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this is bbc news with the latest headlines. face coverings will be compulsory in shops in england from the end of next week — anyone refusing to wear one can be fined £100. i think to a point we should be forced, because we all want to get back to normal. ijust feel like i'm doing the right thing and i'm protecting myself. i would say no. as long as you're sanitising and you're conscious of what you're doing.
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what is your reaction? contact me on twitter or e—mail me. new figures reveal the uk economy shrank by a fifth under lockdown, but started to grow a little in may. the government's expected today to announce a ban on huawei in the uk's sg networks. a second wave of coronavirus infections this winter could be worse than the first, according to scientists. and kate, the duchess of cambridge, on being a mum, and why she's backing a new bbc initiative to support families with young children. wearing face coverings in shops in england will be compulsory from the end of next week, after mixed messaging from the government over the weekend.
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the new rule comes in on the 24th july, and will apply to shops and supermarkets. children under the age of 11, and those with certain disabilities, will be exempt, as is the case on public transport. those who do not wear a covering could be fined up to £100. the move brings england in line with scotland, germany, spain and italy. our political correspondent jessica parker has this report. borisjohnson‘s been seen out and about in a mask in recent days, signalling a change to come for england. now, those changes have been confirmed. face coverings will be mandatory in shops and supermarkets from july 24th. fail to wear one, you could face a fine of up to £100. enforcement will be carried out by the police. there will be exemptions, as there is on public transport, for under—11s and people with certain disabilities. wearing a face mask in shops is already mandatory in scotland, and labour's accused the uk government of being muddled after some mixed messaging
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from ministers, and slow to act. we are behind the curve again. there was a delay for lockdown, delay on testing, delay to protect our care homes. there's confusion over masks. when are we going to get ahead of this virus and this pandemic like so many other countries have done so already? downing street says the prime minister has been clear on the issue, with growing evidence masks can help protect people in enclosed spaces. it is about, you know, measuring the overall risk and taking proportionate mitigations to deal with the risk that's there. and as you open up more parts of the economy, including pubs and restaurants, and as you open retail environments, obviously, there is therefore a slightly increased risk. businesses may hope that it will also grow confidence so more shoppers return to the high street. jessica parker, bbc news. doug russell is health and safety officer at the union of shop,
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distributive and allied workers — which has about half a million members across the uk. hello, mr russell. good morning. bullseye's how do you react to this, and how will this affect your members? sorry, could you repeat? divide how do you reactivate and how will this affect your members? we are pleased that government has finally made up its mind. our members will have to deal with it as they have dealt with all the other changes thrown at them as the crisis has developed over the last few months. have there been issues for members in scotland, where it is compulsory? so far it has been pretty good in scotland, feedback is that the vast majority of the public are complying and we are not aware of any major serious incident that have taken place, but there is time to find out how they are a minority
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are awkward and objectivity. what do you advise members to do it somebody walks in when they are meant to be wearing a mask and they are not? they are very clear in scotland and i hope they will be in england, it is not thejob i hope they will be in england, it is not the job of the shop workers to police this, they have no powers in that circumstance and are not in a position to tell whether the person not wearing a mask is a valid reason all is just objecting to the principal. what they should do it somebody is persisting and causing a problem is to let the manager know. shop staff do not have depleted so it sounds like that should turn will not be a conversation, or will there be? they should not be in a position where they are expected to challenge people. there will be people with legitimately —— legitimate reasons.
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can you imagine a scenario where a member of staff might contact the police because there has been an issue with a customer not wearing a mask? if they are asked politely and then swears at them or is abusive or they persistently come in not wearing a mask and are a threat to others and that is a legitimate reason to call the police. thank you very much, mr russell. doug russell from sage. —— usdaw. scientists advising the government say a second wave of coronavirus infections this winter could be more serious than the first, with 120,000 hospital deaths a "reasonable worst—case scenario". a report commissioned by the chief scientific advisor says action must be taken now, while the infection rate is low, to minimise the risk of a second peak over the winter months. its recommendations include early flu vaccinations for health and social care workers, a public information campaign and a rapid monitoring system to stop local outbreaks. and we'll be speaking to professor dame annejohnson — who was one of the people behind
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that report — in around ten minutes' time. california has reversed the easing of many coronavirus restrictions as the number of infections there continues to rise sharply. bars, restaurants and cinemas are among the businesses which have been ordered to close their doors immediately. peter bowes reports from los angeles. testing times. a rolling back of california's reopening plan because the virus is still spreading fast. the new measures mean sweeping closures of businesses that involve people getting together indoors. restaurants, bars, cinemas, and museums are all being forced to close. more than 7,000 people have died from covid—i9 in the state and the rate of new cases has risen to 8,000 a day. in california's 30 worst—affected counties, the renewed lockdown measures will be even tighter, with gyms, hair salons and churches all told to close their doors. this virus is not going away any time soon.
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i hope all of us recognise that if we were still connected to some notion that somehow when it gets warm, it's going to go away or somehow it's going to take summer months or weekends off, this virus has done neither. when the pandemic started, america's golden state fared much better than many other parts of the country, closing down early with far fewer people infected by the virus. but no longer. for california, there's a long, hot summer ahead, with no relief in sight. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. police have confirmed that the body found in a lake in southern california is the missing glee actress naya rivera. the 33—year—old went missing last wednesday during a boating trip with her four—year—old son. he was found alone and asleep in the boat. regan morris has more from los angeles we have a missing person...
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naya rivera and her son came to lake piru to rent a pontoon boat and escape the southern californian heat. mother and son went swimming, but naya rivera never got back on the boat. authorities searched for six days until her body was recovered. police believe rivera may have gotten caught in the heavy brush and trees of the lakebed. her four—year—old sonjosey was found alone, asleep, wrapped in a towel. the boy told officials his mother helped lift him onto the boat, but then she disappeared under the water. she was not wearing a life jacket. the idea perhaps being that the boat started drifting — it was unanchored — and that she mustered enough energy to get her son back onto the boat, but not enough to save herself. 0fficials used sonar equipment and cadaver dogs to search for rivera. her friends and family gathered at the lake, many searching themselves. naya rivera was an actor and singer, best known for playing
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lesbian singer santana lopez on the hit musical show glee. our hearts also go out to naya's many friends and fans who have been hoping for the best for the past few days. the sheriff said rivera's death was said to be a tragic accident, and they did not suspect foul play or suicide. the government is likely to announce today the chinese tech company, huawei, will be stripped from the uk's 5g infrastructure. earlier this year, borisjohnson decided to grant huawei a limited role in britain's 5g networks, but many within the prime minister's own party raised concerns over the potential implications, including chair of the commons defence committee tobias ellwood, who has been leading an enquiry into the security of 5g, and who we'll speak to shortly.
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now, in fact? now, infact? no, we willspeak now, in fact? no, we will speak to norman first at westminster. how are you? why this change of heart? blu ntly you? why this change of heart? bluntly because you? why this change of heart? blu ntly because mrjohnson you? why this change of heart? bluntly because mrjohnson has no option, he does not have the numbers to get you the huawei deal on 5g. we saw a result in much worse at eight tory mps rebelled against him, he has a majority of 80 so they almost got to the tipping point of a0 —— we saw a result in march were 38 tory mps rebelled against him. that has been a sea change in government more broadly about attitudes towards china, from the era where we viewed china, from the era where we viewed china as a gateway to a new economic role in the world, a key partner and a new market for britain to one where frankly review it as a potential adversary, a country which seems increasingly hostile and antipathetic to western values and
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democracy. there has been the handling of covid, the secrecy surrounding the initial outbreak of covid—i9, the treatment of that we jemerson, hong kong, there has been a total reappraisal of british relationships with china so now it is the scale of the backtrack from boris johnson's team. let's speak to tobias ellwood. he's a conservative mp and chair of the commons defence select committee. he is also a former army captain. hello to you. i wonder if you could explain to our audience what the issue is, because huawei has been involved in uk telecoms infrastructure since 2003? norman gave a great summary of the challenges we face. huawei has been here for a decade that we are starting to learn more about this company. it is obliged to share its
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data with the chinese (inaudible) and we are seeing the equipment used on its own people, there is a wider president about whether this is a country we want to do business with, bearing in mind how it treats its own people, such as the uighur population in one province. and there are the activities in hong kong as well. i think people are revisiting their views on china, not least because of covid—i9 as well. they hit the outbreak of this pandemic, we are also seen activities in the south china sea and there is more concern about the indebtedness which many countries are now obliged to follow china's leads. we are seeing a trajectory towards a bipolar world, a challenge, if you like, to what the west sta nd challenge, if you like, to what the west stand for, so i am pleased this is the first opportunity for this government to stand up and say no more. it is not the first opportunity, because you have been in powerfor ten years. opportunity, because you have been
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in power for ten years. you are right, it is not the first opportunity, it is the first indication that we will stand up. norman indicated that we have wanted china to mature into this responsible global stakeholder budget has become a superpower without any of the responsibilities that a superpower should show. we are going to an enduring international emergency but there is no international leadership and china is discreetly pressing its advantage, taking advantage of our rickety world order to pursue its own agenda. ultimately that will lead to a clash in ideology. it will be interesting to see how china reacts. i expect repercussions. when australia demanded an inquiry, quite rightly, into the outbreak of covid—i9, what happened in wuhan province, who was patient zero, china responded with terrace being placed on them. when david cameron
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met the dalai lama we were frozen out for an entire year. it is the type of country we want to do business with. from my perspective, a defence angle, this is a new character of conflict, it is less about terrain but more about control over their data. if you control data you control the way we live, we are becoming ever more reliant on the use of the intranet, how we communicate, do business, socialise, you can track people, you can use personal information, it is so important that critical national for insecure and that is why i am pleased that huawei will now be removed from britain. how much is the security issue the main thing? the uk does business with other regimes that have appalling human right abuses, for example saudi arabia. this is a very, very good question. in the west i think we have become collectively weaker in
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what we stand for, what are our values we are willing to defend? that has given space for countries like china to advance, so we need to show collective leadership and more decisiveness. there is a 1930s mood at the moment, economic recession, more countries becoming isolationist, less exposure to the global trade and so forth, the absence of international leadership and ultimately international organisations not able to hold countries like china or indeed russia to account. on the question of saudi arabia, do you the british government pulls out of contract that and advises other british firms to do the same? we yemen until the 19705, to do the same? we yemen until the 1970s, the of yemen, —— we run yemen until the 1970s, the south of yemen.
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we should have more engagement in seeking solutions. saudi arabia was conducting this campaign a 50,000 feet, trying to bomb the... as people accept you want more engagement with saudi arabia, why do you not advocate the same strategic policy for china? when the transition period ends, we were told that countries like china, india and many others, we want to do free—trade deals with, now you are saying let's ban them from the uk, which will have a massive knock—on effect, potentially if they reciprocate, making it harderfor british firms to invest in china and potentially reducing their investment in this country. 18th inconsistent. i did not use those words, ban. when you speak about companies like alibaba, huawei, they are allowed to operate across the world. facebook, ebay, anderson,
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they cannot operate in china in the same way they can hear, that is an uneven playing field. we absolutely wa nt to uneven playing field. we absolutely want to do business with china, it isa want to do business with china, it is a growing economy, but they must operate by international rules and they have not been doing that, they have been taking advantage of the factors willjonathan ford. we must engage with china, they are not going away, they will slowly overta ke going away, they will slowly overtake the united states militarily, technologically and economically, that at the moment because i'm projecting as one towards another cold war, and as we stand up —— unless we stand up and agree new rules to take as into the next generation. our intelligence agencies said back injanuary, and i'm sure you have great respect for them, that any which could be manage, and that is why your prime minister concluded that huawei's market check should be capped at 35% for 5g networks. —— market share.
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are our intelligence agencies run? no, the changes united states actions which had an impact on british chip manufacturers, anybody doing business with huawei could not the business and united states, that had an impact. there is wider political question, away from the advice that gchq provides, which is what i am speaking about, we must centre to china's military excursions in the south china sea, what it is dealing with its indebtedness, it is taking weapons into space, there are things going on that need to be checked and i think it is quite right that we stand up and have another conversation with china. a technical question, bt has said it is impossible to strip huawei out of our telecoms network within ten yea rs, our telecoms network within ten years, how long do you want to give your prime minister to do this? these are the two big questions, firstly 5g is so important as we
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advance and britain wants to be at the forefront of that, how quickly can we exclude that? the data will be fairly soon. and there is the longevity issue, while is involved with bt anthology film, that might ta ke with bt anthology film, that might take a few more years to take all of that because of their involvement with ag -- that because of their involvement with ag —— huawei is involved with bt and vodafone. thank you, tobias ellwood. the duchess of cambridge has said there is a massive gap of support given to parents until they start school. she is chatting to do is mention ahead of the launch of the bbc‘s tiny happy people initiative for children age four and in the —— she is chatting to louise minchin.
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this is mere, herfavourite word to say is dada and she loves to blow raspberries. i am henrietta, this is my partner. my name is abu. to buy out my partner. my name is abu. to buy our daughter is almost one and is just learning how to stand up.|j carry. i am darren, disses dexter, he is two. he strings words together into sentences. pitching, well done! you have never said that before. thank you for coming down, how are
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you doing? is that your data? it is very nice. louis would like that. —— is that your dr nilufar ahmed —— is that your digger. we play peekaboo, that your digger. we play peekaboo, thatis that your digger. we play peekaboo, that is amazing, i have learned that through tiny happy people, how much food she should have, and her first word was dada, i try to get her to say it and it worked. you are passionate about early years development. people would assume because you are another, but it goes back quite far? it goes back a long way. in a way, lots of parents here and lots of families that you speak to, ithink and lots of families that you speak to, i think we all know how important it is to look after our children and to nurture and care for
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young kids, but i did not realise before i started this work how important it is. some of the science behind it is extraordinary, 90% of out behind it is extraordinary, 90% of our adult brain grows before the age of five, it shows what a precious time this is and what an amazing opportunity we as parents have to really nurture their minds and really nurture their minds and really put them in the best possible position for their future lives. dada, dada. at the heart of the bbc tiny happy people initiative is a simple message, talk to your children from as early as possible. more yoghurt? are you making a mess?! more than one in four children starting primary school in england don't reach the required level of literacy development, so this is important. it is a similar picture across the uk. the duchess of cambridge has been involved for
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some time. today we are meeting three families here at sandringham to find out how they are getting on. she is very chatty. she learnt a lot from us, copies a lot. like eating shoes! does that happen a lot? how have you been to lock them? it has been so hard for everyone. how have you been during lockdown?” been so hard for everyone. how have you been during lockdown? i work for italy sportiello that week, it is a lot different to being at home to be network —— lot different to being at home to be network — — i lot different to being at home to be network —— i work for at least 40 hours each week. it gives me time to spend with my daughter and bonds. it isa very spend with my daughter and bonds. it is a very beautiful thing. you just wa nt to is a very beautiful thing. you just want to eat! my children have bottomless pits, i feel like a consta nt bottomless pits, i feel like a constant feeding machine. he is the
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same age as prince louis? his best is the 2nd ofjune. dada is the end of may. he does not understand social distancing, he tries to cuddle everything, especially bathers younger than him. what resources do you use with yours? there is so much focus during pregnancy and when you have a newborn baby on the physical development of your baby and you as a mother, but what i think it's really missing, what i found was missing, was the support and how to help their social and emotional development. how do you interact with a newborn baby? what should you be doing? not perhaps tuck in the 13 months there is a huge amount of
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support from midwives and health visitors, but there is any massive gap before starting school and it is aspect that i think you need to support. have you learned anything new from being part of tiny people -- tiny new from being part of tiny people —— tiny happy people that you did not know before ? —— tiny happy people that you did not know before? you don't need all these toys, you can use something simple likea these toys, you can use something simple like a bit of paper rolled up, just ten to paper is the best way for them to learn, that is what ifind. and talking, talking is free, speech is free and we do not use it enough. the science has shown how important relationships are, and safe nurturing environments children, particularly under five, thatis children, particularly under five, that is what really matters. it is not necessarily about the toys, it is not the exciting places you go with them, it is how you as parents interact with them that really counts. ryan, you notice she has
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five cries? one cry, if i need to go and geta five cries? one cry, if i need to go and get a change there is a fake cry, it is like, why are you not showing me attention? there is one cry if you are watching tv with her on yourlap, he cry if you are watching tv with her on your lap, he will think she is crying, you look at her and she sta rts crying, you look at her and she starts smiling. then there is this cry, which is another attention cry. then she has herfeeding cry, which is much more high—pitched than this, then you have the night terror cry. ryan beginning saying how his baby has five different cries, he has learnt a huge amount from tiny happy people and it is information like that i wish i had had as a first—time mum, for so many parents it is goldust, for families to get those tips and tools to use particularly in the first five
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years. the uk must prepare now for a potential new wave of coronavirus infections this winter that could be more serious than the first. the warning comes in a report by the academy of medical sciences which says a second peak over the winter months could lead to many more deaths unless action is taken now. professor dame anne johnson is the vice president of the academy of medical sciences — which is behind the report — and shejoins me now. good morning. a reasonable worst—case scenario good morning. a reasonable worst—case scenario with no mitigations could see about 120,000 new coronavirus deaths in a second way is this winter. how do you respond to those figures? we are very clear in the report that those figures are not a prediction, we are not saying that'll happen, we are saying if we a sufficient amount of new infection or an increase in the
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amount of transmission, that is the worst case scenario amount of transmission, that is the worst case scenario that could happen and we think it is unlikely but it really emphasises to us in going through the maths of what could happen, how hard we must prepare to prevent that, that is the focus of the report. we have a window of opportunity over the summer now window of opportunity over the summer now to do a number of things across the whole population undercut the nhs and social care to really get the whole set of more resilient so we can get the whole set of more resilient so we can look after people over the winter, whether they have silence 0r not, and make sure we are prepared for what could be a challenging winter every winter weaker pressures on the nhs. —— whether we have covid or not. there will be the backlog of patients who have not been seen with urgent conditions that need looking after because we have had to be dealing with the covid pandemic in the nhs. what do we have to do right now, and what could be affected if
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we don't? we really need to get on top of the backlog in the nhs in order to get the nhs really well organised, put into those who are covid—free, get on with urgent surgery, cancer covid—free, get on with urgent surgery, cancer diagnoses, treating people for chronic conditions to reduce the big waiting list which has built up over the summer and do that on the basis of need. i will emphasise last week that we need to make sure we get on top of outbreaks in hospitals, reduce hospital—acquired infection, make sure there is good social distancing, use of ppe, preventing transmission between staff as well as between patients and staff and all the other issues, looking after our staff to keep them healthy over the winter and make sure we have the resilience in the system. we also need to really work hard to step up the testing programmes, because so
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many more people, about three times as many, will have flu like all sage —like symptoms in the winter as in the summer, so we need testing capacity to sort out people with covid and flu, we need a flu vaccination campaign focused on those at risk and health and social test of two make sure we do not have high rates of sickness absence. and we are emphasising the real importance of engagement with the public. we heard from people we talk to as part of this project that they wa nted to as part of this project that they wanted clear messages from everybody about what they needed to do to protect themselves and their families. businesses need clear messages, i have been impressed with how well many are preparing to protect us in retail environments and also across business, that needs to be done. and we really also need a really good public health system,
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working between the nhs, public health england and local authorities so we are health england and local authorities so we are able tojump on health england and local authorities so we are able to jump on outbreaks, we are seeing outbreaks occurring and it is critical to detect those early and then put out those stocks before they turn into science. for your time. speaking of clear messages. talking about the wearing of face coverings in england and ten days' time, one he says i'm happy to wear a mask but how is it ok to go toa pub wear a mask but how is it ok to go to a pub or restaurant, why is it ok for me to teach in a classroom? another bureau says if i wait two weeks to enforce this? jan in hampshire says i have been online since 7am, to find affordable facemasks. no luck, all out of stock but as a pensioner on a fixed income i have no spare money to buy
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expensive masks so my decision is eight or buy a mask. the cheapest disposable ones are out of my price range, a pack of ten for 15 quid, that would feed me three days. just to say, it doesn't have to be a mask, it can be a face covering, as scarf, and neckerchief, anything like that. you don't have to buy an official mask. alan says i am 77. i wear a mask to protect other people so wear a mask to protect other people soi wear a mask to protect other people so i expect them to wear one to protect me. another andrew says i am all for safety but i disagree with some face coverings, they cover up too much of the prize. they are a bit gangster looking. i am a shopkeeper, ifind i cannot tell what the age of the person is, often behind the mask. the big bulky ones look scary. thanks others. your reaction to the news from the 2ath ofjuly in england you will have to wear a mask ofjuly in england you will have to weara mask in ofjuly in england you will have to wear a mask in a shop or supermarket. it will be compulsory.
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if you refuse potentially you could be fined up to £100. police will enforce it, not retail staff. it's 25 to ten. here is matt taylor with the weather. good morning vitoria, good morning everyone. a little bit of summer sunshine peeking through the clouds. 0verall, of summer sunshine peeking through the clouds. overall, the clouds dominating for many. cloud set to thicken in northern ireland, extensive ring here, may push into argyle and bute and across dumfries and galloway. away from that, showers in the moment, more showers developing in the south of england, more developing in northern scotland. the breeze from the north, north west, cool for this time of year. in the sunshine, feeling 0k but in northern ireland, distinctly chilly for mid july, 13—15d. this evening and overnight cloud dominant, ringing rain and drizzle across many parts of the uk. some eastern areas will stay dry,
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temperatures in double figures, if not the team for many into tomorrow. plenty of cloud on wednesday, great day for many, there is drier, brighter, and a bit warmer. hello, this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. the headlines... face coverings will be compulsory for you in shops in england from the end of next week — if you refuse, you cld be fined £100. i think to a point we should be forced because we all want to get back to normal. ijust feel like i'm doing the right thing and i'm protecting i would say no. as long as you're sanitising and you're conscious of what you're doing new figures reveal the uk economy shrank by a fifth under lockdown, but started to grow a little in may.
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the government's expected today to announce a ban on huawei in the uk's 5g networks.. a second wave of coronavirus infections this winter could be worse than the first, according to scientists. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sally nugent. good morning, everyone. hasn't it been going well for manchester united, charging towards a place in the top four and champions league qualification. they were leading 2—1 against southampton last night, the game injury time. southampton came up game injury time. southampton came up with an equaliser in the 96th minute. absolute sickener for manchester united. you can tell by the face of the boss. the team would have moved into third place if they'd hung on just have moved into third place if they'd hung onjust a few more seconds. i don't think any of our players have been thinking about, "oh, what have chelsea done this weekend?" not at all. so, it's just the way the games go,
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and we all play against the same teams, and we all have 38 games to go through. and it will even itself out during a long season. you will earn... you will deserve the position you get in the end. moving across to manchester city. dominating the papers this morning. after the court of arbitration for sport overturned a two year champions league ban. they will spend a load of money on new players, the guardian saying it will be 150 million, city splash the cash is the headline. and the times saying the club will ask pep guardiola to stay on beyond the summer guardiola to stay on beyond the summerwhen his guardiola to stay on beyond the summer when his current contract expires. there was a fairy tale in the football league last night, wycombe wanderers promoted to the championship the first time in their history. tipped to be relegated at the start of the season, they beat oxford united 2—1 to win the league
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will play off final. jacobson with a decisive penalty. plenty of champagne. making it into the second tier of english football for the first time in their 133 year history. in spain, real madrid need just two more points to win la liga after they beat granada last night to move four points clear of reigning champions barazilian at the top of the league. they've been in brilliant form since the restart. winning all nine games. how about this for a pile of application forms? a total of 142 people planning to become the new head coach of the england women's foot ball head coach of the england women's football team. phil neville currently in the role but he steps down next summer currently in the role but he steps down next summer so currently in the role but he steps down next summer so his replacement will be busy with euro 2021 and could also lead the team gb side in the tokyo olympics. baroness campbell, the fa head of women's foot ball says campbell, the fa head of women's football says the response has been
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unbelievable. the washington redskins american football team are dropping their name and logo which have both been criticised over several years for being racist. redskins name was given to the team in 1933 but they said they would retire it after a review demanded by their sponsors who threaten to withdraw support if the name wasn't changed. it's not that the owner of the washington redskins, after 21 years of owning the team, has had a moral awakening. it's not like his world has changed. it's just business pressures are encroaching. his ability to do business is being so constrained and that was really brought to a head by its most prominent sponsor, fedex. competitive women's tennis returns in britain today for the first time since the start of lockdown. british numberone since the start of lockdown. british number one johanna konta will not compete at the progress tour championships in roehampton but fed
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cup stars katie boulter and katie swa n cup stars katie boulter and katie swan will be there. the tournament follows the same idea as the battle of the brits tournament for the men la st of the brits tournament for the men last month. katie boulter saying she isjust glad to be back and playing. you have to think bigger picture and you know, it's obviously had a devastating impact on tennis itself. and i really hope that we can get the tour back and going because that's really, ultimately, where i want to play. i want to be playing the big tournaments, be surrounded by the big players but i'm sure in due course it will come back when it's ready. you can watch the progress tour championships on the bbc website, 11am this morning. victoria, back to you. even though i'm pregnant, it's good to note that there's still people
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out there. that is becky jones. a clinical biochemist for nottingham university hospital. her cart was broken into at the weekend, maternity clothes stolen, her shopping, she was out with her partner. we are going to talk to becky after 10am. that video of her being so upset after having her car broken into has been one of the most watched on the bbc website. we will speak to her after 10am, we will join with bbc two then. the director of small business britain, which supports millions of small businesses across the uk, has said she is ‘incredibly concerned' about the impact that long—term health problems associated with coronavirus — could have on the uk's workforce. it follows research from king's college london, which found that one in twenty covid—19 patients suffer long term symptoms for at least one month. the government say they have supported workforces throughout the pandemic with one of the most
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comprehensive support packages in the world. callum tulley has more. slowly but surely, the uk is returning to work. for many, that's a relief, but for others, it's a cause for concern. a growing number of people are complaining of long—term symptoms, weeks, even months after catching coronavirus. i'm in my 16th week now. i am a schoolteacher, primary school teacher, and the day we actually all went into lockdown, the 23rd of march, i started then with very, very mild symptoms. just a sore throat, cough, lost my voice. lasted two or three days, thought that was it, and then, it's just been a roller—coaster of symptoms after that that have just got worse and worse, really. sue, a teacherfrom north yorkshire, is experiencing what she calls long covid. i've got a persistent cough, which is either a dry cough or a mucusy cough,
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which is really awful, painful in the chest, and the other thing is really, really bad heart pain, chest pain. the thought of going back to work just isn't sort of viable at the moment at all. dr gwynn matthias works at queen alexandra hospital in portsmouth. but 1a weeks after catching coronavirus, she too is unable to work. i don't think you should work when you are unwell, and that is a huge pressure when you are a medic, you know? all health care workers tend to feel because you know that you are putting the pressure on your colleagues, but actually i'm not well enough to work at the moment. i'm sat here talking to you, i don't feel well enough to go in. even to sit at home, i feel shaky talking. it is debilitating. you think i feel better and then, wow, itjust floors you. but how common are these long—term symptoms? professor tim spector spearheaded
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the uk's covid symptom tracker app, which is used by over 3.5 million people. about one in ten people on our app who reported symptoms are still having at 30 days. so if we roughly estimate that, about, you know, between two and a million people have had the virus in this country, we are talking over a quarter of a million people with long—term symptoms and we are seeing people that have had three months of severe fatigue, three months of coughing, even occasionally, three months of people having fever most days. and so we are seeing a whole range of symptoms and signs in this rather forgotten group of people. small businesses are worried about the effect long—term health problems could have on the uk's workforce. hearing that people are still having symptoms after 30 days is obviously incredibly concerning and i think what's been
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clear for a while now is it's not just a short—term issue, it's not going to end as lockdown starts to ease. i think there are a lot of things that we are going to have to be dealing with, as an economy and is a small business community, probably for years and i think that's something we need to focus on supporting, businesses to adapt to and to engage with. evidence suggests most people who catch coronavirus overcome it within two weeks. but as we know, many others aren't so lucky. those who continue to suffer months after catching the disease, will be hoping that their struggle isn't forgotten. callum tulley, bbc news. joining me now isjo platt, former labour mp for leigh, who has been suffering with coronavirus symptoms since the 25th of march. i wonder if you can describe for the audience what that feels like? hello, victoria. it's been an absolute roller—coaster, mine started 16 weeks ago. my symptoms
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came the day after lockdown was announced and i started with just a general malaise. headache, nausea, i had an upset stomach. immediately i knew the fatigue kicked in, i needed to lie down, i couldn't really explain what my body was going through but obviously, you know, with the pandemic, it was obviously related to that. and then i got better. after a few days. i thought, my goodness, this is mild, great, whatever it was. it has gone. and then within a few days, i was literally bedridden for weeks. shortness of breath. that has been the worst symptom and i've still got that. lung pain in my back, skin rashes. neurological issues, again, i'm still suffering and dealing with. it's bizarre, some of these symptoms, really bizarre. i get hallucinations. instead of losing my
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taste and smell, i have sensitive hearing and a heightened sense of smell. do you know how to treat this? and do you know when these symptoms might end? this is the thing. we really had been left in the dark. gps are not equipped to deal with our symptoms, i've had a chest x—ray. i think that's come back clear. but there is nothing to explain why i'm getting this shortness of breath. and high heart rate. you probably know the government has announced this a ap study into the long—term impact of coronavirus on our health, that's got to be a good thing? —— this £8.a million. there is people being forced into work now. these are the problems. we need this recognition, the research and recognition immediately, you know, clinical
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studies, that money is going to go on. again, that's going to take time. our symptoms are not going to wait for that. we desperately need these answers now. thank you very much, thank you for talking to us. stay as well as you can. thank you, we appreciate it. so the announcement that face coverings will be compulsory a week on friday when you go into shops in england. with me is dr nilufar ahmed, a lecturer in social sciences at bristol university and psychotherapist. and steve kentjoins us also. good
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morning to you. how do you think this is going to work for your police members? it's going to be difficult, the first concern is the sheer weight of shops up and down the country calling the police because people are getting into arguments about people wearing face masks. is that likely? most people are sensible. we do see sometimes when people don't apply to the rules, police get called. it hasn't really happened in scotland, has it? it might not have happened in scotla nd it might not have happened in scotland but i can only talk for south yorkshire, we get a lot of calls from people, talking about neighbours not complying with lockdown, this, that and the other, ican lockdown, this, that and the other, i can see it being different in shops when this comes out because it's a black—and—white moment. what i'm concerned about, as we've seen in the past with some negative media outlets, basically vilifying the police if we go in and give tickets out which is the last thing police wa nt to
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out which is the last thing police want to do, if i'm honest. they want to have a common—sense conversation with people and tell people to comply with rules. they can do that. we saw a lot with lockdown. there weren't that many fines pushed out, we re weren't that many fines pushed out, were there? officers had mostly, not always, mostly, reasonable conversations with people? absolutely, 99% of the time and that's what we have been emphasising but i got to be honest, this is not aimed at you directly, we saw some media reporting, asking for examples of when police find people, there is a famous saying in the police, darnedif a famous saying in the police, darned if we do and darned if we don't and what we don't want this to turn into is another sort of thing for the police to be under unnecessary scrutiny on. i got to be honest, we will enforce the rules if we have to, people don't apply common sense but we got other stuff to be doing. officers are back to normal now, pulled from pillar to post and we could do without this at the moment, getting called to shops, left, right and centre when people fall out about this. how do you
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think people are going to take this when it comes in, week on friday, in england? i think given what we've seen so england? i think given what we've seen so far, there is likely to be quite a lot of resistance to massacring. like any new initiative that sprawled out, people are always resistant at the start. if you think back to when seat belts were introduced, people rejected those entirely. but they are for our own safety and i think that's the message we need to communicate. i've been listening to some harrowing tales you shared from people living with the aftermath of coronavirus. we are doing it notjust for ourselves but also to protect the front line staff and vulnerable people who can then safely venture into the community themselves. we are doing it as an altruistic act as much as it is a personal active safety. we've been told week after
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week at the benefits of masks, the government, representatives of the government, representatives of the government and scientists that flanked whoever did the daily downing street briefing said time and again the evidence for wearing them is weak but now the evidence is evolving. now it might, they say, help us if we want to get back to near normality. that might give us confidence? i think so. near normality. that might give us confidence? ithink so. ithink you're absolutely right. the message we have received a face coverings, notjust in the context of we have received a face coverings, not just in the context of covid 19, think about the last two decades, we've been essentially told face coverings are repressive, patriarchal, they strip us of our freedom, we can't communicate if we have them so that's a message that is deeply lodged in the general psyche and to suddenly shift from bad to saying, everyone should wear a face mask now, that's not going to be an easy transition. we need to have much stronger message if of the reasons why we need to wear them and
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i think the stories of people suffering are really important in changing that narrative and getting people to accept the responsibility, their social responsibility, to wear a mask. really good point. there is a mask. really good point. there is a possibility for those who haven't directly lost someone or haven't been directly affected by coronavirus, and the more we move through this crisis, people forget how challenging it is if you have this illness. absolutely. and what we know from the science is that you can be completely asymptomatic and spread it widely. and that's why we are doing it, we are doing it to protect not just ourselves are doing it, we are doing it to protect notjust ourselves but are doing it, we are doing it to protect not just ourselves but to protect not just ourselves but to protect others. and the fear of wearing a mask is probably greater than the reality of wearing a mask in public. we've had so much with the government and their messages around should be, shouldn't we, the lack of ppe for front line staff. actually, people are worrying about
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the practicalities of masks, where do we get them, what kind, we need greater information on that. there are some great resources online to make your own masks, lots of organisations that will give you a mask as she entered the space and don't be too worried about it, as we open up, and move out of lockdown, people will get scared about what is right and what is not and what if i don't have a mask. i think the message is, any face covering, until you feel confident to wear a mask and try something that works for you. steve kent, what advice are you giving your members, front line police officers, who will undoubtedly come at some point, be called upon to try and enforce this legislation when it comes in a week on friday? i think, to be fair, both myself and the force will say to our officers, as we did during lockdown completely, apply common sense and try and engage with people and make them understand the reasons why enforcement from a police
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perspective is an absolute last resort and i think i speak for 99.9% of cops when i say that, we would rather have these conversations. educate people to the need to apply the rules. thank you both very much for talking to us. we appreciated. thank you for your messages. mark says, good morning. i've been ridiculed for wearing a mask since the virus was first reported in health. i've actually had two people laughing at me in public and joking that i thought the virus might be airborne. who knows who the next victim will be? it could be you, it could be made. chris says i fully understand shops and supermarkets, being compulsory in england but what about petrol stations, are they classified as shops? i mean, you just wear one in the petrol station, wouldn't you, i think? katie says i don't get the ten day delay. what
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about pubs, you are in an enclosed space for longer in a pub or restau ra nt, space for longer in a pub or restaurant, it would have made sense if they had done it at the beginning of lockdown. too little, too late, again. this viewer says i confronted again. this viewer says i confronted a person serving me in a famous coffee chain in the west midlands on friday as the two members of staff are talking to each other and i felt saliva droplets could potentially land in my copy. he replied quite coldly they were not under any obligation to work masks. they used bare hands to place lids on cops, the same cops that will be placed on our lips. that's gross, that goes through me. time for a look at the weather, here is matt taylor. hello, often rather cloudy over the next few days, some sunshine at times for some of you. best of the sunshine today in eastern areas, clown demand is increasing in the west, is glad set to bring wetter weather to northern ireland through the
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afternoon. rain becoming heavy and persistent, may be pushing into argyll and butte, dumfries and galloway. the odd heavy shower in southern counties of england. much of scotland, england, whilst staying dry, loud thin enough to allow the sun north west. northern ireland 13-15d sun north west. northern ireland 13—15d well down on where we should be for the stage injuly but even with these temperatures, then in cloud, sunshine comes out and feeling better. this evening and overnight cloud and rain dominant across the country, we see further rain developing across much of northern and western uk at times. temperature staying in double figures, once again, some in the mid—teens tomorrow morning. for wednesday, cloudy day compared to today, figure cloud, greater chance of rain or drizzlejust today, figure cloud, greater chance of rain or drizzle just about anywhere. long, dry spells, if you see sunshine, the best chance the channel islands, shetland, maybe
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west wales, devon and cornwall, temperatures similar to today come up temperatures similar to today come up northern ireland. milder still for all of us as we go into thursday. morning sunshine into england and wales, cloud bubbling up, afternoon hazy sunshine north—east scotland, south—westerly wind and rain in northern scotland, aberdeenshire could reach 23 or 2a degrees, temperatures more widely into the 20s, normal for the stage injuly. into into the 20s, normal for the stage in july. into friday, into the 20s, normal for the stage injuly. into friday, this weather front pushing south and east across scotla nd front pushing south and east across scotland and northern ireland. back to cloudy weather, some rain at times, bit more of a breeze and drop in temperature. england and wales, staying dry, spells of hazy sunshine breaking through, feeling human again, temperatures in the south—east reaching 25 degrees, 15 with sunshine in stornoway. temperatures back down to the high teens, low 20s for the weekend, the start of next week, rain splashing
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around on saturday. many places try. sunshine as well.
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this is bbc news. i'm victoria derbyshire. here are the headlines. face coverings will be compulsory in shops from the end of next week. people who refuse could be fined £100. i think to a point we should be forced because we all want to get back to normal. ijust feel like i'm doing the right thing and i'm protecting myself. i would say no. as long as you're sanitising and you're cautious of what you're doing. tens of thousands of businesses are ordered to close in california, as coronavirus restrictions are reimposed in america's most populous state. new figures reveal the uk economy shrank by a fifth under lockdown, but started to grow a little in may. taking a harder line against china — the british government's expected to announce a ban on huawei in the uk's 5g networks.

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