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 — thousands of people in england whose

job puts them at high risk of catching covid—19 are to be tested for the virus. the bbc says it will go ahead with a plan to end free tv licences for most people over the age of 75. the lockdown diet — how the director of bend it like beckham lost weight, to stop her children worrying about her health during the pandemic. be mindful of what you're eating. bring your propensity to diabetes down, bring your obesity down, and still enjoy food, like i do, butjust enjoy better food. and cricket is back, but it is not going england's way so far. and coming up on bbc news... the end of an era for britain's most successful road cyclist — chris froome announces he's leaving team ineos at the end of the season.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the most senior official at hm revenue and customs has questioned whether key economic measures set out by the government yesterday represent value for money. the chancellor, rishi sunak, announced a cash bonus for firms which keep on furloughed staff, and an offer encouraging people to eat out in restaurants. he accepted there would be what he called "dead weight" in the schemes, but said the scale of the crisis required a quick and broad response. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake reports. a jonathan blake reports. socially distanced hello fro chancellor a socially distanced hello from the chancellor at a boiler factory in worcester this morning. pitching his

policy to pay company is a bonus for every worker kept on. as well as explaining how he hopes to get the economy moving, he also had a warning. can i protect every single job? of warning. can i protect every single job? of course the answer is no. the scale of this is significant. we are entering one of the most severe recessions in this country has ever seen. that is of course going to have a significant impact on unemployment and job losses. i'm acting to try and mitigate as much of that is possible and provide as many opportunities as possible. also ona many opportunities as possible. also on a factory floor, the labour leader in harlow making his argument the government approach is too broad and those difficult times the chancellor talked about mean more specific support is needed. our concern is that the action they have taken isn't focused on the right places, so the jobs taken isn't focused on the right places, so thejobs retention bonus isa places, so thejobs retention bonus is a bonus for alljobs, and many of the people who have been brought backin the people who have been brought back in any event, some are really

at risk of losing theirjob. so we say it should be targeted in the areas most needed, not across the piste. officials also had concerns. the head of hmrc wrote to the chancellor warning there was uncertainty surrounding the value for money of the eat out to help out scheme and said he was unable to reach the view thatjob retention bonus scheme represented value for money. there may be signs people are ready to spend money again, but most of the chancellor announcements are incentives, whether it's a discount on eating out our paying companies to keep workers on. how well they work will depend on demand, how keen people and companies are to take up the offer. can we make sure the costs of doing business are kept as low as possible, we rebuild consumer confidence and rebuild the revenue is our businesses can earn so we can stay in business. there may be hope for those working for big employers but some, including the newly

self—employed, argue they have been overlooked. i can't get my head around how the chancellor expects any person, any citizen of this country to survive on zero income. how is that possible? could he manage it? coronavirus remains a risk and for those businesses not yet able to open, an update is expected soon. jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster. so the government's own department, the hmrc, raised concerns about measures in yesterday's announcement. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity is here. it is unusual to say something like that in public and the reason hmrc are concerned for the value for money for taxpayer were also reflected by the institute for fiscal studies. taking the first measure that came under criticism, thejob retention measure that came under criticism, the job retention scheme, measure that came under criticism, thejob retention scheme, that measure that came under criticism, the job retention scheme, that is chopped in cost up to £91; billion, a

sizeable sum of money —— £91; billion. it pays £1000 to every employerfor billion. it pays £1000 to every employer for every employee that comes back from fellow. so what are you achieving by throwing that money at employers? and others who were going to come off furlough as social distancing eased anyway. so you are going to pay billion pounds and it's not obvious what you will achieve. there are similar criticisms of the eat out to help out scheme, half £1 billion of taxpayer money subsidising people to go out to pubs and subsidising people to go out to pubs a nd restau ra nts subsidising people to go out to pubs and restaurants on the idea that they need help because they have been stricken by the lockdown. if you are going to pay £10 each per family member mondays to wednesdays in august half of the meal cost, that could be a huge amount of money and it's also subject to fraud because for example if there is view

you can conspire with the restaurant if you were of the machiavellian cast of mind and say actually there was four of us and we want twice the voucher. even if that doesn't happen ona voucher. even if that doesn't happen on a huge scale, it's a question as to whether it is well targeted. it is money being thrown at people who probably would have spent the money anyway, rather than people most on their uppers who are having to save every penny. with the vat cuts, cutting vat to 5%, that will cost £1;.1 billion. again, a sizeable sum but the institute for fiscal studies it says that too could be dead weight because the people who will ta ke weight because the people who will take advantage of that would have done so done so anyway. so lots of criticism here, and really are —— are criticised financial statement i cannot remember. let's speak to norman smith. will the government be stung by the criticism? it is

contrast to yesterday, when we had the cash for eating out, buying a home, businesses for keeping on staff, but today we get the flip side, the warnings of the dire economic downturn. it kind of explains why the chancellor is not that bothered by the criticism from his top tax man that he might be wasting taxpayer money because his response is, "yes, you have got a point but such is the scale of the recession we are facing, we have got to spend big, we have got to spend now, we have just to spend big, we have got to spend now, we havejust got to spend big, we have got to spend now, we have just got to spray the money around." there isn't the time 01’ space money around." there isn't the time or space to come up with some clever targeted scheme to help particular sectors. we have just targeted scheme to help particular sectors. we havejust got targeted scheme to help particular sectors. we have just got to par the money into the economy because in his view we are facing the most severe recession in our history. so presumably, as bad as the 1980s... maybe even the 1930s. so in a

curious sort of way, the chancellor la jess, his readiness to fritter away taxpayer money just la jess, his readiness to fritter away taxpayer moneyjust underlined the depth of the economic hole we appear to be facing. norman smith, thank you. 1,300 jobs are at risk atjohn lewis after the chain announced it won't be reopening eight of its stores, including birmingham and watford. and boots says it plans to cut more than 1;,000 jobs. lets speak to our business correspondent simon gompertz. was any of this expected, simon?” thinkjohn lewis staff were bracing themselves for an announcement like this, they just themselves for an announcement like this, theyjust didn't know the numbers and now we hear it is 1300 jobs and eight stores. the biggest among those is the birminghamjohn lewis, and that is a huge blow for birmingham. the mayor of the west midlands, andy street, who used to runjohn midlands, andy street, who used to run john lewis, midlands, andy street, who used to runjohn lewis, said it is a dreadful mistake. so that and watford and other department stores

and smaller stores in croydon, newbury, swindon and tamworth and travel shops at heathrow airport and saint pancras station in london. biggerjob losses at boots, as you say. the biggest amount at their head office in nottingham but also at many of the shops deputy and assistant manager is affected, customer service, and they will be closing 48 boots of the opticians, so closing 48 boots of the opticians, sojob closing 48 boots of the opticians, so job losses there as well. what's going on? many of these businesses we re going on? many of these businesses were under pressure before coronavirus even struck, and the pressure was coming from the encroachment of internet trading. john lewis before the coronavirus 1;0% of its sales had gone on to the internet. this year and next year it expects 70% of its sales to be on the internet. boots was planning a big restructuring as well. first of all they are under pressure, secondly this terrible crisis which

is hitting jobs. thank you. the bbc is to go ahead with a plan to end free tv licences for people over the age of 75, apart from those on pension credit. there's been a two—month delay to the proposal because of the coronavirus pandemic. 0ur media editor amol rajan is here. explain what's happening. once upon a time the government funded free tv licences, that burden was then passed on to the bbc. the bbc made a decision towards the end of last year that they would fund free tv licences but only for those on pension credit. that change was meant to be introduced injune but it was delayed by two months. in practice there are 1.5 million households on pension credit that will be eligible from august the 1st, and some 450,000 of those who applied. but there are 3 million households getting this free benefit will lose it from august the 1st, and a lot of these people are not very rich. among them some of the most loyal and committed audiences.

money is at the root of this, the delay was costing the bbc £35 million every month. the bbc has separately ta ken a million every month. the bbc has separately taken a hit of £125 million because of the coronavirus pandemic. i spoke to the bbc chairman and asked him to explain the bbc's thinking. the overall impact has been one of fairness. we wanted to be fair to those over 75. we think the policy of helping those who are on pension credit is a fair one. this is the group who are the most financially disadvantaged. they are the group least able to affect their circumstances and they are the group most affected by social isolation. we know that 80% of those who claim pension credit are single claimants and we know the great majority of them live on their own so the companionship of television and radio is important for that group. it is worth saying, just to be clear, this new change will come in from august the 1st. for those worried about leaving their home to get the tv licence, the bbc has taken some measures to prevent that

happening. if you are online you can do it that way, there is a dedicated helpline or you can nominate a carer to do it for you. thank you. thousands of people in england in occupations deemed at high risk of coronavirus are to be tested as part of a pilot scheme, even if they have no symptoms. taxi drivers, shop workers and cleaners are among those included. at the same time, figures have been released showing a huge fall in the number of routine operations carried out by the nhs during the lockdown. lauren moss reports. lorraine has osteoarthritis. she was due to have a knee replacement in april, but a few weeks before the surgery it was cancelled. coming upstairs, it is painful and surgery it was cancelled. coming upstairs, it is painfuland i surgery it was cancelled. coming upstairs, it is painful and i have to think can i get up the stairs with what i'm carrying. lorraine is 54, she cares for her husband who has cancer at their home in coventry. she says not knowing when her operation will be makes her situation harder. how is this going to affect you the

longer it goes on? a mood comes on ori longer it goes on? a mood comes on or i slip into tears at the slightest thing. that's not like me. it's always there at the back of my mind. and lorraine is one of many. latest figures reveal the effect covid—19 is continuing to have on healthcare. 55,000 covid—19 is continuing to have on healthca re. 55, 000 planned operations were carried out in england in may, more than 80% fewer than last year. 106,000 people were seen by cancer specialists, a drop of almost half. although a&e attendances have gone up with 1.4 million visiting in june, attendances have gone up with 1.4 million visiting injune, it is a third lower than the same time last year. physical capacity in hospitals will be limited by social distancing and also infections control. how much we now have to deal with under the pressure of coronavirus continues going on. today a new

pilot to understand the spread of coronavirus among those without any symptoms has been announced. thousands of people in high—risk jobs in england including taxi drivers, cleaners and shop workers will be tested. the nhs says 100,000 people have been treated in hospital with coronavirus, but 1.4 million have now been waiting more than four months for other treatment. it is a wait for those like lorraine that is difficult to bear. lauren moss, bbc news. johnny depp's libel claim against the sun newspaper is continuing for a third day. david sillito reports. johnny! johnny depp arriving at court for a day of questioning about his struggles with drink and drugs. this libel trial against the publishers of the sun was provoked by this article that called him a wife—beater, something he strenuously denies. that story was based on claims from his former wife, amber heard.

she said there were a number of assaults during their marriage. she said there was, withinjohnny depp, a monster linked to his usage of drink and drugs. the court was shown this appearance at an awards ceremony in 2014. that's the weirdest microphone i've ever seen in my life. right. johnny depp was asked if he was drunk or taking illegal drugs. he said, "i'm not ashamed of this moment. "this was a sick man, a drug addict coming off some very "unpleasant medication. "i was under the influence of many, many medications." and so you have to watch the film. a few months before he'd gone into detox on a private island. he was questioned about an alleged incident. he said, "i was in a great deal of pain and uncontrollable spasms." he was asked, "did you hit and push ms heard when you were in these "spasms, or can't you remember?" he replied, "i did not push or hit ms heard in any way. "i was in no physical

condition to push anyone." news group newspapers claims there is overwhelming evidence that johnny depp assaulted his wife a number of times. johnny depp has made no secret of his battles with addiction, but says while he may have taken his anger out on inanimate objects, he did not assault his wife. david sillito, bbc news. the time is 1.17. our top story this lunchtime. a top hmrc official has questioned whether the chancellor's measures to help boost the economy over the summer offer value for money. coming up — is pop music helping us get through a difficult year? research shows that songs released in 2020 have been some of the most upbeat for years. coming up on bbc news... the weather in southampton is more settled, but england lose early wickets on day two of the opening test against west indies.

she's perhaps most famous for her box office success bend it like beckham, inspiring young women to follow their sporting dreams. now the director gurinder chadha hopes to inspire black and south asian people to follow her example and change their diet, after her children became concerned about health issues during lockdown. sima kotecha reports. they're like flour but they're much more nutritious. within the asian community, food is central to who we are, our culture, how we express our love. and then basically griddle them. 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. i am a foodie. during lockdown she reversed her type 2 diabetes and lost more than a stone by eating fewer carbs 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 like beckham, is now 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 love aloo gobi, i made a film, anyone can cook aloo gobi, but who can bend a ball like beckham? where do you normally play? in the park. i mean, what position? i think that the message is be mindful. think about the foods you're eating. are they foods that are loving you, are they loving your kidneys, your 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 vulnerable to complications. however, if we change our lifestyles in terms of eating better, and doing more exercise, that risk is rapidly reduced within just a few weeks. make your own versions of things. but 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. the director gurinder chadha

talking to sima kotecha. 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. jessica parker reports. hi, i'm layla moran, i'm 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 mps. 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 exciting for are the voters. we've got to get the voters realising that liberal democrats 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 whilst people in 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. jessica parker, bbc news, in westminster. as the number of coronavirus cases in the us exceeds three million, a row has broken out about how to reopen schools and colleges. president trump is determined that students should go back next term, despite warnings from health officials. david willis sent this report. whilst european nations have flattened the curve, here the curve appears to be fattening. three 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's 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. it's very important for the wellbeing of the student and the parents. so we're going to be putting a lot of pressure on open your 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 threats are baseless. oh, really? do you know, mr president, better than your health experts, how to protect the health of students? do you really want to disregard children's safety? do you really mean that when you say that? 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. court documents have revealed that the police officer accused of murdering george floyd in minneapolis told mr floyd to stop talking when he complained he couldn't breathe. transcripts from body—cam footage show mr floyd cried out for his late mother and children. derek chauvin is said to have told him to "stop yelling. "it takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk". england's batsmen have struggled on the second day of the first post lockdown test match against the west indies. at lunch they were 106—5. joe wilson reports. above the hampshire grass, beyond the empty seats, far from the huddled players, the sun, sort of, shone. well, enough for play to start on time. england edged and

nudged their way onwards trying to build a school, knowing the world of cricket was watching the images from this sporting experiment travel far and wide, and no spectators would get in the way of the camera. well, ca ptu re get in the way of the camera. well, capture this post. stumps flattened and fast bowler triumphant, classic. shannon gabriel was too good forjoe denly. it takes huge effort to bowl at 90 miles an hour. this is why he tries. gabriel again. listen at 90 miles an hour. this is why he tries. gabrielagain. listen to at 90 miles an hour. this is why he tries. gabriel again. listen to the west indies. the umpire said, no. the west indies said, review, and the replay showed the ball was hitting the stumps. burns gone lbw, england 51—3. zach crawley fell in a similar way, jason holder bowling the captain will stop he felt this was out and the replay proved he was right. ben stokes is england's captain this week but relying on him is nothing new. most of the other

batsmen are inexperienced. there goes 0llie pope. england five down, the perfect morning for west indies would have included getting rid of ben stokes too, where he could have been out, he should have been out. he wasn't. joe wilson, bbc news. is pop music helping us get through a difficult year? new research shows that the songs released in 2020 have been some of the most upbeat for years. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson reports. # 0oh, i'm blinded by the lights...# 2020, and music is getting faster. tracks by the weeknd... # all night, i'll riot with you...# ..dua lipa... # so come on...# ..and saintjhn mean that the top 20 selling singles of the year have an average tempo of 122 beats per minute — the fastest it's been

for more than a decade. # shout out to my ex...# kamille has written number one singles for little mix, jess glynne and clean bandit. she has a theory as to why things are speeding up. i don't know about you, but when i hear something fast, i'm like, ijust want to get into it and immediately my mood changes and i feel excited and my heart starts to race. it completely it changes your whole mood. for example, a perfect example of this song is a—ha, take on me, right? # da—da da da da da—da da—da—da—da...# that comes on, you're like... # it go, right foot up, left foot slide...# the other trend is that the most popular songs this year are happy ones. spotify has a metric which gives tracks a happiness rating out of 100. the average has been steadily rising for two years. 58 singles into his career, drake's toosie slide is his happiest ever hit, with a rating of 84, and lady gaga, ed sheeran and taylor swift

are all making far happier music than they were at the middle of the decade. # i was waiting so sad happy...# 0ne band who have been thinking a lot about this are liverpool's circa waves. they had a top five album this year with sad happy. the concept — one side of sad songs, one side of happy songs. and it turns out their fans have been streaming the happy side more, reflecting what's happening in music generally. i do think it's probably because of the current climate, and things that have just gone on recently. brexit happened, and now we're in a pandemic, and it's constantly kind of bad at the moment, if that makes sense, and we just need a bit of escapism. there's happy music out now, but that wasn't written in this pandemic. in a few months' time you probably will get a lot more sort of moody music coming out. i do think it's like a cyclical thing. i think eventually people will get sick of happiness and want a bit