this is bbc news. the latest headlines. face coverings become mandatory in shops, banks and takeaways in england — breaking the rules could mean a £100 fine. we'll be talking about the new rules for face coverings throughout the morning and what the changes might mean for you. please do get in touch... i'm on twitter @annita—mcveigh or you can email at #bbcyourquestions. also this hour... a massive expansion of flu jabs in england — 30 million people will be offered them to help stop the nhs being overwhelmed if there's a second wave of coronavirus. we know we have a particularly challenging winter, potentially, head, and we do not want to tattle

flu hand—in—hand with covid. flu can bea flu hand—in—hand with covid. flu can be a serious illness and we do not wa nt be a serious illness and we do not want people to go to hospital with flu or to catch flu and at once. the prime minister is expected to announce new measures to curb obesity, including a ban on tv adverts forjunk food before nine o'clock in the evening. beijing tells the us to close one of its consulates in china, the latest escalation in a spat between the two countries. cancelled by coronavirus — president trump calls off the republican convention in florida, one of the party's biggest pre—election events. the duke and duchess of sussex take legal action after a drone allegedly took pictures of their son, archie in the united states. good morning.

face coverings are now compulsory in shops in england, as new coronavirus rules came into force within just 12 hours of the government releasing their new guidelines. police can now hand out £100 fines to anyone not wearing a face covering in enclosed public spaces like banks, supermarkets and takeaways, but some shops have said they won't enforce the rules. coverings have been compulsory in shops in scotland since earlier this month, but they're not required in wales or northern ireland. meanwhile, ministers are planning to double the number of people given the flu jab in england this winter, amid concerns it could coincide with a surge in coronavirus. 30 million people — including all over 50s, those living with people shielding, and children in their first year of secondary school — will be offered the vaccine. scotland, wales and northern ireland have not yet announced their plans.

and borisjohnson is expected to announce measures to tackle high levels of obesity in the uk next week, in the hopes that a healthier population can better fight a future coronavirus outbreak. the new policies could include a ban on some junk food adverts. first, jon donnison reports on the new face covering rules. this pandemic has brought huge changes to the way we live our lives, and a new set of rules. the latest, from today, for people in england, face coverings will be mandatory in shops, supermarkets and shopping centres. there will potentially be a £100 fine for those who do not comply. but if you are eating food on the premises from which you are buying it, you can take the mask off. restaurants, cinemas, salons, gyms and pubs are exempt, too. i think it is important, because they are small spaces and if it protects me and everyone

else, i don't see why there is a problem with that. i think it is a good idea to wear it. it keeps you safe, it keeps other people safe, so it's a good idea. it seems funny that it's only happened now, rather than ages ago, but i guess it's like political, isn't it? children under the age of 11 will be exempt, as will people with certain health conditions and disabilities. but there are concerns about who will enforce the rules. some shop owners have said they are worried about what to do if customers refuse to wear a mask. there is the option for the police to be involved in enforcement, if they are to be fined, but i really don't think we will need to go down that line, because most people will follow the rules. people do take this very seriously. the body that represents front—line police officers has warned they do not have the resources to make sure all shoppers comply, and will only issue fines as a last resort. let's speak now to charlotte gatwa rd 7 director of gatward — the uk s oldest family jeweller‘s.

really good to have you with us today. how have your customers so far been responding to the idea of wearing face coverings, are they adapting to it readily? yes, the majority are coming into the shop with face coverings, so with social distancing, everyone in the uk was complying with that, so i think in the main people will be compliant with it. in your business you have security concerns? we do. being a prime tool, we have to take security seriously and we have to capture people's face on cctv cameras and there is risk someone comes in with face covered and if we had a raid, snatch, there is no way of identifying them. we have implemented a system with a door bell. we put a sign on the door to

say please ring the door bell, remove your covering and temporarily look into the camera, then we will let you in. it is not ideal having a closed door policy, but that is the only way we can get around it. and then you have a record of everyone coming to your premises. i understand you know of another jeweller who has had items stolen by a thief disguised using a face covering. yes i know of someone else in the industry and unfortunately, being ina in the industry and unfortunately, being in a shopping centre, were not able to have the closed door policy we have. that is unfortunate and thatis we have. that is unfortunate and that is an issue with enforced face coverings in a store such as ours. how important, though, setting aside security concerns, and you found a way around that, how important is it people get on board with this? we have heard from some businesses they will not ask staff to enforce the

new rules, what are you saying to people who work on your premises? we have been wearing face covering since reopening injune. i have been wearing a face shield. i have face shields and masks available for all of my team. we have perspex screens at every serving counter, so we take it seriously. we want to avoid another lockdown so we want to do whatever we can to slow the spread. i have concerns about trying to enforce it. what would you do if somebody came in and they do not have a medical reason for not wearing a mask, but theyjust do not wa nt to wearing a mask, but theyjust do not want to wear one? we have masks available. we can provide somebody with a mask. we have a business improvement district, where at the information centre they are selling masks 100 yards from the shop. i do

not want to have to get into a debate with someone as to why they should wear a mask, but my concern would be damaging the goodwill of customers complying and wearing mask ifi customers complying and wearing mask if i let somebody in who is not wearing one. it is something we have not had to address yet but i'm sure it will come up and we may have to ask someone to put a mask on if they wa nt to ask someone to put a mask on if they want to come in. do you think ultimately there will be a degree of peer pressure and people reluctant to wear masks will feel ultimately they have to? yes, i think that is happening already. you can see it playing out on social media. there isa playing out on social media. there is a strong public opinion in favour of wearing masks. i think the people who do not want to wear them either will not go shopping, or eventually, the weight of public opinion will sway them. a lot of other countries

do it as a matter of course. do you think is a society we will get used to this and the message of doing it for the protection of ourselves and eve ryo ne for the protection of ourselves and everyone around us for the protection of ourselves and everyone around us will be the thing that convinces people to change their thinking? i think so. we have had to get used to changes in a short space of time. if you were to say a year ago we would have to keep two metres apart and observe social distancing and queue outside the supermarket, people would not have believed you but in the main the public have complied with that. i think they were with face mask. it is not ideal. i do not like wearing a mask, buti is not ideal. i do not like wearing a mask, but i will do it. i want to avoid another lockdown and another spike in covid cases. i think everybody in the main will feel the same. good to talk to you. the

director of gatward to love. there are exemptions to the new rules for children under 11, people with disabilities or certain health conditions that make it difficult for than to wear a covering. public health england warned parents not to buy coverings for babies and young children because of the risk of choking and suffocation. more than half the population of england will be offered a free flu jab this winter, as the government tries to avoid the nhs being overwhelmed by a combination of both seasonal flu and covid—19. around 30 million people will be eligible for the vaccination scheme, which has been extended to include everyone over 50, and all 11—year—olds. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, has more. ministers and health leaders are concerned that if there is a flu outbreak at the same time as another surge in covid—19 infections, the nhs will again be under great strain. so the government has announced an extension of eligibility for flu vaccinations in england.

previously, those who are pregnant, aged over 65 or with certain medical conditions qualified, along with preschool and primary school children. added to the list this winter will be the over 50s, year 7 pupils and all those who have been shielding as well as their households. the news was welcomed by doctors. what we want now is for things to move to a normal pace rather than having to worry about coming out of the pandemic into the winter flu season, which we get every year anyway but now with coronavirus around as well it is a situation we want to avoid, really. the royal college of gps said there would be challenges including ensuring that at—risk patients were confident about coming into surgeries for their jabs. officials say more than 30 million doses have been ordered and are urging all those eligible for a free flu vaccine to have one. plans for the next vaccination campaign in scotland, wales and northern ireland are still being finalised.

dr andy preston is an expert in vaccines and respiratory infections at the university of bath. good to have you with us. let's get basic principles sorted. this question has cropped up from viewers. giving someone the flu vaccine will not directly protect them against covid—19? vaccine will not directly protect them against covid-19? no, they are entirely different viruses. this is purely against getting the flu disease. as you pointed out, this will be crucial for helping the nhs gets a potential second wave of coronavirus. the flu vaccine has an indirect effect on what happens with covid—19, because as experts have spoken about, if we get a bad flu season and there is a second wave

all spikes of covid—19, that could pose a problem for the nhs, couldn't it? absolutely. flu places a burden on the nhs each winter. can clearly see the two combined, with a second wave of covid and a heavy flu season would possibly break the nhs. and the knock—on effect, unfortunately, health care workers are probably in the front line of being exposed to flu, so it is not only having additional patients in the clicks, it affects the ability to work of health care workers if they suffer from flu. it has a double effect for protection. what do you think of the groups it is offered over 50s, 11—year—olds, children starting secondary school, for free, 11—year—olds, children starting secondary school, forfree, are 11—year—olds, children starting secondary school, for free, are they the right groups to focus on?” think so. we tend to try to protect

those most likely to suffer the worst from the disease which is obviously the older age groups, so the expansion to anyone over 50. when you get into the 50s you are at increased risk of suffering from the more severe forms increased risk of suffering from the more severe forms of covid disease. for children, we have piloted vaccinating against flu, not so much that they suffer from severe disease with flu, but they are thought to be important spreaders of the virus. targeting those age groups. this year, year seven targeting those age groups. this year, year seven has been included in that. that is aimed at trying to dampen down the amount of flu circulating this winter. if we get flu, we will probably get a high temperature with that. there is the issue of distinguishing between someone issue of distinguishing between someone thinking, have i got flu, have i got coronavirus? and the impact on the test and trace system.

important to deal with flu and take it out of the equation. absolutely. iam not it out of the equation. absolutely. i am not sure we have worked out how we will deal with that this winter but as you point out, the initial symptoms of covid can overlap with a number of the seasonal respiratory infections. and you have high temperature, fatigue, muscle aches. i think we need to try to diminish other infections, otherwise we will have so many calls through to put the covid test and then the track and trace, it might make it unmanageable to hone in on the cases that are indeed covid—19. unmanageable to hone in on the cases that are indeed covid-19. let's talk about the capacity to deliver this number of vaccinations. around 50 million, of those eligible for a free flu vaccine —— 15 million. the

intention it is to double it to 30 million. is their capacity to deliver that many vaccinations and will everyone in the targeted group ta ke will everyone in the targeted group take up the offer? with regard to capacity, there is the amount of vaccine available, yes, there is. in terms of getting people to take the vaccine. adults are notoriously difficult to get to take the vaccine. we need to make it as easy and accessible as possible and there was concern raised about asking people to go to gp surgeries and health care centres to receive the flu vaccine. people are concerned about going to those places because of the risk of covid. that needs to be taken into account. the accessibility, and ease of it, so in other countries they have flu vaccinations, clinic set up, for example, supermarkets, so it is easy

for people to receive the jab. we need to look at expanding the places where you get the flu vaccine to ease the burden on surgeries, which are the key sites people would get it all narrowly, and be encouraged to ta ke it all narrowly, and be encouraged to take away hurdles that people might think, i am not getting one, it is too difficult. make it as easy as possible if we want to double the number compared to last year that will actually get the vaccine. thank you very much. the prime minister is planning to announce new measures to curb obesity, which are expected to include a ban on tvjunk food adverts before nine o'clock in the evening. the prime minister once suggested people should be able to eat what they like. but he appears to have changed his stance amid growing evidence that people who are obese are more at risk from covid—19. the ministerfor health and social care helen whately told bbc breakfast this morning that an announcement on junk food adverts will be made imminently. obesity is one of the greatest, if not the greatest health challenge if

not the greatest, health challenge that we face as a country. half of adults are overweight, one in five children leaving primary school are obese. and obesity brings with it a host of health challenges and very particularly with covid, you are at greater risk of getting covid, greater risk of complications, greater risk, very sadly, of dying from covid if you are overweight. so, as it is such an important health challenge, we have to take it on and the prime minister is committed to making sure that we tackle obesity and we help people live healthy lives. as health and social care minister, do you think it is a good idea to ban such adverts, such junk food adverts, pre—watershed? i am not going to talk about the specific details... i'm not asking you to, i'm asking you if you think it is a good idea. and there will be an announcement on this coming shortly. the department of health has been consulting on the best way to protect children, for instance, from the advertising of unhealthy food,

and so it is right that government is looking at what is the right way to help people make healthier choices, lose weight, stay a healthy weight and look after ourselves. the headlines on bbc news... people in england have to wearface coverings in most enclosed public spaces from today — or risk a fine of up to £100. about 30 million people will be offered a flu vaccine in england this year — including all over—50s for the first time. the prime minister is expected to announce new measures to curb obesity, including a ban on tv adverts forjunk food before nine o'clock in the evening. china has retaliated in its escalating diplomatic stand off with the us by demanding that it closes one of its consulates. beijing has told washington to shut its consulate in chengdu, in the south of china. beijing has described the move

as legitimate and necessary‘. its consulate in houston, texas, by the end of friday, as the us said it was being used for spying. and in a speech by the american secretary of state mike pompeo, in which he called on "free nations" to triumph over the threat of what he said was a "new tyranny" from china. general secretary xi jinping is a true believer in a bankrupt, totalitarian ideology. it's this ideology that informs his decades long desire for global hegemony of chinese communism. america can no longer ignore the fundamental political and ideological differences between our countries, just as the ccp has never ignored them. 0ur china correspondent, robin brant, joins us from shanghai. tell us more about what china is

saying about the latest moves in this tit—for—tat conflict with the us. let's talk first about its retaliation to america's insistence it should close its consulate in houston. it waited a couple of days but now insists the us consulate here in chengdu, in the south—western province should close. and almost certainly it is giving it a72 and almost certainly it is giving it a 72 hour deadline so monday, beijing time. it sees the retaliation is reciprocal. in terms of how important that us government outpost in chengdu, the embassy in beijing is the most significant, set up beijing is the most significant, set up here in shanghai and important for tourists and americans living here and industry. it is not either of those, but chengdu has a significant role in terms of maintaining and monitoring the us government's relationship with some chinese internet. that is an area of

china which for many decades, some have long campaigned for more autonomy. the consulate also has a role in terms of relationships with ethnic chinese minorities. that is ina ethnic chinese minorities. that is in a province in the far west of china that many people are learning more about very quickly. so closing that consulate could have a direct impact in the ability of the us government to maintain relationships with those people in important parts within china. the chinese government believes this is reciprocal. in the past half hour at a press conference, the minister of foreign affairs try to give more context as to why chengdu and it is now saying that some of the american personnel working there have been involved in activities not appropriate in terms of their listed jobs. they say they have been interfering in chinese affairs. that is the official

explanation in the past half hour. how significant do you think this diplomatic tit—for—tat is when we look at the range of actions the countries could take against one another? is this relatively minor on the scale of potential actions?m is minor on the scale of what is happening between the us and china this week but governments ordering other governments, and this is china and the us, the biggest economies, to shut down consulates and diplomatic missions and giving them 72 hours to do it is very unusual. this is not a sign of a healthy diplomatic relationship. it is serious in that respect. the broader relationship, we could talk for hours about points of conflict and confrontation between the us and china at the moment. the trade war with the phase one agreement but disagreement goes on. the

coronavirus, hong kong, huawei, and what many countries say china is doing to ethnic muslim chinese. it is really ramping up. look at what mike pompeo said in his speech when he reset the principles that underpin the trump administration approach to china, talking about distrust. it is different to where the americans found themselves a year ago, let alone five years ago, in terms of the relationship. it is deteriorating, this week particularly, almost day by day. thank you. the national party convention in us politics is generally a boisterous, rousing affair — never more so than in a presidential election year, as the party's nominees are confirmed. but with a spike in coronavirus cases in florida, where the republican convention was due to take place next month, president trump has called the whole thing off. mr trump said he would give a speech ahead of us elections as planned, but in a different form.

the bbc‘s nickjohnson reports. president trump had wanted nothing more than to accept his party nomination in front of a packed flag—waving confetti strewn arena. coronavirus has now put paid to that, as it has many other aspects of american life. the delegates are going to north carolina, they will be doing the nomination. and we are going to do some other things with telly rallies and online in the week, which we are discussing that would be good, i think we will do it well. i will still do a convention speech in a different form, but we will not do a big, crowded convention. it is not the right time for that. florida, the intended site of the main part of the republican convention, has just set a new

record for the number of coronavirus—related deaths. 173, in the space of 2a hours. 0fficials coronavirus—related deaths. 173, in the space of 2a hours. officials in the space of 2a hours. officials in the city of jacksonville had already expressed disquiet in holding such a large gathering. their relief was apparent ina large gathering. their relief was apparent in a statement issued by the mayor and the sheriff. they said... party conventions are huge set pieces that typically take place in front of thousands of party members. cancelling such an event could hurt donald trump in a crucial election battle ground in which he is trailing his rivaljoe biden in the polls. trump simply cannot win real action without winning florida and florida is the biggest swing state in the country and the last four or five state—wide elections, including

the last couple of presidential races, the margin of victory for the winner in florida has been 1%. this isa winner in florida has been 1%. this is a tight, competitive state. it is a must have the trump and i want to have for democrats. the coronavirus has already had a direct impact on campaigning. trump in oklahoma last month drew a fraction of the anticipated crowd and plans for the president to address and outdoor gathering had to be scrapped. joe biden's campaign announced plans to scale back their convention several weeks ago in the interest of public safety. with the presidential election almost three months away, there is uncertainty and concern over how coronavirus will affect voter turnout. introducing another element of unpredictability into an election that already promises to be anything but normal.

the duke and duchess of sussex have begun legal action in los angeles — complaining that drones were used to take pictures of their son, archie. harry and meghan are claiming an invasion of privacy. it's alleged that archie — who is now 1a months old — was photographed at their home during lockdown. the couple's lawyer, michael kump, said, "every individual in california is guaranteed by law the right to privacy in their home, and that no drone or helicopters can take that away." 0ur correspondent david willis has been following the developments in los angeles. in this lawsuit, the couple's lawyer says that meghan and harry moved to los angeles in order to escape what he calls the incessant attention of the uk tabloids and, for six weeks, all was well until the daily mail published details of the couple's address, whereupon they were besieged by members of the paparazzi, according to this lawsuit,

some of whom flew drones as low as 20 feet above the roof of their house, or used helicopters in an attempt to get pictures of the couple and their young son. the lawsuit alleges that pictures were taken of archie playing in the back garden by somebody who later claimed that those pictures had been taken in a public place, because such action is illegal under california law. the lawsuit alleges that whoever took the pictures used either a telephoto lens, trespassed onto the couple's property, or took those pictures using a drone. and while the couple does not know who actually took the pictures, they are suing for invasion of privacy in the hope of establishing the photographer's identity and to warn potential buyers that those pictures were taken illegally.

david willis in la. now it is time for a look at the weather. whilst it will be nice when the sunshine is out at times this weekend, always have a wet weather plan install, because after today you will see more rain. not too much today, most of you will have a fine day, better than yesterday. today, most of you will have a fine day, betterthan yesterday. some showers across wales and the far north of scotland, before more wet weather arrived from the north later. woman yesterday, 25, 26 to the south east corner, improvement for northern england and wales. —— warmer than yesterday. not much rain in the south, heavier bursts uptimes further north and quite muggy with temperatures staying in the teens, may be 17 or 18. much more cloud around on saturday more, showers just about everywhere, showers arise in the afternoon in northern ireland, they will be heavy and

thundery. sunshine between them for many but longer spells of rain in the south east corner and it will feel cooler. cooler still on sunday, plenty of showers, best of the drier weather to the south and east. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... face coverings become mandatory in shops, banks and takeaways in england — breaking the rules could mean a £100 fine. a massive expansion of flu jabs in england — 30 million people will be offered them to help stop the nhs being overwhelmed if there's a second wave of coronavirus. the prime minister is expected to announce new measures to curb obesity — including a ban on tv adverts forjunk food before nine o'clock in the evening. beijing tells the us to close one of its consulates in china, the latest escalation in a spat between the two countries. cancelled by coronavirus — president trump calls off

the republican convention in florida, one of the party's biggest pre—election events. the duke and duchess of sussex launch legal action after a drone allegedly took pictures of their son, archie in the united states. sport now and let's cross to the bbc sports centre with mike bushell. what sports centre with mike bushell. are you starting c mike? what are you starting off with, mike? building up to the deciding test between england and the west indies. we're waiting to find out whether england bowlerjofra archer, will make the side for the third and deciding test against the west indies, which starts this morning at old trafford. he's in the squad, after being dropped for the second test, for leaving the players‘ covid—19 bio—bubble. he said he wasn't sure he'd be 100% mentally ready to play after receiving racist abuse on social media. both captains say they are fully behind him. it has been hard for him and some

of the stuff that he has had to deal with has been horrible. as a squad we try to rally around him and make sure that he is as good as he can be and it is nice to see him back and smiling and enjoying his cricket and i am sure if he is selected he will be desperate to put in a great performance as we saw in the first test match. i'm just sad the way everything has played out. you know, hopefully we can all get a grip of what has been happening and understand, you know, what he's feeling. you know, i think it is the perfect opportunity for us to rally around him and unite and make sure that these things are eradicated as much as they possibly can. meanwhile, its been announced that all future series between west indies and england will now be played for the richards—botham trophy. named, of course, after two greats of their respective countries, sir viv richards and sir ian botham. it came out of the blue. i got a phone calls. i thought, that really

isa phone calls. i thought, that really is a big honour, to have that renamed. i thought it was quite amazing. it couldn't be with a better bloke. he is the best player, the best batsman i ever bowled too, andi the best batsman i ever bowled too, and i quality catching up with the man himself this afternoon. and some great flashback pictures! scottish premiership club st mirren have gone into lockdown after a number of the club's staff tested positive for coronavirus. seven members of the backroom team have tested positive, but it's understood none of the players have. the news comes nine days before the start of the new season. snooker legend jimmy white says he's confident in his game as he moves closer to reaching the world championship for the first time in 1a years. the whirlwind is 58 now, and after beating michael georgiou 6—4 in sheffield, he now faces rob milkins tomorrow night at the crucible in the penultimate round of qualifying. white reached the world championship final six times in his

heyday, but never won it. the bbc‘s boxing pundit steve bunce says he fears for the safety of former heavyweight world champions mike tyson and royjones junior, who've announced an exhibition fight in september. tyson is 5a years old now, withjones not far behind him at 51. i personally fear, they are both too brave for their own good. lots of people, especially the people in california, the athletic commission that have sanctioned the site, they say it is ok, they have given me their words, they will not her teacher that. they are boxing, you idiot! what do you think they will tx not forget the slightly larger clu bs tx not forget the slightly larger clubs and really tight head guards, they will hit each other. it is that simple, it is boxing! major league baseball has returned to the united states,

after a four—month coronavirus delay, and in a sport that has traditionally stayed away from politics, the two games were marked by protests against racial inequality. all the players took a knee before the start. but in los angeles, the dodgers' new star mookie betts was one of several players who remained kneeling during the national anthem, ahead of their win against the san francisco giants. the action got under way in washington, where the nationals, threw the first pitch of the season to the new york yankees — who won the game. baseball is back, and back home we are waiting for news and jofra archer ahead of the cricket. studio: thank you, mike. see you later. as you've been hearing, face coverings are now mandatory in shops, banks and take—aways in england — breaking the rules could mean a £100 fine. we can speak now to psychoanalyst dr susie orbach. good to have you with us. it is already commonplace in many asian countries, as we already know, for

people to wear face coverings to protect themselves from illness. how do you think we are adapting as a society so far to this concept?‘ bit reluctant, actually. it has been much more difficult here, partially because we have had such critique about people's faces being covered, whether it is hoody, burqa or niqab. on the idea that we had to cover faces when we do not recognise people, i think it is very hard. i think people are doing it but it is not the easiest thing to do. obviously some people will not be wearing them for medical reasons, but what about the group of people who are very resistant to the idea, some of them using what you were alluding to, the idea of somehow being muzzled. why are we that resistance? i am afraid we are seeing that resistance because once

you come out of lockdown and once members of the government broke that old lockdown rules, you didn't get the same kind of unity that we had. we had absolute unity in terms of lockdown, but once that phrase, then people's individuality and the feeling that they will not do this comes as a belligerent act. —— once that frays. they are uncomfortable, they are not for fun, but we are doing it for each other, it is about helping others when you are wearing a mask. provide there has been an issue of messaging, one of our viewers has said how canton businesses the united states publicly they will not enforce the rules when it is an offence that customers can be fined for? —— how can some businesses? there is confusion about the messages, it is the same confusion when we went from

staying at home to staying alert. the problem that we have not understood, when you wear a muscular protecting others, it is a social act, it is like giving blood, it is an act of giving —— when you were a mask you are protecting others. when you put it on yourself you feel like you put it on yourself you feel like you are protecting yourself. you had to get your head around during an act of caring, being a society. if we had that messaging it would be much easier. the people who have got their heads around that can't understand why those who don't are not picking up on that idea. and i wonder how it will change therefore the interactions we have with people around us? we will have to learn how to look at each other‘s eyes, we're so to look at each other‘s eyes, we're so used to a faith and its expressiveness and... it is very disconcerting to not have a whole face but it does not mean we can't

learn to look at sage, nodding and acknowledging that we are all doing something for the benefit of us all. we often talk about p pressure in terms of conversations about children or teenagers especially, but for adults do you think that will be a significant element in getting more people to work face coverings who are reluctant to do so? i think so but i think if you are around children at all, and talking about use or teenagers, children of the relented about no, you can't help me, the virus. they have been so well schooled in being nervous. “— have been so well schooled in being nervous. —— no, you can't hug. but of course the pressure, we do not smoke in pubs any more, we have all learned how to do smoking and other places. course the pressure is huge

andi places. course the pressure is huge and i think it is very short—sighted, it will stop people coming back, they will not feel protected. thank you, psychoanalyst dr susie orbach. children have really got the message loud and clear, haven't they? listen to them. the prime minister is planning to announce new measures to curb obesity, which are expected to include a ban on tvjunk food adverts before nine o'clock in the evening. the prime minister once suggested people should be able to eat what they like. but he appears to have changed his stance amid growing evidence that people who are obese are more at risk from covid—19. let's speak now to tam fry, who is chair of the national obesity forum. good morning, thank you forjoining us. good morning, thank you forjoining us. it is quite a turnaround from the pm? it is an epiphany moment which borisjohnson the pm? it is an epiphany moment which boris johnson had, the pm? it is an epiphany moment which borisjohnson had, because he was so which borisjohnson had, because he was so heavy that it was very difficult to manage him within saint

thomas's hospital and it was quite clear that it was his weight which caused the real problem. he became very close to death, and i think this really concentrated his mind on a problem which we have had for the last 20 years and that governments have done nothing about and i very much welcome the beginning of what he is giving. he was obviously very seriously ill and has spoken about that. lets talk more about the link between obesity and susceptibility to coronavirus, suffering pretty bad effects from coronavirus. what evidence do we have about that? i have heard a lot of discussion about that in recent weeks. lots of literature has been written over the last two or three months, notjust from this country but also from the united states, saying quite quickly

that weight is a problem, it affects the immune system, it forces up the diaphragm and affects the lungs and the respiratory organisation. it has a very pronounced, certified effects. the key question attended today's story and this plan we are chilled to expect, including a ban on tvjumps chilled to expect, including a ban on tv jumps adverts chilled to expect, including a ban on tvjumps adverts before 9pm, is that going to make a difference? —— this plan we are told to expect. has there been any evidence that where advertising is targeted like this, it makes a difference to outcomes? it does, but the question is how much. there is dispute about the quantity we will get out of this but i think it is clear that this one measure will not solve obesity in itself, it has to be done with a host of other solutions which were proposed two years ago and we have never had implemented. reminders of those solutions you are talking

about? excuse me? remind us of those solutions from two years ago? as a result of the sugary drinks tax, it has become quite clear that taking sugar out of project is very successful. in two years we have had a 28% rejection in sugar in drinks, and this has led the chief medical officer, who was writing a report for the government which was published in october, to say they should be extended, extended to not only milk —based drinks but foodstuffs with lots of sugar. this is one very clear indication as to whatjohnson has got to look at very seriously if he is to conquer obesity. and at the same time achieve his target of halving childhood obesity by the year 2030. we have been talking for a long time

in the uk about dealing with obesity, what you are saying, and we do not know the full range of measures that the government will publish, that you are saying there are some very clear guidelines on what the government should do it hit absolutely wants to tackle obesity, especially in relation to coronavirus? the timeframe is short if people are to tackle their weight and organisations and advertisers, food production companies etc, will join in this effort there is not much time to get on board? there is not any time at all, and i fear this isa not any time at all, and i fear this is a measure which has come too late. if people are going to lose a lot of weight to make a difference between having normal weight and overweight, it will take months for them to do it. people try and lose weight very quickly, but in normal pace of events it takes a long time and we may just pace of events it takes a long time

and we mayjust have caught it in the birds, but i fear this action has to be very severe essay will make marked difference. —— mayjust have caught it in the bud. thank you, tam fry, chair of national obesity forum. the headlines on bbc news... people in england have to wearface coverings in most enclosed public spaces from today — or risk a fine of up to 100—pounds. about 30—million people will be offered a flu vaccine in england this year — including all over—50s for the first time. the prime minister is expected to announce new measures to curb obesity — including a ban on tv adverts forjunk food before nine o'clock in the evening. in a world before coronavirus, today would have seen athletes from around the world gathering in tokyo today for the opening ceremony of the 2020 olympic games.

how strange it is to be saying that. for those hoping to compete, they now need to wait and keep training for another year — with the games rescheduled for this time next year. so how easy is it for athletes who spend four year working towards the games to adjust their training regimes? we can speak now to british sprinter adam gemili, who was athletics captain for team gb at the last olympic games in rio in 2016. adam, great to have you with us. how are you and how strange is it to be thinking, i guess, about what could have been today? thanks for having me, iand have been today? thanks for having me, i and doing ok, thank you. have been today? thanks for having me, iand doing ok, thank you. it have been today? thanks for having me, i and doing ok, thank you. it is crazy to think the olympics would have been kicking off literally now. it is almost strange that we will have to wait another year, hopefully it will happen, it is crazy to think how the world has changed this year but it is cool, it is not too bad. it is nice to watch the reruns on tv and look at old videos, rio was four

yea rs and look at old videos, rio was four years ago, it feels like a long time. and we have been watching some of the london gains, it has been amazing, the reruns of that. as athlete you have to be physically and psychologically pretty adaptable and psychologically pretty adaptable and to absolutely focus on what is immediately in front of you, so they'll —— so how has that help to deal with the fact you are not in tokyo and you have another year of intense training, all being well, to prepare full games next year? you have to think of it as another year to get faster, stronger, more powerful, another year to prepare to try to win a medal, almost blessed with more time if you are nursing injuries. the mental side of it is probably more than the physical, there are always ways for athletes to train at home and it is pretty easy for me, i just to train at home and it is pretty easy for me, ijust need some flat ground and a straight line to get from a to b as fast as possible. the motivation has been something people

are trying to come to terms with, make sure you keep training for next year, but i am excited. if tokyo is anything like london weir, i can't wait. i hate to ask you, but you have worried it might not happen? we have worried it might not happen? we have heard a member of the olympic committee in our reports this morning saying it has to be 2021 august, you have worried it might not take place either next year? august, you have worried it might not take place either next year7m isa not take place either next year7m is a possibility, i have accepted that. i am is a possibility, i have accepted that. iam hopeful that is a possibility, i have accepted that. i am hopeful that with the way things are going in the world, things are going in the world, things will get sorted. i think it will not be an olympic games like we had teenage, we probably will not have the troubling numbers in tokyo but it will probably be more exciting than ever because the olympic games will bring the whole world together at a time when we are so world together at a time when we are so separate, everyone will tune in, we will see people viewing it. it is making sure everyone has access to the olympic games next season and i

am so the olympic games next season and i am so excited, i think there is a possibility that it might not happen. i guess you shove that sort out of your head. he was speaking about motivation a couple of minutes ago, how are you dealing with keeping yourself motivated and athletes training to be at their absolute peak when an event is coming up, that is on pause, how are you dealing with that? when the olympics was initially cancelled it was hard to realise there is no goal this year, no championships. athletics, there are never any guarantees. we train 46 weeks out of 52, we train so much. you have to try to focus on the year, see it as more time to train, either back at the memories from 2012, i was the youngest on the athletics team, 18, the youngest in the sport, in rio i

was athletics captain and just missed out on a medal but still had the best time, it gets me excited for what i can hopefully achieve at the olympic games next season and i have to push for those medals. as implemented look with the training and thank you so much for talking to us. and thank you so much for talking to us. adam gemili, british sprinter. —— adam, good luck with the training. boris johnson has been visiting a gp surgery in east london this morning — here he is talking about plans to ramp up flu vaccinations in england this winter. we wa nt we want everybody to get a flu jab in the run—up to this winter, that is why we are rolling out the biggest ever programme of flu immunisation, inoculation, we are aiming first of all. you a two—year seven, for pregnant women, people over 65, people who have been shielded —— we are aiming first of all full schoolchildren up two—year

seven. all full schoolchildren up two—year seven. then we will be aiming for people 55 to 65. the and us to protect the nhs in the winter months, we still have five hits and the threat of a second spike of covid and it is vital to keep the pressure off the nhs by everybody getting a flu jab, i really hope everybody will. the prime minister talking about the expanded flu vaccination programme for england. friday prayers are to be held at istanbul's iconic hagia sophia building for the first time since the celebrated museum was turned back into a mosque. the turkish president will be in attendance. alanna petroff has the latest. the time for prayers in hagia sophia has arrived. turkish president recep tayyip erdogan has been waiting for their stay. —— for this day. he has toured the building, featuring new green carpeting for prayers. he's posed for photos.

outside, he's unveiled a plaque for the hagia sophia grand mosque. it's better, we believed, to use this place as a house of worship than a museum. it was used as a mosque for almost half a millennium. istanbul's hagia sophia was originally built as a church in the year 537. over 900 years later, it was converted to a mosque, becoming the heart of the muslim ottoman empire. centuries later, in 193a, it became a museum as turkey transitions to become more secular. the move to turn the hagia sophia back into a mosque has sparked a wave of criticism. church leaders say using the site exclusively for muslim worship risks deepening religious divisions. in the vatican this month, the pope was clear about his unhappiness. translation: my thoughts go to istanbul. i think of santa sophia

and i am very pained. christian mosaics and imagery will be covered during prayers. they'll be visible at other times for visitors. one thing that won't change, that won't be concealed, the famous resident cat gli and her friends. they get to stay. alanna petroff, bbc news. one of the most prominent windrush campaigners — paulette wilson — has died at 64. she came to the uk from jamaica as a ten—year—old to live with her grandparents — but in 2016, the home office told her that she was here illegally and she was threatened with deportation. her daughter has described her as an "inspiration."

after more than three decades presenting woman's hour, damejenni murray has announced she's leaving the bbc radio 4 programme in october. the broadcaster is the longest serving presenter in the 7a—year history of the programme. but after many high—profile interviews, she says it's "time to move on." the bbc‘s director—general, lord hall, praised her "unmistakable and warm voice" — and said the radio airwaves wouldn't be the same without her. in a moment the weather, but first, how not to wear a facemask. masks won't work if you were done incorrectly. they need to go over your mouth and nose. it is one infected people sneeze or talk loudly or sing, that they spray droplets into the air and covid—19 can spread. if your noses sticking out, it is easier for droplets to get edge, saying if you do not cover your mouth. minimise the gaps and your mouth. minimise the gaps and you are minimising droplet spread.

because you can have corona by is without symptoms, the advice is to wear masks anywhere you can't keep your from others. not wear masks anywhere you can't keep yourfrom others. not like that, like this. do not touch any part of your mask apart from the straps, in case you contaminated. this includes pulling it up or down and resting it on another part of your head. when you finish, take it off from behind and store it where you can't contaminate anything else and wash your hands. single use masks go in the bin that you can wash coverings using your usual detergent. facemasks alone will not stop coronavirus, you need to regularly wash your hands, catch coughs and sneezes and practice social distancing. a really useful reminder. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. given some of the weather conditions this week, some of you will find it ha rd to this week, some of you will find it hard to believe this time last year we approach them of the hottest conditions ever recorded in the uk,

just chive 39 degrees in cambridge one year ago on saturday. this saturday, temperatures close to 20 celsius cooler with rain around. it has been a month in which we have not yet seen a temperature gets above 30 degrees, that last happened backin above 30 degrees, that last happened back in 2011. we will get close towards the end of next week but it is not on the cards for the next he dates. today we are in between yesterday's reynhard sinaga's rain. most yesterday's reynhard sinaga's rain. m ost pla ces yesterday's reynhard sinaga's rain. most places will be dry with sunny spells today, isolated showers across southern england and wales, most across southern england and wales, m ost pla ces across southern england and wales, most places will see sunshine but later it will turn wet in northern ireland and towards the isles of scilly. given the fact there is more sunshine compared to yesterday, it will feel warmer across northern england and wales, quite humid, with temperatures of 25 or 26. yet comes the first batch of rain, spreading it erratically across the country this evening and overnight, heavier bursts for the northern half of the

uk, not much rain in the south, quite a muggy night with temperatures sticking in the teens, if not 17 or 18 celsius, towards the south east corner. even though we have a mild started tomorrow, the weekend looks fresher with the breeze and the downpours but nice enough when the sun comes out. always have a wet weather plan, there will be temples on saturday more, northern ireland will have the best of the weather in the morning before thundery showers developed. there will be some sunnier moments, potentially to the channel islands, south—east england, east anglia, longer spells of rain. temperatures down on what we will experience today. low pressure brings in the chance of showers which will be around into sunday, if anything with the centre close again in scotland and northern ireland, we will see longer spells of rain and a stronger breeze. shower clouds will get going on sunday, scenarios will stay largely dry, but for all, stronger

winds, and when the downpours are with you it will feel cooler. temperatures for parts of scotland in the mid teens.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. face coverings become mandatory in shops, banks and take—aways in england — breaking the rules could mean a £100 fine. a massive expansion of flu jabs in england — 30 million people will be offered them to help stop the nhs being overwhelmed if there's a second wave of coronavirus. it is something that you can do to protect yourself against flu, but also it is something we could all do to protect the nhs. we'll be talking about the new rules for face coverings in england throughout the morning, as well as what the expansion of the flu jab might mean for you.