hello, good afternoon. the government's announced more than £700 million is to be spent on the uk's border systems, as they prepare for the end of the brexit transition period on january 1st next year. it follows a leaked letter from international trade secretary liz truss raising concerns about the readiness of britain's ports. labour has accused the government of complacency in its post brexit preparations. our political correspondent nick eardley reports.

change here, britain's border, is coming. in six months, the brexit transition ends. our relationship with the european union will start to look different. the uk will be out of the single market and we will stop following all of the same customs rules as europe. that will, eventually, mean checks on goods coming into the uk. but with some concern at the time it is taking to get britain's borders ready, today the government announced new money to prepare. we will be, we know, outside both the single market in the customs union, come what may. and that means that business needs to take some steps and government certainly needs to take some steps in order to make sure we are ready. that's the basis of the announcement today. more than £700 million in order to provide infrastructure at ports, to invest in technology, and also make sure we have the personnel to keep ourselves safe. he is not clear exactly when that new infrastructure will be ready. the uk plans to phase in checks on goods from january. some owners to think that could create problems and even

lead to a legal challenge from the world trade organisation. 0pposition parties say the government has been too slow to react. i think it too late. it is onlyjust over five months now until the end of the transition period. the government have had for years now to put in place the procedures that we need to ensure the free flow of goods and services across that border. while coronavirus has dominated headlines, trade talks with europe have continued. this is the eu negotiated michel barnier in downing on tuesday. there are, both sides say, still issues to resolve. ireland's new leader has called for more urgency. so far the progress has been too slow in my opinion and we do need an injection of momentum here and we do need to see a sense that people want to bring these discussions to a conclusion and to have a timeline towards the conclusion of these discussions. the uk says it wants the decision by

0ctober about whether there is going to bea 0ctober about whether there is going to be a trade deal with europe or not, and then what the new arrangement here will look like. nick eardley, bbc news. the cabinet office minister, michael gove, has said he doesn't think the government should force people to wear a face covering in shops in england — saying he trusts people's common sense. it's understood the uk government is looking at making face coverings compulsory for shoppers in england. our business correspondent katy austin is with me now. katy — seems like there's some mixed messages here. some are seeing it that way, yes. in scotla nd some are seeing it that way, yes. in scotland it is already compulsory to wear a face covering in shops, it is recommended but not compulsory in wales. 0n recommended but not compulsory in wales. on friday borisjohnson said the scientific opinion seem to have shifted and we would need to be stricter about mask wearing in confined spaces like shops and we know the government is considering making that mandatory in england. but today the senior cabinet minister michael gove said, in his view, we should trust it to people's

common instead. labour's rachel reeves act of the idea of compulsory mask wearing, orface reeves act of the idea of compulsory mask wearing, or face covering wearing in shops, she said it might encourage people to go out and spend —— back to the idea. she did so more clarity from government would be helpful. is this something businesses want? the group which represents independent shops told me there isn't every any evidence yet it would boost the economy will boost the fragile consumer confidence and footfall, and it would take a lot more than just wearing masks to stimulate demand. whatever direction the uk government decides to go with this in england, one thing is very clear in that retailers want at all costs to avoid a situation where there is a second wave in the crucial pre—christmas trading period. katy austin, a business correspondent, thank you. meanwhile, president trump has appeared in public for the first time wearing a face mask,

whilst visiting a military hospital. it comes as the us declared a record 66,000 cases of infections in one day. mr trump had previously refused to wear a mask in front of cameras. john mcmanus has more. an unexpected change of direction — president trump wearing a face mask in public for the first time. although he recently said that he thought he resembled the lone ranger when he donned a face mask, he originally refused to wear one. i think wearing a face mask as i greet presidents, prime ministers, dictators, kings, queens — i don't know. somehow, i don't see it for myself. the president's change of heart comes as covid—i9 tightens its grip on the us. so far, there have been 135,000 deaths from the virus. with 3.2 million cases, the us is the worst—hit country, and the numbersjust keep on rising. florida is one of those states struggling to contain the virus. after attempting to open in may, the state ordered bars to close

again at the end ofjune. in arizona, there has been a steady rise in the use of artificial breathing machines in intensive care units. its bars and clubs have also been closed again. while in texas, several hospitals say their coronavirus wards are at, or near, capacity. but in orlando, disney world reopened two of its four parks on saturday — magic kingdom and animal kingdom. decisions over face coverings are contentious in the us. many of donald trump's own supporters regard it as a personal choice and not something to be imposed by the state, meaning their president is trying to tread a fine line. i think it's a great thing to wear a mask. i've never been against masks, but i do believe they have a time and a place. all eyes will now be on mr trump to see if his mask will be a lasting feature. john mcmanus, bbc news. front—line public transport workers have been crucial to keeping travel across the uk

going during the coronavirus crisis. but around 50 bus workers are known to have died from covid—i9. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge has been speaking to some of the relatives affected. it was typical of both men to keep working. even when furlough was an option. when the furlough come he didn't even put his name forward, even though he was at risk because of his diabetes. i have a big regret that i didn't just tell him to stop working. it just wasn't worth it and never will be worth it. and i wish i could go back in time to tell him that. people like arnie and reg made essentialjourneys possible as the virus spread. but covid got them both. for a significant period of time drivers were riding around without any sort of protection.

0llie's dad reg fell ill with covid in early april. i believe he took his own hand sanitiser in in his work back and he didn't have a mask or any access to a mask. he believes his dad was let down. one of the things that my dad always took an awful lot of pride in in hisjob was his responsibility to look after the people that he worked with. it's a travesty that the company were not able to do the same thing for him. reg, in the yellowjacket, worked for arriva. the company described him as a popular and hard—working man, and said his death was a massive blow for everyone at his depot in southport. arriva said it always followed the government's public health advice and the safety of employees and customers was its overriding priority throughout the pandemic. for arnie, a drive—past in his home town of chorley. applause his wife yvonne wonders why face coverings were not compulsory in england earlier on.

it does make me sad when i see the buses now and they're all in masks and i think, "why did you not do that before?" why did you not say, "no, you can't get on the bus unless you wear a mask?" bus drivers did a vitaljob during the pandemic. but many, like reg and arnie, paid the ultimate price. tom burridge, bbc news. cricket now — and there's an exciting afternoon in prospect as the first test between england and west indies reaches its conclusion in southampton. west indies need 200 runs in their second innings to win the match. butjofra archer has already taken early wickets for england. at lunch, west indies were 35—3. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news throughout the day. the next news on bbc one is at 5:35pm. bye for now.

good afternoon. i'm holly hamilton with your latest sport. thank you for joining with your latest sport. thank you forjoining us. we start with cricket and it's lunch on the final day of england's first test against the west indies. we can go live to the ageas bowl in southampton where henry moeran joins us with the latest. henry, we knew it was all going to be starting on a knife edge. how has it been this morning? we have seen a lot of wickets. it has been a dramatic morning with five wickets falling. england have set the west indiesa falling. england have set the west indies a target in the fourth innings of exactly 200 but in the end it is alljust drifted away in terms of a contest in terms of the back end of that morning session. west indies 35—3 withjofra archer

taking a couple of wickets and mark wood with one wicket. there is also the fact that west indies have lost openerjohn campbell of the field hurt with a toe injury. whether he bats again will wait to hear from the west indies camp. you can if necessary but it did look like a nasty blow to the tow from a full jofra archer delivery. so hundred and six if i run still required from the west indies but they do have that issue withjohn campbell at the top of the order. will be feeling confident in this lunch break. henry moeran, thank you so much for your time. on to the premier league and with two relegation spots yet to be decided, aston villa are desperate for a win over crystal palace this afternoon... second from bottom, they've not won in 10 matches, losing 8 of those. dean smith's side are seven points from safety with five games to play. they're a point below relegation rivals bournemouth who are also in action later — they take on leicester in the late kick off.

their manager eddie howe says with 5 matches left, it's still all to play for. in terms of running out of games, yeah, that is a possibility. who knows? we still have games left and points to play for and we still believe so the end of the season will tell us the answer to that question. there's one game that's already under way — that's wolves v everton. wolves could move to within three points of the european places with a win. they lead 2—0 at the moment — rauljiminez and leander dendoncker scoring either side of the break. and later — it's the north london derby. more than just bragging rights on the line.. both needing a win to keep them in european contention... spurs struggling at the moment however — they've won just twice since the restart.. the thing that keeps me strong and optimistic and 200% loyal to the

clu b to optimistic and 200% loyal to the club to the project is to know that the club wants to improve. and that is the biggest motivation that you can have. next season is going to be different than this one. the leading irish jump jockey barry geraghty has retired from racing at the age of a0. during his 2a year career — he won all the major races and is the most successfuljockey in cheltenham festival history with 43 victories — including two gold cups. geraghty also won the grand national in 2003, the champion hurdle four times and champion chase five times. what a career. no rugby union at the moment but premiership leaders exeter chiefs have agreed new contracts with 30 players.. scotland captain stuart hogg plus england's jack nowell, henry slade, luke cowan dickie and sam simmonds are on the list — as are wales pair alex cuthbert and tomas francis. they'll resume their season on august the 15th.

british number three cameron norrie has won a british tour event — with victory over pauljubb. norrie — in the blue — won in straight sets asjubb struggled with a groin injury. the event was set up by the lta to give players match practice while the sport's professional tours are suspended. and a few moments ago scottish second seed maia lumsden won the women's final — beating 17—year—old alicia dudeney in a tie break. the doubles is live now on bbc iplayer. and also on our website there's build up to the styrian grand prix in austria where lewis hamilton starts on pole from red bull's max verstappen. that begins within the next hour. more from me later. holly, thank you very much indeed.

holly, thank you very much indeed. holly hamilton with all the very latest sporting years. a little more news on the story that senior cabinet minister michael gove has said he doesn't think wearing a face covering in shops in england should be mandatory — saying he trusts people's common—sense. it's understood the government is looking at whether to make them compulsory. his comments follow calls for clarity from the government on face coverings. currently, face coverings are compulsory on public transport in england, scotland and northern ireland to help stop the spread of coronavirus. in scotland, they are also mandatory in shops. the welsh government recommends the wearing of masks but they are not compulsory. mr gove was speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr. i trust people? good sense.

——i trust people's good sense. now, of course, the government at all times, you know, does look at the emerging evidence about what the best way to control the disease is. if necessary, and if tough measures are required, as we have seen in leicester — obviously a very different situation — then tough measures will be taken, but on the whole, my view is that it is always better to trust people's common sense, to give them a clear sense of what is wise, and i think the individuals and businesses are responding well to that lead. that was michael gove speaking earlier to andrew marr. i've been speaking to professor melinda mills. she is a sociologist at the university of oxford who authored a report for the royal society on the behaviour and evidence around face coverings and masks we did a systematic review not only of medical studies but of thousands of studies that have been conducted during sars, hini and covid. two things are clear, one thing is to protect you but most importantly if you are wearing the right kind of mask and protect others. it is very clear and

we hear this sort of comments today that it shouldn't be made mandatory but we might encourage it, we saw for the first time borisjohnson wearing a face mask on monday and donald trump is now wearing one. i mean, this is really confusing for the public. what our study showed is that you really have to have really clear policy mandates. even in some countries they have introduced fines. if you have these vague recommendations it is not helpful. people need to know what to wear. it is not about competing with ppe or surgicalface masks. it is really high fabric and a good quality multilayered masks. they need to know when to wear it and where to wear it. most advice in most countries says you should wear it in enclosed spaces or crowded spaces, not when you're out walking and can keep social distancing. they also have to know how to wear it and we also have to understand who can not wear it so people with disabilities in children. you heard that

clip from michael gove saying that he doesn't think it should be compulsory in shops in england and it is up to people to use their common sense. yeah, but people need to understand that this report that we wrote for the royal society and british academy is really clear. people have to understand how the virus works and how masks protect them. that is the most important thing we have to understand. think about japan for example. they had three cs. avoid close spaces, crowded places in close contact settings. they had 982 deaths in a population of hundred 26 million. we have to learn from sars and other places that have experience. what we know, the lessons learnt is that all of the asian countries are wearing face masks and they have really lower deaths. but it is just a package. masks and they have really lower deaths. but it isjust a package. it is not just face deaths. but it isjust a package. it is notjust face masks, it is hand

hygiene, social distancing, altogether. governmentjust hasn't been clear. they have said there isn't evidence they have had very conflicting policy recommendations. they say it is not mandatory. businesses also need to know. in many countries you come into a shop and in an enclosed space you put a mask on and then it is clear and everybody knows what to do. we need clarity and need everyone to hold the same line and do what the rest of the world has already been doing for a few months. you say the government hasn't been clear but have the scientists clear? i listened to some of those downing street briefings and the scientists in downing street were saying that the evidence about face coverings is weak and not clear that they actually help. that is a really good point. even the world health organization has changed its opinion from april to june. also there has been a lot

of confusion around scientific evidence. we discuss that in detail in the report. the main reason is a reliance on strict randomised controlled medical trials. thinking that those were the only kind of evidence useful to look at for facemasks. facemasks or coverings are not a pill it's not something that we can use a randomised controlled trial for in the general public. we looked broader behavioural studies and observational studies and then once you look at that the evidence is really clear. if you look at the lessons learned in the spanish flu right through to sars you actually see it is pandemic 101 — face mask is one of the lessons learned. it's time to catch up and learn lessons from previous pandemics as well. professor melinda mills from the university of oxford. an airline pilot from north lanarkshire in scotland, who's spent the last two months being treated for covid—19 in vietnam — is finally back home.

doctors gave 42—year—old stephen cameron a 10% chance of survival, in a country that has recorded no official coronavirus deaths. alexandra mackenzie reports. he had only recently arrived in vietnam to work as a pilot for vietnam airways. stephen cameron is thought to have contracted covid—19 on a night out in ho chi minh city at the end of march. the case attracted much media attention because in vietnam, the number of coronavirus cases is below 400, and there were no registered deaths. the 42—year—old from motherwell spent more than two months on a ventilator. there were few critical patients, so he was treated by the country's top clinicians. but stephen, whose face has been blurred in this hospitalfootage, had multiple complications. my friend craig was told by the foreign commonwealth office i had a 10% chance of survival, so he planned for the worst. so he gave up my apartment. he started to do things that you would expect somebody to do

if i was coming home in a box. however, after ten weeks, doctors woke him from the coma and he dared to think about home. the odds say that i shouldn't be here, so i can only thank everybody here for doing what they have done, and i go home with a happy heart because i'm going home, but a sad one because i am leaving so many people here that i have made friends with. stephen is on the road to recovery. he lost weight and muscle strength and suffered fatigue and depression. there was also a debate about who would pay the medical bills. but he is now on his way home and an emotional reunion is expected with friends and family in motherwell. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, glasgow. the run—off vote in poland's presidential election is under way in a contest which is likely to shape the country's future and strained relations with the european union. more than 100,000 poles living

in the uk voted in the first round of the election two weeks ago, according to the polish electoral commission. 0ur correspondent adam easton is in warsaw and explains the choice put before polish voters today. this election offers voters a distinct choice between the incumbent, the socially conservative president duda, who's against lgbt rights and abortion. he is also associated with the government's controversial attempts to change the judiciary, which have been criticised by the european union for undermining the independence of the judiciary and also for undermining the rule of law here in poland. but president duda is also a supporter of the government's very popular and generous welfare benefits programme, which has helped lift many polish families out of poverty. his challenger is the more liberal mayor of warsaw, rafal trzaskowski, who wants poland to play a much more active role in policy—making in the eu, and he has pledged to use his power to veto legislation

to put a brake on some of the government's more controversial policies, such as what he sees the further attempts to politicise the judiciary. guangxi province in south—western china. now a drowned world. this is what happens when you get nearly 15% more seasonal rainfall than expected. pummelled by torrential rain, rongshui county has been almost completely overtaken by the river with which it shares a name. these holiday—makers had to check out of their hotel by rescue boat after water levels surged five metres above warning levels. but it's notjust the water you can see that's a threat. further north in sichuan province, authorities cleared this stretch

of highway after they were warned rising water levels could saturate the ground beneath the road. the landslip made the highways impassable. and the race is on to shore up flood defences around china's largest freshwater lake in jinangxi province. lake poyang hasn't been so full in over 20 years. four cities along the yangtze river have now declared severe flood warnings. nearly 300,000 people have been evacuated in the eastern provinces of anhui and jiangxi as homes have been destroyed, roads blocked and many left without food or electricity. the chinese government has allocated about us$45 million for disaster relief in flood—hit regions of the country, but with nearly 3a million people at risk, and more rains expected

in the coming days, that figure is sure to rise. tom santorelli, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller hello. a fine day out there for many of us but for some us cloud and rain comes afterwards and it is a similar picture in western scotland for the end of the day as well. low pressure quite a long way away. you'll find the centre of that but weather fronts training from that is bringing in cloud and the rain across northern ireland and into much of scotland's will go deeper on through the evening. for england and wales, a dry day, with the sun turning hazy in places and much of the night dry although some outbreaks of rain do pushing towards northern england and northern wales.

it isa northern england and northern wales. it is a much milder night compared to the last few where temperatures last night, for example, dropped down to just last night, for example, dropped down tojust one last night, for example, dropped down to just one celsius. tomorrow, a much cloudier day across the uk. northern ireland and scotland with some patchy rain in the morning. for many of us it will be dry in the afternoon with some sunny spells. cloud and some outbreaks of rain further south across england and wales but not much toward south—east england in late afternoon or south—east england where it is still around 23 celsius. elsewhere it is not cold but we are talking high teens are close to 20 degrees. it will be a breezy day tomorrow. the weather front with cloud and patchy rain continues across south—east england overnight into tuesday. we may still have an area cloud and patchy rain first thing before that pulls away. what we are left with behind that is quite a bit of cloud, some sunny behind that is quite a bit of cloud, some sunny spells, thrown tuesday, a few showers around, perhaps as a weather front approaches northern ireland this showers will turn into

another spell of persistent rain, particularly the more west you are. this weather front just particularly the more west you are. this weather frontjust pushes on through overnight into wednesday. not a huge amount of rain on it and behind that for the rest of the week, high pressure is building back in. there will be a lot of cloud may be the odd shower. just a few sunny spells but what many of us will notice during the second half of the week is a temperatures picked up a few degrees. some parts of england in particular approach the mid 20s late in the week. from mid week then high pressure building in with a lot of higher whether and it will feel a bit warmer —— higher pressure.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines... senior uk cabinet minister michael gove says face coverings should not be made mandatory in shops in england — but they should be worn out of consideration for others. 0n the whole, my view is that it is always better to trust people's common sense, to give them a clear sense of what is wise, and i think the individuals and businesses are responding well to that lead. president trump finally wears a face mask in public — as the united states posts another

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