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. please do get in touch...

also this hour. . .. friday prayers are to be held at istanbul's iconic hagia sophia building for the first time since the museum was turned back into a mosque. beijing tells the us to close one of its consulates in china, the latest escalation in a spat between the two countries the duke and duchess of sussex take legal action after a drone allegedly took pictures of their son, archie in the united states. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe.

face coverings are now compulsory in shops in england, as new coronavirus rules came into force within just 12 hours of the uk government releasing their new guidelines. the move brings england in line with scotland, france, spain and italy. 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 are 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—sos, 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 the uk prime minister 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. 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 in 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 there are to be fines, 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. 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 and thatis in the run—up to this winter and that is why we are rolling out the biggest ever programme of flu immunisation, and we are aiming first of all for schoolchildren up to year seven, pregnant women, people over 65 and people who have been shielded, then we will extend it to people from 50 to 65. the reason for doing this is to protect the nhs in the winter months, because, obviously, we still have covid and we still have the threat ofa covid and we still have the threat of a second spike of covid, and it is therefore vital to keep that pressure off the nhs by everybody getting a flu jab. i really hope everybody will. today in england it is facemask day where regulations come in. how long can we

realistically expect to be wearing face mask? this will be in place a year, two years, isn't it? it depends, sam, the use of face masks, the use of all the social distancing measures really does depend on our ability collectively to get the pandemic right down and to keep it down. i am pandemic right down and to keep it down. iam not pandemic right down and to keep it down. i am not going to make a prediction about when these various social distancing measures will come off. we have been able to reduce some of them. we no longer ask people to stay—at—home, we are trying to get back much closer to normal. but, our ability trying to get back much closer to normal. but, ourability to trying to get back much closer to normal. but, our ability to dispense with the social distancing measures will depend on our continued ability to drive down the virus. i am not going to give you a trigger point, moment. but we need to make sure we have really got it under control or

able to stamp on local outbreaks and we have greatly reduced the risk of a second spike. my message to people over the next few months is, you know, we have done very well. the virus is under control in this country to a very large extent. but it is still there. and if you look at what is happening in other countries, there is clearly a risk that it could come back again. so we do need to maintain those social distancing measures, we need to keep washing our hands. in shops, on public transport, in places where you will be close to people you do not normally meet, face coverings area not normally meet, face coverings are a good idea, and that will remain the case until we have made a lot more progress. i am not normally a believer in nannying, bossing

politics, but the reality is obesity is one of the real co—morbidity factors. it is losing weight, is frankly one of the ways you can reduce your own risks from covid and, actually, it is one of the ways you can generally improve your health and protect the nhs. and to a nswer health and protect the nhs. and to answer your question, i am on the way. i have lost about a stone and a bit. boris johnson speaking at a gps surgery a short while ago. 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 an extension of eligibility for free vaccinations in england. previously, those who are pregnant, aged over 65 or with certain medical aged or over, or 65 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 double situation we want to avoid, really. but 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. 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 — a move it described as legitimate and necessary. it comes after the us authorities ordered beijing to close its consulate in houston, texas, by the end of friday, saying it was being used for spying. speaking in california, the american secretary of state mike pompeo ramped up the rhetoric, urging democracies to be more assertive in their dealings with 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. the chinese foreign ministry blamed the us for the escalation of tensions, and called on america to change course. translation: china's measures is a necessary response to the unjustified response of the us. the current situation is not what china deserves to see and the us is responsible for all this. 0nce deserves to see and the us is responsible for all this. once again we urge the us to retract this decision. and create necessary conditions for bringing bilateral relations back on track. some of the

person is now in the us consulate in chengdu are engaged in activities inconsistent. and they harm the chinese national security interests. we have lodged multiple representations to the us. the bbc‘s robin brant is in shanghai. he explained why china was focused on the us consulate in chengdu. they have chosen chengdu, in the huge south—western province of sichuan. it is not one of the biggest consulate here. the embassy in beijing is the most significant. the operation here in shanghai is important for americans and business here. also, quite a significant role i think here. also, quite a significant role ithink in here. also, quite a significant role i think in terms of maintaining and monitoring the relationship between the us government and those in tibet, an area of china in which

some have long campaigned for more autonomy there, and also in the western province on the edge of china that has become increasingly important and increasingly controversial in terms of china and its relations with the rest of the world. in the past hour, we are seeing the propaganda angle to this tit—for—tat exchange. the state—run broadcaster is now broadcasting an ongoing stream from a camera position that is showing you over the wall into the us consulate in chengdu. that is something is reciprocal in terms of video footage we saw from houston when the chinese consulate there was seen burning papers in some of the courtyards. as you say, we have china's retaliation. it is reciprocal as far as the chinese are concerned and it looks like they have given the americans until monday to cease operations. a foreign affairs spokeswoman here was asked why

chengdu? they said, officially, it turns out that personnel at the us consulate there have been involved in activities not in line with their identities. they have been interfering in chinese affairs. we are going to take your life to istanbul where friday prayers are being held at the iconic hagia sophia building for the first time since the museum was declared a mask following the court ruling revoking its status as a museum. the turkish president is there. president erdogan is in attendance. worshippers obviously wearing masks, as these friday prayers take place. the hagia sophia began life as a christian 0rthodox church and then in 1934 christian 0rthodox church and then in 193a became a museum. but,

following a court ruling revoking its status as a museum, it is now a mosque, which it had been previously in its history. a good degree of controversy around this suggestions —— around this. suggestions that it isa —— around this. suggestions that it is a political decision to turn it into a mosque again. with many commentators saying muslims in turkey are not short of places to pray. this is, they say, a political decision. an absolutely stunning building, the hagia sophia in istanbul. we will be talking about this more with a guest from the school of oriental and african studies at the university of london very soon. but also one of our reporters is outside the mosque today. we can hear now from them.

reporters is outside the mosque today. we can hear now from themm isa today. we can hear now from themm is a very big day here in istanbul. even the turkish media say it is an historical day for them. about more than 20,000 from the police are trying to secure this area since last night till now. we can show that thousands of turks and muslims and from inside istanbul and outside, start to reach this area from midnight. they are crowded here. the arrangements was trying to keep around 1500 from the prayers inside hagia sophia, to keep their social distance and all the preparations about covid—19. but the point is, outside hagia sophia, the expectation is talking about hundreds of thousands could be

participating on this first friday prayers since 86 years. the bbc‘s shahdi alkashif is outside the building. 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. beijing tells the us to close one of its consulates in china, the latest escalation in a spat between the two countries president donald trump has cancelled the pre—election republican party convention in florida, blaming the coronavirus spike in the state. part of the convention will go still go ahead in north carolina, where mr trump will be formally nominated as the republican presidential candidate. 0pinion polls suggest he is facing an uphill battle for a second term in office, with many people critical

of his handling of the pandemic. the bbc‘s nickjohnson reports. president trump had wanted nothing more than to accept his party accepting his party's nomination. in front of a packed flag—waving confetti—strewn arena i , four years ago. president trump wa nted , four years ago. president trump wanted a repeat performance this year. 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're going to do some other things with tele—rallies and online, in the week that we are discussing, which will be really good. i think we will do it well. and i will still do a convention speech in a different form, but won't do a big, crowded convention per se. it is not the right time for that.

0fficials officials in 0fficials injacksonville in florida where the main republican convention was due to be held have expressed relief, thanking the president for putting public health and safety first. party conventions are huge events, in which democrats and republicans formally approve their nominee for the presidential election. 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 re—election without winning florida. and florida is the biggest swing state in the country. in the last four or five state—wide elections, including the last couple of presidential races, the margin of victory for the winner in florida hasjust been 1%. so this is a very tight, competitive state. it is a must—have the trump and a really—wanna—have for democrats.

it is a must—have for trump and a really—wanna—have for democrats. 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 the coronavirus will affect voter turnout, introducing another element of unpredictability into an election that already promises to be anything but normal. 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. borisjohnson 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. 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 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. let's get more now on face coverings being made compulsory in shops in england. new rules came into force within 12 hours of the uk government issuing guidance on the change. coverings are mandatory in enclosed public spaces such as supermarkets, indoor shopping centres, transport hubs, banks and takeaways. 0ur correspondent sangita myska is in hitchin. how are people there taking to the idea of wearing face coverings? you are about to find out. behind me is the iconic cathedral of st albans. if you look below that, you will see

hand sanitisers that we are so used to using in england. as of today, a new step forward in what is considered the new normal. from now on, shops, take aways and banks, most of us will have to wear masks. joining me is julie most of us will have to wear masks. joining me isjulie from the george street canteen. you are responsible for asking customers to do just that. how do you feel about doing that? it will be a task. another one along with everything else, but the challenge is there. we started this morning and it has been pretty good and most people have come with mars. there have been people we have had to make go out and come back in with a mask, but we are getting there. what is the reaction when he asked people to do that? the government said it will not expect owners like you or your staff to enforce the rules, but, on the other hand... we

have to. a lot of people still don't know. people are still unsure, do they wear the mask? i feel it is my responsibility to tell people what the rules are and make sure they are. still people are unsure so we will see how it goes today. this will see how it goes today. this will be the first step that will be the challenge. yesterday there was criticism of the government that although they announced the change, the details of it, the guidance to implement, was not issued until yesterday afternoon. do you feel that was an issue? it was an issue. all week everybody knew you had to wear them all week everybody knew you had to wearthem ina all week everybody knew you had to wear them in a shop but nobody knew whether takeaway would have to or not. for us we have been waiting to find out whether we will have to, which is confusing for customers. they are still coming in unsure. it was last minute and luckily we had masks there, so yes. there has been a contraction of the economy and we

are already in a recession and some say we could be facing the worst recession since records began. part of this movie is encouraging people to come out and spend money on the high street. do you think this move could do that, or do you think it could do that, or do you think it could be off—putting? could do that, or do you think it could be off-putting? it will be a bit off— putting. some could be off-putting? it will be a bit off—putting. some people will not want to go out in masks. we are trying to make people feel comfortable and safe when they come in. who knows? at the moment, we have been busy. let's hope it carries on. thank you. good luck. we will be in st albans all day, bringing reaction to the changing rules. sorry for the diet information, you are clearly in st albans. not in hitchen. have a good day. thank you.

and just a reminder that there are exemptions to the new rules — for children under 11, those with disabilities or certain health conditions, such as respiratory or cognitive impairments that make it difficult for them to wear a face covering. public health england has also warned parents not to buy coverings for babies and young children because of the risk of choking or suffocation. 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. the 24th ofjuly should have been the opening day of the 2020 olympics in tokyo. but with the spread of the coronavirus, it was decided the games should be postponed untiljuly next year. now, though, as japan marks one extra year to go until the opening ceremony, there are an increasing number of people who doubt the tokyo games will ever take place. from tokyo, rupert wingfield hayes reports. tetsuya sotomura is one of japan's best trampolinists. at beijing in 2008, hejust missed out on a medal. now, at 35, tokyo 2020 was going to be his last hurrah. but covid—19 has killed his dream. "back in 2008, if the beijing games

had been postponed by a year, i would have thought, 0k," he says. "it's another year to train, another year to grow. but now i'm 35, a year feels like a very long time, so i've decided retirement is the only option." there is another reason tetsuya is retiring. he thinks tokyo's new 0lympic stadium may never get to hold an olympic opening ceremony. and he's not alone. a poll this week found only 23% of japanese support holding the games, even next year. by now, the buildings around me here should have been bustling with thousands of athletes from all over the world getting ready to compete against each other. of course, because of covid—19, they are not here. this place remains a ghost town. but will it be any different a year from now? if covid—19 is still circulating widely, if there isn't a vaccine, then how will it be possible to host an 0lympics here in tokyo safely? from brazil to india,

south africa to the united states, covid infections are accelerating. medical experts here think there is little chance the pandemic will be over by next summer. if a very effective vaccine became available, that could be a game changer. even with the lessening of the spread of the illness thanks to vaccinations, still it is more likely that the viral illness or pandemic will continue by the year 2021. the olympics is supposed to be about bringing the world together, but could tokyo be held without foreign spectators? senior 0lympic officials say absolutely not. they have to decide, do they want the games to go ahead or are the risks too severe to countenance it? in which case, i thinkjapan

would probably propose and the ioc would probably accept a cancellation. last night, inside the olympic stadium, they reset the countdown clock. one year to the opening ceremony. maybe. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. hello, this is bbc news with annita mcveigh. the headlines: 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. friday prayers are to be held at istanbul's iconic hagia sophia building for the first time since the museum was turned back into a mosque. beijing tells the us to close one

of its consulates in china, the latest escalation in a spat between the two countries. the closure comes as the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, urges western countries to work together to change china. we need a strategy that protects the american economy and, indeed, our way of life. the free world must triumph over this new tyranny. the duke and duchess of sussex take legal action after a drone allegedly took pictures of their son, archie, in the united states. 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. he previously suggested that people should be able to eat what they like

the teams to have changed his stance due to new evidence that people who are obese are at more risk from covid—19. are obese are at more risk from covid-19. our political correspondent leila nathoo joint is now. quite a change of heart from the prime minister. beyond the advertising ban, what measures might because not involved to try to deal with obesity? you are right, this seems to go against borisjohnson's instincts as a politician to think about banning things, he is certainly of the libertarian point of view, but the coronavirus outbreak in his own personal experience in intensive care with the virus, and the proven links between obesity and how badly you can suffer from coronavirus and a host of other illnesses that obesity is linked to have prompted him to think again. the obesity strategy is for england only at the moment, talk about it has been around for some time, theresa may put forward

proposals including the idea of banning junk food advertising before 90m banning junk food advertising before 90 m and banning junk food advertising before 90mand| banning junk food advertising before 90 m and i was also talk about rules on labelling be entitled, —— being tightened, sugar and fat content, in—store promotions of jumpsuits being tightened up. but i do not think therapy is to be talk of going down the tax routes, something boris johnson has previously spoken against. ——i johnson has previously spoken against. —— i do not think there is to be talk of going down the tax route. boris johnson to be talk of going down the tax route. borisjohnson was asked whether they should be a summer of weight loss and whether he himself had shed £18. i not normally 80 -- a believer in nannying or bossing politics, but obesity is one of the real co—morbidity factors, games losing weighted frankly one of the ways that you can reduce your own

risks from covid and actually one of the ways you can generally improve your health and protect the nhs so, yes, i certainly would encourage people. to answer your question, yes, i certainly would encourage people. to answeryour question, i am on the way, i have lost about a stone and debate. i spoke earlier to a representative from the national 0besity forum, tam fry, he said this is all good that there were proposals few years ago which were not acted upon in these measures might be too late to prevent any impact from coronavirus if there is a second wave? there is resistance from advertisers, there was at the time and there will be again if these measures are put forward again. this is a long—term strategy, how quickly can the rewards come from any imposition of new rules, certainly in time for the autumn

that will not happen. but you heard about people taking the matter into their own hands and having an awareness that obesity has been proved to link with coronavirus and the severity of the disease in people who are obese, as well as a host of other disease, and awareness of that will prompt individuals to ta ke of that will prompt individuals to take their own action that a wider government strategy and england will not have an immediate effect in terms of protecting against a possible surge in the virus in the autumn. thank you, leila nathoo. friday prayers are being held at istanbul's iconic hagia sophia building for the first time since it was converted back into a mosque. we can take you live to istanbul to the stunning hagia sophia building, thousands of worshippers from across turkey have gathered in front of eight ahead of the first friday prayers for more than a decade. it was turned into a museum in the

19305. was turned into a museum in the 1930s. turkish president erdogan is the, worshippers are wearing masks and many more people turning up to try to get in than has been allowed because of covid measures. many people are seeing this as a very overt political decision, to turn this back into a mosque, a symbol of president erdogan's confidence. let's just listen for a moment. sage. —— he sings.

the first friday prayers at the hagia sophia in more than a decade. it started its life 1500 years ago as an orthodox christian cathedral, it was later converted to a mosque under the ottoman empire, it became a museum in 193a and now after a court order it is once again a mosque. my colleague from the bbc arabic service is there. an absolutely stunning building. many more people turning up and have been able to get inside. talk about the

political and cultural significance of this change back to a mosque? exactly. here we can say that from last night, midnight, until now, those who need to pray in front of hagia sophia are still coming to the main square. we can talk about hundreds of thousands now crowded in the centre of a sample, in the old city, more than 20,000. the policemen have been trying since last night to prevent those trying to reach here. just before an hour, about 50,000 broke some barriers for police in the southern side of hagia

sophia, the road that leads to here, you can just imagine sophia, the road that leads to here, you canjust imagine how important it is for many muslims. it is a very big day, and historical day, and the holy day, this is one of the names of the turkish media is talking about what is going on today. it is still continuing from 5am this morning where these people are crowded. the ceremony started early and it seems it is very important for them just to show the numbers praying today at hagia sophia stop the official number who they will

allow to make prayers inside hagia sophia will not be more than 1000 because of corona, covid—19 and the social distancing, but very important things to say that the preparations inside the hagia sophia is complete now. they have put curtains to hide all the christian symbolic passivity and pictures through the prayers, but the authorities say that after the prayers, and they will remove these curtains, they will allow all the visitors, not just curtains, they will allow all the visitors, notjust muslims but non—muslims, to visit this place from today and for the future. thank you very much, my colleague from bbc arabic in istanbul. let's get more on this. yorgos dedes is senior lecturer in turkish at the univeristy of london's school of oriental and african studies.

good to have you with us. i would love to begin by getting your thoughts on the symbolism and significance of this day. there are many aspects to that question, of course. indeed, and make no mistake, this is rife with symbolism, it is a momentous moment and an extremely important symbolic moment which really in a climate of perhaps subdued triumphalism because of covid is really the alice hero of the islamic republic of turkey, this is the moment when a key symbolic reform of ataturk, which itself was very controversial, with two ten the mosque which was held after the conquest of istanbul and throughout the ottoman period as being of unparalleled beauty and

architectural mastery, that all subsequent 0ttoman imperial mosques we re subsequent 0ttoman imperial mosques were modelled on eight. it had this symbolic power not just were modelled on eight. it had this symbolic power notjust for muslims but for muslims outside of the osman empire, the decision to converted into a museum was not taken light—heartedly at all by acetate but very symbolically, to highlight a turn away from islam and towards the west and a secular identity that was very nationalistic, but nonetheless not emphasising the islamic elements. and so the wheel turns and we see a smooth away again from secularism towards islam. this isa from secularism towards islam. this is a very political move by president erdogan, in your opinion? yes, but the cause of turning hagia

sophia back into a mosque had been a rallying cry of the islamist and conservative movement in turkey for decades and establishments, including the president erdogan himself, until very recently were finding myriad exclusive or to come up finding myriad exclusive or to come up with explanations as to why it was not an opportune time becoming a mosque, but in the last three or four years and the finding of original military superpower role for turkey reaching across the mediterranean commonality is able to operate militarily notjust across the border in syria and iraq with the border in syria and iraq with the kurdish problem but also getting involved in the civil war in libya and so on, this has given a job in the to further: the route which is very predictable of autocratic rule, which makes it absolutely clear that

turkey is now a place where identity and the state and even the nation is defined by islam. he always wanted a devout younger generation, now this isa devout younger generation, now this is a symbolic act of reversing the turn towards the west and secularism and establishing the fact that turkey defends the rights of islam much as it defends its own national rights. so from that point of view comes straight out of the same book that has seen a number of prominent businessmen and politicians even, not to mention hundreds of journalists, face prison charges and be in prison on completely trumped up be in prison on completely trumped up charges. this is the same spirit of creating a climate of fear for anybody who wants to oppose these kinds of decisions. imagine now the message sent to non—muslim

minorities in turkey, notjust non—muslim but non—sunni minorities in turkey, one of the most sizeable communities in turkey are muslims of a different persuasion and they do not necessarily pray in mosques, and they will have reacted to this with as much fear as all the journalists and the voices of opposition would have had in other measures. so you talk about president erdogan's confidence with this and the impact within turkey's borders, what about international impact? this is yet againa international impact? this is yet again a case of isaac president erdogan showing to everyone that he does not particularly care for the reaction abroad —— a case of president erdogan. interestingly, i think this is a move like the moving ataturk‘s time, partly directed at greece. within turkey is now

involved in a renewed border crisis and crisis over the economic exclusion zones and so on in the eastern mediterranean and cyprus. turkey, just like ataturk had converted hagia sophia into a museum asa converted hagia sophia into a museum as a gesture of goodwill to greece and the balkan nations in tribute to the piece that was achieved at the end of the war of independence, a dog and says he does not mind what reaction the pope might give or any other religious authorities might give to this decision, he was going to go ahead anyway. in that sense, it is very much an affirmation of tu rkey‘s it is very much an affirmation of turkey's independence, bordering on arrogance, power. yorgos dedes from the university of london's school of oriental and african studies, thank you very much. the usjustice department has announced that it will investigate the use of force against protesters in portland, oregon, it follows another night

of unrest in the city. protestors have been on the streets there for more than 50 days and are now clashing nightly with federal agents. a group of self described moms have been joining the protests, they say they are shielding young protestors from the federal authorities. julianne jackson is an activist with the so called wall of moms. for me, i have been out in the protests prior to the wall of moms being a part of them. i have included my kiddos in safe protests, in safe events, so i think it is really important that we include moms, i think because number one of the image, it is a very powerful image, obviously. it has captured worldwide attention. i think it is also very telling of what is going on in a portland right now and the level of police brutality that these moms felt they needed to get involved and say, "not our babies." what has been difficult for me

to understand is, you know, when they are coming at the entire group, which i can tell you that largely, we are not violent protesters, and further the damaged property does not warrant what they are giving out, so what i would say is if they can be as militant and they put together plans to attack a large body, why can they not do the same in an effort to get the supposedly bad actors? why not get together and figure out how to deal with those folks as opposed to tear gassing and being very volatile and violent with an entire movement? the latest on the protests in portland, oregon. the global fashion industry has like so many been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

in italy they've adapted though by holding their twice yearly fashion shows without the buyers, celebrities and fashion editors and moving them online. milan's shows have just ended. pietro beccari is chairman and ceo of christian dior couture. very good to have you with us on bbc news, thank you for your time. thank you for having me. apps we have just said, corona by has pudsey collections off the catwalk, what has it been like finding new ways of presenting them? we found a new way with the picture and with immense show —— with the couture and the men's show, we did a digital show, but this was not a digital show, it was a physical show. it was the same atmosphere that we have right before any physical show, the artist has to

perform without the safety net, you asked to their and you have the same pathos, anxiety and adrenaline that goes on before a show. we were very glad to be the very first one bringing back a physical show in the world of fashion right now. we did it against all odds and against all recommendations, in a way, it was an investment, there was uncertainty about the rules, but we did it with huge success so we are very about the rules, but we did it with huge success so we are very happy. it is significant it was christian dior doing that, christian dual started just after the war and the same attitude, the same optimism for the future of our funder, i felt that yesterday night. let me pick up on that. what do you think the job of fashion is now, whether it is high—end fashion like yourselves all

asa high—end fashion like yourselves all as a fashion? is it to provide skaters and all to respond to the current circumstances where people have been dressing down and dressing ina more have been dressing down and dressing in a more comfortable way, perhaps? listen, i think we should stick to our dna, that is pure luxury. escapism, fighting back somejoy our dna, that is pure luxury. escapism, fighting back some joy of life, pleasure, emotion. at the edge of the day, people ask me what is luxury, it is the emotion that you find in artisan food, costly projects, but it gives you something, it evokes an emotion. i don't think our mission will ever change, especially in periods of crisis. what i experienced, looking at the first country to come out

with coronavirus, people want to do what they were doing before and with more energy than before. so intensifying, shopping, ithink people will adapt to the situation and hopefully there will be a vaccine very and hopefully there will be a vaccine very soon, and hopefully there will be a vaccine very soon, then i believe that people will do what they were doing before more intensely, but thatis doing before more intensely, but that is my personal, may be too optimistic deal. many people have been questioning the fundamentals of life during the pandemic, what we really need, talking about sustainability planning out of the pandemic. i wonder what impact that is having on yourselves both as a business intensive your designers and what they are doing and also your customers, your korean tell, the people who buy high—end fashion? — your the people who buy high—end fashion? —— your clientele. the people who buy high—end fashion? -- your clientele. i think many people are making big money fast,

talking about the whole industry. more modestly, i think i should take a stand and speak about what i know best, my brand. as far as dior is concerned, we best, my brand. as far as dior is concerned , we are best, my brand. as far as dior is concerned, we are a fashion house and definitely we had some iconic projects, that is a very important pa rt projects, that is a very important part of the business intensive sustainability and taking care of them, but we need an injection of novelty every season at the same time and we believe in the rhythm of fashion, we believe in physical shows. i believe the mission of dior is attached to our dna, create fashion projects and excitement with fashion projects and excitement with fashion that is what we have been giving and that is what we are trying to do for the future. as far as the buyers, many people also both during lockdown, calling the stores and having the projects delivered to

their houses. people have been wanting to continue buying even though there have been few opportunities to go out and wear the clothes ? opportunities to go out and wear the clothes? you must be longing for the time when you can get back to the catwalk, having the top fashion editors, celebrities and influences in the front row, a much more visceral experience? definitely. we hopeful set in paris for fashion week that we are still holding on as we do not know in which condition or rule base will be possible. at the same time it is true that it is great to have people around, and this kind of circus that goes around when we have a fashion show all fashion weeks all around the world. also we think about the 20 plus million viewers that were connected

the other night in which this whole city became the belly of fashion. we are out of time that very interesting to talk to you, pietro beccari, the ceo of christian dual couture. you are watching bbc news. let the ceo of christian dior couture. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello there. given some of the weather conditions experienced this week, i suspect some of you will find it hard to believe that this time last year we were approaching some of the hottest conditions ever recorded in the uk. the highest temperature ever was in cambridge, just shy of 39 degrees a year ago on saturday. fast forward to this saturday, temperatures close to 20 celsius cooler with some rain around as well. and it has been a month in which we have not yet seen the temperature gets above 30 degrees. that last happened back in 2011. we are getting close as we head towards the end of next week, but certainly over the next few

days, it is not on the cards. no pressure lining up, although today we are in between yesterday's rain and tomorrow's rain, because most places will have a dry day today with sunny spells. isolated showers across southern england and wales. most places will see some sunshine. later on, wet in northern ireland and towards the isles of scilly. given there is more sunshine around compared to yesterday, it will feel warmer for many of you, particularly in northern england and wales. quite humid towards the south—east corner, temperatures around 25 or 26 celsius. here comes a first batch of rain, spreading erratically through the country this evening and overnight. heavier bursts for the northern half of the uk. not much rain in the south but for all it will be a muggy night with temperatures in the teens, 17 or 18 celsius around the south—east corner. the mild start tomorrow, the weekend is looking fresher with the breeze and downpours. nice enough with the sun out. have a wet weather plan because there will be downpours around on saturday morning. northern ireland, the best of your weather will be in the morning before heavy and thundery showers

in the afternoon, but thundery showers possible elsewhere in the afternoon across the country. interspersed with sunnier moments, other potential through the channel islands, south—east england, east anglia, some longer spells of rain during the second half of the day, and for all temperatures will be down on what we experienced through today. this low pressure bringing in the chance of showers which will be around as we go into sunday. if anything, with the centre closing in on scotland and northern ireland, this is where we will see some longer spells of rain at times and a stronger breeze. elsewhere, a sunny start to sunday but the shower clouds will get going, spreading away from west to east. some are southern and eastern areas will stay largely dry through the day, but for all, stronger winds around, and when there are downpours it will feel cooler. temperatures in parts of scotland only 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's something that you can do to protect yourself against flu but it's also something that we can all do to protect the nhs. beijing tells the us to close one of its consulates in china, the latest escalation in a spat between the two countries. friday prayers return to istanbul's iconic hagia sophia building for the first time since the museum

was turned back into a mosque. the duke and duchess of sussex take legal action after a drone allegedly took pictures of their son, archie, in the united states. and... it should have been starting today — the tokyo olympic games postponed by the pandemic — but how certain are they to take place this time next year? hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. face coverings are now compulsory in shops in england, as new coronavirus rules came into force within just 12 hours of the uk government releasing their new guidelines. the move brings england in line

with scotland, france, spain and italy. 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 are 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 uk prime minister 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. borisjohnson has been visiting a gp surgery in east london — where is was asked about the new rules on face coverings

and flu vaccinations. we want everybody to get a flu jab in the run—up to this winter and that's why we are rolling out the biggest ever programme of flu immunisation, flu inoculation, and we are aiming first of all for schoolchildren for up to year seven, for pregnant women, for people over 65 and people being shielded. but then we will be extending it to people from 50 to 65. now, the reason for doing this is to protect the nhs in the winter months. because obviously we have still got covid, we have still got the threat of a second spike of covid and it is vital therefore to keep that pressure off the nhs by everybody getting a flu jab and i really hope everybody will. today in england it is facemask day, where the regulations come in. how long can we realistically expect

to be wearing face masks for? this is going to be in place for a year, for 18 months, for two years, isn't it? well, it depends, sam, the use of face masks, the use of all the social distancing measures it really does depend on our ability, collectively, to get the pandemic right, right down and to keep it down. i'm not going to make a prediction about when these various social distancing measures will come off. obviously we have been able to reduce some of them. you know, we no longer ask people to stay at home, we are trying to get back much closer to normal. but our ability to dispense with the social distancing measures will depend on our continued ability to drive down the virus. i'm not going to give you a trigger point, trigger moment, but we need to make sure

that we have really, really got it under control. we are able to stamp on the local outbreaks and we have really greatly reduced the risk of a second spike. so my message to people over the next few months is too, you know, we have done very well. the virus is under control in this country to a very large extent. but it is still there. and if you look at what is happening in other countries, there is clearly a risk that it could come back again. so we do need to maintain those social distancing measures. we do need to keep washing our hands. in shops, on public transport, in places where you are going to be closer to people that you don't normally meet, face coverings are a good idea. and that will remain the case until we have made a lot more progress. you know, i am not normally a believer in nannying or bossy type of politics but the reality is that

obesity is one of the real co—morbidity factors. losing weight is frankly one of the ways that you can reduce your own risks from covid. and actually, it is one of the ways that you can generally improve your health and protect the nhs. so, yes, i certainly would encourage people to do that. and to answer your question, i'm on the way. i've lost about a stone and a bit. the prime minister dares speaking earlier. just on the obesity question there that the prime minister finished question there that the prime ministerfinished off question there that the prime minister finished off with, question there that the prime ministerfinished off with, it is not just people ministerfinished off with, it is notjust people who we think of as extremely of white. the message from government is that everyone, even if they are a little bit overweight, they are a little bit overweight, they have to do what they can now to bring it all down because that is one key factor. yeah, you heard

borisjohnson himself one key factor. yeah, you heard boris johnson himself talking about shedding some pounds. clearly he has seen his own experience of suffering from coronavirus being in intensive ca re from coronavirus being in intensive care and emerging link between obesity and the link factor for covid—19 another factor factors of co res covid—19 another factor factors of cores which have a knock—on effects for the health service. so clearly it does appear that there is going to bea it does appear that there is going to be a renewed push now to tackle obesity. there is talk of restrictions on advertising both on television and online. talk of stopping in—store promotions for unhealthy foods and renewed tightening of labels on certain foods too. it doesn't seem that borisjohnson is, foods too. it doesn't seem that boris johnson is, at foods too. it doesn't seem that borisjohnson is, at the moment, he is resisting the idea of putting taxes on unhealthy food. that is something that's been put forward in the past. remember we have been here before, theresa may put forward some similar proposals which were likely to see resurrected in the coming days to tackle obesity and of course that didn't get off the ground in england. there will be a lot of

resistance, certainly from advertisers, talk of restricting advertising on unhealthy foods. and remember this is very much a long—term strategy, so in terms of covid—19 and the potential surge of the virus in the autumn it is likely to be up to individuals to take their own action rather than a blanket policy or any restrictions on advertising promotions and that sort of thing having an impact in time for the autumn, when there could be a surge in the virus then. and we know today the day for facemasks, you have to wear them in shops and takeaways and so on. and an announcement on this flu jab. how much work is going to go on over the summer to prepare the autumn? well, i think the fear is, as it has been from the very start, about the nhs being overwhelmed. you'll remember at the start of the pandemic they we re at the start of the pandemic they were all those extra hospitals brought in, conference centre is being converted into nightingale hospitals, ventilators being procured from here there and everywhere and the idea that there was going to be the nhs having a real shortage of beds and staffing.

that didn't happen in the first case but there is a fear that come the autumn and a surge in cases then that that could happen then. so this is why you're seeing this roll—out of the flu vaccine to a much wider section of population because the incidence of flu which will start circulating again as the weather gets colder and a possible spike in coronavirus cases that could put real pressure on the health service. so that is why the flu vaccine programme is being rolled out, as you have the prime minster is the talk out there, to try to protect the nhs. and of course try to protect peoples's risk of catching flu themselves. in terms of facemasks, this is just flu themselves. in terms of facemasks, this isjust something that's going to be with us some time now. the idea that facemasks are going to have to be worn in spaces where you can't socially distance in shops come on public transport course. i think the government very much putting the onus on individuals now to take matters into their own hands and act responsibly in the words of ministers to wear the face coverings. it is unlikely to be widely enforced by police, certainly

some shops are saying they are not going to be asking customers to wear the masks. but the hope is that there will be a wide level of compliance in any case without the police shot having to get involved. it isa police shot having to get involved. it is a year since borisjohnson took office of course, any idea where he's going to go on holiday after initial and rear?|j where he's going to go on holiday after initial and rear? i think he said he was going to go on a state occasion but i don't know about the exact details. i don't think is going to be —— a stay occasion. friday prayers are being 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 is there. this is the live scene at the mosque. you can see large numbers of people in istanbul. i'm joined now by chris morris, who used to be our correspondent in turkey and has written a book on tayyip erdogan's rise to power. what do you make of this moment?m

is an extraordinary moment in history of one of the world's great cities. i mean hagia sophia was the 1000 years the kind of great cathedral of eastern christianity. it was built, completed in the year 537 and for a long time, since then really has been one of the great wonders of the world. it was in the 15th century when the ottomans conquered istanbul that it was turned into a mosque. and for 500 yea rs turned into a mosque. and for 500 years it was a mosque and in the 20th century the founder of modern turkey after the fall of the ottoman empire, in his kind of campaign to secularised turkey turned into a museum. it was only two weeks ago that the cabinet decision from 193a was overturned in turkey‘s highest court and, you know, the call to prayer has now been heard above hagia sophia. we can see from the crowd there it is an extremely emotional moment for many, many people in turkey. but for many

people in turkey. but for many people abroad, for many orthodox christians it was quite a playful moment because they see it as a way of suppressing their cultural belonging. alarming as well for those who are secular within turkey and wanted that tradition to continue. perhaps, yes. i mean, the secular tradition has been one of the great themes of modern turkey. the president has been the dominant political figure here for 20 years. he was prime minister from 2002 and then president. and a leader who was very much relies on an islamist and nationalist support base. he has one successive elections with that support base on the idea that islam should be allowed to play a more prominent role in life. but this is a controversial decision no doubt, not just from a a controversial decision no doubt, notjust from a political perspective but i think from an archaeological one, experts are concerned that the fact that only two weeks after this decision was

made, curtains have been put up to cover frescoes and mosaics. made, curtains have been put up to coverfrescoes and mosaics. carpets have been put down, which raises questions about moisture and heat in what is an old and vulnerable building. so this is not an issue, dispute, controversy that will go away but a big day in istanbul today. chris morris, thanks very much. 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, a move it described as ‘legitimate and necessary‘. it comes after the us authorities ordered beijing to close its consulate in houston, texas by the end of friday, saying it was being used for spying. speaking in california, the american secretary of state mike pompeo ramped up the rhetoric, urging democracies to be more assertive in their dealings with 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. the chinese foreign ministry blamed the us for the escalation of tensions, and called on america to change course. translation: china's measures is a necessary response to the unjustified response of the us. the current situation is not what china deserves to see and the us is responsible for all this. once again we urge the us to retract this decision. and create necessary conditions for bringing bilateral relations back on track. some of the person is now in the us consulate in

chengdu are engaged in activities inconsistent. and they harm the chinese national security interests. we have lodged multiple representations to the us. the bbc‘s robin brant is in shanghai. he explained why china was focused on the us consulate in chengdu. they have chosen chengdu, which is in the huge south—western province of sesh one. it is not one of the biggest consulates here. clearly the consulate in beijing the most significant and hugely important in shanghai but nonetheless it has a role to play for americans going to that part of china. also, quite a significant role i think in terms of maintaining and monitoring the relationship between the us government and those in tibet, and i rear of china government and those in tibet, and i rearof china in government and those in tibet, and i

rear of china in which some have long campaigned for more autonomy there and also in the western province on the very edge of china which has become increasingly important and increasingly controversial in terms of china and its relations with the rest of the world. in the last hour or so we have seen the propaganda angle for this tit—for—tat exchange. state tv is now broadcasting an ongoing strea m is now broadcasting an ongoing stream from a camera position which is showing you over the wall into the us consulate in chengdu. that is something reciprocal in terms of the video footage we saw coming out of houston when the chinese consulate there was seen earning some papers in some of the courtyards there. but as you say we have china's retaliation. it is reciprocal as far as the chinese are concerned. it looks like they have given the americans until monday beijing time to cease all operations. a foreign affairs spokeswoman here has been asked why chengdu? and they said

officially it turns out that some personnel at the us consulate there have been involved in activities not in line with their activities. they have been interfering with chinese affairs. president donald trump has cancelled the pre—election republican party convention in florida, blaming a coronavirus ‘flare—up'. mr trump — who's been criticised for his initial dismissal of the threat posed by covid—19 — said it was "not the right time" for a convention — but said he would still give a speech in a different form. it comes as the number of cases of covid—19 in the united states passed four million. the bbc‘s nickjohnson reports. accepting his party's nomination in front of the flag—waving, placard wearing 2a years ago. president trump had wanted nothing more than a repeat performance this year. the

coronavirus pandemic has now put paid to that. as it has many other aspects of american life. so the delegates are going to north carolina. they will be doing the nomination. and we are going to do some other things with rallies that we are discussing, which will be really good. i think we're going to do it well. and i will still do a convention speech in a different form. but we won't do a big crowded convention per se, it isjust not the right time for that. officials in jacksonville in the right time for that. officials injacksonville in florida where the main republican convention was due to be held have expressed their relief. thanking the president for putting public health and safety first. party conventions are huge events in which democrats and republicans formally approve their nominee for the presidential election. cancelling such an event

could hurt donald trump in a crucial election battle ground in which he is trailing his rival, joe biden, in the polls. trump simply cannot win real action without winning florida. and as you know, florida is the biggest swing state in the country. and the last four or five next state—wide elections, including the last couple of presidential races, the margin of victory for the winner in florida has beenjust1%. so this isa in florida has beenjust1%. so this is a very tight, competitive state. it isa is a very tight, competitive state. it is a must have for trump and it is one that the democrats want to have. mr biden's campaign announced plans to scale back their convention several weeks ago in the interest of public safety. with the presidential election nearly three months away, there is uncertainty and concern about how the coronavirus will affect voter turnout. introducing another element of unpredictability

into an election that already promises to be anything but normal. nickjohnson, bbc news. 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. joining me now is dr linda bauld, professor of public health at the university of edinburgh. thanks for your time. how much difference overall will this move make do think in england?” difference overall will this move make do think in england? i think it's important that it's been made compulsory. so just observing what has been happening here in scotland, i would say that the week before it was mandatory for people to wear in

shops i went to the supermarket and probably one in four people were wearing face coverings and then i went back a day after it was required and everybody, with the exception of one person who may have had a good reason, was wearing a face covering. so i think that simple message that it is needed makes the difference. and of course the evidence base behind it, the science has been evolving rapidly and it's much stronger than it was earlier in the pandemic. why are we not been told to wear n 95 masks top—quality masks that filter out these tiny aerosols that come out when you're breathing or speaking? because the normal face coverings made out of cotton for example don't stop those, do they? not entirely but they do provide quite a good degree of protection. and 45 —— n 95 masks are absolutely crucial, particularly for medical staff doing procedures that might generate aerosols for example. but the rest of us, what we are talking but in reality is going into a shop, maybe

coming close to somebody who is not able to physically distance but a cleaner more confined space and then passing them. we are not having that sustain contact. so basic face coverings, ideally a couple of layers, will make a difference. what the study show is that it's absolutely essential that they are worn properly. so they have to be worn properly. so they have to be worn tightly of the bridge of the nose, behind the ears. some of them of course you can adjust, which is good. and under the chin, without those gaps at the side. so people need to be careful that they wear them properly and, to be frank, some of my colleagues in england have been calling for more of what we are ready have a peer, which is a campaign that gives people information about why they should be worn, what the evidence is and how they should be one. i think it's important for people to understand that just sort of throwing a important for people to understand thatjust sort of throwing a scarf around your nose and mouth isn't necessarily sufficient. and just a follow u p necessarily sufficient. and just a follow up on what type of mask actually works here. if you are in a big supermarket and there are people

around who might be transmitting the virus because they are presymptomatic or asymptomatic. if you just wear in a very basic face covering, how is that going to protect you? it isjust having that layer of fabric. so to be clear, there are two things here. the first thing is the primary face covering is to protect other people. flow for example if i'm asymptomatic, i don't know, and i'm breathing out many of these little droplets or i cough or sneeze, that does protect the other people, even if it'sjust sneeze, that does protect the other people, even if it's just a simple face covering of a couple of layers ina face covering of a couple of layers in a supermarket setting. the other thing that we know less about which maybe important may contribute to better evidence now is that there maybe some airborne transmission of the virus. in other words, it might stay in the airfor a few the virus. in other words, it might stay in the air for a few hours. and if that's the case, which we don't still yet fully know, than actually face coverings might provide some protection for that. is the reason that we are not been told to wear those top quality masks but because we are worried about a shortage for those in health care? is that the

reason? that would be part of it but honestly, looking at the studies and we have reviewed all the evidence, asi we have reviewed all the evidence, as i say, there is really high quality masks and more necessary for clinical and care settings. there is good evidence that even the basic ones, which are used let's be frank when the pandemic was announced in 70 countries, now in hundred 20. and on the shipwrecked analysis, some masks that you wear the chemist will tell you that you can use them again for a few hours example in a week. but hygiene, when you are taking them on and off and where you are storing is really important, isn't it? yeah, it doesn't make any difference if you're wearing it multiple times if you are smearing on the surface, that's not the way to do it. i think we need to try not to do it. i think we need to try not to use the disposable ones as much because i've seen them in the street and they're going to contribute to waste. lets use ones that we can wash, single use, take it off not touching the surface, just the ear

circles and make sure you wash it when you get home again. that is really helpful. thanks for much indeed. our correspondent sangita myska is in st albans for us. our people there wearing them when they go on all the shops behind you? this is interesting thing, as you can see i'm here at george street canteen, it is a really popular local spot here in st albans and it is one of those interesting hybrid places. so if you were to come in through the front door and go and order at the till for a takeaway, you would have to wear a mask. but if you look behind me, those people that are sitting down don't have to. joining me are two of the locals here. you are regulars here are the canteen. catherine and grace. grace, ifi canteen. catherine and grace. grace, if i come to you first. how do you feel about the wearing of masks now it is compulsory? i don't have any problem with the app deliver whatsoever. i'm doing it to protect those who are at high risk. i'm only 23 so those who are at high risk. i'm only 23so| those who are at high risk. i'm only 23 so i don't count as high risk but

i'm taking is possibility to protect others. catherine, you are a regular here. you have been tell me that you be wearing a mask pretty much since lockdown began. why? a lot of people haven't been. i have felt safer wearing a mask. i do my weekly shop, i prefer to wear a mask. i prefer to wear disposable gloves just to protect myself from people who may not be as careful. so for you it is not be as careful. so for you it is not a massive change in behaviour thatis not a massive change in behaviour that is required ? not a massive change in behaviour that is required? absolute you not. and very interestingly, catherine, you also own a shop just up the road. yes, i do. part of this change is that the government is hoping to offset what could be one of the worst recess i o ns offset what could be one of the worst recessions on record. do you think that asking customers to wear masks will be off—putting will encourage people back into cafe is in shops like yours? i think it will encourage people. i think anything we can do to make the retail experience as safe as possible it has got to be a good thing. we have a lot of young clientele and i think

they feel safe knowing they can come in the shop and be safe. now one of theissues in the shop and be safe. now one of the issues around this compulsory mask is that shop owners like you are going to ask customers to wear them. it is very difficult. and the government is saying we are not expecting you to enforce it, that is down to the police. but the fact is you are on the front line. how do you are on the front line. how do you feel about that? i think i would appeal to people's better nature. i would ask them respectfully would they mind putting a face covering on but i'm not going to come down hard line and certainly my staff will be wearing face coverings and that is at least one level of protection for people coming into the shop. grace, you would say that you are just 23 yea rs you would say that you are just 23 years old. do you think young people are going to be going into the kind of shops that catherine owns will be respectful of the request? yeah, i think they will be. my friends have been wearing them. my brother is a little bit younger and he has no problem wearing it. i think it is

just what we have to do and everyone will be up to doing it. it feels like really strange times. this is now supposedly our new normal. does it feel that way to you? now supposedly our new normal. does it feel that way to you ?|j now supposedly our new normal. does it feel that way to you? i think it isa it feel that way to you? i think it is a normal that we have got to get used to and it will take a lot of getting used to but it is just what we have got to do so we have to get on with it really. and, catherine, do you think this is finally going to be the use to the economy that everybody is expect and? to be the use to the economy that everybody is expect and ?|j to be the use to the economy that everybody is expect and? i soon i hope so. it can't do any harm, that's for sure. i think it will help, yeah. catherine, grace, thank you very much. i have been talking to the person who owns this cafe all morning and she is saying, look, as far as she is concerned the details of what they need to do, she felt camea of what they need to do, she felt came a little bit late. as we know, they were only published yesterday afternoon. but so far she says has been a warm reaction from customers and that very much the feeling i'm getting from st albans this morning. it looks very chilled there in the sunshine. thank you very much. retail sales in the uk grew more

strongly than expected last month and almost returned to pre—lockdown level as nonessential stores in england reopened to the public. figures from the office for national statistics show retail sales grew by 13.9 percent injune. online sales have risen to record levels, and now to record levels, and now account for £3 in every 10 pounds spent, or around 30%. non—food stores were among the hardest hit during the pandemic. their sales partially recovered injune, but remain around 15 percent lower than in february. the ons also says the latest three months as a whole, still saw the weakest quarterly growth on record. angus thirlwell is chief executive of the chocolatier and cocoa grower, hotel chocolat. thanks forjoining us. are you seeing an increase in demand or have your levels sort of stay the same throughout the last a very difficult few weeks? yes, we have seen very different patterns. our online business has tripled over the last

quarter. and in physical retail we are seeing a very quarter. and in physical retail we are seeing a very different pattern in different parts of the country. the good news for high streets in market towns and smaller towns with residential art that they are benefiting from previous commuters working from home. those people are going for walks, they are discovering the high street, their spending money there. and what we are seeing through our figures is that some of our locations are doing better than last year and several more are doing about the same. where it is still subdued is basically city centres of london, leeds, birmingham, manchester and very travel orientated locations that previously were very possibly but obviously the trains are not really the way people want to travel at the moment. retail parks where people are coming by car are also very,

very popular with our shoppers at the moment too. so we are watching the moment too. so we are watching the pattern emerge and trying to stay agile and trying to be of service to our customers. are you worried a pandemic plus an anti—obesity drive might potentially finish you off? not at all, we are physically all about cocoa and very restrained on sugar. i can quite confidently say that our type of chocolate, which is real chocolate, not the sugar laced confectionery masquerading as chocolate, is not an obesity driver. there is a very clear health benefit in high quality cocoa rich chocolate and that is a positioning that happily the majority of our customers really understand. great advertising. what percentage sugar is there in your products generally? it varies from

basically 40% is typically the minimum but it is always the biggest ingredient right up to 100% cocoa which are pretty hardcore bars and admittedly a very small fan base for those ones. i can imagine, we all need treats of course. i am not going to deny we all love our taste of chocolate when we need it. we are in very different times. what about the online world, have you had to lay off staff or fellow staff? we have got no intention at all of laying any staff off. the online site is completely booming and we are creating 200 newjobs in our manufacturing and distribution, which is between now and the end of the year, so we are very much still in growth mode and still optimistic about the prospects of growing this

business and creating more opportunities and livelihoods for people who want to join our company. 0k, people who want to join our company. ok, thank you very much indeed. coronavirus has meant pregnant women around the world have had to face additional challenges — like social isolation, changing birth plans, and added financial issues. trina duhra from vancouver and melinda ashby from london are in the third trimester of pregnancy. they documented their birth stories for the bbc, to show what it's like to have a baby in a pandemic. what a weird time. i've been thinking a lot about how one day i'm going to try to explain to my kid what was going on in the world a month before they were born, and it's not even going to make sense. this is normally all full of people. unfortunately, andy works in the restaurant business. every restaurant in vancouver has been forced to close. it's time. it's time to be unemployed

for a little bit. he sneezes. i'm going to practice social distancing now. yeah! my name's melinda, i'm 33 years old, i am 38 weeks pregnant with my first baby. my partner lives overseas. this is an exact side profile of daddy. my partner was due to fly out in a couple of weeks to be here for the birth. due to the virus, we had to postpone his flight indefinitely. we speak every day, and that kind of helps. it is difficult. by the time we got to lockdown, i was begging for it. it was getting really scary. i had to cancel my baby shower, just lots of little things that you find you're looking forward to... sorry... but... i think once you get over that,

you just kind of adjust. modern day social distancing cards meant that all my messages were printed. and i got lots of parcels delivered randomly with lots of different gifts, so, fine, i still got spoiled, just in a different way. a little tummy time toy. andy and i are just getting ready to leave for what is going to be a very unique midwife appointment. hi, katrina. hi. have you gotten anywhere from bc women's on what they're doing. they want to be close by? have they got anything planned, or no? no. you'd be much better offjust connecting with someone on facetime or something. 0k. that news about the family literally broke my heart. i know. my partner's supposed to be checking in for his flight, which obviously isn't happening. plan b, cameras out, we're just going to have to film it. she's a strong lady, and i'm very proud of her. so i am the lucky one.

tomorrow's a new day. one step closer to me meeting my little person. baby's right here. take a second, because the next time you walk out of this building, we are going to have our baby with us. so look up. look. ifeel so emotional. ready? it's a girl. they squeal. our families are outside waiting to meet us. excited to see them? hurry. hurry? she sniffles. hi! look at her, everybody! hi, mum. we are going home now, indie! you 0k? yeah, it's just hard not to let anybody even get close. well, it's been a few weeks

since we've had our girl indie. she is doing really well. this is our first time out. we will get to speak to melinda in the next few minutes but we are getting developments in the trial of the three men charged with the murder of pc andrew harper in august 2019. the thames valley police officer died from multiple injuries after getting caught in a tow rope which had been used to pull a stolen quad bike in berkshire last august. our correspondent helena wilkinson is at the old bailey in central london. bring us up to date. the three defendants here on trial, in the last couple of seconds we have had thejury last couple of seconds we have had the jury stand up last couple of seconds we have had thejury stand up and last couple of seconds we have had the jury stand up and deliver those verdicts. all three teenagers have all been found not guilty of

murdering pc andrew harper. they have however, the defendants, one of them henry long had already admitted to manslaughter, the other two defendants have been found guilty by the jury. 11 defendants have been found guilty by thejury. 11 jurors, of manslaughter, so three teenagers here at the old bailey have been found not guilty of murdering the police officer last august in berkshire, but the two teenagers, albert bowers and jesse cole, both guilty of manslaughter and henry long, who was the driver of that car, which dragged pc andrew harper along one night last august, he had already admitted manslaughter. the defendants in court when they gave evidence, they said they had no idea that the police officer had been caught ina that the police officer had been caught in a tow rope. they had admitted stealing a quad bike on

that night. pc andrew harper and a colleague had met the thieves down the dark country lane last august. he then, as he tried to stop, the defendants trying to escape, he got caught in the tow rope that had been dragging along the teenagers' car. pc harper was dragged from more than a mile at speeds of more than 40 miles an hourand a mile at speeds of more than 40 miles an hour and the court here has over the past four weeks heard the most distressing and harrowing details about the injuries, much of which we could not report because they were too graphic, and details which andrew harper's family have had to sit through and listen to. thejury had had to sit through and listen to. the jury had deliberated for 12 hours and 22 minutes. the charging council are now discussing a sentencing date, so just council are now discussing a sentencing date, sojust to repeat that breaking news from the old bailey here. three teenagers have

been found not guilty of murdering pc harper. two of them have been found guilty of manslaughter and one of them had already admitted manslaughter. we can now hear the background to the case. andrew and lizzie harper, beaming on their wedding day lastjuly. lizzie harper, beaming on their wedding day last july. true childhood sweethearts who have been together for 13 years. butjust four weeks after they had exchanged their vows, the future they promised each other was so cruelly taken from them. when pc harper was killed. the teenagers responsible, 19—year—old henry long along with 18—year—olds albert bowers and jesse cole, seen here at laughing and joking after their first court appearance, just weeks after they had killed the officer. the teenagers had that evening going to steal this quad bike. the bike's owner watched on as

the theft unfolded. i have got four masked men outside my house and they have got weapons. they are stealing my quad bike, i am going out. don't go out there, they have weapons. have you sent someone or not? officers are on the way. officers we re officers are on the way. officers were indeed on their way, two of them, one of them pc andrew harper. this was the front facing camera of their unmarked police car and the moment they found the thieves. you can see jesse moment they found the thieves. you can seejesse call trying to escape after unhooking the quad bike which had been attacked by the tow rope. this is now the rear view from the officer' vehicle with pc shaw at the wheel. through the back window we can see jesse wheel. through the back window we can seejesse call‘s legs as he tries to get into the car, closely followed by pc harper. at that moment the officer stepped into the tow rope and was dragged away. my

colleague pc harper got out of the vehicle, ran out of the vehicle. i have now lost him. pc shaw gave chase without realising his partner is being pulled along the road by the teenagers' car. he found his sta b vest the teenagers' car. he found his stab vest a short distance away. all the time getting updates from officers. there is a body in the road, it fell out of the vehicle. pc cat knew who it was. that is probably pc harper, ijust found his sta b vest probably pc harper, ijust found his stab vest on the road. in court, the jury stab vest on the road. in court, the jury was showed this computer visualisation of where andrew harper was dragged for over a mile. this is the road where the officer was swung from side—to—side like a pendulum at speeds of more than 40 miles an hour. pc harper came loose from the tow rope here, he was found by collea g u es tow rope here, he was found by colleagues with the most

catastrophic injuries and despite their best efforts to save him, he died here on the road. with the help of a police helicopter, officers tracked down the teenager at‘ kart to a nearby ca rava n the teenager at‘ kart to a nearby caravan site. i am arresting both of you on suspicion of murder, all right? that is a thames valley police officer. as the arrests were made henry long protested his innocence. andrew and pc shop were on their way home, they didn't have to respond to this call from a member of the public but that is not what we do. we are there to protect life and property, and despite having worked along shift already, they responded to that and tragically, andrew has paid the ultimate price for that. at pc harper's funeral in october, his

widow lizzie told the congregation, although andrew was strong, he was also unfailingly kind, gentle giant with a heart of gold. there wasn't a day, she said, that past where they did not say they loved each other. thejudge has told did not say they loved each other. the judge has told the jury that they have performed their past cure over the four week trial with great dedication, fairness and care. he has also thanked the family of pc harperfor has also thanked the family of pc harper for the way they have sat through this trial. andrew harper had been married forjust 28 days when he was killed. he and his wife lizzie, who has been here in court, to hear the verdicts, they were looking forward to their honeymoon in the maldives. we can also now report that the jury during this trial has to have a special protection measures, it was because

police got intelligence that associates of the defendants were planning to intimidate in some way thejury, so thejudge had to put in place some measures. he said the risk was low but he had to eliminate that risk. we are expecting to hear from pc harper's widow lizzie at some point later today outside court and also from thames valley police who were investigating this. and also from thames valley police who were investigating thism and also from thames valley police who were investigating this. it must have been unimaginably difficult for them to have to listen to what has happened in court, not to mention of course the agony they have all gone through. can you just talk is a bit through. can you just talk is a bit through the legal arguments and distinguish between the murder and manslaughter charges? yes, all three defendants had been facing a murder charge. in orderfor them to be convicted on that charge, the jury had to be convinced by the prosecution's case that the three

defendants knew that the police officer had got caught in that tow rope and they knew that they were dragging him along. when all three defendants, they all gave evidence during this trial, and they told the court that they had no idea that pc harper had got caught in that tow rope and the prosecution's case was that they hadn't intended for the officer to get caught in the tow rope, but they knew that they were dragging the police officer along. thejury dragging the police officer along. the jury dismissed those murder charges but they did find them guilty of manslaughter, but as i say, henry long, who was driving the car on that night, he had already admitted to manslaughter and when he gave evidence during this trial, he was asked by his barrister why he had admitted to that charge and he told the jury, he accepted it was the way he was driving that car on the way he was driving that car on

the night that he had killed pc harper but he had no idea, he said, that the officer was attached to that the officer was attached to that tow rope. all three acquitted here of murder. the although face a prison sentence for the manslaughter of pc harper. —— they all face a prison sentence. the most harrowing details in this case. it is a second trial, the first trial had to be stopped because of the coronavirus pandemic. threejurors stopped because of the coronavirus pandemic. three jurors had stopped because of the coronavirus pandemic. threejurors had to go into self isolation and also, last week, onejuror had to be discharged from this case and we can now report that the reason being was the jury, as they were leaving the court at the end of the day, looked at the defendants, waved at them and said, goodbye, boys. so, thejudge felt she needed to be discharged which is why we have had 11 jurors in this trial and incredibly difficult for

the family who have remained absolutely dignified throughout this whole case. thank you very much. we will of course return if there is anything more outside court, a statement possibly due to come or anything more when sentencing is due. let's return now to the challenges posed by coronavirus — and the impact it's had on pregnant woman around the world. we saw melinda ashby a little earlier — she gave birth to her first child during lockdown — and shejoins me now. thank you forjoining us, i don't know if your baby is with you or safely tucked away somewhere. what a relief it been to give birth and for it all to go well, a very stressful period, i am sure. it was, it was a very anxious period. i do not suffer from anxiety but i saw my anxiety levels go through the roof during that time. it was very challenging. how is your son now? he is good, he is just

how is your son now? he is good, he isjust here, he is due for a how is your son now? he is good, he is just here, he is due for a feed soon. has he met his father yet? not yet know, we are waiting for flights to resume in a couple of weeks and then we will see how the land lies there in terms of risk. he is in barbados. pregnancy can be stressful and obviously joyful for new barbados. pregnancy can be stressful and obviouslyjoyful for new mums, but what made it difficult for you? i think it was because anything change so quickly so late into the pregnancy, so you go through nine months or eight months of having an idea of what things are going to be like and then someone pulls the rug out from under your feet and you have to figure it all out again and everything was just changing on a daily basis. it was really difficult to plan ahead. we are able to have someone during your birth? my mum was with me and she filmed it. very brave of her! what about when you have come out of hospital because all the social distancing, going shopping, all the stuff you need is

all added to your stress levels? yeah, it was difficult because the midwife visits were not being done in the home so i had to go out when he was five days old, i didn't even have a pushchair at that point. you have a pushchair at that point. you have to try and keep everyone away from you and you are just worried that someone is going to breathe on him and make him sick, but it has been easier now stop i use his rain cover as mask for him and a mask for me, you just have to get on with it really. you have to really protect yourself, don't you? that is the key thing, i guess. just constantly sanitising and washing your hands, i have loads of masks that you rotate and wash them. and just keeping eve ryo ne and wash them. and just keeping everyone away from me and him. i have even like the lift pass three orfour have even like the lift pass three or four times because have even like the lift pass three orfour times because people want have even like the lift pass three or four times because people want to get in with me so ijust wait for the next one. you have presumably had to show your new baby to eve ryo ne had to show your new baby to everyone through zoom or through windows? it is one of the most

lovely things to share this period with your friends and family. lots of zoom calls and also video calls on the phone as well. since the bubble has been introduced we have in able to meet up in the garden and keep the distance and stuff, but yes, everyone just wants to give him a cuddle and you can't, so it is just hard. i am so glad to hear it has all gone well. do enjoy this lovely first period. it is delightful and we hope you all stay fit and safe. thank you. 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. last year, she spoke to the bbc about her experience. i couldn't eat, i couldn't sleep, it was terrible. there is no price you can put on my life and compensation

isn't going to make my life that much better anyway, so there is no price on my life. that is it. we can speak now to patrick vernon, who campaigned alongside paulette wilson. very sad news to read of this, what we re very sad news to read of this, what were your thoughts when you heard? still in complete shock, even now. i have talked of the family and to her daughter, she is completely devastated. i want to say thank you to everyone in britain who has supported to over the last few years but she feels she has lost a mum down to the hostile environment and the government's policy. why does she feel that? because i the government's policy. why does she feelthat? because i met the government's policy. why does she feel that? because i met her over the last few years and essentially she had two spells in your smith detention centre. she came out and decided to campaign and share her story and inspired

hundreds of thousands of windrush victims to do the same thing which led to the expose of the scandal. but she was still fighting for compensation and i think she experienced post—matic stress and that had an impact on our physiology of her body —— post—traumatic stress. in many ways, the government broke her spirit. she was feisty and full of life, and if you speak to any of the victims, their spirit have been broken by this government because the dedication, the disrespect, the mental impact on trying to stay in britain as a british citizen and being told you are not, it has a massive impact. that is the sad thing about that. you said obviously heard daughter is shattered. but they have drawn strength from the public support that families had. absolutely and i think the family really respect eve ryo ne think the family really respect everyone that has supported them

over the last few years. the government have still not learnt the lessons learnt of the impact of the scandal. ok, thank you forjoining us today. the 24th ofjuly should have been the opening day of the 2020 olympics in tokyo. for those hoping to compete, they now need to wait and keep training for another year in the games are rescheduled for this time next year. the pandemic has also had a knock—on effect on businesses that support the sport industry but now logistics are difficult to postpone with such are difficult to postpone with such a big tournament ahead. we can get more on this and speak to olly watts, director and joint ceo of es global who have been building temporary venues for six events at tokyo 2020. how have you managed? what have you

done to try and postpone things? well, it is sevenfold. initially, there is a period of chaos where no one actually understands what is going on precisely. we had to give a perspective of the scale, we had in the region of about 640 puts shipping containers in tokyo either in the process of being assembled are about to be assembled, probably 300 plus staff personnel, all working and so the initial thing was as the virus started to take a grip, was how do we get everyone back? people from approximately seven or eight different countries with all sorts of different regulations and a different approach to coronavirus, so the initial part of it was really difficult to deal with and it was changing ona difficult to deal with and it was changing on a day by day basis obviously. ok, well, just day with us one moment because everyone is

focusing on the olympics but i want to save goodbye very quickly to our viewers on a bbc world and news. thanks for staying with us. and, ollie, sorry about that. we are broadcasting in the uk and around the world at the moment. just picking up on that, you have obviously had to pause things logistically, how difficult is it now trying to plan things for a year hence whilst not being sure it is actually going to happen? clearly, it isa actually going to happen? clearly, it is a challenge and a massive challenge for the organising committee because the obvious is what is going to happen with covid—19, how is that going to impact on how events are carried out? obvious examples are things like the premier league which is taking place without any spectators. there is clearly a huge big picture decisions that need to be made and basically we are in a state of limbo

realistically, although encouragingly it was announced yesterday that they have now confirmed all the venues for next year and also confirmed the programme, which is good because thatis programme, which is good because that is the first step, all the venues that is the first step, all the venues being used clearly had plans for 2021. what happens if it doesn't go ahead and how much notice do you think you might get of that?|j go ahead and how much notice do you think you might get of that? i think it is going to be driven by what happens with regards to covid—19 and the athletes and the broadcasters. if you are an olympic athlete training you need a certain lead in time to be fit and ready to compete at that sort of level, this is total speculation, i would assume it would be sometime late autumn that a decision will be made that it is definitely going ahead or not. what does that mean for your finances? for any does that mean for your finances? for a ny stuff does that mean for your finances? for any stuff you might have, contracts that you might have?

again, it gives a complete uncertainty but we are very fortu nate we uncertainty but we are very fortunate we have got a strong contract with the organising committee. they are quite straightforward to deal with and to date, everything that was contracted is being honoured. obviously, we are in very extensive negotiations over the contracts and how they will play out and maintenance periods, etc etc, but so far, so far so good and we have no reason to be concerned in that area at all. ok, many thanks. that is good to hear and everyone has got theirfingers that is good to hear and everyone has got their fingers crossed for some sort of a vaccine that might help us all get on our way. thanks very much for now. now it's time for a look at the weather. have a wet weather plan in store because after today you will see rain around, not too much today. most of you have a better day than

yesterday, there will be some showers in the far south across wales and the far north of scotland before we see more wet weather arrive in the west later on. for most it stays dry and warmer than yesterday, but a big improvement from northern england and wales. through this evening and overnight rain spreads from west to east, erratically, not much rain in the south, some heavier bursts at times for the north and it will be muggy tonight with temperatures staying in the teens. for saturday, a lot more cloud around, especially in the morning, some showers dotted about just about anywhere. northern ireland will wait till the afternoon to see the showers arrive in the showers we see will be heavy and thundery, sometime between them for many but longer spells of rain potentially in that south—east corner and it will feel cooler. cooler on sunday, plenty of showers around, the best and driest weather to the south and east.

this is bbc news, the headlines... three teenagers are convicted of killing police constable andrew harper — who was dragged along a road bya caras they tried to avoid being arrested. the car's driver — henry long — admitted manslaughter, but was found not guilty of murder at the old bailey. his passengers — albert bowers and jessie cole — were cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter. we are there to protect life and property and despite having worked a long shift already they responded to that and tragically andrew has paid the ultimate price for that. we are expected to hear more reaction from outside the court in the coming minutes. 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. 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. obesity is one of the real co—morbidity factors. losing weight is frankly one of the ways that you can reduce your own risks from covid. official figures show that retail sales have returned to pre—lockdown levels — but the high street is still struggling. the duke and duchess of sussex take legal action after a drone allegedly took pictures of their son, archie, in the united states.

three teenagers have been convicted of the manslaughter of police officer, andrew harper, who died after being dragged along the road by a car. the old bailey heard that the officer had become tangled in a tow—rope, as he tried to stop henry long, albert bowers and jessie cole from stealing a quadbike near sulhamsted in berkshire last august. our news correspondent helena wilkinson reports from the old bailey. all three teenagers henry long, albert bowers and jessie cole have all been found not guilty of murdering pc andrew harper. they have however, the defendants, one of them henry long had already admitted to manslaughter stop the other two defendants have been found guilty by

thejury, 11 jurors, of manslaughter. soak three teenagers here at the old bailey have been found not guilty of murdering the police officer last august in berkshire stop but the two teenagers albert bowers and jessie cole, both guilty of manslaughter. and henry long, who was the driver of that car which dragged pc andrew harper along one night last august, he had already admitted manslaughter. the defendants in court when they gave evidence, they said they had no idea that the police officer had been caught ina that the police officer had been caught in a tow rope. they had admitted stealing a quad bike on that night. pc andrew harper and a colleague met the thieves down a dark country lane last august. he then, as he tried to stop the defendants tried to escape he got caught in the tow rope that had been

dragging along the teenager's car. pc harper was dragged for more than a mile at speeds of more than 40 miles an hour. and the court here has come over the past few weeks, heard the most distressing and harrowing details about the injuries, much of which we could not report because they were too graphic. in details which andrew harper's family have had to sit through and listen to. the jury here deliberated here for 12 hours and 22 minutes. thejudge deliberated here for 12 hours and 22 minutes. the judge and deliberated here for 12 hours and 22 minutes. thejudge and council are now discussing a sentencing date. so just to repeat that breaking news from the old bailey here, three teenagers have been found not guilty of murdering pc harper. two of them have though been found guilty of manslaughter and one of them had already admitted manslaughter. we can now hear the background to the case. andrew and lizzie harper beaming on

their wedding day lastjuly. andrew and lizzie harper beaming on their wedding day last july. true childhood sweethearts who had been together for 13 years. butjust four weeks after they had exchanged their vows, the future they had promised each other was so cruelly taken from them when pc harper was killed. the teenager is responsible, 19—year—old henry long, along with 18—year—olds albert bowers and jessie cole, seen here laughing and joking after their first court appearance just weeks after they had killed the officer. the teenagers had that evening gone to steal this quad bike. the bike's owner watched on as the theft unfolded. i'm going out there now. no, because if they got weapons. have you sent anyone or not? officers are on their way. officers were indeed on their

way. officers were indeed on their way. two of them pc andrew shaw and pc andrew harper. this is the front facing camera of their unmarked police car and the moment they found the thieves. you can seejessie cole trying to escape after unhooking the quad bike, which had been attached by the tow rope. this is now the rear view from the officers's vehicle with the seashore at the wheel. through the back window you can see jessie wheel. through the back window you can seejessie cole's legs as he tries to get into the car, closely followed by pc harper. at that moment, the officer stepped into the tow rope and was dragged away. my colleague pc harper got out of the vehicle, ran after the vehicle, i've now lost him. pc shaw gave chase, without realising his partner was being pulled along the road by the teenagers's car. he found his stab vest a short distance away. all the

time getting updates from officers. pc shaw knew who it was. in court, thejury pc shaw knew who it was. in court, the jury was shown this computer visualisation of where andrew harper was dragged for over a mile. and this is the road where the officer was swung from side to side like a pendulum at speeds of more than 40 miles an hour. pc harper came loose from the tow rope here. he was found by colleagues with the most catastrophic injuries. and despite their best efforts to save him, he died here on the road. with the help ofa died here on the road. with the help of a police helicopter, officers tracked down the teenagers's car to a near by caravan park. i'm

arresting both of you on suspicion of murder. and that is of a thames valley police officer. as the arrests were made, henry long protested his innocence. andrew and pc shaw were actually on the way home, they didn't have to respond to this call for assistance from the member the public. but that's not what we do, we are here to protect life and property and despite having worked along shift already they responded to that and tragically andrew has paid the ultimate price for that. at pc harper's funeral in october, his widow, lizzie, told the congregation although andrew was strong he was also unfailingly kind. the gentle giants with a heart of gold. there wasn't a day she said that past when they didn't say they loved each other. helen wilkinson, beauty news. —— bbc news.

absolutely heartbreaking of course for the family to have to have suffered this. are we expecting to hear from suffered this. are we expecting to hearfrom them? suffered this. are we expecting to hear from them? yes, we are. we are expecting to hear from hear from them? yes, we are. we are expecting to hearfrom pc hear from them? yes, we are. we are expecting to hear from pc harper's widow, lizzie. thejury weren't expecting to hear from pc harper's widow, lizzie. the jury weren't told that the couple had been married as you heard there forjust that the couple had been married as you heard there for just 28 that the couple had been married as you heard there forjust 28 days. they were looking forward to their honeymoon in the maldives. they had been together for 13 years but the night he was killed they had been married for just night he was killed they had been married forjust a month. and his widow, lizzie, after pc harper was killed had said about him he was the kindest, loveliest, most selfless man i'll ever meet. i want to be angry that your job took you away from us but i know you loved it and a lwa ys from us but i know you loved it and always wanted to keep everyone safe. she has been here in court today for those verdicts, as has pc harper's

pa rents those verdicts, as has pc harper's parents and also his brother. now thejudge after parents and also his brother. now the judge after those verdicts were delivered by the foreman of the jury to the court he told the jury they have performed their task with great dedication, fairness and care and he also went on to thank the family of pc harperfor also went on to thank the family of pc harper for the way they have sat through this trial. we are expecting, as i say, to hearfrom pc harper's widow, lizzie, at some point in the next hour or so he outside the old bailey. and just tell us a bit more about what happened with the jury because this has not been a completely straightforward case, has it? no, it hasn't. the first trial which opened in march, that had to be stopped. the reason being that three jurors ended up having to self—isolate. this is the second trial with a com pletely this is the second trial with a completely new jury. and this is the second trial with a completely newjury. and we can reveal now that the jury in this trial and the previous one had to be

given special protection measures. now the reason was that the judge said that police had got intelligence that associates of the defendants were planning in some way to intimidate the jury. defendants were planning in some way to intimidate thejury. so defendants were planning in some way to intimidate the jury. so the judge said even though the risk of that was low, he felt it necessary to put special protection measures in. for example, they have their own private room that they could go to and also anyone entering the public gallery had to show identification. also, a juror had to be discharged last week from the trial. the reason for that was that when she walked past the dock where the three defendants were one afternoon leaving court she waved at the defendants and said goodbye, boys. so that is why we have ended up here with 11 jurors. and today the jury, the foreman in the last hour or so delivering those verdicts. all three defendants

acquitted of murder. henry long, the driver of that car, had already admitted the manslaughter. admitted because he said the way he had driven the car at the speed at which he drove at over 40 miles an hour. and the two other teenagers, albert bowers and jessie cole, both here today, found guilty of the manslaughter of pc harper. do we know when sentencing is due? yes. we have been told that sentencing for the three defendants is going to ta ke the three defendants is going to take place next friday, we understand, at 1030. and don't forget, all three teenagers had also already admitted to stealing that quad bike. so they will all be sentenced next friday at 1030. helen wilkinson at the old bailey, we will come back to you of course if we do have further reaction from this but for now thanks for much.

in another move the government is tackling high levels of obesity next week in the hope that healthier population can fight a future grand virus outbreak. in the biggest flu vaccination programme has been offered. three jobs will be offered including to people aged 50 and over and children under 11. borisjohnson has been visiting a gp surgery in east london. he said it is vital to keep protecting the nhs amid concerns about the second wave of the virus. we want everybody to get a flu jab in the run—up to this winter and that's why we are rolling out the biggest ever programme of flu immunisation, flu inoculation, and we are aiming first of all for schoolchildren for up to year seven, for pregnant women, for people over 65 and people being shielded. but then we will be extending it to people from 50 to 65. now, the reason for doing this

is to protect the nhs in the winter months. because obviously we have still got covid, we have still got the threat of a second spike of covid and it is vital therefore to keep that pressure off the nhs by everybody getting a flu jab and i really hope everybody will. today in england it is facemask day, where the regulations come in. how long can we realistically expect to be wearing face masks for? this is going to be in place for a year, for 18 months, for two years, isn't it? well, it depends, sam, the use of face masks, the use of all the social distancing measures it really does depend on our ability, collectively, to get the pandemic right, right down and to keep it down. i'm not going to make a prediction about when these various social distancing measures will come off. obviously we have been able to reduce some of them.

you know, we no longer ask people to stay at home, we are trying to get back much closer to normal. but our ability to dispense with the social distancing measures will depend on our continued ability to drive down the virus. i'm not going to give you a trigger point, a trigger moment, but we need to make sure that we have really, really got it under control. we are able to stamp on the local outbreaks and we have really greatly reduced the risk of a second spike. so my message to people over the next few months is, you know, we have done very well. the virus is under control in this country to a very large extent. but it is still there. and if you look at what is happening in other countries, there is clearly a risk that it could come back again.

so we do need to maintain those social distancing measures. we do need to keep washing our hands. in shops, on public transport, in places where you are going to be closer to people that you don't normally meet, face coverings are a good idea. and that will remain the case until we have made a lot more progress. you know, i am not normally a believer in nannying or bossy type of politics but the reality is that obesity is one of the real co—morbidity factors. losing weight is frankly one of the ways that you can reduce your own risks from covid. and actually, it is one of the ways that you can generally improve your health and protect the nhs. so, yes, i certainly would encourage people to do that. and to answer your question, i'm on the way. i've lost about a stone and a bit.

borisjohnson there boris johnson there admitting borisjohnson there admitting his own battle on the obesity front but with very important public messages of course in the coming weeks ahead of course in the coming weeks ahead of the autumn and a possible spike. we arejust of the autumn and a possible spike. we are just hearing on the travel front on the pandemic that the list of countries on the government's list of travel corridors will now be published on a weekly basis rather than a three week period. and that means that the guidance could change while you are away if you are travelling overseas. and therefore it might be the case that you have to quarantine when you return from a country in case a country falls onto the quarantine list. and the government advice is to constantly check before you do go away. and all this comes as infection rates begin to change with spain seeing a spike in some cases in popular holiday resorts. portugal is still on the quarantine list, you have to quarantine list, you have to quarantine for two weeks when you arrive back from portugal. estonia, latvia, switzerland and the

grenadines and others are now on the safe list just repeat grenadines and others are now on the safe listjust repeat that data is going to change a weekly basis now so obviously worth checking co nsta ntly so obviously worth checking constantly on that. also just to let you know that an inquiry has been launched into maternity safety are nhs trusts across england. the commons health and social care select committee said it was going to commita select committee said it was going to commit a root and branch investigation into how save maternity services are. this comes after a series of revelations by the bbc which has highlighted port maternity care in shropshire and kent. there is an independent review into 862 cases, the vast majority of the last 20 years. also there is a review going into care at the east kent hospital nhs trust after a series of preventable deaths. so a maternity safety inquiry launching today to look at how safe maternity services are and what needs to be improved. the headlines on bbc news...

three teenagers are convicted of killing police constable andrew harper — who was dragged along a road by a car , as they tried to avoid being arrested the car's driver — henry long — admitted manslaughter, but was found not guilty of murder at the old bailey. his passengers — albert bowers and jessie cole — were cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter. in other news. face—coverings become mandatory in shops, banks and take—aways in england — breaking the rules could mean a £100 fine. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. jofra archer is back in the england side for the test at old trafford. they shouldn't feature for a while there was england were put into bat. tom sibley out for a duck in the first over. they are now 29—1. the

series is levelled 1—1 so this is the decider. jordan henderson has been named the footballer of the year by the football writers association. he skippered his team to the champions league, european super cup and the premier league. he was very super cup and the premier league. he was very humble in accepting the honour saying he didn't feel anything he had achieved this season have been done on his own, in particular pain tribute to his team—mates. the bmc pot boxing pundit steve bunce says he fears for the safety of royjonesjunior and mike tyson. they're both in their 50s. mike tyson. they're both in their 505. i mike tyson. they're both in their 50s. i personally favour the two of them and they are too brave for their own good. lots of people, especially the people in california, the athletic commission that have sanction the fight. they have said it's ok they have given me there we re it's ok they have given me there were they're not going to hurt each other. there boxing, you idiot, what you think they're going to do?

forget the slightly larger gloves. forget the slightly larger gloves. forget the slightly larger gloves. forget the really tight head guard. they will hit each other. it is that simple, it is boxing. it is indeed. snooker legendjimmy simple, it is boxing. it is indeed. snooker legend jimmy white says he's confident his game as he moves closer to the world championship the first time in14 closer to the world championship the first time in 14 years. the world wind is 58 now and after beating his opponent 6—4 in sheffield he now faces phil perkins in sheffield in the penultimate round of qualifying. white has never won it. that is all the support from us for now. you can get all the latest on the stories on the bbc sport website. plus dig news from formula 1 with the us, mexican and brazilian race is not taking place this year. more on that on the website. 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 14—months—old — was photographed at their home during lockdown. the couple's lawyer, michael kump, said: joining me now is rebecca may who runs a pr agency. their right to take this action, aren't they? yes, they are actually. they are in their right to do that because of the legalities of the case they are fully within their right to seek legal action. do you think that maintaining a private life in la is going to be perhaps harder than the might have thought? absolutely. there are laws in the uk, a long—standing agreement with the palace in the uk media to avoid paparazzi photographs, even in public, which does not happen in la.

and obviously they are in paparazzi world out there so the level of privacy is always going to be difficult. obviously they went to canada initially didn't they which presumably was quieter. la is a bubble, isn't it? absolutely. you go out there for one reason, they should have expected the level of intrusion to some level. obviously california laws protecting photographs within your own space. but in this case, it is the unnamed photographer that is claiming that the photograph was actually taken in the photograph was actually taken in the public space, which is why there isa the public space, which is why there is a dispute. and more generally, in terms of their own privacy and freedom living in the us versus here. has interest died down in them? are they in the paper is less now that they have left? they are in the papers more than ever. they're one of the world's most talked about couples. that is never going to die

down. in the shorter term it has become a bit of a nightmare for them. in the longer term, moving away from royal life could be a smart strategic move for them but there are many challenges that lie ahead for them and they're trying to navigate this new world, which is, as we have seen, very, navigate this new world, which is, as we have seen, very, very navigate this new world, which is, as we have seen, very, very tricky for them so far. and any idea where they fit amongst hollywood royalty? well, the pandemic at the moment i think has put, it's almost made the cocoon themselves into their own home even for the last few months so there has been any photographs. in terms of hollywood royalty, that will be seen because as lockdown pieces we will see what kind of strategic career moves they make. but i think the pandemic is actually made the value of having a photograph of them and their child even more valuable because they have beenin even more valuable because they have been in their own home for so long and they haven't been seen in public. and what about the sort of

gentleman's agreement as you put it from the british press now, how does that operate with them now with one foot in, one foot out of the royal family? well, it's only really works when you're in the uk. it is a uk law. there are different laws in different countries, so they have to try and have an open dialogue with the media in the country that they are living in. or the state that they are living in. and to try to work around that and have a working relationship with that media. to get what they want and also have the privacy that they want as well in terms of their causes and charities they're going to want to raise awareness and be in the press. so it is about creating clear guidelines that work for both parties. ok, well, we will see how this case plays out. now, rebecca, thank you very much.

i move it described as legitimate and necessary. it comes up with us authorities ordered beijing to close its consulate in houston, texas by the end of today saying it was being used for spying. the bbc‘s robin brant is in shanghai and explained why. they have chosen chengdu which is in the huge south—western province of 23. it is not one of the biggest consulates here. —— in the huge south—western province of sichuan. nonetheless it has a role to play for americans going to that pa rt to play for americans going to that part of china. also quite a significant role i think in terms of maintaining and monitoring the relationship between the us government and those in tibet, an area of china in which some have long campaigned for more autonomy there and also in the western

province on the very edge of china which has become increasingly important and increasingly important. in the last hour or so we are seeing the propaganda angle to this tit—for—tat exchange open up. the state—run broadcaster is now broadcasting an ongoing stream from the camera position which is showing you over the wall into the us consulate in chengdu. that is something reciprocal in terms of some of the video footage we saw coming out of houston when the chinese consulate there was seen burning some papers in some of the courtyards there. but as you say, we have china's retaliation. it is reciprocal as far as the chinese are concerned. it looks like they've given the americans until monday beijing time to cease all operations. a foreign affairs spokeswoman here has been asked why chengdu? and they officially it turns out that some

personnel at the us consulate there have been involved in activities not in line with their identities. they have been interfering in chinese affairs. robin brant there for us. let's have a look at the weather with matt taylor. always have a wet weather plan in store because after today we are going to see a bit more on the way of rain around. most of you have a fine day better than yesterday. a few showers in the far scotland before we see more wet weather arrived in the west later. for most it stays dry for the bulk of the day and feeling warmer than yesterday, 2526 in the south—east corner but a big improvement for the northern england wales. rain quickly spreads this evening, not much rain in the south, heavy bursts at times for the north and it will be quite a muqqy for the north and it will be quite a muggy night tonight with temperatures staying in the teens, maybe 17 or 18 in the south—east corner. saturday, more cloud around,

particularly the morning. northern ireland you will wait until the afternoon for the showers to arrive but the showers we see in the afternoon will be heavy and thundery. a bit of sunshine in between them but heavy spells of rain in the south—east corner and it will feel cooler. cool on sunday with plenty of showers around. the best of the driest weather to the south and east.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: three teenagers are convicted of killing police constable andrew harper — who was dragged along a road bya car — as they tried to avoid being arrested. the car's driver — henry long — admitted manslaughter, but was found not guilty of murder at the old bailey. his passengers — albert bowers and jessie cole — were cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter. 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. 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. obesity is one of the real core morbidity factors, losing weight is frankly one of the ways you can reduce your own risk from covid—19. official figures show that retail sales have returned to pre—lockdown levels — but the high street is still struggling. the duke and duchess of sussex take legal action after a drone allegedly took pictures of their son, archie in the united states. let's return to our top story, three teenagers have been convicted of the manslaughter of police officer, andrew harper,

who died after being dragged along the road by a car last year. the old bailey heard that the officer had become tangled in a tow—rope, as he tried to stop henry long, albert bowers and jessie cole from stealing a quadbike near sulhamsted in berkshire last august. helena wilkinson reports on the background to the case andrew and lizzie harper, beaming on their wedding day lastjuly. true childhood sweethearts who have been together for 13 years. butjust four weeks after they had exchanged their vows, the future they promised each other was so cruelly taken from them when pc harper was killed. the teenagers responsible, 19—year—old henry long along with 18—year—olds albert bowers and jessie cole, seen here laughing and joking after their first court appearance, just weeks after they had killed the officer.

the teenagers had that evening gone to steal this quad bike. the bike's owner watched on as the theft unfolded. i have got four masked men outside my house and they have got weapons. they are stealing my quad bike, i am going out. don't go out there, they have weapons. have you sent someone or not? officers are on the way. officers were indeed on their way, two of them, pc andrew shaw and pc andrew harper. this was the front—facing camera of their unmarked police car and the moment they found the thieves. you can seejessie cole trying to escape after unhooking the quad bike which had been attached by the tow rope. this is now the rear view from the officers' vehicle with pc shaw at the wheel. through the back window you can see jessie cole's legs as he tries to get into the car,

closely followed by pc harper. at that moment the officer stepped into the tow rope and was dragged away. my colleague pc harper got out of the vehicle, ran out of the vehicle. i have now lost him. pc shaw gave chase without realising his partner was being pulled along the road by the teenagers' car. he found his stab vest a short distance away. all the time getting updates from officers. there is a body in the road, it fell out of the vehicle. pc shaw knew who it was. in court, the jury was showed this computer visualisation of where andrew harper was dragged for over a mile. this is the road where the officer was swung from side—to—side like a pendulum at speeds of more than 40 miles an hour. pc harper came loose

from the tow rope here, he was found by colleagues with the most catastrophic injuries, and despite their best efforts to save him, he died here on the road. with the help of a police helicopter, officers tracked down the teenagers' car to a nearby caravan site. i am arresting both of you on suspicion of murder, all right? that was a thames valley police officer. as the arrests were made henry long protested his innocence. andrew and pc shaw were on their way home, they didn't have to respond to this call from a member of the public but that is not what we do. we are there to protect life and property, and despite having worked a long shift already, they responded to that, and tragically, andrew has paid the ultimate price for that.

at pc harper's funeral in october, his widow lizzie told the congregation, although andrew was strong, he was also unfailingly kind, a gentle giant with a heart of gold. there wasn't a day, she said, that passed where they did not say they loved each other. 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. in another move the government is planning 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. and the "biggest flu vaccination programme in history" has been announced to help protect the health service in england this winter. 30—million free jabs will be offered, including to people aged 50 and over and children under 11.

let's speak now to the shadow health ministerjustin madders. thank you for your time, the government getting its house in orderfor the government getting its house in order for the autumn, like. yes, we have been calling for some time for a much more comprehensive vaccination programme. it is clearly a big ask, we are talking about over 25 million people. we know that in the past there hasn't been a great ta ke the past there hasn't been a great take up amongst some of the most vulnerable groups and we know we are going to be up against the clock because the vaccine will probably not come until a little bit later in the year, and will not have much time for the winter season sets in to get as many people vaccinated as possible. we do need a collective national effort to get the message out there. if you are eligible for a vaccination, you should get one as soon as possible. what about the m essa g es soon as possible. what about the messages on masks that have come into force today? do you think there was a clear enough and go far enough? i think it is early days and

there are one or two inconsistencies, the fact you can go into a shop and buy a sandwich and wear a mask but if you stay in their longer and eat the sandwich, you don't need to wear a mask is a bit ofa don't need to wear a mask is a bit of a strange one, but i think the important thing from what i have seen so far is that most people are observing the requirement to wear a mask in retail settings and we really reinforce that message with every opportunity, so politicians and the media to take up the wearing of masks wherever possible, because it is clearly going to be in important part of the battle ahead andi important part of the battle ahead and i think in the past we have seen some confused messaging from government on this, but now we know where we stand, we have got to keep reinforcing that message at every possible opportunity. should schoolchildren when they return back in september, if that does go ahead, as planned, should they not be wearing masks? i think that is another level of complexity and i think one we probably need to see,

what is going to be put in place to enable children to take return to school safely in school settings, but also most importantly in terms of transport to school because we know a lot of children go to school by bus and those clearly are not going to be able to have a full complement, at the moment. no situations you would expect schoolchildren to be wary mask, but it is important we use this next month or so to make sure we have got everything in place so we can get kids back into school in september because they have lost too much education already. is it wise though with all these fears of a looming spike to put kids back together with no social distancing? spike to put kids back together with no social distancing ?|j spike to put kids back together with no social distancing? i think there has got to be a number of other measures put in place. i think the fa ct measures put in place. i think the fact they are going to talk about bubbles and limiting the numbers it's probably striking a balance between the risk of a spike and also containing any possible exposure. i

think it isn't an ideal situation, but we have had three or four months already for the government to work with with schools and teaching unions to really try and work out how best to deal with this. we do not want to waste any more time, we wa nt not want to waste any more time, we want kids back in school in september if we can, and yes, there will have to be some difficult conversations about how best to do that, but we cannot waste any more time and make sure that we get kids in education as safely as possible in time for september. the other big announcement that we are going to be hearing more on is this anti—obesity drug. again, i prism you welcome that? yes, we have been calling for a much greater focus on tackling obesity. -- anti-obesity drive. we know there are 11,000 hospital admissions last year that were

directly attributable to the city issues. there is an increase of 4% on the previous year. we know tackling obesity will be the key to unlocking a lot of the difficulties and a whole range of health conditions, not least coronaviruses, soi conditions, not least coronaviruses, so i think what we are seeing, a proposal to ban advertisements is a good start but there is a lot more that needs to be done, we need to work with supermarkets to make sure healthy options are always available and actually the packaging that we see on materials needs to be much clearer so people can make informed choices about the best options for them. don't people already know? is advertising and packaging really going to solve this? people also a lwa ys going to solve this? people also always point out the fact that those poorerfamilies always point out the fact that those poorer families have to always point out the fact that those poorerfamilies have to make hard choices sometimes and you end up with food less healthy. of course, the cost of these things cannot be ignored. i think that if you ask most people about what they want to

do for theirfamilies most people about what they want to do for their families as they want to make the right choices but sometimes there are a whole lot of contradictory messages about what is good to eat, and i think it is really incumbent upon us all to work with those who are in manufacturing, those who are in retail, to try to make sure the message is clear and consistent so people can make those informed choices moving forward. we did not make sense, if people are really serious about this, to put higher taxes on sugary or fatty foods that people are just put off buying them? foods that people are just put off buying them ? like foods that people are just put off buying them? like what we saw with the cigarettes in the past.|j buying them? like what we saw with the cigarettes in the past. i think that obviously has other impacts on people who may have limited incomes. i think what we can do is other measures perhaps banning the sale of energy drinks to children, that is something we know that is not a healthy option and that could be something that would be fairly

straightforward to introduce. but i think people do want a much clearer idea of what choices they are facing in the supermarket because the traffic light system has its benefits, but there are whole range of other factors you have to take into account. it is a start what we have heard today, but i think there isa have heard today, but i think there is a long way to go before we get a really healthy approach to nutrition across the whole country. ok, we will let you go that phone ringing. thank you very much for your time today. retail sales in the uk grew more strongly than expected last month and almost returned to pre—lockdown level figures from the office for national statistics show retail sales grew by 13.9 percent injune. online sales have risen to record levels, and now account for 3 pounds in every 10 pounds spent, or around 30 percent. non—food stores were among the hardest hit during the pandemic. their sales partially recovered injune, but remain around 15

percent lower than in february. the ons also says the latest three months as a whole, still saw the weakest quarterly growth on record. 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. last year, she spoke to the bbc about her experience. i couldn't eat, i couldn't sleep. it was terrible. there is no price you can put on my life and conversation isn't going to make my life that much better anyway, so there is no price on my life. that is it. i spoke to patrick vernon, who campaigned alongside paulette wilson, about his thoughts after her death. still in complete shock even now, talking to the family, to her

daughter and she is devastated. i wa nt to daughter and she is devastated. i want to say thank you to everyone in britain who has supported paulette over the last few years, but she feels she has lost her mum down to the hostile environment and the government's policies. why does she feel that? because i met government's policies. why does she feelthat? because i met paulette over the last few years and essentially she had two spells in a detention centre. when she came out, she decided to campaign and share her story and inspire hundreds of thousands of other windrush victims to do the same thing, which then led to do the same thing, which then led to the expose all of the scandal. but even after that, she was still fighting for compensation and i think she experienced post—traumatic stress and that had an impact on her physiology of her body and in many ways, her spirit was broken. the government broke her spirit. she was

feisty and full of life, and if you speak to any of the victims or see them, their spirit has been broken by this government because the dedication, the disrespect, the mental impact on trying to stay in britain as a british citizen and been told you're not, has a massive impact. that is the sad thing that. you said obviously her daughter is shattered, but they have drawn strength from the public support. absolutely and the family really respect everyone who has supported them over the last few years. the government has still not learnt the lessons of the impact the scandal. patrick burnin speaking about paulette wilson. —— vernon. the 24th ofjuly should have

been the opening day of the 2020 olympics in tokyo. but with the spread of the coronavirus, it was decided the games should be postponed untiljuly next year. now though as japan marks one extra year to go until the opening ceremony, there are an increasing number of people who doubt the tokyo games will ever take place. from tokyo, rupert wingfield hayes reports. tetsuya sotomura is one of japan's best trampolinists. at beijing in 2008, hejust missed out on a medal. now, at 35, tokyo 2020 was going to be his last hurrah. but covid—19 has killed his dream. "back in 2008, if the beijing games had been postponed by a year, i would have thought, ok," he says. "it's another year to train, another year to grow. but now i'm 35, a year feels like a very long time, so i've decided retirement is the only option." there is another reason tetsuya is retiring. he thinks tokyo's new olympic

stadium may never get to hold an olympic opening ceremony. and he's not alone. a poll this week found only 23% of japanese support holding the games, even next year. by now, the buildings around me here should have been bustling with thousands of athletes from all over the world getting ready to compete against each other. of course, because of covid—19, they are not here. this place remains a ghost town. but will it be any different a year from now? if covid—19 is still circulating widely, if there isn't a vaccine, then how will it be possible to host an olympics here in tokyo safely? from brazil to india, south africa to the united states, covid infections are accelerating. medical experts here think there is little chance the pandemic will be over by next summer. if a very effective vaccine became available, that could be a game changer.

even with the lessening of the spread of the illness thanks to vaccinations, still it is more likely that the viral illness or pandemic will continue by the year 2021. the olympics is supposed to be about bringing the world together, but could tokyo be held without foreign spectators? senior olympic officials say absolutely not. they have to decide, do they want the games to go ahead or are the risks too severe to countenance it? in which case, i thinkjapan would probably propose and the ioc would probably accept a cancellation. last night, inside the olympic stadium, they reset the countdown clock. one year to the opening ceremony. maybe. rupert wingfield—hayes,

bbc news, in tokyo. it's a seaside icon dating back to the 19305, but for the past four months, butlins has been in shutdown for what's understood to be the longest time since the second world war. from today, though, the famous red coats will be welcoming holiday—makers again — ross pollard reports on the preparations at the largest of the resorts in minehead in somerset... the covid effect, a holiday resort with no holiday—makers. there have been no visitors at butlin's in minehead since march. on a good day in the summer there can be as many as 9000 visitors on site. it's not going to be as busy as that, but staff have been working very hard for the return of the crowds. we're focusing on real touch points, the different chemicals that we're to use. so these are our seal of approval stickers, so once the cleaner‘s finished doing everything in the unit, sanitising everything, the sticker will go on then and it

will say which cleaner‘s done it and no one will enter this unit then until the guests arrive. entertainment has been moved outside and they'll be praying for better weather than this. when the guests are coming on, they'll be able to sanitise their hands, and when they're leaving, they'll be able to sanitise their hands on the way out as well. all staff here say these are unprecedented times. butlin's, as far as i can tell, hasn't been shut since the second world war. rather than having those multi—touch points, our team members will be serving the food meals from behind screen counters, so that's obviously a much safer way of doing it. and they can go to the actual refrigerated counters for dessert, starters, where everything will be individually packaged, labelled with the allergen information. the challenge now is winning the confidence of the people to book future holidays. bookings are up, so that's great news, and the guests that are coming, they are coming expecting a butlin's experience, and we're going to give them a butlin's experience, but make sure it's done in a safe manner as well, and as you've seen round the result, we are taking it very seriously

with some of the protocols that we've put in place, from accommodation, to the venues, to our food outlets. only 2000 visitors will be allowed on site initially. we had to agree to have all our sidewalls lifted, social distancing, down from 1100 to only 400 seats, and the vents open on the top of the big top so we've got air flow within the big top to make it covid secure. the performers here hoping they can give people as normal a holiday as possible. have a great show, guys! cheering. ross pollard, bbc news, minehead. the lockdown period may have proved challenging for many of us. but not for one of britain 5 rarest birds. for the first time in 400 years a family of cranes has successfully hatched a chick in lincolnshire. the wildlife reserve they live on was completely closed to the public during the pandemic ? perfect conditions for the reclusive birds to start a family. our enviornment correspondent paul murphy reports: hidden in the long grass of this

lincolnshire fen, a secretive new family are setting up home. they are wandering down with their heads feeding most of the time. they are called common cranes but with just 56 breeding pairs in the uk, the bar from common. this fluffy chick is thought to be the first to hatch in lincolnshire since henry viii thought to be the first to hatch in lincolnshire since henry v!!! was on the throne and the closure of the site during lockdown has proved idealfor site during lockdown has proved ideal for these site during lockdown has proved idealfor these shy site during lockdown has proved ideal for these shy birds. cranes are, i wouldn't say anti—social, but they don't like disturbance and ordinarily here there would be people walking and enjoying the site which is what we would want, but it was at peace and quiet that first attracted them, that brought them down to the site and just made them think, actually, this is a big enough, quite enough area for us to nest. hunting and habitat change assault cranes become extinct in the uk 400 yea rs cranes become extinct in the uk 400 years ago, but the creature known for its elaborate courtship dance is

bouncing back. so significant is this bird's arrival, that the wildlife trust is now planning to redesign this nature reserve in order to give the crane family more peace and quiet. it can take hours, just to catch a glimpse but some have managed it. this is the first timei have managed it. this is the first time i have seen them as close as i have here and certainly the first timei have here and certainly the first time i have seen a check with them. it has been a wonderful experience, fantastic. the wildlife trust has been trying to lure a breeding pair of cranes to lincolnshire for many yea rs. of cranes to lincolnshire for many years. we bought the site into 2009 with the express purpose of creating lost fenland habitat and these were one of the missing pieces that we really wa nted one of the missing pieces that we really wanted to bring back. well, this very private family is here now and blissfully unaware that they are at the heart of a shining conservation success story.

we are wondering how they track how many birds are born and when. nick miller will have the weather in a moment, but first, as we've been hearing face coverings in shops have become mandatory in england from today...so here's a look at how not to wear a facemask. masks will not work if you wear them incorrectly, they need to go over your mouth and nose because it is when infected people sneeze, or when they talk loudly, cough or sink that they talk loudly, cough or sink that they spray droplets into the air and covid—19 and spread. so if your nose is sticking out, it is easier for droplets to get out, same if you do not cover your mouth. minimise the gaps and you are minimising the droplet spread. because you can have coronavirus are not any symptoms, the advice is to wear masks anywhere you cannot keep your distance from other people. no, not like that. like this. do not touch any part of

your mask apart from the straps in case you contaminate it. this includes pulling it up or down and resting it on another part of your head. when you are finished, take it off from behind and store it where you cannot contaminate anything else and wash your hands. single use masks go in the bin but you can wash home—made coverings regularly using your normal detergent. but remember, face coverings alone will not stop coronavirus. you need to keep regularly watching your —— washing your hands, catching coughs and sneezes and regulate practising social distancing. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller this time last year we were gearing up this time last year we were gearing upfor this time last year we were gearing up for extreme heat but a year ago tomorrow it will take the uk to its highest temperature in record, near 39 degrees in cambridgeshire, where the sunshine is struggling to get through the cloud. not a cold day but not a warm one forjuly, in fact we have not had any dirty degree

days and if it stays that way, it will be the first time since 2011. -- 30 will be the first time since 2011. —— 30 degrees. what is a place as having a pleasant afternoon with broken cloud rain pushing into northern ireland and it will turn wetter across the uk as we get into tonight. ahead of that rain arriving, many of us have seen temperatures just into the low 20s, about mid 20s, across parts of the south—eastern england. that is a promising start for the third test match at old trafford but wren will play a part in the weekend. here comes the rain this evening, northern ireland gets at first but it will push east across the uk. quite patchy, showery in nature the further south you are but later in the night, some heavier bursts and ra m parts of the night, some heavier bursts and ramparts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england. those temperatures overnight are holding up. it is going to be a warm and muqqy up. it is going to be a warm and muggy night. welcome to a july weekend, low pressure in control, lots of weather front showing up as

well, a breezier picture as well and well, a breezier picture as well and we will see some rain on saturday but it is going to be showery nature. some sunny spells but some heavy and thundery showers will break out as we go deeper on through the day, merging to give some longer spells of rain across parts of southern and eastern england later on. it could give them torrential downpours and places. as you might imagine, temperatures are a bit down compared with today, the breeze has picked up as well and if you are heading out and about on saturday evening, there will still be some of these heavy downpours around and some longer spells of wet weather towards the east and south—east of england. for part two of the weekend, on sunday, low pressure close to scotland, quite windy in north—west scotland, some rain. showers elsewhere, mainly towards the north and the rest of the uk, but some will creep in further east towards the east and south—east of england, but less showers here compared with elsewhere. if anything, sunday is looking windier to with average speeds of gusts in

excess of 30 mph. and a touch cooler on sunday as well.

three teenagers are found guilty of the manslaughter of pc andrew harper — killed while on duty in berkshire last year. the officer died just a month after his wedding — after responding to reports of a stolen quad bike. the defendants drove the car which dragged pc harper behind it for more than a mile. he suffered catastrophic injuries. i don't think we can ever an urgent what she has been through, all the family, and all his friends and colleagues. it is just absolutely devastating for them. we'll have the latest from the old bailey. also this lunchtime: face coverings are now compulsory in shops in england for most people. not wearing one could mean a £100 fine. 30 million people in england will be offered