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headlines. the british government has decided it will stop using equipment from the chinese tech giant, huawei, for its 56 telecoms networks. it said the decision was prompted by a new cyber security assessment. a new yorkjudge has denied bail to ghislaine maxwell, jeffrey epstein‘s long—time associate and ex girlfriend. she had pleaded not guilty to charges that she helped him to abuse underage girls. she will remain in custody until her trial injuly 2021. the uk's economy rebounded more slowly than expected in may, growing just 1.8% from the previous month, as the gradual easing of lockdown had a modest impact. manufacturing and house building showed signs of recovery in may as some firms saw staff return to work. more than 125 million people are going back into lockdown in india which now has the third highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world. you are watching bbc news. in ten days‘ time anyone going shopping in england will have to wear a face covering

or risk a £100 fine. it's already mandatory in scotland. wales and northern ireland are still deciding. our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson, reports. millions of us are already choosing to wear face coverings in the uk, both inside and out. they are mandatory on public transport in most places, but now england is set to catch up with scotland and a host of other countries with the new rules to keep people safe in shops. sadly, sales assistants, cashiers, and security guards have suffered disproportionately in this crisis. the death rate of sales and retail assistants is 75% higher amongst men, and 60% higher amongst women, than in the general population. so, as we restore shopping, so we must keep our shopkeepers safe. so, what are the rules for face coverings in england? well, from the 24th ofjuly, all adults and children aged 11 and over must wear

face coverings in shops. but there are exemptions for younger children, and people working in shops, and there will be fines of up to £100 for those who fail to comply. but if england is anything like scotland, then there won't be any fines. police there say the public seems to be content to wear face coverings. northern ireland and wales are still to decide whether to bring in similar rules for their shops. so, what kind of face covering should you wear? well, the government says you can choose any, from disposable masks like this one, to fabric masks. the world health organization advises that they should have three layers of fabric, and that it shouldn't be elasticated, so that it can't pull, opening up gaps and allowing the virus to get through. in taunton today, shoppers gave their verdict on the new rules. hot, and not very nice, but something we're going to

have to get used to, i think. i think it'll make people feel safer collectively, so that'sjust nicer for everyone, isn't it? if they feel safe and happy to, like, go out. got mine already. no, i think it's a good thing, i think they should probably have done it before. now the question is where else will face coverings be introduced 7 the health secretary wouldn't be drawn on the detail, but hinted that extensions to the rules in england would be brought in stages to protect the public. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. extra restrictions have been announced in blackburn with darwen after a rise in coronavirus cases. they include a limit of two people in the same household allowed to visit another home and the wearing of face coverings in all enclosed public spaces. the measures will last for a month with the aim of avoiding a local lockdown. scientists have warned that, in a worst case scenario, a second wave of coronavirus cases in the uk could result in around 120,000 more deaths.

the report says the virus can survive longer in colder conditions and is more likely to spread when people spend more time indoors. here's our health editor, hugh pym. beeping. hospitals under pressure at the recent covid—19 peak. how does that feel? yeah? intensive care units filled with very sick patients. a second wave of coronavirus cases in the uk could result in around now a new study says something similar or even worst similar or even worse could happen over the winter. we are not making a prediction, we're just trying to look at what the worst might be. but, sometimes, you just have to look at what the worst might be in order to focus your mind on the things that you can put in place to stop it happening. the reproduction number, known as r, shows the spread of the virus. above one means it is accelerating. currently, it is in a range of 0.7 to 0.9. the report looks at what might happen if it goes up to 1.7. about 120,000 covid—related deaths between september and june. but if it is at 1.5,

it would be more like 75,000. and if it is at 1.1, close to the current level, there might be under 1,500 deaths. none of these allow for any government intervention. the report calls for urgent preparations to reduce risks, including supplies of ppe and training for staff. here, they are carrying out operations for other conditions, with covid patients treated elsewhere. this is what a covid—free hospital site looks like. rigorous infection control, temperature checks for everyone coming in, including staff. hand sanitiser and masks handed out. the chief executive at this major london hospital told me he felt they were well prepared for what might be ahead. we have learned a lot in the past few months. we now know how to deal with covid. i think the treatment of covid patients has improved. we have widely testing available, so we can make a rapid diagnosis, within 30 minutes, in a&e.

any following peak will be different than the first week we've just seen in march and in april. across the nhs, some patients like libby are suffering because of a backlog of work cancelled during the crisis. her knee replacement, due in march, was postponed, and she's still waiting. i'm even dreaming that i'm in pain and then i wake up and i am in pain, so it's the not knowing for so long, it's obviously playing mentally, and, you know, how you feel about yourself. millions of patients waiting for surgery and a possible flu outbreak will, according to the report, add to the intense pressures which another covid surge could bring. the relationship between the devolved nations of the uk and westminster has been tested during the pandemic. scotland, wales and northern ireland

have all set their own rules to deal with the crisis. this week we've been exploring these contrasting approaches, and what they reveal about the union. 0ur correspondent emma vardy has been speaking to people in northern ireland. pulsing beat. the pulse of the pandemic across the island of ireland are brought about new thinking, in a place often defined by old divides. even in the most unionist areas of northern ireland's east coast, there was unease over following westminster‘s lead. at the beginning, it seemed to be a choice between an all—ireland approach and a uk—led approach and, in the end, i think rightly, northern ireland kind of made its own decisions. controlling the virus brought about a greater divergence between the devolved nations and westminster than ever before, with northern ireland ahead of other parts of the uk in lifting the lockdown and, in some areas, much earlier going into it. do you think it's strengthened the union or weakened it?

i think it's probably weakened it. we have seen some really bad government from westminster, whereas i think, you know, watching the scottish government and the northern ireland assembly, i think they have been better at, sort of, guiding us from the top. this perception, that devolved governments took better decisions in handling the crisis, is replicated around the uk. with polls indicating people believe the leaders of the devolved assemblies did a betterjob. but, for northern ireland, devising its approach was far from straightforward. on one island, with two jurisdictions, at times, there were conflicting strategies on how to deal with the virus. the irish republic closed pubs, while large events in the uk were still going ahead. in many nationalist areas of northern ireland, schools took their own decisions to close, while the uk government was advising pupils to stay in class.

i think the population of northern ireland looks both ways. they look to london for advice, but they also look to the republic of ireland for advice. what we found, certainly in the west of northern ireland, was that they looked more towards dublin, so that we went into lockdown probably a week and a half, maybe two weeks, before the rest of the united kingdom. despite this divide, on the canvas of northern ireland, so often depicting struggles past, in this new war, a sense of unity. along the irish border, near newry, the natural direction of travel is often to look towards dublin over westminster. i suppose people recognise that each of the four regions is very different, and what works for london doesn't necessarily work for northern ireland. what state is the uk union in, then, at the end of all of this? it's still in a reasonably good state, but they have to deal with brexit yet, that's coming down the tracks. then you're going to have scottish independence, there is going to be a fight for that. as unionist culture is celebrated

at scaled—down july parades, the worst of the pandemic, it is hoped, is over. but it leaves northern ireland in a changed united kingdom, with now more independent and autonomous parts than before. emma vardy, bbc news. the olympic bronze medallist, amy tinkler, has said she quit gymnastics in january because of her negative experiences in the sport. it was reported at the time tinkler had injuries, but she stresses that was never the case. the 20—year—old is the latest to claim there was a culture of bullying and abuse in the sport, as natalie pirks reports. amy tinkler. youngest member of team gb. she was just 16 when she lit up the gym floor in rio. tinkler looking very at home! but amy tinkler could mix it with the best of them, picking up a stunning bronze for britain. when she retired this january, people thought it was through injury. today, she revealed she had made allegations to british gymnastics last december, which have

not yet been answered. in a damning statement, she said... "after eight months, i am no closer to having any feedback or outcome. it took a lot of support to tell my story. i hope someone now listens to us." tinkler is not the only star who said she was treated this way by the governing body. hannah whelan is a two—time british 0lympian. when she retired in 2015, british gymnastics asked her for her views to help change the culture of the sport. in 2018, she contacted them again, but like amy, never heard back. already, i've tried twice to reach out to them in the last five years, and i was ignored, so why is now any different? you know, what about all those children who werejust in the sport at lower levels? who's going to be their voice? british gymnastics, i feel, have failed in their duty of care. british gymnastics confirmed it had received amy tinkler‘s complaint in december, and said she gave more details to them on the 10th of march this year.

a statement said the complaint "is at an advanced stage, "and we have kept amy tinkler fully informed, and have "provided her with the appropriate support, and will continue to do so." what is clear from speaking to a lot of those affected is a lack of trust in british gymnastics. now, the governing body has launched an independent inquiry, but for many gymnasts, it is hard to believe that they will be listened to it now. we love sport in this country, we love seeing athletes win medals. we don't like seeing athletes broken. i think holding any inquiry to account and actually checking its independence is really important, because if the athletes themselves don't believe, or don't understand, the nature of the independence, they are not going to come forward. gymnasts are well used to the spotlight. it's now the turn of those who run the sport to show they, too, can deliver under pressure. natalie pirks, bbc news. conspiracy theories have thrived during the pandemic.

now health secretary matt hancock has exclusively warned bbc news about the danger of coronavirus vaccine conspiracies. so how can you talk to someone who believes conspiracies? marianna spring finds out. in preparation for this, i was describing myself as very normal, very ordinary, very plain. i've received plenty of e—mails about coronavirus conspiracies. from false claims suggesting that 5g is linked to the virus, to the idea the whole thing is a hoax. and this one making misleading claims about bill gates and vaccinations. this e—mail is from simon and he recommended addressing conspiracy theories based in fact. so, there is no patented for the new coronavirus

that causes covid—19. the confusion about this comes because there is a patent for a different coronavirus that affects livestock, like poultry and pigs. and this patent is owned by the pirbright institute in the uk. the link with the gates foundation is real. it does fund the pirbright‘s work in other fields but not in connection with its work on coronavirus. simon is a dad of three from shropshire. he also likes looking in to conspiracy theories on youtube. so, i invited professorjovan byford to meet simon and talk about how to tackle conspiracies. they spoke about the definition of a conspiracy theory, simon's concerns in what he had come across online and why conspiracies like this one can easily suck people in. conspiracy theories, what makes them so appealing and popular is that they are very often based on small kernels of truth. simon reflected on the conspiracies he had entertained, although he admitted

he still wouldn't necessarily want to have an approved vaccine against coronavirus in the future. i think that it might make me think twice. but, to me, i will always be open to the idea that there is more than just what you're being told. how do you think the conversation you just had with simon went it went well, better than i thought it would. he presented himself as somebody who is inherently sceptical. now, at first sight, that might seem as a different kettle of fish compared to somebody who a firm believer in a conspiracy theory but, nevertheless, i think the two belong to the same universe, in the sense that the kind of questions that he has asked, these are all questions that have been asked by conspiracy theorists and they are the questions to which any conspiracy theorists have the answers. conspiracy theories are not simply some kooky aspect of the internet.

in the coming months, they risk undermining important public health messages. so, if you or someone you know is entertaining conspiracies, it is worth starting a conversation. the duchess of cambridge has told the bbc that she believes there is "a massive gap" in support given to parents after the first few months of a child's life until they start school. it's something kate says she experienced as a new mum. she's been speaking to louise minchin ahead of the launch of the bbc‘s tiny happy people initiative for children aged four and under. hi! hello! it's like a game of hide and seek in the woods. thank you so much! isn't this

lovely? i am ryan. this is me, she was eight months old today. her favourite word now to say is dada and she loves to try to blow raspberries. hello, i'm henrietta and this is my partner and this is oui’ and this is my partner and this is our lovely daughter. she is almost one and she is learning how to stand up. hello, i'm kerry. i'm darren and this is dexter who is two. he strings his words together into a sentence. pigeon! never said that word before! well done. thanks for coming down, how are you doing? is that your digger? very nice. louis would like that.

it is such a fun age because they start to express more. she is twitching her nose and everything. we play peekaboo, which is amazing. but i learnt it through tiny happy people, about how much food she should have and her first word was dada as well. i try to make her say dada as well. i try to make her say dada and it worked. dada. there you go. you are passionate about early yea rs. go. you are passionate about early years. people assume it is because you are a man but it goes back quite farfor you are a man but it goes back quite far for you, you are a man but it goes back quite farfor you, doesn't it? you are a man but it goes back quite far for you, doesn't it? it goes back a long way. in a way, lots of the parents and lots of parents and families you speak to, we'll know how important is to look after our children, and to nurture and care for young kids. but! children, and to nurture and care for young kids. but i didn't realise before i started all of this work, i didn't realise just how important it is. some of the science behind all of it is extraordinary. 90% of

our aduu of it is extraordinary. 90% of our adult brain grows before the age of five. it shows what a precious time the cities, and what an amazing opportunity as parents have got to really nurture their minds, and really nurture their minds, and really put them in the best possible position for their future. dada, dada. at the heart of the bbc's tiny hgppy dada. at the heart of the bbc's tiny happy people initiative, a simple message — talk to your children from as early as possible. more yoghurt. are you making a mess? messes good. more than one in four children starting primary school in england don't reach the required level of literacy development and it is a similar picture right across the uk. the duchess of cambridge has been involved for some time. is that why thatis involved for some time. is that why that is so much better? today she andi that is so much better? today she and i am eating three families in sandringham to find out how they are getting on. she

is very chatty. she learns a lot, she copies a lot from us. learns a lot, she copies a lot from us. like eating grass! how have you quys us. like eating grass! how have you guys been through lockdown? how have you found it? i work a lot. of course, it takes up a lot of my time, at least 40 hours a week so me being at home, it is different to being at home, it is different to being at home, it is different to being at work. seeing things that i don't usually see as a parent. plus it gives me time to spend time with my daughter and bond. it gives me time to spend time with my daughterand bond. it it gives me time to spend time with my daughter and bond. it is a very beautiful thing. 0k, my daughter and bond. it is a very beautifulthing. ok, you my daughter and bond. it is a very beautiful thing. ok, you just my daughter and bond. it is a very beautifulthing. 0k, youjust want to eat. my children are bottomless pits! i feel like to eat. my children are bottomless pits! ifeel like a constant to eat. my children are bottomless pits! i feel like a constant feeding machine! he is the same age as prince louis, isn't he? when is his birthday? 2nd ofjune. 0h, prince louis, isn't he? when is his birthday? 2nd ofjune. oh, gosh,

yes. louis is end of may. i wasjust saying louis doesn't understand social distancing so he goes out wanting to cuddle everything, particularly any babies younger than him. what resources did you use with yours and are still using, obviously? i don't. .. it yours and are still using, obviously? i don't... it is so hard, so much focus with pregnancy and with a newborn is on the physical development of your baby and you as a mother. but what i think is really missing and what i found was missing, too, was the support and how to help their social and emotional development. you know, how do you interact with a newborn baby, what should you be doing not perhaps with... in the first what should you be doing not perhaps with. .. in the first few what should you be doing not perhaps with... in the first few months, there is a huge amount of support from midwives and health visitors but from then onwards, there is a massive gap before they start school. and it is that bit that i think you really need the support.

have you learnt anything new from being part of tiny happy people that you perhaps didn't know before? you don'tjust need all these toys. you canjust use don'tjust need all these toys. you can just use something don'tjust need all these toys. you canjust use something simple like a tree or a bit of paper rolled up. and pen to paper is the best way for them to learn is what i find. and talking because talking is free. speech is free and we don't use it enough. i think the science also shows how important relationships are, and safe and nurturing environments are for children, particularly under five, and that is what really matters. actually, it isn't necessarily about the tories, it isn't the exciting places you go to, it is how you as parents interact, that is what counts. ryan, i'm interested that you noticed she has five different cries. it's incredible! one is if! need has five different cries. it's incredible! one is if i need to go in geta

incredible! one is if i need to go in get a drink, there is a fake cry. why are you here, show me attention! and if you're watching tv, she will be, like... you think she is crying but she isjust smiling straightaway. then there is this cry. another attention cry. then she has a feeding fry. which is much more high—pitched. then you have the night terror cry. some of the things pa rents were night terror cry. some of the things parents were saying today, ryan saying how his baby has five different cries, he has learnt a huge amount from tiny happy people. it is information like that i wish i had had as a first—time mum but so many parents, it is gold dust, really, forfamilies many parents, it is gold dust, really, for families to many parents, it is gold dust, really, forfamilies to be given those tips and tools to be able to use particularly in the first five yea rs. now on bbc news, an appealfrom the disasters emergency committee, to help raise funds to fight coronavirus in refugee camps and poor communities

in some of the world's most vulnerable countries. we all understand the devastating impact of covid—19. tens of thousands have died in the uk, and we have the benefit of a strong health service. but elsewhere, the virus is tightening its grip on the most vulnerable people, weakened by years of conflict, in countries like afghanistan, syria and yemen. so many people in yemen have already succumbed to the virus that the grave—diggers are overwhelmed. we know that the virus spreads more easily in crowded places. in countries such as somalia, south sudan and the democratic republic of congo, where people have escaped from conflict, the refugee and displacement camps are some of the most densely populated places on earth and they have few hospital beds or medical supplies. in many camps, like those sheltering rohingya refugees in bangladesh, it's hard to wash your hands when there's little running water.

the disasters emergency committee, which represents 14 of the uk's leading aid charities, is asking for our donations to help people in places like these, where there's already widespread hunger, malnutrition and hardship, and now there's the threat of covid—19. with our help, they can rapidly scale up their operations in these most fragile of places, providing essential hand—washing facilities, medical supplies and food parcels. £10 could provide 20 bars of soap. £25 could provide a hygiene kit to a family. £50 could provide basic ppe for one front—line health workerfor two months. unless we act now, the deadly new threat of coronavirus could bring more suffering for people who have already lost so much. you can give...

thank you. hello. it's looking a bit dull the next few days, cloud coming into the uk tempering beautiful scenes like these with a flat old layer of grey. the reason for the cloud?

a warm weather front advancing from the atlantic. quite a broad feature with a lot of cloud to go around. there was some brightness across eastern scotland and the north—east of england through tuesday but i think for the next 24 hours, that front will spread cloud to all areas of the uk. with the moisture coming in, it'll get misty and murky around the coast, especially in the west and across the hills. 0vernight, some rain for scotland, northern england, wales and the south—west of england, showers for northern ireland. 0vernight lows, 13. perhaps just perhaps some early morning brightness across eastern counties of england but, as the front continues to advance eastwards, the cloud moving in during the day. there will be further rain across the northern half of the uk, and then the odd sharper shower across wales into the midlands on wednesday afternoon but dominating the scene will be all of that cloud, grey skies and consequently temperatures a few degrees down on average for the time of year. for thursday, we have some better

prospect of seeing some sunshine across england and wales, and eastern scotland really favoured, we could see temperatures in some spots up to 23—24. to the west, much more grey, wet, cooler. why is that? we have a cold weather front approaching. through thursday night into friday, that'll start to move further in to scotland and across northern ireland. for the end of the week, wet prospect for western scotland and northern ireland. cooler weather coming in behind the weather front but some brightness towards the western isles. ahead of the weather front perhaps the warmth and sunshine further south, 25 or 26 degrees. 0n into the weekend, the cold weather front wins out, gradually making its way south. timing a little into questionjust how quickly that cold air will flood south across the uk but certainly it looks like we will be moving into the fresher air through the course of the weekend with some rain around as well during the passage of that front

but next week high pressure set to build and sunshine for many.

hello i'm ros atkins, welcome to outside source. let's start with a major u—turn by the uk government on huawei. by the time of the next election, we will have implemented in law, an irreversible path for the complete removal of huawei equipment from our 5g network. ghislaine maxwell, the former girlfriend of jeffrey epstien, is denied bail by a judge in new york. she has pleaded not guilty to charges that she helped him abuse underage girls. more than 125 million people are going back into lockdown in india. and new figures show that the uk economy's growth was even lower than expected — and there's a warning it may take unitl 2024 to

recover.