borisjohnson announces a timetable for easing lockdown in england. employers will be asked to decide if it's safe for staff to return to the workplace, and local authorities will get new powers to deal with spikes in their areas. it is my strong and sincere hope that we will be able to review the outstanding restrictions and allow a more significant return to normality from november at the earliest, possibly in time for christmas. can we have confidence that the government's advisers support these measures? this can't be done on a wing and prayer. it requires a credible plan, and national leadership. the nhs in england will get an additional £3 billion to prepare for a possible second coronavirus wave this winter.

we'll bring you all the latest about the proposed changes. also this lunchtime... how is cornwall coping with the influx of tourists — as more britons stay in the uk this summer? and arise sir tom — captain tom moore, who raised millions for the nhs, is to be knighted this afternoon. ‘sir thomas‘ sounds very nice, but inside i haven't changed! nothing's changed inside. and coming up on bbc news... empty stadia could be soon thing of the past, as the prime minister signals fans could return in october. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one.

the prime minister has announced a fresh timetable for the easing of coronavirus restrictions in england, saying he hoped there could be a "more significant return to normality" by november, in time for christmas. borisjohnson said that by august 1st the government will give employers "more discretion" in how staff can return to the workplace, instead of telling them to work from home. bowling, ice—skating, and beauty services will also be allowed to resume, as will indoor performances, if that can be done so safely. in september, schools, colleges and nurseries are to reopen — this was already known — but mrjohnson said universities were also working to reopen as fully as possible. in october, stadium audiences will return, and conferences and other business events will be allowed to restart. the government will keep more close contact between friends and family under review. boris johnson also announced new powers for councils to bring in "targeted, local action" to deal with new coronavirus outbreaks. our first report is by our political

correspondent iain watson. even at the coronavirus comes under greater control, the economy is not exactly bouncing back to life. some people have been wary of were turning to workplace and travelling on public transport so from the 1st of august, the current advice, work from home if you can, will change. the prime minister shifted responsibility for working practices from the government to employers. instead of government telling people to work from home, we are going to give employers more discretion and ask them to make decisions about how their staff can work safely. that could mean of course continue to work from home, which is one way of working safely, and which has worked for many employers and employees. or it could mean making workplaces safe by following covid secure

guidelines. and to give people the confidence to return to work, the prime minister set out stronger measures to bring the virus under control. there will be more resources for the nhs and a big increase in testing by the end of october. in leicester, where the entire city had to go back into lockdown, the local council demanded more data and more powers from central government. today the prime minister gave all english councils more responsibilities. from tomorrow, local authorities will have new powers in their areas. they will be able to close specific premises, shut public outdoor spaces and cancel events. these powers will enable local authorities to act more quickly in response to outbreaks where speed is paramount. but the prime minister dispensed carrot as well as wielding six and set out a road map for the further lifting of restriction in england pulled up

next month most leisure facilities and casinos will reopen, weddings of up and casinos will reopen, weddings of up to 30 people will be allowed but nig htclu bs up to 30 people will be allowed but nightclubs and soft play areas remain closed. indoor performances could restart in october and there could restart in october and there could be more close contact between friends and family. borisjohnson has talked about waiting a long hard fight against coronavirus but he also likes to strike an optimistic tone, not just also likes to strike an optimistic tone, notjust preparing for the worst but are hoping for the best, as he puts it. he even suggested it might all be over by christmas. as he puts it. he even suggested it might all be over by christmasm is my strong and sincere hope that we will be able to review the outstanding restrictions and allow a more significant return to normality from november at the earliest, possibly in time for christmas. but labour said the prime minister had to do more to rebuild the confidence of the public. i think you build confidence by recognising where the problems and mistakes are and setting out what you're going to do

about them. i don't think you build confidence by pretending everything is fine. there is no longer hard and fast advice to work from home if you can, but returning to the workplace and returning to normality might ta ke and returning to normality might take quite some time. iain watson, bbc news. the prime minister also spoke of preparations for a possible second wave of coronavirus this winter, confirming that the nhs in england will get an extra £3 billion of funding. scotland, wales, and northern ireland will also receive additional money. it follows warnings earlier this week that without counter measures, a second wave could lead to 120,000 covid—i9 deaths in uk hospitals this winter. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. as life begins to return to something like normality, at the height of summer, thoughts are turning to winter and the challenges that will bring. as we approach winter, we will need to go further, not least as many more people will show covid—like symptoms as a result of seasonal illnesses,

and therefore require a test. it is possible that the virus will be more virulent in the winter months and it is certain that the nhs will face the usual annual winter pressures. £3 billion for the nhs in england, with extra funds for scotland, wales and northern ireland, will help maintain nightingale hospitals over the winter. it will also allow the nhs to continue using private hospital capacity, an important part of reducing the backlog of cancelled non—urgent operations, such as hip and knee replacements, but the body that represents nhs trusts in england said managers need more detail on exactly what the money will cover. they are facing a triple whammy pressures coming up. so, they have the pressure obviously of winter itself plus the possibility of a flu epidemic alongside coronavirus. they are dealing with this ongoing pandemic and need to be ready

for a surge and also, finally, they have got to start getting usual services up and running. so they are dealing with a lot of ongoing pressures. there is also a new target for coronavirus tests — 500,000 a day by the end of october. but while £3 billion sounds like a lot of money, it is less than 3% of the annual budget of the nhs in england and there is a warning that if a second wave of covid—i9 does hit, more will be required. if we have learned anything over the last few months, it is that more money can become available as need increases, so i would see this more as a down payment to help the service prepare for the known risks that we are already aware of, but of course, if a second wave does emerge, i would expect that the treasury and the nhs will start negotiating again on how much extra money is needed. even as lockdown measures are being eased, preparations for what might still lie ahead are being put in place. it is all a reminder that the coronavirus

crisis is farfrom over. dominic hughes, bbc news. in a moment we'll hear from our health editor, hugh pym, and business correspondent katie prescott, but first let's get more from iain watson. iain, a double—edged message from the prime minister, announcing a lifting of restrictions, while also planning for the worst, as he put it? that's right and i think by planning for the worst, he can to some extent lift those instructions because effectively you think that if people still abide by the regulations, this is what the future will look like, something close to normality, perhaps even by christmas. but if not, he made it very clear he is willing to reimpose those restrictions, put on the brakes, as he said, again. i think also partially what he's doing with extra health service funding for example is to give people the confidence he is to give people the confidence he is getting on top of that virus, the same with the extra powers for local

authorities in dealing with local lockdown is. let's be honest, what he would like to see for the good of the economy is more people leaving their homes and going back to workplaces but he does not want to contradict his chief scientific adviser, sir patrick vallance, who said there was no real need to change the guidance and many people we re change the guidance and many people were perfectly productive working from home. we got a bit of a halfway house from the pm, official guidance to work from home when you can has gone, but the responsibility is now shifting from government on to employers and it is up to them to discuss with their workforces whether they will return to work, how and when, and i have to be convinced of course that is safe and thatis convinced of course that is safe and that is why we are seeing a whole range of other measures implemented by the prime minister to say, look, you can have the confidence to go back to work. but the key is giving people that confidence, we don't know yet if they will remain wary or if they will say, actually, the measurements put in place by the government are enough for us to return to a little bit more to a

normal life. thank you. katie prescott, to pick up on that, is borisjohnson effectively handing over responsibility to employers? yes, and he is trying to create a dialogue here between employees and employers which is something that unions say they are particularly concerned about them and they would like to see more guidance. having spoken to a number of employers already today, they say they are quite pleased by this decision being left up to them and really seeing whether the appetite is there for them and their employees to go back to work. of course the key part of this message is a safety. and it is a real challenge for businesses to bring people back into the office with things like social distancing in place, which limits the number of people who can be that. business groups are telling us today that they are also seeing employees are still very concerned despite the change in guidance about using public transport. they are quite pleased that this dialogue exists. what will be very interesting about

this merely in august is seeing the long—term implications of the change in how we all work, and whether that becomes a really permanent fixture in all of our lives. many thanks. hugh pym is with me. another of the announcements was that local authorities would get a new powers to deal with spikes in their own areas. how significant is that? one of the main topics at the media co nfe re nce one of the main topics at the media conference earlier was a focus on local outbreaks. and the hope of the government, that we don't go back to a national lockdown, which is what we saw in march, that was the only tool they had then, to lock down the whole of england followed by the devolved administration in scotland, wales and northern ireland. they wa nt wales and northern ireland. they want to look for local spikes in infections based on all the data they are getting from their testing and tasting system and act quickly. we saw it in leicester a couple of weeks ago —— testing and tracing. there was a nationally driven intervention with a partial lifting

yesterday and this week, blackburn with darwen council moved on its own volition to make some new guidance for local people about wearing face coverings and limiting the size of household gatherings put up what was announced today was powers for local authorities in england which will be set out next week to intervene themselves to close down large gatherings or cancel events. and that will give a framework for these local responses if the data is available to those councils to make that move. so it is significant. and there's a row over the way public health england have compiled figures? yes, every day of the total number of reported deaths is published by the department of health for the whole uk based on information gathered from each administration. and we have learnt to date that they are being compiled in a different way in different parts of the uk.

scotland, wales and northern ireland reported deaths where there has been a positive test within the last 28 days. england, it turns out, with data put together by public health england, do it going back over a longer period so it could be somebody who tested positive a couple of months ago, subsequently dies, they are reported as a covid death. matt hancock has you want an urgent review of this because the data is not produced consistently. it is embarrassing for the statisticians that the data is not ona statisticians that the data is not on a level playing field each day. we understand it does not change a huge amount the number of deaths that have been reported but clearly there is a need to get it right with there is a need to get it right with the winter ahead when accurate data will be so important. many thanks, hugh pym, health editor. while the economic pressure to ease the lockdown restrictions is strong in many countries, the global rate of infection continues to rise. in the last 2a hours brazil has reached two million cases, india i million. and yesterday saw the highest daily

total of new infections in the us, over 73,000. today, the un has warned that millions face starvation as a result of the pandemic. caroline hawley reports. most of the world hadn't heard of coronavirus six months ago, hadn't seen friends and family fall sick, hadn't felt the stranglehold it would put on our lives. now some countries are easing restrictions. in other places, though, it's still taking hold with truly devastating effect. today from india, a frightening new figure. more thani million people have now been infected in the country, and localised lockdowns that had been lifted are now being swiftly reimposed. "we sanitise our vehicles," this rickshaw driver says. "we maintain social distancing." but he says he is still very scared. the other side of the globe and the grave—diggers of brazil have never been busier. the country now has 2 million cases of coronavirus,

second only to the united states. there's deep disquiet here about how they are far right president is handling the virus. he has regularly appeared without a mask and wants a return to normal life. translation: we must stop suffocating the economy. there's not enough money. unemployment kills more people than the virus. in the us the virus is still killing relentlessly. it's the worst affected country in the world and it's just recorded its biggest ever daily leaping cases, close to 75,000. donald trump says that is down to increased testing but others blame his policies and say lockdown was lifted too early and with too many young people carrying on their lives as normal. america's chief coronavirus adviser anthony fauci spoke last night to mark zuckerberg of facebook. so what i would urge, and almost plead with the younger people, because i know if they really

understood this they would take it seriously, that you have to have responsibility for yourself but also a societal responsibility that your getting infected is not just you in a vacuum, you're propagating a pandemic. this unprecedented global pandemic is having catastrophic consequences. today the united nations is launching its biggest ever appeal for funds to help poorer countries cope. it's warned that unless richer countries step in as many as 265 million people could, by the end of this year, face starvation. caroline hawley, bbc news. the time is 17 minutes past one. our top story this lunchtime... borisjohnson announces a timetable for easing the lockdown in england with employers asked to decide if it's safe for staff to return to the workplace — and local authorities getting new powers to deal with spikes in their areas.

coming up we will be talking to tracey edwards, the legendary skipper here, about selling her prized possessions so she can keep inspiring girls all around the world. coming up in sport on bbc news, england's maro itoje has signed a new long—term contract at premiership champions saracens, despite their relegation from rugby's top tier earlier this year. captain tom moore, who raised more than £30 million for the nhs at the age of 100, will be knighted by the queen at windsor castle later this afternoon. it will be her first face—to—face engagement with a member of the public since march, and the only honour to be awarded since the beginning of the lockdown. our royal correspondent sarah campbell has the story. # happy birthday to you.# it started as a family challenge — walk 100 lengths of the garden to mark a 100th birthday, and, in the process,

raise £1,000 for nhs charities. the uk and much of the world was in lockdown at the time and as the former army captain's story spread, it became clear that his understated manner and wise words were what people needed to hear. the donations kept coming and coming. by the time he celebrated his birthday, the total had topped £30 million. he received an estimated 140,000 cards from around the world, an raf fly—past, and, it was subsequently announced, a knighthood. his response was typically modest. i'm still tom moore. i think "sir thomas" sounds very nice, but inside i haven't changed! nothing's changed inside. today, he and his family will travel here, to the quadrangle inside windsor castle, where the queen's birthday parade was held last month. all investitures have been on hold during the pandemic, but for captain sir tom, the queen has made an exception.

it is just the most sensational day. of all of the things tom has been honoured by, this is truly the absolute icing on the cake. "i could never have imagined this would happen to me," he tweeted earlier this week... an inspiration to many thousands of people around the world, his will be an exceptional ceremony for an extraordinary man. sarah campbell, bbc news. uncertainty over foreign travel has got many of us looking to britain's beauty spots for the chance of having at least some kind of holiday this year. our correspondentjohn maguire has been finding out how residents and visitors in cornwall are finding the uk's new ‘stay—cation' trend. there's sand, sun and surf, as you would expect from a st ives summer, but social distancing means it's far from business as usual. challenging times for all who are trying to work within the restrictions. in terms of the tourists

who are coming, it's reminding them to be respectful of how we are here, come and enjoy it, we will help you enjoy it, but if we have anti—social behaviour, then we will issue dispersal notices but that's a last resort — that's not our style here. a welcome return, but serving so many visitors all at once isn't easy. we have gone from having the place to ourselves to it being completely packed, as usual. however, of course, all the restaurants and shops can take half capacity, some people haven't gone back to work, so there's still quite a big issue for the future of st ives, and the future of some of our local shops and businesses who are going to still struggle, although people — thank goodness — are now here. cornwall is famous for its sardines — the fish, of course, not the game — but you wouldn't know it today. when lockdown was in full effect, people here warned visitors to stay away, promising that when the situation improved, they would be welcomed back with open arms.

andy cameron's boat and surf school company in north cornwall has reinvented its business model. probably one of the real positives of the whole covid issues down in cornwall is a lot of the businesses have started working together that would have traditionally been competitors. so for the boat businesses in padstow, we now have an email group just working out how we can not be on the pontoons at the same time to allow separation between the passengers. padstow is synonymous with rick stein. his businesses employ 600 people in the area. the cookery school has been converted into a pop—up restaurant. we are a seasonal business. this summer season will save us, there is no doubt if we had missed out on this revenue, i think we, as a company, 45 years old restaurant company, we would likely be not trading next year, simple as. change to survive is the mantra here. emma's cafe is around the cornerfrom one her grandfather used to run. she was brought up in new zealand but is now back in padstow and adapting her business to cope with coronavirus.

we normally cram people in like sardines, really, so it was a tough decision but we decided forjuly and august, we'd go takeaway only, just to deal with the social distancing. living on a peninsula jutting out into the atlantic ocean requires a good deal of resilience, and never has that been more severely tested than now. john maguire, bbc news, cornwall. british airways is to retire all 31 of its boeing 7117 jumbo jets from service immediately, because of the impact of the pandemic on travel. ba says it will focus on more modern, more fuel—efficient planes. the fleet was originally due for retirement in 2024 european union leaders are attempting to agree a huge covid—19 stimulus package, in their first face to face meeting since the outbreak of the pandemic. the german chancellor, angela merkel, and the french president, emmanuel macron, are pushing for grants to make up the bulk of 750 billion euro recovery fund

but four other nations are insisting on loans. england's batsmen have continued to grind down the west indies bowling attack, on the second morning of the test match at old trafford. dom sibley completed his second test century, with ben stokes 99 not out at lunch. andy swiss reports. another overcast morning at old trafford but england's outlook seemed much brighter. dom sibley is an old—fashioned sort of cricketer but patiently he prodded his way into the 90s, a century in sight. the west indies desperately needed a breakthrough but instead, more frustration. ben stokes surviving but how close was this? england's progress was hardly spectacular. the first hour producing just 22 runs. beautifully timed. but stokes and sibley were still stubbornly there. attacking shots were almost

an endangered species but on and on they went, sibley painstakingly ever closer to the magic three figures. although stokes was catching him up thanks to the shot of the morning. both players were now in the 90s — who would be first to a hundred? well, this was the answer. dom sibley has got there! after more than seven and a half hours, finally dom sibley was there, and you could see what it meant. a triumph of character and concentration and his second test match century, just when his team needed it. stokes did his best to follow him but the lunch break came too soon. stokes tantalisingly on 99 at the interval. not the prettiest morning's cricket but still, very much england's. andy swiss, bbc news. she became the first woman to receive the yachtsman of the year trophy and skippered the first all—female crew in the whitbread round the world yacht race, and for her accomplishments

she was awarded an mbe. but now, in order to support her own charity during these difficult times caused by coronavirus, tracy edwards is selling some of her medals. duncan kennedy is at a marina at hamble just outside southampton. yes, maiden, the yacht involved remains one of the most famous in the world, skippered as you said, by tracy edwards, 30 years ago. she's been using at the past few years, taking it around the world to inspire girls but the problem is covid—19 has seen funds for her charity dry up so she's now having to sell some of her possessions, but also call on some famous friends to help. the yacht that encircled the globe... morning! ..with the skipper who helped change the world. maiden and tracy edwards have gone into sailing folklore for what they and their crew achieved 30 years ago. why?

well, look at this... the rapturous moment tracy finished the gruelling whitbread round the world yacht race with the world's first all—female crew. it was historic for sport and for women. three decades on, tracy has turned maiden into a floating platform to inspire girls around the world. "is this her? is this the actual boat?" and you're like, "yeah." and they're like, "the actual boat?" "yes!" it's just wonderful. for me, it's girls seeing, girls physically seeing and touching, this is what a girl can do ifjust one person believes in her. because the covid—19 crisis has hit funds for her charity, the project is injeopardy. so tracy has turned to some friends to help. i'm here to welcome you to the maiden crowd funder.

as you know, children's education has been hard hit by this horrifying virus, and it impacted all their futures. what you might not know is that disadvantaged and vulnerable girls are most at risk for not being able to return to their education, or having access to it. it is made out of maiden's hull. but tracy has gone further. she is now selling her most personal possessions from maiden. that included her own medal from the round the world race. until, that is, last night. i had an e—mailfrom someone, a lady, saying... oh, i almost can't say this. sorry. and then i had an e—mailfrom a lady saying, "we're donating £10,000 to the crowd funder. please, please don't sell your medal." it was tenacity and guts that took tracy and her female crew around the world. now it's that same determination, she hopes, will keep

maiden'sjourney of inspiration on course. duncan kennedy, bbc news. well, you can see from that had touched tracey was by that £10,000 donation for the race middle, she will get to keep that, like so many other charities hit by covid—19, funds have been hit badly and she says it's going to take an awful lot of work to get this project back on track. duncan, thank you. duncan kennedy there. in the last few minutes it's been announced that the queen's grand—daughter princess beatrice has married her fiance, edoardo mapelli mozzi. the couple wed at a private ceremony in windsor which was attended by her majesty, the duke of edinburgh and close family. buckingham palace said the wedding adhered to the government's social distancing guidelines. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. thank you, good afternoon,

everybody. sunshine has been in short supply recently but look at this glorious weather watcher picture sent in through the isle of wight. lots of sunshine across the south but unfortunately, not for all. you devote short but threatening looking cloud and skies, rain on its way, not great news potentially for the cricket. this weather front is a slow—moving, meandering south and east, plenty of isobars into the north—west. sunny spells and scattered showers in the far north—west of scotland, blustery, the rain moving across the scottish borders into northern ireland, potentially north west england as well. little bit cooler, 17-21d, england as well. little bit cooler, 17—21d, where you have sunshine it's warm, humid. mid 20s for many, we could see temperatures as high as 28 degrees before the day is through. we cling onto sunshine for the end of the day, this weather front pushing its way into wales, north—west england, quite a lot of cloud through the night, going to be

a relatively