ratcheting up the tension with china — the uk looks set to suspend its extradition treaty with hong kong. beijing accuses the uk of brutal meddling in its internal affairs. britain says it can't ignore what's going on in china. i'm not going to be sort of pushed into a position of becoming a knee—jerk sinophobe on every issue, somebody who is automatically anti—china. but we do have serious concerns. we'll be gauging the damage this could do to anglo—sino relations with our diplomatic editor. also this lunchtime... the race for a coronavirus vaccine — the government signs global deals to purchase millions of doses. more retail misery as high street stores marks & spencer and ted baker announce major job cuts. i was afraid he'd kill me —

amber heard takes to the witness stand at her ex—husband johnny depp‘s libel case. 0h, close, close, gone! and vital early wickets as england press for victory in the second test at old trafford. and coming up on bbc news... nigel pearson says he's been overwhelmed by support following his shock sacking as watford manager, but admits he's disappointed he can't finish the job he started. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. beijing has accused the uk government of "brutally meddling" in china's internal affairs, as diplomatic tensions continue to rise.

the foreign secretary, dominic raab, is expected to suspend its extradition treaty with hong kong this afternoon, after beijing's imposition of a controversial security law in the territory. prime minister borisjohnson says the uk cannot ignore human rights abuses in china. our political correspondent iain watson reports. demonstrators iain watson reports. in hong kong, just hours demonstrators in hong kong, just hours after beijing introduced a sweeping new national security law at the end of last month. 200 people we re at the end of last month. 200 people were arrested within 2a hours. the government has said that up to 3 million british overseas passport holders and their families will now be eligible to settle and work in the uk, if they no longer wanted to live under chinese rule. today, ministers are about to go further, suspending a long—standing tradition treaty with hong kong. you will be hearing later on from the foreign secretary about how we are going to change our extradition arrangements to reflect our concerns about what

is happening with the security law in hong kong. we have to think about the human rights, the rights of the people of hong kong to participate in democratic processes. what we wa nt to in democratic processes. what we want to do, as i say, is completely abandon our policy of engagement with china. but the government in beijing is warning that relations with the uk are at risk of deteriorating further. translation: we hope that the uk will take no further steps down this wrong path, so as further steps down this wrong path, so as to avoid further damage to uk — china relations. we will also make resolute reactions to actions that interfere in our internal affairs. the much hailed golden era of relations with china under david cameron appears to have been short lived. he wanted to encourage more investment from an emerging global power. but what is emerging now are diplomatic, political and economic tensions. the phasing out of huawei from the sg

tensions. the phasing out of huawei from the 56 network has been accompanied by speculation in the chinese press that retaliatory action can be taken against uk companies. meanwhile, the uk has ratcheted up accusations of human rights abuses in china. these pictures show members of the muslim uigher minority in china bound and blindfolded. so-called western intelligence, making this false accusation against china. labour are calling for sanctions. what is happening in china is deeply disturbing. we can't turn a blind eye to it. what we have argued for its sanctions in this country against chinese officials who have been involved in human rights abuses. that is something that could be done straightaway. we are calling on the government to do that. the government says it still wants to have a constructive relationship with china. there many of its own mps are pushing for a much harder line to be taken. for its part, china accuses the uk of dancing to

america's tune, though it also says it doesn't want a new cold war. yet every day there is more and more evidence that relations between the uk and china are growing evermore frosty. today, the government will ta ke frosty. today, the government will take further action on hong kong. but in dealing with china, ministers are finding it difficult to balance criticism with commerce. iain watson, bbc news. our correspondent stephen mcdonell is in beijing. we are expecting an announcement in the next few hours, the question thenis the next few hours, the question then is how will beijing react? they have already told us today, they are not going to be happy if this change comes. as it seems it well. i mean, the new foreign ministry spokesman, he described this as brutal interference from the uk. firstly, from the british government, criticising the hong kong security law and then threatening to end these extradition arrangements with that city. under the existing

extradition treaty, a person accused ofa extradition treaty, a person accused of a crime can be sent from britain to hong kong to face trial, and vice ve rsa . to hong kong to face trial, and vice versa. that was ok until now, because, you know, it is a rule of law jurisdiction, with because, you know, it is a rule of lawjurisdiction, with an independent judiciary. lawjurisdiction, with an independentjudiciary. along comes this new state security law, all of a sudden, singing certain songs, chanting certain slogans, wearing certain t—shirts, potentially punishable by prison time. a person accused of these things can also be taken to mainland china and processed in courts completely controlled by the communist party, and with a near 100% conviction rate. now, under these circumstances, canada and australia have already said they will not be extraditing anybody any more to hong kong. and if the change comes in london, as i say, we are expecting the next few hours, yet to come about, beijing has threatened a robust response. but they haven't specified what that response will be. thank you very much.

our diplomatic correspondent james robbins is here. there is a lot of angry language flying around. how significant is this? it is significant. picking up on what steve bull saying, it is inconceivable that britain would currently extradite anybody to hong kong, knowing, as britain insists, that they would not be guaranteed a fair trial. this, if you like, is formalising a situation that already exists, where we would not be sending people to hong kong to face trial. it's important to recognise this will be a suspension of the treaty, not a complete abandonment. one would argue that his semantics, but in diplomatic terms it isn't. it allows the possibility of a chinese retreat, treaty could be put back in i retreat, treaty could be put back in , but retreat, treaty could be put back in ,buti retreat, treaty could be put back in , but i don't think anybody believes it will come back to force unless china changes direction radically. but it sends a signal to china that

britain does not want to provoke them, necessarily, but does want to uphold the rights of citizens. that is partly why the far bigger step has now been taken, inviting up to 3 million people from hong kong to come and live here if they so choose. it is also partly why dominic raab has hinted that further action may be taken against china, particularly over the egregious, as he calls them, human rights abuses of the uigher minority. i think we can expect this row to get considerably worse, we can be braced for chinese countermeasures. but it will be britain that is seeking a trade war with china. borisjohnson made that very clear this morning, that he wants to keep engaging with china while speaking with a loud voice over basic human rights. thank you very much. the uk government has signed deals to potentially buy 90 million doses of coronavirus vaccines from abroad. if they work, they could be here by the end of the year. it's on top of an agreement to buy 100 million doses of the oxford university vaccine if that one works.

here's our medical correspondent fergus walsh. there are now an astonishing 23 coronavirus vaccines in clinical trials around the world, including two in the uk, developed by oxford university and imperial college london. today, the government announced deals with two overseas vaccine producers. biontech—pfizer is one of the frontrunners. a german—us partnership, its coronavirus vaccine produced a strong immune response in early trials. if its successful, the first of 30 million doses could arrive by the end of the year. the other deal is with the french firm valneva who won't begin trials of theirjab till the autumn. that agreement is for 60 million doses. its vaccine will contain an inactivated virus. this is a more tried and tested method for creating a vaccine, so could be important if others fail. there's already a deal to buy

100 million doses of the vaccine produced by oxford university. this may look like the uk government has overbought, but bear in mind that nine in ten vaccines are unsuccessful and you see the logic behind the decision to back several horses in the search for a winner. the base case should be that we will not get a vaccine this year, and that the most likely timeframe to start getting vaccines will be next year. i think the optimistic case is that we will have vaccines this year. most of the coronavirus vaccines in trials require more than one dose. vaccine trials depend on volunteers. the public are being encouraged to sign up to a new nhs website to speed up the process forjoining coronavirus vaccine studies. the aim is to get half a million people to register interest by october. fergus walsh, bbc news.

meanwhile, a potential new treatment for the virus is being described as a breakthrough after the first results of clinical trials suggested it significantly reduces the risk of patients ending up in intensive care. the treatment, from a company in southampton, uses a protein, which our bodies produce naturally, to help fight viral infections. our correspondentjustin rowlatt is in southampton. just one of those taking part in this race for a vaccine? not for a vaccine, this is for a treatment. what you are right, the initial clinical trial has had some really positive results. for example, patients who took the drug were 80% less likely for their condition to deteriorate. there were more than twice as likely to fully recover within a month. they suffered less breathlessness and they also stayed in hospital last long. instead of nine days on average, they spent six daysin nine days on average, they spent six days in hospital. all very positive signals coming from this, as you say, quite small study. the big

health warning, if you like, and this is it is, as you said, a provisional, preliminary study, a relatively small study. it has not been peer reviewed, it has not been sent to other scientists to check out the results. we haven't seen the full data sets, so away, the bbc, haven't been able to refer confirm the results either. but if it lives up the results either. but if it lives up to what the scientists are telling us, it is a really significant step forward in the treatment of coronavirus patients. marks & spencer has announced 950 jobs cuts across the uk. it's part of plans to reduce store management and head office roles. our business correspondent emma simpson is here. not unexpected ? not unexpected? no, another day, another retailer announcing job losses. they are just coming thick and fast at the moment. these are the first substantial job losses for marks & spencer since the pandemic. and these are not customer facing roles. in other words,

and these are not customer facing roles. in otherwords, regularshop floor staff. this is a management shake—up. so this is going to affect store managers, and people who work behind—the—scenes in central support functions, like the people who look after buildings. so, 950 roles altogether, and they are going to be offered voluntary redundancy as a first option. remember, m&s was already in the midst of a turnaround plan before the pandemic, covid—i9 really accelerated the changes, as has happened for a lot of retailers. two months ago, m&s wanted had to cut costs on the head count will be examined at all levels. it was a programme they called never the same again. so expect more change to come, because the heads of each m&s business is reviewing the cost of basis, too. it looks like ted baker could cut a quarter of its uk workforce after the coronavirus pandemic added to its woes. of

course, it had a disastrous year with a whole set of problems. it hasn't confirmed the job number, with a whole set of problems. it hasn't confirmed thejob number, but we reckon 500 store and head office jobs will go. i think what we are really seeing now is the impact of the pandemic starting to feed through injob the pandemic starting to feed through in job losses, the pandemic starting to feed through injob losses, even though the stores are reopening, the job losses now are really starting to come through. thank you very much. a court case has started which could decide the future of more than a quarter of a million small businesses affected by the lockdown. the financial conduct authority wants a judge to determine whether insurers have to pay out on what are known as business interruption policies. companies had expected a payout, but some insurers said the policies were never meant to cover a pandemic. routine dental care has resumed in northern ireland. some restrictions are still in place, including up to an hour between some patients being seen so surgeries can be cleaned. northern ireland's department of health says a delivery of a million pounds‘ worth of personal protective equipment will start this week, but dentists say they need higher

level ppe to carry out their work. the actress amber heard has told the high court in london that she feared her ex—husband johnny depp would kill her. she's begun giving three days of evidence as part of the actor's libel action against the owner's of the sun. he's suing the paper for alleging he was a wife—beater, allegations he strongly denies. from the high court david sillito reports. amber heard, here in the white blouse, arriving in court today for the beginning of her account of what, she says, was a relationship in which she was assaulted on more than 14 occasions. the former wife ofjohnny depp is giving evidence as a witness in a libel case between johnny depp and the publishers of the sun newspaper, over an article that described him as a "wife beater". the couple first met on the set of the film the rum diary and married six years later. in a witness statement released today, she sastohnny depp was controlling and physically and

verbally abusive. the abuse, she says included: all of this is strenuously denied byjohnny depp. in court, amber heard was questioned about her drinking and drug use. a medical note that described mental health problems and substance abuse was, she said, untrue. so too was a statement by one of her friends about excessive drinking. she was also questioned about prescribed drug use. she said at the beginning of her relationship she took one drug for a sleep disorder, but that was increased during her relationship. she said, "they were constantly being updated in order to keep me sedated and calm."

all of the allegations have been denied byjohnny depp, but amber heard says she doesn't think he remembers what he did and has been convinced by others that she is making things up for attention, money and fame, to which she says, "i am not." our top story this lunchtime... ratcheting up the tension with china. the uk looks set to suspend its extradition treaty with hong kong. when we come into sunflowers, this would have 2a children. it's not, it's got zero. so we've adapted it so the children can sleep. how to get the children back — the struggle facing nursery schools as social distancing rules are relaxed. coming up on bbc news... ben stokes leads the way as england enjoy a perfect morning at old trafford as they push for victory on the final day of the second test.

the arab world's first mission to mars has been launched. the united arab emirates' probe called hope is now on its 300—million—mile journey to the red planet. it should arrive in february to start studying the weather and climate on mars. our science correspondent rebecca morelle reports. blasting off, the start of a journey to mars. the united arab emirates making history. for the team, a moment of celebration. 51 years ago on the 20th ofjuly, man first walked on the moon and today, on the 20th ofjuly, for us here, it marks a milestone, it marks a change and a transformation. and that, i hope, will stimulate and push forward an entire generation to think differently. the spacecraft is called hope. it was built over six years with help from american scientists.

until now, the uae has only launched satellites into earth's orbit. getting to mars is a huge leap. our view of mars is about to be transformed. most spacecraft that have been there have orbited around the planet's poles and very close in, but this has meant a limited view. hope, though, is a mission with a difference. it is heading towards the equator and in a much wider elliptical orbit, and this means it will reveal almost every part of the planet, at every time of day, in each 10—day cycle. the spacecraft will study the martian atmosphere to give us much more information about its weather and climate. until now oil and gas have driven the uae‘s economy, but it is trying to diversify with its urgent space industry. most of the main stars in the sky that we discuss in our

day—to—day lives as astronomers carry arabic names. there is so much heritage when it comes to the exploration of space. the middle eastis exploration of space. the middle east is becoming yet another region to actually break the journey to mars. to actually break the journey to mars. the spacecraft will take seven months to reach the red planet. when it gets there, a new player in the global space race will have truly arrived. rebecca morelle, bbc news. social distancing rules are being relaxed in nurseries across england from today, allowing staff to open their doors to more young children. our education correspondent dan johnson has been to two nurseries to find out how they've been coping and what effect the relaxation of social distancing rules will have on them. this is a tale of two very different nurseries. we've been really busy sincejune. the children have all come back into the nursery and they've been really settled. this room is a12—person room and we're full at the moment. at little pioneers in leamington there are lots of little people. at sunflowers in sheffield

it's still really quiet. the nursery should have 120 children in every day and now we've got 20. when we come into sunflowers this will have 2a children. it's not, it's got zero, so we've adapted it so the children can sleep. it's worrying because i've got 28 staff. they need to stay in a job as well. only a handful of kids came back because furloughed parents don't need childcare. they can't afford it, or they are cautious. we are fighting a losing battle because we've onlyjust opened and parents are nervous. we've got more ppe than you can throw a stick at. it's not cheap, and we're not getting any more funding for that. so it is, it's not a good place to be in. but the reopening was a relief for some parents who were seeking salvation from the lockdown. it was a difficult situation, so when the nursery said they were opening i was like, absolutely. the kids love it, so every time

they get home they've been excited about all the things they've been doing, telling us about their days and i think for them it's a bit of going back to normality. every nursery has done a lot of work to reopen with extra ways to keep everyone safe. a lot of parents were unsure, but with the reassurance and the great communication they felt really reassured. the children are having temperature checks on arrival, also including the staff as well. lots of hand washing activities with the children, making sure they understand the importance of why they need to be washing their hands as well. these new rules will make a huge difference here. it will double the capacity, but will parents feel reassured? that is the real test. and if children don't come back in the right numbers there is a warning, this won't be enough to save every nursery. dan johnson, bbc news in leamington spa. the american rapper kanye west has officially launched his campaign for the us presidential election

with an emotional rally in which he claimed his father had never wanted him. my my mum saved my life. there would be no kanye my mum saved my life. there would be no ka nye west my mum saved my life. there would be no kanye west because my dad was too busy. the rapper did not make any traditional policy announcements at the event in south carolina, leading some fans to speculate that his campaign is a publicity stunt to promote his music. a police officer has been seriously injured and a number of others hurt as thousands of people gathered to celebrate leeds united winning the championship. a huge clean—up operation has been taking place this morning in leeds city centre, after celebrations to mark the club's promotion to the premier league. west yorkshire police said a female officer was hit by a bottle and taken to hospital with serious head injuries. nine people were arrested for public order offences. over the past few months thousands of student health workers have been playing a crucial role helping the nhs through the coronavirus outbreak. more than 40,000 students

answered a call to help, many working on the front line for the first time. jim reed has been speaking to some of them. so this is liskeard community hospital. it is normally a rehabilitation hospital. it was the allocated ward for covid—i9—positive patients. joy o'gorman is coming to the end of her student placement in cornwall. the height of the pandemic, the ward was full. so the bed capacity is 31. this year, student nurses likejoy could choose, either delay their placements until next year and concentrate on theory instead, or volunteer to help the nhs through the outbreak. lots of students were not able to come out on placement because they needed to shield loved ones, due to their personal circumstances. i discussed it with my family and ijust really, really wanted to be out here. in normal times, student nurses, midwives and other health care workers are not paid to train. in march, the decision was made to offer short—term contracts for the first time, to help deal with the outbreak.

a lot of our work at the moment has been chest x—rays and abdomen x—rays, to check for signs of the effects of covid. ismat khan is a radiography student in carlisle, helping to scan covid patients. when you experience covid and you see patients suffering with covid, that is when it hits you. obviously i was scared, and my parents were really, really scared. and they were, like, no, not happening, not going back. but when i spoke to them, they came around and really understood that i was passionate about it and this was something i really, really wanted to take on. for many, the experience was life changing. natalie elliott is at the clinical research facility in glasgow, working on covid studies under the first vaccine trials. this was the first time i'd really experienced or witnessed a covid patient, really. and it was tough to see the difficulty that they had in breathing. and they were so keen to help the research.

they felt they wanted to repay something. and i just thought that was beautiful to be part of. in total, more than 40,000 students have chosen to take up an nhs placement since march, supervised, but often working on the front line. so, today we heard that the last patient here who was covid positive has now tested covid negative. it's quite a surreal moment, because the wards are eerily quiet. if it comes again, everybody feels more ready. so, for the team here it is a huge, huge significant moment. it's been a term, though, that none of these students could have predicted. helping to keep the nhs running through the worst outbreak in its history. jim reed, bbc news. many more of us will be spending our summer holidays here in the uk this year. that means our beaches will be busier and potentially messier than usual. there are already concerns about the amount of litter

and pollution along our coastline now that lockdown restrictions are being eased. tomos morgan reports. iconic scenes from the blue planet series. the pictures that made us all more aware of the effects plastics have on our sea life. but as restrictions began to ease, ogmore beach in south wales was subject to similar scenes seen across other uk beaches recently, with litter left everywhere. how much did you actually end up picking up? 33 bags, all together. local resident lewis morgan took it upon himself to clear up the following morning. so i thought i'd come down, i'd have a look at the rubbish that was here. i didn't come down thinking i was going to fill as many bags as i did. but, yeah, there was quite a lot of rubbish to pick up. being environmentally conscious is important, and picking up litter where you can is something i think we should all be doing. the marine conservation society say they are concerned that recycling may have taken a back seat as more single—use plastics have been used during lockdown.

yes, definitely the concern is there that there has been a setback. because we've all seen in the media all of the horrific pictures where people are going down to their local beaches and enjoying it, because they haven't been able to for such a long time. but, at the same time, we mustn't forget that the problem hasn't gone away. french divers found ppe in their waters last month, and there is now concern here that ppe could end up on our beaches soon. we have been receiving anecdotal reports from our supporters that they are noticing ppe around their local areas. as the summer break begins and the weather begins to improve again, british beaches will no doubt be busy again. but the message will be clear — bin it or take the rubbish with you. tomos morgan, bbc news, ogmore beach. england's bowlers have started to take vital wickets as they look to win the second test

at old trafford. earlier ben stokes helped give the home side a big lead with a rapid 78 before england declared. at lunch they'd reduced the west indies to 23 for 3. our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. so, who's up for some final day fireworks? england began it needing quick runs, and ben stokes promptly obliged. where's that gone? well, quite a long way. stokes, it seems, was in the mood. with no crowd, of course, to retrieve the ball, the west indies had to fetch it themselves. and their morning wasn't about to improve. moments later, surely a simple catch? oh, he's dropped it! but no. stokes had slipped through theirfingers, and how he made them pay. unleashing a barrage of boundaries in his usual swashbuckling style. in a flash, he'd reached his half—century, and of course it had to be with a six. it was just what his team had hoped for. stokes' unbeaten 78,

extending england's lead beyond 300. and, for his captain, that was enough. to win, england now needed ten west indian wickets. and they made the perfect start. john campbell was given not out at first. but replays showed the faintest of touches, and stuart broad had the breakthrough. and england soon had a second. close, close, gone! kraigg brathwaite, trapped in front by chris woakes, as west indies‘ problems deepened by the minute. he finds that length! shai hope, emphatically bowled by broad to complete an excellent morning for england. what would be a series levelling victory now firmly within their sights. andy swiss, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here is chris. we have had some dramatic skies in

parts of south—west