this is bbc news. i'm maryam moshiri with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world: a change in tack as president trump brings his daily virus briefings back. he urges americans to socially distance and wear masks as deaths rise across the us. here in the uk, parliament's set to quiz the government over the russia report, which found they'd not done enough to tackle the threat from moscow. freed from a siege after an instagram post by the president — a dozen people escape a gunman in the ukraine who demanded the president promote an animal rights film. in our series echos of empire — he stands tall as britain's wartime hero, but india has a darker take on winston churchill's

legacy as leader. president trump has used his first coronavirus briefing in weeks to warn that the situation will get worse before it gets better. tens of thousands of new cases are identified every day in the us, and more than 140,000 people have died. speaking at the white house, mr trump urged americans to wear face coverings when they could not maintain social distancing — an apparent change in tone from his previous reluctance to wear or recommend masks. here's our north america correspondent, peter bowes. a different tone and a

different message, noticeably subdued and less cognitive than usual, president trump at his first coronavirus briefing since april. he acknowledged the pandemic was far from over. we are in the process of developing a strategy that is going to be very, very powerful. we have developed it as we go along. some areas of oui’ as we go along. some areas of our country are doing very well, some less well. it will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets better, something i do not like saying about things but that is the way it is, it is what we have, you look all over the world, it is all over the world. his expert absent from the stage. mrtrump expert absent from the stage. mr trump spoke enthusiastically about face mask even though he is only been seen once with it in public. i carry face mask. i have the mask right here stop i

carry it and i will use it gladly. i have said that and i say, if you can, use of the mask, when you can, use the mask. if you are close to each other, in a group, i would put it on. if i am in an elevator and there are other people with me, including security people, it is not their fault, me, including security people, it is not theirfault, i want to protect them also. opinion polls suggest most americans disapprove without mr trump has dealt with the pandemic and with the numbers soaring in some southern and western states, the president seemed to go out of his way to hammer home his new message. we are imploring young americans to avoid packed bars and other crowded gatherings, be safe and be smart. after questions about the virus, the news conference took an unexpected turn when a reporter asked about ghislaine maxwell, the former girlfriend

of convicted jeffrey epstein. reporter: is she going to turn in powerful people? she has spoken about prince andrew and criticised behaviour. how do you see that working out?” criticised behaviour. how do you see that working out? i do not know, have not really been following it too much. i wish her well. i met a various times over the year, especially since living in palm beach and i guess they lived in palm beach but i wish you well. i do not know the situation with prince andrew. not aware of it. a surprise and into a new style of coronavirus briefing at the white house. peter bowes, bbc news. the british government will be questioned in parliament today about the threat posed by russia, after a highly critical parliamentary report said it had been badly underestimated. 0pposition parties claim the report exposed "deep systemic failings" in the government's approach to security. ministers are now looking at whether additional powers are needed.

0ur security correspondent gordon corera has more details. the report details of roger's aggressive use of spine, especially in cyberspace stealing information. it points to assassinations, going after russians abroad. and most significantly, it points to a long—running campaign of political interference, meddling and events around the world. this russian campaign is the new normal, we were told today but the report also says that the uk has been slow to respond. it is tough on britain's spies, sang the treated the task of defending the democratic system like a hot potato, with never wanted to ta ke hot potato, with never wanted to take charge amid competing demands like stopping terrorist attacks. the real criticism is for government, for failing to give the spies clear direction

and as well as not investigating recent events like the brexit referendum. the report also says there was a longer term problem of not seeing the challenge from moscow. the killing of alexander lynn began go in the uk 40 alexander lynn began go in the uk a0 years ago was a clear indication of the danger, the committee said, but was a warning that went unheeded, his widow told me. do you think britain felt alone the lesson? u nfortu nately i britain felt alone the lesson? unfortunately i would have to say yes. and because we had salisbury, now when discussing hacking attacks to try to get data from british scientists. the committee says that russian money has been allowed to seep into public life, what it calls the london laundromat, recycling illicit cash while

powerful oligarchs aid the kremlin. all these under moscow's influence. a lot of russian money sloshing around london and it creates an enormous conflict of interest and conflict of interest creates political pressure and i think the reason why things have not been done is because there are so many people feeding at the trough. they had been circulation one former russian official, now a british citizen, given more than £1 million to conservative, might be named in the report but he was not and he told me there was not and he told me there was a russian threat that it is about more than money. it is not a report about me but about us not a report about me but about us because the russian threat exists. my point is, what is the most serious threat is cyber attack. existing laws might be out of date and you lost might be needed. but

today's report also raises questions as to whether the british state has notjust the tools but the desire to confront moscow. gordon corera, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news: people in australia's second biggest city, melbourne, must wear masks when leaving home from wednesday, as tougher border restrictions were put in place with neighbouring new south wales state, to prevent the spread of coronavirus. melbourne has seen a rapid increase in the number of coronavirus cases in recent weeks, with the virus spreading to many aged and nursing homes and some prisons. the bosses of some of the world's biggest airlines, including british airways, have written to the british and american governments and the eu, urging them to quickly restore transatlantic air travel. they've suggested a joint eu—us covid testing system could improve customer confidence in the industry which has been hit hard by the pandemic. over 2,000 israelis have gathered outside prime minister benjamin netanyahu's home,

before marching to the knesset, over his handling of a worsening coronavirus crisis and alleged corruption. protests turned violent, and a number of people were arrested. reimposed coronavirus curbs after a spike in new covid—19 cases have prompted israelis to demand better state aid. ethiopia, egypt and sudan have agreed to take part in further negotiations to resolve their dispute over the grand renaissance dam on the blue nile. it follows a virtual meeting of african union leaders on tuesday. ethiopia has this month allowed the reservoir behind the dam to fill, despite the lack of a comprehensive agreement on water use. the egyptian government has described the project as an existential threat to the country. thirteen hostages have been freed after they were taken captive on board a bus in western ukraine. but a strange intervention from the coutry‘s president brought the situation to an end,

with one man now under arrest. it all happened in the city of lutsk, as alanna petroff reports. a hostage situation on a bus in the city of lutsk. a stand—off for hours, with people trapped onboard. the suspect, a aa—year—old with previous convictions who's already spent ten years in prison. he posed a real threat — he fired shots and threw explosives, but they didn't detonate. city residents were told not to leave their homes after the suspect warned he had put an explosive device in a public place. the hostage taker had a number of demands, and he got on a call with the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky. the president complied with one particular demand by posting a facebook video where he says... "everybody should watch the 2005 film, earthlings."

it's not known why the suspected specifically wanted to promote an old animal rights documentary. but the president wanted to avoid confrontation. translation: if we can do anything without launching an assault, if we can avoid putting at least one person's life at risk — these are principles i live with, have lived with, and will live with. within an hour of his post, all passengers were walking free. everyone who came out was unharmed. the suspect was on the ground, arrested, and taken away. the president's video was taken down. the situation is over now, and the investigation begins. people in the city can breathe a sigh of relief that in the end, no—one was hurt. alanna petroff, bbc news. beauticians will be back in business across scotland today as further lockdown measures are eased. personal retail services can

reopen from wednesday, with enhanced hygiene measures as part of the scottish government guidelines. make—up and nail salons, tattoo studios, dress fitters and tailors will be amongst those opening. it comes a week after hairdressers, barber shops and other similar businesses were allowed to open. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: they're kept to be used in medicine, but a collapse in demand's led to calls for a sanctuary for south korea's moon bears. nasa: can see you coming down the ladder now. it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30—year history of concorde, the world's only

supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now, a decade later, it's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunctioning sperm unable to swim properly. seven, six, five, four... thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: president trump uses his first coronavirus briefing in months to change tack and urge americans to wear masks when they can't socially distance.

in london, parliament prepares to question the government about the threat posed by russia after highly critical report it had been badly underestimated. the pan american health 0rganization has warned the coronavirus pandemic is showing no signs of slowing down in the region, with close to 8 million confirmed cases. it comes as human trials of a potential chinese vaccine get underway in brazil, where the death toll has surpassed 80,000. tanya dendrinos reports. around the globe, the wish may be for a return to normality, but reality is anything but. fresh graves are a harrowing reminder of the grim toll covid—19, the americas still firmly in the firing line. during the last week, there we re during the last week, there were almost 900,000 new cases

and nearly 22,000 deaths reported in the region. most of this within brazil, mexico and the united states of america. and the numbers continue to rise. there have been surges in parts of bolivia, ecuador, peru and colombia. the pan american health organisation warns there is no sign of the virus slowing down in the region and some central american countries reporting the highest weekly increases in confirmed cases since the pandemic began. in mexico, the death toll has climbed above a0,000. health officials are now making their way through hotspots in the capital under red alert for the —— coronavirus infections, tracing the contacts of those it isa tracing the contacts of those it is a positive. translation: health personnel medics, nurses are carrying out home visits to take samples from patients who have been in contact with someone who has been confirmed to have covid—19

or is this case. another situation with locals is that they do not open up or they reject having a test done. in brazil, the death toll is above 80000 and rising, which is why it has been chosen as a location to trial potential vaccines, including this chinese candidate, with 9000 volu nteers chinese candidate, with 9000 volunteers to be involved. translation: once we have the first piece of evidence on the efficiency of the vaccine, it may allow us to bring us to the brazilian population in a way thatis brazilian population in a way that is very timely, with the chance of being the first country in the world to use this vaccine on a large—scale. the race is on, with two dozen potential covid—19 vaccines currently in clinical trials worldwide but it is still unclear if and when there will bea unclear if and when there will be a viable option to tackle the ever—growing toll. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. animal rights campaigners are asking the south korean president for help to save

hundreds of the country's caged moon bears. 0ver a00 bears are being kept on farms across the country. they're waiting to be killed for their parts which some people use as medicine. 0ur seoul correspondent laura bicker has this report — you may find some of the scenes upsetting. distressed, she rocks from side to side. she's not known life beyond these rusty bars. over 120 moon bears are crammed in filthy cages on this farm. some are missing limbs and fur. all are just waiting to die. translation: i started the farm to sell bear bile. back then, the bile used to sell so well, but now no—one wants to buy it. this distressing footage shows a bear being killed for its bile.

it's legal in south korea, as long as the bear is over ten years old. the fluid is used for a number of health problems from hangovers to heart disease. but demand has collapsed and farmers have no funds to feed the bears. these ones are fed leftover doughnuts from the krispy kreme factory. translation: this farm has the most bears out of any farms in korea. so we anticipated it would be in poor condition, but it's actually a lot worse than what we expected. campaigners are pushing the government to provide a sanctuary for over a00 of korea's forgotten moon bears and close down these farms. translation: we need to stop this wrong farming culture, especially in this time of coronavirus when it's important to put distance between wildlife and humans.

the smell of the bear dung that's piled up underneath these cages is really overwhelming. and we're told that sometimes these bears will fight one another, injure one another, and often, they‘ re just left to die. moon bears are not meant to be in cages together, they're solitary animals. this is what a happy moon bear looks like. he is a two—year—old in the mountains injirisan national park. bear bile was once so sought after that these bears were captured and killed to near extinction. but dozens have now been reintroduced to the wild — including this mother and her cubs spotted on hidden cameras. it's not possible to re—wild the over a00 bears in this country, but campaigners are trying to make some of them more comfortable —

in the hope that one day they will have more freedom. laura bicker, bbc news. police in costa rica have seized over 3,000 kilograms of cocaine in two separate operations at the caribbean sea over the weekend. officials said they've arrested seven colombians and one honduran after intercepting two boats in different locations. as black lives matter protests take place around the globe, the statues of world leaders are often a target, and that's led to a debate over the uk's colonial history. winston churchill is famous as the man who led britain to victory in world war two but, in india, which was part of britain's empire at the time, his legacy is seen very differently. yogita limaye has more. in london, he stands tall. for millions here, winston churchill is a hero and one of the greatest

britons of all time. but in a colony he once presided over, many point to a dark legacy. he may be an icon in britain but in india he is been as the precipitator of mass killing. at the heart of the anger against him, a famine in bengal. it was triggered by a cyclone and flooding. but many blame winston churchill and his government for making the situation worse. it's a painful chapter in india's colonial history. only a few surviving images show the horror of hunger.

those who didn't die in villages went to cities in search of food. every day, bodies had to be removed from kolkata's streets. at least 3 million died, more than six times the british empire's casualties in world war ii, raging at the same time. this man has lived through it.

british troops had been forced to retreat from burma by the japanese, and fearing that they could also invade bengal, anything that could aid the enemies, like food stocks and boats, were seized or destroyed. british officers in india sent telegram after telegram describing how grave the situation was. but for months, mr churchill's government turned down requests to urgently export food that could have saved lives. they feared it would reduce stockpiles in the uk and take ships away from the war effort. he felt more could be done by local politicians to help the starving. viceroy to india archibald wavell called the bengal famine one of the greatest disasters to have befallen people under british rule, and said the reputational damage was incalculable. during one government discussion about famine relief, secretary of state for india leopold amery recorded

mr churchill saying that any aid sent would be insufficient because indians bred like rabbits. it is a manmade famine. it is because of global conditions during the war. but i don't think we can blame churchill for causing it. what we can say is that he didn't alleviate it or send relief when he had the ability to do so. we can blame him for prioritising white lives and european lives over south asian lives. when a fraction of the food supplies asked for finally came, they were carried over this bridge. it's borne silent witness to history. remnants of india's colonial past remain imprinted on it, but do they matter today? at independence, india was a nation born in hunger, some have said, and so immediate priorities trumped

any retrospection about british rule. but today a generation of indians more confident about our place in the world are questioning why there hasn't been more widespread condemnation of the dark chapters in our colonial history. judging leaders of the past through the lens of the present might leave the world with no heroes at all. but there is likely to be little progress on equality without accepting the full truth of their lives. yogita limaye, bbc news, mumbai. prince george looks every inch the happy royal in two new photographs released to mark his seventh birthday. with his blonde locks and gap—toothed smile, the future king is growing up fast in the pictures taken by his mother, the duchess of cambridge. william and kate have both joked about home—schooling george and his brother and

sister during the past months. hgppy happy birthday! you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ bbcmaryam. business news coming up in a few minutes. hello. well, for some of us, the skies have remained clear but overall a very cloudy picture on the way, at least for the northern half of the uk during the course of wednesday, and on top of that, we've got some patchy rain as well. and you can see where the clouds coming from, off the atlantic as it often does. it's spreading across northern ireland and into scotland. eventually, it will engulf northern england, too. to the south of that, however, i think some sunshine in the morning and in fact, it will end up being a pretty decent day for the channel counties, certainly for london — perhaps east anglia, too. temperatures could get up into the mid—20s in one or two spots but for northern england, scotland, and northern ireland at times overcast, and there will be a little bit

of rain, too. and temperatures will be mostly in the mid or the high teens. now, this is the following night, so early hours of thursday, and you can see that cloudy theme continues. if anything, further patchy rain streams in on a south—westerly breeze off the atlantic. and it's going to be mild early on thursday morning, around 13, 1a, 15 degrees. now, this is thursday's weather map and quite a complicated structure of weather fronts sitting on top of the uk. that basically means a lot of cloud and outbreaks of rain. and you can see dumfries and galloway, the lake district, the north—west of england, certainly wales getting some rain, too. now later in the day on thursday, it does look as though it will brighten up across parts of scotland and northern ireland and there might even be some sunshine there across the south—east in the afternoon, too. that was thursday, this is friday. and on friday, we are actually in between weather systems. so, one moves away towards the east. another one waiting in the wings here and approaching ireland during the afternoon with the bulk of the uk during the course of friday actually enjoying a pretty bright if not in places sunny day with temperatures into the low 20s. now, here's the weekend. at this stage, it is looking unsettled. you can't miss that — low pressure with weather

fronts moving across the uk, quite a few splodges of blue here moving across the uk and increasing breeze as well, so a pretty unsettled start to the weekend for many of us on saturday. and those temperatures a little lower than the average for the time of the year, especially in the south of the uk. now, there is a possibility things will brighten up at least a little bit by the time we get to sunday but on the whole, an unsettled weekend on the way.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world: mining giant bhp billiton prepares to fight a multi billion dollar uk legal battle over brazil's worst environmental disaster in 2015 the us justice department has accused china of sponsoring hackers who are targeting labs developing covid—19 vaccines. the anglo—australian miner bhp billiton is in court today in the uk, facing a $6.3 billion lawsuit over the failure of a dam at one

of its mines in brazil in 2015. nineteen people were killed and 700 displaced, and it is considered the country's worst environmental disaster. it will also be the largest class action in british legal history. joining me now is dr sam fowles, barrister at cornerstone barristers. thank you forjoining us. why is this case so important? it is this case so important? it isa is this case so important? it is a real test of the easier principle that is transported into english law and that is that, when you have a big environmental disaster like this, you can sue the companies thatis this, you can sue the companies that is responsible in that company's that is responsible in that compa ny‘s own company that is responsible in that company's own company and you can use the law of the country where the disaster happened. this has been tried in several different ways and this is the latest attempt. why is it

better in this case to have those claimants have the case heard in the uk? essentially gives them the best of both worlds. brazilian law says that, if you have a parent company of a company that cause an environmental disaster, then you can sue that parent company directly but the brazilian because i thought to be not as efficient as the uk courts. at least the claimant in this case say, it could take more than ten yea rs say, it could take more than ten years in brazil in you're talking a couple of years. what the claimant are hoping is that they will get the efficient process of british justice but also the liability of brazilian law. it is very early days having said this? of course and

there is a lot to be worked out. if they managed to establish today that the case should be heard in england, thatis should be heard in england, that is really only the first step. they then have to prove on the fact that bhp owes them a duty of care and that was breached during the mining disaster. that is quite a difficult factual thing to prove however it is notable that bhp and its subsidiary companies have already settled with various parties in brazil and the us and also litigation going on in australia so, if the claimant do manage to establish this should be tried in england, then they would have cleared significant hurdles and i think bhp would be quite concerned. this has huge ramifications either way for global businesses and the way they work? absolutely

because the structure of global business is that you have various different corporate structures and subsidiary companies and this could mean that the parent company is often not affected by liability to various things and environmental disaster being an important one. if the claimants when, this opens up the company for damages subsidiaries are responsible for that could inflate damages and also make companies think carefully about where they are establishing subsidiary companies. if the claimant lose, this establishes the parent companies are very safe and the existing corporate structures work. it will make it more difficult to establish liability for environmental disasters. thank you very much

for explaining all of that so clearly to us. bhp have issued a statement. it says: "bhp‘s position is that these proceedings do not belong in the uk. the action in the uk is based on brazilian law and duplicates matters which are already covered by the substantial ongoing work of the renova foundation and are the subject of ongoing legal proceedings in brazil. bhp is fully committed to doing the right thing for the victims of the fundao dam failure." the us justice department has accused china of sponsoring hackers who are targeting labs developing covid—19 vaccines. officials have charged two chinese men who allegedly spied on us companies doing coronavirus research and got help from state agents for other thefts. the indictment comes amid a us crackdown on chinese cyber espionage. joining me now is sharanjit leyl in singapore. these are pretty strong accusations? they are indeed.

the two men were apparently to form a engineering student and in this indictment which was unsealed in washington state, the two are charged with hacking computers to steal state secrets on coronavirus research from american biotech firms. not only that, they also a p pa re ntly firms. not only that, they also apparently tried to steal weapons designs and other sensitive data. apparently they have been hacking computers for more than ten years, this and don't says, and they've been probing the vulnerabilities of companies working on coronavirus vaccines and treatments. the usjustice department has essentially accused the chinese government of sponsoring these sort of attacks and protecting these cyber—criminals to benefit from their work the chinese government has routinely denied the sponsor espionage through

hacking of foreign networks. us security agencies have been warning, in fact several months ago the hackers linked to the chinese government were actually pursuing coronavirus vaccines research and last week we saw the us, britain and canada essentially issuing a fairly unusualjoint canada essentially issuing a fairly unusual joint statement saying russian hackers were doing the same. an interesting and intriguing story. i am sure you will be keeping on top of it in the days ahead. the us secretary of state mike pompeo met uk prime minister boris johnson and foreign secretary dominic raab on tuesday to discuss topics including secure 5g telecommunications, recovery from the covid—19 pandemic and continuing negotiations on a us—uk free trade agreement. james hughes is chief market analyst at scope markets. investors like you keeping a close eye on what the uk and

the us are talking about right now? absolutely and anytime mike pompeo or anyone from the us comes over and has these kinds of discussions with uk politicians, it always get the markets talking and that is one of the key things this is done. a lot of discussion around huawei but what is interesting about this is, when asked about the conversations going on, all dominic raab was really doing was defending himself against the fact that the us were trying to strong arm the uk into a trying to strong arm the uk intoa number of trying to strong arm the uk into a number of different decisions and, of course, dominic raab saying that was not the case but one of the key things about this is a fact that the most important thing for the that the most important thing forthe uk, that the most important thing for the uk, with the relationship with the us, is a trade deal. at the moment, the way the market and analysts like myself are reading this, isa like myself are reading this, is a situation when the us say

jump, the uk have to say how high because they have to have that trade deal and they want to have it before the election in november. are doing everything in the us want them to do. of course, the huawei situation is a very complex one but absolutely no doubt the uk have changed their stance on that, a complete u—turn after sanctions added by the us. a lot of discussion around this. and dominic raab is asking what mike pompeo wants next. thank you very much indeed. since restaurants reopened in the uk, strict new covid secure guidelines have meant they are different places to what they used to be. there are fewer tables, fewer staff and there's often a reduced menu. regulations mean not as many customers can get in, but many restauranteurs have complained that people who have booked tables are simply not showing up, which is has a big impact on incomes, profits and the survival of the business.

simon browning reports. 33 no—shows, on friday. a bit better on saturday butjust as bad on sunday as well. no-shows have i was been applied for restau ra nt have i was been applied for restaurant owners. they are an acute problem now. covid security meaning fewer chairs and tables but when customers do not show, it is really bad for business. these tables and chairs are the lifeblood to a business... this restaurant has welcome back its customers but last week the restaurant had an average no—show rate of 10%. that means paying for too many staff and ingredients in the kitchen at a time when there is no slack. the gut reaction to no—show is in the pit of my stomach, it is unpleasant

because you know it is impacting a bottom line that has a already been deeply traumatised by the last three months. how can restaurants fight back? i have heard talk of there being a monetary fee you have to pay. i think restau ra nts you have to pay. i think restaurants should employ that. i would be happy to do that. that is more than fair enough. it can have a negative impact... as so many restau ra nts fig ht impact... as so many restaurants fight for survival, one of the biggest table booking websites is asking to give them notice. give us as much time in advance as you can will not be able to turn up for your table. every hour you give a restaurant is time they can reveal those tables and it is crucial you communicate with restaurants and let them know. for restaurants up and down the country, the economics of turning a profit have always been tight. pack people in and

serve them fast but as chairs and revenue disappear, restau ra nt and revenue disappear, restaurant have had to work harder than ever before. as some feel the heat, others are adapting quickly. this restau ra nt adapting quickly. this restaurant has not suffered from no—show because it is all about walkins. initially we thought we would just do bookings online and we soon realised that it would not work because people coming when they come in. to survive, restaurant need diners to come and enjoy because no—shows means empty ta bles because no—shows means empty tables and empty materials. —— empty deals. simon browning, bbc news. we're all using video conferencing to communicte these days, but the so—called zoom boom during lockdown has also been affecting the way we see ourselves. according to new research, the increase in zoom meetings has made people more aware of, and dissatisfied with, their appearance, which has led to an increased

interest in cosmetic surgery. joining me now is dr lucy glancey, who runs dr glancey clinics, in london and essex. thank you so much forjoining us. a pleasure to talk to you. this is an interesting story because, but honestly, asthmatic surgery now, people are more aware of how they look because they are constantly staring at themselves on a computer. i knowi staring at themselves on a computer. i know i do not like it. that's right, that's correct. yes, we spent a lot longer on zoom. how long would you spend during the day looking at yourself in the mirror? it would not normally because you are talking to colleagues, travelling on public transport but that does not happen anymore. you are on zoom all day long so we tend to over analyse our faces and of course the demand for more

surgery or more procedures shall be saved. since the easing of lockdown, have you seen a spike in a demand? we have seen the demand increase even during lockdown, when people started working from home. we noticed two things. 0ne, people over analyse that faces because they are looking ata faces because they are looking at a camera all day. it also a lot of people have put on weight so we have a spike in demands for low perception surgery “— demands for low perception surgery —— liposuction. we have seen a tendency for the older patient who are looking at themselves on zoom all day every day and they are looking at their jawline and every day and they are looking at theirjawline and shins mostly so that is really one big trend. —— chins. i have

been looking at my neck every day and i can say i do not like it. not everyone is suitable for the procedure they want and many of them will need something more drastic than they had hoped for. a lot of them thinking about but seriously enquiring about it. a lot of the time patients are looking at imagery and focusing on theirfaces looking at imagery and focusing on their faces and what asymmetry they pick up on what they do not realise is most of us are asymmetrical and should not worry too much about that. in fact, it could be an attractive thing. famously, princess diana's face was asymmetrical. people

unnecessarily focus on these things. a pleasure to talk to you. thank you very much indeed. you are welcome. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the high court in london hears that amber heard wanted to obtain a restraining order against her then—husband johnny depp, alleging violent behaviour. nasa: can see you coming down the ladder now. one small step for man... 0ne giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30—year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now, a decade later, it's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today.

there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunctioning sperm unable to swim properly. seven, six, five, four... thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: president trump uses his first coronavirus briefing in months to change tack and urge americans to wear masks when they can't socially distance. here in london, parliament prepares to question the government about the threat posed by russia, after a highly critical report found it had

been badly underestimated. at the high court in london, amber heard has been questioned about injuries she claimed were caused by her former husband, the actorjohnny depp. she's been giving evidence for a second day at the libel case brought by mr depp against the sun newspaper, which had claimed he was a wife—beater. he strongly denies the allegations, as our correspondent david sillito reports. amber heard, and day two of the account of the alleged abuse she said she suffered at the hands ofjohnny depp. this libel case against newsgroup newspapers has been brought byjohnny depp after an article in the sun described him as a wife beater. that article was based on allegations by amber heard, johnny depp's former wife. she said during their relationship and marriage, she was assaulted over 1a times and on occasions was fearful for her life. today's questioning began in the days leading up to this moment when amber heard sought

a restraining order against johnny depp in may 2016. at the time of her court appearance, a photo was published that showed what appeared to be a red mark on her cheek. amber heard says it was an injury caused by a phone being hurled at herface byjohnny depp. the court was then shown cctv footage of her at her apartment building after the assault talking to the concierge. she was asked... he was going to push my sister down the stairs. she was attempting to break us up. there was then questioning about this video statement about an alleged incident on the staircase in 2015 in which she sastohnny depp hit her in front of her sister. in court, she was asked

if she had hitjohnny depp. she was then asked why she never mentioned this before and answered... questioning continued and it was put to her... johnny depp strenuously denies ever assaulting amber heard, and a number of witnesses said they saw no injury during these days leading up to their separation. amber heard says the marks were hidden by make—up. david sillito, bbc news. maria ressa has appeared in a manila court to face charges of

tax evasion. she is an award—winning journalist and said the reaction is in reaction to the president ‘s harsh anti—drug policy which is then thousands killed in operations. it was just weeks after she was found guilty of cyberlibel and faces up to six yea rs cyberlibel and faces up to six years in prison and is currently freed on bail. if found guilty, she will spend up to six years in jail. let's get all the latest now from the bbc sports centre. aston villa are out of the bottom three with one match remaining. the only goal was scored against arsenal on a hill having beaten liverpool in the fa cup. getting the win today, it puts the fate in our hands, andi today, it puts the fate in our hands, and i thought we worked

extremely hard today, a lot of character and courage against a very good team and we just eat into the very best teams in the loan, let alone in the leg. meanwhile, what is — watford survival were beaten a— nil and the coach was sacked on sunday about his team are in trouble. ata about his team are in trouble. at a mcclain there 12th win in this area are matches defeating bologna with three matches of the season left and atlanta are ahead, againstjuventus. the substitute scored the only goal of the match just after the hour to take them into second in the league. liverpool will lift the premier league trophy at anfield later in the week following their match against chelsea, jurgen klopp will be

content with no crowd as they carried the trophy for the first time in 30 years. he is our supporters to stay away and remain vigilant but he is excited about getting his hands on the prize. it is a little like christmas if you know are ready before that you get a specific present, before you have it, there is still some excitement. we're very excited, very excited about that and we've never a premier league trophy for obvious reasons ever before. that will be special. players will tee off in golf in the coming hours in the first of six tournaments staged in england and wales, the first since march and the european tour ensuring strict protocols are in place to combat covid—19 while the event is being hosted by lee westwood he thinks it is a good time to be staging the events. i think the european tour will be played in semi— different countries, it was going to be harder than the pga

starting off in just one country and as you say, a few of us has dropped behind a little bit in rankings because they started 5— six weeks ago but hopefully we will get a run of tournaments in the uk swinging and tried to pick up a few points and then play in the united states. social distancing is something we have to get used to and that includes boxes facing off ahead ofa includes boxes facing off ahead of a fight. first things first, a quick spray down for the plastic screen and then on come the rather perplexed pair of british fighters and the heavyweights squared up either side of the screen but they come to blows for real on saturday. all the latest sport on the website. from me and the rest of the team, that is your wednesday sport briefing. thank you very much. you can reach me on twitter —

i'm @ bbcmaryam. thank you so much for your company. goodbye from us. hello. well, for some of us, the skies have remained clear but overall a very cloudy picture on the way, at least for the northern half of the uk during the course of wednesday, and on top of that, we've got some patchy rain as well. and you can see where the clouds coming from, off the atlantic as it often does. it's spreading across northern ireland and into scotland. eventually, it will engulf northern england, too. to the south of that, however, i think some sunshine in the morning and in fact, it will end up being a pretty decent day for the channel counties, certainly for london — perhaps east anglia, too. temperatures could get up into the mid—20s in one or two spots but for northern england, scotland, and northern ireland at times overcast, and there will be a little bit of rain, too. and temperatures will be mostly in the mid or the high teens. now, this is the following night, so early hours of thursday, and you can see

that cloudy theme continues. if anything, further patchy rain streams in on a south—westerly breeze off the atlantic. and it's going to be mild early on thursday morning, around 13, 1a, 15 degrees. now, this is thursday's weather map and quite a complicated structure of weather fronts sitting on top of the uk. that basically means a lot of cloud and outbreaks of rain. and you can see dumfries and galloway, the lake district, the north—west of england, certainly wales getting some rain, too. now later in the day on thursday, it does look as though it will brighten up across parts of scotland and northern ireland and there might even be some sunshine there across the south—east in the afternoon, too. that was thursday, this is friday. and on friday, we are actually in between weather systems. so, one moves away towards the east. another one waiting in the wings here and approaching ireland during the afternoon with the bulk of the uk during the course of friday actually enjoying a pretty bright if not in places sunny day with temperatures into the low 20s. now, here's the weekend. at this stage, it is looking unsettled.

you can't miss that — low pressure with weather fronts moving across the uk, quite a few splodges of blue here moving across the uk and increasing breeze as well, so a pretty unsettled start to the weekend for many of us on saturday. and those temperatures a little lower than the average for the time of the year, especially in the south of the uk. now, there is a possibility things will brighten up at least a little bit by the time we get to sunday but on the whole, an unsettled weekend on the way.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today at 6:00: security services could be given extra powers after a damning report on potential russian interference in uk politics. delays to government guidance on when care homes can reopen to visitors. families who haven't seen their loved ones for months call for clarity. some fearfor the some fear for the families who are desperate to visit. so the guidance needs to be published and it needs to be published at the earliest opportunity, because it's late.

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