this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the supreme court rules that donald trump can't shield his tax returns — he's not above the law — but it's unlikely voters will see them before the election. two massive sets of job cuts in the uk — boots and john lewis put more than five thousand jobs at risk — both blame the pandemic. singapore's coronavirus election. voters head to the polls today as the country's economy faces its worst ever downturn. plus, music and politics. what artists in washington make of the black lives matter movement after the death of george floyd.

hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first. democrats in congress want to see donald trump's financial records. they can't, according to the supreme court. new york prosecutors also want to see those documents. they can, says the supreme court, much to the anger of the president. those were the results of two separate rulings today from the highest court in the us. they mean that prosecutors can have access to the president's financial records, including his tax returns.

but the documents — which will go to a grand jury in new york — will not be made public. a request for access by congressional committees was referred back to a lower court. an important political point — the rulings make it likely mr trump's financial records won't be made public before november's presidential election. speaking at the white house today, the president slammed the decisions. this is a political witchhunt the likes of which nobody‘s ever seen before. it's a pure witchhunt, it's a hoax. just like the mueller investigation‘s a hoax that i won, and this is another hoax. this is purely political. at her weekly press conference, house speaker nancy pelosi dismissed the president's reaction. i don't know what they're even saying about it. i hear he's tweeting one thing and then other people are saying another. but whatever it is, it's not good news for the president of the united states.

let's speak now to our north america correspondent david willis. the united states digesting what has happened in these two situations. but when it comes to the president come he was not pleased in any way shape or form. he was not. he called this a witch hunt and he said he had been singled out as he put it but there's been huge interest here in donald trump's tax affairs not least because he's been so reticent to reveal them and prosecutors in new york as you mentioned wanted to gain access to those accounts because they are launching an inquiry that is stems from the payment of hush money to the former pawn star stormy daniels and another woman by mr tom's former personal lawyer michael cohen, congressional democrats wa nted cohen, congressional democrats wanted to gain access to these records as part of a number of inquiries that they have been

launching into donald trump's financial affairs. mr trump has been resisting this as i said it is been going through various court to and finally made its way to the supreme court, the highest court in the land which will today that new york prosecutors can gain access to these records, but congressional democrats cannot. they put that back to a lower court. it is a legal lost for donald trump but a political victory some are saying at the same time. because of course that means that the financial records, we will not see them before the election people want to see what is inside of them. absolutely. that is key i think as far as donald trump is concerned. very little chance that these tax returns will see the light of day before the election here in four months' time. but legal analysts are saying that there is a broader

principle established by the supreme court ruling today. and thatis supreme court ruling today. and that is that the president of the united states is not above the united states is not above the law. his team had claimed that the president had absolute immunity from this sort of investigation all the time that he was in office, the supreme court has decided otherwise. david, as always, great to get your clarity. thank you for joining us. let's get some of the day's other news. police in south korea's capital have found the body of the city's mayor, after he had been reported was a factor in his death. 55 the "ama” +a~a'a‘ group, national action. the metropolitan police said benjamin hannam had been charged with five offences including belonging to a proscribed organisation.

the bbc is to start charging its uk viewers aged over 75 the annual licence fee. the charge will come into effect from next month — although less well—off households that receive the pension credit will continue to receive their television licence for free. the world health organization has announced that the former new zealand prime minister helen clark and the former president of liberia ellen johnson sirleaf are to head a new independent panel to review the global response to the covid—i9 pandemic. they will look not just at how who handled the pandemic, but how countries, governments, and health services did as well. greek police have used tear gas to disperse protesters denouncing a new law that seeks to regulate street demonstrations. around 10,000 protesters rallied outside the parliament building in athens to oppose a new bill being debated by lawmakers which would let authorities restrict or ban demonstrations deemed

a threat to public safety. two of the uk's biggest high street retailers, john lewis and boots, have announced more than 5000 job cuts. the moves come just a day after the chancellor's massive economic support package — unveiled yesterday — but it shows it might not be enough to stop millions of workers losing theirjobs. here's our business editor, simonjack. less then 2k hours after the government's attempt to stem the tide ofjob losses, boots said it intended to cut 4,000 posts, hundreds of managers in its high—street stores, the closure of 48 0ptician outlets, but the majority of them at its nottingham headquarters. it is to be expected, i suppose, because the income that they have lost, they have got to recoup it somehow, haven't they? it is a sad, sorry state of affairs. it is the worry to the economy that redundancies in the short—term help the corporation but then

it is the strain on public services and things to try and look after those people which of course is what we should do. it is a worry all round. meanwhile, john lewis, the great survivor of the last crisis, is not immune. it is closing eight stores, including its landmark store in birmingham, as the virus has accelerated the move to shopping online, wherejohn lewis expects to generate 70% of its sales this year and next. how are you? all this the day after rishi sunak announced plans to reward businesses with a bonus of £1,000 for every worker on furlough still in a job in six months' time. yesterday, we announced our plan forjobs. this is about protecting, creating and supporting jobs across the country. not everyone is going to be able to go back to the job they had. we hope as many can be and that is why we've got our furlough bonus. the chancellor's offer simply does not make economic sense for wedding events supplier mark, who is very grateful for government support so far but has nine staff on furlough — with no income in sight.

the sums do not add up. i technically would have to bring my staff back in october. the business is simply not financially viable to pay all of the wages in november and december and january. to wait for £1,000 per member of staff at the end of january or february, it isjust not sustainable. today's announcement means that boots will miss out on £4 million ofjob retention bonus money, proof perhaps that for sectors like retail undergoing structural change, these government measures can't stop the tide ofjob losses. meanwhile, smaller businesses can't afford to hold onto staff for six months to collect £1,000, while those who were going to bring back workers anyway may see this as a windfall. for opposition politicians, the chancellor's approach is too blunt. our concern is that the action they have taken is not focused on the right places, so thejobs retention bonus

is a bonus for alljobs — and many of those jobs, many of the people would have been brought back in any event. some are really at risk of losing theirjobs. we say it should have been targeted in the areas that most need it. even the taxman expressed concerns. the chief executive of hmrc said, while he was prepared to be overruled, he was... meanwhile, newly self—employed mark whittaker is one of hundreds of thousands who fall outside most of the government's support programmes. 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? the worst economic crisis in living memory is hitting hard and fast. little wonder, perhaps, the chancellor feels that speed is more important than precision, and he has left the door open forfurther measures that it seems inevitably will be needed. simon jack, bbc news.

and bad employment news in the united states as well — where another 1.3 million people filed for unemployment benefits last week. that's down from the week before and while hiring has picked up in recent weeks, the overall unemployment remains in double—digits. michele fleury has more. what we're seeing is this continuation that, since april, the numbers on a weekly basis of those claiming unemployment benefits has been declining or sort of stabilising, but it is worth noting it is stabilising at levels that are still historically very high, that are above levels seen, for example, during the 2008—2009 financial crisis by quite a wide margin, so this is no sort of moment to kind of say, "right, things are getting back on track." and as we've heard in the past from the federal reserve chairman jerome powell, he anticipates that, while some people will return to theirjobs or get newjobs, many will be left

out in the cold. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: back on the treadmill. gyms in england will reopen after months of lockdown. central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties, and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible. germany will be the hosts of the 2006 football world cup. they've pipped the favourite, south africa, by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility of losing hadn't even been contemplated. celebration parties were cancelled. a man entered the palace to the downstairs window and made his way to the queen's private bedroom. then he asked her for a cigarette and, on the pretext of arranging for some to be brought, summoned a footman on duty who took the man away. screaming. one child.

one teacher. one book, and one pen can change the world. education is the only solution. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. president trump has said he's the victim of a political witch hunt after the us supreme court ruled that his tax returns could be released to new york prosecutors. two of the uk's biggest high street retailers, boots and john lewis, have announced more than 5000 job cuts. the people of singapore head to the polls on friday for what's being called the "pandemic" election. but the virus has turned everything on its head, the vote included.

unsurprisingly, the disease and its impact is a key issue — partucularly its effect on city's economy. growth is expected to be harder hit than neighbouring countries, because of singapore's exposure to trade and travel. our correspondent shara njit leyl — let's get the very latest from shara njit leyl in singapore. how much will coronavirus play when it comes to this particular election? it will be the key issue as you said. it is the pandemic election and it is the pandemic election and it is at top of mind for everyone when they can cast their votes later today. i should say that the ballot box has open and just under an hour from the ballot box has open and just under an hourfrom now. a lot of concerns around the precautions that have been put in place because as we know singapore is not the first country to hold elections during a pandemic. but the authorities have assured eve ryo ne authorities have assured everyone that it will be safely carried out so there is a number of precautions that have

been put in place for instance and we are told that as we go into these polling stations come oui’ into these polling stations come our temperature will be taken and we will all have to wear a mask essentially there will be a contact list bit of equipment where you scan your national id and you have to put disposable gloves on to cast their vote in the ballot box for all of the precautions have been put in place and it is top of mind because it is on the front page of this newspaper. the various steps that people will need to expect when they come to the polling stations. 2.65 million singaporeans will be voting today and there's been a lot of concerns around the government handily of the coronavirus crisis essentially singapore was praised initially but how it handled it, one of the first country to put in place things like contact tracing apps, but afterwards, there was a huge spike that nobody essentially saw coming in the migrant worker population and a lot of the south asian workers who were brought in to work in the

construction injury, they build the skyscrapers here, but it found that they were lived in a appallingly crowded conditions and so the coronavirus spread very rapidly through that population and 115,000 infections in fact here in singapore but rather and usually one of the lowest fatality rates in the world, 26 people have died. that will be top of mind as i mentioned when the electorate go and vote today and this is really much seen as a referendum on how the government has handled the issue. when it comes to the concerns will be everybody prospect thoughts who was writing there but will it seriously make an impact in term of the result given the actual party governing party has been ruling singapore since independence? that is right. singaporeans heavily know why government and that is the people's action party. they

have ruled since independence. —— no one party. there is no doubt they will be reelected today. the opposition party, the party that is has a number of seats is the workers party and their leader has said we are not expected to form government. we don't have any ambition to form government. you have a government in place that has been seen to be effective all this time. but none the less, they want the opposition and because you have to be seen as a check and balance on the power of having one party having such a strong political mandate. in 2015 they we re political mandate. in 2015 they were voted in very strongly but there's a lot of concerns amongst a lot of other singaporeans that i spoke to that they have grown out of touch with the needs of singaporeans and that yes they are incredibly good at managing are incredibly good at managing a very efficient economy but a lot of times that has come at the cost of singaporeans lives. this is one of the worlds most expensive places to live, the cost of living has gone sky high. an influx of immigrants.

a lot of key issues that voters will be thinking about when they go to cast their ballots today most will be happening and just about a0 minutes' time. i'm sure bring us a lot of coverage. as always, thank you so much. bt and vodaphone have warned that the removal of the chinese firm huawei from its 5g network within a short time frame could lead to blackouts for mobile phone customers. bossses at the two companies told mps that they wanted at least five years, and ideally seven, if a decision is taken to restrict the chinese telecom giant's access to the uk's broadband network. the government's cyber security advisors are thought to have recommended restrictions on the use of huawei over its alleged links with the chinese government, a charge the firm denies. the global push and pull of reopenings versus lockdowns is playing out country—by—country. in england for instance, outdoor swimming pools will open on saturday. in two weeks' time, indoor pools, gyms and other sports facilities will be allowed

to welcome visitors too. sarah corker has more. lifeguards practising their rescue skills. can you open your eyes? fitness instructors learning first aid. face coverings are not essential in the gym. and gym staff making a welcome back video for customers. hello! this community leisure centre in oldham is ready to open its doors after 111 days in hibernation. i'm over the moon. for those living nearby, it can't come soon enough. we always used to come to the parent and baby classes with my little girl as well. we were hoping to be able to start her on proper swimming lessons soon as well. it is accessible for all of the community. like i said, my friends can afford it, it does not matter what kind ofjob you do, you can afford it because they have got different schemes. this is one of six centres run by a charitable trust for oldham council. every week they are closed,

the trust loses £100,000, and the recovery will be slow. there's a long way to go, it's the start of a journey and it will be difficult. we will be losing money hand over fist in the first few months as we build back up to normal levels. a lot of the activities we had done before lockdown, like spectator events in the hall, or team sports, for example, they will be coming on stream further down the line. those working in gyms, pools and beauty salons have been frustrated they have had to wait longer to reopen. lifeguard jordanne is keeping her skills up—to—date but her mainjob is running a nail salon. ijust feel like it has been looked at as if it is not really that important but realistically, it is people's livelihoods and we all can't wait to get back and just be able to... to make other people happy as well as earning money and making ourselves happy. gyms and leisure centres have been planning and rehearsing how to reopen for weeks now. here, they have moved exercise

bikes into a bigger space so people can socially distance, and they also come with hand sanitiser. but the big unknown is whether customers will want to return to gyms after they have got used to exercising at home or outdoors. if we can convince people when we reopen to come and see that we can operate very safely, and we do believe we have got very stringent cleaning regimes in place, and if people can see that and they understand that, i am not worried about renewals. so the 25th ofjuly is the date many gym goers have been waiting for. the industry now has just over two weeks to prepare, and bring tens of thousands of staff back from furlough. sarah corker, bbc news, oldham. after the death of george floyd, a powerful course on

race is taking place in the country. the bbc‘s aleem maqbool has been meeting some artists and activists in washington to hear their thoughts on the black lives matter movement. # now, stay woke...#. music. you know, we driving and we see maybe a police officer or a cop car pull out. ourfirst reaction is, "oh, god! is today the day?" musi. music. there was, like, a visceral reaction when people saw the george floyd tape and a lot of people took to the streets and there was a lot of outrage and, still, people are marching and things like that. but, for me, sometimes i get a little frustrated because i don't know if things are actually going to change. so i think a lot more people are taking the time to actually educate themselves now, which is good.

i just... once again, i hope that is going to have a lasting effect, rather than, "0h, black lives matter is possible. let's put it on a t—shirt..." you know what i mean? can i ask you about black lives matter, the organisation? i think the initial inception of it was very much so what we believed in and we were marching behind. but i think after a while, the leadership and things have kind of morphed a bit, and i think, now, it's a multilayered thing with feminism and lgbtq, and i think that the focus needs to be refocused, in a sense. this is the message we've been trying to get out through our art and music the entire time anyways. and now, with these incidents, it's giving us kind of like that springboard, or that platform, to show what we're already about.

music. this is the first time we saw in dc a majority—white crowd chanting black lives matter. how did that make you feel to see that? it was very emotional. one of my first protests that i was actually a part of, they actually came past... i was working on a piece similar to this one, and i actually became part of the protest. it was very emotionaljust to see all the different cultures and everyone up for one cause. you know, just to see everybody standing up and fighting for what's right, it was a beautiful thing. music. i don't think it is unusual for me and a lot of other people to feel sceptical about this, only because, like i said, it's happened throughout our community for so, so long. but the one good thing

about this time is we have so many incredible allies, corporations and different businesses, who, in the past, may not have been as vocal. these times are just changing. a lot of corporations are saying, "hey, let's cater to this movement. " it's a trend now, and that's why i feel like the black lives movement has become a trend. at first, it was about changing the situation at hand, but now it's trendy. now, all the corporations, "0h, we support black people, we support people's rights and everything like that," and hoping to gain more customers and more money. and that'sjust how america is. it's about money. music some of the artists and musicians affected by the black lives matter movement. lovely to hear marvin gaye there.

beautiful rendition of that. a lot more on our website. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbckasiamadera. for me in the team, thank you for watching. goodbye. hello. we've had a real mix of weather across the uk so far this week. but things are now beginning to settle down. and certainly by the time we get to the weekend, it should be dry for the vast majority, with some spells of sunshine, because high pressure is going to build its way in. now, that area of high pressure is currently down to the southwest of the british isles. and for friday, we've still got low pressure fairly close by, so that means we have got one more showery day to contend with in many areas. now, those showers could crop up just about anywhere. they're most likely across northern and eastern areas, so through parts of scotland, northern england, down the eastern side of england as well. some of the showers here

could be heavy and thundery, some being blown into northern ireland on this northwesterly breeze. parts of wales, the south west, yes, one or two showers, but most places here should be dry with some spells of sunshine. but i mentioned the northwesterly breeze. that's going to make it feel fairly cool, 15 to 20 degrees. now, some of those showers will continue during friday evening. into the night, northern scotland will continue to see some. most other areas will turn dry, with some clear spells and light winds as well. it's going to turn into a rather cool night for the time of year, temperatures for many spots getting down into single digits, seven or 8 degrees quite likely. but as we head into saturday, here comes our area of high pressure building its way in. now, notice the way in which the high pressure is focusing itself to the south of the uk. so that's where we're going to see the best of the sunshine. the further north you are, there will be more cloud and perhaps just one or two showers. north west england, northern ireland, particularly scotland, you could catch a shower, but most places won't. most places will be dry.

i think by the afternoon, we'll see a fair amount of cloud bubbling up in the sky, and temperatures, if anything, still a touch below par for this point injuly, 16 to 21 degrees. now, on sunday, temperatures are set to climb, particularly across england and wales, where we will see long spells of sunshine through the day. dry to start for northern ireland and scotland, but cloud and rain will then spread up from the west. temperatures, 18 degrees in glasgow but 2a, 25 possibly down towards the southeast. and monday is going to be another dry and warm day the further south you are across the uk, some rain further north and west. and it looks rather cloudy for most of us on tuesday.

this is bbc news. the headlines... the us supreme court has ruled that donald trump's financial records can be examined by prosecutors in new york. mr trump had refused to release the documents, saying the investigation into his tax affairs was a "witch hunt". two of the uk's biggest high street retailers, john lewis and boots, have announced more than 5,000 job cuts. the moves come just a day after the government announced a massive economic support package — but it shows it might not be enough to stop millions of workers losing theirjobs. leisure activities and beauty treatments are among the latest sectors where lockdown measures are to be eased in england. from saturday, people can return to outdoor swimming pools, while arts performances, including theatre and dance, will be allowed outside. and next week, beauticians, tattooists, and tanning salons can trade again.