this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines: travellers arriving in the uk from more than 70 countries and overseas territories are no longer required to quarantine for two weeks — making it easier to go on holiday. we do not have to quarantine coming back in, it is a big help, knowing that we can just go out there, we can stay in a hotel, obviously taking all the precautions. as face coverings become compulsory in shops in scotland — other changes to lockdown measures are announced or come into force across the uk — we'll have the latest. charities call for relatives of care home residents with dementia to be treated as key workers so they can be tested for coronavirus and allowed to visit their loved ones. not to be able to see her, just talking to her on the telephone, has been fantastic, but it is not

the same as getting to see your loved one. one of the world's most important historic buildings — hagia sophia in istanbul — is to be turned back into a mosque after the turkish president signed a highly controversial decree. clapping. hundreds of people turn out to pay tribute to the forces sweetheart, dame vera lynn at her funeral in sussex. travellers arriving in the uk from dozens of countries are no longer required to quarantine for two weeks. the rules are being relaxed for arrivals from more than 70 countries — but scotland still requires anyone travelling from spain to quarantine — unlike england, wales

and northern ireland. travel agents says the easing has led to an an increase in demand for foreign holidays — though the foreign office is still advising against going on a cruise. john mcmanus has this report. spain's tourist industry is keen to say hola to british holiday—makers as soon as possible. one of them, paul, is heading there on saturday. now we don't have to quarantine coming back in, it's a big help, knowing 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 britons are 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, too. if you fly to portugal at the moment, you will invalidate any travel insurance that you have. so the fco warning still applies. portugal as we discussed earlier is not on that exclusion list. so if you do travel, and you do have travel insurance and you are relying on that, you will invalidate it. liz's package holiday to croatia tomorrow is still booked, but her flight‘s been cancelled. from what i understand, although some countries have opened up to tourists, a lot of flights are not currently running, so although the accommodation is available for tourists, there are no flights to get there. and i think that is 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's foreign office is advising all britons not to travel on cruise ships at the moment. instructions which it says are based on advice from a government health body, public health england. john mcmanus, bbc news. let's take a look at the latest figures on coronavirus across the uk a further 48 deaths of people who've died from the virus in all settings have been recorded in the last 2a hour period. that takes the total number of deaths to 4a,650. and this afternoon we've had an update on the r—number, that's the key measure of how much the virus is spreading. to give us some more detail on that change to the r—number, i'm joined now by our health editor hugh pym. first, still people are dying from

this fiver. that is right. tragic stories for the families of those involved. it has to be said though that the lines are pointing in the right direction for all the data on coronavirus. let's look at a few of the charts which have come out today and been updated. the daily death toll reported 48 but the rolling average, that is the solid line there, you can see the daily report has come down and a bumpy way because of the weekend. look at the seven—day relic average, that is not followed to over 74 having been at a peak of above 900 back in april. that is falling slowly on the rolling average. the next chart we can look at is the number of new cases and new infections. they continue to fall as well around the uk. this is newly tested infections. you can see the solid line once

again, the seven—day rolling average, that has come down to about 550 on a daily basis. but it has got a little bit flaccid the last few days which i think shows that it will take time. that's got a little bit flattered. the experts say it ta kes bit flattered. the experts say it takes time and comes down more slowly in the last few days. we have had hospital date this week as well. of course the impact of coronavirus has been immense on the rest of the health service. yes. there are still people in intensive care, and hospitals with covid—i9. still people being admitted to hospital, but in each case, the numbers once again our folly. they have been coming down steadily and that is definitely a positive. that being said, there are still some hospitals under pressure with staff testing positive. we had just this week killington hospital in northwest london having to close one point two emergency admissions sending cases to other hospitals because a large

number of staff having to self—isolate. that just number of staff having to self—isolate. thatjust shows that sort of pressure is still there in the hospitals. all the time we are watching this art number. in the hope is that it can be kept underneath that one. -- r-number. yes, the r—number, if it is about one you have a problem. the virus is accelerating and one person is affected infecting more than one other. if it is below one, it is heading down and good. the figure for the uk published today is the same range, 0.7 to 0.9. england is 0.821. so same range, 0.7 to 0.9. england is 0.8 21. so the midpoint for english slightly higher than for the uk average. but the commentary put out today with these r—number make the case that as the number of cases fall, vr becomes a little bit less easy to calculate. less relevant because of such a big regional variations. there was a quote and

the commentary come estimates of r—numberand the commentary come estimates of r—number and the growth rate become insufficiently robust in the circumstances to inform policy decisions. there is a little bit less emphasis now being put on that r—number. less emphasis now being put on that r-number. for the moment,, thank you, hugh. following months of coronavirus lockdown, restrictions across the uk are continuing to ease. in england, beauty salons and tattooists can reopen from monday, while gyms and indoor swimming pools can open on july 25th. in wales, pubs, cafes, restaurants and bars can reopen indoors from 3rd of august, providing coronavirus cases continue to fall. and in northern ireland, gyms welcomed back customers this morning. we'll hear more from wales and northern ireland in a moment but first, lorna gordon reports from scotland, where it is now compulsory to wear a face covering in shops. 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 just 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, i'm completely happy to do that. you've got a mask with you just now, so you'll be wearing it in the shop? yes, home—made mask, yes. as this new measure comes in, other restrictions are being eased. up to 15 people are now being 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 are 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 are 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. the law, coming into force today, it should not need to be enforced, but the police can issue fines if necessary. i am asking everybody to stick to the law, the law, not because of a fear of enforcement, but because it is the right thing to do. it helps keeps us and other people safe. 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, glasgow. lockdown has tested people's endurance in different ways. but now, warming up and working out is back.

gyms in northern ireland are open again, ahead of the rest of the uk. oh, it's brilliant to be back. it really helps everyone's mental health when they're in the gym. i've really, really missed it. i never thought that i'd say that i'd missed being at the gym, but i really miss notjust the exercise but also the community spirit. i was a bit nervous last night about coming back, but so glad to be back now. treadmills are being pounded, routines are being resumed, and weights are being lifted again after more than 100 days. everyone's taking great care to stay within the new rules. every other machine is switched off, to help people keep two metres apart. and users are wiping down equipment after they've finished. gym owners say gym goers are adapting. we have cleaning stations, at every corner at every opportunity of the gym. a lot of staff walking about, making sure everyone is social distancing. we're just here to support the people and make sure the experience is a good one. the fitness industry i think

is going to have a big comeback from this. the mental— health side of it is going to be a big, big reality for people and i think the fitness industry is going to do very, very, very well from this, as you can see. fitness programmes are being picked up where they were left off. but the last few months have been tough going for personal trainers, who have had to draw on their inner strength. it was hard to see light at the end of the tunnel, if i'm honest, as a personal trainer. if you had have told me we would be in lockdown for four months and without a job, i would not have said i would have come out the other end if i'm honest. we are all glad to be back now but it was a strange time, a strange four months for everyone. the times are becoming a little less strange today. some more restrictions are being eased, cinemas are reopening, as are playgrounds and amusement arcades. life is becoming more active here as the transmission rate of the virus remains low. chris page, bbc news, belfast. the first minister of wales mark drakeford has set out dates for a large number of businesses to come out of lockdown over the next three weeks. our wales correspondent tomos morgan explained what's

next for businesses. from tomorrow, hotels and self—contained accommodation will begin reopening in wales. but the major announcement today from the press conference of the first minister is setting a date for indoor restaurants, pubs and cafes to reopen. he says that they can reopen from the third, so long as the rates continue to decline. outdoor spaces in the hospitality industry can restart from monday, but many of the businesses that we have been speaking to over the past few weeks say that realistically, they may not have an outdoor space, or it may be very limited, so they have been waiting for this date and now something has been given, so that will no doubt be a relief to many of those businesses across wales. there's been a huge list today in first minister, mark drakeford's announcement just half an hour ago, businesses that can reopen over the next couple weeks, i willjust run through a couple of them for you now. on monday, there can also be groups of up to 30 people outdoors in say a fitness class outside,

so long as someone is taking that group of people. the following week, playgrounds will be able to reopen. on the 25th, campsites can reopen and on the 27th, museums and cinemas will also be able to reopen. the other thing that mark drakeford has also said is that the two metre social distancing rule will remain in place in wales, but of course, as nail salons and beauty spots continue to reopen on the 27th, there may be occasions where that might not be feasible, so so long as those businesses can maintain a high level of hygiene standards, they can of course reopen. but the main news, as i say, is that wales, the last nation of the uk, has finally set a date on the indoor hospitality sector to reopen and that will be from the 3rd of august. 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. let's get more now on the news that travellers arriving in the uk from dozens of countries are no longer required to quarantine for two weeks. joining me now is tracy bedwell, managing director of sales training international, which provides face to face training to companies in the middle east, china and the usa. how dependent are you on being able to get to your clients to deliver that training? very dependent. it really dependent. and before the crisis it, i hundred percent of our business was face—to—face with that we have minutes to be able to move a small proportion of it online. —— 100%. generally what we do because we don't speak at conferences and

help them sort out problems, i would still say 80% of our work, even now moving forward will have to be face—to—face. moving forward will have to be face-to-face. diversifying your business so you are not reliant upon one country would normally be a sensible business model. but how effective have you been? we have been completely affected. —— how effective. and i love the previous issues that has happened in the world, we have been in business for 20 years, not one of them have really affected us because we were quite expensive in the middle east but all the way across the middle east, we work in the usa, china, here in the uk and europe. a lot of different sectors. it is an issue in the banking sector and the finance sector, that hadn't really hit us too hard. we have other sectors. but on this pretty much we have been hit across the board. it is hit every country and everybody in every single sector. with the lifting of these travel restrictions for so many countries, how will that help

you get started again? it doesn't really help my business at all. they have lifted the travel restrictions and a lot of the holiday destinations, the european holiday destinations, the european holiday destinations, but in terms of business travel, which is actually a huge industry, i looked online before and £9 billion worth of money goes into long—haul flights from the uk, £5 billion of that is on business travel. but generally business travel. but generally business travel. but generally business travel is long—haul. in places like america, china and the middle east, etc. and they have not lifted any of the bands or any of the restrictions on those countries. how much support have you and people who work with you have been able to get from the government during this time? we haven't had any support whatsoever. we haven't had any of the grants from the government or the grants from the government or the local counsel, because we are a limited company and i my director i

haven't had any support. i haven't even been able to use a furlough scheme which should have been open to me because we file our p a y e annually. we pay monthly but we just do the paperwork once a year. after the 19th of march, so we've also been exempt on that. we had a great big fat zero. we were really relying on this being able to for the world to open up again to help us to get going again. so you have to eat things out as long as necessary however long that is. but what are your hopes for your business and the slightly longer term? in the longer term, i'm really hoping that we can go back to flying to places like the middle east and america and china with ease. we are quite happy if we have to pay for testing when we go into those countries, and things like that not really bother me. the issue we have is is we have to isolate when we get back for two weeks or isolate when we get there

for two weeks it doesn't help. my biggest hope is that the government will still listen to us and help all of those 3 million people plus who have been excluded from their help and give us of to help us seek it out until we can. start to move around the world again freely. thank you forjoining us in the best of luck to you. the prime minister has been speaking this afternoon on the use of face coverings in public. answering questions in a ‘people's pmqs' online event, borisjohnson indicated he thought greater use of face coverings might be necessary to stamp out local outbreaks of coronavirus. our political correspondent helen catt is in westminster. it sounds like we might have to get stricter but that means enforcement of face coverings there with a definite change in tone from boris johnson this afternoon on the issue at face coverings. in scotland, it is mandatory from today to wear them

a shop in england, the position remains as it has been for a while that only compulsory on public transport and hospitals. everywhere else it is recommended but it is at peoples discretion and that is the is the line the government has been holding on this. earlier in a broadcast that the prime ministers does come people's prime minister questions, he was asked about face coverings and he struck a note hearted tone and talked about having to get stricter on people wearing them in confined spaces like shops and said he didn't think we were going to get to a world where we will see everybody has to wear face coverings the whole time everywhere. but he said the balance of scientific opinion seems to have shifted more in favour of them then it was. and we are very keen to follow that. the the government has been question on that repeatedly because scotland has made the mandatory in the london mayor has been keen to make them mandatory too. there's been a lot of questions asked about this and we understand

that the uk government is looking at whether to make them mandatory and shops are not in england. what is the latest advice on working from home or going into work? there was a little bit of confusion raced here and this was because during the question—and—answer session, boris johnson said that he wanted people to go back to work if you can. downing street say that the official advice is still that you should work from home if you can trust that it would've been a pre—policy shift if what he said it was we want you to come back into your workplace and offices and downing street has clarified to say that wasn't what was said and what he said with you should stay working from home if you can. if you can go back to work and you want to you can talk to your employer about it. that is part of their broader attempt to get people back off of furlough and back into working but not necessarily physically in their workplaces quite yet. that would be a big shift in policy if it were to go down that

route. for the moment, thank you, helen. president erdogan of turkey has signed a highly controversial decree turning one of the world's most important historic buildings, hagia sophia in istanbul, back into a mosque. it comes after turkey's highest court ruled that the building is no longer a museum. the unesco world heritage site was built in the sixth century as a greek orthodox cathedral, serving as the home of the eastern orthodox church for nearly 900 years. then following the ottoman conquest in the fifteenth century it was turned into a mosque, with spires and minarets added to the impressive structure. after the end of world war i, the ottoman empire was defeated and divided by the victorious allies. and with modern day turkey established as a secular nation, a law was passed in 1934 banning religious gatherings at hagia sophia, turning it into a museum from 1935 onwards. turkey's highest court has now ruled that conversion into a museum should never have happened.

our world affairs correspondent orla guerin is in istanbul and explained why it's so controversial that hagia sophia has been designated a mosque. i think it is because some critics would see it, one part of the history of hagia sophia is being respected at the expense of another. it was originally constructed as the largest cathedral in christendom and was a major cathedral for 900 years until the ottoman conquest of what was then constantinople. at that stage it to become a mosque for 500 years and subsequently, as you mentioned, was turned into a museum, but many would say you could not publish one part of that history over another and you have to look back at the original foundations and purpose of the building and that was to serve as a christian place of worship. certainly there have been objections before this decision by the orthodox church worldwide.

the leader of orthodox christians who was based here in istanbul, he issued a plea saying that the church should be kept as it was, as a place where there was mutual understanding, mutual respect, dialogue, between religions and that was also very much the attitude of the us state department. they said that hagia sophia was serving as a much—needed bridge between the faiths. so they were both appealing for no change to take place. we have had a concerned reaction so far from unesco, the un world heritage organisation. hagia sophia is w world heritage site and it pointed out... excuse me, it put out a statement appealing to turkey not to make any move that would change what it called the universal value of the site and we had a very angry reaction from the greek culture minister saying that the decision

was proof that there is no independent judiciary and turkey, that this was an abuse of presidential power by president erdogan and that in fact he was leading his country back to the sixth century, which was the period in which hagia sophia was constricted. i should say, the president's supporters would argue that this is a mosque on turkish territory for top it is and take hands under turkish control and the turkish people should be allowed to decide what to do with it. certainly, for the president's conservative religious base and for many turkish nationalists, this will be a very popular move. but for those who are opposed to it, further evidence i suppose of the erosion of secularism on which modern day turkey was founded ? i think you really can't argue against that. any potential change at hagia sophia is deeply symbolic.

the decision to change it from a mosque into a museum was made by the founder of modern turkey, who had a secular vision for the state and we have seen president erdogan in recent years it step—by—step and move by move overturning and cancelling much of that secular legacy and reshaping turkey according to his own vision, which is a religious one. i should say we had a chance to speak to turkey's most famous and acclaimed writer and nobel prizewinner and he was horrified by this decision and said that millions of secular turks like him would be crying over this move, but he said their voices would not be heard because according to him, there is no free speech and no democracy in turkey. dame vera lynn, who died last month at the age of 103, has been honoured with a fly—past over her home village in sussex. hundreds of people gathered in ditchling to pay their respects before her funeral. duncan kennedy is in ditchling. the final journey for dame vera lynn.

it was a village that came out, but it was a nation saying farewell. dame vera's daughter, virginia, walked with the cortege, past friends and neighbours. traffic stopped, memories were plentiful. it's a very special day. dame vera lynn living in the village, all the locals knew her and it is just going to be a very sad day, but obviously very iconic who she is. she was a heroine, absolute heroine, yeah, yeah. at noon, a battle of britain memorial flight soared over the village. three passes on behalf of the air force, army and navy, dame vera's life forever intertwined with the armed forces. # when the lights go.... it was the aching cadence of her sonorous voice that helped vera lynn comfort millions during

a moment of supreme national peril. from radio audiences at home... ..to concert performances before and after the war, her allure was an innocent charm, mixed with songs for the age. it is a day of sadness, because we have lost dame vera, her death will leave a great gap in our community. of course, in the whole nation, she was loved and cherished by so many people. the cortege then moved on to the private funeral service at a crematorium near brighton. there, the tri—service solemnity became part of the day. in dover, the famous white cliffs have been turned into a canvas of gratitude. a projection of recollections. dame vera lynn, a symbol

of resilience, a voice of hope and an inspiration for a nation that today said goodbye. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello there. we are ending the week on a much brighter note right across the board. it's been a very gloomy past few days across england and well. a lot of sunny spell throughout the day and it will be heavy showers affecting many northern and eastern parts of the country close to that area of low pressure which is clearing away. high—pressure taking over and it will tend to fluff showers as we move through the evening and night period. apart from a few showers into northern and western scotland, most of the country will be dried with light winds clear skies for the rest and a chilly night to come for this time of the year. temperatures falling to single figures. pretty much across the board. into the weekend with high pressure dominating the scene it will be mainly dry. and a lot of sunshine. it will feel warmer in the south. here it is. high—pressure moving in from the southwest.

through saturday and sunday. but on sunday, later on perhaps we will start to see these weather fronts pushing into the north and the west and bringing thinker cloud outbreaks of rain and you can see a lot of places staying dry further south where we will see temperatures reach close to the mid—20s celsius on sunday. hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines... travellers arriving in the uk from more than 70 countries and overseas territories are no longer required to quarantine for two weeks — making it easier to go on holiday. as face coverings become compulsory in shops in scotland, other changes to lockdown measures are announced or come into force across the uk. charities call for relatives of care home residents with dementia to be treated as key workers so they can be tested for coronavirus and allowed to visit their loved ones. one of the world's most important historic buildings — hagia sophia in istanbul — is to be turned back into a mosque after the turkish president signed

a highly controversial decree. and hundreds of people turn out to pay tribute to the forces sweetheart, dame vera lynn at her funeral in sussex. johnny depp has been shown a series of photographs that his former wife amber heard says show marks caused by assaults carried out by the actor. johnny depp has been giving further evidence in his libel case against the sun newspaper, about allegations he was violent towards his then wife. our correspondent david sillito sent this report from the high court: johnny depp arriving for a fourth day of questioning about his turbulent relationship with his former wife, amber heard. this case for libel against the publishers of the sun was triggered by an article that described johnny depp as a wife—beater. in court, johnny depp was questioned about the description of amber heard's claims of physical

abuse as an elaborate hoax. he was shown photographs that she says show marks sustained by an assault. an assault that he says didn't happen. these photographs are amongst a number that have been released, showing what amber heard says are injuries caused by a violent row in december 2015. johnny depp says, their heads collided whilst she was swinging at him, but he denies striking or assaulting amber heard. he was questioned about a row that took place a few weeks later, on her birthday. it was put to him... news group newspapers say there is overwhelming evidence that johnny depp assaulted amber heard. johnny depp says it's

all a fabrication. the photos, the testimony, a carefully compiled dossier for what's been described as "an elaborate hoax". david sillito, bbc news. sport and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. let's start in southampton, where west indies have taken control of day three in the opening test against england. it was tough going. things are shifting slightly. in the last few moments, their captain has just

shifting slightly. in the last few moments, their captain hasjust gone so west indies are 286 for seven. that is a lead of 82 at the moment. so here is the quarter—final draw in full... in the champions league, manchester city will play real madrid 2—1. chelsea have managed to come from 3-0 chelsea have managed to come from 3—0 down to —— if they managed to beat bayern munich, they will face napoli or barcelona. matches will start on the 12th of august and manchester city and chelsea will play their remaining second leg is the seventh and 8th of august respectively. in the europa league. . ..manchester united have been drawn against istanbul bashak—shehir or copenhagen, wolves have a potential tie against sevilla or roma and rangers will play inter milan or getafe if they reach the last eight. steven gerrard's side trail bayer leverkusen 3—1 after the first

leg of their last 16 tie.united and wolves will meet in the semi—finals if both get through. the scottish premiership season will kick off on 1st august after receiving written approval from the scottish government. the government has also confirmed that clubs can arrange friendly matches with immediate effect — as long as players are tested for covid 19 weekly from 13july. liverpool captain jordan henderson will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. the midfielder scored in the 3—1win against brighton on wednesday before limping off late on in the match. he won't need surgery and should be fit in time for the start of next season. everybody fell for him, absolutely. he deserves to lift the trophy and he will lift the trophy. i said no surgery, no surgery he will lift the trophy. i said no surgery, no surgery needed, that is the good news. and for all the rest,

maybe we can make our own decisions, a few decisions how it will be around the trophy left, but henderson will lift the trophy. ferrari driver charles leclerc has been given an official warning after breaking formula 1's coronavirus protocols. he returned to monaco this week between the austrian and styrian grands prix and was pictured with friends. personnel are required to stay within the ‘bubbles' between races. practice for the second consecutive race in austria was suspended for more than ten minutes after daniel riccardo crashed his renault. fortunately the australian wasn't badly hurt. red bull's max verstappen topped the timesheets just a fraction ahead of last week's winner valtteri bottas. but lewis hamilton was well off the pace in sixth in the other mercedes. wimbledon will distribute £10 million of prize money to the 620 players who would have taken part in this year's championships. it was cancelled for the first time since 1945 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

singles players who would have been in the main draw will be given £25,000, with qualifiers, doubles and wheelchair players also each receiving money. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. a bbc investigation has found there have been more than 160 cases of sports coaches engaging in sexual activity with a 16 or 17 year olds in their care, over the last four years. it's prompted campaigners to say the law must now be changed. the charity the nspcc has renewed calls for a legal loophole to be closed, to ban anyone who has a position of power over a child from having a sexual relationship with them. laura scott has this exclusive report. what's the difference between a teacher and a sports coach? my teacher can't have sex with me but my sports coach can. it's an area of law that's been a subject to scrutiny. this nspcc campaign is calling for any adult in a position of power

over a 16 or 17—year—old to be banned from having a sexual relationship with them. i spoke to a young swimmer, whose instructor was close to her parents‘ age. i metjeff, who was my swimming coach, through our local swimming coach when i was at primary school age. things changed quite dramatically now, looking back, i would say, when i turned 16. one day, he gave me a hug. it got more physical. he would ask me not to tell anyone because people would judge us. i trusted his judgment and take on things, and that he was an adult i'd known for a long time, and almost talked myself out of the fact i felt uncomfortable with it. the sexual offences act prohibits certain professions, such as teachers and social workers, from engaging in sexual activity with a child in their care, even if they are over the age of consent. it doesn't apply to sports coaches outside of school settings, driving instructors or faith leaders. across the 131 councils in england and wales that responded to our freedom of information

request, there were 1,481 cases since 2016 involving sexual activity with a 16 or 17—year—old, by a person potentially in a position of trust that would not fall under the sexual offences act. 164 cases related to sports coaches, or adults who worked in sport. as far back as 2017, the department for digital, culture, media and sport announced there would be a change to the law, but this hasn't happened and it's been kept under review ever since. now mps have renewed calls for there to be action. there is a gaping legal loophole that perpetrators of child abuse are walking straight into. i've been raising this with government for six years now, and my frustration is that we keep on having reviews, and in those intervening years, while the government hasn't acted and hasjust had consultation after consultation, more children have had their lives wrecked by sports coaches. the ministry ofjustice says it will set out its plans

for the legislation in due course. sports coaches and teachers shape childrens‘ careers and often spend solitary and intense time with them. the law treats them differently. laura scott, bbc news. sir tim barrow, the uk's ambassador to the european union has confirmed in a letter to the secretary—general of the european commission that the uk has decided not tojoin the eu scheme for covid—19 vaccine procurement. he said the uk would not participate because the "uk would be required to stop its negotiations "with manufacturers with which the eu launched negotiations" and because the commission said "it is not possible for the uk to have a role in the governance "shaping decisions on which manufacturers to negotiate with, "or the price, volume and delivery schedule negotiated". royal mail has been fined one point five million pounds by ofcom for being late with first class deliveries and overcharging customers for second class stamps.

the regulator said royal mail missed its target of delivering 93% of first class post within a day of collection and that it overcharged the public £60,000 after raising the cost of a second class stamp before a price cap was officially lifted. royal mail said it was "disappointed" with its performance. the headlines on bbc news... travellers arriving in the uk from more than 70 countries and overseas territories are no longer required to quarantine for two weeks — making it easier to go on holiday. as face coverings become compulsory in shops in scotland — other changes to lockdown measures are announced or come into force across the uk. charities call for relatives of care home residents with dementia to be treated as key workers so they can be tested for coronavirus and allowed to visit their loved ones. 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 has 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. 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 the damage the virus has done to barbados's tourism industry. now on bbc news, it's time for the film review, with anna smith.