this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. more than 50 countries are to be named by the uk government, from which visitors and returning holiday—makers from england won't have to quarantine on arrival. 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 long—time friend of prince andrew — has been remanded in custody in the us after being charged with a number of sex offences. a major shake up in france, as prime minister eduoard philippe and his entire government resign. the trial of 20 saudi arabian nationals charged in connection with the murder of the journalist, jamal khashoggi, gets

under way in turkey. borisjohnson warns people to act responsibly when pubs re—open and many other coronavirus restrictions are eased in england tomorrow. texans are ordered to wear face masks across much of the state — as covid—19 cases continue to soar. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. get in touch with me on twitter about any of our stories. the uk government has confirmed the first four countries from which visitors and returning

holiday—makers will be exempt from the current quarantine requirement. it will mean people in england will not need to self—isolate for m days when they return from their travels. ministers have agreed reciprocal agreements with spain, italy, france and germany who will become exempt from the quarantine rule from next friday 10thjuly. the uk transport secretary says more than 50 countries will be deemed "low risk" when the full list is published. the new system will apply to people in england only, with scotland, wales and northern ireland setting out their own approach in the coming days. from tomorrow, the uk foreign office is changing its travel advice, which has warned against all but essential foreign travel since march. let's get the very latest from 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 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 many millions of holiday—makers will actually be able to travel, from this saturday, to, certainly those countries you mentioned, spain, italy, france and germany, but also many others, which they're going to 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 no, you can't go — simple as that. greece won't allow uk holiday—makers in until the middle of this 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 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 scotland, wales 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. speaking this morning, the transport secretary, grant shapps, said the government

announcement would provide clarity for holiday—makers and travel agents. the most important thing is that people who were hoping to get away, perhaps for a summer holiday will have options, when they see that list, people who need to travel for business. importantly, also, the aviation industry, who have, of course, been first into this crisis and very slow to come out, as well, because of the need to have things like quarantines of course are welcoming that from the point ofjobs and the industry today, as well. our transport correspondent, tom burridge, gave us more details about the government's plans to ease travel restrictions for english holiday—makers returning to the uk. the government is going for a real change of approach here in its travel quarantine, so over the last nearly four weeks, we've had a near blanket travel quarantine, so the only country for which people coming

from there is exempt is the republic of ireland. so it's basically applied to all uk arrivals, two weeks self—isolation when you come into the uk. now, the government is going for a very different system and it really is one i think... i know, as holiday—makers and people thinking about potentially booking a holiday this summer, we're thinking about which countries will be exempt but, actually, the government is saying that more than 50 countries will be exempt now. really, i think it will be a system where maybe you can look at the red countries, the countries which won't be exempt, for example, the united states. those higher—risk countries. this is exactly the type of approach that people in the aviation sector, people in the travel sector more broadly, have been calling for from the very, very beginning. and speaking to people in the travel sector over the last 2a hours, when this became clear that this was the way the government was moving, yes, they say this is good news. yes, this will give their customers more certainty to start booking but they are really, really upset with the confusion over the last few weeks and they question why the government didn't do this from the very beginning.

they don't pretend that people would have travelled loads probably over the last month or so, that was always unlikely. but i think what they do say is that if the government had have taken this approach, more targeted approach, nuanced approach, where you only targeted quarantine on high—risk countries from the beginning, they feel that would have given consumers, us, more confidence to book trips for later in the summer at an earlier stage. businesses all over the land, travel businesses, are really, really, really struggling. they've earned no money during the lockdown, during the height of the pandemic and their cash flows are really, really poor and they are in a dire strait and they need that confidence back. these changes to the quarantine arrangements of four people travelling from england and back into england. clearly, there are differences in approach between the various nations of the uk. our political correspondent, helen catt, is at westminster.

grant shapps, the transport secretary saying this announcement today, and we haven't had the full list of countries affected by this, will provide clarity for holiday—makers and the travel industry. do you think it does?|j think we will have to wait for that list when it comes out later. you heard tom saying some of the issues that are there around the industry. it will be a case of waiting to see what countries pop up on either list. we still wait to see what the situations will be in the devolved nations, scotland, wales and northern ireland, who haven't yet set out their plans. boris johnson, the prime minister, has been speaking on radio this morning, to lbc. i believe he has been asked about his father, stanleyjohnson. a lot of controversy in the last 2a hours or so on the news that mr johnson senior had travelled to greece, he said to prepare a holiday home for the rental season. what did his son have to say? boris johnson

was asked about this on lbc and he didn't really engage with that. he said that was something that needed to be raised with his father and he said he wouldn't comment on family conversations. it was put to the transport secretary grant shapps early in the morning who had stressed the advice given by the foreign office was advice. let's be honest, it was pretty clear advice, it was against all but nonessential travel. for borisjohnson, this is going to be a big day. he is set to give a press conference later this evening. from tomorrow, in england, we will see many more things unlock. pubs, restaurant, theme parks, hairdressers reopen. boris johnson will give a press conference later to give this message that he wants to give this message that he wants to convey of people shouldn't overdo it. that is because there has been some concern because the government has been criticised for choosing a saturday to reopen pubs in particular. the emergency services say they are preparing as if it was the friday before christmas. there

has been all this talk of super saturday. boris johnson has been all this talk of super saturday. borisjohnson will try has been all this talk of super saturday. boris johnson will try to temper that later. he is going to talk about this being the supporting livelihoods of businesses who have made heroic efforts to make their venue made heroic efforts to make their venue safe for people to return and he says if you don't follow social distancing rules, you will be letting down those businesses. the government has got a really tricky position to play. it wants to get the economy started again and it wa nts to the economy started again and it wants to get people out and about and give confidence to do that but what it doesn't want to do is see a rise in infections and lead to possible future lockdowns. helen, thank you very much, in westminster. 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. sources close to prince andrew insist he is willing to co—operate

with the investigation. neda tawfik has this report. until now, ghislaine maxwell has remained out of sight, ever since the arrest of sex offender and paedophile jeffrey epstein. as his former girlfriend and closest associate, she is central to the fbi's probe of his sex crimes against underage girls. authorities had been discreetly keeping tabs on her whereabouts for the last year. when they moved in to arrest her on thursday, she was living on a 156—acre property that she bought in cash to shield her identity. we've been discreetly keeping tabs on maxwell's whereabouts as we worked 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. federal prosecutors in new york have charged her with six criminal counts linked to epstein‘s alleged sex trafficking operation, including enticing a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts and two counts of perjury. they allege the victims

were as young as 14 years old when the crimes took place, between 1994 and 1997. she has previously denied all of the allegations against her. maxwell would discuss sexual topics with the victim and undress in front of the victim, or be present for sex acts involving the minor victims and epstein. maxwell's presence as an adult woman helped put the victims at ease. as maxwell and epstein intended, this grooming process left the minor victims susceptible to sexual abuse. the daughter of the late media magnate robert maxwell is a long—time friend of prince andrew. in this now—infamous photo from 2001, the two are seen with virginia giuffre, who says she was trafficked to maxwell's home in central london to have sex with prince andrew. in an interview with newsnight, which led to his retirement from public duty, prince andrew was asked directly about it.

i have no recollection of ever meeting this lady. none whatsoever. you don't remember meeting her? nope. prince andrew has long denied having sex with underage girls, but prosecutors today reiterated their desire to speak with him. i will say that we would welcome prince andrew coming in to talk with us. we would like to have the benefit of his statement. ghislaine maxwell appeared briefly in court in new hampshire, and remains in custody, but her trial will take place here in new york, where she faces 35 years in prison if convicted. it's a major moment for epstein‘s victims, who have had to relive their trauma in the public eye while fighting for justice for decades. nada tawfik, bbc news new york. the french prime minister, edouard philippe, has resigned, along with his government ahead of a full reshuffle by president emmanuel macron. mr philippe's position had been

in doubt since the middle ofjune when mr macron said he wanted to "reinvent" his presidency. a new prime minister is due to be annouced in the next few hours. our correspondent in paris, lucy williamson, explained why this is a big moment for the french government. the story everyone wants to know is what's behind this reshuffle. did hejump? was he pushed 7 you know, what's really going on in the corridors of power? and there are many theories on this. you may know, edouard philippe ran for the mayor of le havre in the local elections recently. he won, he is not the mayorship. and that really posed a bit of a problem for emmanuel macron. because, you know, he has said, as you mentioned, he wants to reimagine the presidency and he wants to set a new course and he wants to mark the post—covid era in france but edouard philippe is a lot more popular than he is and there was a little bit of a danger that there was going to be a taste of sour grapes, if he sacked

the prime ministerfor being less popular than the president, in the eyes of many voters, perhaps. the other problem he's got is that edouard philippe is not only popular, but he is from the centre right. and emmanuel macron needs centre—right votes. they are a sort of core part of his electorate, now. and so by letting him go, he's got to work out who to put in his place because it's a very difficult sell to say we've got a centre—right man, he's very good, he's managed this coronavirus epidemic pretty well, in many people's minds, and i'm going to let him go, despite the fact that he is very popular. so he's got to manage that, somehow, at a time when he not at a time when he is not at his most popular. lucy williamson in paris. 20 saudi arabian nationals are going on trial in absentia in turkey over the murder of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. mr khashoggi disappeared inside the saudi consulate in istanbul in october 2018 and turkish investigators concluded he'd been strangled to death. if convicted, the defendants face possible life sentences, but proceedings are limited as none of the accused are physically in turkey. earlier, i spoke to our security

correspondent frank gardner. you may remember this was an absolutely hideously grisly murder that took place in october 2018, just under two years ago. this man was originally part of the saudi government, he was an adviser to the ambassador here in london and then became quite a vocal critic of the saudi crown prince and he moved himself into exile. well, in october, that year, he walked into the saudi consider he walked into the saudi consulate to get some papers signed and he never came out. he was overpowered and dismembered and his body parts neverfound. the saudi government initially pretended, or at least said, they knew nothing about it and it was all basically a botched cover—up. they then admitted that what they called a rogue operation had targeted him. but the rest of the world doesn't really accept that.

saudi arabia held a trial in secret last year and announced five death sentences but the two chief suspects, crucially, the media adviser to the saudi crown prince, and the deputy chief of saudi intelligence both walked free. these are people who the cia and other western intelligence agencies believe were very heavily involved. so today's trial, although it's in absentia and there are no suspects in court, it is important because it's quite likely the turkish authorities are going to reveal new evidence. remember, the turkish intelligence bugged the saudi consulate. they've got the tape of mr khashoggi's last gruesome minutes. now, i spoke recently, yesterday, to agnes callard, who is the un special rapporteur. she said we hope we see a transcript of this but not here hear it played in court because it would be very disrespectful to his fiancee and relatives.

frank gardner, our security correspondent. let's talk more now about lockdown easing in england. prime minister boris johnson has urged the public to "act responsibly" when a number of businesses — including restaurants, and pubs — will be allowed to open their doors on saturday. some a&e doctors are concerned that they will be overwhelmed with drunken patients. let's speak now to dr katherine henderson, president of the royal college of emergency medicine. thank you very much, doctor henderson, for your time today. is itfairto henderson, for your time today. is it fair to say that you and a lot of your colleagues are looking ahead to tomorrow with a good deal of concern? i think we are looking ahead to tomorrow with a good deal of weariness. the thought that, having gone through what we've been through in the last few months, the thought that we might have a lot of people come in who are drunk doesn't sit well with us. everyone is tired, eve ryo ne sit well with us. everyone is tired, everyone has had to deal with a lot in the last few months and while we understand, absolutely, the joy in the last few months and while we understand, absolutely, thejoy of having a pub or a restaurant open,

we are having a pub or a restaurant open, we a re really having a pub or a restaurant open, we are really keen that people understand this is not the moment to go overboard and end up in an ambulance being brought into an emergency department. absolutely, because these departments are hospitals, generally, as an environment are already incredibly busy. if people end up there because they got drunk or got into a fight 01’ they got drunk or got into a fight orfull and open they got drunk or got into a fight or full and open and they got drunk or got into a fight orfull and open and hurt themselves, whatever, they potentially risk getting an infection and infecting someone else —— fallen over and. and diverting doctors from treating other people who really need them. at the moment, emergency departments are in quite a complicated state, we need to work out how do we keep shielding vulnerable people and keep them safe. the people likely to be out in pubs and restaurants are young. they are probably not going to get very ill if they get coronavirus. but they could be asymptomatic carriers. those are the people we just don't wa nt to those are the people we just don't want to be coming into hospital, where our vulnerable patients, who really are at risk, if they pick up

coronavirus are. we need to keep the worlds apart. it is a lot more difficult, when somebody is strong, their social distancing ability is reduced. and in an emergency department, that will also be true. how worried are you that, ultimately, despite may be best intentions, people go out, understandably they want to let off a bit of steam and feel, perhaps a bit more relaxed but once they have a few bit more relaxed but once they have afew drinks, bit more relaxed but once they have a few drinks, that social distancing does go out the window? there is clearly a risk, isn't there? there isa clearly a risk, isn't there? there is a risk and we need people to think through what they are doing. think about their friends and make sure everybody gets home safely. think all the work that's been put insofar prevent their being another wave of the virus, the last thing anyone is another lockdown at that is the last thing businesses want. the fact we are having to think about putting extra staff on for the weekend to deal with this problem, know, it really is a bit much for us

all. i can sense that weariness and ican hear all. i can sense that weariness and i can hear it in the tone of your voice. and, you know, again, an opportunity to pay tribute to everybody who is working in hospital settings and any sort of medical settings and any sort of medical setting at the moment. you have been three months of hell, frankly. all those people who have been clapping for the nhs, you want them to continue to show that support by acting responsibility. in a nutshell, what is the clear message you want to get out to people about this weekend, when pubs open in england? enjoy yourself, but, please, act responsibly. the best support for the nhs at the moment is not using our services because you are so not using our services because you are so drunk. thank you very much for your time, doctor katherine henderson. one of the many side effects of the covid pandemic has been a dramatic drop in the number of organs being offered for donation.

doctors at one of the uk's leading transplant hospitals say that at the height of the crisis, the lack of available organs meant that more patients than usual died on the waiting list. 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 just days before the country locked down. as the hospitals braced themselves for covid, she expected a long wait, but then the call came. it was 9:30am and just about to have breakfast and the transplant nurse called me and she said to me, she said to me, "we believe we have a pairof lungs foryou." and she went through everything and ijust burst into tears, because, obviously, you think of the donor, theirfamily, because somebody has lost their life. so, you don't really know how to feel. we're filming with the doors

shut to keep her safe. pauline has this incredible description of her new life. i woke up and i had a huge gasp, because i was only used to a very small amount of air within my lungs and i could take in a full breath. just amazing. but pauline knows she was lucky. caroline, hello. nice to see you. doctors here say the number of donor organs available fell by around 90% as the pandemic struck. meaning more patients than usual died whilst 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 it would be normally, which impacts on the number of transplants we're able to perform. but the number of donors is increasing and, actually, the number of transplants that are able to be performed as a result is increasing. we're not yet back to normal levels but we hope to be in the not—too—distant future. in fact, transplant operations across the country are now

about two—thirds of the way back to normal. applause. thank you! upstairs, pauline's finally ready to go home. it's a moving moment for her and the staff. husband colin's waiting anxiously outside. because of the virus, these two haven't been able to meet four weeks. able to meet for weeks. pauline says first up, she wants a cup of tea in her own home. longer term, believe it or not, with her new lungs, she says she wants to climb mount snowdon. richard westcott, bbc news, royal papworth hospital in cambridge. more about travel. travellers arriving in england from a number of countries — including france, italy and spain — are to be exempt from a two—week quarantine from next friday. the transport secretary, grant shapps, refused to reveal details about the other countries, although the us and greece aren't on it. i'm joined by sean moriarty, ceo of quinta do lago group, a hotel group in portugal.

in the algarve. with an emphasis on golf, as you might expect it that part of the world. and i'm alsojoined by dimitrios buhalis the deputy director of the international centre for tourism and hospitality research at the school of services management at bournemouth university. thank you both very much forjoining us. thank you both very much forjoining us. sean, let's begin with you, with that beautiful blue sky in portugal on the algarve. lots of people are rather jealous of that sunshine at the moment. we don't know what the situation is with portugal, with regards this quarantine and whether that quarantine is going to be eased,in that quarantine is going to be eased, in terms of a reciprocal arrangement and so on. although some of the discussion in recent weeks has led us to believe that portugal may not be on this list for people arriving from england how prepared is the algarve, first of all, for tourists to arrive? the british tourists to arrive? the british

tourist market in general is a huge market for you. it is indeed and we are eagerly waiting right now... right now, our data base are eagerly waiting right now... right now, our database is more eager than ever to speak to us. they are waiting for this, if they can come down, they are willing to come down here, there is no quarantine in faro when they get here but it is the worry about when they get back to the uk. do they have to quarantine for a further 1a days after that? that is a big weight. it isa after that? that is a big weight. it is a massive part of the business, the uk. we are waiting to hear the news today, hopefully. it may not come today, of course. if it doesn't, are you hoping that some people will come anyway, perhaps via spain? well, via spain or dublin, yes, that can happen. we are getting flights from the uk, we have three flights from the uk, we have three flights today, four flights yesterday. some people were on them. you know, a lot of uk people have come down here to quarantine. if

they are lucky enough to be in that situation. i still believe we will get some. it won't be anywhere near what it would be like if the quarantine was lifted. it has had a big impact, for sure. we will come back to you in a minute, sean. if we look at greece, as another example ofa look at greece, as another example of a country and how it is handling the situation, the uk is on a list of country that it is not allowing into greece until the 15th ofjuly. it is looking closely at the epidemiology, the rate of infection for a number of countries, china, brazil, the uk and sweden amongst those. why is there that extra caution in greece, do you think? is it putting the health system ahead the economy? good morning. i think it is the other way around. greece

has announced it will not allow flights, direct flights, from the uk and sweden until the 15th ofjuly. it is looking at the open media logical data in order to understand which countries it will allowing —— health data. greece has done very well during the covid—19 period. greece had about 190 deaths during all this period. it is in a much better epidemiological position than the uk. greece is quite cautious that when it opens, it opens the borders from the 1st ofjuly, that the people who come in are free from covid—19 and they are in a better position to actually enjoy a holiday and not affecting anybody else. absolutely. even though, of course, that tourism sector is hugely important for greece, just wants to wait a little bit longer, exercise

that caution for a little bit longer, not to lose the games it has made infighting covid—19. —— lose the gains. absolutely. greece really welcomes tourism from all over the world. the uk is a particular market for greece. one quarter of all the tourists arriving in greece are from the uk. people are quite keen to welcome back the british travellers. but we need to do it safely and we need to do it in a way that does not... that does not give any kind of... doesn'tjeopardise the health of... doesn'tjeopardise the health of anybody else. it's the same thing, like, in bournemouth, you saw a couple of... last week we had a couple of wonderful days and, again, a lot of people went straight to the beach. we have to be very careful in how we do it. it is critical that everybody understands the responsibility they have got when they travel and also the responsibility they have got when

they offered tourism and travel services. we need to make sure everybody is safe and responsible for everybody being safe. it is critical for people to understand this responsibility, when they are consumers themselves, travellers, or when they are service providers. consumers themselves, travellers, or when they are service providersm ican go when they are service providersm i can go back to you now, sean, do you think the approach of the westminster government to the situation in portugal at the moment is being skewed by the outbreak in the capital, lisbon? is that fair for the rest of the country? what are the infection rate is like in other parts of portugal like the algarve, for example, where people are algarve, for example, where people a re really algarve, for example, where people are really coming for that sort of outdoors holiday in the sunshine, playing golf, etc? in the algarve it's been quite low, in total, 600 cases in the algarve, so in total, 600 cases in the algarve, so it's been very controlled. in lisbon, they had an unfortunate outbreak but again, it was... people

know where it is. it's in a non—tourist area and those areas have been closed down. the municipal is have acted very quickly on that. i think that the last number of months, portugal has been very much recognised as doing a good job and being ahead of this. we closed down these areas very early on. we've been open overa these areas very early on. we've been open over a month now, six weeks, and the increase in cases in the algarve had still been very low. asi the algarve had still been very low. as i said, 600 in total. sol the algarve had still been very low. as i said, 600 in total. so i think there is ways around this, especially with maybe a flight line into faro and some local controls people are worried about lisbon. but if you look into the detail of situations in lisbon, you can see that it situations in lisbon, you can see thatitis situations in lisbon, you can see that it is very much controlled much controlled and controlled in areas that are very quiet and not tourism areas and those areas are not closed and by then municipal. good to talk

to both of you about this situation. sean moriarty in the algarve and also from bournemouth university. thank you very much. hello this is bbc news, with me, annita mcveigh. the headlines: more than 50 countries are to be named by the uk government, from which visitors and returning holiday—makers from england won't have to quarantine on arrival. but 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. a major shake up in france as prime minister eduoard philippe and his entire government resign. the trial of 20 saudi arabian nationals charged in connection with the murder of the journalist, jamal khashoggi, gets underway in turkey.

borisjohnson warns people to act responsibly when pubs re—open and many other coronavirus restrictions are eased in england tomorrow. texans are ordered to wear face coverings across much of the state — as covid—19 cases continue to soar. as lockdown eases, pubs across the uk are preparing to reopen. in northern ireland, they reopen from today, in scotland, beer gardens are back in business from monday. in england, pubs willl reopen their doors tomorrow with rules in place to ensure that customers and staff abide by social distancing rules. ben thompson has been to a pub in west london, finding out what's changed. an important weekend as far as easing those lockdown restrictions in england are concerned. from tomorrow, pubs, bars and restaurants can prepare to welcome back customers for the first time in a long time. but, a trip down your local

could look and feel very different. let's have a look at what's changed. some of the things we're increasingly familiar with, so reminders about hand sanitiser, washing your hands when you get in. but you will also notice a lot more signs too. so, a one—way system in this pub, there is one entrance and one exit. also, the toilets. strict rules there, of course, about how many are allowed in. and this pub, normally they get about 100 in here at normal times. they can get about 70 people in under the new restrictions and that makes it financially viable. fiona is the manager here. loads of work has gone into getting to this point but it's an important point, you can reopen from tomorrow? yes and we're very excited about re—opening, getting our guests and our regulars back in the door. as you can see around, there are lots of changes, lots of sanitising units around. the tables, that's how we would have a table laid up all around the building, but all the tables will be quite bare when you walk in.

that is to stop any cross—contamination, no cutlery, glasses, napkins and that sort of thing. your staff too, they'd normally be able to do a bit of everything but they will have very specific jobs for the whole day? yeah, i think they will get quite frustrated because waiting staff will serve a customer, then come behind the bar and get their own drinks but you can't have that now. there will be floor staff, someone hosting, someone at the exit door and just one person on the bar, where usually there are three or four, just one person so they are not crossing. and customers will find some new rules in place, they will have to leave contact details and there will be a time limit on how long they are allowed to stay here. crucially, no big parties. that's a very different way of working for you because normally you would want loads of people in, spending lots of money and staying all here day? yes, and the booking system, they need to leave their details, so anyone who books has to leave their details. anyone who walks in, we still have to take their details, telephone number, so we can trace them as well. good luck, i know you have a training session for your staff later but for now, thanks very much. there you have it, it

will feel and look pretty different down your local pub from this weekend. not all pubs are choosing to open, some choosing to hang on a little bit, maybe to get over the weekend rush but, nonetheless, all part of that re—opening, that easing of lockdown restrictions in england. of course, the hospitality industry a huge employer, its contribution to the economy is significant and so this weekend an important milestone to get the economy back up and running. ben thompson. the uk prime minister has dismissed suggestions that it would have been safer to open pubs in england on a weekday. speaking to lbc, borisjohnson said it did not make a difference if they are reopened on a monday rather than a saturday. i think we wanted to give pubs time to prepare. we wanted a date early injuly and when i look at what is happening, i hope very much that people will behave responsibly and enjoy summer safely. but to his point about

monday, why not monday? well, i hope that this will be a reasonable time for people to get ready to enjoy themselves at the weekend but to do it in a safe way. that's not an answer to the question, is it — why not monday? i don't think, frankly, it would make much difference. you don't think that more people go out on a saturday than they do on a monday? well, i look at... i hope that people will do this sensibly and safely. borisjohnson. some boris johnson. some news borisjohnson. some news coming into us borisjohnson. some news coming into us in the last few moments from canterbury christ church university, which has tweeted the news it has terminated david starkey‘s position as visiting professor with immediate effect. this follows comments that he made about slavery, comments described by the former chancellor, his comment was that david starkey‘s comments are a reminder of the appalling views that still exist. in that tweet from canterbury christ

church university, they say they have terminated his position as visiting professor with immediate effect. they say his comments are com pletely effect. they say his comments are completely unacceptable. you can see it on your screens, and totally go against our university and community values. that news just in. here in britain, the royal college of psychiatrists say they have seen young people presenting to hospital having lost drastic amounts of weight during lockdown. they say the constant documentation on social media of lockdown weight gain has acted as a trigger for many people with eating disorders. ellie costello reports. lewis ca paldi, kylie jenner, chrissy teigen. celebrities who have publicly commented on their weight gain during lockdown. and they're not alone. a recent study by king's college london found that 48% of people had put on weight during lockdown. the same percentage of people repeated feeling more depressed or anxious than usual. and 29% said they had drank more alcohol.

but this diet talk, weight gain, and a scarcity of food at the start of lockdown has triggered some of those with a history of eating disorders. brew without sugar doesn't taste like a brew. grace had anorexia when she was a teenager and spent two years in recovery. she's found lockdown challenging. so, diet talk in general is quite hard for someone with an eating disorder to listen to. but, obviously, like, because of lockdown, it feels like the entire country, it's all people are talking about, gaining weight and, like having to go on a diet and, you'vejust got to kind of be resilient to it and realise that we are different to all of those people and we can't engage in the same kind of behaviour that they can. the body positivity movement wants people to think before they criticise. michelle ellman is a body positive influencer and life coach. largely, the jokes are that you're going to get fat.

that's it, is not even a funnyjoke. it's one consistent joke told in many different ways. and i think the reason why it's so dangerous is because ten—year—olds are more scared of being fat than losing both their parents, cancer and war. like, we're teaching that to our kids. and it's notjust about fat people. it's also about thin people, too. if you look at anyone who has an eating disorder, whether it's, like, anorexia or bluminia, their greatest fear is to get fat. doctor nichols is from the royal college of psychiatrists. she says that the higher stress and anxiety experienced during lockdown has caused many of us to change our eating habits. one of the really important messages that i want to give is that people don't take extreme measures or develop extreme anxiety about the weight gain. that's where people are going to start to get into trouble. and we are seeing young people presenting to hospital, having, you know, lost dramatic amounts of weight in a short space of time. and they've got themselves very unwell, from a medical point of view, because they've taken extreme measures, in order to try and address their own anxieties

about theirweight gain. michelle says we all need to be kinder to ourselves and our bodies. we're not going to recover from it by self abusing or self harming ourselves by restricting food and over—exercising. the best way to do that is simplyjust be more forgiving, understanding. know that this is a difficult time and that your mental health is going to be affected and just being kind to yourself will help that. ellie costello, bbc news. let's discuss this story further now. with me is ryan sheldon, a body acceptance advocate and in recovery from an eating disorder and also i'm joined by helena wadia, who is a journalist and social commentator. welcome to both of you. helena, as you've been looking into this issue, what have you found about the impact

of this pandemic and lockdown on those with eating disorders?” of this pandemic and lockdown on those with eating disorders? i think because we've all been using social media so much more sense lockdown, i noticed these trends about self—deprecation of peoples weight which has always been online but it has increased significantly and lockdown the stuff i couldn't scroll down my timeline without seeing a joke or a meme about putting on weight or a company promoting their weight or a company promoting their weight loss product. all of these things build up and build up into a belief system that fat is bad and thin is good. like anything, if you see it enough times, you might start to believe it. i think one of the keyissuesis to believe it. i think one of the key issues is that a lot of these jokes and trends have been on tiktok and that has very young users. if you see these kinds ofjokes and trends from a young age, they can all build up and have some really

dangerous effects which could lead to ten showed disordered eating. dangerous effects which could lead to ten showed disordered eatingm really says something, helena, when we are in the midst of a pandemic, so we are in the midst of a pandemic, so many people dying and becoming critically ill, that eating disorders can still have this grip on certain people? absolutely, but i think it alsojust on certain people? absolutely, but i think it also just shows how strong diet culture is. when i talk about diet culture is. when i talk about diet culture, the glorification of one certain body type, in other words, thin. itjust shows how strong it is because we are in lockdown, it's been incredibly stressful for so many people and we are in unprecedented times, a pandemic, and people are still worrying about putting on a few pounds. that just shows worrying about putting on a few pounds. thatjust shows how strong it is and, you know, another impacted that these young people strive to have this perfect type but thejoke is a perfect strive to have this perfect type but the joke is a perfect body type doesn't exist! wright absolutely. let me bring in ryan, welcome to you

as well. you have been in recovery from an eating disorder since 2016. tell us about that and what it been like as someone in recovery for you during this pandemic? we know the cases are still very much on the rise in the united states. cases are still very much on the rise in the united stateslj cases are still very much on the rise in the united states. i was diagnosed with an eating disorder in 2015 but have been in recovery from my eating disorder since 2016. the pandemic has been, gosh, it's been very, very overwhelming, in terms of, in triggering my eating disorder. i am four years in recovery and i have probably had the most challenging four months of my recovery journey thus far. most challenging four months of my recoveryjourney thus far. eating disorders are extremely isolating to begin with. so all of a sudden, we are now forced to be forced to isolate ourselves. so now i go to the grocery store, i pack up my cart

with food, unload it in my kitchen and i'm sitting in my apartment and i think and i'm sitting in my apartment and ithinkl and i'm sitting in my apartment and i think i have nothing else to do andl i think i have nothing else to do and i have a kitchen full of food. that is triggering in it self because i'm obsessing about this. i'm like, what do i do now? i've started to become creative with my food. i will have a pizza making night instead of sitting there and obsessing about the food in my house. during the last few months, has it been more challenging for you to be that person who is an advocate for body acceptance? 0h, to be that person who is an advocate for body acceptance? oh, my gosh, absolutely! there is this assumption that as advocates are instagram influences the body positivity. we are out there promoting love yourself but it has been extremely challenging. i've always been told, ryan, if someone doesn't affect you ina ryan, if someone doesn't affect you in a positive way on social media, don't follow them. i was away site, i don't need to do that because i can get through any of this. but now lam can get through any of this. but now i am sitting here and strolling on social media and comparing myself to every person out there. everybody

out there is influencing what it seems to be their bodies, their cultural ideal body foster what i mean by that is the body for guys with the six—pack. as a society we are taught to be powerful, successful, wealthy, worthy and lova ble successful, wealthy, worthy and lovable we have to look a certain way and i am so guilty of believing in that. of course, it's great to talk about health and fitness and a lot of people have been examining their own health and fitness during this pandemic. perhaps they have had more time to do so but it is when that tips over into something that isn't helpful and isn't healthy, such as idealised body images, that things become rather more worrying. i would love to get a thought from both of you on the role of social media companies in all of this and whether you feel they have made any effo rts whether you feel they have made any efforts to tackle images, ideals out there that are not so helpful to people who have eating disorders. helena, you first of all?” people who have eating disorders. helena, you first of all? i think social media platforms do need to step up. if they are taking down

racist, sexist, homophobic content, as they should be and they should do more there as well, but if they are taking that down, they need to take down fat phobic content because it isa down fat phobic content because it is a form of descriptor nation. they need to do more to stop the spreading of these dangerous body ideals. i would spreading of these dangerous body ideals. iwould really like spreading of these dangerous body ideals. i would really like to echo ryan's point that you should cleanse your social media. there are so many amazing people on social media that spread such positive messages and i think if you follow them, it will be a way of helping these social media companies really do something good. ryan, on that point? i think out of all the social media platforms, i think instagram is taking the best steps forward. however, it is very frustrating being an advocate, putting my entire struggle out there on instagram and me getting so little likes but then there are other influencers little likes but then there are other influence rs out little likes but then there are other influencers out there that are getting hundreds of thousands of likes because they have a six pack. it is very frustrating and i think

it is very destructive to so many people. so what is the best practice that you have seen in terms of social media? in terms of what the platforms are doing themselves? wright yes. instagram has it so you can record contact which is... for example promoting anorexia, your reporter and they take those posts down. you would like to see a code of practice effectively? does had mega absolutely. but also slightly away from social media, i think that in schools, we need education in schools about the impact of social media. better education about it. we need to learn how diet companies work and we need to tell children that these companies that are promoting lose three stone in three weeks while you are stuck in your house in lockdown, it is dangerous. they need to know the impact that has. education is where it all begins. ryan, a final thought from you? if you look to the pointjust

made, the diet industry is a $60 billion industry. they are selling isa billion industry. they are selling is a cultural ideal body the same way they sell us a car. if you look at the source, it helps that things in perspective. thank you both very much for your thoughts on that today. the coronavirus pandemic has proved severely disruptive for children's education all over the world. in england a—level and gcse exams, taken in secondary school, were cancelled this year — and now it seems there could be changes to them 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. our education editor branwenjeffreys has been to a school in woking, south of london, to find out what teachers and students think. ok, just wait there. checked at the front door of the school, temperatures monitored each visit. for these year 10s, nothing has been normal. so, they're seeing each of their teachers, to start

the journey to gcses. it's helped a lot, because, obviously, talking to 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're on track. exams might be pushed back a few weeks and that's still welcome. what i really hope is that maybe it could push back to, like, june—ish time, so that we would 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 schools may not be so well prepared. i think it's a case of identifying

how many schools, nationally, are far behind and not 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 exam content just 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 sit the same gcse exams next summer. at this school, they don't want teenagers to drop gcses, but, instead, get through exams that give them the widest choice. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. the governor of texas, greg abbott, has ordered face coverings to be worn in public, as the number of

coronavirus cases rockets. texas was amongst the first us states to reopen for business, but it hit a record of more than 8,000 virus cases a day on wednesday, up from about 2,400 two weeks ago. mr abbott said face coverings will help slow the spread of the virus. 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 it protects you and your family. the governor of texas. south africa's government is warning of a devastating surge in coronavirus infections. at present, the highest concentration in africa is found in south africa's western cape, particularly in the poor townships around cape town. andrew harding has this report.

it's early morning on the southernmost tip of africa and the surfers are back out in force now that some lockdown rules are easing here. but in the crowded townships beneath table mountain, a stalled economy is hurting the poorest. on this street, we found hundreds of people, young and old, queueing for a free meal. why are you coming here? because i'm hungry. and we've got no money to buy food. you have no food at home? no, no, no, nothing. and now, the virus — subdued for so long here, is finally on a rampage, infection rates soaring nationwide. the hospitals in this province, around cape town, are starting

to overflow into field clinics, like this one in a converted sports hall. evidence of good preparation, up to a point. but doctors here are already being forced to choose which patients they try to save. there's no point to send them back to the referral hospital because they don't have the staff nor the capacity to deal with it. so, put them in palliative care. it's a tough decision. accept that they may die? yes, exactly, that's what is happening. and that's because you lack resources here? yeah. getting reliable oxygen supplies is proving a particular struggle. poorer african nations should take note. like much of the continent, south africa has kept the virus under control for months, with some very harsh restrictions but the economic price of that has been brutal. so now, as the lockdowns starts to ease, the virus is beginning to spread at alarming speed.

but are the public treating the threat seriously enough? back home now, this lady is already doing her exercises. she was discharged from hospital yesterday, after two weeks in intensive care. people aren't taking it seriously? they aren't taking it seriously. and it's going to kill more people and even the streets that i am staying at as we speak right now, i think we have lost about six people, died because of this covid. in the meantime, the local underta kers are overwhelmed. as you can see here, we have markings for covid—19. the virus is spreading fast into south africa's other big cities and a continent that once hoped it might be spared the worst is braced for a storm. andrew harding, bbc news, in south africa's western cape. you're watching bbc news.

and let's take a look at the weather with matt taylor now. hello, it's been a pretty grey and wet days so farforafairfew of been a pretty grey and wet days so farfor a fairfew of you and as we go through the next few days, more cloud and rain to come but things will gradually brighten up. increasing sunshine on the weekend, especially on sunday. still some heavy showers but by this stage the wind will become a big feature. even today, the breeze stronger than yesterday across england, wales, northern ireland and southern scotland. one of the brighter spots will be shetland, an improvement yesterday afternoon. perhaps the rain easing off in the west highlands. but south—west scotland, rain remains relentless, it could cause minor flooding forced rain remains relentless, it could cause minorflooding forced up rain remains relentless, it could cause minor flooding forced up there will be some further rain at times in northern ireland and the lake district and the hills of west wales, the cambrian mountains, more persistent rain. rain here and there across the rest of england and wales, bright spots the channel islands, south—west england, with the subject, a high of 21. this

evening, cloud stays in place for much of england and wales, southern scotla nd much of england and wales, southern scotland and northern ireland. further rain at times, more especially in western coasts and hills. it keeps temperatures up. a humid night, 15—16 for many in england and wales but with clearer skies in the northern half of scotland, chilly, temperatures down to 14 scotland, chilly, temperatures down to 1a in aberdeenshire. it is here where we start with the best of the brightness best thing. lots of cloud around on saturday, some rain and drizzle coming and going, not quite as heavy as today but probably western coasts and hills staying the dampest of all. some outbreaks and in the south—westerly breeze, temperatures boosted to around 23 in the south—east corner of the country. only around 13—14 in northern scotland, even though here we could see some of the brightest weather at times. we finish saturday with a deep low pushing its way in, bringing windy conditions saturday night into sunday. outbreaks of rain, some heavy bursts return. as a clear through on sunday, we open the door to north—westerly winds so we

will see a bit of a temperature drop, a fresherfeel on will see a bit of a temperature drop, a fresher feel on sunday. it is the picture. some wet and windy weather across the far north of scotland. early rain across england and wales clears. in the afternoon, most frequent showers in south—west scotla nd most frequent showers in south—west scotland and northern ireland with hailand scotland and northern ireland with hail and thunder and some pretty strong winds. gail is just about anywhere across the country may be some of the strongest winds in northern scotland. as i said, it will feel a bit fresher. temperatures closer to where they should be for the time of year.

this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. more than 50 countries are to be named by the uk government from which visitors and returning holiday—makers from england won't have to quarantine on arrival. 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 long—time friend of prince andrew, has been remanded in custody in the us after being charged with a number of sex offences. a major shake—up in france as prime minister eduoard philippe and his entire government resign. new figures reveal nearly 20,000 care home residents died in england and wales between 2nd march

and 12th june. borisjohnson warns people to act responsibly when pubs re—open and many other coronavirus restrictions are eased in england tomorrow. texans are ordered to wear face masks across much of the state, as covid—19 cases continue to soar. hello and welcome. if you are watching in the uk or around the world, stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the uk government has confirmed the first four countries from which visitors and returning holiday—makers will be exempt from the current quarantine requirement. it will mean people in england will not need to self—isolate for 1h days when they return

from their travels. ministers have agreed reciprocal agreements with spain, italy, france and germany who will become exempt from the quarantine rule from next friday, 10thjuly. the transport secretary says more than 50 countries will be deemed ‘low risk‘ when the full list is published. the new system will apply to people in england only, with scotland, wales and northern ireland setting out their own approach in the coming days. from tomorrow, the foreign office is changing its travel advice, which has warned against all but essential foreign travel since march. let's get the very latest from 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 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 many millions of holiday—makers will actually be able to travel, from this saturday, to, certainly those countries you mentioned, spain, italy, france and germany, but also many others, which they're going to 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 no, you can't go — simple as that. greece won't allow uk holiday—makers in until the middle of this 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 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 scotland, wales 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 at westminster. helen, tell us what we know so far

about the travel situation. there has been pressure on the government since before these quarantine regulations were put in, notjust from the industry but its own backbenchers, to find a solution that will make them less blanket, less restrictive. today we are getting this kind of traffic light system, where countries will be ranked either green, red or amber. the amber ones are the ones that are looking like they will be part of these air bridges, where there will be these reciprocal agreements in place where if you go on holiday there you wouldn't need to quarantine for 1h days at either end of your trip. the green countries will be the one that they have a lower rate of infection, with the government is saying people can come into england from those countries and when you come back you will need to self—isolate, but there isn't any reciprocal agreement for what happens to british people going there. the red ones are the ones that will still have to quarantine

and self—isolate if you come back from them. the government says there will be 50 countries that will be either green or amber and we will find out what they are later. grant shapps has said this is a positive development. 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. people who need to travel for business. and i think importantly also the aviation industry, who have of course been first into this crisis and very slow to come out, as well, because of the need to have things like quarantines, of course are welcoming that from the point ofjobs and the industry today, as well. these changes to the regulations don't come in until next week, the 10th ofjuly, and they only apply to england. there has been a right developing between the westminster and scottish governments over this.

grant shapps accusing the scottish government of delaying, then the scottish government saying they believe the westminster government is politicising it. we don't yet know what the situation will be in scotland, wales and northern ireland. what about the position of the labour party? the labour party today have been talking about the economy, rather than travel. today have been talking about the economy, ratherthan travel. in today have been talking about the economy, rather than travel. in our first major speech, the shadow chancellor has been talking about what labour would like to see happen to try to rebuild the economy. they would like to see the furlough scheme extended for specific sectors of the economy that have been particularly badly hit, like hospitality. she has been talking about, as of tomorrow, we move into the third phase of the government has met talking about, as of tomorrow, we move into the third phase of the government cosmic road map, looking at other businesses like museums, hairdressers reopening.

we have consistently said we want to see businesses reopening, but that process has been made far riskier by the fact that we don't have test, track and isolate fully rolled out and working at full steam across the country. again, we call on the government to please listen to the constructive solutions we set out to try to get the system working effectively, because ultimately we need to have the public health measures in place to prevent additional lockdown to make sure people have confidence to go back into those pubs, shops and restaurants this weekend. borisjohnson will give a press —— press co nfe re nce borisjohnson will give a press —— press conference this afternoon morning people if they do go to these pubs and restaurants, not to overdo it. the premise nurse -- prime minister has been speaking already today? yes, he was speaking toa already today? yes, he was speaking to a radio station earlier this morning, reinforcing the message she will give nature to ensure that

people keep a social distancing measures when the gourd to pubs and restau ra nts measures when the gourd to pubs and restaurants this weekend. the government wants to get people out and about, boosting the economy, but it doesn't want to risk further lockdowns. in his press conference later he will talk about this being about being there to help the businesses and how they have made heroic efforts to make sure their venues are safe, and the people can brick to social distancing rules that would be letting those businesses down. the government has come in for some criticism because it has chosen to change the regulations on things like pubs and allow them to reopen on a saturday, rather than a week day. boris johnson says he doesn't think that will make a difference. the emergency services are preparing for this as if it was a friday night before christmas. what he says later will be important in trying to temper any expectations. we can cross live to bergamo

in northern italy to speak to the manager of the le funi hotel, paolo maddaloni. thank you very much. can you hear me? yes, good morning. how are you feeling about the prospective return of english tourists? well, we are looking forward to receiving english tourists again, of course. it is an important part of our tourism. we arejust waiting. we remain open during all the period of this disease come pandemic period we had all the journalists in the city at the hotel. now you tourism are starting to move slowly slowly. we have no british yet. obviously,

bergamo was at the centre of the outbreak in italy. what is the situation there now? what happened was unimaginable. we had days of incredible sadness, which was really incredible. now frankly speaking i think bergamot is the safest place because we are so worried about what happens. hospitals are very prepared to follow the situation and citizens are very aware to follow the situation and citizens are very aware about restrictions and they do follow them strictly. will it be difficult to tempt people back into that part of italy?” don't know. people are more intelligent than we think, normally slow. i don't think it will be a problem. people know that we were shocked, but the city astarte to move again slowly slowly. we are ok.

i feel confident. move again slowly slowly. we are ok. ifeel confident. in my opinion it will take until september. when people come to italy now can only go to the seaside, so let's wait until september, in my opinion. in terms of what you have learnt in terms of keeping things safe and clean, how careful a re keeping things safe and clean, how careful are you being? we are extremely careful. the situation is extremely careful. the situation is extremely careful. the situation is extremely careful. we are looking at every single detail, from the laundry, the products that we used to clean rooms, to the distances, the hygienic items. everything is absolutely under control, strictly under control. does that mean that people will still be able to feel that they can relax, swim, eat inside and outside. i think so, yes.

you are hopeful of some bookings in the next couple of months, but may be in the autumn? well, people from germany, france, switzerland they are already starting to come. not from england yet, because of the restrictions for the quarantine problems, and from the united states for the reasons that we know, they will still not be able to come. i expect soon we'll be ok, i do. i do expect soon we'll be ok, i do. i do expect that things will be ok. we welcome british tourist italy, it is an important part of tourism for us, very important. best of luck to all of you over the coming weeks and i hope things can get up and running safely for everyone. thank you very much indeed. 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. sources close to prince andrew insist he is willing to co—operate with the investigation. neda tawfik has this report. until now, ghislaine maxwell has remained out of sight, ever since the arrest of sex offender and paedophile jeffrey epstein. as his former girlfriend and closest associate, she is central to the fbi's probe of his sex crimes against underage girls. authorities had been discreetly keeping tabs on her whereabouts for the last year. when they moved in to arrest her on thursday, she was living on a 156—acre property that she bought in cash to shield her identity. we've been discreetly keeping tabs on maxwell's whereabouts as we worked 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. federal prosecutors in new york have charged her with six criminal counts linked to epstein's alleged sex trafficking operation, including enticing a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts and two counts of perjury. they allege the victims were as young as 1a years old when the crimes took place, between 1994 and 1997. she has previously denied all of the allegations against her. maxwell would discuss sexual topics with the victim and undress in front of the victim, or be present for sex acts involving the minorvictims and epstein. maxwell's presence as an adult woman helped put the victims at ease. as maxwell and epstein intended, this grooming process left the minor victims susceptible to sexual abuse. the daughter of the late media magnate robert maxwell is a long—time friend of prince

andrew. in this now—infamous photo from 2001, the two are seen with virginia giuffre, who says she was trafficked to maxwell's home in central london to have sex with prince andrew. in an interview with newsnight, which led to his retirement from public duty, prince andrew was asked directly about it. i have no recollection of ever meeting this lady. none whatsoever. you don't remember meeting her? nope. prince andrew has long denied having sex with underage girls, but prosecutors today reiterated their desire to speak with him. i will say that we would welcome prince andrew coming in to talk with us. we would like to have the benefit of his statement. ghislaine maxwell appeared briefly in court in new hampshire, and remains in custody, but her trial will take place here in new york, where she faces 35 years in prison if convicted. it's a major moment for epstein's victims, who have had to relive their trauma in the public eye while fighting for justice for decades. nada tawfik, bbc news new york.

the french prime minister, edouard philippe, has resigned along with his government ahead of a full reshuffle by president emmanuel macron. mr philippe's position had been in doubt since the middle ofjune, when mr macron said he wanted to "reinvent" his presidency. a new prime minister is due to be annouced in the next few hours. our correspondent in paris lucy williamson explained why this is a big moment for the french government. the story everyone wants to know is what is behind this reshuffle? did hejump, was he pushed, what is really going on in the corridors of power? there are many theories about this. edouard philippe ran for the mayor of le havre and the local elections here recently. he won. that posed a bit of a problem for emmanuel macron, because he has said, as you mention, he wants to reimagine the presidency. he wants to set a new course, mark the

post—covert era in france, but edouard philippe is a lot more popular than he is. there was a bit ofa popular than he is. there was a bit of a danger that it could be a taste of a danger that it could be a taste of sour grapes if he sacked the prime ministerfor being less popular than the president, in the eyes of many voters, perhaps. the other problem he has got a edouard philippe is not only popular but from the centre right, and emmanuel macron need centre—right votes, they area macron need centre—right votes, they are a core part of his electorate now. so by letting him go, he has got to work out who to put in his place because it is a very difficult sale to say we have a centre—right man, he is very good, has managed this coronavirus epidemic pretty well and many people's minds and i'm going to let him go despite the fact he is very possible. he has to manage that somehow at a time when he is not it is most popular. the office for national statistics has released new figures,

revealing that almost 20,000 care home residents died in england and wales between 2nd march and 12th june. ministers say regular testing for the virus will now take place. joining me now is our head of statistics, robert cuffe. what is this picture that is now emerging? it is even worse than you have just emerging? it is even worse than you havejust said, emerging? it is even worse than you have just said, maybe 20,000 people have just said, maybe 20,000 people have died from coronavirus, but they account for half of the excess deaths that we have seen during the pandemic, nearly 30,000 excess deaths. you can see here the number of deaths that happened in care homes throughout the pandemic. the lines in the middle of the charter at the numbers from last year, about 500 a day coming down gradually into the summer. the height of the bars shows the deaths this year, really

spiking up in march, running at more than a thousand deaths a day in the middle of april. when you add up the difference across all of those dates from last year to what we have seen this year, those are the excess deaths, not just the this year, those are the excess deaths, notjust the coronavirus infections, but all of the other deaths that we think probably were linked to coronavirus. that is a we of figure 9,000 deaths of care home residents. that is the clearest picture we have had so far of what happened in care homes. this is eve ryo ne happened in care homes. this is everyone who gets in from a care home to a hospital where they died. this shows us the whole picture. in more detail about what is driving these numbers. we have been following this for weeks and months, but or will help today? that it seems there are more infections in ca re seems there are more infections in care homes largely that employee

agency staff. there is a census almost that the office for national statistics have done with the as ca re statistics have done with the as care home manager is what has been going on in your care home. this is just based on what the manager says. they say that roughly the half of ca re they say that roughly the half of care homes that employ agency staff have seen large numbers of infections in their care homes. there is some evidence that the small proportion of care homes that don't employ their staff sick pay have seen more don't employ their staff sick pay have seen more cases amongst residents, and staff to move around a lot also has had an effect on those numbers. it is what the managers are reporting. we will get more information in the future when swa b tests more information in the future when swab tests are added to the picture. that is the information we are starting to get about what is driving the infections in residential care. driving the infections in residential care. sam monaghan is the chief exectuive of mha homes, often known as methodist homes — the largest charity care

home provider in the uk. thank you for your time today. it is pretty devastating to hear those numbers, isn't it, 29,000 excess deaths in this period? what is your response to that. i think it doesn't come as a surprise to those of us working in the care sector because that has been the experience we have been living through and it is one that we were trying to articulate early doors, end of march, early april, that this was the emerging picture. i think the other factor that didn't come out quite from the previous contributor is that also the real impact in places where we are caring for people with dementia and alzheimer's, and those homes are being particularly vulnerable as well. our stats expert was talking there are about the specific factors, so for example care homes

that use agency staff, presumably because they move around a lot, seem to have higher numbers. it is not the kind of stuff you use? no, by and large we don't use agency staff, but there were clearly times when we had so many staff self isolating during the height of the pandemic that we had to use agency staff. i think it is one of the shortfalls. we really welcome the decision by the government today to go for a whole home testing, but agency staff aren't included in that unless they happen to be in the home when the testis happen to be in the home when the test is taking place. that is a cohort that needs to be included in the testing regime on a weekly basis. would you be carrying out tests on your staff? wherever possible, we will. because we only use agency staff as a necessity, not a regular basis, what it would mean is we could contact the agency said they could give us the assurance

that they are sending us tested staff. we a re that they are sending us tested staff. we are part of a pilot at the moment testing our staff on a weekly basis. if they happen to arrive a day after the testing has been done, there is a potential risk there. we need them to be within that testing framework. did you pay sick pay to all of your staff? we do. we are one of the few organisations that pay a real living wage to our staff anyway. what we did during coronavirus was we enhanced our statutory sick pay up to £150 a week to ensure that her staff were not going to be more disadvantaged than they might be, so we sought to ensure that there was some renumeration back and hopefully help them through that period, but also ensure that they were tempted to come in reporting for work. when you look back, how much information where you get thing, and how much pressure you put in on the government, the hospitals, to not send patients to care homes from

hospitals? we took a very strong line right from the beginning of asking for testing for all patients who were due to be discharged and be refused many patients where they could not give us that guarantee or if they had been on water people have the virus. we try to take a strong line. i can give you an example of one of my managers were a hospital contacted the home out of hours and said to the staff on duty that the manager had agreed to somebody being discharged to the home and a member of staff had enough about them to contact the manager and say, have you agreed to this? they haven't. we knew that the health service was going to be seeking to keep the throughput of people out of hospital, but to pass those people into care homes where there was going to be the increased risk of a greater population in nursing homes contracting the virus was clearly not on and we needed to do everything we could to resist

that. how many people have died in your ca re that. how many people have died in your care homes in this period? tragically, we have lost 430 people, our much loved residents, three staff. out of how many many total? 4500 residents. for anyone who has family in care homes now, can you guarantee the public that it is as safe as it can be? yes, we are at a point now where we only have 23 cases across our 90 care homes. we have testing and place and have been pa rt have testing and place and have been part of the government pilot so we have been testing on a weekly basis over a considerable period of time to try to ensure that we can isolate residents who are contagious, but maybe not be showing symptoms. similarly, our staff are being tested on a weekly basis, so we... the real key to this is when we

started to discover that people were presymptomatic, it is the testing that has been key so i am so relieved that this is now firmly in place from the government, but it does need to be for agency staff, as well. thank you very much indeed. thank you very much indeed. 20 saudi arabian nationals are going on trial in absentia in turkey over the murder of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. mr khashoggi disappeared inside the saudi consulate in istanbul in october 2018 and investigators concluded he had been strangled to death. if convicted, the defendants face possible life sentences, but proceedings are limited as none of the accused are physically in turkey. earlier, i spoke to our security correspondent frank gardner. you may remember this was an absolutely hideous and grisly murder that took place in october 2018, just under two years ago. this man was originally part of the saudi government, he was an adviser to the ambassador here in london and he then became

quite a vocal critic of the saudi crown prince and moved himself into exile. well, in october that year, he walked into the saudi consulate to get some papers signed and he never came out. he was overpowered and dismembered and his body parts neverfound. now, the saudi government initially pretended, or at least said they knew nothing about it and it was all basically a bit of a botched cover—up. they then admitted what they call a rogue operation had targeted him. but the rest of the world doesn't really accept that. saudi arabia held a trial in secret throughout most of last year and in december they announced death sentences, but crucially the two chief suspects, the media adviser to the saudi crown prince and the deputy chief of saudi, intelligence both walked free. and the deputy chief of saudi intelligence, both walked free. these are people who the cia and other western intelligence agencies

where very heavily involved. so today's trial, although it is an absentia and there are no suspects in court, it is important because it is quite likely that the turkish authorities are going to reveal new evidence. remember, the turkish intelligence bugged the saudi consulate. they've got the tape of mr khashoggi's last gruesome minutes. now, i spoke recently, yesterday to agnes callamard, who is the un special rapporteur, she said that we hope we perhaps see a transcript of this, but not hear it play in court because it would be very disrespectful to his fiancee and his relatives. let's get some of the day's other news. china has appointed a hard—line figure as head of its new security agency in hong kong. zheng yanxiong is best known for his role in dealing with protests in a chinese village by ordering in hundreds of riot police to make mass arrests and seize control.

it comes as the first charges were brought under the controversial new security law. iran has acknowledged that there has been an explosion and fire at the country's main nuclearfuel production site at natanz, some 250 kilometers south of tehran. authorities said there were no fatalities or concerns about contamination, but did not say what caused the incident. north korean leader kim jong—un has hailed what he call his country's "shining success" in dealing with coronavirus. north korean leader kim jong—un has hailed the country claims it has had no cases, though analysts say this is unlikely. in january, north korea closed its borders and put thousands of people into isolation. the coronavirus pandemic has proved severely disruptive for children's education all over the world. in england a—level and gcse exams, taken in secondary school, were cancelled this year — and now it seems there could be changes to them 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. our education editor branwenjeffreys has been to a school in woking, south of london, to find out what teachers and students think. ok, just wait there. checked at the front door of the school, temperatures monitored each visit. for these year 10s, nothing has been normal. so, they're seeing each of their teachers, to start the journey to gcses. it's helped a lot, because, obviously, talking to 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're on track. exams might be pushed back a few weeks and that's still welcome. what i really hope is that maybe it could push back to, like, june—ish time, so that we would 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 schools may not be so well prepared. i think it's a case of identifying how many schools, nationally, are far behind and not 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 exam content just 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 sit the same gcse exams next summer.

at this school, they don't want teenagers to drop gcses, but, instead, get through exams that give them the widest choice. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. let's return to the easing of lockdown restrictions in england. the prime minister borisjohnson has urged britons not to abuse their new found freedoms this weekend when pubs and restaurants reopen for the first time since march. later today mrjohnson will warn "we are not out of the woods yet" when it comes to the virus. so let's find out more how the hospiatlity industry is preparing for this. we can speak now tojohn eckbert, the ceo of us burger chain ‘five guys' who joins me now from west london. you managed to keep going, how did you manage that? they were open throughout the entire time frame on

a takeaway only basis and a delivery basis and only staffed by volunteers. but we now have almost all of our stores back open and trading with all of our dining room is closed until tomorrow, which will be an exciting day to open back up and welcome customers to stay and dine in the restaurants. exciting day tomorrow for all of us in the hospitality sector. are you nervous at all because it is a big responsibility to make sure the food is hygienically prepped and there is enough distance between everybody? we have had lots of practice so with all of our restaurants open and trading for most of this time, we have had practice with takeaway and delivery and a new service which is kerb—side, which allows you to pull up kerb—side, which allows you to pull up outside the restaurant and we will bring your take—out food to you and there are 14 locations where thatis and there are 14 locations where

that is possible now. i am confident, because of the experience we have had modifying our restau ra nts we have had modifying our restaurants but the downtime inside the dining rooms has given us the opportunity to completely reconstruct how the restaurant works, from the customer flow to removing all of the self—serve items from the condiment stands. everything will be a little bit different, but we have spent a lot of time making sure it is safe, not just for the crew but also for the customers as well. you have got ta bles customers as well. you have got tables one metre apart? of course, we have gone through every store step—by—step and make sure we implement and execute the government guidance that has been handed out. of course, the safety of our customers and crew is the most important priority. but we have been doing this for months now, so we are ready for customers. customers are already coming into the stores to other takeaway, the incremental step

tomorrow will be you can stay in the dining room. we have introduced table service, you will come in, place your order and then you will be given a number go to your table, rather than picking up the food yourself, someone will bring it to you. for us it is that incremental bit. i know for some of the rest of the hospitality sector it is a bit more of a leap because they will be opening up for the first time. more of a leap because they will be opening up for the first timem more of a leap because they will be opening up for the first time. it is the 4th ofjuly opening, big american day, but have you had to lay people off, have you been keeping people on furlough? it is incredibly tough for everyone in your industry? i know, it is amazing how much cooperation there has been the hospitality sector. implementing the hospitality sector. implementing the furlough to protect our crew, or in negotiating with landlords for the rents, which has been the biggest outstanding issue for the hospitality sector, trying to figure out how we can share the sacrifice of what has been asked of us to beat

this virus. but we have been really fortu nate this virus. but we have been really fortunate and because our concept has been so flexible throughout the lockdown, we have been able to keep all of our employees and offer them positions to come back to work. we are ina positions to come back to work. we are in a better position than most because of the flexibility of the format. of course, we are a family owned business so we have cultivated the sense of loyalty amongst our managers and crew that has really seen us managers and crew that has really seen us through a very tough time in the lockdown. of course, all the best for tomorrow. many thanks indeed. the governor of texas, greg abbott, has ordered face coverings to be worn in public, as the number of coronavirus cases rockets. texas was amongst the first us states to reopen for business, but it hit a record of more than 8,000 virus cases a day on wednesday, up from about 2,400 two weeks ago. mr abbott said face coverings will help slow the spread of the virus.

one of the best ways to keep businesses open whilst 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 it protects you and your family. one of the many side effects of the covid pandemic has been a dramatic drop in organs being offered for donation. doctors at one of the uk's leading transplant hospitals say that at the height of the crisis, the supply of available organs almost dried up. 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 just days before the country locked down. as the hospitals braced

themselves for covid, she expected a long wait, but then the call came. it was 9:30am and just about to have breakfast and the transplant nurse called me and she said to me, she said to me, "we believe we have a pairof lungs foryou." and she went through everything and ijust burst into tears, because, obviously, you think of the donor, theirfamily, because somebody has lost their life. so, you don't really know how to feel. we're filming with the doors shut to keep her safe. pauline has this incredible description of her new life. i woke up and i had a huge gasp, because i was only used to a very small amount of air within my lungs and i could take in a full breath. just amazing. but pauline knows she was lucky. caroline, hello. nice to see you. doctors here say the number of donor organs available fell by around 90% as the pandemic struck.

meaning more patients than usual died whilst 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 it would be normally, which impacts on the number of transplants we're able to perform. but the number of donors is increasing and, actually, the number of transplants that are able to be performed as a result is increasing. we're not yet back to normal levels but we hope to be in the not—too—distant future. in fact, transplant operations across the country are now about two—thirds of the way back to normal. applause. thank you! upstairs, pauline's finally ready to go home. it's a moving moment for her and the staff. husband colin's waiting anxiously outside. because of the virus, these two haven't been able to meet four weeks. pauline says first up, she wants a cup of tea in her own home. longer term, believe it or not, with her new lungs, she says

she wants to climb mount snowdon. richard westcott, bbc news, royal papworth hospital in cambridge. we are hearing some news on one of the covid treatments and that is render severe. the eu has authorised the drug for coronavirus treatment. we have heard of course that the us is buying nearly all the next three months projected production of the drug. they have agreed to buy 500,000 doses for use in american hospitals. the information we have on this drug at the moment is a cut recovery times, not yet clear if it im proves recovery times, not yet clear if it improves survival rates but the eu has authorised remdesivir formally for treatment of coronavirus. president macron has named a senior french official as the new prime

minister. we heard the current prime minister, edward philippe had stepped down as prime minister and we have just heard stepped down as prime minister and we havejust heard his replacement will be jean we havejust heard his replacement will bejean castex. we will bring you more on that when we can. south africa's government is warning of a devastating surge in coronavirus infections. at present, the highest concentration in africa is found in south africa's western cape, particularly in the poor townships around cape town. andrew harding has this report. it's early morning on the southernmost tip of africa and the surfers are back out in force now that some lockdown rules are easing here. but in the crowded townships beneath table mountain, a stalled economy is hurting the poorest. on this street, we found hundreds of people, young and old, queueing for a free meal. why are you coming here? because i'm hungry.

and we've got no money to buy food. you have no food at home? no, no, no, nothing. and now, the virus — subdued for so long here, is finally on a rampage, infection rates soaring nationwide. the hospitals in this province, around cape town, are starting to overflow into field clinics, like this one in a converted sports hall. evidence of good preparation, up to a point. but doctors here are already being forced to choose which patients they try to save. there's no point to send them back to the referral hospital because they don't have the staff nor the capacity to deal with it. so, put them in palliative care. it's a tough decision. accept that they may die? yes, exactly, that's what is happening. and that's because you lack resources here? yeah. getting reliable oxygen supplies is proving a particular struggle. poorer african nations should take note.

like much of the continent, south africa has kept the virus under control for months, with some very harsh restrictions but the economic price of that has been brutal. so now, as the lockdowns starts to ease, the virus is beginning to spread at alarming speed. but are the public treating the threat seriously enough? back home now, this lady is already doing her exercises. she was discharged from hospital yesterday, after two weeks in intensive care. people aren't taking it seriously? they aren't taking it seriously. and it's going to kill more people and even the streets that i am staying at as we speak right now, i think we have lost about six people, died because of this covid. in the meantime, the local underta kers are overwhelmed. as you can see here, we have markings for covid—19. the virus is spreading fast into south africa's other big cities

and a continent that once hoped it might be spared the worst is braced for a storm. andrew harding, bbc news, in south africa's western cape. the headlines on bbc news... more than 50 countries are to be named by the uk government, from which visitors and returning holidaymakers from england won't have to quarantine on arrival. 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. jean castex is named as france's new prime minister — it follows the resignation of the entire government. it's 105 days since pubs in england called last orders at the start of the lockdown, but they'll be allowed to re—open from tomorrow. restaurants, cafes and holiday parks in england will also open. our consumer affairs correspondent

sarah corker has been to see how they're preparing to welcome back customers. 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 — 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, 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's 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. 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've 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. it's a hugely emotional time for all of us because, us personally, we've invested ten years of our lives in setting up these businesses. we're really proud of what we do and the employment that we've 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. lockdown is easing across at different speeds across the uk. earlier we heard from our correspondents on changes coming into effect in scotland, wales and northern ireland. lorna gordon started by telling us about the latest changes in scotland. big focus on children in easing of restrictions today. play parks in scotla nd restrictions today. play parks in scotland reopened earlier this week, but now children aged 11 and under can meet outdoors with other children and adults without having to physically distance. that means they can play more normally with their friends

they can play more normally with theirfriends and they can play more normally with their friends and if their grandparents are not shielding, they can hug them as well. it is an easing of restrictions for them outdoors. it still remains in place they can only meet up to eight people from three different households at any time and that is true for children between 12 and 17. they still have to physically distance outdoors but they can meet more groups throughout the day. the other big change today of course is that self—contained, self catering accommodation here in scotland reopens. that is ahead of the wide opening of the tourist industry on july the 15th. the other big development is the row over air bridges. scotland's justice secretary this morning on the radio, said he was frustrated that the uk government's approach going ahead before they had agreement from all four uk nations. he said, this

wasn't about politics, this was about public health and there was a number of countries on the list where a proportion of the population thatis where a proportion of the population that is currently infectious is higher than scotland. scotland is going for an elimination strategy, thatis going for an elimination strategy, that is trying to drive the number of people with the virus down to as low as possible. you see a small ad break today down in dumfries and galloway was a five mile travel restrictions in scotland are lifted today. they remain place in dumfries and galloway. that is the situation in scotland, some easing of the restrictions. a big row about air bridges to other countries, which is not yet resolved and the scottish government saying they do want an agreement between the four nations, but that they have to put public health first. that is the situation here, what about in northern ireland? here, what about in northern ireland ? chris here, what about in northern ireland? chris page is in belfast.

yes, this is one of the most significant days here in terms of easing the lockdown. because northern ireland is becoming the first place in the uk to allow pubs, restaurants, hotels and the tourist industry to reopen. all over the city you have pubs like the one across the road with signs outside saying they are back. for example, this one reopening as of noon today. there are rules attached, firstly if you want to sit indoors, you are going to have to order a meal. you can only drink alcohol on its own, if you like, if there is an outdoor seating area. pub landlords will be hoping the weather improves a little bit as the day goes on. also, entertainment in bars, the likes of music, live football matches on a screen, that is all being discouraged. all in the spirit of keeping social distancing. the requirement for the hospitality industry has been cut from two

metres down to one metre, if ministers are stressing, if they can put in measures to reduce the risk, making sure ventilation is good in indoor spaces. nonetheless, businesses, the wider business sector welcoming today the fact that the hospitality industry is able to open its doors again. it is a very important industry here, generate about £1 billion of revenue, sustains 65,000 jobs in the tourist industry has been a big economic focus over the devolved government in stormont over the last four years. it is regarded as a major step forward and the northern ireland chief medical officer warning that as people go out and socialise again, it is important to remain vigilant. levels of the virus in northern ireland have dropped over the last few weeks. over the la st over the last few weeks. over the last week or so, there has been less than five new cases a day on average and many days now, thankfully no deaths due to covid—19 are being

reported. the message is, that doesn't mean the virus has gone away and as more and more of the economy opens up, it is important people keep sticking to the rules to bank the progress in northern ireland has died in the fight against the coronavirus. let's hear from wales now and tomos morgan is on barry island. thank you, as you say we are ona island. thank you, as you say we are on a windy barry island today where, for eight weeks during the lockdown, this place was shut to everyone. it reopened around weeks ago —— three weeks ago, when wales had the stay local rule. today the welsh government announced the end of the stay local rule and from monday people can travel across wales. hotspots like barry island and other beaches across wales will be open to the public. this follows yesterday, the public. this follows yesterday, the announcement that pubs and restaurants can reopen butjust

outside on the 13th ofjune. on monday, people can stay in their second homes across wales, but accommodation, self—contained, things like that will not be reopening until the 11th ofjuly if things continue to progress as they are. that round up there from across the nations and regions here. emmanuel macron has announced thatjean castex be the new french minister now. that is just coming in and that is to succeed edward philippe and jean is to succeed edward philippe and jea n castex is to succeed edward philippe and jean castex was a local mayor and orchestrated france's exit from the coronavirus lockdown. there is some political risk, it is thought, in this move because the previous incumbent was pretty popular. but a

big political shift from president macron, after the resignation of the government. just want to also let you know that remdesivir, the coronavirus treatment has been authorised by the eu. although we know that the us has bought up the next few months stocks of that drug. much more ahead, you are watching bbc news. hello, it has been a grey and wet day for a few of you and as we go through the next few days more cloud and rain to come. things gradually brighten up an increasing amounts of sunshine into the weekend, particularly sunshine but the wind will become a big feature. even today the breeze is stronger than yesterday. across england, wales, northern ireland and southern scotland, times for many. perhaps the rain will be easing off in the west highlands, but south—west scotland, rain remains relentless

and could cause flooding across dumfries, and lanarkshire. for the la ke dumfries, and lanarkshire. for the lake district and the hills of west wales, more persistent rain. rain here and there across the rest of england and wales. brighter spots are the channel islands, and with some sunshine on a high of 21. overnight, cloud stays in place much of england and wales, southern scotla nd of england and wales, southern scotland and northern ireland. further rain at times across western coasts and hills. it does keep temperatures up, humid night, 15, 16 degrees for many in england and wales. the clearest skies, a chilly night in aberdeenshire. it is here where we start with the best of the brightness of the first thing. a lot of cloud around on saturday and rain will be coming and going. not as heavy as today but western coast and hills staying the damper stubble. some breaks in the cloud with eastern areas and in the south—westerly breeze that will boost temperatures up to 23 degrees in the south east corner of the country. only around 13 or 14 in

northern scotland, even though here we could see some of the brightest weather at a time. we finish saturday with a deep low pressure and windy into sunday. outbreaks of rain and heavy bursts return and as they clear on sunday the door to north—westerly winds so we will see a temperature drop and a fresher feel through sunday. some wet and windy weather spread across the far north of scotland. early rain across england and wales clears to sunshine and a few showers, but through the afternoon, the most frequent showers in western scotland, northern ireland, north west england with hailand ireland, north west england with hail and thunder and strong winds. we could see gales anywhere across the country and may be some of the strongest winds in northern scotland. it will feel that bit fresher and temperatures where they should be for this time of year.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. more than 50 countries are to be named by the uk government from which visitors and returning holiday—makers from england won't have to quarantine on arrival. 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 long—time friend of prince andrew, has been remanded in custody in the us after being charged with a number of sex offences. jean castex is named as france's new prime minister. it follows the resignation of the entire government. new figures reveal nearly 20,000 care home residents died in england and wales between second march and 12th june. borisjohnson warns people to act

responsibly when pubs re—open and many other coronavirus restrictions are eased in england tomorrow. texans are ordered to wear face masks across much of the state, as covid—19 cases continue to soar. hello and welcome. if you're watching in the uk or around the world, stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the uk government has confirmed the first four countries from which visitors and returning holiday—makers will be exempt from the current quarantine requirement. it will mean people in england will not need to self—isolate for 14 days when they return from their travels. ministers have agreed reciprocal agreements with spain, italy, france and germany,

who will become exempt from the quarantine rule from next friday, 10thjuly. the transport secretary says more than 50 countries will be deemed ‘low risk‘ when the full list is published. the new system will apply to people in england only, with scotland, wales and northern ireland setting out their own approach in the coming days. from tomorrow, the foreign office is changing its travel advice, which has warned against all but essential foreign travel since march. let‘s get the very latest from 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 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 many millions of holiday—makers will actually be able to travel, from this saturday, to, certainly those countries you mentioned, spain, italy, france and germany, but also many others, which they‘re going to 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 no, you can't go — simple as that. greece won‘t allow uk holiday—makers in until the middle of this 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 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 scotland, wales 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 told us more about the uk government‘s plans to ease travel restrictions from next week. what we are getting today is this sort of traffic light system, where countries will be ranked either green, red or amber.

the amber ones are the countries that are looking like they will be part of these ‘air bridges‘, where there will be these reciprocal agreements in place, which means if you go on holiday there you wouldn‘t need to quarantine for 14 days at either end of your trip. the green countries will be the ones where they have a lower rate of infection, where the government is saying, yeah, people can come into england from those countries and when you come back you won‘t need to self—isolate, but there isn‘t any reciprocal agreement for what happens to brits going there. the red ones are the ones that we‘ll still have to quarantine and self—isolate if you come back from there at all. so that is largely how it is going to work. the government says there will be 50 countries who are either green or amber, and we will find out what those are a bit later and which ones fall on which list, crucially. grant shapps, though, the transport secretary, has said this is a positive development. 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. people who need to travel for business. and i think importantly also the aviation industry, who have of course been first into this crisis and very slow to come out, as well, because of the need to have things like quarantines, of course are welcoming that from the point ofjobs and the industry today, as well. these changes to the regulations don‘t come in until next week, the 10th ofjuly, and they only apply to england. there has been a bit of a row developing between the westminster and scottish governments over the last 24 hours over this — grant shapps accusing the scottish government of delaying, then the scottish government saying they believe the westminster government is politicising it. we don‘t yet know what the situation will be in scotland, wales and northern ireland. what about the position of the labour party? the labour party today have been talking about the economy, rather than travel.

in her first major speech, the shadow chancellor, anneliese dodds, has been talking about what labour would like to see happen to try to rebuild the economy. they would like to see the furlough scheme extended for specific sectors of the economy that have been particularly badly hit, like hospitality. she has also been talking about, because as of tomorrow we move into the third phase of the government‘s road map, looking at unlocking other businesses like museums, hairdressers reopening. she said she is supportive of that. we've consistently said we want to see businesses reopening, but that process has been made far riskier by the fact that we don't have 'test, track and isolate' fully rolled out and working at full steam across the country. again, we call on the government to please listen to the constructive solutions that we've set out to try to get the system working effectively, because ultimately, we need to have the public health measures in place to prevent

additional lockdowns and make sure that people have confidence to go back into those pubs, shops and restaurants this weekend. borisjohnson will give a press conference this afternoon warning people if they do go to these pubs and restaurants, not to overdo it. the prime minister has been speaking already today? yes, he was speaking to lbc radio station earlier this morning, reinforcing the message she will give nature to ensure that people keep social distancing measures when they go out to pubs and restaurants this weekend. the government wants to get people out and about, boosting the economy, but it doesn‘t want to risk further lockdowns. in his press conference later, he will talk about this being about being there to help the businesses and how they have made heroic efforts to make

sure their venues are safe, and if people then break those social distancing rules that would be letting those businesses down. the government has come in for some criticism because it has chosen to change the regulations on things like pubs and allow them to reopen on a saturday, rather than a week day. borisjohnson says he doesn‘t think that will make a difference. the emergency services are preparing for this as if it was a friday night before christmas. what he says later will be important in trying to temper any expectations. 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. sources close to prince andrew insist he is willing to co—operate with the investigation. neda tawfik has this report. until now, ghislaine maxwell has

remained out of sight, ever since the arrest of sex offender and paedophile jeffrey epstein. as his former girlfriend and closest associate, she is central to the fbi‘s probe of his sex crimes against underage girls. authorities had been discreetly keeping tabs on her whereabouts for the last year. when they moved in to arrest her on thursday, she was living on a 156—acre property that she bought in cash to shield her identity. we‘ve been discreetly keeping tabs on maxwell‘s whereabouts as we worked 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. federal prosecutors in new york have charged her with six criminal counts linked to epstein‘s alleged sex trafficking operation, including enticing a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts and two counts of perjury. they allege the victims were as young as 14 years old when the crimes took place, between 1994 and 1997.

she has previously denied all of the allegations against her. maxwell would discuss sexual topics with the victim and undress in front of the victim, or be present for sex acts involving the minorvictims and epstein. maxwell's presence as an adult woman helped put the victims at ease. as maxwell and epstein intended, this grooming process left the minor victims susceptible to sexual abuse. the daughter of the late media magnate robert maxwell is a long—time friend of prince andrew. in this now—infamous photo from 2001, the two are seen with virginia giuffre, who says she was trafficked to maxwell‘s home in central london to have sex with prince andrew. in an interview with newsnight, which led to his retirement from public duty, prince andrew was asked directly about it. i have no recollection of ever meeting this lady. none whatsoever.

you don‘t remember meeting her? no. prince andrew has long denied having sex with underage girls, but prosecutors today reiterated their desire to speak with him. i will say that we would welcome prince andrew coming in to talk with us. we would like to have the benefit of his statement. ghislaine maxwell appeared briefly in court in new hampshire, and remains in custody, but her trial will take place here in new york, where she faces 35 years in prison if convicted. it‘s a major moment for epstein‘s victims, who have had to relive their trauma in the public eye while fighting for justice for decades. nada tawfik, bbc news new york. let‘s return to the easing of lockdown restrictions in england. prime minister boris johnson has urged britons not to abuse their new found freedoms this weekend when pubs and restaurants reopen for the first time since march. later today, mrjohnson will warn "we are not out of the woods yet" when it comes to the virus.

let‘s found out more about the preparation for this next step. we can speak now to ewan venters, the chief executive of fortnum & mason, who is there for us now in the store in piccadilly, central london. we are very excited. well prepared. we are very excited. well prepared. we have over 700 reservations for this weekend. we have been preparing very well, everything is in place and it will be a safe and very enjoyable experience this weekend. how are you testing staff, for example? we never put people on furlough. we didn‘t feel the need to. we maintained our staff through the whole of the lockdown. we have had the benefit of many, many weeks to prepare for the moments of retail or knocking a few weeks ago and not

our restaurants tomorrow. there has been lots of experience, lots of on—line, off—line discussions, training, education. we have taken the opportunity to repaint, santon floors, to a deep clean like never before. our customers in the store had told us how confident they feel about our standards and i‘m pretty sure our restaurant customers will feel very comfortable. those hygiene methods, what exactly are you doing to make sure that for example chefs have got the best quality masks in case they are asymptomatic? there are many questions, are there? there are. certain things aren‘t necessarily understood. we are moving into a new phase here. the disciplines and practices we have taken over the disciplines and practices we have ta ken over the layout disciplines and practices we have taken over the layout of our restau ra nts taken over the layout of our restaurants have been fully taken into account in order to give this

satisfactory space, the use of single use menus, even in our premium experience establishments we are applying those disciplines. behind—the—scenes in the kitchens we have taken good steps to layout out kitchen as sensibly as possible, ensure that the use of gloves... remember this, the hospitality trade, by and large, operates to very exacting standards when it comes to food safety, therefore our teams are generally extremely well prepared when it comes to matters of hygiene and exacting standards within a kitchen environment. to be honest, this is a rigour that is appropriate and necessary, but it is not something new that good quality kitchens aren‘t already used to adhering to. having stood in a queue at fortnum is for a team myself, will there be the spacing marker will there be the spacing marker will take some of the fun out of it?

i don‘t think so. the experience of the last few weeks, we reopened our piccadilly store on the 21st of may, just to food elements of the store, then the store at some pancreas, then the store at some pancreas, then this weekend the store at heathrow and the city of london open on monday. customers are telling us it is reassuring, the standards are there, the redcoats are their given guidance, as young people around the store appropriately. i don‘t think any of the glamour or the fun of fort mims has disappeared at all. we arejust being very fort mims has disappeared at all. we are just being very sensible in our approach. can you give us an idea of the economic kit you have taken as a company? how difficult will it be over the next few months, especially going into winter? that is the critical thing, going into winter. when the two went into place i did not think we would achieve any more

than 50% of all retail sales going into the final quarter of this year, our busiest period. with the one metre plus rule, i think it will be more two thirds of a trade. potentially, 30% on year on year. a lot of that is about demand and confidence, people coming into city centres, so transport strategies need to be double down in terms of standards and thoughtfulness around that. our restaurant capacity means we can fill that. our restaurant capacity means we canfillup that. our restaurant capacity means we can fill up to 72% of all seats. soa we can fill up to 72% of all seats. so a pretty good number. if you can achieve the right average span from our customers, the potential to at least break even, if not make a small profit, is still there. we are quite optimistic outfought them is that the next few months will not be as dim and glum as some fear. of course, we all hope for the economy to pick up in a safe as possible a

way. thank you. britain‘s government has been widely criticised for its handling of the pandemic in residential homes. new figures reveal that almost 20,000 care home residents died in england and wales between march the 2nd and june the 12th. ministers say regular testing for the virus will now take place. earlier our head of statistics, robert cuffe told me the picture is bleak. about... they account for nearly half the excess deaths during the pandemic, nearly 30,000 excess deaths. we can see what that means. you can see here the number of deaths that happened with care home residents every day. the line across the middle of the chart of the numbers for last year. you see about 500 today, coming down gradually into the summer. the height of the bars show the deaths this year. they really spiked up in march, running

at more than a thousand deaths a day in the middle of april. when you add up in the middle of april. when you add up the difference across all of those days from what we saw last year and this year, those of the excess deaths. not just year and this year, those of the excess deaths. notjust the coronavirus infections, we know the ones were definitely caused by coronavirus, but all of the other —— that we think probably where. that is how we get to that figure of around 29,000 deaths in total. that is the clearest picture we have had so is the clearest picture we have had so far of the tool in care homes. we have had little suggestions of deaths had happened in care homes, but this is everyone who gets in from a care home to a hospital where they die. it brings the whole picture together and shows you how serious it has been there. and more detail about what is driving these numbers. we have been following this for some weeks and months. what more have we learned today? it seems that there are more infections in care homes largely that employee agency staff, bank staff. there was a

census that the office for national statistics have done with are going to mass care home manager is what has been going on in their care home. they say that roughly the half of care homes that employ bank staff have seen larger numbers of infections in their care homes. there is some evidence that the small proportion of care homes that don‘t pay their staff sick pay have seen more don‘t pay their staff sick pay have seen more infections among residents and that those who have staff to move around a lot have also seen more infections among staff. the agency staff does seem to be the big driver of infections. it is what the managers are reporting, we will get more information in future when swab tests are added to that picture, so it will develop. that is the information that we are starting to get about what is driving the infections inside residential care homes. the master of fitzwilliam college

has contacted doctor david starkey and accepted the resignation of his honorary fellowship with immediate effect. we have had a statement saying that fitzwilliam prides itself on opening access for education for underrepresented groups. we do not tolerate racism. although doctor starkey holds no teaching position there, doctor starkey has the same need to uphold her values. doctor david starkey was accused of being racist on an online show, that slavery was not genocide because it had the survival of, as he said, so many damned blacks. sajid javid said that his racist

comments were a reminder of the appalling views that still exist. so david starkey no longer having any association with fitzwilliam college, cambridge. emmanuel macron has named jean castex as the new prime minister of france. it‘s follows the resignation of eduoard philippe ahead of full reshuffule by the french president. mr philippe‘s position had been in doubt since the middle ofjune when mr macron said he wanted to "reinvent" his presidency. president macron has named a senior official who led france‘s strategy for reopening after the coronavirus lockdown as the country‘s new prime minister. let‘s talk to alexandre kouchner, a journalist and political analyst in paris. thank you forjoining us. what do you make of this new appointment?m signals that emmanuel macron more than ever is now at the helm of the government. as she rightfully said he had planned this move to reinstate a new momentum. what is interesting is that he picked a not very high profile civil servant to really show that right now he will be running the country all the way up be running the country all the way

up to the next presidential election. he was politically threatened by the previous prime minister? he was not politically threatened, but he was criticised for having a very right—wing liberal first half of his mandate. he had promised that he will try to get some balance back, to try to be more social and more environmentally friendly. what is odd though is that he picked another conservative to be the next prime minister, so in a way his new act, as he called himself, seems to be very much like his former act. what more do we know aboutjean former act. what more do we know about jean castex? well, he is a distinguished civil servant. before being nominated to be a prime minister he was in charge of planning and coordinating the end of the lockdown, so he is credited with being a very efficient civil servant. right before that he was in charge of putting together organising the french 2014 olympic

games. as you see, he is not very well known by the french themselves. he is said to be very close to nicolas sarkozy, with whom he worked for many years. anyway, the french will discover him as he goes on to be the next prime minister. what does this signal about the direction of emmanuel macron‘s himself? does this signal about the direction of emmanuel macron's himself? he has already pledged that he would try to carry on his agenda. what is expected is for him to be very much at the helm. he will be driving the country. he wants to be at the forefront of all changes. it is going to be a tough year, a tough time. he has already warned that the economic crisis will be dire. he will be facing bad numbers in the polls. he will be facing bad numbers in terms of employment. what you will have to imagine is him being very much in charge of everything,

which is a very big risk, because if the numbers keep being bad it will be extremely harmful for his next presidential bid. all political leaders globally are facing this twin crisis of health and the economy, which is going to be more damaging? presumably the economic front will take over soon. yes, presumably. you have to bear in mind that it has been a very tough year for president macron. if you set aside the coronavirus crisis, he has faced very, very harsh demonstrations in the streets and in the polls against his reform of pension funds, against his overall approach to social matters. he is also facing criticism from health workers who do not give him any credit for trying to be the best that he could be at handling the crisis. so he has very strong

opposition in the streets. he has strong opposition socially. what has helped him so far is that he has a rather weak political opposition, but with the left and emboldened by the very recent municipal elections, he seems to be actually facing up much tougher battle than he did two yea rs much tougher battle than he did two years ago. many thanks indeed. let‘s get some of the day‘s other news. china has appointed a hard—line figure as head of its new security agency in hong kong. zheng yanxiong is best known for his role in dealing with protests in a chinese village by ordering in hundreds of riot police to make mass arrests and seize control. it comes as the first charges were brought under the controversial new security law. iran has acknowledged that there has been an explosion and fire at the country‘s main nuclear fuel production site at natanz, some 250 kilometers south of tehran. authorities said there were no fatalities or concerns about contamination, but did not say what caused the incident.

north korean leader kim jong—un has hailed what he call his country‘s "shining success" in dealing with coronavirus. the country claims it has had no cases, though analysts say this is unlikely. in january, north korea closed its borders and put thousands of people into isolation. 20 saudi arabian nationals are going on trial in absentia in turkey over the murder of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. mr khashoggi disappeared inside the saudi consulate in istanbul in october 2018 and investigators concluded he‘d been strangled to death. if convicted, the defendants face possible life sentences, but proceedings are limited as none of the accused are physically in turkey. our security correspondent frank gardner has the details (tx sot) you may remember this was an absolutely hideous and grisly murder that took place in october

2018, just under two years ago. this man was originally part of the saudi government, he was an adviser to the ambassador here in london and he then became quite a vocal critic of the saudi crown prince and moved himself into exile. well, in october that year, he walked into the saudi consulate to get some papers signed and he never came out. he was overpowered and dismembered and his body parts neverfound. now, the saudi government initially pretended, or at least said they knew nothing about it and it was all basically a bit of a botched cover—up. they then admitted what they call a rogue operation had targeted him. but the rest of the world doesn‘t really accept that. saudi arabia held a trial in secret throughout most of last year and in december they announced death sentences, but crucially the two chief suspects, the media adviser to the saudi crown prince and the deputy chief of saudi intelligence, both walked free. these are people who the cia and other western intelligence agencies

where very heavily involved. so today‘s trial, although it is an absentia and there are no suspects in court, it is important because it is quite likely that the turkish authorities are going to reveal new evidence. remember, the turkish intelligence bugged the saudi consulate. they‘ve got the tape of mr khashoggi‘s last gruesome minutes. now, i spoke recently, yesterday to agnes callamard, who is the un special rapporteur, she said that we hope we perhaps see a transcript of this, but not hear it play in court because it would be very disrespectful to his fiancee and his relatives. the pilot of a plane which crashed into a bay near sydney killing a british businessman and his family may have had his flying ability impaired by carbon monoxide, investigators have said. richard cousins died alongside his two sons,

his finance and her 11—year—old daughter on a sight—seeing trip on new year‘s eve in 2017. the australian transport safety bureau found blood tests from the pilot and two of the passengers abroad the seaplane had elevated levels of carbon monoxide in their bloodstream. the governor of texas, greg abbott, has ordered face coverings to be worn in public, as the number of coronavirus cases rockets. texas was amongst the first us states to reopen for business, but it hit a record of more than 8,000 virus cases a day on wednesday, up from about 2,400 two weeks ago. mr abbott said face coverings will help slow the spread of the virus. one of the best ways to keep businesses open whilst 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 it protects you and your family. let‘s take you straight to edinburgh where the first minister, nicola sturgeon, is holding the daily coronavirus briefing. we do know we are waiting to see how all the nations and regions respond on the question of travel, international travel. we have heard that england has announced some easing so let‘s now hear from nicola sturgeon. good afternoon, thank you for joining us again today. i will start with the usual update on the covid—19 statistics for scotland. i

can report today that an additional 12 positive cases were confirmed yesterday and that takes the total now in scotland to 18,276. a total of 670 people are currently in hospital with suspected or confirmed cases of the virus and that is 115 fewer than yesterday. and it includes a reduction of ten in the number of confirmed cases. a total of 12 people last night where in intensive care with either confirmed or suspected covid and that is three more than the figure yesterday. since the 5th of march a total of 3088 patients who have tested positive and been admitted to hospital have now been able to leave hospital. in the past 24 hours i can confirm one death has been registered of a patient confirmed to a test as having the virus and that ta kes a test as having the virus and that takes the total number of deaths in scotla nd takes the total number of deaths in scotland under that measurement to

2488. we must, of course, remember each and every death in scotland and anywhere is a source of grief and heartbreak and once again, i want to send my condolences and wishes to eve ryo ne send my condolences and wishes to everyone who has lost a loved one to this illness. i also want today, not just to say my usual thank you to health and care staff, but an extra special thank you to everyone working across our nhs and social ca re working across our nhs and social care service. this sunday sees the 72nd anniversary of the creation of nhs scotland in 1948. in the same year, the national assistance act which laid the foundations for social care in our country was also passed. we are grateful to those working in health and social care services every year, but there is no doubt at all that our health and ca re doubt at all that our health and care workers have been challenged over the past period, like seldon before in that 72 year history. and

they have responded absolutely magnificently. so my thanks once again go to each and every one of them. it is not possible to find the words to sum up the gratitude i feel andi words to sum up the gratitude i feel and i know that gratitude is shared by everyone across our country. we are all gratefulfor by everyone across our country. we are all grateful for everything you have done and continue to do. i have just got a couple of things i want to speak to you about during this update. i will hand over to professorjason leech and the economy secretary. the first thing i wa nt to economy secretary. the first thing i want to touch on is something you will be watching in the news today and that is the issue of air bridges. as you know, the uk government has announced a list of countries that it intends to remove from quarantine restrictions in relation to travel to england from the 10th ofjuly. i explained yesterday, some of the reasons why it has been challenging for scotland to come to a position on the uk‘s

proposals with any speed. we have often proposals with any speed. we have ofte n ha d proposals with any speed. we have often had limited or no notice of the uk‘s proposals and that matters, because some of the judgments involved here are difficult and complex. and just to illustrate the point about the shifting sands of the uk government‘s position. the list of countries they were yesterday demanding that the scottish government signed up to and suggesting we were a barrier to getting agreement on, is not the same as the list they have shared with us today. so we need, as the scottish government, to analyse these proposals properly and rationally. we need to do that from a public health perspective, but we also need to do it from a legal perspective, all of these decisions are potentially open to legal challenge. when so much is at stake, as it is right now, we cannot allow ourselves to be dragged along in the wa ke ourselves to be dragged along in the wake of another government, to be quite frank about it, shambolic

decision—making process. so we will ta ke decision—making process. so we will take time to properly and rationally consider this before, hopefully very soon, setting out our own decision. i want to briefly share why it is important to take care because of the complexity of the issues that we are dealing with. the first thing i wa nt to are dealing with. the first thing i want to make clear, just in case there is any doubt, i hope there is not, but let me be absolutely unequivocal about this, we want to welcome visitors again from around the world and we also want to allow our own citizens to travel. that is important for our tourism sector, important for our tourism sector, important for our tourism sector, important for the aviation sector and it is important for our economy generally and scotland has a long—standing reputation and one that will go well into the future of being an open and welcoming country. we also want, if possible for practical reasons, to have alignment on these matters with the rest of the uk. but, and i hope this is a

point that everybody can understand we must make sure we open up our country again safely and we absolutely must make sure that the decisions we take don‘t put at risk the progress we have made in tackling covid. because that progress is significant, as you know, but it has also been very hard earned and it is important we protect it in the weeks ahead. the fa ct protect it in the weeks ahead. the fact is, measures such as quarantine, they become arguably more important, not less, as levels of the virus here in scotland reduce. and that is because when there are low levels of the virus here, one of the key risks we have to manage and it is one of the risks people like jason leech will advise me we have to be very careful in our management of, is the possibility of new cases of the virus coming into scotla nd new cases of the virus coming into scotland from outside. that risk, of course, is greater when people might be coming to scotland from countries where the virus is still more prevalent than it now is here at

home. and while we do want alignment with the uk, because i said a moment ago, the practical reasons for that are obvious, an added factor we have to consider is that we are not dealing with a uniformed picture across the uk when it comes to the level of covid infection. for example, we assess that prevalence of the virus in scotland right now is five times lower than it is in england. and northern ireland actually faces a similar issue. that means there may be cases where the uk government is admitting visitors to england without quarantine without a significant risk of raising levels in that country. it is important that we make sure that we consider all of these issues carefully a nd we consider all of these issues carefully and that we are not taking any of these issues in a careless

way, because they are complex. and the consequences of the decisions we ta ke the consequences of the decisions we take could be significant. you know, in my view, there is not an entirely unreasonable school of thought that travel restrictions should have been imposed for the uk earlier in this pandemic. others will take a different view on that and there is a debate about the rights and wrongs of it. but the fact that we do debate that, i think in the land is the importance of not taking ill thought through decisions now. so we will consider this issue carefully andi will consider this issue carefully and i think i can see now it is likely, very likely that we will be able to agree the list of countries that the uk has categorised as low risk. although, we will need to do a proper assessment of that. but we need to take some particular care in our assessment of the list of countries that are being categorised

asa medium countries that are being categorised as a medium risk because that is where there may be some countries that have a higher prevalence of the virus than scotland does right now. we can hope to conclude that process of consideration over the next couple of days and announce our decisions on that quickly. i want to ta ke decisions on that quickly. i want to take a minute or two to set up the reasons why we take a minute or two to set up the reasons why we are take a minute or two to set up the reasons why we are not immediately agreeing the list of countries that the uk government has proposed and the uk government has proposed and the reasons why it is so important that we take these decisions carefully. in the meantime, this will be my last point on this issue. in the meantime, if you are desperate to put some holiday and if you are, that would be entirely understandable, why not think about booking it in scotland that it and giving some support to our own tourism sector at a time when they have probably never needed that support more. the second issue i wa nt to support more. the second issue i want to briefly cover that relates to the economy. fiona hyslop will speak ina to the economy. fiona hyslop will speak in a moment about support for business, including tourism and also performing arts venues. today also

sees the publication of a report from a subgroup of our enterprise and skills but about the impact of covid onjobs and skills but about the impact of covid on jobs and skills. and skills but about the impact of covid onjobs and skills. the group has made some significant recommendations on keeping unemployment to a minimum as the economic impact of this crisis continues. these recommendations include supporting the retention of as many workers as possible helping especially venerable groups, providing more effective assistance for people facing redundancy and maximising the flexibility of colleges and universities. we consider these carefully alongside last week‘s report from the advisory group from economic recovery. i wa nted group from economic recovery. i wanted to confirm one announcement in relation to one of the recommendations. the proposal from the advisory group to implement a job guarantee for young people fits well with many of the key priorities identified in two day‘s report. i can confirm that the chief transformation officer of tesco bank has agreed to lead the work on

developing an implementation plan for a job guarantee. sandy has valuable experience in this area, he was closely involved in the edinburgh guarantee for young people and developing the young workforce programme. together with this report and the advisory group on economic recovery have highlighted important ways to support skills and employment despite the heavy impact covid is having. the scottish government is determined to do that and we will work with business, the public sector and trade unions and others as we continue to turn plans and proposals into actions. i want to highlight that today sees the lifting of the five mile limit travel guidance, except of course for some parts of dumfries and galloway and we will get an update on the dumfries and galloway outbreak in a moment. outside of dumfries and galloway, the postcodes we spoke about yesterday which are listed on the scottish government‘s

website, we are no longer outside of those areas, recommending you must stick to a five mile travel limit for recreational purposes. many of you will be thinking about taking advantage of that to travel further over the weekend and i hope you enjoy seeing more of scotland again and supporting local businesses as you go. but please be careful. guidance has been published on the transport scotland website and i recommend you take time to read it. avoid crowded places and if you go somewhere end it is already busy, go somewhere end it is already busy, go somewhere else and make sure you don‘t leave litter behind. be sensitive to people living in a rural community because if you don‘t ta ke rural community because if you don‘t take appropriate care, you run the risk of taking the virus to these places and nobody wants to that happen. as we do get aspects of normality back into our lives, although it life still shouldn‘t feel completely normal right now, but as we get aspects of normality back, the question we should all be asking ourselves is how do we make

normal safe? in many ways, that message is the note i want to end on. because as we start going out and about and doing more, it is important we all comply with, to the letter, health advice we have been circulating. i want to end with a reminder for you circulating. i want to end with a reminderfor you of the circulating. i want to end with a reminder for you of the five things all of us should do to try to make normal as we slowly get it back safe for ourselves and everybody else. face covering in enclosed spaces like shops and public transport. avoid crowded places. clean your hands and hard surfaces carefully and regularly. to meet a distancing remains the rule and self—isolate and book a test if you have symptoms. if we comply with these five measures then we will keep ourselves safe, we will protect others and ultimately we will save lives. i thank everyone of you for cooperating with that and abiding by

the advice. i will hand over to jason each, he will give an update on dumfries and galloway and i will hand over to the economy secretary before we move on to questions as usual. two things from me today, the dumfries and galloway in cumbria break on the more of the 72nd anniversary of the national health service and how you can get involved in that. as you saw yesterday and the day before, we continue to manage dumfries and galloway and cumbria outbreak of covid—19. there are now 11 positive cases in that outbreak. it is important to understand the new positive in the last 24 hours is not connected to the other households in this outbreak in any way, but has an independent connection to the carlisle hospital. so in that sense, we are counting it as one outbreak across both of the jurisdictions. we are reaching out to older stuff from the hospital to live in dumfries and

galloway with a scottish residential postcode and offering them anything they need in terms of testing, if thatis they need in terms of testing, if that is appropriate, and other support if they wish to speak to us. there are 23 contacts presently in our contact tracing system. they have all been spoken to, they have all been offered testing and they have all been told to self—isolate. we believe they are all self isolating. at this point, and it is a little bit early to say, at this point we believe that is the end of the contact tracing. but we can never be absolutely sure, it is not an exact science, we have always said you cannot really be sure you have reached the end of the viral transmission chain. but so far, the public health leads and the public have done a fantasticjob in controlling this outbreak. but we may be back next week telling you thatis may be back next week telling you that is no longer the case, of

course. the testing is complete at the two factories we mentioned yesterday, we will get the results of them today. and the second day of testing is ongoing at the young‘s factory. there is no suggestion these outbreaks either began in these outbreaks either began in these institutions or have spread in these institutions or have spread in these institutions. there isjust a contact connection to these institutions and therefore we are treating them as higher risk and taking a precautionary approach to testing. i have spoken to the director of public health for dumfries and galloway today and they will be another incident management tea m will be another incident management team meeting today at 4pm and we‘ll keep the first minister and the cabinet secretary informed of any progress. i would like to thank those who have been involved, the large team in dumfries and galloway and cumbria in public health and across dumfries and galloway‘s public. thank you for everything you have done to manage this outbreak though you have so far. it underlines the nature of this virus and the first minister has touched on this and we have to be and

continue to be. controlling this virus is hard, it is not easy and i don‘t want to any single individual. the outbreaks are often because the virus has been given opportunity. given opportunity to jump between households. you have heard us talk a lot about breaking the chain of the virus, what this is what happens if you allow the virus to jump. and it goes from household to household very, very easily. 11 people now have this disease and i don‘t know, but some of them could get seriously unwell. this virus is not to be trifled with, do not underestimate the illness this virus causes. the way you can stop that is by following the facts you have just heard from the prime minister —— first minister. critically the physical distancing. if you come close to people, you will be at risk from the virus jumping across, but face covering, hand washing and cleaning services and everything

else, you know so well. perhaps let me say something about the 72nd anniversary of the national health service. over the last four months, the nhs and our wider health and social care services have adapted at a phenomenal speed and scale to meet the challenges of this pandemic. it is important we celebrate these anniversaries each year, but this one feels more important than ever. buildings across the united kingdom on saturday night were lighter blue. please look out for that if you can see them through, what being a rainy evening if the forecast is correct. and during the early stages of pandemic we demonstrated our appreciation for health and care staff and other key workers with the clu b staff and other key workers with the club for heroes on thursday evenings. on sunday evening at five o‘clock, we want to have the biggest and loudest clap yet across the whole of the uk. but we want scotland‘s clap to be louder than eve ryo ne scotland‘s clap to be louder than everyone else‘s. everywhere around the country we can show our support, please join the country we can show our support,

pleasejoin in the the country we can show our support, please join in the celebration by taking part in the special club for heroes and perhaps share your photographs and your thoughts on social media, using the hashtag nhs scott 72. thank you. many thanks, before questions i hand over to fiona hyslop. we are now taking significant steps to the reopening of our economy and we are starting to make real progress in safely restarting a range of key sectors. self—contained self catering holiday accommodation across the country is now able to reopen. nonessential retail open from the 29th ofjune, providing a welcome opportunity to support our local economies and those businesses that have been closed, by shopping locally. the scottish government is supporting the cause by running a shop local safety campaign in newspapers across scotland. we want to support our town centres as we recognise the contribution they make. we are doing

this through our £2 million business improvement district resilience and recovery fund which builds on the £1 million already committed to this important work. however, we are acutely aware that not all sectors are yet able to make that same progress. that is why today i am announcing a further targeted £10 million performing arts venues relief fund. the theatres and performing arts venues and the talented freelancers who work with them are an essential part of the fabric of scotland's culture and communities and promote our international reputation. we are determined they will survive and thrive and we want to support them. this new dedicated £10 million fund for theatres and other venues and freelancers who work with them, is pa rt of freelancers who work with them, is part of our£2.3 freelancers who work with them, is part of our £2.3 billion package delivering on our commitment to get

every penny and consequential is out to businesses and organisations in need and help those performing arts venues who cannot reopen to their audiences. the fund will be run by creative scotland, he will publish full details shortly. this is a sector that has been severely affected by the crisis with many left with no choice but to close at short notice and with enormous complete loss of income overnight. i am incredibly grateful for them for doing so, they have undoubtedly saved lives. but i know the financial impact has been severe, notjust for the financial impact has been severe, not just for the venues but also for the freelancers who work alongside them. this dedicated fund will be a vital lifeline, it builds on help we have already given to culture and the creative industries, including through the £120 million enterprise resilience fund. on april the 30th we launched the new self—employed hardship fund to provide relief to newly self—employed individuals who have lost revenue to covid—19. this

plugged a gap in existing support as the uk government scheme was inaccessible to people who have become self employed since april 2019. in response to calls from business and to give further support to our tourism industry, we also repurposed £3 million of this fund to support bed and breakfast and other small service accommodation. i can confirm today the small bed and breakfast fund, which is part of the £185 million business support will be extended to cover those with a business account you have received no grant today. the small bed—and—breakfast and the self—employed hardship funds remain open to new applicants until the 10th ofjuly. it is clear that we are making a number of positive steps to scotland's economy reopening, but as i said last week, all these changes and continuing with the progress we have made depends entirely on the continued suppression of the virus. therefore, we must all continue to act together

to ensure the continued reopening of scotland's economy. i will move now to questions and we have nick sheridan from bbc scotland. that afternoon, first minister. even if you don't decide on an identical list to the uk government's a low risk countries, due to the lack of checks at the border doesn't that mean anybody flying into england can travel quarantine free into scotland? travel quarantine free into scotland ? secondly, travel quarantine free into scotland? secondly, the transport secretary grant shapps, says the joint security centre which drew up this list from the uk government includes the scottish chief medical officer. if you are not getting the information from the uk government, why didn't you just ask the scottish cmo? there's a couple of points in there you have given me the opportunity to correct so i will ta ke opportunity to correct so i will take those opportunities. on the point, which is a misconception, if

there was, and i am being hypothetical because i don‘t know and we will try to maximise alignment as much as possible, if the ends of being a different list of countries that are able to come into england without quarantine from the list that the scottish government agrees, it will not be the case that somebody can fly into england, and come to scotland without quarantine. the quarantine regulations in scotland will mean that if you come from an international country and come back to scotland, even if you are coming to scotland, even if you are coming to england, you will still have the requirement to quarantine in scotland. let me be very clear about that. there is perhaps i‘m misunderstanding about the joint bio—security centre, we are still having discussions... studio: nicola sturgeon with her daily briefing and she said there had been one covid death in scotland in the last 24 hours and 12 people have tested positive since yesterday. she went on to say that the uk government‘s decision making

on air bridges and quarantine has been shambolic. she said the information they had got on which countries to consider her daily briefing and she said there had been one covid death in scotland in the last 24 hours and 12 people have tested positive since yesterday. she went on to say that the uk government‘s decision—making on air bridges and quarantine has been shambolic. she said the information they had got on which countries to consider had changed from yesterday to today. she said they hoped to be able to support the low risk countries in terms of agreeing no quarantine, but wasn‘t sure about the medium risk countries on the uk government‘s list because the scottish risk factor is about five times lower they think than the england prevalence. mark drakeford in wales has also said it has been utterly shambolic dealing with the uk government on the question of air bridges. we are hoping to hearfrom the prime minister later today. jane hill has got more news at one but now the weather with nick miller. hello. cloudy, wet, very wet for some, windy, about to get windier over the weekend, let‘s take a look at how friday and the weekend is shaping up. starting by looking back at this morning in cumbria, already some heavy rain

into here and for much of scotland as well, heaviest in the south—west, rain at times for northern ireland, northern and western england and wales and spreading further south—east as the day goes on. there will be some areas of scotland that season breaks in the rain occasionally, right at the end of the afternoon towards the north west for example. 20 to 30 millimetres of rain. in south—west scotland, more on hills, there could be some disruption. wet at times then for northern ireland, the rain for western england and wales, heaviest and most persistent into the hills. occasional rain for north—east england and the midlands, then feeding into east anglia and as much as southern england then as we go through the late afternoon and into the evening. it is windy throughout as well, parts of wales and the middle seen some gusts in excess of 40 mph. occasional rain staying for many overnight, but notice how northern scotland is turning drier and a bit clearer as well and cooler. notice also how temperatures hold up across much of england and for wales, quite a warm and muggy night to come

with plenty of cloud, low cloud so some mistiness around the coast and into the hills and we keep a lot of that cloud tomorrow, again with some occasional outbreaks of rain. not necessarily raining everywhere all the time, but if you are to the east of high ground you mayjust see if you sunny breaks. it is still windy out there but if you do get to see some sunshine, temperatures may end up a little bit higher than this, though most of us will not see that sun and stay cloudy. problem saturday night into sunday with the area of low pressure which moves just close to scotland on the southern flank of that and a bit of uncertainty on how strong the winds will be but it does look windier into sunday for many. we see a cold front moving southwards taking away this cloudy, humid air and on sunday it will brighten up for many. there will be showers, heaviest into scotla nd will be showers, heaviest into scotland and some thundery for parts of northern ireland as well. the winds pick up overnight and into the day and we could see some gusts of up day and we could see some gusts of up to 50 to 60 mph so there could be some disruption because of the wind in places on sunday. so we are going to keep you updated with that as we get closer to sunday. they may turn out to be windier and it will feel

cool and fresh from the north on sunday.

a change to travel rules — people arriving in england from more than 50 countries won‘t have to quarantine, from next friday. people coming from spain, france and italy won‘t have to self—isolate for 14 days — but the change doesn‘t apply to the usa. the most important thing is people who are hoping to get away, perhaps for a summer holiday, will have options when they see that list. we‘ll have all the details about the new rules. also this lunchtime: about the new rules. a woman has been jailed for life for planning to blow herself up in an attack on st paul‘s cathedral. borisjohnson warns people to act responsibly when pubs are allowed to re—open in england tomorrow. in northern ireland, some pubs have opened their doors this lunchtime —