welcome to bbc news. i'm victoria derbyshire. here are the headlines. scotland's most significant easing of coronavirus restrictions. hairdressers, restaurants, tourist attractions and places of worship are allowed to re—open. a temporary cut to vat for the hospitality and leisure industries comes in today — from 20% to 5%. health secretary matt hancock says that face coverings will be mandatory in shops and on public transport "for the foreseeable future" — but aren't needed in offices or schools. it's when you are in interaction with people you aren't normally with, that's where the mask can be particularly helpful. china says it will take "all necessary measures" to look

after its interests — after the government here decided to ban huawei from our 56 networks. a leading uk charity says it has seen a dramatic rise in women needing help for postnatal depression during lockdown. if that's you — if you have had or think you might have had postnatal depression during lockdown, do let me know how it's affected you and your baby. you can e—mail us or message me on twitter. and this is a new sculpture in bristol — installed in the early hours of this morning, in secret, on the emplty plinth where the statue of slave trader edward colston once stood. this is britisol residentjen reid. we'll talk to her in the next hour.

good morning. for the first time in almost four months if you're in scotland you can have your hair cut, have a meal out or a drink in a pub. hairdressers, restaurants, bars and hotels are all opening their doors. galleries, museums and libraries are also allowed visitors in the biggest relaxtion of coronavirus restrictions so far. the first minister, nicola sturgeon, has described it as the riskiest stage of the process. our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon has the details. it's the latest kit for hairdressers heading back to work. scotland's salons are the last in the uk to reopen. in this one they're already booked up weeks ahead, and things will be very different to before. we are a small salon, so we just wanted to really take every measure that we could to make things safe. so, the screens, obviously, will give each workstation a safe space. it's different, but i think it's

a workable, fun space. you know, it's safe. and it's notjust hairdressers that are reopening. a lot of restrictions are easing in scotland today. all holiday accommodation, including hotels and b&bs, can accept guests once again. places of worship can restart communal prayer and services, and museums, galleries, libraries and cinemas can reopen their doors as long as strict physical distancing remains in place. table 823, your drinks aren't free, but they are on the bar waiting to collect. beer gardens, outdoor cafes and restaurants were allowed to welcome customers back ten days ago. now they're also allowed inside, as indoor hospitality reopens. so, there are three stools here that people will be able to sit at and drink at the bar, but that'll be the only place someone can sit. in this bar—restaurant restrictions mean they will only be allowed half the numbers they had before but are hoping people will quickly return.

from opening the garden last week, we have been swamped with customers, and if we could have fit more people in, we would, however i'm not sure if the same will stand for inside. but i think the more we can show that we're adhering to the rules and the social distance guidance, the more comfortable customers will feel coming back. hoping confidence, customers and business will return, as more restrictions ease in scotland and many more aspects of normal life resume. lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. and lorna is in glasgow for us now. a really big step so how are people feeling? i think there is a mixture of emotions. apprehension and also excitement. for some of these businesses, they have now been shot for close to four months. reopening today, yes, with a lot of restrictions in place. you saw the hairdresser, they had screens in place and will have to wear visors, gloves and aprons and will have to

build in more time for a much stricter cleaning regime, but they are feeling very hopeful customers will return. they say they are booked up well until close to the end of august. there is also apprehension as well. some businesses haven't made it through. some hotels have had to close, some hairdressers, some very well—known restau ra nts hairdressers, some very well—known restaurants have decided to keep their doors shut. the tourism industry in particular is particularly concerned. 220,000 people are employed in tourism here in scotland and the chairman of the scottish tourism alliance this morning warned that 70,000, to 80,000 jobs could go. they have seen massive peaks 80,000 jobs could go. they have seen massive pea ks and 80,000 jobs could go. they have seen massive peaks and troughs ahead. for the seasonal business, they will have to hope for a lot of business now ina have to hope for a lot of business now in a very compressed summer period of time. the politicians as well are apprehensive. they say this

big sweep of restrictions being lifted also carries the greatest risk. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon yesterday pointed out that many of the restrictions being eased involved indoor activity and she said that of course, the indoor activity is the area where the risk of spreading the virus is higher. she has worn people in scotla nd higher. she has worn people in scotland to pay heed to social distancing rules, be it two metres, all those areas where it is now eased in hospitality, tourism and retail where it can be one metre if other restrictions are in place. she has also said, if you're not prepared to give your contact details, do not go to these places. lorna gordon, thank you. you could be paying less at restaurants, cafes, pubs and hotels from this morning — as a £4 billion cut in vat comes into force across the hospitality sector. the tax is reduced from 20% to 5% untiljanuary, it's aimed at encouraging people who can spend to go out, and help protect jobs.

starbucks and mcdonald's are the latest to promise to pass on the reductions to their customers — but many companies are expected to use the windfall to shore up their own finances hit by the lockdown, rather than cut prices. here's our personal finance correspondent, simon gompertz. it's the chancellor's £4 billion giveaway to try to get the economy moving, slashing the vat on going out, including to restaurants and pubs, and to campsites, cinemas and zoos. we need to give these businesses the confidence to know that if they open up, invest in making their premises safe, and protect jobs, demand will be there, and be there quickly. it could be worth a £5 saving on a mealfor two normally costing £40, nearly £11 off an £85 room for two at a hotel or b&b, or £16 off a family entry to a theme park worth £130. some businesses, nando‘s is one of them, have promised to pass on 100% of the saving.

but the big worry is that others will hold onto some or all of the benefit, effectively pocketing the tax cut, saying they're struggling and they're the ones who need it. the treasury says it wants businesses to pass on the cut if they can, but it recognises they have been without an income for months, and it is up to them to decide. the majority of businesses are going to look at using the vat cut to support themselves and their employees, and reconfigure getting their business back on track after being closed for some while. bigger chains are more likely to pass on the cut. starbucks says it will on coffees. pubs like wetherspoons face the problem that alcoholic drinks don't qualify, so it's taking some of the saving on food to reduce the price of beer. simon gompertz, bbc news. the health secretary matt hancock

has said that face coverings should be worn on public transport and in shops in england for the foreseeable future. but he says there are no plans for coverings to be worn in offices and workplaces. in england, it becomes mandatory to wear one in shops from next friday, a rule which has already been brought in in scotland. let's go to westminster and speak to our assistant political editor, norman smith. matt hancock has been talking about the enforcement of these new rules. he has. we have heard from the police, they are frankly pretty iffy about how this is going to work. they say shops don't really have the power to detain people inside. if somebody wonders in after next friday and isn't wearing a mask they can't stop them wandering off again so can't stop them wandering off again so the police are asking, what will we do then, traipsing around the high street trying to find somebody who has not been wearing a face mask? it will be a huge drain on resources . mask? it will be a huge drain on resources. the response of matt hancock this morning was to say that

actually it's not such a big problem because by and large, as we have seen throughout the lockdown, people go along with the rules so the police do not actually have to get involved and actually we have proved remarkably compliant. he was suggesting that actually it will not be such a problem in terms of enforcement. in the very large part this will be observed because the british people obey the law. and we have seen that throughout this crisis. we have been able to use very light touch enforcement because when something is the law and recommended and based on the scientific advice, people do it. compared to other countries, we have had far, far fewer fines, for instance, in the intense lockdown period. but we had very, very high degrees of compliance with it, because people want to do the right thing, and people want to follow the guidelines. and when we make something mandatory, that's what people do.

and if you work in an office, you're not going to be asked to wear a mask indoors. no, you're not, at least thatis indoors. no, you're not, at least that is what matt hancock says now. because we know they are keeping under review whether masks, making them mandatory will have to be extended to workplaces and other public places. mr hancock was pretty categorical this morning that they had looked at the workplace option and just decided that it isn't necessary because in a workplace the argument goes you are in contact with people for seven or eight hours, therefore the really important thing is social distancing, masks will not make such a big difference. he didn't actually talk about other public places, and thatis talk about other public places, and that is being kept under review. and certainly in other countries, they insist on masks in other public places beyond just shops and public transport. so that would appear to still be in the mix but he was

pretty categorical this morning, i thought, that we will not have to wear masks at work. when you are in close proximity with somebody who you have to work closely to, then if you are there for a long time with them, then a mask doesn't offer that protection. as opposed to a shop or public transport, for instance, when you are with somebody for a medium, a reasonable amount of time, a few minutes but not all day, in the same way that the same logic applies for schools, we are not recommending masks in schools, because if you are ina masks in schools, because if you are in a classroom with kids all day then the mask doesn't give you that much protection. the point is that it's when you are in interaction with people who you aren't normally with. that's when the mask can be particularly helpful. meanwhile, if we hadn't had enough confusion from ministers over masks this morning, yet more mixed

messaging with two ministers photographed coming out of the same pre a manger, just a few minutes apart, one wearing a mask and one not wearing a mask. liz truss pictured coming out wearing a mask and eight minutes later michael gove was seen and eight minutes later michael gove was seen coming out of the same shop without a mask. what are we to make of that? it's true that masks are not mandatory in shops at the moment but you are encouraged to wear them. it's not a great sign if michael gove, one of the key formulators of covid policy still seems to stick by the reticence he expressed at the weekend. he wanted to leave it up to individuals to decide whether to wear masks. matt hancock was asked about it this morning and got rather shirty and said, i'm not interested. but it is confusing for people, isn't it? may be forced i get a lot of m essa g es isn't it? may be forced i get a lot of messages from people saying, until it's mandatory in england, use

your common sense and do what you feel is right for you and if you are exempt anyway then crack on. feel is right for you and if you are exempt anyway then crack onlj suppose there is a lot of truth in that. i guess it kind of depends what other people are doing. that's my take. if you go into a shop and eve ryo ne my take. if you go into a shop and everyone else is wearing a mask then you kind of feel peer pressure and obligation to wear one. i guess that is what ministers are relying on, that at the end of the day it will be social pressure and conformity that will get most of us to wear a mask rather than the threat down the line, maybe, ofa mask rather than the threat down the line, maybe, of a fine, mask rather than the threat down the line, maybe, ofa fine, and it mask rather than the threat down the line, maybe, of a fine, and it will become a social norm, social etiquette, to wear a mask. , thank you norman. thank you for your e—mails about postnatal depression in lockdown. we will read a couple now but we do have a lot of messages. we will talk

more about it after 9:30am because we have seen one charity core more for services during the lockdown stop this is from amy. my little boy charlie is three months and was born at the start of lockdown. i am finding it hard not having contact with anyone and i feel like i am struggling through this pandemic. some days when charlie is asleep i just stare at him and cry with fear for the future for my little boy. i know it's a scary time for everyone but it's even more scary for new mums for our newborns. amy, we would talk more about this after 9:30am and hopefully we'll have words of wisdom from our charity involved. this is from 30—year—old sophie. i had my baby in april during lockdown to stop it was a lonely time because my partner went back to work so i was alone in the week without visits from friends and family will stop during lockdown i didn't get visits from health visitors or midwives. my baby developed colic and doctors at first refused to see my baby face to

face. when they first saw him face to face he was diagnosed with silent reflux. he was diagnosed and given medication. ifelt i reflux. he was diagnosed and given medication. i felt i wasn't giving my medication. i felt i wasn't giving b medication. i felt i wasn't giving my baby the attention he deserved. no help was put in place for new mothers who might have needed an extra helping hand. this is my first child so i was no expert and ijust had to act on instinct. thank you so much for those. it is very personal, this information so i appreciate it and we will feed more of your experiences into our conversation after 9:30am when we talk about postnatal depression during lockdown. the rate of covid—i9 infections in england appears to have fallen significantly in may — the month before lockdown restrictions began to be eased. that's according to the early results of a study commissioned by the government. researchers from imperial college london tested 120,000 people and found that the r number — which indicates how many people catch the virus from one infected person — was lower

than previously thought. the study is yet to be endorsed by other academics but its initial findings were welcomed by the health secretary matt hancock. new measures to curb the spread of covid—19 in blackburn and darwen have been introduced after a spike in cases. for the next month, people living there must limit the number of visitors to their homes, and wear face coverings in all confined public spaces in a bid to avoid a leicester—style local lockdown. mass testing began at the weekend after 61 new cases sprang up within a week. meanwhile, people in leicester will learn tomorrow whether local lockdown measures will be eased. non—essential shops, businesses and schools closed again on the 29thjune after a spike in positive cases, and it's taking a toll on the city's economy. many companies are considering their futures, as navteonhal reports. i've been running for two years now, or ran for two years, and it means the world to me. i'm devastated, having to close.

i put all my time and effort and love into it, and created something that i want to go into work to every day. getting ready to say goodbye. arti chudasama's cafe and deli will not be reopening when leicester's coronavirus restrictions are eventually lifted. she says the local lockdown has forced her to close. i was 50—50 on it, and as soon as it happened, that was it. my decision was made. if there was anybody around here i could open, but nobody is coming in. if nobody‘s coming in, i don't have a business to run. i'm just sat in there because i love it and that's not enough. her fate is unlikely to be unique, at least according to an organisation which represents businesses in the city centre. it says many of them are crying out for more help. it's a very simple message that we need grant support directly to our businesses if they are going to survive. what impact will it have on the city if businesses do not get that extra support? if that support doesn't arrive

urgently we will see the shutters coming down, we will see the doors closing, we will see a lot of businesses, particularly in nonessential retail, food and drink sectors, closing. but leicester's mayor believes help may be on the way after speaking to health secretary this week. although we still have not got the absolute commitment that is going to happen, i think there was certainly an indication that the secretary of state understood the importance of that and i very much hope that we will soon be able to give good news, at least to the businesses of the city. either way, any support will come too late for arti. how are you feeling today? upset, sad. it is sad, it's emotional. you don't expect to close a business after two years, especially in the situation that we're in. the government says the circumstances of individual local lockdowns will continue to be carefully assessed, and that its support package is one of the most comprehensive in the world. but it's clear that many businesses here in leicester believe that extra help is needed

if they are to continue to survive. navteonhal, bbc news, leicester. let's get more on our top story that scotland has begun its most significant relaxation of coronavirus measures since the country went into lockdown in march. hairdressers, bars, restaurants, cinemas, tourist attractions, and places of worship can now all reopen. let's speak to alex thaddeus, who owns a hair salon in fife. and john wigglesworth, who owns a cafe and bookshop in aberdeen. hello to both of you. alex, how are you feeling about reopening your salon today? absolutely so excited to be back. it has been such a long four months. but everyone has been really buzzing to just get back into the salon and see our clients and overjoyed to see is again forced up it's been so nice and i don't think i've ever felt so loved over the phone before! when i have been phoning to make appointments and things, it's been so good to be

back. have you had customers in already this morning? yes, we have been here since 7:30am this morning so we are been here since 7:30am this morning so we are doing 12 hour shifts today. wow, how have you ensured it's a safe place to go for customers? i have basically spent my 15 weeks making sure that the salon has been refitted and my husband and i have worked really hard to make sure social distancing measures have been met in regards to our chairs and the backwash area, i have been lucky enough to be supported by a really good company and supplier. we have been running business seminars for the last 15 weeks with them and the information i gathered in that from other salon owners up and down the country, it has helped so much to help push make sure we have

enough ppe for ourselves, clients, timings, distance, even down to little things like the products not being able to be touched, and we prepare bags for clients if they order them prior to coming in. all these little extras make the place that little bit more safe and covid secure. we can hear the pleasant chatter in the background of customers and staff. can you turn your laptop around so we can see how busyit your laptop around so we can see how busy it is. i am actually in a different area, sorry! don't worry, but it's good to hear the buzz in the background. john, how are you feeling about opening up today? we are absolutely delighted. since we had the takeaway service open for the last three or four weeks, it's been great to have people in, but it's been incredibly sad not to be able to offer them a sanitised safe

space. we have had regular customers who are perhaps isolated who have had to wander the streets looking for a bench or steps to sit on, which may not be sanitised. i think it's great to be open up to the community again and bring a sense of normal. we put an outdoor structure up, which has been done with the support of aberdeen city council, which we are very grateful for. tables have been full from ten o'clock in the morning until 4pm at night. now we can open indoors it means we can allow people to come back into the books, which is what it's always been about. we are delighted to be able to offer people a safe and secure space and place to enjoy their day. are you finding that you have had some customers

today? what kind of atmosphere is there? there must be excitement but potentially apprehension as well. we have gone out of our way, communication is key. we have gone out of our way, for everyone who comes into our space. luckily we had a weekto comes into our space. luckily we had a week to prepare outdoors in terms of table spacing and communication to the community coming in about the importance of your own responsibility and also about the additional things we are doing for sanitisers, floor markings and a one—way system, and visibly showing we are cleaning tables with staff wearing gloves. we are just really giving people a sense of security and safety. but also people are pretty aware of what they need to do now. people are working together, that's what it's about. that's one of the things that has come out of

everything we have experienced. i think everyone is positive and there isa think everyone is positive and there is a real sense of doing things together and no one is impatient. it's been fantastic outside and it will be amazing inside. a quick final thought with the vat cut coming in today from 20% to 5%. will you be passing that on to customers? right now we are completely at takeaway service so there isn't a lot of vat on that. it's a very releva nt lot of vat on that. it's a very relevant question, but i think we also have to bear in mind the financial pain that all businesses, especially small ones, have gone through. we have designed a new menu and that menu has been costed is accessible to all parts of our community and we really hope they are comfortable with the price and we can go on delivering the great service we always have. alex, what has lockdown been like for you in terms of the viability of your business? it's obviously been a very

difficult four months, losing over a quarter of the year's takings in the business, but with the government's furlough scheme i have been able to keep all my staff, which was the biggest priority at the start, to make sure everybody‘s job was secure. the government grant has helped us be able to afford all the ppe and extra measures we have had to go to. so we have suffered a huge loss, like all other businesses have, but at the end of the day i'm just really grateful to still have a business to come back to and we are being supported in a way that has allowed us to do so. looking forward to cutting my losses, looking forward and getting back to what we do best as a team. and you are booked up for the next weeks and months? we are looking into september now, which is exciting and also slightly nerve—racking! but it's great to know we have that

security of a busy business to come back to. good luck to both of you andi back to. good luck to both of you and i wish you continued success with your businesses. thank you to alex and john. we have some breaking news, police in northern ireland investigating the murder ofjournalist lyra mckee have arrested a 27—year—old man. lyra mckee was shot as she observed rioting on an estate in 2019 at the age of 29. the police officers investigating lyra mckee's murder say they have arrested a 27—year—old man. more than a million british smokers have quit since april. that's according to survey for the charity action on smoking and health. of those who had quit in the previous four months, 41% said it was in direct response to coronavirus.

10,000 people across england, wales and scotland were asked about their smoking habits. the results were then used to estimate the total number of people giving up smoking. hospital admissions for heart attacks dropped by a third in england as the uk went into lockdown. the oxford university study suggests thousands of patients might have missed out on life—saving treatment because of fears of contracting the coronavirus in hospital. there are fears avoidable deaths may have occurred as a result. president trump has driven an even bigger wedge in relations between the us and china by dismissing any resumption of trade talks and cutting hong kong's preferential trade status. mr trump also welcomed a decision by the government to exclude the chinese company huawei from building the uk's 5g data networks. beijing has condemned the latest us sanctions, threatening to retaliate. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. the us has long been campaigning

for britain and other countries to ban equipment from the chinese tech giant. the about—turn follows months of pressure from washington, including imposing tariffs on china. huawei posed a national security threat, said the trump administration. the company denied it. at a news conference in the rose garden at the white house, ostensibly to announce actions against china over hong kong... thank you very much, everybody. ..donald trump let it be known that he felt vindicated. we confronted untrustworthy chinese technology and telecom providers. we convinced many countries — many countries — and i did this myself for the most part — not to use huawei, because we think it's an unsafe security risk, it's a big security risk. i talked many countries out of using it. china's ambassador to the uk has criticised the british government's decision, describing it as "disappointing and wrong". he said it was now questionable whether the uk could provide a fair

business environment for foreign companies. huawei is unlikely to be surprised by the us response. what happens next may hinge on the result of america's presidential election in november and future tone of us—china relations. right now, the countries' leaders are not on speaking terms and a second—phase trade deal is in doubt. president trump has moved to hold china accountable for its actions over hong kong, signing a bill that passed unanimously in congress. today i also signed an executive order ending us preferential treatment for hong kong. hong kong will be treated the same as mainland china, no special privileges, no special economic treatment, and no export of sensitive technologies. this news conference had very much the feel of a presidential rally with the president hitting a number of issues, but repeatedly coming back to his complaints against china and also his view ofjoe biden, and how he believes perhaps

a joe biden presidency may go in its relation to china. thank you all very much. but overshadowing everything, the coronavirus, with president trump again saying that he holds china fully responsible for unleashing the virus on the world, ratcheting up the rhetoric even more. peter bowes, bbc news. in the early hours this morning a new statue was placed in bristol. this is meant to be of a local residentjen reid who was a supporter of a black lives matter. it was sculpted by marc quinn who was behind the statue of alison lapper on the fourth plinth in trafalgar square. we are hoping to speak to jen reid trafalgar square. we are hoping to speak tojen reid this morning but i wa nt to speak tojen reid this morning but i want to reduce some messages about

this statue. neil says the new statue is a beautiful and deliberately provocative work of art, notjust deliberately provocative work of art, not just the deliberately provocative work of art, notjust the sculpture itself but its guerrilla installation. it has one message and it says defiantly," black lives still matter". and another viewer says this is such a symbol of hope. another says that is stunning. too much to hope they will keep it. it will be a lovely way to remember it. some including people living in bristol, are not too happy. 0ne twitter user said that was a quick democratic process to decide on a replacement. another has said to throw the statue in the river, mobs do not rule. slight irony and in the juxtaposition of those two sentences. 0thers juxtaposition of those two sentences. others have said this is not right because i want to be involved in what the new statue should be. we are hoping to talk to

jen reid and also potentially the artist, mark quinn. it has gone 9:30am. now it's time for a look at the weather. how's it looking, matt? grey and damp to be honest with you, victoria. something bright and warm on the way. east anglia and the south—east is clouding over this afternoon with some patchy rain and drizzle. that has been moving southwards. perhaps some sunshine in the afternoon for devon and cornwall and east of scotland. 0verall, the afternoon for devon and cornwall and east of scotland. overall, a cloudy picture this afternoon. winds are light but even with that it will bea are light but even with that it will be a cool day under the conditions, cloudy especially where we have that rain and drizzle falling, temperatures between 14 and 19 degrees for most parts of the country. nowhere near what we would expect for the middle ofjuly. the evening and overnight the odd bit of light rain and drizzle to come particularly over the north—west of scotland. there could be heavy bass later for scotland. plenty of cloud in place and temperatures will not

drop much. while the date is cool, the nights are mild, 12 or 15 celsius. for the next few days, friday looks like we will see cloud and rain developing for scotland and on that island and we have seen that push its way southwards. for sunday, one for the south and east. goodbye.

hello, this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. the headlines... scotland's most significant easing of coronavirus restrictions — hairdressers, restaurants, tourist attractions and places of worship are allowed to reopen. a temporary cut to vat for the hospitality and leisure industries comes into effect today — from 20% to 5%. health secretary, matt hancock, says that face coverings will be mandatory in shops and on public transport "for the foreseeable future", but aren't needed in offices or schools. northern irish police

investigating the murder ofjournalist lyra mckee say they have arrested a 27—year old man. china says it will take "all necessary measures" to look after its interests after the government here decided to ban huawei from our 5g networks. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. good morning, victoria. thank you very much indeed. following his efforts to end child poverty, manchester united forward marcus rashford will receive an honorary doctorate from the university of manchester. the player campaigned hard to allow 1.3 million children to claim free school meals through the summer holidays, with the government footing the bill. it's the highest honour the university can bestow, with the likes of sir alex ferguson and sir bobby charlton having also received the accolade. pre—match press conferences with football managers are often really dull affairs. they‘ re always really cagey, they don't want to give anything away.

well, not yesterday. manchester city's champions league repreive got some really big names really quite angry. jurgen klopp said the decision to overturn city's two—year european ban was "bad for football", and the spurs bossjose mourinho struck a more sarcastic tone... i am not saying man city is guilty. i am saying if you are not guilty, you don't pay, you are not punished, even with a pound. i know that money for them is quite easy, but it's just the principal. why are you paying 8 or 9 million or whatever if you are not guilty? perhaps they are a victim, perhaps they did nothing wrong and they are a victim of paying so many millions for nothing. maybe they are the victims. city manager pep guardiola was pretty passionate in his defence. he says the club have done nothing wrong. listen, many clubs have invested a lot. united and other clubs have invested more money than the other ones. when chelsea started to win

the premier league they invested more money than the other ones. good players are expensive, the english team spend a lot of money. but we have built up the club over the last decade to compete with the elite of the premier league and champions league and to do that must invest. we'll come to last night's premier league action in a moment. but we had to bring you this this morning. after a really tough few weeks for wigan athletic, they won 8—0 last night. that equals a championship record. they were 7—0 up at half—time. hull city, the team on the receieving end. wigan face a 12—point deduction because of their financial troubles, but in spite of that, could still stay up. it would be remarkable. not a remarkable performance from chelsea, but a win that keeps them third and on course for champions league qualification. they beat alreday relegated norwich 1—0 in the premier league, 0livier giroud with the goal. they're four points ahead of leicester and manchester united, with two games to play.

and the professional footballers‘ association says it's had talks with social media companies after players were sent racist abuse. crystal palace's wilfried zaha was abused at the weekend, as was sheffield united's david mcgoldrick. the players‘ union says the talks with instagram, facebook and twitter have been "broadly supportive". captainjoe root is back training with the england team after missing the first test against west indies for the birth of his daughter. the two sides have moved bio—bubbles from southampton to manchester and will name their team this afternoon ahead of thursday‘s second test at old trafford. and competitive women‘s tennis returned in britain yesterday for the first time since the start of lockdown. the british number six, katie boulter, amongst the winners at the progress tour women‘s championships at the national tennis centre in roehampton. it‘s being played under coronavirus restictions, which means that players call their own lines and collect the balls at the end of a point. it continues on the bbc

sport website and app from 11 o‘clock today. that‘s all from us at the bbc sport centre for now, more on the bbc news channel at 1:30pm. thank you very much. we are going to speak about postnatal depression, thank you for your messages. 0ne viewer says, i had a baby five weeks before lockdown and as a result of a complicated but i did not leave the house much before locked in. my boy has only seen health visitors once andi has only seen health visitors once and i am worried about how he will integrate into society. to add to the stress, my company will not survive the pandemic. i am one of two of 3 million forgotten businesses. this has all had a huge mental impact. i am not sleeping even when my little boy is. i am co nsta ntly even when my little boy is. i am constantly worried and i struggle with day to day tasks. let‘s see if

we can get some advice for you now, katie. a leading uk charity says it has seen a dramatic rise in women requiring their services for postnatal depression during lockdown. the pandas foundation — which specialises in support for pre and postnatal mental illnesses — say 12 days after the uk lockdown was announced, there was a 75% increase in calls to their free helpline. they‘re now concerned for the mental health of new mothers with depression, who have gone undiagnosed. joining me now is annie belasco who is the head of charity for pandas foundation. jennifer chilton is a mother of two and was diagnosed with postnatal depression a few weeks ago. and abisola amode is a new mum — she gave birth to her daughter during lockdown. hello to you all. jennifer, if i can start with you? how would you describe your postnatal depression? to be honest, it has been really

difficult. i had my daughter in september, so my postnatal depression began then, but i didn‘t really realise at the time because we had complications with our daughter‘s help. it was not diagnosed until we were in lockdown. i had diagnosed until we were in lockdown. ihada diagnosed until we were in lockdown. i had a very dark time for the majority of the time that my daughter has been born. there are days when i am waiting for the day to end. lockdown has made it really isolating with not being able to see friends and family, not being able to access support from health visitors and adjust people from the wider community. abisola amode, good morning to you. you say you loved your new daughter but felt that you we re your new daughter but felt that you were a bad mother, can you explain

why? idid not i did not feel like i was giving my daughter everything i could. i wasn't looking after myself, i wasn't looking after myself, i wasn't going out, i wasn't speaking to anybody. she was in intensive ca re to anybody. she was in intensive care and! to anybody. she was in intensive care and i didn't speak to anybody else. i was not taking calls. i basically didn't have any contact with the outside world. how did that affect you, would you say?” with the outside world. how did that affect you, would you say? i was really low. i couldn't wait until i've got back to normal, when he lockdown started to ease. just to get back to normal, because i would prefer to have visitors as opposed to being locked up at home and not going out. i was so scared to go outside. i didn't want to get the virus. it was a lot. i'm going to

bring in annie. hello, could you tell us the kind of because you were getting? if i can you do this from one woman who does not know if she had postnatal depression during lockdown, she thinks she did. 0ur baby was born prior to lockdown. she says, i suffered with mood swings and feeling unhappy, the lack of support from my health visiting team for my baby. they did not help me when i needed it, they told me to google questions. this lead to anxiety for me because i did not know if i was doing right or wrong. i have never suffered with anxiety before but i do now. the total lack of support for me and my baby due to the pandemic, i understand, but has a first—time mother it has been detrimental to my help. what is postnatal depression, annie? postnatal depression is a hormonal mental illness that can orca at any time from having your baby up to three years after. you can

experience anything from a low mood and anxiety, through to frightening thoughts, struggling to bond with your baby as well. and in terms of someone, if they think they have it, what should they do? at the moment, with the pandemic, it is really difficult. there is support out there in terms of mental health teams visiting and gps and midwives but the communication for those channels has changed into some are doing text services, there is very little face—to—face. so, we are asking our parents to firstly, call us asking our parents to firstly, call us and to talk about how they are feeling, because that‘s really positive as a starter. but secondly, to be really persistent in their communication with gps and midwives and health visitors about how they feel. we hear this dreadful term, the baby blues, and it can be a dangerous dismissal of something

much more sinister. jennifer can i come back to you? when did you know that you needed help? it was through a series of conversations, i think. i had a series of conversations, i think. ihada a series of conversations, i think. i had a friend that i texted and said how low i was feeling, and he was said how low i was feeling, and he was telling me and ask me, how long has it been like this? i said since the baby was born. i had a bit of a breakdown and had to have a few days off work, because i had gone back to work. i spoke to my supervisor and through talking to her, she said, well, i have experienced similar things when i had my children. she said that she was diagnosed with postnatal depression and again, i messaged another group of friends who have been incredibly supportive and they were thinking, do you think you should speak to the gp? it was those little conversations which we re those little conversations which were so invaluable, that sort of planted the seed for me and allowed me to come to terms with getting

support myself. right. because it is a huge step to do that. but i am really glad that i reached out for some support. yes, abisola amode, you are from an african family, is mental health the kind of thing you could talk about with your family? you could talk about it, but i think culturally, i am you could talk about it, but i think culturally, iam not you could talk about it, but i think culturally, i am not sure if eve ryo ne culturally, i am not sure if everyone is aware. i don‘t really get asked, but there is a lot of support, because i am living with my mum. there is a lot of support but nobody personally asked me if i was 0k. nobody personally asked me if i was ok. but everybody was trying to help in the best way. so i didn‘t reach out or book an appointment with the gp. ijust dealt out or book an appointment with the gp. i just dealt with out or book an appointment with the gp. ijust dealt with it myself. out or book an appointment with the gp. ijust dealt with it myselfm is stressful being a new mother at any time, but i suppose in lockdown, where you have a lack of visits from the health workers, you cannot meet

up the health workers, you cannot meet up with other new mothers, there is just a general lack of contact, where you swap ideas normally and say, do you think it is all right to do this, what about this? that must have been doubly hard to stop yes, it was. it was difficult, honestly. do you feel like you are coming through it? do you feel like you are coming through it, abisola? yes, i have come a long way. i have started working out. that was from advice from a friend, i do that two times a week and i hope to increase that as the lockdown lifts. going for long walks, having a supportive partner who helps me stay with my partner while i go for a long walk and just speaking to my friends. even meeting with them and to chat to them, that is nice as well. i haven‘t been able

to do that for some time. annie, let me read you some messages from people watching our conversation. this is from nicola to stop i had my baby boy at christmas, a magical time, i couldn‘t be happier. shortly before he was born i had a minor car crash that caused me anxiety. lockdown then happened, my husband was working, i was alone with my baby and with no family able to come and help me. i have two other children and i had to balance their home schooling, their needs without of my new baby. i slowly spiralled into feeling less and less like myself, so i reached out to my health visitor. she referred me for psychological services for postnatal depression, but due to blocked and this was only available over the phone. i did not answer the phone that day. i plodded on, trying to deal with my messed up mind myself. with the restrictions lifted i feel like i have stockholm syndrome, with

lockdown being my character. i want to go back out in the world with my children but when it comes to doing it, ifind any children but when it comes to doing it, i find any excuse not to. i feel like i have lost my identity as a person, i have lost my spark. that is really upsetting to hear, annie, i wonder what advice you would give to nicola? firstly, i am really sorry about your experience and everything you have been through and i would not describe your mind as everything you have been through and i would up, iescribe your mind as everything you have been through and i would up, iascribe your mind as everything you have been through and i would up, i would your mind as everything you have been through and i would up, i would describe id as everything you have been through and i would up, i would describe you as messed up, i would describe you as having had a baby with two other children in the pandemic, and the euphoria of that isjust not realistic. what i would say in all of this, when i was listening to your message, iwas of this, when i was listening to your message, i was missing you and all of this. i understand that you are talking about your mood and your symptoms, but it is very important to consider yourself, in terms of self—care. there is no pressure and there should not be any guilt around you not wanting to do things. you have the absolute right to set

boundaries. i understand that you wa nt boundaries. i understand that you want to go out. so, i would suggest very small steps, even if it is going out of the front door, and then gradually going to the shop and building up and building up. but it is also 0k to not want to go out. 0ur usual coping mechanisms of working with parents who have postnatal depression, postnatal depression is isolating enough without the enforced isolation on top of it, so it is no wonder you are feeling like this and you are definitely not alone. but i would, if you can, when you are ready, put yourself at the centre of this and ta ke yourself at the centre of this and take those steps, but slowly, do not put on yourself. here is an e-mail from hayley. this is such an important topic to raise, i had my baby girl on the day of lockdown, and although at the beginning one on one time was perfect, as the weeks have gone by, the lockdown has affected my confidence in my ability to go out with my child. this is

similar. ifelt the health to go out with my child. this is similar. i felt the health care postnatally could have been more present for the support and on the circumstances i only had to check ups. i have spoke to other mothers online who feel the same and despite the internet access which i‘m grateful for, many of us have missed out on building new relationships with other first—time like myself. what is the contact number for the pandas foundation if anyone wants to get in contact? it is on our website which is a pandas foundation dot org dot uk you can e—mail us for support. we don‘t mind if you have noise in the background, we are used to that. we have a huge pool of very talented volunteers who have academic and lived experience. we know what we are talking about we cannot offer medical advice but we cannot offer medical advice but we can offer hope and empathy and correct signposting. that number

again, 08081961776. we know that mental health has huge stigma attached to it but we know that suicide is unfortunately the number one cause of death within the first maternity through to the full period. we are there to support you and all of our services are free, so we would urge you to get in touch with us. can i pick up on a point about the stigma ? with us. can i pick up on a point about the stigma? some worried about asking for help might incorrectly think that their child might be taken from them if they acknowledge they are struggling. taken from them if they acknowledge they are strugglinglj taken from them if they acknowledge they are struggling. i understand that stigma and, unfortunately, it isa that stigma and, unfortunately, it is a kind of prehistoric rumour if you like and i don‘t think in any time that i have worked with the pandas foundation we have experienced that. pmd is not a safeguarding issue, that is when

there is the potential harm a threat to the parent of a child or anyone else. it is really sad that that dreadful rumour of i will have my baby ta ken dreadful rumour of i will have my baby taken away from me is potentially holding parents back. —— pnd. we would also argue that all the information you share with ours is confidential unless there is a safeguarding risk and you need that support. jennifer, finally, what would you say to any mother or father who are struggling right now? from my experience, i find father who are struggling right now? from my experience, ifind it father who are struggling right now? from my experience, i find it really positive to reach out, to the people around me! positive to reach out, to the people around me i feel able to trust, and to the gp as well, i find it really helpful to speak to them. and i think it isjust about helpful to speak to them. and i think it is just about finding courage and remembering that you can't help your baby and your family if you have not got the emotional energy yourself, and you deserve

support if you are feeling that you are struggling at the moment. so, reach out if you can just to the people around you, or to someone that your gp or the pandas foundation. thank you very much, all of you. i really appreciate your time. jennifer and abisola, i wish you all the best. and annie, from the pandas foundation, thank you very much for speaking to us. that numberagain very much for speaking to us. that number again for the pandas foundation, 08081961776. and you can also contact our action line service and that will give you another number of organisations that can help you. you can find them listed on the bbc‘s actionline website at bbc.co.uk/actionline. another message from this, i was pregnant during lockdown and had my baby at the end of may. i have previously suffered from anxiety and depression. before falling pregnant i stop medication because i had two

previous miscarriages and i wanted to reduce the risk to my third pregnancy. i was given a leaflet to contact the service in my area when i started to get concerned and was told i would be referred within two weeks and given priority due to being pregnant. i contacted the service in march and finally received the correct referrals to the team injune after my baby was born. working from home means millions of people have taken to video calling in the past few months but for some members of the armed forces, their recent calls have had a rather special guest. the queen has been speaking to people who are stationed around the world about their life and work during the coronavirus pandemic. during the coronavirus pandemic. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. she normally meets her servicemen and women face—to—face, butjust now it has to be done via a conference call. no reason to forget protocol, though. watch the top right of the screen. good morning. yes, if you‘re a general, chief of the defence staff, no less, you begin with a bow.

and then to business. first to a sailor, speaking from a royal fleet auxiliary ship in the caribbean. and where are you at the moment? i'm currently in curacao at the moment, ma'am. well, i would think the last time i saw you, you wouldn't have imagined that this is what you'd be doing now. in holyport, we met. yeah, it was, ma'am, in 2014, i believe it was. then to west africa, and a soldier from the yorkshire regiment who‘s been there since last year. the covid crisis has meant that the rest and recuperation flights have been put on hold, so i‘m afraid my wife has been slightly abandoned with our two young children. and she works for the nhs? she‘s training nurses and other health care professionals. finally, to a member of the queen‘s colour squadron of the raf, who has rather an unusual sideline. so i'm the pilot for the jamaican bobsleigh team. gosh! the queen laughs.

sounds a very dangerous job. it can be quite dangerous. so how do you train? i've been pushing a car up and down the street. i've had to make... the queen laughs. they all laugh. well, i suppose that's one way to train! that's definitely one way to train, ma'am. well, i'm very glad to have been able to meet all of you, and the best of luck. nicholas witchell, bbc news. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with matt. hello there. it‘s a fairly grey and damp day for many out there at the moment. we had sunshine this morning across east anglia and the southeast this morning but cloud increases through the afternoon, patchy rain and drizzle developing to stop rain and drizzle elsewhere will ease off so more places will become drier and we could see sunshine across parts of parts

of wales, west england and the east of scotland for instance but overall even with light wind across the country, for mid july it will be a rather cool day with temperatures for most around 14—19dc. 19 is 63 fahrenheit. we finished the day with cloud in place which for many will stay in place. pockets of light drizzle around. some heavier bursts in the far north of scotland later in the night. whilst the days are fairly cool, with cloud in place the nights remainfairly mild. temperatures foremost tomorrow morning in double figures if not in the mid teens. a mild enough start to thursday but rather more sunshine around in southern and eastern parts of the country with temperatures lifting. warmer still in the south—east on friday.

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