this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm kasia madera. both candidates in poland's presidential election claim victory in what's being called a battle for the country's future and its strained relations with the european union. a day after disney world reopens, florida records the biggest number of new coronavirus cases in the united states. a senior uk minister says face masks should not be compulsory in english shops just days after the prime minister signalled a stricter approach. and as cases continue to rise in india, three generations of bollywood's bachchan family test positive for coronavirus.

hello and welcome. the exit polls in poland's presidential election show the incumbent andrzej duda has a very slim lead. mr duda, an ally of the ruling nationalist law and justice party, has 50.8% of the vote. that is according to the latest exit holes. —— polls. he isjust marginally ahead of warsaw mayor rafal trzaskowski, who's the favoured candidate of the main opposition party, the centrist civic platform, on 49.2%. so there's less than 1% in it within the margin of error of two percentage points for each candidate. the official declaration could, therefore, take a few days. a short while ago, i spoke to our warsaw correspondent adam easton.

i have to say in previous elections, the exit poll has been quite accurate. however, this margin of victory for president andrzej duda, the socially conservative patriotic politician, is so tight that it is within the margin of error, which is two percentage points either way. that if this exit poll were to be confirmed in the official count, then either the losing candidates might decide it would be worth challenging their defeat and challenging the actual result, which would be unprecedented. this is the most close, the tightest race we have seen in a polish presidential election since 1989. also, the highest turnout, because both candidates did present a very distinct vision for the future of poland.

as i said, president duda is socially conservative, patriotic, against lg btq rights and abortion. but also, the man who represents the government's very popular generous welfare benefits schemes, which has helped bring and raise many polish families out of poverty. but he is also associated with some of the government's more controversial policies apart from those social conservative policies i was talking about before. but the government's changes to the judiciary, for example, which had been criticised by the european union and many other international institutions as undermining the independence of the judiciary and undermining the rule of law in poland. president duda has said in his remarks immediately after the polls closed was that he said he was happy that he had won a victory, but it was just a victory of the opinion polls. it's not a victory of the official count of course.

on the other hand, his challenger, mr trzaskowski, said that he was confident, absolutely convinced that he would win and it was just a matter of counting the votes. president duda has invited mr trzaskowski to the presidential palace to shake hands was up and at the moment, it's all... everybody is saying tht this is still — one politician described it as a marathon race and that we're still farfrom the end. let's go live to warsaw and speak to kamil turecki is an international affairs journalist from onet, poland's biggest online information portal. it is so incredibly tight. the latest exit polls have got the two candidates as having a difference of 1.6%. itjust goes to show how divided poland is. yes, poland, polish society

is. yes, poland, polish society is very polarised, exit polls show a little bit in favour of rafal trzaskowski, in favour of andrzej duda of course, but much less than it is right now. but it has to be says —— stressed that andrzej duda voters are required under estimated in exit polls and inflate polls. that is why we can see the difference is a bit higher in late polls rather than in exit polls. as i said, it is very polarised, polish society is very polarised, somehow a divided one. society is very polarised, somehow a divided onelj society is very polarised, somehow a divided one. i wasn't able to, because of coronavirus, i wasn't able to be there, so just talk us through what the campaigning was like. how was it election process 7 was like. how was it election process? you had coronavirus, comment was postponed from may. rafal trzaskowski was a late entry and yet he completely changed civic platforms

opportunities. yes, it was very different, very... it was a strange campaign. it was a long campaign from one side, the other side was a very short one because we had just a few months or even a few weeks to do that, especially for rafal trzaskowski, who started his campaign two months ago, replacing the other candidate. that is why it was a very tough campaign both for him and andrzej duda as the president, and andrzej duda, he didn't get any new voters, and has two also be emphasised that rafal trzaskowski had only two months oi’ trzaskowski had only two months or even a few weeks to gain, to do that. and it is almost something in between right now. and when it comes to the way

the media is working in poland, you are from poland bob mcleod ‘s online portals. it is held by an international company —— poland's online portal. a few days ago andrzej duda told the voters that germans will not choose our president. they would like to. well, our company is owned by germans, but also by americans, and swiss. and that is why we were attacked. i would like to also emphasise the fact that our flagship programme, in english, it is honoured morning. it wasn't cancelled, it wasn't postponed a few days ago, but it was hosted from the houses

oi’ it was hosted from the houses or flats of our hosts. just because we got a very dangerous threat to make from an unknown person and the police treated it that it was a dangerous one. that is why we were attacked, and it is not the first time. we were verbally attacked by law and justice and party members in the social media, twitter and so on, and in comparison to the public television, we are in favour of law and justice politicians. and to stress, we have tried to be in touch with someone for a response, but they haven't been able to get back to us. thank you so much for your time for the time being. thank you. thank you. of course have much more on our website about the analysis and are continuing to monitor the final declaration

accepted in a view days for poland's presidential election. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. in hong kong, the organisers of a primary poll to choose pro—democracy candidates for upcoming legislative elections, say more than 500,000 people voted. government officials had warned that the unofficial 2—day ballot may be in breach of a tough new security law imposed by beijing. pro—democracy leaders say the high turn—out reflects the courage of the people of hong kong. pope francis says he is very pained by turkey's decision to turn the celebrated hagia sophia museum back into a mosque. the unesco world heritage site in istanbul has been a place of worship for both christians and muslims over its long history. on friday, a turkish court annulled its museum status and president erdogan decreed muslims will be allowed to pray there again. a fire has broken out on a us navy amphibious assault warship moored at san diego naval base, injuring at least 18 sailors. an explosion was reported

on board the uss bonhomme richard after the fire started. the head of the san diego fire service said the blaze could burn for days. the warship was docked at the base for scheduled maintenance and about 160 crew were on board. a day after disney world reopened in america, florida has registered a record 15,300 new coronavirus cases in a single day. that's around a quarter of all us daily infections in a state with just 7% of the country's population. the us is the worst—affected country in the world with another 66,000 infections reported on saturday. as our north america correspondent peter bowes explains, the situation in the us is getting worse by the day. yes, this is a sudden surge in florida, and you mention, disney world opening yesterday. now, clearly, the two events cannot be connected.

if people were infected during a visit to disney world, they would not be showing up in statistics just yet. from exposure to showing symptoms, it can sometimes take a couple of weeks. but perhaps it does reflect what's been happening in florida. in terms of the state's response of the pandemic, it was one of the slowest to shut down after the outbreak started and one of the earliest to reopen some of its beaches and bars that have since been shut down again. what it highlights is the real conflict between reopening the economy and keeping people safe from the virus. it looks as if the health officials in that state are losing that particular battle at the moment with this enormously worrying surge of 15,000 people reported injust one day. here in the uk, the deaths of another 21 people who'd tested positive for covid—19 have been announced, taking the total to 114,819. the approach to face coverings has shifted considerably since the early days of the pandemic. they are now compulsory

on public transport in england, scotland and northern ireland. they're also mandatory in scottish shops, but only recommended in wales where ever social distancing is difficult. the british government is still considering whether to make face coverings compulsory in shops. here's our medical correspondent fergus walsh. at the height of the epidemic here in april, the official view was that face coverings we re view was that face coverings were of little benefit, and might encourage a false sense of security and make people less likely to wash their hands 01’ less likely to wash their hands or socially distance, and could lead to a certain —— shortage of surgical masks for healthcare workers. but since then, the evidence has shifted, and although not definitive, more studies suggest that they can limit the spread of the virus. and perhaps help prevent asymptomatic transmission where people infected unwittingly

pass on the virus. there is also emerging evidence that the virus can remain airborne in tiny particles suspended in the air. the percentage of people who say they wear a face mask in public has risen substantially in the uk, and now stands at 36%. but that is well behind other hard—hit european countries like italy and spain where it is over 80% and spain where it is over 80% and in france, 78%. but it is above australia, where it is just 20%. wearing a face covering in public is largely an altruistic measure. michael gove called it basic good manners, one of the biggest sceptics on face masks, president trump, has been photographed wearing one in public for the first time, and on friday, boris johnson public for the first time, and on friday, borisjohnson was pictured in his constituency wearing a face mask. they say a pick paints a thousand words.

perhaps the image of world leaders wearing a face mask will encourage more of us to put on one of these when out in public. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: how mongolia is combatting the spread of the virus at its famous sporting festival. after months of talks and missed deadlines, a deal has been struck to keep greece within the eurozone. the immediate prospect of greece going bust, in the worst crisis to hit the eurozone, has been averted. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worse floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the "great white way" by americans, but tonight it is completely blacked out. it is a timely reminder to all americans of the problems that the energy crisis has brought to them. leaders meet in paris for a summit on pollution,

inflation and third world debt. this morning, theyjoined the revolution celebrations for a show of military might on the champs—elysees. wildlife officials in australia have been coping with a penguin problem. fairy penguins have been staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on a huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much, they could barely stand. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: both candidates in poland's presidential election have claimed victory, in what's been described as the closest result since the fall of communism in 1989. a day after walt disney world reopened in orlando, florida posts the biggest surge of coronavirus cases in the us since the beginning of the pandemic. the former us special counsel,

robert mueller, has strongly defended his investigation into ties between russia and the trump presidential campaign team in 2016. his comments come after mr trump's decision on friday to commute the prison sentence of a former adviser, roger stone, who was found guilty last year of obstruction, witness tampering and lying to congress. pierre bertrand reports. writing in the washington post newspaper, robert mueller said he felt compelled to respond to claims that his investigation was illegitimate, his motives improper, and that roger stone