many parts of the uk after a bright start to the week to date have a lot of cloud. this is how it looked in the scottish borders and this is how it looks from space, this ribbon of cloud coming in from the atlantic and producing some outbreaks of rain. towards the south of the uk we held onto some bright skies, beautiful scenes in east sussex earlier on and with that sunshine down towards the south temperatures climbing up to 25 degrees. mainly fine for the south—east of wales but for northern and western wales and parts of northern england some outbreaks of rain. northern ireland likely to brighten up in the afternoon but central and southern scotland, cloudy and damp but for the murray coast, orkney & shetland it should stay fine and dry with some spells of sunshine. heading through this evening and tonight we keep a supply of cloud rolling in

from the atlantic, quite misty and murky with some hill fog around parts of wales in the south—west and some slightly heavier rain in northern ireland later on. but with all that cloud and mist in a not a cold night by any stretch, around 15 degrees in belfast. so more cloud and outbreaks of rain tomorrow, moving out of northern ireland into northern england and southern scotland. east anglia and the south—east have more cloud than to ta ke south—east have more cloud than to take a slightly lower temperatures. for northern ireland and scotland things could brighten up with some sunshine in the afternoon. as we move into friday this area of high pressure centred across the azores is going to try to build towards our choice and that will give a window of fine weather for most, some spells of sunshine. a bit of cloud and the east coast and for southern england and south wales. but generally speaking a fine day and

slightly warmer as well, 2a glasgow, 24 slightly warmer as well, 2a glasgow, 2a degrees in london. but that window fine weather slams shutjust in time for the weekend and here comes an area of low pressure, frontal system swinging east and that brings some outbreaks of rain, some of that heavy for a time across northern parts of the uk on saturday. still some showers left behind on sunday and it should be a drier day and cooler. further south some sundry downpours possible on saturday, a brisk breeze as well and the chances are we will see something a bit drier on sunday. but a mixed outlook for the next few days. a reminder of our top story... labour agrees to pay "substa ntial" damages to seven former employees who sued the party over anti—semitism. we appease our reputations have been restored although it will take to repair the damage caused by the unfounded attacks. we are glad that keir starmer are showing leadership which is so desperately needed to

bring this chapter to a close. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me. on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. you're watching bbc news, the time is 1.33pm. it's the final day of the championship season. leeds have taken the title, but there's still a lot at stake this evening, with automatic promotion and play—off places and a handful of clubs still fighting against relegation. west brom are second at the moment but only by a point. they have to beat qpr at home to be sure of goint up to the premier league with leeds, but if they slip up, brentford or fulham could jump above them it is 90 minutes until the end or

something great and we are ready to cross that line. we are ready to give everything. we are playing at home, on our pitch. i'm extremely positive and i'm extremely optimistic. we should be proud of what we have done so far. the whole west bromwich albion team. now is the time to finish it off. we have got to do it. the premier league season comes to a close on sunday. aston villa moved out of the relegation zone last night, but only on goal difference. their bid to stay up will go to the final day. joe lynskey reports. aston villa's manager barely raised a smile. his team have one game to go and the job a smile. his team have one game to go and thejob is not done a smile. his team have one game to go and the job is not done yet but this was a night when they held their nerve. villa could see the route to safety earlier in the evening. they watched watford play manchester city together and the tea m manchester city together and the team they are trying to catch crumbled. ina team they are trying to catch crumbled. in a week they sacked their manager, watford lost 4—0, a result that harms their spirit and

their goal difference. that figure is no worse than villa's so should they be level on points watford will be relegated. they have just one more chance to save themselves. be relegated. they have just one more chance to save themselvesm has come down to tooth tough games, man city today on arsenal next week but it is about us recuperating now, sticking together as a unit and a squad and getting ready for the next game. and so villa's test of unity would come against arsenal. a side who had just beaten city and liverpool. but the home team's moment came in a first half flash. a strike from the egyptian even a manager could release four. dean smith is a boyhood villa fan and his dad, ron, was a steward here. he passed away in the pandemic. pressure on the pitch has come with grief off it. it was a big performance but an even bigger result. it was one we knew we needed. i thought we worked extremely hard today. there was a lot of courage from the players and

now we have to go and recover and get ready for our cup final now. villa's final game is away at west ham but this club has come together for their coach and one more win should keep them up. liverpool play their final home game tonight. after the match against chelsea they will be presented with the premier league trophy. the captainjordan henderson has sent a message to the supporters to stay away from anfield. listen, i know how difficult it must be. you know, like i said, they've waited for so long for this football club to win the premier league and it's huge. but at the moment, unfortunately, they can't be coming and gathering outside the stadiums because of the health and safety of the country and we need to protect the nhs staff, who have been working tirelessly over the past few months. we need to keep going in the right direction.

and if we do that then hopefully sooner rather than later they can come back in the stadium and we can have that moment. so please, yeah, watch at home, celebrate at home and just look forward to the moment that we have together, hopefully in the near future. the ecb say they are supporting england bowler jofra archer after he was racially abused on social media. archer broke coronavirus protocols following the first test against west indies and he was dropped from the last test. he says that because of the abuse and his five days in self—isolation, he may not be "100% mentally right" for the deciding test which starts on friday. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport let's just update you on the news that in england at least a change on the rules about visiting care homes, these changes have already been

introduced in scotland and other parts of the uk but friends and family of some care home relatives will be able to resume visiting their loved ones. this comes months after these visits were stopped after these visits were stopped after these visits were stopped after the coronavirus crisis. these will be in specific care homes once local authorities decide that it is safe to do so. risk assessments will be undergone prior to homes been reopened and visits that take place will involve discovering and social distancing measures. matt hancock has been talking about this in the last few minutes. he says i know how painful it has been for those in ca re painful it has been for those in care homes not being able to receive visits from the loved ones during this period. we are now able to carefully a nd this period. we are now able to carefully and safely allow visits to ca re carefully and safely allow visits to care homes which will be based on local knowledge and circumstances for each care home. he says it is really important that we don't undo all of the hard work of care homes are the last few months while ensuring that friends and family can be safely reunited. so more on that story and of course we will have

more reaction to that throughout the afternoon here on bbc news. it was the last prime minister's questions before the summer recess and borisjohnson was grilled by the labour leader, sir keir starmer over the russia report. our assistant political editor, norman smith is at westminster. i kind think you might be better having a diplomatic correspondent here because the guts of the exchanges between sir keir starmer and boris johnson were exchanges between sir keir starmer and borisjohnson were of course over that controversial russia report yesterday. and of course comes days after our spat with china and the suspension of the extradition treatment treaty and we had mike pompeo of here. but let's mull over that russia report which was the sharp end of the tussle between boris johnson was the sharp end of the tussle between borisjohnson and sir keir starmer. with me today as the conservative's dehenna davison, labour catherine west and alan smith

from the snp. welcome, all. when you read the report yesterday or read reports of the report, were you shocked? i wasn't shocked, reports of the report, were you shocked? iwasn't shocked, no. clearly the government for a long time has been very aware of some of the threats that have been coming from russia. and you look back to 2017, action was taken as far back as then long before this report was on the horizon. to set up a body within government, across departments, looking at russia and some of the threats, including military and intelligence services. for a long time the government has been very, very aware of these issues so i wasn't physically shocked by the report. we then shocked by the report. we then shocked by the report. we then shocked by what seems to be the lack of any consequences as a result of a report which, you know, paints a picture of russian money and russian influence being pervasive in british society in british politics?” wouldn't say so. i think it is

really important that the report was done and done independently and then properly considered because these are matters of national security. and what is important now is what we do moving forward. so it has been really reassuring reassuring hearing ministers talking about further measures to protect our country. it is really important that we get those future steps right. catherine west, what you think would have been achieved, if anything, west, what you think would have been achieved, ifanything, by west, what you think would have been achieved, if anything, by reopening the blood and guts of the brexit referendum on taking another look to see whether russian money or influence had been involved? surely that would have just been incredibly toxic and divisive. well, i feel that you still need to ask questions. not necessarily about our famous remain versus leave debate but in general i feel that our democracy is weakened by having foreign powers basically telling us

what to think. and i do not feel reassured by the 17 page response by the government. it was rushed, it did not address the real issues. it did not address the real issues. it did not address the real issues. it did not follow the money. one of the original witnesses to this report said that there are serious questions for our democracy inside the houses of parliament as well. there is nothing around there in the government's response. and so i have already put in some questions myself about following the money and london being a laundromat for cleaning dirty russian money. is this really what we want as a society? i don't think it is. sol what we want as a society? i don't think it is. so i will be asking those questions and raising those. and i also feel very strongly that we have to look at our democracy in general. i we have to look at our democracy in general. lam really we have to look at our democracy in general. i am really pleased that labour has brought in the face facebook boycott for political advertisements and i would encourage

the conservative party to do as well. because it really does confuse people and i feel we have to get to grips really quickly because the government has been dragging its feet over the online harm is built as well. they've been saying for years now we will tackle this, we will look at misinformation or disinformation on social media but they still haven't gripped it. ok, i have to apologise to drew hendry. i'm so sorry for some reason i was told it was alan smith he was never the snp. true, what can i say, i think i've done it with one of your colleagues. so for all the criticism of the government over the russia report, isn't the sort of truth that emerges from it that actually blame has to be apportioned over decades towards successive government who basically have welcomed russian money, particularly into london. it is not a problem that is particular to the borisjohnson government, all

governments have been far too accommodating and far too willing to turn a blind eye to the sort of money and the sort of people that we re money and the sort of people that were coming into, particularly london. yeah, i think westminster has been far too welcoming and too keen to turn a blind eye to these kind of activities for, as you say, decades. but i think we were talking about are we shocked by what is in the report. i don't think we are optically shocked by what is in the report. the really damning thing here is how am shocked we are by the fa ct here is how am shocked we are by the fact the government did nothing to look into this. it is a clear dereliction of duty and boris johnson sought to push this into the long grass, to hide and deflect from it all the way through. it is something now that needs to be tackled, that needs to be desperately looked at and the government's response, the parish johnson government response that we have seen so far is woefully

inadequate. the report says that it cannot make any judgment inadequate. the report says that it cannot make anyjudgment about whether the brexit referendum was unduly influenced by russia. would you like it though to have made some progress in establishing whether the scottish independence referendum had been unduly influenced by russia? because they're too it doesn't really a ny because they're too it doesn't really any conclusions. well, any interference with any referendum or election should be investigated. as i say, what an absolute dereliction of duty by this tory government that they haven't even bothered to investigate any of these things. i think it is clear that there has been meddling and of course should been meddling and of course should be investigated. the uk government have that power, the power is reserved to westminster. they should be doing theirjob, they should be investigating these things and ensuring that foreign governments, foreign powers and other entities can't interfere with the democratic

process. it is completely inexcusable. dehenna davison, we heard borisjohnson castigating sir keir starmer been part of a party that had not come out and criticised russia over salisbury, of anti—semitism, of frontbenchers going on russia today and so on. isn't that to most people it is blindingly obvious that sir keir starmer is notjeremy corbyn? blindingly obvious that sir keir starmer is not jeremy corbyn? well, i think the most obvious thing at the moment is that keir starmer doesn't seem to know what keir starmer wants and what it is that his party will are after. under jeremy corbyn he refused to call out anti—semitism, he was incredibly silent on the issue. now he has said that he had some issues with some of the decisions that were made of things like russia and the salisbury incident. i think that is the

atrocious thing. so sure he may not bejeremy atrocious thing. so sure he may not be jeremy corbyn atrocious thing. so sure he may not bejeremy corbyn but atrocious thing. so sure he may not be jeremy corbyn but who atrocious thing. so sure he may not bejeremy corbyn but who is keir starmer and what does he stand for and what does his labour party stand for? because that is no that a lot of my colleagues and a lot of my constituents are asking as well. we did have that important apology by the labour party to those seven whistle—blowers on anti—semitism and yet the reaction from team corbin was entirely unapologetic. we had len mccluskey say that he thought that the pain of these damages was a miss use of labour party funds. so is this battle in the labour party actually over or is sir keir starmer still facing an immense tussle as he seeks to move the party away from thejeremy seeks to move the party away from the jeremy corbyn seeks to move the party away from thejeremy corbyn years? seeks to move the party away from the jeremy corbyn years?|j seeks to move the party away from the jeremy corbyn years? i really felt for those staff that were shown briefly in the bbc footage from the

panorama show. i just briefly in the bbc footage from the panorama show. ijust want to say as a labourmp who panorama show. ijust want to say as a labour mp who goes to lots of public meetings and all the rest of it how sorry i am that staff got mixed up in that and that the party at the time failed to deal with the allegations and the concerns and also, you know, it has been a very, very painful period with the jewish community. sol very painful period with the jewish community. so i think we also need to put on record and apology for all the hurt that has been because there. and i do believe that when there. and i do believe that when the human rights watchdog report is released there will be a fuller reckoning. and i feel very strongly that there is a desire for labour to move on from this. and i believe, from what i can see both in parliament with a much more subtle feeling in parliament, and also from what i can see in the community, that there is a desire now to really

win an election. i think when you lose an election such as we did in december it teaches you a lot. often you learn more when you lose them when you win. and i think that we will go forward from this positively. but there is still a lot of hurt feelings and there is still a lot of pain involved in this for us a lot of pain involved in this for us to finally make complete reckoning. and drew hendry, we know that this was the last prime minister's questions before september. would you want most mps to be back in the chamber in september? we know that the advice is changing on august the 1st. you think mps, as an example, should be backin think mps, as an example, should be back in westminster when parliament returns in september?” back in westminster when parliament returns in september? i would like everybody, mps and all members of the public, to follow the best public health advice at the time. i think there is no point in taking unnecessary risks with members of staff in parliament and with others

who have to work here if there is still a danger of transmitting the virus. what we have seen and it has been watered down quite considerably recently is that parliament can function with remote facilities. i would say that as long as those things need to be in place in order to protect everyone, to reduce the infection rate and save lives then we should be setting that example here. it makes absolutely no sense for us tojust be here. it makes absolutely no sense for us to just be running here. it makes absolutely no sense for us tojust be running loose around here and not doing what we are asking the public to do. so i would say let's look at what the public health advice is at the time and lets look at what the science is at the time and parliament should very much follow that path. drew hendry, thank you very much and also thank you to catherine west and end one. that is it the pm queues as you just heard until september. —— that is it for prime minister's questions

until september. there is only one norman smith! as if! norman, think very much. ijust want norman smith! as if! norman, think very much. i just want to norman smith! as if! norman, think very much. ijust want to bring you a bit of breaking news. this is to do with the british reaction to the new extradition laws that china is introducing in hong kong. and priti patel has just said, the introducing in hong kong. and priti patel hasjust said, the home secretary, that honours 3 million people in hong kong, january next year, she says applicants will not need a job to the country. we are planning to open the hong kong british national overseas fees are from january 2021. this is a written statement from parliament. there will be no skills, tests or minimum economic means test. i'm giving citizens the opportunity to acquire full british citizenship. they don't need to have a job before coming to the uk. they can look for work once

here and they may bring their immediate dependents, including non—british national overseas citizens. about 300,000 people currently hold a b&o passport. an estimated 3 million eligible for a b&0 estimated 3 million eligible for a b&o passport. it does give the passport holder the right to remain in the uk for up to six months. it doesn't automatically allow them to reside or work here. so some clarification here from the british home secretary there. there is a slight problem though because it will only apply to those of... and some who may have seen this as a way out of hong kong may not benefit because they will be to young

the pan american health organization is warning the coronavirus pandemic the coronavirus pandemic is showing no signs of slowing down in the region, with close to eight million confirmed cases. it comes as human trials of a potential chinese vaccine get under way in brazil, where the death toll has surpassed 80,000. tanya dendrinos reports. around the globe, the wish maybe for a return to normality, but reality is anything but. fresh graves, a harrowing reminder of the grim toll of covid—19. the americas still firmly in the firing line. during the last week, there were almost 900,000 new cases, and nearly 22,000 deaths reported in our region. most of these 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 organization

warns there's no sign of coronavirus slowing down in the region, with some central american countries reporting their highest weekly increases in confirmed cases since the pandemic began. in mexico, the death toll has climbed above 40,000. health officials are now making their way through hot spots in the capital under red alert for coronavirus infections, tracing the contacts of those who've tested positive. translation: health personnel, medics, nurses are carrying out home visits to take samples from patients who have been in contact with someone that has been confirmed with covid—19 or if it's a suspected case. another situation that exists with locals is that they don't open up, or they reject having a test done. in brazil, the death toll is above 80,000 and rising, which is why it's been chosen as a location to trial potential vaccines, including

this chinese candidate, with 9,000 volunteers to be involved. translation: once we have the first piece of evidence on the efficiency of this vaccine, it may allow us to bring it to the 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's still unclear if and when there will be a viable option to tackle the ever—growing toll. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. after a fairly bright start this week many others have more cloud to contend with today. you can see it coming in from the atlantic on the earlier satellite picture. northern

scotla nd earlier satellite picture. northern scotland has seen something brighter through today as has the south of england. that was the coast of east sussex with blue skies. as we keep the sunshine towards the south it is going to feel warm for the rest of the afternoon, 2425 degrees. for mid wales up towards the north coast of wales, northern england, we will keep cloud and showery rain. northern ireland brightening up, 20 degrees in belfast. the cloud and patchy rain extends across central and southern portions of scotland. to the north of scotland though we will hold on spells of sunshine through the rest of the day. as we head through this evening and tonight we keep a supply of cloud rolling in from the atlantic and some slightly heavier bursts of rain returning into northern ireland, perhaps north west england, north west wales by the end of the night. with all of that cloud around it is not going to be a cold night, in fa ct not going to be a cold night, in fact for belfast and liverpool temperatures will get no lower than 15 degrees. tomorrow again a lot of

cloud across many parts of the uk, the wettest weather moving away from northern ireland into northern england and southern scotland. cloudy across east anglia and the south—east so cool as a consequence. for scotland and northern ireland i'm hopeful things will brighten up a little bit as we head towards the end of the day. as we move out of thursday into friday this big area of high pressure centred across the azores is going to try to bulge its way in our direction. it will settle things down. friday is our window of fine weather in most places, certainly more sunshine than we have had across the northern part of the uk although cloud will roll into northern ireland later on. a few showers towards the south but that is where we will have the warmer weather with highs of 24 degrees. 19 degrees in glasgow. remember that window were fine weather, well it closes as we head into the weekend. low pressure pushing in from the atlantic. that will bring showers or longer spells of rain. the potential

for some heavy thundery downpours towards the south. sunday should be a bit drier and brighterfor most of us.

this is bbc news. the headlines... the uk and america agree to "plug the loophole" that allowed the woman accused of killing harry dunn to claim diplomatic immunity. we'll get reaction from harry's mum in a minute. families and friends can be reunited with loved ones as visits to care homes in england are allowed to restart if it's safe. labour agrees to pay "substa ntial" damages to seven former employees who sued the party over anti—semitism and spoke out in a bbc panorama programme. we are pleased that our reputations have been restored, although it will take time to repair the damage caused by their unfounded attacks. we are glad that keir starmer is showing the leadership which is so desperately needed to bring this chapter to a close. are you a soft touch on russia, prime minister? pressure on the government to tighten security laws