this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a major easing of the coronavirus lockdown comes into effect in england — with pubs, restaurants, hotels, and cinemas all able to re—open. it is going to be a bit touch and go figuring out how we are going to make everything as safe as possible, but i am pretty reassured by the systems we have got in place. some hairdressers in england have been open since midnight. businesses will have to have new rules and procedures in place. a local lockdown comes into force in the city of leicester. hospitality businesses aren't allowed to open and social gatherings and overnight stays are banned. president trump, speaking at an event celebrating

independence day at mount rushmore, launches a blistering attack on anti—racist demonstrators, accusing them of trying to erase america's history. these heroes will never be defaced. their legacy will never ever be destroyed. their achievements will never be forgotten. and two divers in mexico find a perfectly preserved cave, with evidence of prehistoric mining from 11,000 years ago. 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.

15 weeks after lockdown was imposed, pubs, restaurants, hairdressers and other leisure businesses are reopening in england. it's seen as a major step in getting the economy back to normal after a major relaxation of restrictions. but england's chief medical officer has warned the move isn't without risk. as of midnight, two households of any size can meet both inside and outside, and stay in each other‘s homes overnight — while maintaining social distancing. pubs, hairdressing salons and cinemas in england are now welcoming customers for the first time, but they must observe strict social distancing rules. and weddings with up to 30 guests are now allowed — but with certain restrictions. other venues — like nightclubs and gyms — remain closed. the government has urged people in england to stick to new social distancing guidance of "one metre plus" where two metres is not possible. in northern ireland, hotels, pubs and restaurants have already reopened.

decisions on hospitality and holidays in wales are expected in earlyjuly. in scotland, the hope is that from 15th july all holiday accommodation can open up, along with indoor areas of pubs and restaurants and hairdressers and barbers. john maguire reports. brewing is back. they've kept busy during lockdown by producing bottle beer. but a few weeks ago, the bristol beer factory took a punt that pubs would be allowed to reopen in england this weekend, and so they are ready to supply them. i wonder, now you've brewed it, will they come? we hope people will come out and support the local pubs. we hope people will be sensible and that they'll react in an intelligent way to the measures we have all had to put in place to ensure the safety of our staff and the safety of our customers. at the front of the brewery, in the tap house, an invaluable tool

in the pub trade in 2020 is in use. a tape measure, ensuring that if and hopefully when people come for a drink today, they'll be able to keep safely and socially distant. and if your brother happens to be a joiner, why not utilise his skills, as the landlord has at the coopers arms? we've got all these bays ready for people to sit in. we've got perspex up at the bar to safeguard the staff. and obviously the customers, we have got individual panels to divide everybody up. all these have got little perspex windows in, so that when our customers sit down they can see who they are sat next to and chat through the window and they can also shout for a drink from here, if they like, if they can catch one of the staff's eyes and their drinks will be brought out to them. public safety is the main concern. emergency services are ready. always busy on saturday nights in town and city centres, but what will tonight be like?

it's been very difficult for everybody in terms of the impact on mental health and well—being, so i fully expect people will want to go out and party, and we would not want to rain on anybody'd parade in that regard, but we are preparing for there to be quite significant increase in demand. i know the wider nhs are also planning for that, and our police colleagues additionally. we expect to see, i think, new year's eve type events in terms of numbers, volumes, although it has to be said that nightclubs aren't opening, so in terms of the timings of things things hopefully should quieten down sooner. and the police are warning people to manage expectations. if you're going to go out then do it responsibly, think ahead, think about where you are going, make sure the place you are going to can accommodate you safely. we do recognise that it's important for local businesses as well to get back to a new sense of normal, but what we want to do is just make sure people do that in a safe way, because what we just need to understand that we are still very much in this pandemic and we need

to make sure we do all we can to ensure that we tackle this virus. once these boards blocked the windows here at the mother's ruin pub, part of the soundproofing, as this is a music venue. but now they are being repurposed as screens between tables and the music must be kept low so the customers don't raise their voices and potentially spread coronavirus. replacing flyers for bands are a track and trace form, details of an app to order drinks and a list of dos and don'ts. so not a typical saturday night. and in terms of the amount of customers allowed in, pubs and bars will only be able to serve a fraction of their normal number. many will struggle to break even. but for this first night in months their doors will be open. they won't be calling time just yet. 0ur news correspondent —

linsey smith is in hull for us. good afternoon. i am in hull, at the heart of the pub and restaurant industry in hull in east yorkshire, and it is a huge stake here, because like everywhere else, pubs and restau ra nts ca n like everywhere else, pubs and restaurants can open their doors for the first time since march. there are concerns because economic concerns, health concerns, but there are concerns, health concerns, but there a re lots of concerns, health concerns, but there are lots of precautions being taken here. i am are lots of precautions being taken here. iam pleased are lots of precautions being taken here. i am pleased to bejoined by mark wright. you have been able to open some sexy, you not opening until 12:30pm, so thank you joining us. until 12:30pm, so thank you joining us. how important it is today? massively important. i'm really excited to welcome back our customers from before and some new people. the purpose a revamp, so hopefully... well, it will go really well. what does this mean to the future and security of your

business? again, massively important to the pub industry itself. obviously, it is part of british culture. they hull marina is some people come to get people out and get back to normality again, and obviously, people securing their jobs and get back working and get back to normality. other staff relate? 100%. it is a family run pub, and they are eager and willing to go, chomping at the back. pub, and they are eager and willing to go, chomping at the backm pub, and they are eager and willing to go, chomping at the back. it is fairto to go, chomping at the back. it is fair to say it will be very different today because of the precautions that have got to be taken. there is a lot of excitement. we have seen people queueing outside the boppers on the way here, a lot of people getting ready for today. what precautions are you taking to make sure there is a safe? there is a braking system, so you book online. you order from the table, from the app that has been built, we have got door supervisors to ensure that the things run smoothly, and we have got a one—way system come and

we have followed all the government guidelines, basically, and hopefully people behave themselves and it goes really well. thank you very much, and good luck for today. so, celebrations economically, concerns and a little apprehension about safety. and people are being one that they must follow the safety precautions, they must act sensibly to protect everyone else. well, as the rest of england relaxes the rules, local lockdown rules come into force in the city of leicester today after a spike in covid—19 cases, which means pubs, restaurants and hairdressers will not be allowed to re—open. schools remain closed and residents are advised not to travel. social gatherings and overnight stays at other households are also banned, with fines for those flouting the law. the regulations are due to be reviewed on the 18th ofjuly. president trump has used an independence day address

to condemn what he called a merciless campaign to wipe out america's history and defame its heroes. he was speaking at the mount rushmore national monument in south dakota, under the giant sculptures of four historic presidents. mr trump said angry mobs were trying to tear down america's most sacred monuments and impose a left—wing cultural revolution. 0ur north america correspondent david willis reports. music: hail to the chief. as the number of coronavirus cases hit yet another new record, and his own medical experts advised against large gatherings, president trump held an independence day celebration. in the shadow of four of the country's greatest leaders, at one of the nation's most iconic landmarks. what washington or lincoln might have made of the lack of facemasks or the absence of social—distancing is anyone's guess. but this was about bolstering their successor‘s narrative that

despite the surge in infections, the coronavirus is under control. let us also send our deepest thanks to our wonderfulfirst responders and the doctors, nurses and scientists working tirelessly to kill... ..the virus. more than 50,000 new coronavirus cases were recorded across the country for the second day in succession on friday. and at least five states set single—day records. florida, which again saw nearly 10,000 new cases, has closed its beaches for the 11th ofjuly weekend. masks are now mandatory in another state that was swift to reopen — texas. president trump is more concerned about protests than pandemics though. as monuments to confederate leaders have been toppled by protesters calling for police reform, he has focused his response on the need for law and order. in the face of the recent

national reckoning over race relations in this country, following the death of george floyd, the president directed rhetorical fireworks at those who he said were seeking to tear down the nation's history. these heroes will never be defaced. their legacy will never, ever be destroyed. their achievements will never be forgotten. the gathering at mount rushmore incensed some native americans, who regard the land on which it sits as belonging to them. they also expressed concerns the gathering will spread the coronavirus to nearby indian reservations. president trump will be present at another fireworks display at the white house on saturday. thousands are expected to gather along washington's national mall, against the advice of the city's mayor. professor thomas gift is a lecturer in political science at ucl london. he joins us live now

from washington. i think it will be helpful if you could explain to our audiences globally and in the uk just how importantan globally and in the uk just how important an independent day weekend speech is and what would normally be expected under the statues at mount rushmore, and how president trump av rushmore, and how president trump a's speech differed? rushmore, and how president trump a's speech differed ?|j rushmore, and how president trump a's speech differed? i think that the speech last night at mount rushmore and really set the tone for tom us re—election bid. it gives us insight into what this next several months will look like as a campaign goes up. it wasjuly four, as you mention, independence day, and typically an american president produce that holiday to try to bring americans together, to try to strike an uplifting tone, but inside what we saw from the president was quite divisive language. he was talking about a new far left fascism, and railing against angry mobs he claims are intent on erasing america's

history. i think the general language of the president's speech is in some ways antithetical to what you might expect in the lead up to a national holiday like this. and what does it tell us about his approach to campaigning and his strategy in terms of the vote he is aiming at?|j think it certainly shows that he is doubling down on his approach that he has taken since day one of his presidency, and that is to appeal to his base. i think it also indicates that he is eager to shift attention away from the problems the united states is experiencing, containing sharp spikes and the number of covid—19 cases. as was mentioned, this week, for the first time, the united states reach 50,000 infections in a single day, which is a huge figure, and does the federal government and the states try to contain the virus, trump is looking for different talking points, or at least a way to change the narrative. and yet, if the spice continue or

even worsen, as some including anthony fauci, the director of the fight against the disease have won, thenit fight against the disease have won, then it will be very hard to remove that agenda away from that a health crisis. i think that is absolutely the case, and of course donald trump jr faces the case, and of course donald trump jrfaces a the case, and of course donald trump jr faces a significant dilemma stop on the one hand, there is a lot of pressure to contain or coronavirus, to shut down businesses, shops, in order to get those cases down. but of course, he has run almost since the beginning of this administration asa the beginning of this administration as a president who can't manage the economy, keep the economy we saw some good news coming out ofjob reports from a chain, and what united states added about 4.8 million newjobs. still this tension that donald trump is trying to balance between maintaining the coronavirus and maintaining reasonable levels of unemployment emitted a systolic pandemic is

something that is very difficult. and we are exactly four months away from the presidential election. what does his challenger have to say about all of these issues? we asked oui’ about all of these issues? we asked our globally getting headlines about president trump and hearing loss from joe biden. that's right. i do think it is the case thatjoe biden has led to fairly low over the last several weeks. he has made some public statements, particularly those in support of the black lives matter protest, but i think to a large exte nt matter protest, but i think to a large extent he is just watching donald trump, seeing his poll numbers dipped, and feeling like, at least right now, a problem just makes sense to take a step back and see how things shake out. butjoe biden certainly has to be encouraged by poor he is and the national polls. most show him with about a nine percentage point lead. i would expect that to narrow as we get closer to the election and does partisan allegiance start to get activated, and all the campaigns get

into full swing, but in the meantime, joe biden certainly has two position he's in. —— has to like the position he's in. another person in close contact with president trump is reported to have tested positive for coronavirus. kimberly guilfoyle is a senior campaign official and girlfriend of donald trump junior. she's said to have tested positive in south dakota just before the mount rushmore event. she was also at the trump rally in tulsa, oklahoma last month, which was attended by more than 6,000 people. another member of the trump campaign team — former presidential ghislaine maxwell is expected to appear in court in new york next week on charges of helping jeffrey epstein‘s sexual exploitation of girls and young women. she has previously denied any wrongdoing. there's much speculation about what ms maxwell might say about prince andrew — a formerfriend ofjeffrey epstein — who has himself denied sexual contact with one of epstein‘s victims.

laura goldman is a friend of ghislaine maxwell. she was asked whether she thinks ms maxwell would speak about prince andrew as part of a potential plea deal. no. she's always told me that she would never ever say anything about it. you know, i think she felt that he was her friend and she was never ever going to say anything about him. she really felt that, in the ‘90s, when her father died, that prince andrew was there for her, in many ways. well, she knew she was coming to the end of the road. initially, she had told me that she felt she was going to be fine because of the immunity provision, but i think in recent months she saw the furore hadn't died. you know, whenjeffrey initially died, she was relieved. she thought it was over. i don't think she understood... and listen, i applaud the victims. they have fought an uphill battle to get her immunity thrown out,

and i applaud them. let's get some stories from around the world. the authorities in southern japan say that 14 people have been found dead at a nursing home that's been flooded after torrential rains. the military has been deployed to help after more than 200,000 people were ordered to leave their homes in kumamoto prefecture. more rain is expected through the weekend. in spain, around 200,000 people have been placed under lockdown in the catalonia region, following a surge in cases of the new coronavirus. catalonia's regional president said that no one will be able to enter or leave segria — a county to the west of barcelona — without permission. catalonia has been one of the regions worst— hit by the virus, and has the highest number of current infections in spain. in australia, there are fears of a second wave of the coronavirus, following a jump in cases in melbourne. the city is the capital

of victoria state, where there have been more than 100 new cases in the past 24 hours. that's the second highest daily total recorded there since the beginning of the pandemic. let's go back to the easing of lockdown restrictions in england today, and for some going to the pub will be top of the list of things to do, but for others it might be getting your hair cut. hairdressers have reopened across england today, but the experience looks and feels very different chi chi izundu is at a salon in coventry. first of all, i cannot say how jealous i am of some of the clients who have made it to this hairdresser in coventry. and you are right, things will start to look a little bit different, and feel different. the talent normally has eight stylus at any one time looking after two or three clients at a time, but they have made big changes. they have

taken a lot of the seats out, clients are expected to come in one way and leave the salon are com pletely way and leave the salon are completely different way, and also all clients are being asked to wear face coverings, even though that is not part of the government guidelines. the owner says that whilst there was excitement about reopening, they have had a bit of trepidation. we feel apprehensive. there is a degree of excitement. just apprehensive, really— how our clients will be, how we will be working and new conditions with a face mask and advisers. now we don't have to wear a face mask, that is italy. you can just have to wear a face mask, that is italy. you canjust wear visors, and that appears to be quite comfortable, but people find out today what that is really like. 0ther today what that is really like. other things that have changed, when you come to your local salon, if you are expecting beauty treatments, they haven't been allowed out of lockdown as yet. if you are a man

wanting a bearded tram, again, that has been a band. but you can't get a blow—dry, dry, cut, a razor cut, and also there will be no magazines or drinks handed out at any time. but salons are expected to try to keep people safe. expect to see shows like this, the staff will be wearing ppe aprons which they will change after each client, and they all have face shields. we have spoken to a couple of clients earlier today, and they are extremely happy with how they are extremely happy with how the service has gone so far. the owners assert they want to camera, bit by bit, state—by—state, introduce more and more clients into the salon as it allows, and as the virus continues to dominate our society today. many of the uk's theme parks and resorts will be reopening today, with significantly reduced capacity and social distancing measures put in place. chessington world of adventures

in surrey has been welcoming its first visitors for the first time this morning since lockdown began. the park has put in place new social distancing measures, including temperature checking and reduced capacity on rides. 0ur correspondent katie prescott is there. despite the great day, people have come out to chessington. there have been tears of 60 minutes at this right behind me, and that is because they have had to reduce the number of people allowed, and they have to clea n of people allowed, and they have to clean them every 30 minutes. staff are talking about is a real sense of anticipation, that it is a bit like christmas eve here. they don't quite know what to expect. someone watching that very closely as the boss of chessington. he joins watching that very closely as the boss of chessington. hejoins me. what do you expect in terms of visitor numbers? our zoos have been open for the last few weeks, which has been very useful for us to

observe guest behaviour. what we are intending as for the next two weeks to be ona intending as for the next two weeks to be on a reduced capacity, and then we will increase at following observing how things go. we will probably work at around 50% of normal summer capacity for the rest of the season. what is a big issue for you today? watching how people behave and whether they are conforming to the guidelines? and we are trying to help all our guest for the are at the resort, at the theme park orart or the are at the resort, at the theme park or art or hurt us. we are trying to make it easier for a guess, so trying to make it easier for a guess, so we have narrow walkways, we have got signs. we are using paw prints ina we have got signs. we are using paw prints in a true chessington star to try to indicate our two metres a social distancing. we encourage our guests to wear face mask, and have mandated on 44 rows. we have got face coverings here at the resort, but we want to make sure that our guests, our staff, and of course our animals are kept safe while they are

here at the resort. you mention to zoo here at the resort. you mention to zoo at the beginning. i imagine one of the huge challenges has been funding that at a time when you have had to close a theme park but also the zoo, but you can't follow animals. that is very true. and we are very thankful to the government for the furlough scheme. we have had over 1000 employees on a furlough over 1000 employees on a furlough over the last three months. we have had about 70 employees, a lot of those are keepers, working at the resort to maintain. we are also the only theme park within greater london, so we have to make sure our security assay. and as you said, our animals need feeding, the vet bills are still coming in it, and it has been an expensive three months. but we are really pleased to see getz, family is back at the resort, having teams off furlough delivering what we do best, which is memorable experiences for our guys. we will be here at chessington all day, and you may proceed me on that right behind you a little bit later on.

may proceed me on that right behind you a little bit later onlj may proceed me on that right behind you a little bit later on. i hope so. dozens of landmarks across the uk will be lit up in blue this saturday evening, to mark tomorrow's 72nd anniversary of the founding of the national health service. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather, with stav. hello there. if you cast your minds back to last weekend, you'll remember we had an area of low pressure which brought some wet and rather windy weather to the british isles. this weekend looks even windier and unusually windy for the time of year, particularly into sunday, with a risk of widespread gales, and all of us will see some rain at times as well. before we reach that very windy spell, it looks like it will be a breezy day for saturday. winds coming in from the west and south—west, driving a lot of very warm and humid air off the atlantic. going to be a rather cloudy and muggy day today,

thickest of the cloud always across the western hills of england, wales and scotland, a bit of low cloud, some murk as well through the afternoon. across the east, with a bit of shelter could see a brightness, certainly east of the high ground, some sunshine which will make it feel quite warm, around 20 celsius. mid to high teens further north. the wind picks up this evening and overnight and turns gale force across the north west, heavy rain sweeps its way westwards, a band of rain also sweeping across england and wales. initially, it will be quite a warm and muggy night but fresh air will start to move in as the winds begin to pick up. sunday looks very unsettled, it is a very deep area of low pressure forjuly. lots of isobars on its southern flank, indicating strong winds and this is the cold front that should be spreading across the uk. eventually clearing the south—east early on sunday, then it is a bright day, plenty of sunshine for england and wales, particularly further east, lots of showers into the north and west of the country, some heavy — scotland,

northern ireland, northern england, and it is here, swathes of very strong winds, 50 to 60 mph gusts which could cause disruption and damage in places. further south, 30 to 40 miles an hour, so very blustery indeed forjuly. it will feel more like autumn. slightly fresher feel to the air, temperatures generally around the mid to high teens. as we head on into next week, that deep low pushes off into scandinavia, we start to see high—pressure nosing in from south—west, that will gradually settle things down. monday and tuesday will be on the cool side, with north—westerly winds but there should be fewer showers around. that said, monday is still a blustery day, not as windy a sunday and the wind is still driving in a few showers across central and eastern parts of the country but it will be drier further south and west, closer to that area of high pressure. it will feel on the cool side, temperatures of 17 to 20 degrees.

this is bbc world news, the headlines... president trump has railed against what he's called the "cancel culture" of those who toppled monuments during recent anti—racism protests. his comments came in a speech to mark us independence day at mount rushmore. the authorities in southern japan say 14 people have been found dead at a nursing home which was flooded after torrential rains. the military has been deployed to help evacuate more than 200,000 people from kumamoto prefecture. pubs and hairdressers in england are opening their doors for the first time in three months after a major relaxation of coronavirus lockdown restrictions. strict social distancing rules are in place. authorities in the australian city of melbourne have placed nine tower blocks into quarantine because of an outbreak of coronavirus.