this is bbc news. the headlines at a:00. councils in england now have new powers to close shops, cancel events and shut outdoor public spaces to manage outbreaks of the virus. the veteran, american civil rights leader and long—serving congressman, john lewis, has died at the age of 80. eu leaders struggle to reach an agreement on a 750 billion euro economic recovery package to repair the damage done by the coronavirus pandemic. the uk government guarantees financial support for holiday makers seeking refunds for trips that that were cancelled because of coronavirus. and lewis hamilton sets a new track record as he takes pole position for the hungarian grand prix.

the latest changes to coronavirus restrictions come into effect today in england, scotland and wales — after the prime minister expressed the hope of a return to normality by christmas. councils in england now have new powers to close shops and cancel events to try to manage local outbreaks in future. the news comes as a further 13 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in england, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths in hospitals in england to 29,173. our political correspondent jessica parker reports. people in the town of rochdale have been asked to wear

facemasks in shops, limit visitor numbers to their homes. it's one of the places in england where there is concern about the number of new cases. it comes as local authorities are getting powers to tackle coronavirus at speed. we have been dealing across the country with over 100 outbreaks a week, and we have been using our existing powers, and quite frankly, cooperation of the public and businesses, and that has worked well. but this will allow us to act swifter, on a more localised basis, and therefore hopefully, prevent us needing to make more drastic measures, as we have seen in leicestershire. the new powers for councils include the ability to close shops and public outdoor spaces, also cancel events. along with the possibility of local stricter measures, a loosening of lockdown more broadly. getting people back to work, onto public transport, allowing audiences back into stadiums in

a covid—secure way. all part of a staggered, conditional plan over the coming months with this possible reward at the end of it. 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. but there are questions over whether the road map is realistic, including an end to social distancing by christmas. it's possible that we can get there, and the prime minister and i and others have spoken about this this week because we want to give people some sort of sense of direction, because a lot of people are running businesses or rely on the christmas period, for example, and need to know that if everything goes well that this is our intention. mitigation measures alongside it all, expanded test and trace, more money

for the nhs, ramping up flu vaccines, the coronavirus journey isn't over, the months ahead may well present new challenges. our political correspondent, jessica parker, explained the scale of the powers for local and central government. this was quite striking as, councils are getting this accelerated power to close the shop, for example, or a public space, but ministers are going to get even more drastic powers sooner, not as things like preventing people potentially from entering or leaving an area, imposing local stay—at—home orders. so some quite drastic powers that would have been unthinkable not a short time ago. yes, and you can imagine a situation where national government is imposing this, the local government is saying, well, we don't agree, we don't think it is appropriate here or whatever. and when you add party politics onto it, it gets even more complicated. yes, i am sure downing

street would say that national government, local government have worked well together, but obviously there were some tensions ahead of the lockdown being imposed in leicester as to how that had all been handled. but it is, i think, all part of the picture where we are moving to a new phase of coronavirus and dealing with it. you have a road map for loosening restrictions, things like even seeing people back in sports stadiums in the coming months. if that is deemed to be the right way forward, but equally, you have these measures to trying to crack down on local hotspots, and as well, the government will talk about ramping up test and trace, the flu vaccine programme, because of course, when winter comes, colder months, these were spared to a viruses are more likely to thrive. not just coronavirus, but your normal flu as well, that is of deep concern because the symptoms might look the same. so that could cause a bit of confusion, like test and trace

will be really important, but the strain on her health service as well, which is why they are putting extra money in. now, in terms of what the prime minister has been saying, he has not been doing interview on saturday, but he has been on social media. yes, so he has released a twitter thread, really reassuring thing a lot of the messages that he has already talked about over the last 2a hours saying, our understanding of the epidemiology of coronavirus and where it is spreading has improved, that means it can be controlled through local, targeted action. he says he knows it will be hard going for people affected by those local measures because they might see just a short distance away people return to a new kind of normal, and of course, one of the striking things yesterday was when borisjohnson suggested that by christmas, you could see it some kind of significant return to normality. now, important to say that perhaps not everyone agrees with that view, sage scientists today, professorjohn edmonds, who is on the scientific advisory group for emergencies, said pre—lockdown normality is a long way off. but it is this kind of tantalising target that boris johnson mentioned, very much

conditional, conditional on controlling the virus, but conditional as well on people following the rules. one of the last surviving leaders of the civil rights movement of 1960s america, john lewis, has died following a battle with pancreatic cancer. he was 80 years old and had been a congressman for 17 terms. rajini vaidyanathan has been looking back atjohn lewis' extraordinary life. john lewis was one of the most enduring figures in the civil rights movement, dedicating his life to fighting racism, he marched alongside martin luther king. and he lived to see a black president. born in alabama in1940, lived to see a black president. born in alabama in 1940, john lewis grew up in alabama in 1940, john lewis grew up in america that was deeply segregated. i would come home and asked my mother, asked my father, my grandparents, my great—grandpa rents, why segregation, why racial

discrimination? they would say, that is away days, don't get in the way, don't in trouble. but doctor king inspired me to get in the way, to get in trouble. the two men met when john lewis was just a teenager. get in trouble. the two men met when john lewis was just a teenagerlj wa nted john lewis was just a teenager.” wanted to go attend joystick college, it was a school that had never admitted black students —— troy state college, so i wrote a letter to martin luther king, he wrote me back and sent me a round—trip bus ticket to come and meet with him. so in march of 1958, iam18 meet with him. so in march of 1958, i am 18 years old, and i saw martin luther king jr's standing behind a desk, i was so scared. he spoke up and said, are you john lewis, are you the boy from troy? and so the boy from troy became a several lights delete mac rights leader himself —— a civil rights leader

himself. i was beaten, himself —— a civil rights leader himself. iwas beaten, arrested, and taken to jail, when i was arrested i felt so afraid, i felt so liberated, you arrest me, you beat me, you throw me injail, what else can you arrest me, you beat me, you throw me in jail, what else can you do to me? you kill me? but doctor king said it is better to die a physical death then to die a spiritual or psychological death. physical death then to die a spiritual or psychological deathm august, 1963, john lewis was the youngest speaker at the march on washington, but doctor king delivered his famous i have a dream address. the march was all over, doctor king had finished speaking, we we re doctor king had finished speaking, we were all invited to come down to the white house and to meet with present kennedy. we were ready, we we re present kennedy. we were ready, we were prepared. and so they marched again for voting rights from selma to montgomery, alabama, but the message of nonviolence ended brutally as they were attacked by

the police. by the 50th anniversary of that iconic march, john lewis had become a politician and was known as the conscience of the us congress. pursuit of equality and justice for all... at the age of 70, he was awarded a presidential medal of freedom, america's highest civilian honour. in recent months, he was seen honour. in recent months, he was seen at marches after the killing of george floyd... we cannot give up now, we cannot give in, we must keep the faith, keep our eyes on the prize. we must go out and vote like we never, ever voted before. yeah! for a we never, ever voted before. yeah! fora man we never, ever voted before. yeah! for a man who lived through so many cha pters for a man who lived through so many chapters of the civil rights movement, the pain of racial injustice in america never went away, nor did the fight against it. forjohn lewis, the manager was symbol, never give up —— the mantra

was simple, never give up, never giving. john lewis, the us congressman who has died at the age of 80. as american had been waking up, politicians have been paying tributes to mr lewis. among them, senator kamala harris, you may remember she had a fairly heated debate during the primaries with joe heated debate during the primaries withjoe biden who she accused of being on the wrong side of the argument on some civil rights issues on the question of busing black children to schools elsewhere. that further tweet from senator elizabeth warren, another would be democratic presidential hopeful, senator warren wrote, "john lewis was a true american hero and the moral compass of our nation. may his courage and conviction live on in all of us as we continue

to make good trouble for justice and opportunity. rest in power, john." seven years agojohn lewis delivered an address to mark the 50th anniversary of martin luther king's landmark ‘i have a dream' speech in washington. mr lewis told the bbc about that experience, and how he was inspired by dr king. when i was growing up, we would go downtown and see those signs that said, coloured waited, white men, coloured men, white women, coloured woman. we would go to the theatre and all of us black children had to go upstairs to the balcony. and i would come home and ask my mother, my father, my grandparents why. they said that's the way it is. don't get in the way, don't get in trouble. when i first heard martin luther king junior, it inspired me, that moved me, this man spoke to my soul. i think in some strange way

he was saying to me, "you can do something, you can make a contribution." i wanted to go and attend troy state college. it was a school that had never admitted black students. so i wrote a letter to martin luther king junior and told him i needed his help. he wrote me back and sent me a round—trip greyhound bus ticket and invited me to come to montgomery to meet with him. so in march of 1958, by this time i am 18 years old, and i saw martin luther king junior standing behind a desk. i was so scared. and doctor king spoke up and said, "are you john lewis? "are you the boy from troy?" and from that day on he started calling me the boy from troy. we became friends. and what a boy he was, i am sure that he is immensely proud of his legacy. john lewis there, speaking to the bbc seven years ago.

a man who was filmed being detained while a police officer knelt on his neck has appeared in court in london — charged with possessing a knife in public. the metropolitan police's deputy commissioner, described the footage as ‘extremely disturbing'. shot on thursday, a police officer has since been suspended and another placed on restricted duties, while an independent investigation is carried out. european union leaders in brussels are struggling to reach agreement on an economic recovery package worth 750 billion euros, it's aimed at repairing the damage done by the coronavirus. a revised plan has been put forward on the second day of the summit, and is being discussed this afternoon. the bbc‘s europe correspondent, gavin lee explains what the sticking points are on the deal. the main element is that 500 billion euros is to be given out as grants to countries worst hit by covid—19,

so italy and spain, but the dutch are saying, no, there have to be stricter conditions, we have to sign off on it. effectively, give a veto to every, any and every country who is, saying, what are the reasons, 0k, we sign up for this trench of cash. now, boyko borisov, the bulgarian prime minister, reportedly said that mark rutte is acting as the policeman of europe. so tensions last night. there is a new proposal on the today in which the eu council are saying, slash 50 billion off this grant fund, let's say it's 450 billion in grants, the rest in loans, to make up, as you say, 750 billion, and, if you've got a problem with italy or spain or who else asking for this cash and wanting reasons, raise it with the european commission, it's not a veto, but it helps. now, the dutch have said that is a significant step forward. my only take on this, ijust had a message from one senior eu council official, and she has said they are going to go through plenty of facemasks and hand gel if there's going to be any white smoke here.

it is now, i can ever read the clock from here, just 16 minutes passed 4pm. the headlines on bbc news... councils in england now have new powers to close shops, cancel events and shut outdoor public spaces to manage outbreaks of the virus. the veteran american civil rights leader and long—serving congressman, john lewis, has died at the age of 80. eu leaders struggle to reach an agreement on a 750 billion euro economic recovery package to repair the damage done by the coronavirus pandemic. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. cricket, formula 1, it'sjust like the good old days. so novelty of it, we even have a champion of the championships, it is leads united. i know they were promoted yesterday, but they are officially transcends now “— but they are officially transcends now —— officially champions now

after the defeat at stoke city. the only goal came in the first half to make it1— nailand not only goal came in the first half to make it 1— nail and not match, one point behind west brom heading into wednesday's final, it means that leads, who were voted yesterday, can't be caught at the top nine. lewis hamilton was once again and a league of his own as he claimed, paul, the hungarian grand prix, as a six time world champion bids for a record equalling victory, this report. qualifying is simple, these race car show up at the track to see if it is even simpler in 2020, to find out which mercedes will make it, lewis hamilton is doubled in and that record for eve ryo ne doubled in and that record for everyone else to catch, indeed, so dominant is he that the nearest challenges where a car that was

pretty much copied from their 29 —— 2019 version. at their record of third and fourth, hamilton went and smashed his lap record again to confirm. hamilton is on it in hungry once again! nice work, you found your group there. it makes it rather ha rd your group there. it makes it rather hard for hamilton. the frenchman who rides for yamaha broke the record, world champion com plete broke the record, world champion complete set front row while critchlow will line up sick.

play has just been abandoned for the day at old trafford without a ball being bowled between england and west indies. england are on top after making 469 for nine yesterday and reducing the windies to 32 for one. they'll only have tomorrow and monday to try to force a win — with england already one down in the three match series. jofra archer will be able to return for the third test. he has received an undisclosed fine and been handed an official warning for breaking coronavirus protocols in between the first two tests. it's the first of two fa cup semi—finals later. holders manchester city are against 13—time champions arsenal, in a match which pits two former colleagues against each other. mikel arteta left hisjob as pep guardiola's assistant to take the arsenaljob last year, and he's fully aware of the threat they pose. i know the strength and the flexibility that they have, the things that they are going to try, but even that way they are difficult to stop.

i want to focus on what we want to do, if i worry too much about them it is not the message i want to send to the players, it is what we have to do to try to win the game to give us the best chance to compete against them. for all the 90 minutes, and that is what i will do, and that is a game plan that we always put against any team. speaking of football — you'll find details on the bbc sport website around the return of the grassroots game in england from today — the fa's published guidelines... you'll find them on bbc.co.uk/sport. and i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you very much, so much there wasn't time. people who've been given credit notes for cancelled package holidays are being reassured by the government that these will still be honoured , even if firms go bust. the announcement covers breaks which were disrupted because of the coronavirus pandemic between march the tenth and the end of september this year. our business correspondent, katie prescott, has more details. jennifer and john were due to get

married in las vegas injune. coronavirus put that trip on hold. and like many others, the couple is still waiting for a refund. we need that money to pay for the wedding that we've rearranged, so we're just chasing them, we just keep asking them, please, please, please will they refund us, but they're just saying there's a queue. £6,000, which is what ours cost, is not a small amount of money to anybody. to normal people like this, especially when my partner's been furloughed for three months. travellers who see their holidays cancelled should get a refund within 14 days, but given the sheer number of cancellations that have happened over the last few months, many travel companies have struggled to meet that and have been instead issuing credit refund notes for holidays at a later date. the concern is, though, if those companies go under, that travellers would lose both their money and their holiday. the government is changing this, pledging to underwrite all refund credit notes issued between the 10th of march and the 30th of september this year. for atol protected holidays cancelled due to covid—19.

it gives consumers that confidence to accept these credit notes. if they don't want to accept the refund, they can still take a refund if that's what they want, but then it does also give companies the opportunity to help to encourage those customers to book with them again in the future. but customers are advised to do their homework before accepting them over a cash refund. by accepting a refund credit note, you are locked in with that holiday company, so when you come to rebook, you have to rebook with them. it means you can't shop around, you won't necessarily get the best price. we also know that some tour operators have increased prices for 2021, so you may end up having to use the refund credit note and pay a little bit more as well. the government won't say how much they expect the scheme to cost, but as 12 travel firms have already gone under this year, the burden of paying for cancelled package holidays will fall on the taxpayer. katie prescott, bbc news. the president of iran,

hassan rouhani, has said that 25 million iranians have now been infected with the coronavirus. the figure is nearly 100 times the official number. in a televised speech, mr rouhani did not explain the discrepancy, but said the figures were based on a new ministry of health report. 14,000 iranians have officially lost their lives to covid —nineteen. iran has been the country worst hit by the coronavirus in the middle east. president trump has vowed not to order americans to wear masks to contain the spread of coronavirus. his remarks, given in an interview with fox news, appear to contradict the country's top infectious disease specialist, dr anthony fauci, who has urged all americans to wear masks to prevent a further rise in cases. there have been more than 139,000 deaths in the us, the highest death toll in the world.

germany has been relying on testing, tracing — and now mobile phone technology — to reduce the number of new coronavirus infections. more than 15 million people in the country have downloaded a tracking app which automatically notifies users if they've been in contact with an infected person. jenny hill has sent this report. welcome to frankfurt airport. please remember to keep your... this is germany's largest airport. just a few weeks ago, it was almost at a standstill. now, well, this country's back on the move. but how to stop the virus spreading too? germany's testing more. 500,000 tests last week. here at frankfurt, for a fee, they are on offer to travellers, too. anyone can turn up here for a test. you get the results within three hours or around seven hours, depending on how much you are willing to pay. let's give it a go. three to five people test positive here every day, they tell us. many had no symptoms.

so really young travellers and especially those below 40, usually they have nothing or slight symptoms that they did not link with covid—19. tracking infection is important here. at every cafe, bar, restaurant, you have to leave your contact details and, for the last month, germans have been able to download a tracing app. every time i, or rather, my phone, come into close proximity with someone else and their phone, it keeps a record. now, it won't tell me who they were or where we met, but, if within 14 days, they test positive and tell the app, i'll get an automatic warning. around one in five germans have downloaded the app. for privacy reasons, their data stays on the phones. the authorities can't see it. so it's unlikely to put sylvia out of work. she's the human version, speaking to those who tested positive and tracing those they might have infected. so many contacts. it was awful, you know! there were so many. after the shutdown,

it was less and less and less. germany's got used to masks, distance, caution. but, as this country embarks on a very different holiday season, experts worry. too easy, they say, to leave those cares behind. jenny hill, bbc news, frankfurt. last week the bbc reported on uk born twins darren and darrell roberts — who were brought up in council care since the age of 13 after the death of their mum, who was a foreign national. despite being born in the uk, the twins haven't been registered as british citizens. now 24 and serving prison sentences for unrelated cases of gbh, they face deportation to different caribbean countries that they've never visited. in an exclusive broadcast interview — a partner of one of the twins tells our correspondent — ashley john—ba ptiste — that attempts were not made by the council that looked after them to register them as british citizens.

this is darren's partner who wants to remain anonymous. she is also the mother of their five—year—old son, and says that ten months ago darren was told by a prison officer that he would be deported to grenada on release. still carrying out his sentence, she says the news is

how is this impacting your son? i think at this point in time he doesn't understand. his main concern all the time is when can he see his dad. i do think my son will question his british citizenship because for me, the definition of british citizen is someone who was born here, someone who was raised here, that would be the same for my son, born here, raised here, grew up here, so why would he be any different? the council who looked after davin and derrell since the age of 13 has said that attempts have been made to register the twins for british citizenship, but neither of the men sign the necessary documentation. the home office issues a deportation notice to anyone without citizenship who has been convicted of a serious crime and serving a sentence of at least 12 months. davin's partner disagrees that the council made attempts to register the twins. speaking to derell, they haven't, being with davin, they definitely haven't, i have a had a lot of dealing with the council on behalf of davin, and it has never been straightforward with them. i do feel like they should have registered them as british citizens when they were 13 and when they were minors. the home office denies its issue deportation orders to the twins, but an immigration lawyer for darell has seen a notice.

i am aware of davin telling his family member that he has been told by prison officials there is a plan to deport him to grenada, and with regards to darell, i have physically seen his page one notice of intention to deport. why shouldn't the government deport someone who is not a british citizen and commits previous bodily harm ? they both are paying their debt to society, why should they now be subjected to a double punishment when all fought for an application which should have been done by adults who were in charge? davin's partner says the twins now feel as if they are in limbo when it comes to their future, but to her, the picture is clear. i would say that he is already being punished, he is in prison, he is serving his sentence. so for me, it doesn't matter what is written on paper, when someone was born here, raised here, grew here, you are british to me.

music venues and theatres in england will be allowed to open again from the beginning of august. but there are lingering questions about how safe it will be to sing in public. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito has more. the room is particle—free, super clean, filled with sensors. everyone is in medical scrubs, wearing masks. this is serious science. and what they are studying here... ..is singing. # happy birthday to you.# happy birthday. it just seems so innocent, doesn't it? but when there is so much uncertainty and anxiety about possible infection, we really need to know what's coming out of people's mouths. at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, there were descriptions of clusters of covid in choirs around the world and, since that time, we've been looking for science to guide us as to whether that is the case or whether it was