are you aware of the green, amberand red last night. are you aware of the green, amber and red countries? yes. basically, my understanding is, amber means someone in england and can travel to another country with no need to quarantine either that end all this end and that is because it... england in that country almost match in the prevalence rate or the rate of infection, the r rate. which countries on that list are a problem for scotland? so, at the very least there are eight countries on that list on the amber list that have a higher point of prevailing since scotla nd higher point of prevailing since scotland does, which includes a very popular holiday destination for scots, italy, france and spain, for example, all have a higher per
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valence rate. there are eight countries minimum. there are also other countries that don't have any data so by our estimates of their data so by our estimates of their data of the point of prevailing is, possibly another ten countries that have a higher point of prevail in southern scotland. there could be 18 countries that have a higher risk, a higher percentage of population that is infection than scotland does. the question is, should scotland just allow people from those countries to come in without any quarantine or health checks, without any screening? that is something we are discussing with our chief medical officer and other scientific advisers. i don't think that has been unreasonable, bearing in mind this extended list was given to us on wednesday night. taking a few days to go through that i don't think is an unreasonable ask. reasonable practicalities, the rules change in england on the 10th of july and there is access. what power do you have to protect those people
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in scotland from anyone who comes to england and then chooses to travel to scotland, by plane or over the border? and one of those 18 a cce pta ble border? and one of those 18 acceptable to england but not a cce pta ble acceptable to england but not acceptable to england but not acce pta ble to scotla nd acceptable to england but not acceptable to scotland at the moment before your conversation with the chief medical officer? first and foremost, we do our best to try and getan foremost, we do our best to try and get an agreement. for precisely the question you ask, there are practical differences, in terms of plausibility, challenges around that different approach taken. in terms of the right answer to the question... there will still be a requirement, for example, for information to be presented about where somebody because my final destination is. if theirfinal destination is. if theirfinal destination in scotland, clearly we would have to take measures in and around people travelling from england that come from one of these countries. that is something we would have to work through. it would be challenging, there is no getting away from that. on a practical...
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blue back that is why we would like a four nations approach. when you cross the border, say you landed england and crossed the border via car, no one is checking, are they? so you can't stop them from coming in? the point is you go back on stage before, you would have to give your final destination. stage before, you would have to give yourfinal destination. if stage before, you would have to give your final destination. if you're final destination is the isle of skye but you are coming in from spain and that is exempt in england and not in scotland and may be they would be additional requirements on you. or, potentially what you might consider the worst—case scenario, in that case, would have to self—isolate when you came to scotla nd self—isolate when you came to scotland because you are not on the exempt list i would have self—isolate for 14 days. the measures we currently have in place would the enforcement measures we continue. what happens next to improve the relationship between scotland, scottish government and the uk government now? generally, i
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don't spend most of my time worrying about the relationship. generally, it's a positive and constructive relationship. i was on the phone to a different government minister about a different matter yesterday. making progress on the issue relating to our portfolios. i will not let these issues bother me too much. i could have gone to the press ifi much. i could have gone to the press if i wanted last wednesday or friday, when i was given the information 20 minutes before. i don't do that because ultimately my focus and my goal is the public health of the nation, the security of the nation, not playing in some kind of pathetic political party gaming. iwon't kind of pathetic political party gaming. i won't go down that route. i will say i'm disappointed, frustrated, but we would still like to come to an agreement with the other three nations across the united kingdom. scotland's is justice secretary, hamza yusuf, thank you for your time this morning on breakfast. it is 8:36 on a friday
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morning. matt, yourjob for the day is to be clear and concise and fail us all withjoy fail us all with joy about the weather. i think we are catching up on the weather conditions we didn't see on lockdown. a bit of everything. two views of the countryside, this fun sunshine illuminating the fields. but you can hardly see the fields in southern scotland. grey skies, which are more common around the country this morning. this is where the rain has been falling relentlessly for some in mainland scotland, north—west england, north west wales. easing off a bit for northern ireland but the heavy rain is pushing on again. it is these areas, the rain will come and go all day. the driest and brightest weather towards the channel islands, south—east england and shetland should fare ok today, plenty of sunshine, not as breezy as yesterday but a little cool at 16. the rain turning lighter and patchy later.
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south—west scotland, where we will see the rain relentless for much of the day, risk of minor flooding, a bit of raid in northern ireland, cumbria, and the western half of wales. there will be some occasional rain across the midlands, east anglia and other parts of eastern england. dries towards the south—east corner and warmest, 18-21. a south—east corner and warmest, 18—21. a warm night to come across england and wales, further rain or drizzle, temperature 15—16. much of highland scotland and into the grampians down to around 4—5 in some rural areas. this is where we will see the brightest conditions to start your weekend. some breaks to the cloud, a brighter start compared to today the step southern scotland, further rain at times, into northern ireland, northern and western parts of england. a few patches of rain for the south—east. but through the afternoon, across parts of east wales, the eastern half of england, northern scotland, still some sunny spells. the breeze picking up tomorrow, but reasonably mild in the
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south, highs of 23. a cooler day in northern scotland, around 13. then, to ta ke northern scotland, around 13. then, to take us through saturday night to sunday, some further pulses of heavy rain returning to the night and morning and is they push eastwards, we start to open the door to north—westerly winds so we will see a bit ofa north—westerly winds so we will see a bit of a temperature drop. this is has sunday plays out. cloud and outbreaks of rain across england and wales, then turning sunnier. scotla nd wales, then turning sunnier. scotland and northern ireland, a day of sunshine and heavy and thundery showers. for all of us, windy day on sunday, touching gail false showers. for all of us, windy day on sunday, touching gailfalse in places and with that, it will feel a little chillier as well. so a bit of everything on the cards for the next few days but certainly a fair bit of rain to come for some of you today. enjoy your weekend. back to you. you don't get to escape yet. it's been awhile since i've had a tutorial from you. why is it so windy at the moment? just various areas of low pressure, the jet strea m areas of low pressure, the jet stream across the uk. areas of low pressure is where the air rises quite quickly and tends to draw the
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air ina quite quickly and tends to draw the air in a make it windy at the surface. a rather turbulent spell. should turn quieter in the middle pa rt should turn quieter in the middle part of next week. good, because you know the main reason i asked, don't you? no, your hair? my hair is fine, i have a head appointment but this weekend. good. are you? next week. have a lovely weekend, thank you. 8:40. you're watching breakfast. back to one of our top stories now — and us prosecutors say they would welcome the chance to speak to prince andrew — after charging his long—time friend ghislaine maxwell with sex offences. she has appeared in court charged with assisting the convicted paedophilejeffrey epstein with his crimes. she denies any wrongdoing, and sources close to prince andrew insist he is willing to co—operate with the investigation. let's speak now to mark stephens, who is a lawyer.
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thank you very much for talking to us. of course, the denials have been issued. a spokesperson for prince andrew said he is very willing to cooperate with authorities. for those who are not clear, ghislaine maxwell, who is she? she had a relationship with the latejeffrey epstein and how has this transpired? essentially, the saids in america are making out a case that she conspired to assistjeffrey epstein in his sex crimes, that she also groomed some of the women and took them across state lines, which in america is also a very serious offence, if it's for the purpose for sex or sexual exploitation. they are also trying to prosecute her for perjury in a position relating to this inappropriate behaviour by
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epstein. so, really, she is one of the conspirators that they are trying to draw into that and they are obviously trying to put quite a lot of pressure on her at the moment and that is why i think she was arrested yesterday. of course, one of the reasons that the uk press has it on so many of its front pages and people may be talking about this today as there is a connection she has with prince andrew, in terms of friendship? yes, she is one of prince andrew's close friends. we all remember in that interview, that car crash interview on newsnight that he said that actually his friend was ghislaine maxwell and not really jeffrey epstein. so friend was ghislaine maxwell and not reallyjeffrey epstein. so he's essentially put himself very close to ghislaine and there is that infamous photo of him at maxwell's house with his arm around a young
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roberts geoffrey, which he can't explain. so there is a whole sort of series of issues. that is why the feds are looking to interview him. i don't think that they are looking to suggest that he's had sex with an underage person, that doesn't seem to be what their target is. what they are doing is they are trying to get people who were involved, who knew, approved, understood that epstein was sex trafficking or exploited the women that he did sex traffic. that is why there is a lot of people this morning who will be sweating, perhaps with one exception. but those people, those high—profile individuals, particularly in america, are going to be concerned because the feds' approach to this, what they are doing as they are putting pressure on maxwell. they have arrested her. they are going to oppose bail stringently, even though she was
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arrested in america and had the opportunity to leave but didn't and they have prosecuted her interestingly with offences for a period between 1991—1997. those offences carry effectively life imprisonment term if convicted. so if you are ghislaine maxwell, why wouldn't you cut a deal to get a lesser sentence by effectively turning prosecution evidence and effectively telling all of that he knew about these high—profile individuals who were also associated with epstein? some of whom undoubtedly will be part of that sex conspiracy and if she can do that, she really hasn't got anything to lose at this point. and if she doesn't cooperate, then the feds have got the possibility of prosecuting her in relation to a later period stop so, the period
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that they have prosecuted is before prince andrew is alleged to have had a relationship with virginia roberts, in 2001. so that period is yet to come. that is the approach, thatis yet to come. that is the approach, that is the tactics the americans are trying to get hold of.” that is the tactics the americans are trying to get hold of. i should say that ghislaine maxwell has vehemently denied allegations of wrongdoing. also, a statement has been released by buckingham palace and that was last year, when the duke said he was appalled by the sex abuse claims surrounding his former friend. that statement had said his royal highness deplores the exploitation of any human being at the suggestion he would condone, participate in or encourage any such behaviour is abhorrent. i suppose we should bring up with you as well, just briefly if you wouldn't mind, theissue just briefly if you wouldn't mind, the issue of cooperation. prince andrew and cooperation with the us authorities. his lawyers have said that at on at least three occasions this year he has offered his assistance as a witness to the
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department ofjustice. yet as you alluded to, this is being raised again. yes, i think if i were the lawyers for prince andrew, i would certainly be very sceptical about the approach of the americans. they have broken their own confidentiality rules and are not treating him like any other person. they have the ability to come and, as we lawyers say, administer interrogatories. that is written questions and written answers on oath. frankly, ithink questions and written answers on oath. frankly, i think that the prosecutors in new york are doing a disservice to the survivors of epstein's abuse by not getting the best evidence they can at this point. it doesn't preclude them having an interview face—to—face at a later date with prince andrew but they should be gathering the evidence they can at this point. i think the fact they are not and they are insisting on a face to face interview in america tells me that,
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actually, they think that they might be able to charge him if they can get him to america and he's not really a witness. i think it's probably a covert target of this operation and, of course, he remains innocent, he hasn't been charged with anything but they are not treating him like any ordinary witness. interesting, thank you for explaining all of that to us this morning. that is mark stephens, a lawyer. thank you. the time is 8:47. this morning, talking a lot about things that are ripening and changing. this morning our reporterjohn maguire is like a kid ina reporterjohn maguire is like a kid in a sweet shop. he is one of those people, if you love theme parks, we a lwa ys people, if you love theme parks, we always say wouldn't it be nice to have the place to yourself? no queueing! they open tomorrow, along with other things and john maguire is at thorpe park for us this morning. it is all yours, is that right, just you and a whole bunch of rides? just me and some
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sophisticated equipment that hopefully we will show you live pictures of me screaming, although i will be wearing a face mask you might hear me but you might not see me! theme parks are famous for queueing. yellow spots because they will be doing social distancing. they are going to cap the numbers as well that will be here tomorrow. we are on a ride called the swarm, based on an alien invasion. we are ina bombed based on an alien invasion. we are in a bombed out church and there are lots of different upturned vehicles, lorries, and so on, as if the aliens have caused havoc. that will be our alien spaceship that we are about to depart on. helen, good morning get looking forward to getting the doors open tomorrow obviously. running at half capacity to make sure we have social distancing, what will it be like the guests arriving tomorrow? good morning foster we are delighted to open tomorrow after three long months and doing what we do best, giving fantastic memorable days out to people. there will be a number of new enhanced measures for people to
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keep them safe. health and safety is our numberone keep them safe. health and safety is our number one priority. some of the new things, pre—booking only, making sure people pre—book. temperature checks on arrival for guests. there will be a number of measures in place that people are used to, more of the social distancing measures as well. you have had dry runs, in as much as you have theme parks internationally and some of those have already opened. you have got used to some of their systems? absolutely. a number of attractions open throughout the globe, new zealand, australia, china and some of our parks in the grounds in the uk. so we have been able to learn from that and adjust our procedures, which is something i'm sure we will have to do on a daily basis as we see how people react to the new measures. briefly, as with any business, if you run at half capacity, can you still make money? absolutely. we are looking at our costs on a daily basis. but yes, we are pleased to be opening our doors again and doing what we do best, giving those fantastic memorable days out to people on our thrilling
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world—class roller—coaster is. days out to people on our thrilling world-class roller-coaster is. shall i give it a road—test? world-class roller-coaster is. shall i give it a road-test? absolutely. you need to wear face masks on these rides. that needs to be applied properly. i am sitting here. rides. that needs to be applied properly. iam sitting here. our friend here thomas, good morning, is going to make i and strapped in safe and sighed. the ride we went on this morning was a real adrenaline fuelled one. you feel like your stomach is about to burst out of your chest. this one doesn't go as fast. we have 28 people on here, you will be able to fill it up because there are large gaps in between. we have our cameras on the front of the ride here. i think we are ready to go thumbs up, wish me luck! anything can happen in the next minute and a half, i suppose. can happen in the next minute and a half, isuppose. as can happen in the next minute and a half, i suppose. as i say, 28 capacity on here. up to a height of about 125 feet. see you in a moment. goodlatte, john! different to the last ride we were on this morning,
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on the other side of the park. that one absolutely fired you up at 80 miles an hour, 1.8 seconds it took to get to 80 miles an hour. this one isa to get to 80 miles an hour. this one is a bit more like the old—fashioned roller—coaster is with the click to clack as you go up to reach the highest point. i think we are at the highest point. i think we are at the highest point. i think we are at the highest point right now. we get a wonderful view, i must say. highest point right now. we get a wonderfulview, i must say. of course. . . wonderfulview, i must say. of course... inaudible and then all of a sudden... what on earth is happening now? woo-hoo! take a nice photo but they can't see me scream. we thought john could do a report throughout this ride but it is too wicked! upside down again, around, the corkscrew. inaudible
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and out the other side. when the roller—coaster in the uk, the only one where people if they are riding one where people if they are riding on board sit on either side. that was really, really good fun! it's been a real challenge to get these theme parks ready to go. we were discussing it this morning, the fact that ever since lockdown happened 100 days ago, the preparation started to get the doors open and the gates open again this morning. john? alien invasion in the surrey countryside, that was fun. john, can you hear me? i can. ok, just so you know what you just put your body through. you reached, you might have said, that thing, the swarm, the wing to roller—coaster reaches speeds of 57 miles an hour but your body has experienced 4.5 times the
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force of gravity. how are your legs and what did you have for breakfast? it isa and what did you have for breakfast? it is a good job you were almost about to find out what i had for brea kfast! about to find out what i had for breakfast! well done to andy on our sand desk to sitting next to the bleep machine because i was worried about a few expletives! great fun. if you love roller—coaster is, like we know charlie does, it will be great news for people that these theme parks are back open. how are your legs? jelly—like? theme parks are back open. how are your legs? jelly-like? we will see, i have to get out of the park yet. you always have my respect, john, that you have gone way up in my estimation. a minute and 50 of sea mless estimation. a minute and 50 of seamless broadcasting was going through that terrifying ordeal. i am full of respect! do you actually like roller—coaster, john? not now! laughter there you go. well done, john, thank you. thank you!
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genuinely, thank you. let's see, 8:53. on the theme of how things are changing over the next few days towards with entertainment and hospitality across the board. comedy venues and theatres remain closed for now — but performers are finding new ways to drum up an audience. a new "drive—in" club starts in london tonight — where you can watch live entertainment from your car. comedian jason manford is on the bill. and jason joins us now. good morning, how are you? well, how are you? good. what is the imagery behind you, the wallpaper, what birds are those? i guess they are peacocks. this is what happens when you just ate your life, do whatever you just ate your life, do whatever you want in that room. whites very nice, lovely, scenic. talk us through this drive geeg. and why are you, where is the audience, what will happen? we are on a big stage.
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you're driving, you get your slot in the car park, i guess. you have the area around it so you can get out with a little chair if you want. the other great thing about it is you can tune in your so you can actually hear the comedy on stage. i don't know how you are supposed to hear laughter. they have not told us that bit yet, whether you flash your lights, beep your horn, put your windscreen wipers on! i have no idea, a whole strange new world. jason, explain it to me even more. i am in my car and jason, explain it to me even more. i am in my carand i drive jason, explain it to me even more. i am in my car and i drive wear and park in front of what question mark then you are onstage and you see what? you have to think back to happy days. richie cunningham, the fonz. you drive in with your car, maybe you turn around and sit in your boot, live your boot and watch the stage. there is a massive sound
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stage, glastonbury style sound stage with big screens and speakers. and you watch the comedy up on the stage and it's all... the sound is fabulous and the light in is fabulous. by all accounts, fabulous and the light in is fabulous. by allaccounts, i fabulous and the light in is fabulous. by all accounts, i was looking at the diary for brent cross, this one we are doing, i am there next week, i think it started this weekend. they have stuff every day, all day long. city and sweet are on, all the stars! are you on before them after them? you cannot follow sooty! can i ask you about the heckling thing, that's not going to happen, is it? in people honk their horns? you would hope not, yeah. i don't know if anyone will heckle from their car. i guess the worst thing would be if someone just drove off. you know? at least in a theatre, you can get out quietly in theatre, you can get out quietly in the darkness, can't you question that someone is like no, beep, beep,
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reverses out of the car park, you know it's not going well! it's great to be talking positively about an event that is happening but there is no escaping the fact that within your world, within theatre more generally, there are some real problems and it is happening right now. yeah, i mean, another couple of theatres closed in the last 24 hours. you know, 60 odd percent of their staff have gone. royal exchange in manchester and the nuffield theatre in southampton. i know plymouth are struggling thus to every day, there are another handful of theatres going down the pan. i just don't quite understand... you just don't quite understand... you just did that then, it was very funny, the theme park there. there's been all this working out how to get bingo halls and theme parks and all these things up and running and theatre, considering it's a £2 billion industry, does feel like it's been shoved to one side. ijust wish the culture secretary had done
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as good a job as rishi sunak when it comes to getting their packages together to help the theatres through. at the best of times, theatres need help. even when there is not a pandemic. there is a restoration fee to be your ticket, there's fundraisers to fix various things. if you've ever been backstage, at even the best theatres, they are absolute hovels a lot of them backstage because the money gets spent out front to make sure it is nice that the people, the customers. so i don't quite understand why. .. whether customers. so i don't quite understand why... whether it is the squeaky wheel gets the grease and the theatres are not saying enough, i don't understand where you can go and sit in a cinema from this weekend but not go to a theatre. and sit in a cinema from this weekend but not go to a theatrem isa weekend but not go to a theatrem is a point very well made. yes or no, are you a roller—coaster fan? 0h, no, are you a roller—coaster fan? oh, yeah, absolutely, can't wait! laughter lovely talking to you this morning, good luck with the gig, different as
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it is. very passionate there are about the theatres. as so many are at the moment. it's something we will talk about again for about is it from us this morning, back at 6am tomorrow. bye—bye.
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this is bbc news. the latest headlines. more than 50 countries are to be named by the government today, where holidaymakers from england won't have to quarantine when they arrive home. the most important thing is people who were hoping to get away perhaps for a summer holiday will have options, when they see that list. ghislaine maxwell — a longtime friend of prince andrew — has been remanded in custody in the us after being charged with a number of sex offences. the trial of 20 saudi arabian nationals charged in connection with the murder of the journalist, jamal khashoggi, gets under way in turkey.

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