this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. as the cost of dealing with the coronavirus crisis in the uk now stands at nearly £190 billion. the chancellor warns there could be worse to come with a significant increase in job losses. is unemployment going to rise, are people going to lose theirjobs? yes. and the scale of this is significant. we are entering one of the most severe recessions this country has ever seen. pressure is now growing on the government to open up beauty salons, swimming pools and gyms in england. the us police officer accused of george floyd's murder told him to stop talking as he repeatedly gasped under the man's knee, according to court documents. australia plans to give safe haven

to thousands of people from hong kong,in response to fears over a new national security law imposed by china. as the us breaks its record for the most new coronavirus cases if reported in one day, president trump threatens to cut off funding for us schools which fail to reopen. dozens of people have spent the night in temporary accommodation after a crane collapsed on a row of houses in east london. a woman died in the incident. the film director gurinder chadha — best known for the hit bend it like beckham — urges south asians to be more mindful of their diet and lifestyle in the fight against coronavirus. 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 chancellor has been defending his 30 billion pound package of measures designed to save jobs and boost the economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. he said he was sorry for not helping everyone in exactly the way they would have wanted, and warned that as the uk enters a severe recesssion he wouldn't be able to protect every single job. rishi sunak unveiled the package yesterday in a statement to mp5. one key measure is the job retention bonus. under this scheme, employers who bring back furloughed workers until the end of january, will receive a one—off £1,000 payment for each employee. as part of the kickstart scheme, the government will subsidise 6—month work placements for under—25s who claim universal credit. to get consumers back out and spending the chancellor announced a cut in vat —

the tax paid on most things we buy — from 20% to 5% from next week until january. he also announced an "eat out to help out" discount. this will mean 50% off bills up to £10 per head in restaurants, cafes and pubs between monday and wednesday for the whole of august. and homebuyers in england and northern ireland will be temporarily exempt from paying stamp duty for the first £500,000 of any property bought. the change starts now and runs until march 2021. businesses have given a mixed reaction — as keith doyle reports. when it comes to staged photo calls, getting the chancellor to serve lunch is among the better ones, although he wasn't quite sure who ordered the katsu curry. is that what you ordered? rishi sunak was highlighting his summer economic plan to prevent post—pandemic mass unemployment. it's costing £30 billion but he told

mps it was needed to rebuild the economy after coronavirus. although hardship lies ahead, no—one will be left without hope. so today we act with a plan forjobs. listening to the chancellor's plan forjobs for young people was this owner of a barbershop in cornwall. he says the range of measures announced means he can now recruit. that, for me, is a bit of an inspiration for young people to come forward to us. we are quite happy to take applications from anybody. you know, we are crying out for staff. i could potentially take a couple of young people on. with many holiday plans on hold, the chancellor announced a vat holiday we can all take up. vat on restaurants, attractions, cinemas and hotels will be cut from 20% to 5% for six months, as well as a £10—per—head meal deal discount to get us to eat out on mondays, tuesdays and wednesdays in august and give desperately needed business to the restaurant trade.

£10 for the meal, get a fish finger sandwich. i think it would help, be beneficial. i personally would, i like a deal so i would go out on those days. another holiday from stamp duty on home purchases till march will help struggling buyers and boost the property market. there is also a green homes grant, with cash available for people to make their homes more energy—efficient. labour said the chancellor's plans did not go far enough, and thejob retention money, paying employers £1000 per employee to keep staff on untiljanuary, should be better targeted. some tories also questioned the value of this plan. it's not enough to encourage employers to keep people on who they otherwise wouldn't have kept on, then that willjust simply be deadweight, i.e, this is money that hasn't actually resulted in greater employment at the end of the day. the government says this expensive plan is to prevent long—term damage. while the drinks may once again be flowing,

everyone knows the bill will have to come eventually. keith doyle, bbc news. let's go over to westminster and speak to our assistant political editor norman smith. norman, as keith was saying, a mixed reaction. some people happy with what the chancellor has announced, others are saying that he is putting the public money perhaps not in the right place at this time. so, what has he himself been saying so far today? i think we have a clear insight into the prime minister's thinking behind this £30 billion spending spree. it is basically this, to go big, to go fast. never mind if some of the money is wasted. because the chancellor has admitted this morning that this offer of £1000 to companies to keep on furloughed staff, some of that, yes, it might be dead weight money, it might be money down the drain because these companies, particularly bigger companies, might

have planned to retain furloughed staff a nyway. have planned to retain furloughed staff anyway. for them, have planned to retain furloughed staff anyway. forthem, it have planned to retain furloughed staff anyway. for them, it is free cash. but he is thinking seems to be that such is the gravity of the crisis we face, there is no time to pfaff about with more targeted, sectoral support or tailored schemes that might take time to put in place and might be full of little wrinkles. better to just go and might be full of little wrinkles. better tojust go big and bold. that, as i say, is because he also acknowledged we are facing a profound economic challenge which, quite possibly, will involve mass unemployment for many people. at least that is what he seemed to indicate this morning. every person who loses theirjob is a tragedy. and that's why i acted yesterday with a comprehensive plan to protect and support as many jobs as possible. if you're asking me can i protect every single job, of course the answer is no. is unemployment going to rise, are people going to lose theirjobs? yes.

and the scale of this is significant. we're entering one of the most severe recessions this country has ever seen. that is, of course, going to have a significant impact on unemployment and on job losses. but i'm acting to try to mitigate as much of that as possible and provide as many opportunities as possible. but it would be absolutely foolhardy for me to sit here and give you precise numbers, forecasts for what is a measure of acceptability when we are living in a time of unprecedented economic uncertainty. everyone who does economic forecasting for a living says it's impossible to make these productions with accuracy. it would also be impossible for me to tell you where we might end up, and where we might desire to end up. but what i do know is that we are throwing everything we can after trying to minimise the amount ofjob losses and provide people with new opportunities and hope, if they are in the difficult situation of losing theirjobs, and i will continue to do that. i don't view unemployment is something that isjust an unavoidable fact. i want to do everything i can, actively, to try to minimise it, to protect, support and create jobs.

for the record, rishi sunak said it was likely to be one of the severest recession is in british history. actually, the institute for fiscal studies, who have looked at the figures, say it will be the most severe recession in our history. so that gives you a sense of the scale of the challenge which looms ahead, presumably when the furlough scheme is brought to an end and companies have to make very, very hard choices about whether they do retain staff 01’ about whether they do retain staff or let them go. and looking at the scale of the recession we are heading into, it's understandable that certain sectors who haven't been able to even begin to try to get back to work yet are really anxious for some news, like the leisure industry, james, beauty salons etc, any news coming up with them soon? yes. we know that there will be news either today or tomorrow. how so? because the prime minister has told us that he is going to give further details this week. that might come as early as

today. of course, for sectors like beauty salons, nail bars, gems, those who have just sort of been left in limbo without any clarity about when they can reopen, this will be an absolute godsend because they can at least then start to plan for reopening. for many of them, they are desperate to try to reopen before the summer is out. for some sectors, i'm afraid all the signs are that they are going to remain shut for the foreseeable future. we know, obviously, theatres in particular looked like they are going to remain closed into next year, which is why they were given that bonus at the start of the week of around that bonus at the start of the week ofaround 1.3 that bonus at the start of the week of around 1.3 billion to try to tide them through that. but for some sectors, yes, ithink them through that. but for some sectors, yes, i think we will get some more clarity today or tomorrow. to the us, and transcripts from police body cam footage have revealed more harrowing details about the death of george floyd in minneapolis.

court documents show the officer accused of killing mr floyd ignored his desperate pleas that he couldn't breathe — more than 20 times. in the transcripts george floyd says, "i'm claustrophobic. everything hurts. can't breathe, officer." but 0fficer derek chauvin replies "then stop talking, stop yelling." george floyd goes on to say, "you're going to kill me, man." again mr chauvin ignores the pleas. he says ‘then stop talking, stop yelling, it takes heck of a lot of oxygen to talk‘. laura podesta from cbs newsjoins me now. this is desperately difficult reading, this transcript. tell us more about how this has come to light. it certainly is. you know, we all saw the cell phone footage of the killing of george floyd, and now

reading through the transcript, and seeing these details, it is incredibly disturbing, as you mentioned. floyd told officers more than 20 times that he couldn't breathe. his very last word before he became unresponsive was, please. and throughout the transcript, you hear politeness from george floyd. he calls the officers is mr officer, whenever he addresses them, he tells them, i'm scared, he says he won't do anything to hurt you, mr officer. he calls for his mother and his children. so it is absolutely devastating. i understand that this transcript was submitted by one of the other officers to try to have charges against him that he aided and abetted in the murder thrown out bya and abetted in the murder thrown out by a judge? that's correct. so, the former crewe officers involved seen in the video and in this transcript, they have all been fired from their

jobs and they have all been arrested. the officer that was kneeling on george floyd's neck, he has been charged with second—degree murder and several other charges. at the three other officers are charged with aiding and abetting murder and one of them was a rookie officer, 0fficer one of them was a rookie officer, officer thomas lane. his lawyer is trying to get the charges dismissed, he says he should not be held accountable to the same extent as the other officers, that he was really just a few days into the other officers, that he was reallyjust a few days into his job. we are only seen this transcript now is the charges are trying to be dismissed. but, of course, these words that you see throughout the transcript, and what we have heard on the cell phone recording, will be used in cases against all of the officers. thank you for that update. china has accused australia of "gross interference" after the government in canberra said it plans to give safe haven to thousands of people from hong kong. it follows china's imposition of a controversial national security law in the territory.

the prime minister, scott morrison, said he would make it easier for hong kong people already in australia to become permanent residents. he's also announced the suspension of his country's extradition agreement with hong kong. that national security law constitutes a fundamental change of circumstances in respect to our extradition agreement with hong kong. and so australia today has taken steps to suspend our extradition agreement, and we have formally notified hong kong and advised the chinese authorities. i also note that our travel advice to hong kong has been updated, and would encourage australians to refer to the travel advice. australia is advising its citizens against travel to hong kong, warning that they may be at increased risk of detention. geoff raby — australia's longest—serving ambassador to china — told us the past few weeks have seen a sharp deterioration in relations between the two: (tx

it's been a very difficult period in the bilateral relationship now for many years, but in the last couple of weeks, the intensity of the exchange on both sides has increased substantially and, yes, very sharp words on both sides today, but particularly, of course, the chinese riposte was very direct. australia has firmly aligned itself now with the united states which over the last couple of years has taken the position that china is a strategic competitor and must be resisted and i think what you see in the last several weeks with a number of statements by the australian prime minister around severe cyber threats, the establishment of a new cyber capacity, new foreign investment was directed at state—owned enterprises, a number of measures like that, including and most importantly his defence forces repositioning statement of last week —

china was never mentioned by name but clearly all of this is part of a strategy by the austrian government to strike back at china for what australia sees as unreasonable behaviour by china towards australia. the headlines on bbc news: as the cost of dealing with the coronavirus crisis in the uk now stands at nearly 190—billion pounds — the chancellor warns there could be worse to come — with a significant increase in job losses. the us police officer accused of george floyd's murder told him to stop talking as he repeatedly gasped under the man's knee, according to court documents. china accuses australia of gross interference in its internal affairs — after the country offered a safe haven to thousands of people from hong kong, in response to fears over a new national security law imposed by china.

let's return to the news that british diners will get a 50% discount off their restaurant bill during august under uk government plans to bolster the hospitality sector. chancellor rishi sunak unveiled the "eat out to help out" discount as part of a series of measures to restart the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. in a moment we'll hear from regina borda, managing director of pizza hut europe. but first, i'm joined by kate nicholls — chief executive of uk hospitality. so we've got it out to help out, and various other measures that the chancellor has announced. what sort of difference do you think they are going to make? well, yesterday's package of measures, the boost for jobs and job retention, the vat cut and eat out to help out, are a lifeline for many of the hospitality businesses that were struggling on the edge of survival. and this gives them an opportunity to boost consumer confidence, to help those

businesses survive and to protect jobs going forward which would otherwise have been lost. the key phrase there, consumer confidence. the chancellor himself says that we don't know how things are going to pan out in the next few months. do you think these measures are going to engender that sort of confidence when people hear about the stark economic forecasts heading into a terrible recession? well, i think thatis terrible recession? well, i think that is a very moot point, but what we do know from this scheme that has been developed, the eat out scheme, it will give people who might otherwise be tentative about returning to the high street, uncertain about whether they want to come back out to eat and drink, to have a coffee while shopping, this will give them the opportunity to try it in a way when it is quiet, and ata try it in a way when it is quiet, and at a time and a price that is competitive on the high street, and will allow them to return more gradually. and, hopefully, that will help to build their confidence, to see that they can return to a degree of normality and to counter that

very strong message that we have had over the last 16 weeks about stay at home. and that is why the scheme is so important, it is encouraging people to go back out. we know that hospitality, the third largest employer in the country, generating 1196 employer in the country, generating 11% of gdp, it is vital we get hospitality restarting, if we are to restart the engines of the economy and get people back into work and moving again. it's critical to try to build consumer confidence over the coming months, and we are very pleased that the chancellor said he would look again at what more might be needed if that doesn't materialise or if we need more help. lets talk about jobs materialise or if we need more help. lets talk aboutjobs in the hospitality sector. how many employers do you think would be in a position to offer employment to under 25 is, this placement scheme, to 25 is, a kick—start scheme, it is being called, at this stage. would they be reluctant to bring people on, even for a short—term job?

they be reluctant to bring people on, even for a short-term job? the question is, how do we bring back our team members on furlough? 0pening on saturday, we were able to bring back1 million people, but that still leaves almost 2 million people on furlough in hospitality. so our focus is people on furlough in hospitality. so ourfocus is retaining existing staff, bringing them back into meaningful employment, so the subsidy for theirjobs meaningful employment, so the subsidy for their jobs will be critical. we won't be in a position to be looking at creating newjobs. let's not forget, hospitality has generated one in six newjobs, half of those for 16—24 —year—olds. we won't be a position to return to that until next year, when we start our recovery. that is why it is so vital that the chancellor supports the industry now, so that we can be the industry now, so that we can be the engines of economic growth and job creation future. on those people that are furloughed, that £1000 will bea that are furloughed, that £1000 will be a help. so you have someone that is back at work in the hospitality

sector and you have someone employed by the same employer, who is on furlough, and one of thosejobs has to go, is there a danger that the person who is currently working and may be let go in favour of the person on furlough, then the employer can get that £1000 one—off payment? we understand from the details that were announced yesterday, and we are waiting to see the full details, we understand it applies to any worker coming back from furlough. bear in mind almost 90% of our teams were furloughed in march, and have been on furlough since then. we understand that it won't be a case of discriminating against somebody that is back to work already, or already in furlough, both of those workers would be able to benefit. can we make sure that the costs of doing business are kept as low as possible? we increase consumer confidence and increase the revenues that our companies can earn to stay in business. it is as vital as can we make these businesses survive

untiljanuary we make these businesses survive until january to benefit we make these businesses survive untiljanuary to benefit from that bonus? thank you so much for your thoughts on that. let's get more on this with regina borda, managing director of pizza hut europe. hello to you. is the eating out discount going to persuade people to come back and eat at your restaurants? good morning. thank you so much for having me on. this is an unprecedented package of support that was given by the government and we are extremely grateful for it. we wrote, with other industry partners, to the government a few weeks ago to request additional, targeted support. i would really request additional, targeted support. iwould really like request additional, targeted support. i would really like to thank the chancellor for listening to us and for actually acting on our request. now it is obvious to going to depend on what consumers are going to do. the recovery of the high street is going to depend on if people are going to come back to our restau ra nts. people are going to come back to our restaurants. but we do believe this isa restaurants. but we do believe this is a huge vote of confidence in the hospitality sector. hopefully customers will see, rightfully, that we are able to welcome them back

safely and we are very excited to do so. obviously you have been able to keep deliveries going during the pandemic. in terms of the actual restau ra nts a nd pandemic. in terms of the actual restaurants and accounting for social distancing, the reduced number of bookings that you can take, do you think that this help is going to be cancelled out by that need to reduce the number of people actually coming into the physical restaurants? we were able to keep delivery going. we are very proud of what we have been able to do during the lockdown, because we were able to provide support to our health ca re to provide support to our health care heroes, to vulnerable people and to families across the country. we actually delivered 250,000 free meals to the nhs. that is actually something we are very proud of having been able to do to keep the country going. 0n the dining side of things, we are really excited and have been working extremely hard to make sure we can safely welcome people back. we have lots of different measures in place. for example, disposable menus, people will pay and order from an app so there is no contact. and even some

of the key features that people really love about pizza hut restau ra nts, really love about pizza hut restaurants, the parfait, the salad bar, the ice cream factory, we are able to bring that to them. we would encourage people to come and try it. and it is treats that people need at difficult times. obviously the customer confidence is what is needed to underpin what the chancellor has announced. the boss of burger king in the uk is warning that the company may have to close 10% of its restaurants, around 1600 job losses. is that something that pizza hut may have to look at as we head into a recession? mason restau ra nts head into a recession? mason restaurants have to close? will you have to get some of some jobs? —— may some restaurants. is a big franchise, we are looking at how things may have to change. with the dining sector, it will really depend on how quickly customer confidence comes back and how quickly we can

bring people back to the table, and two restaurants. we will be working through that and we will see. we really hope this package will help a lot to get people back in. ok, the md of pizza hut europe, thank you for talking to us today. thank you for talking to us today. thank you for having me. you can stay up to date with the coronavirus epidemic on the bbc news live page. you can check latest developments and find out more about the chancellor's package of measures forjobs and spending as the uk emerges from lockdown. you can watch video clips and live coverage of events as they happen. visit our website at bbc.co.uk/ news or go to the bbc news app. the mayor of london has said lessons must be learned after a crane fell onto houses in east london, killing a woman and injuring four other people. dozens of residents have spent the night in temporary accomodation and an investigation is now underway. josh parry reports. this mobile phone footage shows the devastation left behind

after a crane collapsed yesterday in east london. the 20 metre crane, still under construction when the incident took place, fell onto a building site and crashed into two terraced houses. a woman was found on the first floor of one of the houses who died at the scene. four others were injured, with two people taken to hospitalfor head injuries. a spokesperson for swan housing association and nu living, in charge of the site, said they are deeply saddened by an incident that has occurred at our watts grove development site this afternoon. adding, our staff are on site to provide support to the emergency response on the investigation. around a0 people are thought to have spent the night in emergency accommodation because of the damage to nearby houses. it's not clear when they'll be able to return to their homes. this will be a protracted incident. the scene itself will need to be made safe, and secure. the london fire brigade will be standing by to support safety with the local authority and the police, and the other

agencies that need to be involved. london mayor sadiq khan has described the accident as a tragedy and said lessons must be learned. in the last few moments, john lewis has announced it will permanently close eight of its department stores, putting 1300 jobs at risk. john lewis, announcing it will permanently close eight department stores. that is all the detail at the moment. but as soon as we get some more information about that, we will bring it to you. survivors of the manchester arena bombing have lost their fight to be allowed legal representation at the forthcoming public inquiry into the attack. in april the chairman of the inquiry denied survivors core participant status. their lawyer critisied the decision saying they "have not been treated with importance" and they "will be watching the inquiry on youtube, not assisted to get the answers to their questions".

22 people died in the attack in may 2017. the public inquiry is due to begin on september 7th. the number of new coronavirus cases in tokyo has reached a record high, just as japan is preparing to further relax restrictions on large scale events involving thousands of people. on thursday, 224 new infections were recorded in the capital. rupert wingfield hayes reports from tokyo. we had a state of emergency here in tokyo throughout april and may. during that period, they really managed to push the rate of infection way, way down. since it was lifted at the end of may, those infection rates have begun to creep back up. certainly last week we saw the daily infection rate to go back to about 100, or over 100 every single day last week. it certainly looked like there was an uptick happening. and then today, we have seen this big jump to 224 new

infections reported in 124—hour period. that is the highest single day total that we have seen since the pandemic in the japanese capital. the previous high was 206, backin capital. the previous high was 206, back in april. so that a significant, although officials are saying, of course, that one of the reasons we have seen such a large increase today is because of the amount of testing going on here in tokyo has also dramatically increased. back in april and may they were testing a few hundred people a day. now it has gone up to 2000 two 3000 people a day. you test more, you find more infections. nevertheless, we have undoubtedly seen, the few weeks, an increase in new clusters, particularly we have seen this in a late—night entertainment areas of tokyo, hostess bars in particular. there have been calls from opposition politicians for the government to renew measures to push the infection rates down again. the government is

resisting doing that. one of the reasons why this figure today is bad news for the government is because it is about to lift restrictions on holding large public gatherings this weekend. from friday, tomorrow, you will be allowed for the first time in months to go and watch a football match or a baseball game, or go to a big music concert, for example. so up big music concert, for example. so up to 5000 people at a time will be able to enter stadiums to watch these matches, or 50% of the capacity of a stadium or a concert hall. there will now be serious questions asked by opposition politicians perhaps as to whether thatis politicians perhaps as to whether that is a good idea to go ahead with further lifting of restrictions, given that it looks like infection rates are going up quite significantly. one of the stars of the us tv show glee, naya rivera, has been reported missing after going swimming in a lake in southern california. a search operation was launched after her four—year—old son

was found alone on a rented boat at lake piru. the boy told investigators that they had been swimming but that his mother had failed to return to the boat. the 33—year—old actress is best known for playing the cheerleader, santana lopez in glee. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... as the cost of dealing with the coronavirus crisis in the uk now stands at nearly £190—billion — the chancellor warns there could be worse to come — with a significant increase in job losses. the us police officer accused of george floyd's murder told him to stop talking as he repeatedly gasped under the man's knee, according to court documents. china accuses australia of gross interference — after the country offered a safe haven to thousands of people from hong kong, in response to fears over a new national security law

imposed by china. as the us breaks its record for the most new coronavirus cases reported in one day — president trump threatens to cut off funding for us schools which fail to reopen. dozens of people have spent the night in temporary accommodation, after a crane collapsed on a row of houses in east london. a woman died in the incident. the uk based charity — 0xfam — says more people could die from hunger as a result of the coronavirus than from the disease iteself. the charity says the pandemic has disrupted food supplies and aid delivery and cost people theirjobs. 0xfam warns that by the end of the year, 12,000 people per day could die from hunger linked to covid—19. their report identifies ten hunger hotspots where the virus combined with conflict and an escalating climate crisis will leave millions

on the brink of starvation. afghanistan, syria, the entire western sahel region, and yemen are among those named. 0ur reporter nawal a—maghafi has been speaking to those bearing the brunt of yemen's latest crisis — here's some of her report. apologies, we do not seem to have that clip. let's speak to muhsin siddiquey, 0xfam's country director in yemen. we've heard how grim the situation is, so tell us how bad the situation is, so tell us how bad the situation is in yemen, currently. at oxfam we have warned that more people could die because of hunger than

coronavirus. 0xfam have identified yemen as one of the areas reported, at the million —— at the moment, 30 million people in yemen are hungry, 7.4 million under the age of five, they need nutrition. about 10 million people who sit as one third of the total population, they are in a safe area. the economy has been shattered. we have seen many people have lost theirjob. we have also seen increased loss of sound we have seen the effects of war and conflict. coronavirus having a disastrous impact in a country that

has already been in an emergency. as you say, already in an emergency, star of factors on, ongoing factors, crop failure, health system suffering, people in already huge poverty, 7.4 million under the age of five, at risk of starvation in yemen. how difficult is it for an agency like yourselves come up with all these challenges, to make a difference and get the help to where it's needed, on such a scale? it is really very challenging. 50% of the health facilities are functional. war has destroyed the infrastructure. health facilities. there is a lack of supply of trained doctors and ppe, people do not have

access to clean water, they do not have an income. it is difficult. right now, because people are infected with coronavirus symptoms loss of sound we have issues with water systems, making sure people are aware of coronavirus. particularly hygiene, hand washing, we are creating community health volunteers, so people can protect themselves. it is a very difficult situation. more than 4 million people have been displaced. in those settings, it is really challenging to maintain hygiene standards, access to clean water and health services. what is really needed at the moment, we have

asked all the parties to stop fighting and warand asked all the parties to stop fighting and war and go back to peace talks that happened, the peace process. we ask all the governments to provide aid and increase funding to provide aid and increase funding to support loss of sound particularly aid, to aid the response operation in yemen. thank you so much for outlining the really, really difficult situation where you are. the united states has recorded more than 60,000 new cases of coronavirus in the past twenty—four hours —— the highest daily increase in any country. the number of new cases are surging in several states, including texas, florida, and arizona. meanwhile, new guidelines

on the safe reopening of american schools are to be issued after president trump criticised the ones drawn up by health experts as too strict and expensive. david willis reports from los angeles. whilst european nations have flattened the curve, here, the curve appears to be fattening — 3 million coronavirus cases and counting with infections on the increase in 35 separate states. president trump attributes the rise to increased testing and has been claiming incorrectly that america's mortality rate is the lowest in the world. his focus remains on reopening the economy, and now, in an effort to enable parents to return to work, he is pushing schools and colleges to reopen their classrooms in the autumn. so we're very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open the schools, to get them open, and it's very important — it's very important for our country,

its very important for the well—being of the student and the parents, so we are going to be putting a lot of pressure on opening the schools in the fall. but given the alarming rise in coronavirus cases amongst the young, some questioned the wisdom of such a move. harvard, one of this country's most storied seats of learning, announced earlier in the week its intention to conduct all its classes online for the rest of the year, and other schools and colleges seem set to follow. mr trump called harvard's decision ridiculous and is now threatening to withhold funds to schools that refuse to reopen. "in germany, denmark, norway, sweden, and many other countries, schools are open with no problems", the president wrote on twitter. "may cut off funding if not open." the country's largest school district, new york, also has no intention of playing ball. officials there unveiled a plan for so—called ‘blended learning' that will see students alternating between the classroom and their home. new york's governor says

the president's threat are baseless. school reopenings are a state decision, period. that is the law and that is the way we're going to proceed. it's not up to the president of the united states. for local officials, the dilemma is how to balance the need for education with the risk of spreading the virus, not only to teachers and school staff, but to adults back at home as well. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. australia's second largest city, melbourne, is back under lockdown, with the police saying they will impose a ‘ring of steel‘ around the area. the state of victoria has recorded its fourth day of new cases in the triple—digits with another 165 coronavirus victims. its overall total is now more than 3,000. freya cole reports. the heart of melbourne. empty trams, near deserted streets.

but it is a familiar sight. just six weeks ago melbourne was in lockdown. the rules had started to ease. but now they are back after a second surge of the virus. i think it's a very good thing that the victorian government has taken this measure because everybody has to be aware of what their rights and what they have to be in this critical situation. prime minister scott morrison says the army is on stand—by to help victoria while urging for unity across the country. we must guard against complacency. but we must continue to follow those social distancing protocols all around australia, even in states or territories where the number of cases is effectively zero. borders have started to close with the southern state of victoria, queensland is the latest to ban travellers, new south wales also has strict measures in place.

controversy surrounds the treatment of residents inside this tower block in one of melbourne's worst hit suburbs. there had been a heavy police presence to monitor the spread of the virus within a community of mostly migrant families. the residents have urged for more trained health specialists, not police. businesses too are reeling from a second lockdown. and, just like before, there is widespread panic buying in supermarkets. it's like a bitter case of deja vu, only this time, the virus is spreading quicker than before. freya cole, bbc news. we are getting some latest figures on a&e attendances at hospitals in england, during the pandemic we are told they were down 33% last month compared to the same time one year ago, that is from nhs england, a total of 1.4 million attendance is

recorded in june, total of 1.4 million attendance is recorded injune, down from 2.1 million in june last recorded injune, down from 2.1 million injune last year. nhs england which published the figures said the fault was likely to be a result of the covid 19 response, suggesting people are still staying away from a&e departments because of coronavirus. so clearly that impact of coronavirus in the health care system is still very much in evidence. notjust in a&e attendances but of course we have been hearing about lung conditions as well and many other areas of health care where treatments are not happening at the rate they were because of the virus. and we're going to be more about that with our health correspondent in the next hour. that news just in from nhs england, a&e attendances at hospitals in england down 33% last month paired with the same time last year.

the world health organisation says africa is seeing the number of coronavirus cases and deaths there rising rapidly. more than a third of countries in africa have seen coronavirus infections double in the past month — and the total number of cases on the continent has now passed 500,000. i'm just checking if we are going to talk to our guest about that, i believe we are. let's speak now to dr michel yao, the world health organzation's programme manager for emergency response in africa. thank you so much for your time today. can you tell us where hotspots are currently? i am so sorry, we have got the right story, but the wrong name for the guest. i do beg your pardon, we are absolutely here to talk about what the who are saying about coronavirus cases in africa. where are those

hotspots, please? yes, as you said, we are seeing an increase in cases and we have ten countries that account for more than 75% of the cases, south africa reporting the highest number of cases, then we have other countries, egypt, nigeria, ghana, cameroon, some other countries that are reporting an increasing number of cases stop they have doubled over the past month. it's interesting you mention south africa. quite early on in the pandemic, we were reporting about the really strict measures, the strict lockdown, that south africa had done in response to the virus. how cases and number of deaths were really quite low but to what extent has the virus prone as soon those measures started to ease? notjust

in south africa, but in most of the countries we started to see an increasing number of cases when they started easing lockdown measures so basically, africa found itself in a situation, they have to balance the economy of course with public health interventions. we have quite a large proportion of the population in most countries that are involved in some kind of trade in an informal sector so they had to find a way of balancing that and as a result, when they started lifting measures, we started seeing quite a number of increasing new cases in south africa and the other countries that we mentioned. to what extent are at the different countries in africa working with you at governmental level because i understand there's been some concern from the world health organization, about, in some insta nces, health organization, about, in some instances, communication not being good enough? so, the governments

have been working hard in terms of implementation of public health measures. the dictation using surveillance systems, some of them have been going door—to—door, south africa, nigeria, some of the countries, testing, trying to use contact tracing, preventative measures of hand washing, respiratory etiquette, the wearing of face and observing at least one metre distance by the population is one of the areas we are seeing a lot of guarding in terms of the population adhering to these measures so basically, there has been some level of communication to the population but the perception of risk among members of the population has actually reduced over the period and then we are beginning to see them relax in terms of their ability

to adhere to these measures. doctor mary, thank you so much for your time and apologies again for the confusion, i think we were expecting one of your colleagues but very good to have you with us today. thank you very much. thank you. a charity which supports young people who've been in care in england say they've seen a 75% increase in enquiries under covid, with many teenagers facing homelessness. ‘become' are calling on the uk government to make sure children are not suddenly forced out of care as lockdown eases, the education secretary says he's asked councils to ensure people do not have to leave care at this time. alice porter reports. it felt like nobody cared. it'sjust felt like, ok, she's 18, we can just push her to the side. emma — not her real name — is one of the 78,000 children in care in england. she lives in semi—independent accommodation, with staff on hand, but after turning 18 in lockdown she was told she would suddenly have to leave care. i was really devastated because it

felt like i had a safety net. and now it was basically being taken from under me. having to imagine myself moving into a totally new environment, where i don't know anyone, it's scary. it's a scary thought. have you been told anything about what will happen to you next month, in terms of where you're going to live? no, not at all. around 12% of young people in care live in children's homes or semi—independent accommodation like emma. and, unlike those with foster parents, they can't usually stay there beyond their 18th birthday. the government has said no young person should have to leave care during the pandemic, if it's not right for them. but with lockdown now easing, charities are concerned this will soon change. we're worried that if no extra support is brought forward, and the measure just ends over night, there's a backlog of young people who are all going to have to leave care suddenly. and we're really worried about what that will mean for them. many young care leavers are in insecure, low—paid work, and they are finding those jobs are going.

and some are contacting us and actually facing homelessness as well. each year, around 30,000 children leave the care system in england, and they're a very vulnerable group. one in four homeless people have been in care. they're also four or five times more likely to harm themselves than other young people. during covid, some councils reported an increase in their care leavers self harming. with unemployment set to increase, mps are calling on the government to make sure care leavers get extra support. the things i would ask them to focus on would be a job guarantee for these young people, a flagging system, with extra support for access to universal credit, and to try and avoid these young people taking advances so that they end up in debt right at the beginning. my fear is, in an era where there will be a whole range of competing priorities, they will drop to the bottom of the pile.

the charity become were able to keep emma in her accommodation until august, but she has no idea where she'll live after them. if i were to be independent right now, i would fail. because even if i pay my bills on time, i probably won't have enough for groceries, and i won't be able to feed myself. alice porter, bbc news. black and south asian people are at a greater risk of hospitalisation and death due to covid—19, according to a new report by the south asian health foundation. the film director gurinder chadha, who's famous for her work on ‘bend it like beckham', changed her diet after discovering it could help reduce the risk of complications from coronavirus. she's now urging others to do the same. sima kotecha has been to meet her. they are like flour but much more nutritious. within the asian community, food is central to who we are, our culture, how we express our love. when we start looking at how to change our eating habits and lifestyle

it goes right to the core of who we are as a community. i am a foodie, don't get me wrong. during lockdown she reversed her type 2 diabetes and lost more than a stone by eating fewer carbohydrates and cutting down on fried food. i am overweight. you know, i was more overweight than i am now and i think for my kids, there was this real fear that i had some of the symptoms of people who were adversely affected. the next day i said, that's it, i am going to change everything. put them all in a bowl. the director, most commonly known for herfilm bend it llike for herfilm bend it like beckham, is urging others of south asian heritage to do the same. this period, really, is a great time to start experimenting with alternative ways of cooking. i made a film, anyone can cook but who can bend a ball like beckham ?

where do you normally play? in the park. i mean, what position? i think the message is be mindful. think about the foods you're eating. are they foods that are loving you, are they loving your kidneys, liver, your tummy? is it good for you? is it nourishing you? people from south asian communities are known to be up to six times more likely to have type 2 diabetes than the general population. that can increase the risk of infection. what we know about coronavirus, people from bame backgrounds are more prone to complications. however, if we change our lifestyles in terms of eating better, doing exercise, that risk is rapidly reduced within a few weeks. make your own versions of things. giving up food like rice and bread can be difficult.

gurinder says it's about changing your mindset. the best way to love our loved ones is be mindful of what you're eating, bring your propensity to diabetes down, bring your obesity down, still enjoy food, like i do, butjust enjoy better food. let's cross to north london, where we can speak further with cardiologist dr aseem malhotra who you saw in sima's piece there. very good to have you with us and thank you for your time. what is the key m essa g e thank you for your time. what is the key message you want to get to people from a south asian background, about how they can help protect themselves against covid 19? i think the first thing to mention and we did a publication today in the general physician, highlighting the general physician, highlighting theissue the general physician, highlighting the issue that people from south asian backgrounds, we've alluded to already, are at increased risk of complications from covid 19, already, are at increased risk of complications from covid19, seem to develop these conditions, such as type two diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, much lower levels of body fat, that degree is so extreme that it is estimated

about 42% of people with a normal body mass index of south asian origin are metabolically unhealthy and this is really rooted in lifestyle practice. what we've looked at and i think there is certainly, fair to say, as racism has been highlighted as being endemic in the nhs, it's also a big problem in medical literature and the way it's publicised, this is well known that asian people, people of south asian origin, develop these conditions with much lower levels of body fat but this risk is not properly assessed and acted upon. urgent need to switch lifestyles, we have limited time but what are the key foods, food groups, you want people to switch away from? sure, absolutely, there is a big issue of too much sugar consumption, refined carbohydrates, too much wheat and rice, not enough whole foods and fruit and vegetables, that's one area. another interesting finding is physical activity levels of south asians in this country are significantly less than caucasian and that needs to increase. it may

also be that we need to do more activity levels to get the same benefits, maybe 200 or three 300 minutes of activity a week rather than 150. you must know your levels. doctor, i am so, so sorry to cut in but we are right out of time. thank you so much. you're watching bbc news now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. i know it's been a grey and damp day for a few people so far but there are brighter skies on the horizon. sunshine this weekend and most places will stay dry as well. that's because low pressure that's been with us for the last few days passes. high pressure builds in and it will be dominating our charts this weekend. still pretty grey and cloudy across much of england and wales.

patchy, light rain across the midlands and the south. bright conditions further north. a few glimpses of sunshine across the english channel but southampton, rain and drizzle may affect the cricket and there will be a few heavy showers in the south midlands by this afternoon. brighter in north wales and northern england. sunny conditions for cumbria, northumberland and county durham. sunny spells, isolated showers for county down and whilst many in scotland will be dry, in the south and east, the skies will turn very grey. there could be some thunderstorms heading your way. temperatures down from what we would expect. cloud across eastern areas tonight, eastern scotland, a few heavy showers. starry skies to take us through the night and this is when temperatures will drop further than previously. a lot more sunshine for wales.

in eastern counties, eastern scotland, this is where we will see sunshine develop. heavy and potentially thundery showers in the pennines. isolated showers in the west but many will be dry and bright today in southern parts of the country. temperatures down from what we would normally expect. when the sunshine disappears, a chillier night takes us into the weekend. not much cloud around first thing. we'll see it build through the day. a few isolated showers. the vast majority will stay dry with some sunny spells and temperatures 17—21dc. a cool and sunny start to sunday. more sunshine around for england and wales so warming up here, later today though cloud and rain arrives in scotland and northern ireland.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. as the cost of dealing with the coronavirus crisis in the uk now stands at nearly £190 billion, the chancellor warns there could be worse to come with a significant increase in job losses. is unemployment going to rise, are people going to lose theirjobs? yes. and the scale of this is significant. we are entering one of the most severe recessions this country has ever seen. but it's emerged a senior uk civil servant didn't back two of the key policies in the chancellor's summer statement — over uncertainty about their value for money. the us police officer accused of george floyd's murder told him to stop talking as he repeatedly gasped under the man's knee, according to court documents.

china accuses australia of "gross interference" after the country offered a safe haven to thousands of people from hong kong, in response to fears over a new national security law imposed by china. as the us breaks its record for the most new coronavirus cases reported in one day, president trump threatens to cut off funding for us schools which fail to reopen. new figures reveal the number of patients admitted for routine 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. the most senior civil servant

at hmrc did not back two of the key policies in rishi sunak‘s summer statement over uncertainty about their value for money. jim o'hara, the hmrc‘s permanent secretary, wrote to the chancellor earlier this week on thejob retention bonus and eat out to help out policies. on both, he said advice received by hmrc and the treasury "highlights uncertainty around the value for money" of the proposals. apologies, we are struggling with our graphics this morning. apologies, we are struggling with our graphics this morning. in both cases, the chancellor issued ministerial direction to say the plans should go ahead saying there was a "compelling case". keith doyle reports. when it comes to staged photo calls, getting the chancellor to serve lunch is among the better ones, although he wasn't quite sure who ordered the katsu curry. is that what you ordered? rishi sunak was highlighting his summer economic plan to prevent post—pandemic mass unemployment.

it's costing £30 billion but he told mps it was needed to rebuild the economy after coronavirus. although hardship lies ahead, no—one will be left without hope. so today we act with a plan forjobs. listening to the chancellor's plan forjobs for young people was this owner of a barbershop in cornwall. he says the range of measures announced means he can now recruit. that, for me, is a bit of an inspiration for young people to come forward to us. we are quite happy to take applications from anybody. you know, we are crying out for staff. i could potentially take a couple of young people on. with many holiday plans on hold, the chancellor announced a vat holiday we can all take up. vat on restaurants, attractions, cinemas and hotels will be cut from 20% to 5% for six months, as well as a £10—per—head meal deal discount to get us

to eat out on mondays, tuesdays and wednesdays in august and give desperately needed business to the restaurant trade. £10 for the meal, get a fish finger sandwich. i think it would help, be beneficial. i personally would, i like a deal so i would go out on those days. another holiday from stamp duty on home purchases till march will help struggling buyers and boost the property market. there is also a green homes grant, with cash available for people to make their homes more energy—efficient. labour said the chancellor's plans did not go far enough, and thejob retention money, paying employers £1000 per employee to keep staff on untiljanuary, should be better targeted. some tories also questioned the value of this plan. it's not enough to encourage employers to keep people on who they otherwise wouldn't have kept on, then that willjust simply be deadweight, i.e, this is money that hasn't actually

resulted in greater employment at the end of the day. the government says this expensive plan is to prevent long—term damage. while the drinks may once again be flowing, everyone knows the bill will have to come eventually. keith doyle, bbc news. let's go over to westminster and speak to our assistant political editor norman smith. a senior civil servant at odds with the chancellor? striking in the sense that the perk —— permanent secretary does not believe the two flagship eye—catching announcements by the chancellor yesterday necessarily represent value for the taxpayer, that is the £1000 bonus offer to businesses if they keep on followed staff and also this meal dealfor people on

followed staff and also this meal deal for people on mondays to wednesdays. he is concerned not that the policies are wrong but there is a danger that people might have gone out for a meal anyway from monday to wednesdays. it could be taxpayer cash down the drain. similarly on the £1000 bonus, these companies might have decided to keep on followed staff anyway so again taxpayer cash down the drain. to be here to the chancellor, he accepts that and acknowledge this morning there was a risk for dead weight costs, in other words taxpayer's money being spent for no particular purpose. but in his argument which we learned about during interviews this morning that so grim as the economic outlook, you need to go big and fast, need to speak cash around all over the place. you cannot pay any pension, you have to go bold so

he is willing to take the risk that some of the money may be a freebie for some people and companies, that isa for some people and companies, that is a risk he is willing to take to mitigate the potential threat of a huge economic downturn and significantjob huge economic downturn and significant job losses. the chancellor is still warning about the sick —— size of the recession despite measures to avert it? that is the striking thing from the chancellor this morning. we did not get this yesterday because it was all about their freebies. today is a sobering moment and we got quite a bit of that this morning from the chancellor, warning of the scale of the economic challenge we now face. particularly once the follow scheme is to an end, at the end of october, we might really face some very widespread job losses. listen to him this morning. listen to him this morning. every person who loses

theirjob is a tragedy. and that's why i acted yesterday with a comprehensive plan to protect and support as many jobs as possible. if you're asking me can i protect every single job, of course the answer is no. is unemployment going to rise, are people going to lose theirjobs? yes. and the scale of this is significant. we're entering one of the most severe recessions this country has ever seen. that is, of course, going to have a significant impact on unemployment and on job losses. but i'm acting to try to mitigate as much of that as possible and provide as many opportunities as possible. but it would be absolutely foolhardy for me to sit here and give you precise numbers, forecasts for what is a measure of acceptability when we are living in a time of unprecedented economic uncertainty. everyone who does economic forecasting for a living says it's impossible to make these productions with accuracy. it would also be impossible for me to tell you where we might end up, and where we might desire to end up. but what i do know is that we are throwing everything we can after trying to minimise the amount ofjob losses and provide people with new opportunities and hope, if they are in the difficult situation of losing theirjobs,

and i will continue to do that. i don't view unemployment is something that isjust an unavoidable fact. i want to do everything i can, actively, to try to minimise it, to protect, support and create jobs. just to pick up on what the chancellor said, one of the most severe recessions we have ever seen, thatis severe recessions we have ever seen, that is what he believes we could be facing. presumably that means it could be as bad as the 19805 or even the 19305. to add on the doom and gloom, we heard from the institute for fiscal studies this morning who 5aid for fiscal studies this morning who said this will be the worst rece55ion we have ever seen so really we are heading into extraordinarily difficult and unprecedented economic times. thank you very much, norman smith.

and coming up for uk viewers at 2:30 here on the bbc news channel, we'll be answering your questions on what the chancellor's summer statement means, for your finances and spending — with kara gammell — a financialjournalist and blogger and jasmine birtle5 — a personal finance expert. that's in your questions answered. you can email your questions to yourque5tion5@bbc.co.uk and use the ha5htag bbcyourquestions i beg your pardon, we are ahead of our5elve5 there. i beg your pardon, we are ahead of ourselves there. transcripts from police body cam footage have revealed more harrowing details about the death of george floyd in minneapolis. court documents show the officer accused of killing mr floyd ignored his desperate pleas that he couldn't breathe — more than 20 times. in the transcripts george floyd says "i'm claustrophobic. everything hurt5. please? can't breathe officer." but officer derek chauvin, who is kneeling on mr floyd's

neck, replies ‘then stop talking, stop yelling'. george floyd pleads with officer saying ‘you're going to kill me, man'. again mr chauvin ignores the pleas. he repeat5 ‘then stop talking, stop yelling, it takes heck of a lot of oxygen to talk‘. laura podesta from cbs news in new york has more on the transcripts reading through the transcript and seeing these details, it is incredibly disturbing. he told the officers more than 20 times he could not breathe. his last word was pleased. throughout their

transcript, you hear politene55 from george floyd. he called the officers, mr officer. he told them he was scared. he said he would not do anything to hurt them, mr officer. then he called out for his mother and his children so it is absolutely devastating. china has accused au5tralia of "gross interference" after the government in canberra said it plans to give safe haven to thousands of people from hong kong. it follows china's imposition of a controversial national security law in the territory. the australian prime minister, scott morri5on, said he would make it ea5ierfor hong kong people already in the country to become permanent residents. he's also announced the suspension of australia's extradition agreement with hong kong. that national security law constitutes a fundamental change of circumstances in respect to our expedition agreement with hong kong so expedition agreement with hong kong so australia today has taken steps

to suspend our extradition agreement. we have formally notified hong kong and advise the chinese authorities. i also note our travel advice for hong kong has been updated and which encourage students to refer to that travel advice. —— would advise australians. australia is advising its citizens against travel to hong kong, warning that they may be at increased risk of detention. geoff ra by— australia's longest—serving ambassador to china — told us the past few weeks have seen a sharp deterioration in relations between the two. it has been a very difficult period for many years now but in the last couple of weeks, the exchanges on both sides has increased 5ub5tantially. both sides has increased substa ntially. ye5, any both sides has increased 5ub5tantially. ye5, any sharp word5 on both sides today but particularly the chinese riposte wa5 on both sides today but particularly the chinese riposte was very direct.

au5tralia the chinese riposte was very direct. australia has firmly aligned itself now with the united states which over the last couple of years has taken the position that china is a strategic competitor and must be this did. what you see is a number of statements from the australian prime minister around severe cyber threats, the establishment of a new cyber capacity, new enterprises, and number of measures including and most importantly, his defence forces repositioning statement of last week. china is never mentioned by name but clearly all of this is part ofa name but clearly all of this is part of a strategy by the australian government to strike back at china for what australia sees as unreasonable behaviour by china towards australia. a former australian ambassador to beijing there. the headlines on bbc news:

as the cost of dealing with the coronavirus crisis in the uk now stands at nearly £190 billion, the chancellor warns there could be worse to come with a significant increase in job losses. but it's emerged a senior uk civil servant didn't back two of the key policies in the chancellor's summer statement — over uncertainty about their value for money. the us police officer accused of george floyd's murder told him to stop talking as he repeatedly gasped under the man's knee, according to court documents. there's been a sharp drop in the number of patients admitted to hospitals in england for routine treatment. it fell by 82 percent in may compared with a year ago. figures from nhs england also show that the number waiting over 18 weeks to start hospital treatment more than doubled to nearly one and a half million. our health correspondent — richard galpin — joins me. tell us more about what is figures show. these figures, basically it is

all about the huge disruption caused to the nhs by the coronavirus pandemic and the effect on the nhs in this country. essentially, there are some very in this country. essentially, there are some very big statistics coming out from this from the nhs today. these include for example, accident and emergency attendance injune where one third lower than in the same month last year. 1.4 million attendance compared with 2.1 million engine 2019. why was this? we think because people were afraid to go to hospital at that time, feeling they would get infections themselves. also possibly because there were fewer accidents due to lockdown. also, in the month of may, 35,000

people were admitted for routine operations compared to 300,000 the year before. that is a drop of 82%. so that is a huge drop. that was due to routine operations being cancelled back in the month of may. as we know now, hospitals have been trying to open up much more now so problems can be dealt with. also, another statistic, at the end of the month of me, to .8 million pieces we re month of me, to .8 million pieces were on a waiting list to start treatment, this is a drop from 4.4 million last year. —— patients. because of your people were seeing their gps because of your people were seeing theirgps are because of your people were seeing their gps are going for tests. one final statistic is on cancer treatments also for the month of may, 100,000 people were seen

compared with 200,000, an improvement but it was still low. thank you. the mayor of london has said lessons must be learned after a crane fell onto houses in east london, killing a woman and injuring four other people. dozens of residents have spent the night in temporary accomodation and an investigation is now underway. josh parry reports. this mobile phone footage shows the devastation left behind after a crane collapsed yesterday in east london. the 20 metre crane, still under construction when the incident took place, fell onto a building site and crashed into two terraced houses. a woman was found on the first floor of one of the houses who died at the scene. four others were injured, with two people taken to hospitalfor head injuries. a spokesperson for swan housing association and nu living, in charge of the site, said they are deeply saddened by an incident that has occurred at our watts grove development

site this afternoon. adding, our staff are on site to provide support to the emergency response on the investigation. around 40 people are thought to have spent the night in emergency accommodation because of the damage to nearby houses. it's not clear when they'll be able to return to their homes. this will be a protracted incident. the scene itself will need to be made safe, and secure. the london fire brigade will be standing by to support safety with the local authority and the police, and the other agencies that need to be involved. london mayor sadiq khan has described the accident as a tragedy and said lessons must be learned. climate experts warn that global temperatures could exceed the critical threshold of 1.5 celsius above pre—industrial levels within the next five years. the world meteorological organisation says the research highlights the scale of the challenge of keeping below dangerous levels of climate change. scientists say the arctic is likely to warm by twice the global average this year. the number of new coronavirus cases in tokyo has reached a record

high, just as japan is preparing to further relax restrictions on large scale events involving thousands of people. on thursday 224 new infections were recorded in the capital. rupert wingfield hayes reports from tokyo. we had a state of emergency here in tokyo throughout april and may and during that period they really managed to push the rate of infection wait down the sensor was lifted at the end of the month of may, there infection rates have crept back up uncertainly last week we saw the daily infection rate go back to over 100 every single day last week. so it certainly looked like there was an uptick happening. then today we have seen this big jump then today we have seen this big jump to 224 new infections reported in 124—hour period. that is the highest single day total we have seen since the beginning of the

pandemic here in the japanese capital. the previous highest was 206 back in april. that is significant. officials are saying that of course one of the reasons we are asking such a large increase todayis are asking such a large increase today is because the amount of testing going on in tokyo has dramatically increased. back in april and may they were testing a few hundred people a day, now it has gone up to 2000. if you test more you find more infection but nevertheless, we had seen an increase in new clusters over the last few weeks, particularly in the late night entertainment districts in tokyo, especially in the hostess bars. there have been calls from opposition politicians to renew measures to push the infection rates down again. the government is resisting doing that and one of the reasons this figure is bad news for the government is because it is about to lift restrictions on

holding large public gatherings this weekend. from friday, tomorrow, you will be allowed for the first time in months to go and watch a football match or baseball game or go to a big music concert for example. so uptick 5000 people at a time will be able to enter stadiums to watch these matches, 30% of the capacity ofa these matches, 30% of the capacity of a stadium or concert hall. there will now be serious questions asked from politicians whether that is a goodidea from politicians whether that is a good idea to go ahead with further lifting of restrictions given that it looks like infection rates are going up quite significantly. the economic research organisation — the institute for fiscal studies — has warned that a "reckoning" will have to come in the form of higher taxes to fund the job support measures announced by the chancellor, rishi sunak, yesterday. but the institute for fiscal studies acknowledged that action was needed in the face of a recession which it said was the "deepest in our history".

our personalfinance our personal finance correspondent joins us now, tells more about the warning. the initial mac has a broad overview of government spending and where the taxpayer money is being sent —— spent correctly. they understand the deepest recession in history we are entering and government will have to spend money to try and prop up the economy. they are in favour of some of the measures that the chancellor announced but for instance, the kick—start scheme, in order to get job placements to 18—24 —year—olds, they say that is well targeted. they consider that as us uncertainty whether they will will —— me to qualityjobs whether they will will —— me to quality jobs eventually whether they will will —— me to qualityjobs eventually but it is a good scheme. the also like the stamp duty holiday that was announced.

first time buyer is do not appear stamp duty anyway. people in more priced houses, they will not benefit from this but there ifs thinks it will stimulate the housing market, increased transaction and increase spending on renovations. but there are spending on renovations. but there a re parts of spending on renovations. but there are parts of the chancel‘s planet question. one of those is the job retention bonus so when the furlough scheme comes to an end in october, this bonus will be brought into encourage employers to keep people on, £1000 which will be paid in january. the ifs questions whether this will work in the sense that employers might keep people on a nyway employers might keep people on anyway so they will pocket £1000. for others, it might not be a big enough incentive. the other thing they question, all these measures to increase spending on restaurants,

bars and pubs for instance, the cut in vat and that scheme to give discounts on eating out monday to wednesdays in august. the ifs questions if this is time to write, there will still be social distancing measures in place so capacity in restaurants will not be so great so perhaps should have been left until a little bit later. some use from departmentjohn lewis. left until a little bit later. some use from department john lewis. yes, there is. we have been waiting to hear what stores john lewis will there is. we have been waiting to hear what storesjohn lewis will not be opening again. they have announced it will not open again which includes big stores in birmingham, for instance smaller ones elsewhere. there is one at heathrow airport and st pancras station in london, so it stores will not be reopening. that means

probably 1300 redundancies. they had said it will try and redeploy some of these people. it is another example of the high street suffering. john lewis, we see their shops but they are saying from now on, 70% of their sales will probably be online is unable have to adjust in the face of the coronavirus crisis. thank you very much. one of the stars of the us tv show glee — naya rivera — has been reported missing after going swimming in a lake in southern california. a search operation was launched after her four—year—old son was found alone on a rented boat at lake piru. the boy told investigators that they had been swimming but that his mother had failed to return to the boat. the 33—year—old actress is best known for playing the cheerleader, santana lopez in glee. the united states has recorded more than 60,000 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours — the highest daily increase in any country. the number of new cases are surging in several

states, including texas, florida, and arizona. meanwhile, new guidelines on the safe reopening of american schools are to be issued after president trump criticised the ones drawn up by health experts as too strict and expensive. david willis reports from los angeles. whilst european nations have flattened the curve, here, the curve appears to be fattening — 3 million coronavirus cases and counting with infections on the increase in 35 separate states. president trump attributes the rise to increased testing and has been claiming incorrectly that america's mortality rate is the lowest in the world. his focus remains on reopening the economy, and now, in an effort to enable parents to return to work, he is pushing schools and colleges to reopen their classrooms in the autumn. so we're very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open the schools, to get them open, and it's very

important — it's very important for our country, its very important for the well—being of the student and the parents, so we are going to be putting a lot of pressure on opening the schools in the fall. but given the alarming rise in coronavirus cases amongst the young, some questioned the wisdom of such a move. harvard, one of this country's most storied seats of learning, announced earlier in the week its intention to conduct all its classes online for the rest of the year, and other schools and colleges seem set to follow. mr trump called harvard's decision ridiculous and is now threatening to withhold funds to schools that refuse to reopen. "in germany, denmark, norway, sweden, and many other countries, schools are open with no problems", the president wrote on twitter. "may cut off funding if not open." the country's largest school district, new york, also has no intention of playing ball. officials there unveiled a plan for so—called ‘blended learning'

that will see students alternating between the classroom and their home. new york's governor says the president's threat are baseless. school reopenings are a state decision, period. that is the law and that is the way we're going to proceed. it's not up to the president of the united states. for local officials, the dilemma is how to balance the need for education with the risk of spreading the virus, not only to teachers and school staff, but to adults back at home as well. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. as the cost of dealing with the coronavirus crisis in the uk now stands at nearly £190 billion, the chancellor warns

there could be worse to come, with a significant increase in job losses. but it's emerged a senior uk civil servant didn't back two of the key policies in the chancellor's summer statement, over uncertainty about their value for money. the us police officer accused of george floyd's murder told him to stop talking as he repeatedly gasped under the man's knee, according to court documents. china accuses australia of gross interference after the country offered a safe haven to thousands of people from hong kong, in response to fears over a new national security law imposed by china. as the us breaks its record for the most new coronavirus cases reported in one day, president trump threatens to cut off funding for us schools which fail to reopen. let's return to the news that diners will get a 50% discount off their restaurant bill during august under government plans to bolster the hospitality sector.

chancellor rishi sunak unveiled the "eat out to help out" discount as part of a series of measures to restart the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. the government also announced that vat on hospitality and tourism would drop to 5% from 20% and will be in place for the next six months. we can speak now to andrea rasca, chief executive of mercato metropolitano, london's first sustainable community food market focused on revitalising neighbourhoods and protecting the environment. he joins us from sicily. thank you forjoining us. first of all, what did you make of these measures that riches unite has announced a protect parts of the hospitality sector? well, first, thanks for having me. we are in sicily now, looking for the best heritage seeds. at the moment, any initiative for the hospitality sector is welcome, obviously. we

have suffered over the last few months a lot, but need to get the trust of people back, and the vat is something which will help, in particular small restaurants, like ours, in itself, but all the other measures together, the furlough scheme, it is something very useful for is at the moment. as far as the 50% discount, i read about it. it is from monday to wednesday. everything is useful, but we need to get the trust back to people and make them feel that they can have still a social life. in the hospitality system, but also in their normal lives. your business model is about protecting and supporting businesses that we will not necessarily see on the high street. how will be measures the chancellor has announced help the people that you help too? that's a point. we opened

on the fourth, just to give you an idea, and we took all the right precautions to keep our people and our visitors safe, and if i tell you that we had more than 2000 people queueing to come and try to control all the distances, because we have a model based on big spaces. very healthy food, which is very important. i think this is the real difference between our models and the others. we are notjust telling a lie, we are giving people healthy food in a wonderful environment, and we have been staying open for the last few months to keep the community near us. we have been feeling the community around us. delivering essential food for free as usual. we are now in what is called the summer retreat, where

those who have suffered before our suffering even more, obviously, and we are going to do it online, delivering the food. so if you base your model and a community base, then you suffer this crisis less. we are more resilient because we are a new company with a new concept. when you have been running cookery courses as well for people who are really in trouble? tell us about those. we have been creating the food school online, working also with secret london and other entities, and we have been delivering not only food courses, cooking classes, but also education classes, and summer courses for the kids who are going to stay home now for a longer period, and wejust transferred all of our project online. we also created a campaign called the dream campaign where we basically tell everyone, keep on

dreaming and send as your dream, because as soon as we open again, we will incubate, and the response was incredible, the mayor was very happy about this, and 22 people have selected, and the first five, we start opening next month. selected, and the first five, we start opening next monthm selected, and the first five, we start opening next month. if people are nearby, where can they find you? they can find us in elephant and castle. our location has become quite a big one. we had more than 4 million visitors last year. and we have another one in mayfair, where the grocery is still open, because that area, the community needs a place to stay, to be and to meet. so at the moment, it will be mayfair and elephant and castle. if people are not sure where they are, that is in london. thank you for joining are, that is in london. thank you forjoining us. thank you having me. nominations close today in the contest to become the next

leader of the liberal democrats. voting begins later this month, with the winner announced in august. the party's acting leader, sir ed davey and education spokesperson layla moran are seen as the front runners. our political correspondentjessica parker has been to meet them. hi, i'm layla moran, and standing to be leader of the liberal democrats. hi, i'm ed davey, and i'm running to be leader of the liberal democrats. two people trying to rebuild their party after this. stop brexit! a message that didn't quite go to plan. written big and bold at the general election, it left them on the sidelines. in a snap, down to 11 mp5. the last election, i think we did make a mistake byjust focusing on one issue. a cabinet minister back in the coalition government, ed davey has had a hold of power. he might be experienced, but can he excite? i want to change our country. i want to make sure it is a greener economy, it is a fairer country, we do value carers. and i've got a clear message, and i think that's actually exciting. it's not just exciting for members.

what we've got to be is exciting for are the voters. we've got to get the voters realising that a liberal democrat would improve their lives, would help them injobs, would help the environment, would help them in housing and education. these are the issues that voters care about. we need to change, and that's what members up and down the country are saying. a teacher by trade, layla moran is the lib dems' energetic education spokesperson. she wants an internationalist, green agenda, and says of her party... we lost trust, twice over. we lost it during coalition, when mistakes were made, and while people from the past had apologised, we then didn't change. we didn't have actions that went with those words. most of our membership is new since that time, and i am a new mp since that time. this would be the moment for us to show the country that we are revived,

we are renewed, and to start to win back that trust, and it's going to take time. it won't be the first time the lib dems have tried to stage a comeback. fighting to be heard is one thing, actually chiming with voters another. the next general election may be years away, but the road to recovery so farfor the lib dems has proved to be a long one. a line of news regarding the chinese telecoms firm huawei. representatives of huawei are in the uk, insisting that the company is independent of the chinese government, and accountable only to its shareholders. this follows concern about the continued involvement of huawei in the development of the 5g network in britain. appearing before the commons science and technology committee, the representatives described us sanctions against the country is unjustified and said that in the short term, they would be no

impact on huawei's ability to supply sg impact on huawei's ability to supply 56 to impact on huawei's ability to supply 5g to the impact on huawei's ability to supply 56 to the uk. impact on huawei's ability to supply 5g to the uk. they went on to say they were aware of the claims that huawei posed a security risk to the uk, and they refuted what had been reported and reserve the right to ta ke reported and reserve the right to take legal action in the future. he said, we would not interfere with data even if we had the opportunity to do so. we are also hearing from the department of health here in the uk that thousands of people who work in high—risk occupations, such as taxi drivers, cleaners, shop workers will be tested for coronavirus as part of a new pilot even though they have no symptoms. so a new development there is the uk rolls out more and more testing of people who may be at risk of either contracting the virus or carrying it and passing it on. a group of british pakistani doctors

is using new technology, and what they've learnt from fighting coronavirus in the uk, to help their counterparts in pakistan trying to tackle the disease. they've been holding patient consultations online, even carrying out virtual intensive care rounds. secunder kermani reports. i would suggest that you continue... from his home in essex, this doctor is helping treat a patient in lahore. holding a tablet, a doctor there shows him the intensive care ward for coronavirus patients via video link. hospitals in the country are being stretched. through this software, they can share case notes. dr akhtar helped lead the covid—19 response in this part of britain. now he wants his experiences to help his country of birth. we're very proud of the nhs service we are giving here, and because of our relationships both in medicine and otherwise

in pakistan, it was very important for us to help our colleagues and to help the people of pakistan. the health care system in pakistan has always been under—resourced and whilst in some cities the number of new cases now appears to be decreasing, coronavirus has highlighted its weaknesses. to ease the pressure, this london—based doctor has created a series of telemedicine portholes. through this one, doctors here can hold consultations with coronavirus patients in pakistan. we haven't got resources there to really plug the gaps of service. so any skill, any special skill from the uk will be warmly welcome in pakistan. where a doctor and patient can speak the same language, we can create a bridge no matter where they are through telemedicine.

so far, recorded deaths in pakistan have been lower than in the uk. the doctor taking part in this scheme hope the doctor taking part in this scheme hope they can do their part to save lives in both countries. the cost of cremations has continued to rise despite restrictions on funeral services during the pandemic. two—thirds of councils in the uk have pressed ahead with price increases of up to 16%, but lockdown restrictions have meant shorter services and fewer mourners allowed to attend. emily unia has the details. doreen wilson died in march. she had lung cancer. herfuneral took place at the start of lockdown. only a handful of mourners were allowed to attend, and the service length was cut. the funeral procedure was a hearse only, no floral tributes, and we would have to go in our own cars. we then have a service of 20 minutes, and this felt unbelievably bad. it felt like a pauper‘s funeral. some local authorities around the country have offered discounts

during the pandemic, but coventry wasn't among them. despite cutting the duration of funeral services, the council said its costs went up. we cut service times for two particular reasons. one was we had to introduce deep cleaning of the chapels between services and the other was to increase the number of service slots in a day. unfortunately that didn't reduce our costs of providing that service to the public. in fact, it increased it. we haven't passed those additional costs on and we will not pass on those additional costs. the average cost of a local authority cremation is now £775. across the country, fees range from £392 in belfast to just under £1,000 in worthing. over the past decade, they've risen by an average £200 above the rate of inflation. this year, more than two thirds of councils put their prices up by an average of 5%. these rises are far outside the means of the average person.

that's just the start of the cost of a funeral. the average cost of a simple funeral across the uk at the moment is over £3,700. if you're claiming certain benefits, then you can get help from the government by applying for a funeral expenses payment, but these doesn't cover everything and they can take a while to come through. people working in the funerals industry say councils have lost government funding and have had to upgrade equipment, so services that were once subsidised now need to be realistically priced. costs have had to rise to take account of significant investments that local authorities have to make. so many have had to put in new equipment to meet very strict emission controls. for bereaved families, a funeral is a difficult first step in a long and painful process. it also comes with a big bill. for neville, a small show compassion from the council

would have meant a lot. the headlines on bbc news: as the cost of dealing with the coronavirus crisis in the uk now stands at nearly £190 billion, the chancellor warns there could be worse to come, with a significant increase in job losses. but it's emerged a senior uk civil servant didn't back two of the key policies in the chancellor's summer statement , over uncertainty about their value for money. the us police officer accused of george floyd's murder told him to stop talking as he repeatedly gasped under the man's knee, according to court documents. a charity which supports young people who've been in care in england say they've seen a 75% increase in enquiries under covid, with many teenagers facing homelessness. become are calling on the uk government to make sure children are not suddenly forced out of care as lockdown eases. the education secretary says

he's asked councils to ensure people do not have to leave care at this time. alice porter reports. it felt like nobody cared. it'sjust felt like, ok, she's18, we can just push her to the side. emma — not her real name — is one of the 78,000 children in care in england. she lives in semi—independent accommodation, with staff on hand, but after turning 18 in lockdown she was told she would suddenly have to leave care. i was really devastated because it felt like i had a safety net. and now it was basically being taken from under me. having to imagine myself moving into a totally new environment, where i don't know anyone, it's scary. it's a scary thought. have you been told anything about what will happen to you next month, in terms of where you're going to live? no, not at all. around 12% of young people in care live in children's homes or semi—independent accommodation like emma. and, unlike those with foster

parents, they can't usually stay there beyond their 18th birthday. the government has said no young person should have to leave care during the pandemic, if it's not right for them. but with lockdown now easing, charities are concerned this will soon change. we're worried that if no extra support is brought forward, and the measure just ends over night, there's a backlog of young people who are all going to have to leave care suddenly. and we're really worried about what that will mean for them. many young care leavers are in insecure, low—paid work, and they are finding those jobs are going. and some are contacting us and actually facing homelessness as well. each year, around 30,000 children leave the care system in england, and they're a very vulnerable group. one in four homeless people have been in care. they're also four or five times more likely to harm themselves than other young people. during covid, some councils reported an increase in their care leavers self harming. with unemployment set to increase, mp5 are calling on the government to make sure care leavers get extra support. the things i would ask them to focus

on would be a job guarantee for these young people, a flagging system, with extra support for access to universal credit, and to try and avoid these young people taking advances so that they end up in debt right at the beginning. my fear is, in an era where there will be a whole range of competing priorities, they will drop to the bottom of the pile. the charity become were able to keep emma in her accommodation until august, but she has no idea where she'll live after them. if i were to be independent right now, i would fail. because even if i pay my bills on time, i probably won't have enough for groceries, and i won't be able to feed myself. chris hoyle is a wider participation

manager at the university of york and he was also in care. thank you very much forjoining us. how much harder is it at the moment when the coronavirus pandemic and all the restrictions in place for people who are leaving university or in university and are in care?|j think it's a really difficult time for any student, really, think it's a really difficult time forany student, really, but for these students in particular, they don't have the same safety nets as other students might have. many students, if they are unable to find work, will go back and live in their family home if they are able to do so, and that's just not an option for students who are estranged or ca re for students who are estranged or care experience. how much can be given to the students above and beyond what you would normally do? think it is very individual on the setting of the university. at the university of york, we have done everything we can, so some of the things we have done are setting up

an emergency student support fund which will allow students to apply from all backgrounds to help them meet the cost of living or buy additional technology to access our services, but as well, we traditionally give our care leavers and our students in £1000 bursary for graduation, to help with graduation. we recognise graduations are not graduation. we recognise graduations a re not really graduation. we recognise graduations are not really taking place at the moment, but that does not make us shy away from our commitment to the students, so we double down on that, and for the students this year, we have increased our bursary to £5,000 to really give the students a fighting chance this summer to allow them to have some time and space to be able to follow up the dreams that they came to the university of york to achieve. we have heard from the chancellor that unemployment rates are likely to rise, because of the coronavirus pandemic. how much more at risk our care leavers in the situation? in this moment, i think

the general public can really appreciate just how difficult it can be for care leavers in any circumstances, and i think during the coronavirus, you have all missed the coronavirus, you have all missed the safety net that that builds, and frankly, for care leavers, that can be life, and frankly, not having that safety net, this people to fall back on, regardless of what those difficult circumstances are, makes this people extremely vulnerable, andi this people extremely vulnerable, and i think i would echo what was said earlier by become, that this is something that does need looking at and need support from the government. what kind of support? is it entirely financial? i think like at the university, we go for a combination of financial support, but we also have a fabulous dedicated contact, joanna, who really builds relationships with these young people, and using those relationships has been able to support them emotionally as well. as i have said, i think people can

appreciate how difficult emotionally it can be not to have that kind of contact that you would usually have and soi contact that you would usually have and so i think it needs to be a real range of support, and i think it really needs to be created listening to the voices of young people who are in and leaving care. we know charities have also struggled during the pandemic. donations have gone down as people have to watch what they are spending their money on, so how much support is there from the voluntary sector for these students you are talking about? i think the voluntary sector has struggled during the pandemic, andi has struggled during the pandemic, and i have certainly seen staff being furloughed and not being able to volunteer their time back to that charity, which i feel was a real missed opportunity. but the volu nta ry missed opportunity. but the voluntary sector, like everybody else, is finding it slightly difficult at the moment, and that will continue for the foreseeable future, and it is why the government really does need to look at how it is supporting these young people, to give them a chance. chris hoyle from the university of york, thank you very much for

talking to us. thank you. imagine getting home from school to find the rapper stormzy well, that's what happened to 15—year—old ishae from croydon. stormzy was there as part of a scheme aimed at "giving back" to communities and helping young people. tarah welsh went along to find out more. all the way to the top, all the way to the bottom. where do i start? your first day as a good guys apprentice, isn't it? i'm an apprentice today. i'm an intern. no sign of nerves for his first day on the job. but this is stormzy. and he is a global superstar. this time last year, he was headlining glastonbury. but today he's home, in croydon. he's here with the good guys. it's a decorating company. every month they do a give—back, where they will transform the bedroom of a deserving young person for free. he was selected because of

the positive behaviour he's demonstrated since starting school. so what made you agree to do this today? he's already doing a remarkable thing. what he's doing today is way more giving and way more thoughtful, than me coming for 30 minutes and being part of it, do you get what i mean? would you hire him, could he be a good guy? i'd hire him. he can reach all the tall spots. that's me, i'll chill out, and as soon as there is a tall spot, i'lljust... with all the tall spots done, they're finished. and ishay, who lives here, is almost home — with no idea who's waiting behind the door. laughter. i'm shocked. i am shocked.

because i do music myself, innit? stormzy's just up there, innit? it couldn't have went any better. # i have my reasons... he will have signed thousands of autographs. but the mark he leaves here, in his hometown, is permanent. you would do a double take, wouldn't you, if he came to the door?! i have got some glossing he can help me with if he fancies. coming up for uk viewers here are 2:30pm here on the news channel, we answer your questions on what the chancellor's summer statement means for your finances and spending with tara gamble, a financial journalist finances and spending with tara gamble, a financialjournalist and blogger, and a personalfinance expert. you can e—mail your questions to us or use the ha5htag on twitter. a reminder that you can stay up—to—date with the coronavirus epidemic news on the bbc news live page. check out the latest

developments and find out more about the chance of the's package of measures forjobs the chance of the's package of measures for jobs and the chance of the's package of measures forjobs and spending as the uk emerges from lockdown. there are also video clips and live coverage of events as they happen. you are watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello. i know it has been a grey and damp day for of you so far, but there are brighter skies on the horizon. most places will stay dry. low pressure that has been with us the past few days we as of and high pressure builds in. it may not last on the way into next week, but we are certainly dominating our charts this weekend. as for the here and now, still pretty grey and cloudy across much of england and. patchy light rain and drizzle. the odd heavy burst across the midlands and south. brighter conditions further north. a few glimpses of sunshine across the english channel areas, but in southampton, rain or drizzle

may affect the cricket, and there may affect the cricket, and there may be heavy bursts working towards the south midlands by 4pm this afternoon. something brighter, though, northern england and where is compared to this afternoon, sunny conditions for cumbria, northumberland and county durham. still sunny spells. isolated showers for county down. most of scotland will be dry, but to the south and east, be prepared disguised in very grey all of a sudden. there could be nasty thunderstorms heading your way. temperatures across the uk down a little bit of what we expect this time of year. quite humid as i said, as it will be tonight. plenty of cloud across eastern areas. further showers in the east of scotland. envious i was in the east of england. in the west, starry skies ta ke england. in the west, starry skies take ta ken england. in the west, starry skies take taken through the night, and temperatures will drop the furthest here, down into single figures for many. a bright start on friday, a lot more sunshine for wales in the south—west. hardiest conditions, east of scotland, eastern counties in england. these areas will see sunshine develop, but most prone to heavy and potentially thundery showers. pennines eastwards in particular. one or two isolated showers in the west, but many will

be dry, and a much brighter day in southern parts of the country. temperatures down a little and today's values, but that is offset a little bit by the fact that we have more sunshine. when that disappears, chillier night to take a series of the weekend. single figure temperatures from any to start saturday, but not much cloud around first thing. we see that crowd built through the day. if you isolated showers in north—west england in the midlands, and across north and scotland. the majority will stay dry with sunny spells and temperatures, 17-20. a with sunny spells and temperatures, 17—20. a degree or so down and where we should be. another cool but sunny start to sunday, and much more sunshine around on sunday for england and wales, so warming up here. later in the day, cloud and rain arrives in scotland and northern ireland.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines. for viewers in the uk and around the world. education becomes the latest battle ground with president trump pushing the economy. coronavirus cases arising in the majority of states. the bbc is to go away with a plan to end free tv licences after two mac month delay over the coronavirus pandemic. the cost of dealing with the crisis no stands at £190 trillion and there could be worse to come was the chancellor. it has

emerged as senior uk civil servant did not back to take policies of his state m e nts did not back to take policies of his statements around the uncertainty of them being value for money. the us police officer accused of george floyd's murder told him to stop talking as he repeatedly gasped under the man's knee, according to court documents. the un calls on country to stop building coal—fired power stations. welcome to bbc news, we start with some breaking news, the bbc is to go ahead to end 3d tv licenses for most people over the age of 75 after a two—month delay because of

coronavirus. the law in the uk says anyone who watches television and records programmes must have a tv licence. the collected licence he is for the tv shows. it also peacefully bbc website. let us bring in her media editor. what is the reaction going to be?|j think what is the reaction going to be?” think quite a lot of people will be cheesed off because there are about 3 million households in the uk who have been used to getting this three tv licence, hassles with over 70—year—olds and from pretty soon they will go from having something for free they will have to pay for it. £3 a week. there are 1.5 million people in the uk who are eligible for the pension credit, the poorest

pensioners. the bbc decided free tv licence would only go to them. 1.5 million people eligible for that but there will be this big bunch of people, some of them are rich pensioners and some are pure and they really treasure the bbc, this witch on the tv or radio as their companion for the day. they will business benefit quickly and that will be upsetting. explain the relationship between the bbc and the government. it is like the soul of the bbc and the kingdom. bbc was founded in 1922, it is a public broadcaster rather than a state broadcaster. it is funded quite similartoa broadcaster. it is funded quite similar to a house or tax which is called the licence fee. the bbc is meant to be independent of government, where they bbc holds the government, where they bbc holds the government to account with its news services but the complication is

that the bbc is run according to the royal charter which it negotiates with the government every ten years so there is attention at the heart of the bbc for being independent at one and with the royal charter and one and with the royal charter and on the other being completely independent from the government. thank you very much. new guidelines about schools in the uk -- new guidelines about schools in the uk —— and united states have to be re—looked at according to president tom. despite increasing numbers of confirmed cases in several states. the ones drawn up by health experts as too strict and expensive. david willis reports from los angeles. whilst european nations have flattened the curve, here, the curve appears to be fattening — 3 million coronavirus cases and counting with

infections on the increase in 35 separate states. president trump attributes the rise to increased testing and has been claiming incorrectly that america's mortality rate is the lowest in the world. his focus remains on reopening the economy, and now, in an effort to enable parents to return to work, he is pushing schools and colleges to reopen their classrooms in the autumn. so we're very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open the schools, to get them open, and it's very important — it's very important for our country, its very important for the well—being of the student and the parents, so we are going to be putting a lot of pressure on opening the schools in the fall. but given the alarming rise in coronavirus cases amongst the young, some questioned the wisdom of such a move. harvard, one of this country's most storied seats of learning, announced earlier in the week its intention to conduct all its classes online for the rest of the year, and other schools and colleges seem set to follow. mr trump called harvard's decision ridiculous and is now threatening to withhold funds to schools that refuse to reopen. "in germany, denmark, norway, sweden, and many

other countries, schools are open with no problems", the president wrote on twitter. "may cut off funding if not open." the country's largest school district, new york, also has no intention of playing ball. officials there unveiled a plan for so—called ‘blended learning' that will see students alternating between the classroom and their home. new york's governor says the president's threat are baseless. school reopenings are a state decision, period. that is the law and that is the way we're going to proceed. it's not up to the president of the united states. for local officials, the dilemma is how to balance the need for education with the risk of spreading the virus, not only to teachers and school staff, but to adults back at home as well. david willis, bbc news, los angeles.

transcripts from police body cam footage have revealed more harrowing details about the death of george floyd in minneapolis. court documents show the officer accused of killing mr floyd ignored his desperate pleas that he couldn't breathe — more than 20 times. in the transcripts george floyd says "i'm claustrophobic. everything hurts. please? can't breathe officer." but officer derek chauvin, who is kneeling on mr floyd's neck, replies ‘then stop talking, stop yelling'. george floyd pleads with officer saying ‘you're going to kill me, man mr chauvin ignores the pleas. he repeats ‘then stop talking, stop yelling, it takes heck of a lot of oxygen to talk‘. laura podesta from cbs news in new york has more on the transcripts you know, we also the city of the killing of george floyd's. you know, we also the city

of the killing of george floyd. reading through the transcript and seeing these details, it is incredibly disturbing. he told the officers more than 20 times he could not breathe. his last word was please. throughout the transcript, you hear politeness from george floyd. he called the officers, mr officer. he told them he was scared. he said he would not do anything to hurt them, mr officer. then he called out for his mother and his children so it is absolutely devastating. the most senior civil servant at hmrc did not back two of the key policies in rishi sunak‘s summer statement over uncertainty about their value for money. jim o'hara, the hmrc‘s permanent secretary, wrote to the chancellor earlier this

week on thejob retention bonus and eat out to help out policies. on both, he said advice received by hmrc and the treasury "highlights uncertainty around the value for money" of the proposals. in both cases, the chancellor issued ministerial direction to say the plans should go ahead saying there was a "compelling case". keith doyle reports. when it comes to staged photo calls, getting the chancellor to serve lunch is among the better ones, although he wasn't quite sure who ordered the katsu curry. is that what you ordered? rishi sunak was highlighting his summer economic plan to prevent post—pandemic mass unemployment. it's costing £30 billion but he told mp5 it was needed to rebuild the economy after coronavirus. although hardship lies ahead, no—one will be left without hope. so today we act with a plan forjobs. listening to the chancellor's plan forjobs for young people was this owner of a barbershop in cornwall. he says the range of measures announced means he can now recruit.

that, for me, is a bit of an inspiration for young people to come forward to us. we are quite happy to take applications from anybody. you know, we are crying out for staff. i could potentially take a couple of young people on. with many holiday plans on hold, the chancellor announced a vat holiday we can all take up. vat on restaurants, attractions, cinemas and hotels will be cut from 20% to 5% for six months, as well as a £10—per—head meal deal discount to get us to eat out on mondays, tuesdays and wednesdays in august and give desperately needed business to the restaurant trade. £10 for the meal, get a fish finger sandwich. i think it would help, be beneficial. i personally would, i like a deal so i would go out on those days. another holiday from stamp duty on home purchases till march will help struggling buyers and boost the property market. there is also a green

homes grant, with cash available for people to make their homes more energy—efficient. labour said the chancellor's plans did not go far enough, and thejob retention money, paying employers £1000 per employee to keep staff on untiljanuary, should be better targeted. some tories also questioned the value of this plan. it's not enough to encourage employers to keep people on who they otherwise wouldn't have kept on, then that willjust simply be deadweight, i.e, this is money that hasn't actually resulted in greater employment at the end of the day. the government says this expensive plan is to prevent long—term damage. while the drinks may once again be flowing, everyone knows the bill will have to come eventually. keith doyle, bbc news. let's go over to westminster and speak to our assistant political editor norman smith.

what more can you tell is about these letters. they are not unprecedented but pretty unusual just 24 hours after the chancellor sets out his plans. the top man at the tax office is now seeing a lot of this money could be wasted, this idea of giving diners of hip report by the treasury to cut the cost of their meal. the man in the tax office saying most people might have gone out for meal anyway. similarly, the scheme to offer businesses £1000 for every employee they keep on from the furlough scheme, many of those businesses might have kept those people on anyway. the curious thing is the chancellor does not disagree. he knows it might be a waste of money but his argument is we had in such entire situation, they think such entire situation, they think such profound economic catastrophe, you have to go back and fast and with a dose of money so he accept

the argument some of it could be wasted but this morning he stressed it was necessary to do that because of the scale of the economic downturn we are facing. every person who loses theirjob is a tragedy. and that's why i acted yesterday with a comprehensive plan to protect and support as many jobs as possible. if you're asking me can i protect every single job, of course the answer is no. is unemployment going to rise, are people going to lose theirjobs? yes. and the scale of this is significant. we're entering one of the most severe recessions this country has ever seen. that is, of course, going to have a significant impact on unemployment and on job losses. but i'm acting to try to mitigate as much of that as possible and provide as many opportunities as possible. but it would be absolutely foolhardy for me to sit here and give you precise numbers, forecasts for what is a measure of acceptability when we are living in a time of unprecedented economic uncertainty. everyone who does economic forecasting for a living says it's impossible to make these productions with accuracy. it would also be impossible for me to tell you where we might end up,

and where we might desire to end up. but what i do know is that we are throwing everything we can after trying to minimise the amount ofjob losses and provide people with new opportunities and hope, if they are in the difficult situation of losing theirjobs, and i will continue to do that. i don't view unemployment is something that isjust an unavoidable fact. i want to do everything i can, actively, to try to minimise it, to protect, support and create jobs. it is calculated that the last two months the economy has contracted by 2596. months the economy has contracted by 25%. that overrides the growth britain has enjoyed in the last 18 yea rs britain has enjoyed in the last 18 years so all the gains we have made since 2200 wiped out in the space of two months which is why rishi sunak is saying we could be facing one of the severest depressions in our history. we heard from one think—tank this morning that

unequivocally it would be the worst recession ever in british history. thank you so much for that. while we are looking at the scale of the economic downturn, in the past few minutes we have heard from the uk pharmacy chain boots and they are saying they plan to cut more than 4000 jobs, 7% of the workforce because of the impact of their pandemic. they will close 48 opticians stores. the company is owned by a us company and their high—street taking has fallen since half since look down. so bits are planning to cut 4000 jobs, 7% of the workforce. let us go to australia now. the worse news for melbourne, back under lockdown with police saying they will impose a ring of

steel around the capital of victoria. that is the fourth day in a row of more than 100 people being affected. overall, more than 3000 cases in victoria. just six physical the rules have started to ease but now they are back. i think it is a very good thing to have done to have taken these measures. —— just six months ago. the prime minister says the army is on standby to help in victoria while urging for unity across the country. we must guard against complacency, we must continue to follow the social

distancing protocols around styria, even the states or territories where the numberof even the states or territories where the number of cases is effectively zero. the boarders have started to close with the southern state of victoria. queensland is the latest to ban travellers. new south wales also had strict travel measures in place. controversy surrounds the treatment of residents in cyprus tower block in melbourne. there had been a heavy police presence to monitor the spread of the virus within the community of mostly migrant families. more trained health —— specialists have asked by the residents, not more police. businesses were starting to recover but no have a second lockdown and there is widespread panic buying in supermarkets. it is like a case of deja vu only this time the virus is spreading quicker than before.

china has accused australia of "gross interference" after the government in canberra said it plans to give safe haven to thousands of people from hong kong. it follows china's imposition of a controversial national security law in the territory. the australian prime minister, scott morrison, said he would make it ea5ierfor hong kong people already in the country to become permanent residents. he's also announced the suspension of australia's extradition agreement with hong kong. that national security law constitutes a fundamental change of circumstances in respect to our extradition agreement with hong kong so australia today has taken steps to suspend our extradition agreement. we have formally notified hong kong and advised the chinese authorities. i also note our travel advice for hong kong has been updated and would advise australians to refer to that travel advice.

i would suggest that you continue telephoning. from his homejust outside london, these doctors help treat a patient in lahore. holding a tablet, adopting their shows in the intensive care ward for coronavirus patients. hospitals in the country have been stretched. they can notes through this software. this doctor helped lead the covid—19 response in this part of britain, now he wants his experience to help his country of birth. we are very proud of the service we are giving here and because of our relationships both in medicine and otherwise in pakistan, it was very important for us to help

her colleagues and to help the people of pakistan. the health care system in pakistan has always been under resourced and in some cities the number of new cases appears to be decreasing but the virus has highlighted its deficiencies. to ease the pressure, this london based doctor created a series of medicine portals. through this one, doctors can hold consultations with coronavirus patients in pakistan. we have not got resources to plug the gaps in service so any special skill from uk would be warmly welcomed in pakistan. doctor and patient can speak the same language and can create a bridge through telemedicine. so far recorded deaths in pakistan have been far lower than in the uk. the doctors taking part in the uk. the doctors taking part in the scheme hope they can do their

pa rt in the scheme hope they can do their part in saving lives in both countries. we are going to go live to the scottish parliament were the first minister, nicola sturgeon, will give more details on the easing of lockdown rooms in scotland. the rules in scotland are different to those in england. top which is an overall decrease of 121 since yesterday which includes a decrease of 16 yesterday which includes a decrease of16 in the yesterday which includes a decrease of 16 in the number of confirmed cases. as of last night, nine people we re cases. as of last night, nine people were in intensive care with confirmed or suspected covid—19. i am pleased to report that in the past 24 verse, no deaths have been registered of patients confirmed that having the virus. the total number of deaths in scotland remains at 2490. however, we must never

recite of the fact that every death isa recite of the fact that every death is a tragedy and i want to send my condolences to everyone who has lost a loved one from this illness. statistical trends do not consider those who are grieving however, they can “— those who are grieving however, they can —— the trends are clear, in scotland, the covid—19 has been suppressed to a low level. there has been significant progress in the last three weeks. we were reporting approximately 20 new cases id, the daily average now is around seven. two weeks ago there were more than 540 people in hospital with confirmed covid—19, the confirmed figure is 342. there are nowjust three patients with any intensive ca re three patients with any intensive care units. the number of people dying has fallen week on week as shown in our daily statistics and weekly reports from the national records of scotland. our latest modelling suggests there our number remains low for most of the past

month. the number of people in scotla nd month. the number of people in scotland continues to follow. three weeks ago we estimated 2900 people we re weeks ago we estimated 2900 people were infected, our estimate for last week is around 1000 people were infectious. that confirms as i explained yesterday when setting out our decision on air bridges, the prevalence of the virus in scotland is several times lower than it is across the uk as a whole. whether we can move from faith to 250, we have assessed at progress in tackling covid—19 against the criteria set out by the world health association and concluded we have met the criteria. however, the theft criteria, the risk of importing cases from outside scotland gave us pause for thought. the decision yesterday about air bridges was essential for us that we are managing the risk and an effective and proportionate manner however, it

is important beekeepers risk under close review. this must cover the possibility of importation from other parts of the uk as well as overseas. taking all of these factors into account, i can confirm it isa factors into account, i can confirm it is a judgment of the government we can move from phase two to 50 of the route map. we will also allow a limited number of sectors to reduce the two metre physical distancing but this will be subject to strict conditions detailed for each sector. that mistress exception, the general rule remains to metres. the public transport and the retail sector this will be allowed from tomorrow but it is essential appropriate discussions have been taking place with trade unions before it becomes operational. given what i will come than later, it is clear that the retail sector includes personal services such as hairdressing. i also want to remind everyone that

these coverings, mandatory and public transport bill from tomorrow be mounted in shops as well. there will be some exemptions for children underfive, will be some exemptions for children under five, people with certain health conditions and certain staff. for the vast majority of us however, it will be the law we wear face coverings in shops. within a face coverings in shops. within a face covering in transport, shops, should be as automatic as putting on a seat belt on a car. it should not need to belt on a car. it should not need to be enforced by the police can issue fines for noncompliance. i ask eve ryo ne fines for noncompliance. i ask everyone to comply not because of fear of enforcement but because it is the right thing to do, it helps us protect each other from the virus. it is important to stress, before i outline further instructions that will be lifted, the has not gone away, it is still there and just as infectious and dangerous as it ever was. lockdown has suppressed it but as lockdown

eases, there is a risk it will start to spread again. that is not conjecture, it is already happening in many parts of the world. with every restriction we left, the lift —— make the risk increases. so a lwa ys —— make the risk increases. so always muster everything we can to mitigate it, winning face coverings as part of it but so as well as the other measures summarised in our fa ct other measures summarised in our fact campaign. discovering, evading created places, handwashing, avoiding crowded places. i cannot stress as we move out of lockdown, these basic measures become much more important, not less. please follow them to the later. let me confirm the key steps in phase three for which we can set specific dates. you will find more detail on the website later today. as will be obvious from what i say, we will ta ke obvious from what i say, we will take the same staggered approach to 50 as feisty. not all changes will

happen immediately or at the same time. the first changes relate to the ability of different hassles to meet up together and will take effect from tomorrow. health secretary yesterday announced important changes for people who are shielding. from tomorrow you will no longer be asked to physically distance from people you live with and you will be able to extend —— to form an extended household if you live on your own or with children under 18. this is an addition to the advice we have made to shielding advice we have made to shielding advice up to july. advice we have made to shielding advice up tojuly. this does not apply to people who are shielding but do apply to everything else. let munich a general point, last week we said children under 12 no longer had to physically distance from outdoors, from tomorrow that will apply indoors as well. but for adults and older children, the advice to keep a two metre distance from people another hassles will remain. the general rule on hassle

gathering will be as follows, and maximum of 15 people from up to five different hassles can meet outdoors. the advice is to remain two metres distant. from tomorrow, limited indoor gatherings will be permitted, a maximum of eight people from up to three different hassles can meet indoors. that is a household for whom the gathering is an and two other hassles. as long as physical distancing is maintained, this can include overnight stays. this is one of its not the highest risk change we have made. we know the risk of transmitting the virus indoors is higher than outdoors. nicola sturgeon outlining how scotland will need to its third phase of its four step plan to move out of lockdown. details on the scottish government

website. we have seen another stark warning on climate change this morning. climate experts warn that global temperatures could exceed the critical threshold of 1.5 celsius above pre—industrial levels within the next five years. the world meteorological organisation says the research highlights the scale of the challenge of keeping below dangerous levels of climate change. scientists say the arctic is likely to warm by twice the global average this year. what reasons are given as to why we could see global temperatures spike this threshold? it is not particularly warned in this part of oxfordshire but do not let that full you, the world has been warming a lot in the last few years, we are now one celsius above the preindustrial level. at the paris agreement, one metre said we should put a limit on 1.5 degrees this century in terms of warming, what their planet could be. developing countries were pleased and scientists were pleased with that.

that is the threshold. but the wmo is seen now we're getting close to that barrier and over the next five yea rs we that barrier and over the next five years we could breach it in one year and in several months in one year as well and they say the chances doubled in the last couple of years, it is no one in five chance of breaking that barrier and that would be very worrying, they say. if not concerning for the impact on most of the world. are there some parts of the world that will feel this rising heat more than others? absolutely right. the wmo says this year, temperatures in the arctic, and we have seen lots recently about temperatures going up there, and fires in siberia, and so on, temperatures in the acting will likely be double the increase we are seeing in the rest of the world, so the northern parts will feel this more. one of the other things they are saying which is very important in this pandemic we are having is that they are not really considering the impact of the lower emissions

coming from transport and less cars being on the road at the moment. they say that the likelihood over the next five years of what we are doing now, i using less fossil fuels, having an impact on temperatures is quite less. what we have already done, essentially, will be impacted over the next five yea rs, be impacted over the next five years, and we will see that, because carbon dioxide stays active in the atmosphere for several hundred yea rs. atmosphere for several hundred years. so it is a little late to say what will happen over the next five yea rs, what will happen over the next five years, but the longer term changes we can make at the moment in terms of cutting emissions will have a bigger impact later in the century. what are they calling on? many governments around the well! committing to taking positive steps around climate is part of their recovery programmes the pandemic. —— many governments around the world. yes, they say we must get to net zero emissions by the mid century. that is the best case scenario. many countries have signed up to that, but many are also putting a lot of money into fossilfuel but many are also putting a lot of money into fossil fuel industries, coal, oil and gas, which are reeling

in the pandemic at the moment i'm costing a lot ofjobs. so there is a bit of doublethink going on, if you like, from some governments, and scientists say they want to be clear, invest in renewables and low emissions technology, that is the way to the future and will help preserve the planet for everybody of the next 75 years or so. thanks forjoining us. two of the united states's most prestigious universities, harvard and mit, are suing the government's customs enforcement agency. this follows a controversial decision to strip students of their visas if they move to online courses only. they the white house argues the move is designed to encourage schools to reopen after pandemic. with me is harvard's president emeritus. good to see you. what are the reasons for this lawsuit? the current president can speak to their legal strategy. what is important is that this is an

outrageous act of retribution against higher education that will cause hundreds of thousands if not millions of students to have their already disrupted by disease lives much further disrupted. it will do damage to literally hundreds of universities across the country's ability to educate their students. it will do damage to spending that will otherwise have taken place across our economy. it will do damage to the capacity to develop international understanding, as american and foreign students study together, and that this came from nowhere, no deliberation, no consultative process, nothing. so both in terms of deliberation, the

rule of law and process, in terms of substance, in terms of interfering with the basic free—speech right to engage in education, this was very wrong. so what do you say, then, to the trump administration, who say this is about encouraging schools to open up again? in our free society, schools, stores get to decide whether they are going to be open or not. it is not for the government to tell harvard university, or it is not for the government to tell somewhere college that they are to be open as a private institution if they don't think that it is safe for their faculty they don't think that it is safe for theirfaculty and they don't think that it is safe for their faculty and their students to be open. this is an act that moves

towards the totalitarian in its vengeful attempt to compel private institutions. and as that harvard's judgment, larry, that they cannot make classes safe for students and teachers? —— is that harvard's judgment? if you read its announcement, harvard has indicated that about a third of 40% of its stu d e nts that about a third of 40% of its students will return to the campus and will be living in its normal couege and will be living in its normal college housing. —— a third or 40%. but the classes will take place online, and that reflects harvard's judgment as to the maximum amount of return to normalcy that is consistent with health prudence. when you have a president of the united states he recommends that people inject disinfectant into

themselves when you have a president of the united states who scorns masks, when you have a president of the united states who has presided over a situation where the united states has a vastly worse record with respect to this than europe does, when you have a president of the united states whose science advisers contradict him on a nearly daily basis, when you have an attorney general who is even worse than the president of the united states on these things, the idea that they know what colleges should do, and that with their superior knowledge, they should use foreign stu d e nts knowledge, they should use foreign students as hostages to compel and coerce those colleges, is beyond considerable, and i imagine that is the reason this lawsuit was brought. there are more than a million foreign students who study in the

us, and as you said, they contribute greatly to the economy too. many, i think three quarters of them, are from china and india. this is a worrying, confusing time for them right now. what would you say to them? i would say, right now. what would you say to them? iwould say, get right now. what would you say to them? i would say, get good legal advice, consult with the authorities at your school, and the president of the united states, like most bullies, tends to back down when confronted, and i think the higher education community is likely to come forward. i think the rule of law is likely to prevail, so i wouldn't be making plane reservations home yet. if you want to continue, enjoy the privilege of an american education. it is said that you are a great prime minister winston churchill always used to say

— your winston churchill always used to say —— your great prime minister, winston churchill, used to say that the united states always does the right thing, but only after exhausting all the alternatives, and that may be a moment of that kind. larry summers, very good to have you with us. thanks forjoining us. thank you. to japan now, where the number of new coronavirus cases in tokyo has reached a record high, just as the country is preparing to relax restrictions on large—scale in events involving thousands of people. on thursday 224 new infections were recorded in the capital. rupert wingfield hayes reports from tokyo. we had a state of emergency here in tokyo throughout april and may and during that period they really managed to push the rate of infection way down, when the restriction was lifted at the end of the month of may, the infection rates have crept back up and certainly last week, we saw the daily infection rate go back to over 100 every single day last week. so it certainly looked like there was an uptake happening. then today we have seen this big jump to 224 new infections reported

in a 24—hour period. that is the highest single day total we have seen since the beginning of the pandemic here in the japanese capital. the previous highest was 206 back in april. that is significant. officials are saying that of course one of the reasons we are seeing such a large increase today is because the amount of testing going on in tokyo has dramatically increased. back in april and may they were testing a few hundred people a day, now it has gone up to around 2000. if you test more you find more infection but nevertheless, we had seen an increase in new clusters over the last few weeks, particularly in the late night entertainment districts in tokyo, especially in host and hostess bars. there have been calls from opposition politicians to renew measures to push the infection rates down again.

the government is resisting doing that and one of the reasons this figure is bad news for the government is because it is about to lift restrictions on holding large public gatherings this weekend. from friday, tomorrow, you will be allowed for the first time in months to go and watch a football match or baseball game or go to a big music concert for example. so up to 5000 people at a time will be able to enter stadiums to watch these matches, 50% of the capacity of a stadium or concert hall. there will now be serious questions asked from opposition politicians as to whether that is a good idea to go ahead with further lifting of restrictions given that it looks like infection rates are going up quite significantly. let's bring you more now on the relationship between china and australia. beijing have accused australia. beijing have accused australia of gross interference after the government in canberra

said plans to give safe haven to thousands of people from hong kong. it follows china's imposition of a controversial national security law in the territory. my my colleague has been speaking to australia's longest serving ambassador to china, and spent a decade in beijing advising firms had to do business there. he has a book coming out called china's grand strategy, and he was asked for his reaction to his latest comments. it has been a very difficult period for many years now but in the last couple of weeks, the intensity of exchanges on both sides has increased substantially. yes, very sharp words on both sides today but particularly the chinese riposte was very direct. what can be done about that? how do you begin to repair the sort of damage that has been because? as you point out, it is over many years

now, but reaching a peak, isn't it? it isa now, but reaching a peak, isn't it? it is a good question, and there is no easy way back from where we are. a lot of it is structural in terms of changes to the global order, and australia has now firmly aligned itself with the united states, which over the last couple of years, has taken the position that china is a strategic competitor and must be resisted, and i think what you see in the last several weeks, with the number of statements by the australian prime minister around severe cyber threats, the establishment of a new cyber capacity, new foreign investment clause, directed at state—owned enterprises, a number of measures like that, and most importantly including his offence forces repositioning statements of last week. china is never mentioned by name, but clearly this is all part ofa name, but clearly this is all part of a strategy by the australian government to strike back at china

for white australia sees as a unreasonable behaviour by china towards australia. i suppose when you are talking about issues like cyber warfare, these are big security issues, but the balance particularly for your australia between those issues of security and the reality, the economic reality really of dependence on china for exporting in particular, that's a difficult one, isn't it? there's an awful lot of economic value at stake here. utterly, and we are more dependent on china for trade than any other oecd or major economy in the world, much more than the united states, for example. but canberra has taken a position in terms of australian security that security trumps trade, and there has been a very active programme over several yea rs very active programme over several years now, but particularly in the last few months, to delegitimise those who would make arguments in

favour of working towards improved relations with china in the interests of our commercial well—being, and so now, when senior business people in australia stand up business people in australia stand up and say, look, hey, wait a moment, we have really strong economic interest in this relationship, we need to ensure that they are protected, they are criticised for putting personal interest a bove criticised for putting personal interest above national security interest, so the debate in australia has moved a long way in a direction where national security, strategic balance, containing china, trumps economic interests. that's interesting. is that a public opinion perspective as well, then? also if you throw into the mix the coronavirus crisis and the economic damage that is causing, people must be very anxious that they maintain the best economic situation they can find. i think that's absolutely correct.

but china's standing in public opinion in terms of trust in the country has collapsed. china itself is to look at its own behaviour globally and with respect to australia, but you make it interesting and important point. you we face a huge budget deficit now as a result of covid—19, and australia isa a result of covid—19, and australia is a big customer. some of the day's with a news now. police in south korea have launched a major search for the mayor of seoul, who has been reported missing. they deploy drones and sniffer dogs to look for the mayor shortly after his daughter raised the alarm. there is also a search for a missing actress after her son was found alone in a boat in southern california. naya rivera rented the boat at the weekend. she is best

known for the series glee. the european court ofjustice has ruled that european consumers should be able to see volkswagen in their national courts if they have bought ca rs national courts if they have bought cars with emissions cheats devices installed. the verdict raises the possibility that the german car—maker could face masses and legal complaints from consumers across the block. there has been a sharp drop in the number of patients admitted to hospital in england for routine treatment. it fell by 82% in may compared with a year ago. figures from nhsengland also show the number waiting over 18 weeks to start hospital treatment more than doubled to nearly 1.5 million. earlier, a health correspondent richard galpin showed the impact of coronavirus on the nhs. essentially, there are some very big statistics coming out from the nhs today. these include, for example, accident and emergency attendances injune were one third lower

than in the same month last year. 1.4 million attendance compared with 2.1 million in 2019. with 2.1 million injune 2019. why was this? we think because people were afraid to go to hospital at that time, feeling they would get infections themselves. also possibly because there were fewer accidents due to lockdown. also, in the month of may, 35,000 people were admitted for routine operations compared to 300,000 the year before. that is a drop of 82%. so that is a huge drop. that was due to routine operations being cancelled back in the month of may. as we know now, hospitals have been trying to open up much more now so problems can be dealt with. also, another statistic, at the end of the

month of may, 3.8 million pieces were on a waiting list to start treatment, a drop from 4.4 million in may last year. this is because fewer people were going to see their gps are going for tests. one final stat i can give you is on cancer treatments. this is for may also. 107,000 people were seen within 30 days of referral compared within 30 days of referral compared with 200,000 in may 2013, but it is still improvement, but still low. and i have more statistics for you now. the portion of the contacts of positive covid cases reached by england's track and trace system fell again england's track and trace system fellagain in england's track and trace system fell again in its fifth week of operation. it is the lowest weekly total since test and trace was launched on the 28th of may.

brazil's president says he is taking the drug hydroxychloroquine. jair bolsonaro has spent months downplaying the severity of the pandemic is thousands have died in his country. our correspondent reports from sao paulo. social distance and ? no reports from sao paulo. social distance and? no thanks. masks, preferably not. jair bolsonaro is a leader who has never much cared for health guidelines, dismissing them all the way. but when it comes to unproven drugs to tackle the virus, it is the only horse he has backed. on the day he got covid—19, jair bolsonaro posted this video of him taking the antimalarial hydroxychloroquine. he said he was feeling much better, and over the weekend, so it must be working. it is an honour to give that to you. like his friend up north, jair bolsonaro doesn't care if the drug isn't recommended for covid—19, nor that there could be serious health risks for people who

ta ke serious health risks for people who take it when they don't need it. it works for him, he says, so he promotes it. and pharmacies here have felt the impact. ever since the president first touted the drug's benefits, medication more often used in brazil to fight malaria in the amazon orfor in brazil to fight malaria in the amazon or for those with skin conditions like lupus demand. conditions like lupus we amazon or for those with skin conditions like lupus we had lots of people looking for it. manyjust wa nted people looking for it. manyjust wanted to stack up at home, but we don't allow that. even so, there was such a big demand for it. the price of the drug has gone up champion. there has been a huge boom. while bolsonaro has made sure that drugs can be offered to patients with even the mild symptoms, many health professionals say it is a dangerous path to go down. they are telling me, people come to the emergency room asking for the drug before we even examine the person, and this is how this message has

penetrated it is another virus. it is an information virus that has penetrated and synchronised millions of people to believe that there is a silver bullet, when we all know that there is not. the newspapers say bolsonaro minimise the pandemic, encourage social contact, and is now ill. throughout this crisis, he has fought against measures to keep people safe, watering down a law and wearing face masks, and even ill, he is pushing to reopen the economy as soon as possible. sick or not, he is singing the same tune for now. in the middle of a pandemic, the health ministry has been sidelined. two health ministers, both doctors, have gone because they backed global health recommendations. the man now in charge temporarily as an army general. his biggest move so far has been to get the military to boost production of hydroxychloroquine.

but those who backed the president repeated his mantra that people need to work, and that the response to the virus cannot be bigger than the virus itself. a lot of people talk about science, science means medical science, social science as well, so we have to have all those things together, because a solution that is perfect for you may not be the best solution overall. we need to find a solution overall. we need to find a solution in the middle term between them. the problem is, brazil's president is coming up with his own solution that few people believe in. the country is in the middle of a crisis, and it feels like total is being done. shed —— little is being done. poland may re—elect its president who has been accused of running on

an lgbt unfriendly platform. our correspondent visited it free zones our correspondent visited it free zones to see what the country is like for people living there. poland has been called the worst country in europe for lgbt rights, and the real action of this man has caused further concern. before the coronavirus pandemic, i travelled to poland to see what life is like for lgbt people. first off, i went deep into the south—east of the country to meet bart, an lgbt activist who was outraged by poland's so—called lg bt activist who was outraged by poland's so—called lgbt free zones. there are this 100 governments have pledged to promote traditionalfamily governments have pledged to promote traditional family values, so that isa traditional family values, so that is a third of poland where promotion and lgb equality is not allowed.

what kind of things if you country fighting for your rights here? why have you stayed behind? polish nationals can leave for other eu countries. martin's and activity left years ago, and back a visit. —— and activist who left years ago. i want to see what i can do. martin is in a protest against an archbishop who called lgbt people a rainbow plate. once the police left, tensions rose. i was shocked when martin translated what people were saying. that lgbt people are paedophiles, they are not lgbt. what?! that's what they say, that's what they think. fast forward to now. in the morning

after leading the first round, mr duda said he was against same—sex couples adopting children. duda said he was against same—sex couples adopting childrenm duda said he was against same—sex couples adopting children. it is scapegoating a minority, and there isa scapegoating a minority, and there is a risk of violent attacks. we believe this lgbt ideology is wrong. we will do anything to ban this. many lg bt people we will do anything to ban this. many lgbt people in poland are scared about what is to come. the fight for their rights continues. the polish government told me... police in slovenia are investigating after a controversial wood sculpture of the us first lady melania trump was set on fire. the charred remains of the life—size statue have now been remained. —— have now been removed. it was carved from a living tree with a chainsaw by a local artist and attracted ridicule when it was first created near misses

trump's hometown a year ago. thanks forjoining us on bbc news. i know it has been a damp day for some of you so far, but there are brighter skies on the horizon. we will sunshine into this weekend, and most will sunshine into this weekend, and m ost pla ces will sunshine into this weekend, and most places will stay dry as well. low pressure has been with us the past few days, but clears. high pressure builds in. it may not last all the way into next week, but will certainly dominate charts this weekend. as for the here and now, still pretty grey and cloudy across much of england and wales, patti like rain and drizzle, the odd heavier burst across the midlands and south. writer conditions further north, it could be a few glimpses of sunshine across channel areas, but in southampton, rain or drizzle may affect the cricket, and there may be affect the cricket, and there may be a few heavy bursts working towards the midlands by this afternoon.

something brighter, north wales and northern england compared with this morning. sunny conditions for cumbria, northumberland and county durham. most places dry, isolated showers for county down. many places in scotland dry, but to the south and east, be prepared for skies to turn very grey all of a sudden. they could be nasty thunderstorms heading your way. temperatures across the uk down a little bit of what we expect this time a year. quite humid as i said. further showers and these to scotland, and starry skies in the west to take us in the night. here, temperatures will drop the furthest, down into single figures. a bright start on friday, a lot more sunshine to wales in the south—west. claudia is conditions, east of scotland and eastern counties of england. here we will see sunshine develop. most prone to heavy and thundery showers. and i'd use woods in particular. one or two isolated showers in the west but many will be dry and a much brighter day in southern parts of the country. temperatures down a little bit until it's

the country. temperatures down a little bit until its values, but thatis little bit until its values, but that is offset a little bit by the fa ct we that is offset a little bit by the fact we have sunshine. when the sunshine disappears, a chilean mine to ta ke sunshine disappears, a chilean mine to take a slew into the weekend. single figure temperatures for many to start saturday, but not much clutter and first thing. we will see that cloud built to the day. a few isolated showers, north—west england, north midlands and across western scotland. the vast majority of stay dry with some sunny spells and temperatures, 17—21. a degree or two down and where we should be. another cool and sunny start to sunday, and more sunshine around for england and wales, so warming up. later in the day, clyde arrived in scotla nd later in the day, clyde arrived in scotland and northern ireland. —— cloud arrives.

a top hmrc official has questioned whether the chancellor's measures to help boost the economy over the summer offer value for money. rishi sunak has been defending the measures, saying the bonuses he's announced for companies will protect millions ofjobs — but he admits he can't help everyone. if you're asking me can i protect every single job, of course the answer is no. is unemployment going to rise? are people going to lose theirjobs? yes, and the scale of this is significant. we are entering one of the most severe recessions this country has ever seen. labour says the government measures should be more targetted. we'll have the latest. also this lunchtime: more than 5,000 high street jobs under threat asjohn lewis and boots announce store closures because of the pandemic. taxi drivers, shop workers and cleaners —