this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. from today, people arriving in the uk from dozens of countries will no longer have to self—isolate for two weeks. outdoor shows, team cricket, beauty treatments and tattoos are all coming back in england over the next few days. northern ireland is becoming the first of the uk's nations to allow gyms to reopen today. in scotland — people must now cover their faces when they go into shops. in hong kong all schools are closing again after a spike in coronavirus cases. mexico's brutal drug gangs turn to handing out aid during the pandemic — they say they're filling a void. the bbc gets exclusive access to the sinaloa cartel. and on the 80th

anniversary of the start of the battle of britain — the story of the 13—year—old girl who helped design the spitfire so crucial to the allies' victory 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. i may need —— i am a need travellers arriving in the uk from dozens of countries no longer have to self—isolate for two weeks from today. restrictions have been lifted for arrivals from 59 countries, including spain, france, italy and germany, as well as 14

british overseas territories. but passengers who arrived in the past two weeks still have to see out their 14 day self isolation period. arrivals from spain will still have to self isolate in scotland however, as the country has said it will continue to quarantine travellers from countries that have a higher prevalence of coronavirus than it does. uk foreign office advises against taking a cruise holiday remains in place. spain's tourist industry is keen to say hola to british holiday—makers as soon as possible. paul is heading there tomorrow. now we don't have to quarantine coming back in, it's a big help, knowing that we can just go out there, we can stay in the hotel, obviously taking all the precautions — social distancing and masks and everything, hand sanitiser and everything. the hotel seems to have it mostly under control. more of us are more likely to venture abroad now that the uk's travel quarantine has been relaxed, but it's not straightforward. take europe.

travellers arriving into the uk from most travellers arriving into the uk from m ost pla ces travellers arriving into the uk from most places now don't have to self isolate for two weeks. but some of these countries have restrictions when british people go there. those travelling from anywhere else, including controversially portugal, do still have to follow the quarantine rules. and people arriving into scotland from spain will as well. liz's package holiday to croatia tomorrow is still booked, but her flight has been cancelled. from what i understand, although some countries have opened up to tourists, a lot of flights aren't currently running. so although the accommodation is available for tourists, there are no flights to get there, and i think that's where the confusion is. airports will become a bit busier again in the coming weeks. they and the airlines which use them are desperate to get paying passengers through their doors and into the air.

but the return of international travel won't be plain sailing. the uk foreign office is advising all britons not to travel on cruise ships at the moment — instructions which it says are based on advice from public health england. john mcmanus, bbc news. earlier, i spoke to our business correspondent katy austin, who was at gatwick airport. one thing you will notice immediately, i am wearing a mask. that's because the requirement here is everybody wears a face covering around the airport. in terms of it being quiet, you are quite right. injune, for example, there were only 17,000 passengers who departed from gatwick, that compares to 2.2 million injune last year, the drop off during the pandemic, the travel restrictions, has been really quite severe and now, things might start ramping up at something near normal. things are a bit different, when you arrive, there's lots of hand sanitising stations,

signs telling you to maintain social distancing, markings along the floor in some bag drop areas, keeping people apart. and when you go to security, the process is the same, you've got to wear the mask, that will stay on during a flight. some flights are already taking off from gatwick, easyjet is running flights from the level beneath us, it's a bit quieter up here where norwegian is running flights, tui doesn't start until tomorrow. even quieter in the departure hall, just along. through departures, there aren't many restaurants and cafes open, the departure lounge experience still feels quite different. i've got passengers here taking flights today. good morning, just introduce yourself. my name is metin. you are off to turkey, is that correct? yes, for a working holiday. you are going for work and pleasure as well but how are you feeling about travelling?

fairly confident, you know, i've waited quite a long time before i went out. everything was coming down, slowing down. i'm quite confident. turkey is one of the countries on the list, a lower risk country, so you felt happy? yeah, yeah, i've been following it for the last couple of weeks before i bought my ticket, death rates 15 a day, the infection rates are very low. but mainly, in turkey, i am not going to a major city. i am quite confident. of course, now you won't have to self isolate. yes, exactly, wonderful. thank you for your time. we've got stephen, stephen, good morning. where are you off to? denmark to visit my partner. and also for work as well. i'm quite happy about travelling. denmark was one of the first countries to take drastic action. lockdown.

everything over there, it's back to normal. death rates under 500. i was quite pleased to go over. spend time with my partner and family. obviously, you are looking forward to not having to isolate when you get back. exactly. my partner was planning to come back with me. we would have to self isolate for 14 days. i am pretty happy about not having to do that. it just feels really weird. the airport being this quiet. whole new experince, isn't it? whole new experience. you must have flown out to denmark quite a bit. what is it like normally? totally packed, heaving, it's quite surreal. i am thinking, when will things get back to normal? it is the big question we need to ask ourselves. thank you so much for your time, have a safe flight. not every country on the world is on the low risk list, some you will have

to still self isolate, the usa. check the details before you fly and check the requirements in the country you're travelling to, as well. we can speak now to david nabarro — special envoy of the world health organisation director general on covid—i9 very good to have it with us to talk through the latest developments. u nfortu nately, pretty through the latest developments. unfortunately, pretty grim news from your director—general in his latest assessment of how cases are emerging, new cases, and the number of cases being recorded right around the world. take us through those numbers? the first thing to say is the testing that is available throughout the world probably only picks up a proportion of those who have actually got the virus. especially as now the spread is fastest in poorer countries. but overall, we see a real acceleration in the number of cases. and with

that acceleration, we are seeing real challenges in poorer nations. we are also seeing an acceleration in parts of the united states. and in western europe, and in central europe, we are seeing obviously, the return of the virus, especially as movement restarts. and the big challenge is to make certain that as the virus comes back, that the authorities were able to get on top of outbreaks really quickly so that there is not a need to go back into lockdown and other similar privations. that acceleration, if i may, that you are talking about and the numbers you are talking about, that's not all being picked up via testing, is it? there are other cases emerging, can you give us any sense of what we are getting through direct testing and how many other cases there might be out there, based on what we have learned from

the past few months, that we might not actually know anything about yet? it's quite difficult to work out exactly what is happening when you don't have testing. you have to use other indicators like whether or not hospitals are filling up with people needing care. whether or not there are reports of unusual numbers of people dying. the current view is that really, we are underestimating significantly, i hate to put a percentage on it, the other thing i wa nt to percentage on it, the other thing i want to stress is the right at which the numbers are increasing isjust exhilarating. and so, we seem to be getting a million cases appearing in kind of a few days, seven or eight days now, where as before, it was much, much longer. so that is telling us the spread is picking up and when we have that kind of situation, we have to keep reminding everybody, just take this seriously.

do not behave as though it has somehow gone do not behave as though it has somehow gone away do not behave as though it has somehow gone away and build into your lives, as much as you can, the actions that you need to do to reduce risk to yourself and to others. don't get bored of it. because if you do, it will come and it will cause awful problems to you and those near you. stay on guard, like we heard from the travellers that you were interviewing just now, ifi that you were interviewing just now, if i can help to get that message across, i feel if i can help to get that message across, ifeel i'm really doing if i can help to get that message across, i feel i'm really doing what i ought to be doing as an envoy at the moment, to remind people that it's not gone away and we have to learn to live with it as a constant threat in our lives for the foreseeable future. with the spread currently picking up and as travel quarantines are eased in a number of countries, how concerned are you that there is an opportunity there for the virus to spread? well,

that's the reality, you see. there is an opportunity for the virus to spread. as we restart our economic and social lives. but none of us in the world health organization ever wa nt to the world health organization ever want to stop economies and to stop people being able to see their partners, like the gentleman you interview just now. partners, like the gentleman you interviewjust now. instead, what we are saying is, make sure the basic defences are in place and make sure people know what they've got to do to prevent themselves from being infected. obviously, we are having to update the guidance of the time because there is science but at the heart of it, is every country having the ability to detect people with the ability to detect people with the disease quickly and to isolate them, and to find their contacts and isolate them. now, as travel restarts, there will be risks of new spikes, let's just accept that's the

reality we have to cope with. and if we feel ill after doing a journey, just make absolutely certain we isolate ourselves, that's the key actions that we have to remember to do. picking up on your point about updating guidance. earlier this week was a letter from around 200 scientists to the world health organization accusing the organisation of underestimating the possibility of airborne transmission of covid i9. possibility of airborne transmission of covid 19. can you spell out for us of covid 19. can you spell out for us today what the position of the organisation is on that? thank you very much. when i cough, droplets come out of my mouth. usually, these droplets fall to the ground or onto a surface, or if i'm using a handkerchief, perhaps i'm catching them in my handkerchief but they travel about a metre and perhaps a little bit more. so that means that somebody who is more than two metres away from me is not going to be affected by those droplets. at the

same time, there are much smaller particles that come out, what are called nanoparticles, or aerosols. those travel further than the i—2 metres, they can be picked up and often travel four or five metres. that's called airborne transmission. there's always been an anxiety that although the majority of transmission is through these quite big droplets, just occasionally, airborne transmission occurs. and that leads to people getting sick, even beyond the two metres. we have two or three examples including people singing enquires, which make us people singing enquires, which make us believe that you are more likely to get this when people really are singing or shouting loudly, alternatively, when they are in very confined areas. are we still talking about largely indoor settings here, rather than outside? yes, absolutely. these scientists,

because they were particularly concerned about this issue, wrote and said, are you giving enough importance to aerosol or airborne transmission and the answer is we've a lwa ys transmission and the answer is we've always been concerned that this might bea always been concerned that this might be a factor and the question is, how important is it and i don't think anybody knows but we have said very clearly we need more research and we are encouraging more research to a nswer and we are encouraging more research to answer that question. given that, could that change the perceived wisdom, the current advice in various countries about how close we should get to one another?” various countries about how close we should get to one another? i think what it means is we have to pay attention to the physical distance and, even more carefully but in confined areas, ventilation is also important. and in confined areas, we need to be doubly careful if it looks as though somebody is ill but i don't think it means and overall, radical change to the guidance, it

just means being super respectful of this insisting issue and ventilation. -- distancing issue. should that be a concern to people getting back on aeroplanes today, tomorrow, or in the next few days? one good thing about aeroplanes, the ventilation system includes really powerful filters which ventilation system includes really powerfulfilters which in ventilation system includes really powerful filters which in our view, means that they are relatively safer. there have been questions about other forms of transport and so, we about other forms of transport and so, we are about other forms of transport and so, we are continuing to work closely with everybody involved in different transport settings to try to make certain that we share our concerns with them and they share their anxieties with us. in general, i would like to ask everybodyjust to respect the physical distancing norms but to beat perhaps particularly careful in confined settings, especially when there is singing or shouting. and that may be

karaoke bars, and quark practices and so on, still needing special attention. just in summary, i was struck by something you said if you minutes ago, don't get bored with it. it's hard, isn't it, it is a long slog for us all, and familiarity can sometimes, that phrase, breeds contempt but it can also perhaps breed a sense of you know, we've been ok so far, we will be ok, touching that, not washing our hands, etc. you are saying very clearly, keep up with those basic hygiene regimes. hygiene, physical distancing, mask wearing which, as you may know, i have been a particular advocate of, keeping out of the way when you are sick. yes, i ee, of the way when you are sick. yes, i agree, it gets dull. i was listening to the gentle man saying i want to

get back to normal but it's not going to be normal as we knew it a year ago, or even seven or eight months ago, it is going to be different, until we've all worked out how to deal with the spread. it will take us a bit of time to make sense of it but that's what we've got to do. thank you very much for your time this morning. thank you very much. hong kong's bureau of education has announced that all schools will be closed from monday because of a spike in locally transmitted coronavirus cases. the city reported 42 new cases on thursday, of which 3a were locally transmitted, marking the second consecutive day of rising local infections. from the outset, hong kong has been praised for its success in managing the virus — recording only 1,365 cases and seven deaths in total — despite its close proximity to mainland china. our reporter in hong kong, martin yip, gave me this update.

well, there's plenty of reasons from the hillside to close it, like we just mentioned, there is a spike that came out yesterday, 42 cases in one single day and there are two clusters being identified locally, without knowing the actual hand of transmission. of where these clusters came from. at the same time, these cases also involve pa rents time, these cases also involve parents and students or even teachers, that's why people are getting quite panicked at the education centre, now the education bureau has decided to close the schools. this is not an exact shutdown right away, i willjust read you more details of the order from the education bureau, they are giving quite some leeway to many aspects including schools, primary

schools, holding the primary five examinations. why is it important? to let these exams continue? because they need these marks from these exams to determine the students entrance for secondary school. and also, make cut classes for senior secondary school students, would also be given some leeway, they might continue if they can't manage it safely. so this is a bit of a chaotic situation here as well, but it seems the government knowing people are panicked, they have to do something to make people think they are actually acting on it, to be seen as are actually acting on it, to be seen as trying to control this, possibly, third round of outbreaks in hong kong and that's why there are school closures now. the uk government has announced the latest easing

of lockdown restrictions in england, with some leisure facilities and beauty services allowed to reopen. from tomorrow, outdoor swimming pools can reopen, and performances can take place in outdoor theatres, while some sports, such as cricket, will also return. from monday, customers can return to beauticians, tattooists, spas and tanning salons — but they will be subject to some restrictions. and on the 25th ofjuly, indoor pools, gyms and other sports facilities will reopen. face coverings are mandatory in shops in scotland from today, and those who don't comply could be fined £60. it's one of a number of changes to lockdown restrictions coming into force this morning. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has more. she is wearing one, they are wearing them too. and from today, most people, with the exception of young children and those with certain medical conditions, will have to wear a face covering while shopping in scotland, or they'll be breaking the law. i think it's something that we'll alljust have to get used to, for the foreseeable future.

anything that's going to help stop the spread i absolutely agree with. so wearing a mask into a shop or a confined space — yeah, i'm completely happy to do that. you've a mask with you just now, so you'll be wearing it in the shop? yes, homemade mask, yeah. as this new measure comes in, other restrictions are being eased. up to 15 people are now allowed to meet outdoors, as long as physical distancing remains. that will also apply to limited indoor gatherings, which are now allowed, and which can include overnight stays. and the two—metre rule is being eased on public transport and in retail, as long as strict conditions are in place to lower risk. many shops have already put in mitigating measures to protect their customers and staff. in this children's shoe shop, there are now protective screens in place. they're hopeful people will get on board with these latest changes to the way they shop. obviously for children under five, we wouldn't be asking them to wear a mask. for an adult, we would pretty much be insisting on wearing masks, and i do have a spare

mask in the shop. and they're not in here for a long time. i think it's quite an airy environment, so i'm hoping that — yes, i'm hoping that they will adhere to the guidelines. scotland's first minister has warned that anyone not complying risks a £60 fine. wearing a face covering on a bus, train or in a shop should, for the foreseeable future, become as automatic as putting on a seat belt in a car. it should not need to be enforced, but the police can issue fines for anyone not complying. as restrictions ease and normal life resumes, the risk of the virus spreading will increase. the scottish government believes face coverings are an important part of the measures to try and make sure that doesn't happen. lorna gordon, bbc news. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon said she was ‘pretty nervous' about how the changes would affect suppression of coronavirus — speaking to the bbc she was asked why she was being more cautious than the uk government in easing of lockdown — and whether she was sending a confusing message.

if you look at scotland right now, putting the pandemic to one side, we've got different rules on the drink—drive limit, for example. we have different rules on the price of alcohol. you know, the scottish parliament takes a whole host of decisions. we have free prescriptions and free tuition in scotland which don't exist elsewhere in the uk, so, you know, the people of scotland are used to having a parliament that takes its decisions and the law in scotland, as relates to the tackling of the pandemic, is what people in scotland, whether they live in scotland or are visiting scotland, have to comply with. and i would say... and, please, iam not complacent about this, things can change in the course of this virus very quickly and that is why i am pretty nervous about the next few weeks, as we come, in a much more significant way than we have to date, out of lockdown, but i would say that the virus is at lower levels in scotland than it is in the uk as a whole, which says to me that we're maybe, you know, doing things reasonably well and getting things, at the moment, reasonably right and people in scotland understand the rules pretty well and are abiding by them.

and it is down to people across the country that we have got infection rates as low as we have just now, because people have been complying with the laws and with the guidance. the big challenge for us now, and it's not going to be easy, is to get our lives back to some kind of normality, where we keep the virus under control — and there are, as i say, many parts of the world right now where it is surging out of control again, and that should be a warning to all of us. gyms in northern ireland are reopening today, becoming the first in the uk to welcome people back after the easing of restrictions. there isn't a set date for reopening in scotland and wales but indoor gyms in england can welcome people back from the 25th ofjuly. to follow social distancing rules, fitness centres in northern ireland have spaced out machines, put in place one—way systems, and limited the number of people exercising. relatives of care home residents with dementia should be treated as key workers,

according to leading charities in the uk. it would mean family members can get more regular coronavirus tests, so they can visit loved ones safely and help with their care. the health secretary, matt hancock, says guidance on care home visits will be issued in the coming days. in mexico, the coronavirus pandemic has created an unprecedented opportunity for the country's drugs cartels. the lockdown has left huge numbers of people unable to work and support themselves, so the drug gangs have stepped in. they've been setting up their own social welfare schemes — which are proving highly popular — but the threat of violence and crime is neverfar away. our correspondent anne laurent secured access to one cartel and sent this exclusive report. from dusk to dawn, the sinaloa's cartel operations never stop, even in times of coronavirus. the pandemic hasn't stopped them making money from misery. from trafficking heroin

to smuggling firearms. thousands of lives destroyed. but in this safe house, usually used for drugs and weapons, cartel members now pack tuna, rice and toilet roll, ready for distribution to the poor. each bag bears the name of sinaloa's infamous drug lord joaquin ‘el chapo' guzman, now jailed for life in the us. mexican cartels have long used aid and welfare as a way to grow their support. but the lockdown has left many more people out of work, giving the cartels a new opportunity.

dozens of drug cartels in mexico have made similar gestures. many are sharing videos of what is being called ‘narco philanthropy‘. but the distributions have angered the mexican president. violence driven by drug cartels has led to record murder rates in mexico. since lockdown started, murders have soared to almost 3,000 a month — many of them innocent bystanders. security experts say that the aid packages are not

selfless acts, but calculating business moves. the sinaloa cartel itself admits that loyalty is the key to their success. despite their firepower, it's the support of local people that could be the cartel‘s greatest weapon. anne laurent, bbc news, mexico. hello, this is bbc news with annita mcveigh. the headlines... from today, people arriving in the uk from dozens of countries will no longer have to self—isolate

for two weeks. outdoor shows, team cricket, beauty treatments and tattoos are all coming back in england over the next few days. northern ireland is becoming the first of the uk's nations to allow gyms to reopen today. in scotland — people must now cover their faces when they go into shops. in hong kong, all schools are closing again after a spike in coronavirus cases. mexico's brutal drug gangs turn to handing out aid during the pandemic — they say they're filling a void. and, on the 80th anniversary of the start of the battle of britain, the story of the 13—year—old girl who helped design the spitfire so crucial to the allies' victory. let's get more now on how the uk is continuing to ease its coronavirus lockdown restrictions. the culture secretary oliver dowden has called on people to "work out to help out", as he announced that indoor leisure centres in england

can reopen from the 25th ofjuly. holly hamilton is at a swimming pool in manchester to find out how they are preparing for reopening. it's time to dig out those goggles and your swimming costumes because local pools across england will be reopening injust over two weeks' time, which is great news for those people who are swimming fans and want to get back into their fitness regimes but it's not just about fitness fanatics. this is for families who love to come swimming, it is for older people, of course, as well, who really see their local pools as part of their local community and their weekly routine. and it's notjust about fitness, of course, either, it's about your mental health, too. something that people have been speaking about at length when they haven't been getting that time in the pool. let's speak to susie now, who's a swimming teacher. good morning, susie. you must have been really missing out over the last few weeks. oh, desperately, desperately. swimming and teaching for me, so, yes, yes. and swimming has effectively changed your life? yes, absolutely. i had postnatal depression after my second child and, as part of that, i needed

to start exercising again. i tried running, i tried cycling, it didn't really work out. and so i went back to the pool. i'd always enjoyed the water but relearned how to swim much better and then got completely hooked, swimming three or four times a week and loved it so much and was so passionate about it, i decided to retrain as a teacher, having taught a couple of friends informally and then kind of bit the bullet and changed career completely. i have to ask you, though, there are still some concerns, of course. do you have any worries about, you know, infection and coronavirus and coming to a confined space like this? no, not at all. i think the pool itself will be disinfected, it will kill the coronavirus. in terms of the leisure centre, just walking on here this morning, just walking in here this morning, they done an amazing job of segregating things and the guides that swim england have produced are fantastic

and it is now up to the leisure centres to implement that in what is appropriate for their environment. and, you know, by and large, pools are quite big, they are big areas, it is very much a case of people who are coming to swim listening to what they are being asked to do and following those guidelines. i'm sure you will be looking forward to getting back as soon as possible. you've not got long to wait, just over two weeks. suzie, thanks for your time. you mentioned swim england, of course, and jane joins us now from swim england, good morning to you. good morning, holly. you've obviously had a lot of sway in these guidelines that the government has issued. just talk us through what changes we can expect to see when we return to our swimming pools. so, we have worked really hard to make sure that the space is a safe, controlled environment for everybody to come back to the pool, because it is such a great form of exercise, so we are asking people to make sure, when they set the pool up, there is about six square metres per person and that means probably taking out every other lane rope. so you have much wider lanes, so you have much more width between you swimming up and down. the biggest change for us is we always ask people, up to now, to swim going the same way down the centre lane ropes,

so you don't collide. now we are asking you to do the opposite, so you actually pass people for far less time. we know the water is safe for coronavirus but it is the air transmission that we really want to reduce, that transmission time, and the scientists have now told us it's a very low inherent risk of transmission, the way we have asked people to set the pools up. there was a huge campaign, open our pools, to try to get them open again. you would have hoped they would have kind of opened a little bit earlier, though? we were really hoping, and expecting, to be honest, we would be in the 4th ofjuly tranche of businesses and it was the night before when we found out we won't, when we found out we weren't, which absolutely devastated the sector. we had prepared all the guidance, public health england had worked with us on it and it was all ready to go, it had been published since the 15th ofjune, so we were just amazed when it said swimming pools were to remain closed. we couldn't believe it. with all that in mind, there will still be some people who do have some concerns about the spread of coronavirus. can you reassure them that pools are completely safe to return to? well, they are.

they are much safer, in my view, than pubs, anyway. because the social distancing is there. the operators will make sure they are very well controlled, so, in many cases, you will book to swim, you will come beach ready, hopefully, or minimise your time in the changing rooms, have your costume on, put your clothes on the side, have your allotted swim in your safe space, get out, dry in the changing rooms but go home and shower. so you minimise the time in the changing rooms, maximise your time in the pool because it is such a great exercise for everybody. people who can't do exercise on land need to be in the water and, for all my club swimmers who are desperate to get in and train, we need to get back in. and it is the one exercise you really can't emulate, unless you are very, very lucky at home. jane, thank you so much for your time. i should say, of course, this only applies to england. northern ireland, scotland and wales will have to wait a little bit longer. good news for those of you in england who can't wait until the 25th ofjuly, outdoor pools are open from tomorrow but i'm afraid i can't guarantee the weather.

president trump has complained he's the victim of a "political witch hunt" after the us supreme court decided new york prosecutors can see his tax returns. the court made clear that the president wasn't immune from criminal investigations. but the judges did not rule in favour of democrats, who also wanted congress to examine the financial records. our north america correspondent david willis reports. the message is clear enough, but the advice of this lone protester on the steps of america's highest court might not be easy for lawmakers to follow. by a majority of 7—2, the supreme courtjustices ruled that whilst a new york prosecutor could gain access to the president's tax records, congressional democrats could not, for now, at least. unlike his predecessors, donald trump has refused to release documents relating to his financial activities. his lawyers claiming that, as president, he is immune

from such scrutiny. the supreme court disagreed, however, reaffirming the notion that america's president is not above the law. "in ourjudicial system..." chiefjustice john roberts wrote, the ruling prompted a flurry of angry presidential tweets, followed by this denunciation of the court's ruling. frankly, this is a political witch—hunt, the likes of which nobody's ever seen before. a pure witch—hunt, it is a hoax, just like the mueller investigation was a hoax — that i won. and this is another hoax. this is purely political. two of the justices president trump appointed to the supreme court, brett kavanaygh, and neil gorsuch were among those who voted brett kavanaugh, and neil gorsuch were among those who voted against him — prompting democrats to vow they will keep fighting

for the release of the president's financial records. so, here we are, the supreme court, including the president's appointees, have declared that he is not above the law. the path the supreme court has laid out is one that is clearly achievable by us in the lower court, and we will continue to go down that path. a long path it may be, though. long enough, experts agree, to ensure the public won't get to see the documents before they go to the polls in november. legal defeat, though this may be, it might also prove a political victory. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. the number of new cases of coronavirus in the us continues to rise. a new daily record for confirmed infections was reached on thursday — with more than 65,000 cases in the last 2a hours. 1,000 people died with covid—19 in the same period. there's been a spike in infections in recent days, particularly in the south and west

of the country. police in india have shot dead a high—profile gangster a day after he was arrested. vikas dubey was accused of killing eight policemen in the northern state of uttar pradesh. our correspondent, divya arya, is in delhi and has more details. lots of questions raised whether this was an encounter that could have been avoided and was in fact done to silence what vikas dubey could have said in court if he did get to the trail. now, the police, of course, deny all of that, and say they had an accident while bringing him to uttar pradesh from the central indian state of madhya pradesh, where he was arrested. he tried to flee and when they tried to stop him and asked him to surrender, he did not and therefore they had to shoot him. but we have come to know there was a petition filed just a few hours before this killing which said that such a killing could happen because in the week since the eight policemen

were killed when they went to arrest him, four of his aides have been killed in two separate encounters by the police, the police themselves declared. the long—serving mayor of the south korean capital seoul has been found dead, after a seven—hour search for his body. authorities believe park won—soon took his own life. mr park had been subject to a sexual harassment complaint, reportedly by a former staff member. the bbc‘s sophia tran—thomson reports. cameras click. stretchered out of parkland in northern seoul, the body of a man known to many. mayor park won—soon was reported missing by his daughter earlier in the day. she told authorities he had left a text message which resembled a will. his disappearance prompted a wide—scale search. authorities traced his last phone signal and found his body. translation: a detailed investigation will be needed, but there was no sign of foul

play so far. an in—depth investigation will be conducted. the high—profile death has attracted mass media attention in the city of almost 10 million people. mr park had been mayor since 2011. he was facing allegations of sexual harassment, reportedly by a former secretary. translation: it is true that the complaint against mayor park won—soon was filed with the seoul metropolitan agency. it is under investigation. park won—soon was a prominent human rights lawyer in the 1990s. he won one of the country's earliest cases on sexual harassment. he was also an advocate of the #metoo movement in 2018. authorities have now moved his body to seoul national university hospital, where his supporters were heard grieving the loss of their leader. wailing and sobbing. a post—mortem investigation will now be carried out but his death will leave more

questions than answers. sophia tran—thomson, bbc news. twin brothers who were born in london could be facing deportation to different countries in the caribbean — a place they've never visited — following jail terms for grievous bodily harm. the families of 2a—year—olds darrell and darren roberts say they've been issued with deportation notifications and could be put on planes when they're released. but their families argue they are british and that britain is their home. greg mckenzie has been to meet their family. 24—year—old twin brothers darrell and darren roberts were born in west london to parents from the caribbean island of dominica and grenada. neither parent had uk citizenship. they were fun, cheeky. i mean, if you think of two twin boys, they bounce off each other, very energetic, hyper. funny boys. i mean, mischievous but that's just young, cheeky. when the boys were 13 years old,

their mum died and their father went back to dominica, leaving them behind. both were taken into the care of ealing social services. soon after, one of the brothers, darrell, was convicted of grievous bodily harm, but on his release from jail after serving a six—year sentence, his family say he was served with a deportation notice. i mean, at the beginning i was quite, you know, disgusted, upset, insulted. because if they're going to deport my brothers, there's 11 of us in total, they could deport any one of us. darrell‘s twin brother also remains in prison for a separate offence of grievous bodily harm. the parents and social services failed to apply for their uk citizenship, which means they are technically stateless. the home office automatically issues a deportation notice to anyone without citizenship who has been convicted of a reasonably serious offence with a sentence of more than 12 months.

the home office says neither of the brothers was subject to deportation orders, but i've seen a liability notice that's been issued to one of the brothers which indicates the home office are planning to pursue deportation. we don't transport people any more. we might have done that in the 18th century, we don't do that anymore. he is a british citizen, he's been in custody, served his sentence. we have a society which apparently believes in rehabilitation and supporting people to reintegrate into the community, this is what should be happening with this man but instead, he's having to fight a complex, terrifying, legal procedure. i was scared for them, if i'm completely honest because they've never been there. i've never been to grenada, imagine you are just sent to a place, you are not allowed to come back to the place where you call home. you are sent to an island, you have no family ties. the family have since launched

a petition to rally support for the brothers, who say they are british and should remain here indefinitely. greg mckenzie, bbc news. the main broadcaster in the philippines looks set to stay off air — after losing its appeal against its franchise not being renewed. abs—cbn had been turned down when it asked for a 25—year licence to continue operating. supporters of president duterte had accused it of being biased in its reporting. our correspondent howard johnson was in the abs—cbn newsroom when the news broke. we have been in the newsroom watching people crying. around 10,000 jobs now at risk, people's livelihood is affected by this during the global pandemic. i am joined by regina, the head of abs-cbn joined by regina, the head of abs—cbn news and she can tell you more about how it feels to know your company has effectively been shattered by politicians. how do you

feel at the moment? you know, i am both a very sad and very angry, very stunned by it all, but i know i have to be strong for my team and we just have to do now, somehow, try to find a silver lining to all of those. it's very difficult for us to think straight at the moment and, as you could imagine, right? it is very difficult to be impartial, be objective as to how we are covering this story right now. but we are journalists and we are sworn to be reporting any issue as fairly and as accurately as possible, so that is what we are trying to do today. rights groups have already come out and said this is about freedom of

speech, this is a clamp—down on freedom of speech in this country. we have seen otherjournalists attacked online, and 11 cases filed and prosecutions for cybercrime. is this a movement against the free press in this country?” this a movement against the free press in this country? i can feel a slow, but sure change and there were politicians who disagreed with me when i said the franchise has an impact on press freedom, i believe it. any broadcast of a private company has an impact on freedom, an

impact on stopping comms from the government and it is very unfortunate that we were not granted a new franchise, because that effectively cuts off our link to the majority of our audience. our free to air platforms are able to reach about 69 million filipinos and these are the ones who are now deprived of access to news and information, of free choice of whatever entertainment or news programmes that they can watch and, to me, that is very unfortunate. thank you very much for that. and supporters of the president will say there are other issues here, about bias against him and also tax evasion and also labour laws, but this has been soundly rejected by the abs—cbn journalists here, they don't believe that is the case, but this will no doubt be making headlines all up today and tomorrow here in the philippines.

it was a victory that became one of the defining moments of the second world war, and the nazis' first defeat. today marks 80 years since the start of the battle of britain. the spitfire was one of the iconic aircraft that took part, and now the raf have recognised for the first time that a 13—year—old girl played a vital role in the plane's design. sophie raworth reports. newsreel: way up in the sky, there are messerschmitt, junkers, heinkels or dorniers that are going to get the thrashing of their lives. july 19110 and nazi germany is beginning the first of many bombing raids in what became known as the battle of britain. but the raf‘s pilots managed to fight off the luftwaffe and defend these shores in their spitfires and hurricanes. it is the most famous plane from world war ii. it played a crucial role in the battle of britain. but what we didn't know until now was the role that a 13—year—old

girl played in its design. this new generation of fighter plane had originally been designed with just four machine guns. but this man, captain fred hill, a scientific officer in the air ministry, became convinced that four guns would not be enough. each plane needed eight. he faced stiff opposition — most thought eight guns would be too many, impossible to fit on the planes. but captain hill was convinced he was right, so he turned to an unlikely person for help — his 13—year—old daughter, hazel, a talented mathematician. together, around their kitchen table, they worked through the night on complex calculations to prove that eight guns firing at least 1,000 rounds a minute was essential for success. they talk about burning the midnight oil and coming into the office late after everybody‘s gone to carry out further calculations and borrow some bits of equipment to carry out experiments,

more or less off their own bat, working very long hours, because they were really dedicated to these things. and, of course, they were taking their work home. hazel told her sons about her role when they were growing up. it's amazing that history hangs on so fine a thread, isn't it? you know, if she'd got the calculations wrong or she hadn't been asked to help and the decision had not been made to go with eight guns, who knows what would have happened? this graph, presented to the air ministry in 193a, was the result of hazel‘s calculations. with eight guns firing, the fighters typically had just two seconds to hit their target before pulling away. they had to get incredibly close to the enemy planes — just 250 yards away — to stand a chance of shooting them down. hazel‘s calculations meant the government changed its mind. the battle of britain proved to be a turning point in the war. it was the bravery and success of the pilots which made

victory possible, but, without the support of many others, the battle may not have been won. what a great inspiration for young people today, young girls in particular, that can look upon someone like hazel in the early 1930s making such an important contribution. 80 years after the battle of britain, hazel hill is finally getting the public recognition she deserved. in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, with rules and regulations on international travel varying around the world, how different will your holidays be? in italy, visitors are already returning to rome. our correspondent quentin sommerville has been checking out what tourists there are likely to experience. for months, rome was mainly for the romans. but, despite the pandemic, it is open for business again. european tourists have been welcome for over a month, but americans and other overseas visitors still

aren't coming. so right now there is a moment where italy and the vatican city's attractions are crowd—free. in the vatican, they normally see seven million tourists a year. but at the moment they're coming in dribs and drabs. the vatican was one of the first major museums in the world to reopen, it has been reopen for a month, but it is a very different experience now. there are far fewer tourists here, it almost feels as if you are having a private tour. in fact, before the pandemic they used to let in about 4000 people an hour, now it is about 400. so social distancing rules mean that you have a lot more breathing space and a lot more room to enjoy all of this. monsignor paolo noccolini says the vatican is ready to welcome back brits. translation: i want to tell everyone

and in particular those who come from the uk, that from all the countries in the world we are waiting for you with open arms. we guarantee that you will be able to visit this museum in perfect security, there are no dangers involved. it is now up to you to be courageous and travel. and here we are in the sistine chapel. the highlight of any tour of the vatican. normally when you come in here, you will be crammed in with lots of other tourists, cheek by jowl. not at the moment. it is a very different experience. we didn't even have to queue to get in here. there has been worry in the past that bringing so many tourists in has damaged miichelangelo's masterpiece, but there is no fear of that now. the chapel is both peaceful, almost silent and spectacular.

if lockdown's been forcing you to work from home for the last few months, you might be keen on a change of scene — so how would you fancy working remotely from barbados? new proposals are being considered by the caribbean island which would introduce a 12—month "welcome stamp" — allowing people to work there for one year at a time. the government there hopes the plan will help mitigate some of the damage the virus has done to barbados's tourism industry. it's notjust tourists who are set to return to the uk. one slightly more unusual group of new arrivals is on its way too — although they won't be here for a couple of years yet. bison will be introduced to british woodland to restore an ancient habitat and its wildlife. the animals are europe's largest land mammal, and are being brought in as part of a £1 million project to try and help manage woods in kent. they're expected to be

in their new home by spring 2022. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomas shafernaker. hello. well, after a couple of overcast and rainy days, really quite disappointing forjuly, the weather is looking much better this weekend. high pressure is expected to build and, for most of us at least, it is going to be dry throughout the weekend and also pleasantly warm. you can see this high pressure building through the course of today and into tomorrow, and it will stick around through sunday. and, then, later on sunday, it looks as though another weather front is going to sneak into north—western parts of the uk. here's today's weather forecast, so we have showers in the forecast across scotland and eastern parts of the uk.

some of them could be a little on the heavy side, so sunny spells and showers in the east, but the rest of the country, i think, predominantly bright or even sunny. very few clouds in some parts of the country. temperatures a little below the average, 16—20 celsius, it should be two or three degrees warmer than that this time of year. now, tonight, that high pressure starts to build, so it's going to fizzle out those showers. a little on the french side in some spots tonight but temperatures a little on the fresh side in some spots tonight but temperatures typically around about 8—10 celsius. now here is that high pressure building in on saturday. now, the reason why it's not going to be particularly warm, so we're not going to see any sky high temperatures, is because the air is actually coming off the atlantic. that real heat, continental heat, is going to be pushed to the south and that is because the winds blow around the high pressure like so, so that heat is going to be confined to the continent. now, the temperatures will rise but only because we are going to have more sunshine on saturday. so this is what it looks like. apart from one or two showers and maybe a bit more cloud

in the far north—west of the country here, it's a very decent day. 17 in glasgow, around 20 or 21 in the south. and, then, sunday, probably the best day across england and wales. light winds, plenty of sunshine around, the temperatures will rise probably to around about the mid 20s, isuspect, around the south—east but, more typically the low 20s. for many of us, it is actually going to be the perfect summer's day but in the north—west of the country, increasing cloud and also outbreaks of rain, possibly for northern ireland and western parts of scotland. so let's have a look at the summary for today and the weekend. again, you can see that whether improving through today weather improving through today and into tomorrow and, actually, next week, early next week, for some others, the weather still looking pretty decent but a few spots of rain next week on the way, too.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. from today, people arriving in the uk from more than 70 countries and british overseas territories will no longer have to self—isolate for two weeks. outdoor shows, team cricket, beauty treatments and tattoos are all coming back in england over the next few days. northern ireland is becoming the first of the uk's nations to allow gyms to reopen today. in scotland — people must now cover their faces when they go into shops. in hong kong all schools are closing again after a spike in coronavirus cases. mexico's brutal drug gangs turn to handing out aid during the pandemic — they say they're filling a void. the bbc gets exclusive access

to the sinaloa cartel. and on the 80th anniversary of the start of the battle of britain — the story of the 13—year—old girl who helped design the spitfire so crucial to the allies' victory 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. travellers arriving in the uk from dozens of countries no longer have to self—isolate for two weeks from today. restrictions have been lifted for arrivals from 75 countries and british overseas territories, including spain, france, italy and germany.

but, passengers who arrived in the past two weeks still have to see out their 1a day self isolation period. arrivals from spain will still have to self—isolate in scotland however, as the country has said it will continue to quarantine travellers from countries that have a higher prevalence of coronavirus than it does. and the foreign office advice against taking a cruise holiday remains in place. john mcmanus reports spain's tourist industry is keen to say hola to british holiday—makers as soon as possible. paul is heading there tomorrow. now we don't have to quarantine coming back in, it's a big help, knowing that we can just go out there, we can stay in the hotel, obviously taking all the precautions — social distancing and masks and everything, hand sanitiser and everything. the hotel seems to have it mostly under control. more of us are more likely to venture abroad now that the uk's travel quarantine has been relaxed, but it's not straightforward.

take europe. travellers arriving into the uk from most places now don't have to self isolate for two weeks. but some of these countries have restrictions when british people go there. those travelling from anywhere else, including controversially portugal, do still have to follow the quarantine rules. and people arriving into scotland from spain will as well. liz's package holiday to croatia tomorrow is still booked, but her flight has been cancelled. from what i understand, although some countries have opened up to tourists, a lot of flights aren't currently running. so although the accommodation is available for tourists, there are no flights to get there, and i think that's where the confusion is. airports will become a bit busier again in the coming weeks. they and the airlines which use them are desperate to get paying

passengers through their doors and into the air. but the return of international travel won't be plain sailing. the uk foreign office is advising all britons not to travel on cruise ships at the moment — instructions which it says are based on advice from public health england. john mcmanus, bbc news. we can speak now to alex stewart — the founder of "‘onenine5 — a small travel goods company that manufacturers its products in china. how have you been affected by the whole pandemic closure and what does the opening mean to you? global travel has had a huge impact on our business because we are strongly associated with the travel industry. as things open up we are seeing some signs of positivity and growth which is great but ultimately for us part

of what we do is about relationship and manufacturing in china and the impact of quarantine in the uk and china risk stifling innovation and ultimately slowing our recovery. what things do you make and how much ofa what things do you make and how much of a fall in sales have you seen? we are famous for redesigning the wash bag for modern airport travel, with more ideas to come about during the peak of covid—19 we sales dropped by 95%. how much slack do you have any business in order to keep going? and the moment we don't really have any so we the moment we don't really have any so we have been badly impacted. china was first to be hit by covid—19 and for that reason our manufacturers and partners had to close, things slow down in europe from a travel perspective and that as we try to plan for christmas

which sounds quite strange injuly, it is about trying to get back to china to work on new designs and sign off on production with partners. can you get in there even if you have to quarantine when you come back? at the moment, no. china's current restrictions only allow humanitarian visas and crew visas for air staff saw actors conversations over skype and sending back—and—forth ideas. conversations over skype and sending back-and-forth ideas. how much of the problem is that? it is really tough, it is possible but it slows down efficiency. when you are working on ideas it helps to be in the same room side by side. how many people do you employ? these restrictions may go on for months into next year, do you hope you can keep going? i think we are quite fortu nate keep going? i think we are quite fortunate in that they will be run

195 as we are quite lean so our team are freelance so our design team at freelance, we are a team of two full—time now so we can run it and a fairly smart way that enables us to survive longer term if the travel industry does not bounce back as we hope this year on early 2021. how long can you give it a sail don't pick up? we would think about a bit ofa pick up? we would think about a bit of a pivot product strategy so hopefully we not to just be manufacturing and producing travel goods but actually products that help people to pack smart and their everyday lives so moving into things like smaller bags that might sit inside your backpack or handbags on the way to work, laptop sleeves and things that really help you every day. have you had any government support? yes, we decided to take the

government loan scheme. we have not had to spend that yet but we have got it there because you are considering cash flow for later in the year when it comes to investing in products. in terms of your ability to keep going, how low our europe margins, how careful are you having to be with spending money?- a business we have cut back on a what of spend on pr and marketing, we found the peak of covid—19 and april it didn't feel the right time to try to promote a travel goods brand given the circumstance. from a personal perspective we are very much an start—up mode sought for me it is not about investing in the business and my time and money to keep it growing so sensible for me but i am ok with that if i can still

see 195 growing. good luck, thank you. face coverings are mandatory in shops in scotland from today, and those who don't comply could be fined 60 pounds.it‘s one of a number of changes to lockdown restrictions coming into force this morning. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has more. she is wearing one, they are wearing them too. and from today, most people, with the exception of young children and those with certain medical conditions, will have to wear a face covering while shopping in scotland, or they'll be breaking the law. i think it's something that we'll alljust have to get used to, for the foreseeable future. anything that's going to help stop the spread i absolutely agree with. so wearing a mask into a shop or a confined space — yeah, i'm completely happy to do that. you've a mask with you just now, so you'll be wearing it in the shop? yes, homemade mask, yeah. as this new measure comes in, other restrictions are being eased. up to 15 people are now allowed to meet outdoors, as long as physical distancing remains.

that will also apply to limited indoor gatherings, which are now allowed, and which can include overnight stays. and the two—metre rule is being eased on public transport and in retail, as long as strict conditions are in place to lower risk. many shops have already put in mitigating measures to protect their customers and staff. in this children's shoe shop, there are now protective screens in place. they're hopeful people will get on board with these latest changes to the way they shop. obviously for children under five, we wouldn't be asking them to wear a mask. for an adult, we would pretty much be insisting on wearing masks, and i do have a spare mask in the shop. and they're not in here for a long time. i think it's quite an airy environment, so i'm hoping that — yes, i'm hoping that they will adhere to the guidelines. scotland's first minister has warned that anyone not complying risks a £60 fine. wearing a face covering on a bus, train or in a shop should, for the foreseeable future, become as automatic as putting on a seat belt in a car.

it should not need to be enforced, but the police can issue fines for anyone not complying. as restrictions ease and normal life resumes, the risk of the virus spreading will increase. the scottish government believes face coverings are an important part of the measures to try and make sure that doesn't happen. lorna gordon, bbc news. the first minister, nicola sturgeon said she was ‘pretty nervous' about how the changes would affect suppression of coronavirus — speaking to the bbc she was asked why she was being more cautious in the easing of lockdown, compared to the uk government — and whether she was sending a confusing message. if you look at scotland right now, putting the pandemic to one side, we've got different rules on the drink—drive limit, for example. we have different rules on the price of alcohol. you know, the scottish parliament takes a whole host of decisions. we have free prescriptions and free tuition in scotland which don't exist elsewhere in the uk, so, you know, the people of scotland are used to having a parliament that takes its decisions and the law

in scotland, as relates to the tackling of the pandemic, is what people in scotland, whether they live in scotland or are visiting scotland, have to comply with. and i would say... and, please, iam not complacent about this, things can change in the course of this virus very quickly and that is why i am pretty nervous about the next few weeks, as we come, in a much more significant way than we have to date, out of lockdown, but i would say that the virus is at lower levels in scotland than it is in the uk as a whole, which says to me that we're maybe, you know, doing things reasonably well and getting things, at the moment, reasonably right and people in scotland understand the rules pretty well and are abiding by them. and it is down to people across the country that we have got infection rates as low as we have just now, because people have been complying with the laws and with the guidance. the big challenge for us now, and it's not going to be easy, is to get our lives back to some kind of normality, while we keep the virus under control — and there are, as i say, many parts of the world right now where it is surging

out of control again, and that should be a warning to all of us. hong kong's bureau of education has announced that all schools will be closed from monday because of a spike in locally transmitted coronavirus cases. the city reported 42 new cases on thursday, of which 3a were locally transmitted, marking the second consecutive day of rising local infections. from the outset, hong kong has been praised for its success in managing the virus — recording only 1,365 cases and seven deaths in total — despite its close proximity to mainland china. our reporter in hong kong, martin yip, gave me this update. well, there's plenty of reasons from the health side to close it. like you just mentioned, there is a spike that came out yesterday. 42 cases in one single day, and there are two clusters being identified locally,

without knowing the actual heart of transmission, of where these clusters came from. at the same time, these cases also involve pa rents and students or even teachers. that's why people are getting quite panicked at the education centre, now the education bureau has decided to close the schools. although this is not an exact shutdown right away. i willjust read you more details of the order from the education bureau. they are giving quite some leeway to many aspects, including schools, primary schools, that are holding the primary five examinations. why is it important they do let these exams continue? because they need these marks from these exams to determine the students' entrance for secondary schools. and also, make up classes for senior

secondary school students would also be given some leeway. they might continue if they can't manage it safely. so this is a bit of a chaotic situation here as well, but it seems the government is knowing people are panicked, they have to do something to make people think they are actually acting on it, to be seen as trying to control this, possibly, third round of outbreaks in hong kong, and that's why there are school closures now. the headlines on bbc news: from today, people arriving in the uk from more than 70 countries and british overseas territories will no longer have to self—isolate for two weeks. outdoor shows, team cricket, beauty treatments and tattoos are all coming back in england

over the next few days. in hong kong, all schools are closing again after a spike in coronavirus cases. a new daily record for confirmed coronavirus infections was reached in the us — with more than 65000 cases in the last 2a hours. a thousand people died with covid—19 in the same period. there's been a spike in infections in recent days, particularly in the south and west. with the latest, here's laura podesta from cbs news... for the dot appointed its highest single day death toll yesterday. 120 people died from the coronavirus bringing the total in florida to more than 4000. hospitalisations are also growing at a record pace. this is how many admissions we are having to hospitals with covid—19 diagnosis, it is double what it was

at the beginning of april. hospitals are being sent additional nurses and staff to manage the influx of patients. we will have extra people here but the workload keeps increasing. texas reported more than 100 deaths for the first time yesterday and if used in the health officials warned the total may be higher because people dying at home might not be tested. those of you looking at the numbers and seeing the ad not bad may be an undercount. this doctor says he hopes states do not need to close. i hope we would need to get them pausing in the opening process. nevada is closing bars. we know it can easily spread the people are congregating. as another limit indoor dining. we have had a brutal june.

another limit indoor dining. we have had a brutaljune. the state has less tha n had a brutaljune. the state has less than 200 ic you beds available. gyms in northern ireland are reopening today, becoming the first in the uk to welcome people back after the easing of restrictions. there isn't a set date for reopening in scotland and wales but indoor gyms in england can welcome people back from the 25th ofjuly. to follow social distancing rules, fitness centres in northern ireland have spaced out machines, put in place one—way systems, and limited the number of people exercising. so how is the reopening going? eamon kelly, founder of crossfit berserk gym in belfastjoins me now. how is it going today? all the classes have been fully booked or morning, 12 any class so between six and 11 and everyone seems happy to be back. how are you making it safe?

communicating with members, making sure they understand and respect the social distancing rules we have in place, that we have enough hand sanitiser and everything in place so they can clean their equipment when they can clean their equipment when they finish and the main thing is ensuring the coaching is clear so eve ryo ne ensuring the coaching is clear so everyone is comfortable and confident in what we are doing to keep the gym safe. is it the case that perhaps people might be breathing heavily, there is a risk there. that is where our social distancing comes into place and are so distancing comes into place and are so important. at the warehouse gyms we have plenty of room, we can market the floor and everyone has their own grid. how far apart are they? about 1.5 metres budget we need to stand on the perimeter of one box to get close to someone

else. even the layout of the equipment even when people are breathing heavy, the cardio equipment is facing different directions are silly but not be directly in front of close to anyone else. we have good coaches who know how to instruct people, everyone is ina numbered how to instruct people, everyone is in a numbered grid and and the classes if you are in school people are told one at a time to determine that their equipment together got it. the coaches make sure everything is cleaned at the appropriate level. we have capped classes at 12 so it is easy to manage, we would have had more previously so it is a breeze for our coaches to keep those 12 organised. is it ventilated? fresh aircoming in

organised. is it ventilated? fresh air coming in because we know it also particles and a potential risk. because it is a warehouse gym we have a massive shuttle at the front, also access at the back can be keep the doors open all day and make sure plenty of airflow. we are fortunate with the weather that we are able to do that but even ft weather was to ta ke do that but even ft weather was to take a turn i cannot see how we could not have the shutter up. financially you must be hugely relieved because it has been a massive pressure. it was getting to the point after three months it was the point after three months it was the point after three months it was the point of no return so i am glad we are able to hold on. we have a good community—based of members who stood by us whilst we diversified and put the business online but as with most people during lockdown three months, we were glad to be getting out and back to some sort of normality. like you.

in mexico, the coronavirus pandemic has created an unprecedented opportunity for the country's drugs cartels. the lockdown has left huge numbers of people unable to work and support themselves, so the drug gangs have stepped in. they've been setting up their own social welfare schemes — which are proving highly popular — but the threat of violence and crime is neverfar away. our correspondent anne laurent secured access to one cartel — and sent this exclusive report. from dusk to dawn, the sinaloa's cartel operations never stop, even in times of coronavirus. the pandemic hasn't stopped them making money from misery. from trafficking heroin to smuggling firearms. thousands of lives destroyed. but in this safe house, usually used for drugs and weapons, cartel members now pack tuna, rice and toilet roll, ready for

distribution to the poor. each bag bears the name of sinaloa's infamous drug lord joaquin ‘el chapo' guzman, now jailed for life in the us. mexican cartels have long used aid and welfare as a way to grow their support. but the lockdown has left many more people out of work, giving the cartels a new opportunity. dozens of drug cartels in mexico have made similar gestures. many are sharing videos

of what is being called ‘narco philanthropy‘. but the distributions have angered the mexican have angered the mexican president. violence driven by drug cartels has led to record murder rates in mexico. since lockdown started, murders have soared to almost 3,000 a month — many of them innocent bystanders. security experts say that the aid packages are not selfless acts, but calculating business moves.

the sinaloa cartel itself admits that loyalty is the key to their success. despite their firepower, it's the support of local people that could be the cartel‘s greatest weapon. anne laurent, bbc news, mexico. the policing watchdog for england and wales is launching a review of cases where racial discrimination may have been a factor. figures show that stop and search powers are nine times more likely to be used against black people than against white people. mps have warned there's a "serious risk" that parts of england will run out of water within the next 20 years — unless urgent action is taken. the public accounts committee is calling on the government to establish a league table ranking how water companies are performing. it said three—billion litres of water are still being lost every day through leaky pipes.

it was a victory that became one of the defining moments of the second world war, and the nazis' first defeat. today marks 80 years since the start of the battle of britain. the spitfire was one of the iconic aircraft that took part, and now the raf have recognised for the first time that a 13—year—old girl played a vital role in the plane's design. sophie raworth reports. newsreel: way up in the sky, there are messerschmitt, junkers, heinkels or dorniers that are going to get the thrashing of their lives. july 1940 and nazi germany is beginning the first of many bombing raids in what became known as the battle of britain. but the raf‘s pilots managed to fight off the luftwaffe and defend these shores in their spitfires and hurricanes. it is the most famous plane from world war ii. it played a crucial role in the battle of britain. but what we didn't know until now was the role that a 13—year—old

girl played in its design. this new generation of fighter plane had originally been designed with just four machine guns. but this man, captain fred hill, a scientific officer in the air ministry, became convinced that four guns would not be enough. each plane needed eight. he faced stiff opposition — most thought eight guns would be too many, impossible to fit on the planes. but captain hill was convinced he was right, so he turned to an unlikely person for help — his 13—year—old daughter, hazel, a talented mathematician. together, around their kitchen table, they worked through the night on complex calculations to prove that eight guns firing at least 1,000 rounds a minute was essential for success. they talk about burning the midnight oil and coming into the office late after everybody‘s gone to carry out further calculations and borrow some bits of equipment

to carry out experiments, more or less off their own bat, working very long hours, because they were really dedicated to these things. and, of course, they were taking their work home. hazel told her sons about her role when they were growing up. it's amazing that history hangs on so fine a thread, isn't it? you know, if she'd got the calculations wrong or she hadn't been asked to help and the decision had not been made to go with eight guns, who knows what would have happened? this graph, presented to the air ministry in 1934, was the result of hazel‘s calculations. with eight guns firing, the fighters typically had just two seconds to hit their target before pulling away. they had to get incredibly close to the enemy planes — just 250 yards away — to stand a chance of shooting them down. hazel‘s calculations meant the government changed its mind. the battle of britain proved to be a turning point in the war. it was the bravery and success

of the pilots which made victory possible, but, without the support of many others, the battle may not have been won. what a great inspiration for young people today, young girls in particular, that can look upon someone like hazel in the early 1930s making such an important contribution. 80 years after the battle of britain, hazel hill is finally getting the public recognition she deserved. hello this is bbc news with geeta guru—murthy. the headlines... from today, people arriving in the uk from dozens of countries will no longer have to self—isolate for two weeks. outdoor shows, team cricket, beauty treatments and tattoos are all coming back in england over the next few days. northern ireland is becoming the first of the uk's nations to allow gyms to reopen today.

in scotland, people must now cover their faces when they go into shops. in hong kong, all schools are closing again after a spike in coronavirus cases. mexico's brutal drug gangs turn to handing out aid during the pandemic — they say they're filling a void. and on the 80th anniversary of the start of the battle of britain, the story of the 13—year—old girl who helped design the spitfire so crucial to the allies' victory the world health organization has called south america the new epicentre of the coronavirus crisis and warned that the worst is yet to come. brazil has been hardest hit in the region, with almost 70,000 fatalities and more than 1.5 million cases alone. earlier this week, the president of brazil — jair bolsonaro — announced he had tested positive, and now the interim president of bolivia has also tested positive. our south america correspondent

katy watson reports. this was ecuador in march, when bodies were left in the street and families forced to keep corpses at home as authorities struggled to cope with coronavirus when it hit the city. the president said it was a crisis worse than war. the worst may be over there, but the virus has ravaged so much more of the region since. underfunded and overcrowded health systems have come under pressure across south america. not even richer countries like chile have been immune. this is a public hospital in one of the worst hit areas of the capital santiago. doctor matty is working flat out. he is disheartened by his government's handling of the crisis and he filmed this material for the bbc. in just one recent shift, matty had to tell ten families their loved ones had died. two weeks ago, we simply didn't have enough ventilation for all the patients,

so that was really frustrating. we often have to queue between patients. it's really hard. i mean, i'm 30 years old, and this probably will be the most challenging experience of my life as a physician, so nobody prepares you for these situations. neighbouring peru was widely praised for locking down early. it knew its health care system wouldn't cope, but inequality and poverty have meant the virus has overwhelmed the country. the problem is we didn't have enough organisation for some of the crucial issues, for example markets. about 30% of the population here in lima have to go three times a week to the food market because they cannot afford to go to the store or buy much of it. people are really, really scared of this virus. there have been some glimmers of hope. uruguay and paraguay can count fewer

than 100 deaths between them despite sharing borders with brazil. argentina, too, took swift action. a country in deep economic crisis and with vast political divisions, but they were put aside to tackle the virus. translation: political adversaries were able to sit around the table and come to an agreement over what was needed for quarantine. unfortunately, in some latin american countries, brazil are top of the list, the issue has become partisan, and that's absurd. these are health issues. this week, the virus became personal for brazil's president after he announced he had covid—19. but it is still very much a political game forjair bolsonaro as well. too, and unnerving many. the region lockdown when europe did, and it is unlocking now, too, and unnerving many.

sao paulo is the biggest city in all of latin america, and it's getting busier every day. but it's not alone, because across the region, countries are starting to reopen. people are desperate to return to work, and authorities are feeling the pressure to reopen the economy. but this is the part of the world where the virus is still spreading fast. few here feel optimistic. several countries, including brazil, are yet to reach the peak. there were strong warnings that hundreds of thousands more people could die in the coming months. a new initiative by a uk—based charity — educating the children — is working to get more women in africa into working in coding by providing top—level education, job openings and opportunities within the industry. the ‘code queen‘ campaign was launched in kampala where there is high demand for ict skills from both corporates and start—ups, and not enough supply due to inadequate training opportunities. with me is sonal kadchha, who is the founder of the charity educating the children, and i‘m alsojoined

by code queen project beneficiary phyllis nabangi. thank you both forjoining us. just tell us how this works, how does the training work? as you mentioned, code queen is a new unique programme we set up last year, and it provides young unemployed women in uganda with coding skills and then link them up with local and international employers in the tech space. so there are —— there is an abundance of software engineers in uganda and this is a fully voluntary based initiative, and it is offered for free to young women who are unemployed. phyllis, you have been on this training. what are you doing now? i am currently an analyst. we are slightly struggling to hear you.

let‘s see if we can do anything to improve that, we will come back to you if we can. just tell us on the ground, what difference does it make? what exact training to people need and how can it help them? we are pleased with the progress we are making. we have managed to train and link young unemployed —— unemployed women to the tech space in the internationaljob market, so it is a shame you cannot hear phyllis but she has made it all the way from uganda to india to work for a company as an it consultant, so it isa company as an it consultant, so it is a great example of how well—meaning, small british charities can make differences in small far—flung corners of the world whilst maintaining that rigour and the quality and standards. how do you find people and how are you delivering the training at the moment with everything that is going on? so far, there is a huge demand for this training because it is

proven through its results, so we have a huge pipeline of talent but currently not enough resources to accommodate everyone. fundraising has been extremely tough in this economic environment, and we have had to make a shift from being this start—up hub to be 100% fully remote online. the reason why we were at the start up village was so these young women have access to laptops and data, so are moving online is an issue, where as in the west it is easy to work from home. in uganda, it is not so straightforward and we cannot really keep it —— take it for granted. why are you focused on helping women? there is a lot of research that shows that educating our young women is research that shows that educating our young women is the most effective way to bring communities out of poverty. statistically women spend 90% of their income on families, whereas this figure is only 30% for a man. if you look at the information technology space, it is still very male dominated as an environment, so even a multinational

tech giants are struggling to get the number of women employed above 20%, and our experience on the ground has shown it is really a mindset barrier, so by creating women only programmes, we are able to create that safe space for them to create that safe space for them to build their confidence to eventually go into these male dominated environments. i'm so sorry, phyllis, we could not manage to hear you. i am sure we can come back to you in the future, we will. thank you both very much. the headlines on bbc news... from today, people arriving in the uk from more than 70 countries and british overseas territories will no longer have to self—isolate for two weeks. outdoor shows, team cricket, beauty treatments and tattoos are all coming back in england over the next few days. in hong kong, all schools are closing again after a spike in coronavirus cases.

spas, tattooists and beauty salons will be able to open their doors again in england from monday. but a lot of beauty treatments still won‘t be allowed. they‘re now being allowed to re—open from next week, but with restrictions. facial treatments — including eyebrow shaping and beard shaving — remain banned. george culligan owns two beauty salons in nottinghamshire, glow up and beauty on the boulevard. shejoins me now. thanks for your time. what do you think about the latest changes? we are so, think about the latest changes? we are so, we are think about the latest changes? we are so, we are really disappointed asa are so, we are really disappointed as a group within the salon and within the whole industry, i think i speak on behalf of the entire industry, we feel kind of like we have been left last. you know, beauty is the fastest growing industry on the planet and we cannot understand why we are not being given a little bit more leeway on

what we can do it when we know we can practice it safely. how can it be safe when you have to get so close to people‘s faces? be safe when you have to get so close to people's faces? for example, like i‘ve said to people before, we have actually been preparing for controlling infection within our salon since we were in couege within our salon since we were in college during the treatments. we are always sanitising, we have been doing courses online, during lockdown in our own time, we have companies like boro side and a city and guilds to make sure we are doing everything we can to have infection control within our salons. just being really practical, if you are doing someone‘s eyebrows, you have to be really close, even if you are wearing masks you are still potentially breathing within a close deference —— distance with each other, not in a ventilated space. deference —— distance with each other, not in a ventilated spacelj understand that, but what we are doing, i have it here actually is we have masks, our clients will have masks and we have purchased visors,

so masks and we have purchased visors, so these visors, they completely cover the face and they are smash protected. they are covering the entire face so we have no contact, even through the droplets when you are speaking or breathing. we can definitely practice safely within our salons 100%. the people you might be working on it, your clients, they cannot necessarily have a top—quality mask that stops aerosols from coming out all the time, so potential practitioners could be at risk from your customers. i understand exactly what you‘re saying, but at the end of the day, i cannot see the difference in going to a pub on a weekend. how often do you go to a pub and when you leave, a glass collector is sanitising the area ? you leave, a glass collector is sanitising the area? that doesn‘t happen. every time you leave the salon, everything has been com pletely salon, everything has been completely sanitised, and when we have splash protection over our faces, we are ensuring we are not only keeping ourselves safe but our

clients as well, and i truly believe that my clients would feel co mforta ble that my clients would feel comfortable in here, and we are doing it as best as we possibly can. i think we are safer than a lot of other environments that have been able to reopen, and i am not understanding why we cannot. on masks, that maskey showed me was just a normal regular one. we know that does not stop aerosols, the tiny particles. should you albeit perhaps using the best quality ones that do? the more expensive ones. these i bought at the start of lockdown when i knew we were going to reopen that we would need some sort of mask. it wasn‘t until later on that we found out they were not what we thought they were, not as protective. when something more protective. when something more protective comes... and i can notice that, i will purchase that, but we are doing everything we can. that is why we have the visors, the sanitisers, to make sure we are doing it as practically and as best as possible. if gems are reopening

and you can sit in a jacuzzi with someone and you can sit in a jacuzzi with someone and you and you can sit in a jacuzzi with someone and you are and you can sit in a jacuzzi with someone and you are sweating and there is bodily fluids in the jacuzzi, why on earth are you not able to come into a sanitised areas and have a treatment done? when there is a sanitising tool between people. those masks are available in chemists, but they are costly. how much has this closure cost you and how much at risk are you? what do you mean? did make in terms of maintaining the business. like it has been a struggle, so i had three salons before and had to close one of them because we are eyelash technicians in one of the salons, and because we have no indication as to when we are able to reopen, the girls have been forced to get full time work elsewhere. it is a shame because the beauty industry, we are so because the beauty industry, we are so passionate about what we do, and it is not just so passionate about what we do, and it is notjust a work, it is an out form —— art form. it is a shame we

have had to close one of them down, but there are many other women like me who have had to do the same thing, and it is really sad. everyone understands the industry employs people and work is really crucial. some people might say that if there is a risk still, having your eyelashes or your eyebrows done is not an essential part of life, so it is better to be safe at the moment. but neither is going to the pub and watching the football at the weekend or getting your beard trimmed, but that is allowed for men. ifelt like as trimmed, but that is allowed for men. i felt like as women, we trimmed, but that is allowed for men. ifelt like as women, we have been put last. it is a man‘s road at the moment, and although we are a massive industry, the biggest industry on the planet, so why are we being put last when men are able to go and get their beards trimmed but women may not be able to have a wax? if you have facial hair as a man, you can have it groomed, but not as a woman. i do not understand, they are not really looking at what is the safest. thank you very much

indeed forjoining us. thank you. twin brothers who were born in london could be facing deportation to different countries in the caribbean — a place they‘ve never visited — following jail terms for grievous bodily harm. the families of 24—year—olds darrell and darren roberts say they‘ve been issued with deportation notifications and could be put on planes when they‘re released. but their families argue they are british and that britain is their home. greg mckenzie has been to meet their family. 24—year—old twin brothers darrell and darren roberts were born in west london to parents from the caribbean islands of dominica and grenada. neither parent had uk citizenship. they were fun, cheeky. i mean, if you think of two twin boys, they bounce off each other, very energetic, hyper. funny boys. i mean, mischievous but that‘s just young, cheeky. when the boys were 13

years old, their mum died and their father went back to dominica, leaving them behind. both were taken into the care of ealing social services. soon after, one of the brothers, darrell, was convicted of grievous bodily harm but on his release from jail after serving a six—year sentence his family say he was served with a deportation notice. i mean, at the beginning i was quite, you know, disgusted, upset, insulted. because if they‘re going to deport my brothers, there‘s 11 of us in total, they could deport any one of us. darrell‘s twin brother also remains in prison for a separate offence of grievous bodily harm. their parents and social services failed to apply for their uk citizenship which means they are technically stateless. the home office automatically issues a deportation notice to anyone without citizenship who has been convicted of a reasonably serious offence with a sentence of more than 12 months. the home office says neither of the brothers are subject to deportation orders but i‘ve

seen a liability notice that‘s been issued to one of the brothers which indicates the home office are planning to pursue deportation. we don't transport people any more. we might have done that in the 18th century, we don't do that anymore. he is a british citizen, he's been in custody, served his sentence. we have a society which apparently believes in rehabilitation and supporting people to reintegrate into the community, this is what should be happening with this man but instead, he's having to fight a complex, terrifying, legal procedure. i was scared for them, if i‘m completely honest because they‘ve never been there. i‘ve never been to grenada, so imagine you are just sent to a place, you are not allowed to come back to the place where you call home. you are sent to an island, you have no family ties. the family have since launched a petition to rally support for the brothers who say they are british and should remain here indefinitely. greg mckenzie, bbc news.

just to the village of ditchling in east sussex where people are lining the streets for the funeral of dame vera lynn. you can see the funeral cottage passing there. she was of course the british forces sweetheart. she died last month at the age of 103. this east sussex village was her home for 50 years. the roads have been closed off. as people their mark this moment and pay tribute to her. the armed forces are going to be paying their own special tribute to her today. there will be a special fly—past very shortly in about the next ten minutes or so. by the royal air

force battle of britain memorial flight. force battle of britain memorial flight. we believe to the spitfires are going to be making that tribute, and we will be bringing you a special coverage about that moment in the next ten minutes. so with rules and regulations varying around the world, how different will your holidays be? in italy, visitors are already returning to rome and the vatican city. our correspondent quentin sommerville, has been checking out some of the sights. for months, rome was mainly for the romans. but despite the pandemic it is open for business again. european tourists have been welcome for over a month but americans and other overseas visitors still aren‘t coming. so right now there is a moment where italy and the vatican city‘s attractions are crowd free. in the vatican they normally see 7 million tourists a year. but at the moment they‘re coming in dribs and drabs. the vatican was one of the first major museums in the world

to reopen, it has been reopened for a month but it is a very different experience now. there are far fewer tourists here, it almost feels as if you are having a private tour. in fact, before the pandemic they used to let in about 4000 people an hour, now it is about 400. so social distancing rules mean that you have a lot more breathing space and a lot more room to enjoy all of this. monsignor paolo noccolini says the vatican is ready to welcome back brits. translation: i want to tell everyone and in particular those who come from the uk, that from all the countries in the world we are waiting for you with open arms. we guarantee that you will be able to visit this museum in perfect security, there are no dangers involved. it is now up to you to be courageous and travel.

and here we are in the sistine chapel. the highlight of any tour of the vatican. normally when you come in here you will be crammed in with lots of other tourists, cheek by jowl. not at the moment. it is a very different experience. we didn‘t even have to queue to get in here. there has been worry in the past that bringing so many tourists in has damaged michelangelo‘s masterpiece but there is no fear of that now. the chapel is both peaceful, almost silent and spectacular. dame vera lynn will shortly be honoured with a spitfire fly—past over her beloved east sussex village ahead of her funeral today. the streets of the village of ditchling are already lined with crowds paying their respects. dame vera, who entertained troops during visits to the front line in the second world war,

died last month at the age of 103. we can speak to our correspondent robert hall. he is following this very special tribute. it is going to be quite a moment, isn‘t it? tribute. it is going to be quite a moment, isn't it? it is for the nation and for sussex, as you probably remember, on the day she died, a lot of people they‘re talking about her presence in the village and the county, how much she related to the people around her, how she used to chat to the people in the village. these village people who we have seen in the shots as the ca rtage who we have seen in the shots as the cartage makes who we have seen in the shots as the ca rtage makes its who we have seen in the shots as the cartage makes its way through, there isa cartage makes its way through, there is a sense of affection there. what we have is a combination between local affection and a nation‘s rather more formal tribute, so you can see there the escort from all three armed forces alongside the hearse as it makes its slow progress

through the village. very important to the armed forces to be here and to the armed forces to be here and to establish a presence at the funeral, and what you are saying there are a couple of technicians from the royal navy, you are seeing representatives of the coldstream guards and the raf regiment. 12 members of those units lining the route of the court age as it makes its way through ditchling village. hms collingwood as well, one of their homes to see training, and the army from the number 7 company and the coldstream guards and the queen‘s colour squadron from the raf representing the royal air force. you can see the number of people from the community from the surrounding area that have turned out to watch the quotation pass through. dame vera representative of

events, now 80 years ago, we are about to remember the battle of britain. but perhaps remembered as well for her longevity. the fact she was still working until very late on in her life. still very popular, still releasing an album. she has been a part of people‘s lives through the generations for so very long. she has lived in ditchling for over half a century. what a remarkable age. 103 years old. she would be delighted and proud at the reception that she is getting here,

the farewell that she is being paid bya the farewell that she is being paid by a lot of people she regarded as herfriends. pausing just for a moment there. ina in a moment we are going to see a

tribute from the air in homage to the battle of britain, and how fitting we should see this above ditchling as they were 80 years ago. this is bbc news. to spitfires, both second world war era. one of them, you cannot see the registration from here, but registration p 73 50. it‘s the only area where the spitfire to have actually served in the battle of britain. it was shot down on the 25th of november 1940 when flown by a polish pilot and he managed to land the aircraft in a field near hastings despite the fact he had been wounded as well, but the

aircraft is currently painted in the colours of another spitfire flown by al dia, a new zealander who also fought in the skies above kent during the battle of britain. the second aircraft, you canjust during the battle of britain. the second aircraft, you can just about make them out, carries the black and white invasion stripes that were painted on allied aircraft during and after d—day ofjune 1944. painted on allied aircraft during and after d—day ofjune1944. this aircraft with the registration av 910 served on d—day and flue patrols over the breaches. we will hear those engines as they pass overhead.

as we watch those aircraft, dame vera of course everybody knows her as the force‘s sweetheart, and perhaps associate her with performances of hope. they provided such a morale boost to troops serving on the front line and reminded perhaps of the girl they left at home, the wife they left at home, the normality, a symbol of what was it so far away. it is worth remembering as well as we watch this tribute that dame vera‘s most notable concerts where as far away as egypt and india and burma. she said in an interview that she realised that she wanted to try and reach those soldiers who were further away, and there were a lot of performers working in the areas in britain and europe, and she

wa nted in britain and europe, and she wanted to get further away. so she went to burma and formed their —— performed there, but a lot of images of her signing autographs over there. she kept a diary when she was there. she kept a diary when she was there and shared some of the difficulties in living daily life in that part of the world. two spitfires coming round again. if you arejustjoining us, one of them isa you arejustjoining us, one of them is a survivor of the rare... the second one dating back to d—day whether those black and white invasion stripes. the aircraft nearer to us is the battle of britain aircraft. those are painted in the colours of a new zealand pilot, who flew in at these guys.

what an appropriate time, as we have been hearing as well, to have the sound of the spitfires over kent, as we remember those very difficult daysin we remember those very difficult days in 1940 when huge german formations were coming across the channel to soften the uk up to what they would hope would be successful invasions. all heads looking towards the skies to catching limbs of these famous aircraft. kent, sussex were very

important front line basis for the operations to protect the uk during 1940. a number of those airfields you can still visit them today. how fortunate is we have a bit of summer weather back. a sound dame vera lynn would have known very belt. —— very well.

fitting tribute to dame vera lynn whose voice was resonant across fitting tribute to dame vera lynn whose voice was resonant gci’oss so whose voice was resonant across so many generations whose voice was resonant across so many generations and particularly now. many generations and particularly now. that's right, it is one of those things that gets passed down and she was very visible, she was with us for such a very long time, 100 years and of those years significant percentage of them she was working and performing and singing and talking about her experiences and here she was part of the community. when her health wasn't so good she wasn't around quite so much but talking to her neighbours, great personal sadness that they have lost one of their

own. that they have lost one of their own. in terms of the nation i think she was a great survivor and that is pa rt she was a great survivor and that is part of it, her contemporaries had gone and she represented that very significant historical period and a spirit if you like which helped to hold the nation together, brought people together and she had managed to capture that sense of communication, that link between it be people so far away and the families at home. we saw the commemorations of ve day and we are coming up to the 75th anniversary of vj day and it all happens as people across the world have been facing a difficult time, i suppose the closest in terms of personal difficulty we have had since the second world war. yes and how interesting that dame vera chose for

the online video to pay tribute to the online video to pay tribute to the nhs front line workers, how appropriate it should be her voice we appropriate it should be her voice we had yet again on that video without representation —— with that representation of bringing the country together. the scenes no applause ringing out in the streets, and moves away. it is very much a community event. obviously a sense of formality with the armed forces year and the spitfires overhead but anyway this

isa spitfires overhead but anyway this is a community saying goodbye, i suspect there will be a more formal national goodbye in the future but so good to see people out and such numbers. as the quotation per session makes its way through ditchling. thank you, remembering dame vera lynn assen funeral continues. travellers arriving in the uk from dozens of countries no longer have to self—isolate for two weeks from today restrictions have been lifted for arrivals from 75 countries and british overseas territories, including spain, france, italy and germany but, passengers who arrived in the past two weeks still have to see out their 11; day self isolation

period. arrivals from spain will still have to self isolate in scotland however, as the country has said it will continue to quarantine travellers from countries that have a higher prevalence of coronavirus than it does. and the foreign office advice against taking a cruise holiday remains in place. john mcmanus reports spain's tourist industry is keen to say hola to british holiday—makers as soon as possible. paul is heading there tomorrow. now we don't have to quarantine coming back in, it's a big help, knowing that we can just go out there, we can stay in the hotel, obviously taking all the precautions — social distancing and masks and everything, hand sanitiser and everything. the hotel seems to have it mostly under control. more of us are more likely to venture abroad now that the uk's travel quarantine has been relaxed, but it's not straightforward. take europe. travellers arriving into the uk from most places now don't have to self isolate for two weeks.

but some of these countries have restrictions when british people go there. those travelling from anywhere else, including controversially portugal, do still have to follow the quarantine rules. and people arriving into scotland from spain will as well. liz's package holiday to croatia tomorrow is still booked, but her flight has been cancelled. from what i understand, although some countries have opened up to tourists, a lot of flights aren't currently running. so although the accommodation is available for tourists, there are no flights to get there, and i think that's where the confusion is. airports will become a bit busier again in the coming weeks. they and the airlines which use them are desperate to get paying passengers through their doors and into the air. but the return of international

travel won't be plain sailing. the uk foreign office is advising all britons not to travel on cruise ships at the moment — instructions which it says are based on advice from public health england. john mcmanus, bbc news. earlier i spoke to our business correspondent katy austin, who was at gatwick airport. one thing you will notice immediately, i am wearing a mask. that's because the requirement here is everybody wears a face covering around the airport. in terms of it being quiet, you are quite right. injune, for example, there were only 17,000 passengers who departed from gatwick, that compares to 2.2 million injune last year, the drop off during the pandemic, the travel restrictions, has been really quite severe and now, things might start ramping up at something near normal. things are a bit different, when you arrive, there's lots of hand sanitising stations, signs telling you to maintain social distancing, markings along the floor in some bag drop areas, keeping people apart.

and when you go to security, the process is the same, you've got to wear the mask, that will stay on during a flight. some flights are already taking off from gatwick, easyjet is running flights from the level beneath us, it's a bit quieter up here where norwegian is running flights, tui doesn't start until tomorrow. even quieter in the departure hall, just along. through departures, there aren't many restaurants and cafes open, the departure lounge experience still feels quite different. i've got passengers here taking flights today. good morning, just introduce yourself. my name is metin. you are off to turkey, is that correct? yes, for a working holiday. you are going for work and pleasure as well but how are you feeling about travelling? very confident, you know, i've waited quite a long time before i went out. everything was coming

down, slowing down. everything was calming down, slowing down. i'm quite confident. turkey is one of the countries on the list, a lower risk country, so you felt happy? yeah, yeah, i've been following it for the last couple of weeks before i bought my ticket, death rates 15 a day, the infection rates are very low. but mainly, in turkey, i am not going to a major city. i am quite confident. of course, now you won't have to self isolate. yes, exactly, wonderful. thank you for your time. we've got stephen, stephen, good morning. where are you off to? denmark to visit my partner. and also for work as well. i'm quite happy about travelling. denmark was one of the first countries to take drastic action. lockdown. everything over there it's back to normal. death rates under 500. i was quite pleased to go over. spend time with my

partner and family. obviously, you are looking forward to not having to isolate when you get back. exactly. my partner was planning to come back with me. we would have to self isolate for 14 days. i am pretty happy about not having to do that. it just feels really weird. the airport being this quiet. whole new experince, isn't it? whole new experience. you must have flown out to denmark quite a bit. what is it like normally? totally packed, heaving, it's quite surreal. i am thinking, when will things get back to normal? it is the big question we need to ask ourselves. thank you so much for your time, have a safe flight. not every country on the world is on the low risk, some you will have to still self isolate, the usa. check the details before you fly and check the requirements in the country you're travelling

to, as well. the uk government has announced the latest easing of lockdown restrictions in england, with some leisure facilities and beauty services allowed to reopen. from tomorrow, outdoor swimming pools can reopen, and performances can take place in outdoor theatres, while some sports, such as cricket, will also return. from monday, customers can return to beauticians, tattooists, spas and tanning salons — but they will be subject to some restrictions. and on the 25th ofjuly, indoor pools, gyms and other sports facilities will reopen. although outdoor theatre performances can go ahead from tomorrow in england, providing social distancing measures are met, there is as yet no date for when indoor live performances can go ahead. and that means many theatre staff — who have been on furlough since the pandemic began — will remain unable to work. we can speak now to tori hargreaves — an actress — whojoins me now via webcam from surrey.

how difficult has it been for you? it has been tough, i feel like how difficult has it been for you? it has been tough, ifeel like most people in my situation had been left in limbo because that hasn't been any communication... slightly freezing i think that a line, let's have another go, can you hear us? you are saying how difficult it has been, we not that outdoor performances can go ahead, is that a lifeline for you? absolutely, we are so grateful and excited, a bit of hope and it is nice to have something to look forward to, we help people support the open—air theatres. the only thing is yes they can open from tomorrow but shows ta ke can open from tomorrow but shows take months to put on and so many

theatres have had to cancel their season which is a u shame and able have missed their window to perform. they've have not been able to prepare? exactly, most people want some sort of rough timeline, for example if we had been told open a theatres can open injuly then the prep could have been put in place so people could have been casting and working on sets and costumes so that it can open from tomorrow or as close as possible. but now it is just going to be pushed back and obviously open—air theatres work seasonally so they only have a short window anyway so it is tricky. of course window anyway so it is tricky. of course it also depends on the r level and rate of fire this, i guess

the government were able to announce this earlier. what about under performances? ultimately even at that as some funding support from the government that doesn't necessarily protect jobs the government that doesn't necessarily protectjobs like yours. yes, until producers are comfortable and confident in the situation then everybody else underneath and waiting. most producers are thinking outside the box in terms of how they form at theatre. like open f8 is coming back and companies producing immersive theatre which is really exciting and looking at different ways we exciting and looking at different ways we can exciting and looking at different ways we can still perform. what will you do over the winter of theatres are still closed? the fact open-air theatres have opened has given a

huge amount of hope to freelancers, i think people are may be getting a bit more excited that possibly pantomimes might still happen and people are just keeping help. do you have any work lined up? no, i was potentially doing a show in edinburgh which got cancelled and i think some auditions are opening up a bit more which is good but until thenit a bit more which is good but until then it is just a waiting a bit more which is good but until then it isjust a waiting game, a bit more which is good but until then it is just a waiting game, just in limbo. how have you been managing day—to—day? in limbo. how have you been managing day-to-day? a lot of painting by numbers and what have i been doing? i have been lucky that have been eligible for the self—employment income support sol

eligible for the self—employment income support so i have just been doing different courses online and trying to keep busy and stay creative and doing online readings on zoom creative and doing online readings on zoom with fellow friends and performers and creatives and keeping spirits up. good luck, let's hope the outdoor theatre can get up and running soon, thank you. the latest from the test cricket to come... but first the draw for the quarter—finals and semi—finals of the champions league has been made manchester city, who lead real madrid 2—1 with the second leg of their tie to play, would face either lyon orjuventus if they reach the quarter—finals. while, if chelsea manage to come from 3—nil down to beat bayern munich, they would face either napoli or barcelona.

so here is the quarter—final draw infull... all of those ties will be played as one match, rather than two legs, and will all be hosted in lisbon. matches start on the 12th of august. the draw for the europa league is just about to take place — you can follow it on the bbc sport website. the west indies have had the better of play so far on day three of the first test against england in southampton. the windies resumed on 57—1 at the start of play and they have just lost their first wicket of the morning. shay hope gone. a short time ago they were 108—2, kraigg brathwaite with a half century. england got to 204 for theirfirst innings. the premier league has admitted to the bbc that there were three incorrect decisions involving penalties in last night's matches. one in each of the three games. they admitted that manchester united's bruno fernandes shouldn't have won a penalty for this challenge. but fernandes went on to score it himself as united beat aston villa 3—0. the premier league also said that southampton shouldn't have been given a penalty against everton, while tottenham shoul have been

while tottenham should have been given one against bournemouth. two more races have been added to the formula one calendar, taking the total to ten. the ferrari owned mugello circuit in italy will host a grand prix for the first time on 13th september, with the russian grand prix in sochi confirmed for a fortnight later. in the meantime the second race weekend of the season has got underway in austria. this time the race will be called the ‘styrian grand prix', in honour of the local area. racing point's sergio perez topped the time sheets in this morning's first practice. that's all the sport for now. there's more on the bbc sport website including news that the scottish premiership season will kick off on the ist of august. relatives of care home residents with dementia should be treated as key workers, leading charities say. in a letter to the health secretary, they write that the care given by family members is "essential"

to residents' mental and physical health. nadra ahmed is the executive chair of the national care association, which represents care home operators. shejoins me now. what do you think of this proposal? i think they are absolutely right because the mental welfare of people with dementia or in care schemes a lwa ys with dementia or in care schemes always benefits from a good open relationship with families and friends. and that is how cursed sector has always operated, care sector has always operated, care sector so we can sector has always operated, care sector so we can encourage people sector has always operated, care sector so we can encourage people to come in. the pandemic has created a closed environment and to ease that we closed environment and to ease that we will face some of the challenges we we will face some of the challenges we know may lie ahead but we would

a lwa ys we know may lie ahead but we would always welcome whenever possible however we can try and facilitate it to ensure that families are kept in touch and people can see their loved ones. i do saying it is going to be possible to have safely managed visits from family members? that is the challenge be have that we have to enable them to be safe and that will be a challenge for us because we will be a challenge for us because we will have to wait for the guidelines on visiting anyway but if we are guidelines on visiting anyway but if we are going to start becoming people back and some people who have been going into services to meet loved ones on a daily basis, free of going to facilitate that we need to know how it will happen. how will the testing occur before they arrive into the services? what happens if you have 50 people wanting to come m, you have 50 people wanting to come in, how can we safely facilitate a few at a time? how do we respond to

otherfamilies few at a time? how do we respond to other families who say i should be able to come and how wide does this go? will visitors have to have a full ppe for example if they come in and does it mean they will have to self—isolate for two weeks before our live and very strict ways and not to protect other care home residents? —— in orderto not to protect other care home residents? —— in order to protect. absolutely there will be nails, we will need to they have had a test, have they been anywhere, we need all those reassurances. we need to risk assess every member of staff and visitor and then we will have to make sure that we are very vigilant when anyone is in the building, clea n when anyone is in the building, clean the rooms out and infection control all the way through once

somebody has left. yes the ppe question of course we will need to have because we have other vulnerable people so we have to safeguard them as well as staff. so how worried are you by this? we nokia home staff under huge pressure as our resources and nokia home staff under huge pressure as our resources and it has been very difficult. we are concerned, some providers have tried to to trial things like pods and gardens and things. we have been waiting for the guidance for a long time and i believe it is due today so we have already started to look at different methods of facilitating its but we are worried because if there was an outbreak of somebody tested positive we outbreak of somebody tested positive we would have to lockdown again and we we would have to lockdown again and we know what senior politicians think that it is our fault these things happened. it is not our fault, we are trying to do everything we can as reasonable as

we can everything we can as reasonable as we can to ensure everything we can as reasonable as we can to ensure we can everything we can as reasonable as we can to ensure we can facilitate the visits and well—being of our residents, it is paramount in all of this. so is the welfare of our staff and everybody else including the visitors themselves, we have to be conscious we visitors themselves, we have to be conscious we are visitors themselves, we have to be conscious we are testing them co nsta ntly conscious we are testing them constantly to conscious we are testing them co nsta ntly to ma ke conscious we are testing them constantly to make sure every visit asa constantly to make sure every visit as a safe one. you constantly to make sure every visit as a safe one. you are constantly to make sure every visit as a safe one. you are referring to the comments from borisjohnson, he did pay tribute in pmg is this week, is that enough? he did and i am grateful for is that enough? he did and i am gratefulfor him for is that enough? he did and i am grateful for him for taking the time to do that, ijust wish he hadn't uttered the words he did prior to that. but it is good to know he has paid a tribute and that needs to be really valued throughout, we need to be paying it on a daily basis. i

wa nt be paying it on a daily basis. i want social care to be valued in the way it deserves to be. this nation owes a way it deserves to be. this nation owes a huge debt of gratitude to those people who put aside their own fears and gave up seeing their own families in some cases. many people saved lives of people, we sadly have lost many and each one is a deep regret but that is not because of not trying, we have tried our very best to do what we can considering we we re best to do what we can considering we were looking after some of the most vulnerable people with very little assistance from outside, ppe argument, all of that, testing, it is all there, the funding. a lot of providers are worried about a second wave and got god forbid that

happens, we are back at that pathway of ppe hoping it is not diverted to all of these are live issues in our heads as we go forward. thank you. in mexico, the coronavirus pandemic has created an unprecedented opportunity for the country's drugs cartels. the lockdown has left huge numbers of people unable to work and support themselves, so the drug gangs have stepped in. they've been setting up their own social welfare schemes — which are proving highly popular — but the threat of violence and crime is neverfar away. our correspondent anne laurent secured access to one cartel — and sent this exclusive report. from dusk to dawn, the sinaloa's cartel operations never stop, even in

times of coronavirus. the pandemic hasn't stopped them making money from misery. from trafficking heroin to smuggling firearms. thousands of lives destroyed. but in this safe house, usually used for drugs and weapons, cartel members now pack tuna, rice and toilet roll, ready for distribution to the poor. each bag bears the name of sinaloa's infamous drug lord joaquin ‘el chapo' guzman, now jailed for life in the us. mexican cartels have long used aid and welfare as a way to grow their support. but the lockdown has left many more people out of work, giving the cartels a new opportunity.

dozens of drug cartels in mexico have made similar gestures. many are sharing videos of what is being called ‘narco philanthropy‘. but the distributions have angered the mexican president. violence driven by drug cartels has led to record murder rates in mexico. since lockdown started, murders have soared to almost 3,000 a month — many of them innocent bystanders. security experts say that the aid packages are not selfless acts, but calculating business moves.

if the sinaloa cartel itself admits that loyalty is the key to their success. despite their firepower, it's the support of local people that could be the cartel‘s greatest weapon. anne laurent, bbc news, mexico. hello. well, after a couple of days of gloom and rain, it is turning brighter today but it's not going to be a completely dry day. in fact, farfrom it. showers scattered today across scotland and also eastern counties of the uk. in fact, anywhere, say from newcastle, through yorkshire, lincolnshire down to east anglia, even the south—east, you could catch one or two showers,

maybe even the odd heavier one. but, other than that, the weather is going to be mostly bright or sunny. the winds are light, it will turn pleasantly warm enough, with temperatures between 18 and 22 degrees. now, the showers continue for a time in the east during the evening. then they fade, we've got clear spells tonight. morning temperatures will hover around about 8—11 celsius and this is the start of a fine spell of weather this weekend. high pressure is building, so that means that both saturday and sunday, at least across most of the uk, the weather is looking dry and turning pleasantly warm. bye— bye. they would hope would be successful invasions. let us go to edinburgh where nicola sturgeon is giving her daily briefing. thank you forjoining us. i will start with the usual update on the most recent covid—i9 statistics. an additional 18 positive cases were confirmed yesterday, which takes the total now

in scotland up to 18,333. the neighbours make figures for new cases is very low and we are always going to see day—to—day variations in the data, but i think it is probably worth noting that this is the highest figure we have seen in almost three weeks, so we will as you would expect to be looking into this very closely today. while we should not jump to this very closely today. while we should notjump to any conclusions, there is no reason for us to do that yet, it is a sharp reminder to all of us that this virus, as i keep saying, has not gone away. it is still present out there. i would ask you to remember that in everything that you do. a total of 668 patients are currently in hospital with the virus, either confirmed or suspected, which is 20 to more than yesterday but includes a reduction of five in the number of confirmed cases. “— of five in the number of confirmed cases. —— 22. a total of 12 people last night were in intensive care with confirmed or suspected covid—19. that is three more than yesterday, one of those being

confirmed and the other two are suspected. since the 5th of march, a total of 4415 patients who had tested positive and admitted to hospital have been discharged from hospital. i am very pleased to report that during the past 24 hours, no deaths were registered of a patient confirmed through a test as having the virus, and the total number of deaths therefore it remains at 2490. of course, that is the number under that measurement of patients who test positive through a test. i want to convey my condolences to everyone who has lost a loved one to this virus, and i wa nt to a loved one to this virus, and i want to thank our health and care workers for the incredible work they continue to do. i am joined today by the economy secretary who is going to talk in a few minutes about £38 million of support that the scottish government is providing for new companies in crucial sectors of the economy which have been affected by the pandemic. before that, i want to go over the pandemic. before that, i want to go over some the pandemic. before that, i want to go over some of the key changes the scottish government has announced which will take effect over this

weekend and into next week. before i do that, i wanted to remind you of what i said literallyjust a few seconds ago. this virus has not gone away, so life should still not feel totally normal. the lifting of restrictions, important and welcome though it undoubtably is, must not mean that the dropping of our guard. that is really important. we have beenin that is really important. we have been in lockdown for more than three months now, but being in lockdown ourselves has meant the virus has also been in lockdown. as we come out of lockdown, unfortunately we let it out again as well. we have to work ina let it out again as well. we have to work in a sense even harder to make sure that it does not get those opportunities to spread, so as you think about the changes, as you think about the changes, as you think about the changes, as you think about doing things that none of us have had the opportunity to do for three months, i appeal to all of you to think even more carefully about the basic things all of us can do, andi about the basic things all of us can do, and i would argue have a duty to do, and i would argue have a duty to do, to try to make sure this virus

does not spread again. let me start with two of the things which will happen from next wednesday, the 15th ofjuly. as many of you know and as many of you, myself included, have been eagerly anticipating, hairdressers will reopen on the 15th, and i want to say that detailed guidance for hairdressers has now been published, and therefore if you are a hairdresser or if you're planning on visiting a hairdresser and want to know what the guidance says, you can find it on the scottish government website. in addition, i announced yesterday that more people would be allowed to attend services for weddings, civil partnerships and funerals, but these would be subject to a cap on numbers. i can would be subject to a cap on numbers. i can never would be subject to a cap on numbers. i can never confirm today that from wednesday onwards, a maximum at this stage of 20 people will be able to attend a funeral, marriage or civil partnership ceremony or service wherever it is taking place. we are also removing the restrictions on the categories of people who can attend funerals

will stop in many cases, previously attendance was limited to immediate family only. i want to stress two points about these changes. firstly, andi points about these changes. firstly, and i think this is important for me to stress and for everybody watching to stress and for everybody watching to understand, these changes apply only to services and ceremonies. other gatherings associated with them such as wedding receptions or a funeral wakes are still subject to the rules that apply for all other indoor and outdoor gatherings. secondly, the limit of 20 people is still subject to strict rules on physical distance and, so if the venue physical distance and, so if the venue that you are having a ceremony or service in cannot accommodate 20 people when physical distancing rules are in place, the number of guests will have to be smaller. i hope this provides some clarity for anyone who has a wedding or civil partnership in the second half of july orfor anyone partnership in the second half of july or for anyone who unfortunately is having to arrange a funeral. we know that the restrictions on funeral services in particular have been incredibly tough in many cases

utterly heartbreaking. i hope this change is a welcome one, although of course it does not permit full—scale gatherings for weddings, civil partnerships and funerals. it is with a limit of 20 still quite restrictive, but at present we consider that to be a necessary precaution, but that limit will be reviewed again at the end ofjuly. let me now briefly summarise the key changes which take effect from today. first of all, it is now compulsory to wear a face covering in the as well as on public transport, and jason leech will talk more about that later. there are exemptions to this, for children underfive exemptions to this, for children under five and people with certain health conditions and in some circumstances for staff, but we encourage staff in most circumstances also to wear face coverings. but for the vast majority of us as customers, it is now the law that we were face coverings in shops. some people ask and i have

been asked in recent days why are we doing this now when the virus has been suppressed to low levels? the reason is quite simple. we are now starting to go out and about a lot more, and that as i said a moment ago, brings much greater risks of the virus spreading. we have to make sure we the virus spreading. we have to make sure we put in place mitigations now that when necessary when we were all standing —— staying at home, to reduce the risk of that happening. the police can issue fines if necessary , the police can issue fines if necessary, but i am asking everybody to stick to the law, not from a fear of enforcement but because it is the right thing to do. it helps keeps us and other people safe. i encourage people to see wearing a face covering for the foreseeable future when you go to the shop to become as automatic as putting a seat belt on ina car automatic as putting a seat belt on in a car is. if you wear a face covering, it reduces your chance of

passing the virus on to other people, and it reduces their risk of passing it on to you. we can show ca re passing it on to you. we can show care and solidarity with each other and allow each other to show less —— live less restrictive lives without seeing a resurgence in the virus, so please everybody comply with this, because it is for the good of all of us. it will help keep us safe and protect everybody. the last point i wa nt to protect everybody. the last point i want to address about this, and it is againa want to address about this, and it is again a point that has been put to me, it is not very comfortable to wear a to me, it is not very comfortable to wear a face covering. the first thing i would say is i recognise that, but also you do get used to it, andi that, but also you do get used to it, and i say that from personal experience. you get used to it and it becomes less uncomfortable the more you do it. the second and perhaps most important thing to reflect on is this— our health and ca re reflect on is this— our health and care workers in the course of our job is to keep us safe wear masks for 12 hour shifts. surgeons will wear for 12 hour shifts. surgeons will wear them for lengthy hours long operations. this is a small thing

that we can do for them and for each other, so please comply with this, not because the law tells you to, even not because the law tells you to, even though it does, but comply with it because it is about that solidarity and looking out for each other and through that whole experience looking out for the protection of our health. there are other rules which come into force from today which affect how we can meet up with each other. if you are in the shildon category from today, we are in the shildon category from today, we are not asking you any longer to physically difference from the people you live with. —— shielding. you will be able to form an extended household if you live on your own or with children under the age of 18, andi with children under the age of 18, and i know how tough the past few months have been for all of you who have been shielding, and i hope these latest changes are helpful and welcome for many of you. the other changes that come into effect today do not apply to those who are shielding but they do apply to eve ryo ne shielding but they do apply to everyone else. from today if you are

pa rt everyone else. from today if you are part of a non—cohabiting couple, regardless of your living arrangements, you do not need to stay physically distance from each other indoors or outdoors. for eve ryo ne other indoors or outdoors. for everyone else, there are some important changes to the rules for meeting up. for outdoor meetings, a maximum of 15 people from up to five different households can now meet together, and limited indoor gatherings subject to very strict guidance are also now permitted. these should involve a maximum of eight adults from up to three households in total, so if you're thinking having people attend, you can invite people from two other households because your household is the householder, it is part of the three permitted. as long as physical distancing between different households is maintained, this can include overnight stays, but we recommend that in total you should not meet people from more than four different households in any single day. that applies to adults. for example, if you have an outdoor

meeting with four other households in the afternoon, do not then invite a couple of friends over in the evening. the ability to meet indoors even evening. the ability to meet indoors evening. the ability to meet indoors even in small numbers is a simple pleasure that has been hard earned by all of us, so enjoy it but please be very careful. remember why we have only now started to allow any indoor meetings, it is because the risk of transmitting this virus indoors is higher and significantly higher than it is outdoors. if you are able to meet outdoors and if the weather permits it, do not rule that out. that is still the safest way of meeting up with friends and family. but if you do meet indoors, take ca re but if you do meet indoors, take care and follow all of the public health advice. keep two metres distance from people in other households, cleaning services after people are touching them, wash your hands regularly and especially wash your hands the first time you go into somebody‘s house. if we do all of that, then this is not risk—free, but we will minimise the number of

opportunities the virus has to spread. that is the point i want end on. covid—19 cases in scotland right now are very on. covid—19 cases in scotland right now are very low, but as today's figures remind us, we are still seeing new cases every figures remind us, we are still seeing new cases every day. the virus has not gone away. it is just as infectious as it ever was, and it is just as dangerous as it ever was. if we let it run out of control again, not only will that be very damaging to life and to health, it will also set back the economic recove ry will also set back the economic recovery that is so important now for our wider lives. that is why i keep stressing and will end with a reminder of the fact that we are asking people to remember and comply with. face coverings in shops and public transport, that is the law, but any enclosed space where physical distancing is difficult, avoid credit places indoors and outdoors. clean your hands and surfaces regularly. to me distancing is the role and self—isolate and book a test if you have symptoms. if

all of us remember and abide by these five measures, then we have these five measures, then we have the best possible chance as we interact with each other much more, nevertheless keeping this virus under control. my thanks as always for your cooperation. i am going to ask the economy secretary to set out the economic intervention we want to announce today, and then i will hand over announce today, and then i will hand over to the national clinical director. thank you. as we move into phase three of the route map, we will now see more areas of the economy reopening. we are continuing to provide advice to allow this to be done safely with updated retail and hospitality guidance publishing today. the guidance and our approach today. the guidance and our approach to reopening the economy will give consumers the confidence they need to support businesses as they reopen. there is no doubt that the coronavirus pandemic has caused unprecedented economic disruption, and that is why we reacted swiftly

to provide a business support package worth more than £23 billion. we continue to work hard to address the wider impacts, and yesterday announced new initiatives to support the housing market and to help people into work and to retrain. i look forward to giving more details on the further £100 million that is being invested in employment support soon. at this time more than ever, we need economic growth to support recovery. we need to find ways to support our most innovative sectors because their access to finance has been severely restricted. that is why today i want to outline details for further support we are making available for them. this marks a step forward in our recovery and in developing a high—tech, low carbon economy that accelerates international investment and creates rewarding high—value jobs. we need to promote growth in areas such as

life sciences, digital technologies, and space, where scotland already has a competitive edge and international ambitions. i am pleased to be able to adults details of £838 million package for our most early—stage businesses. this funding was allocated last month as part of our £230 economic —— million pounds economic stimulus. —— 30 £8 million. this is for start—ups with the highest potential to grow, a £25 million early—stage challenge fund to provide successful applicants with a mixture of grant and investment funding of up to £300,000. the fund will open to applications on monday the 20th of july. in addition we are providing £10 million for a scottish enterprises existing co—investment

funds to assimilate private investment and support businesses that need more significant levels of funding to grow rapidly for that these measures will be taken forward by scottish enterprise, working with private investors and partners. the package is another example of how we are tailoring our support to best suit scotland's economic needs with scales that are unique to scotland for top if we are continually —— if we are to continue to do so, we need the uk government to extend our financial powers. while we work on some of the measures set out earlier this week, in particular the reduction on that for tourism and hospitality which we have been asking him to do for some time, more could have been done such as a commitment to new capital spending asa commitment to new capital spending as a stimulus for economic growth. -- vat. or as a stimulus for economic growth. —— vat. oran extension of the furlough scheme, particularly for key sectors. earlier this week, the uk government also recognised our calls for more support for culture and heritage, and there are a number of areas where immediate support is

required, including grass roots music venues and museums. we are working closely with these sectors to revive support packages and will announce more details in due course. today i am pleased to confirm i have agreed a £2.2 million fund with the music venues trust for the coming months which will quickly provide much—needed stability to grassroots venues much—needed stability to grassroots venues for the coming period. full details will be released soon and i hope this offers some comfort to those in the industry. it is clear we are continuing to make progress in recovery. we can only continue to do this if the virus remains suppressed. i would like to take this opportunity to thank businesses for working with us and for playing their part by the following advice and guidance to help keep people safe. so they in turn can support business with confidence. safe. so they in turn can support business with confidencelj safe. so they in turn can support business with confidence. i will hand over to jason. i want to return

to the subject of a face coverings, since today is such an important day when we make it mandatory. people are perhaps slightly confused about what a face covering isn't what we mean. we do not mean the full surgical face masks that i and many others have had to wear throughout our careers. you may see these disposable nonsurgical, but they look like surgical face masks, in shops and retail. you may pick them up shops and retail. you may pick them up at the main railway stations and bus stations. they are satisfactory but you should use them just once and discard them. increasingly online you can now get fabric face coverings made by thousands and thousands of people around scotland and the world, as they are equally acceptable. you can now buy them in many of our retail establishments, the design of them getting more elaborate every day. it is mine, quite plain and simple. the secret is to cover your nose and mouth with

two layers of fabric. that may be a scarf or a patch meaner or something else that you have available. you may want to look online at the government website or other website about how to make one from the remnants of a cotton t—shirt or whatever, but the key thing is to cover your nose and mouth. these coverings are now mandatory in public transport and in shops. with certain exceptions that i shall come to in certain exceptions that i shall come toina certain exceptions that i shall come to in a moment. they do not however make you invincible. they do not mean you have not to follow the other steps of distancing, hand hygiene, respiratory hygiene and all of that together will help us restrict the spread of coronavirus. these face coverings are mandatory ona these face coverings are mandatory on a public transport and shops but you should also wear them in any other enclosed space where physical distancing is more difficult. particularly if they are at risk, you are at risk of close contact with others. this might include care home visits to the elderly, visits to hospitals as an outpatient,

visits to gp surgeries or pharmacies. there is no evidence that you need to wear them outdoors walking between these elements. 0nly if you are in an unavoidable credit situation even outdoors. there are some exemptions, for children under five, and you should imply individual discretion for children and adults that have breathing difficulties, but i would ask you not to not do it because you think you can't. —— apply. test it, try it, and many asthmatics and lung disease are able for limited periods of time to wear them perfectly satisfactorily. another group which require a little bit of discretion and a bit of understanding from all of us are those who are perhaps living with autism or living with artistic people, and those with dementia and other learning disabilities perhaps. you should be cautious about creating a stigma or policing it yourself because you see a family perhaps with a child who

does not wear one. please do not do that. think of yourself and do not worry too much about others. when applying or removing them, please use hand sanitiser, wash your hands before you put them on and wash your hands after you take them off. as we enter phase three, that is why we are up in the game around face coverings and reduced the risk of transmission along with other elements of our fact of our campaign. i will move the questions now. campaign. i will move the questions now. first question today is jamie from bbc scotland. are you there, jamie? apologies, first minister. good afternoon. i would like to stay on the issue of face coverings for top concerns are being expressed by some disabled people about envious towards them increasing over the issue of face coverings. they say the guidance isn't always a

sufficiently clear about exemptions, and how can someone convince a shop assistant they are exempt from wearing a face covering if they have been told by gps that they are not issuing covering letters or notes?|j issuing covering letters or notes?” don't want to see anybody abused or treated in an unacceptable way. if somebody is stating that they have a condition that is exempt under the regulations we have laid out, that is fine, and nobody who is exempt should be made to wear one, but that isa should be made to wear one, but that is a minority of people. as jason said, there may be some people who are said, there may be some people who a re covered by said, there may be some people who are covered by these exemptions who think that they could not wear a face covering. it might be worth trying it to see if it is co mforta ble trying it to see if it is comfortable for a very limited period while you are doing your shopping. i keep saying this because when i first started to wear one some weeks back, i thought i'm never going to get used to this. i wear glasses to read and my glasses steamed up and you feel like you cannot breathe properly. i now don't really think about it when i put one

on. it feels, i wouldn't say absolutely natural, but i do not feel any great discomfort, so give ita feel any great discomfort, so give it a go. often when these, and they very rarely come in in the context we are very rarely come in in the context we are in right now of a global pandemic, but i am old enough to remember when a seat belt wearing became mandatory. we often also have a drink—driving laws that change from time to time, and at the start of any of this, there is always a sense this is never going to work it is never going to be enforced. i remember when the ban on smoking in public places came in and people said people are never going to comply with this. it will be a nightmare that cannot be enforced. these things work because people recognise that whatever the inconveniences, it is for our own protection and for the protection of others, and that is the spirit i really appealed to people to see this in and approach it in. don't, whether it is over face coverings or because of the physical distancing or granting things that you pick up ina shop, or granting things that you pick up in a shop, do not abuse a shop

worker. that is not appropriate in any circumstances and not appropriate now either. if you do not agree with the decision on face coverings, you are welcome to e—mail me and tell me that. that is your democratic right. the decision is a decision the scottish government is taking. it is not a decision shop worker is taken, so do not take it out on then if they taken this. take it out on us and maybe you will see that it it out on us and maybe you will see thatitis it out on us and maybe you will see that it is not as vehement as you might have that. we all have had family in the health service. health workers where these things for hours on end. they do not complain about it, so this is a tiny thing we can do to keep ourselves safe and to save do to keep ourselves safe and to save lives, and i ask people to see it in that spirit. gordon cree from stv. this is a question for both yourself and adjacent leech because it touches on both policy and advice, i think. it touches on both policy and advice, ithink. he outlined yesterday that the phase three

changes that we can read the broad plans of four phase four in the future, but do you feel or even fear that in the absence of a vaccine or the virus dying out, we are getting close to the ceiling of what you are going to be comfortable with, and if thatis going to be comfortable with, and if that is the case, is that going to make it more difficult challenge for you to keep hearts and minds engaged in all the measures, particularly things like social distancing from friends understandably people maybe feel is most difficult? that is a very good question, and as i have often said over the months standing here, i do not know absolutely what the detailed answer to that is yet, and asi the detailed answer to that is yet, and as i do know and as we work out what that answer is, we will set that out very clearly or as clearly as we can that out very clearly or as clearly as we can to you. i will ask you to think back to something i said quite some time ago and something i said yesterday as well. sometime ago, we said back in april i think when we

published the first document that set out how we would go about in very general terms coming out of logs in. i remember saying that until there is a vaccine, we are going to be living with elements of this for a long time for dot that remains the case. —— lockdown. the lower we can get the levels of it, the more normality we can bring back. the trade off is... with the daily briefing, talking about the highest number of new cases in three weeks. you are watching bbc news. let us have a catch up with the weather. we ended the week on a bright and sunny note as a high pressure built in. this has been gloomy and grey across parts of england and wales over the last few days, or quite a lot of rainfall as well. a lot more sunshine around bar a few heavy showers across northern and eastern areas. these are the

skies over bromley in london, typical of how skies are looking across england and wales on the whole. high pressure starting to build from the west, will continue to cool the showers but no pressure to cool the showers but no pressure to the east generating further showers and downpours into the evening. these will clear away eventually. most places dry over night with lengthy and clear skies, lighter winds and some showers pitching in to the north west of scotland. with those lighter winds and clear skies, it will be quite a chilly night. temperatures dipping into single figures. into the weekend, high—pressure dominating the scenes, so going to be a dry one for most of us, and we should see plenty of sunshine as well. a little bit warmer as well stop high—pressure building in from the south—west, you can see a few isobars across the maps so the wins will be lighter. it will be a cold start to saturday, plenty of sunshine around, fairweather cloud bubbling up but a chance of an isolated shower. most places dry.

wettest places north and west of scotland, blown in on the breeze. mid teens in the north and low 20s for the south. high—pressure it with us into part two of the week but you will see the weather front associated with low pressure scraping into the north—west of the uk as we move the day. —— weekend. sta rts uk as we move the day. —— weekend. starts dry and sunny for all areas, some are fair weather cloud developing and the breeze picking up for northern ireland and western scotland. outbreaks late in the day of rain. england and wales, should remain dry. warmer as well with temperatures close to the mid 20s in one or two places. stays breezy, cloudy and damp across the north—west. further south and east it will be dry to take us into monday. much of last week in the —— next week looks set as there is high—pressure. across the southern areas we high—pressure. across the southern areas we will see the driest settle whether and highest damages. more

cloud and rain in the north. —— temperatures.

are no longer required to quarantine for two weeks. the rules are now relaxed for people coming from more than 60 areas but scotland still says anyone arriving from spain must quarantine. now we don't have to quarantine coming back in, it's a big help, knowing we can just go out there, stay in the hotel, obviously taking all the precautions. travel agents say today's easing of restrictions has led to an an increase in demand forforeign holidays. also this lunchtime... calls for relatives of people living with dementia in

ca re care homes... we