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this is bbc news. i'm aaron safir. our top stories: anyone arriving in the uk from spain will now have to quarantine for two weeks as fears grow a second wave of coronavirus in spain. it follows a spike in coronavirus cases in spain and the return of restrictions in some regions, including catalonia. thousands protest poland's decision to withdraw from a european treaty combatting violence against women. india records nearly 100,000 new cases of covid—19 in two days. a chief minister is one of those testing positive. a memorial service is held in alabama for the congressman and civil rights leader john lewis.
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hello and welcome to bbc news. people arriving anywhere in the uk from spain from now on will have to quarantine for two weeks. it follows concerns over a sharp increase in spanish coronavirus infections, nearly 1,000 new cases in the last two days. the spanish foreign ministry says the country is safe — and that outbreaks are localised and isolated — but now the warning is that many people's travel plans could be thrown into chaos. paul hawkins reports. for the british holiday—makers amongst the crowds in catalonia, this the great escape into the sun and warm waters following long months of lockdown back home. but it's no longer looking like such a dream break because two weeks‘ quarantine now awaits when they returned to the uk.
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we've known in theory that countries could lock down, that countries could go back on this corridor list of not being able to visit without quarantine, but lots of people that i've been with here in benidorm thought that it was incredibly safe, haven't felt endangered and were quite shocked at the idea at this two weeks of quarantine when we get back. i'm kind of fortunate, i'm a teacher, so... there are plans that i had that i'll have to rearrange for two weeks, but my wife is with me. she works in the city and she's going to have to quarantine, and that will impact her, because she had been due to go into the office over the next couple of weeks, so she can't do that any more. but the uk government has imposed the quarantine because of sharp increases in infections in catalonia, aragon and navarre, as well as other places. for that reason, the advice as of now from the foreign and commonwealth office is that all but essential travel to mainland spain should be avoided. tens of thousands of british tourists have
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booked holidays in spain. many are trying to work out what to do now while others have already given up hope. i'm a key worker and james is working full—time, so we couldn't get back and then have two weeks straight off work. that's not possible, so although we could go on the holiday because we've booked holidays, we can't come back and then stay in the house for two weeks. thatjust wouldn't be possible, so we can't then go on holiday because we can't come back and quarantine for two weeks. some flights from uk to spain have already been cancelled. what was hoped to be a big increase in tourism in the coming weeks now looks doomed. this is going to be absolutely devastating. there are tens of thousands of people who are booked to travel to spain tomorrow and in the next few days. effectively, nobody is going to be going on package holidays, but families up and down britain are going to be faced with this awful choice — "we're not going to get money back from the airlines because we haven't got
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a package holiday, so what do we do?" and, of course, you've got hundreds of thousands of people, some of whom flew out today, who are now facing the prospect of having to self—isolate for two weeks when they get home. what happens now could happen in other countries in the coming weeks. the british government determined to prevent coronavirus infections being brought into the uk and quarantine being an effective way to achieve that. lots to bring you up—to—date with on this story, so we will talk to our reporter paul hawkins in a moment. first, let's hear from a tourist named jasmine igoe. she's in torrox. it's a bit of a weird one, to be completely honest. i'm quite lucky. i flew out to spain on thursday and i'm due to come back on tuesday, so it hasn't actually impacted my holiday as much as other people, but it's alljust come a bit
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suddenly, to be honest. if people had a bit more notice, they would have booked flights to go home, and with me flying back on tuesday, what is the difference between me going home at midnight tonight or going home on tuesday? it's kind of hard to tell. luckily, i'm one of the lucky ones because i can work from home, and myjob allows me to do that, so i will be doing that and i won't be going out and i will be quarantining for two weeks. but you do kind of think of the people who booked holidays on a whim with families, they got time off work and, yeah, it is a bit of a difficult time, really. when you do go out, everybody is being sensible about it, but especially just speaking to other brits that are out here at the same time, everybody feels the same way, to be honest, in terms of, "we don't know what to think, what is going to happen when we get home?" and also, close to where i am, you hear about these outbreaks in all the big cities and stuff, and that's not where we are, so, yeah, it's kind of hard that
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it's like a national ban, really, rather than a localised ban. paul hawkins is with me now. we heard from some of the tourists, some of the people caught up in that. what are the airlines saying? i will talk about the airlines in a moment. before that, in the last a0 minutes or so, canary islands government say they are in talks with uk to get the canaries are moved from the uk quarantines stipulation, because they stress it is one of the lowest of incidences of covid—i9. every action on that. but in terms of the airlines, british airways disappointed. they say another blow for british holiday—makers. they are continue to operate flights, as are easyjet, who have questioned why the travel bana have questioned why the travel ban a place of the whole of spain rather than specific areas. it also says, easyjet,
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customers but no longer wish to travel can transfer their flight travel can transfer their flight without a change fee or receive a voucher for the value of their booking. the biggest tour operator, they've cancelled some flights to spain. they said anyone who was in spain can still come back on the flights that they intended to, and on space world travel and tourism council, they say disaster for the tourism industry in both countries. the health of travellers is paramount, they say, but they say quarantines do nothing to help restore consumer confidence at home when we need to encourage people to return to encourage people to return to travelling in line with our safe travels protocols. we encourage governments to consider local lockdowns instead of closing an entire country's border. lots of agreement from companies about the idea of a localised lockdown versus a lockdown for people coming from all of spain. what about people who have got a holiday booked, may
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be sitting out in the next few hours? where does that leave them? an important bit of advice. the quarantine measures will apply to those returning from a man spain, the canary islands and the billerica islands and the billerica islands —— billerica islands. however, the foreign office advice on travel only applies to mainland spain, so there is more of a chance you will be able to claim your travel insurance if you're coming back from places such as parma and ibiza, but, again, check with your insurance provider, check with your travel operator and, most importantly of all, check with your employer? because if are you going to be able to take ia days off quarantine? lots of questions for lots of people. just when we are getting used to things,
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they change. paul hawkins, thanks very much. let's stay with the story and hear from our correspondent guy hedgecoe in madrid on how the government there is reacting. the spanish foreign ministry has said that it respects this decision by the uk government, but it has also said that spain remains a safe place to visit and that these outbreaks of coronavirus that we're seeing at the moment are localised and are under control. now, this decision comes at a time when spain has been introducing, or reintroducing, restrictions in certain parts of the country because of a spike in infections. this weekend, for example, up in the northeastern region of catalonia, the local government there has closed down nightclubs because it wants to stem the spread of the virus, in particular among younger people. but obviously, this decision by the uk government is going to have an impact on the tourism industry. british visitors to spain make up around a quarter of total foreign visitors to the country in a normal year. they're the single most important market for spain, so that is obviously going to have a huge impact on the tourism industry
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overall, and by extension, that is going to have a negative impact on the spanish economy. guy hedgecoe in madrid for us. poland is taking the first steps to withdraw from a european treaty aimed at preventing violence against women. that's because — according to the country's justice minister — the treaty undermines what he describes as the traditional family model. on friday, thousands of people — mostly women — protested in cities across poland against the government's decision. from warsaw, adam easton reports. poland's justice minister said the government's opposition to the convention is ideological. it does not oppose its aim to combat violence against women. mr ziobro said the convention wants to force schoolchildren to learn about gender, it promotes lgbt issues, he said, and unfairly blames religion for causing domestic violence.
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translation: in this area of combating violence against women, there is our agreement and full acceptance of the provisions of the convention, but there are also provisions of an ideological nature in this convention which we do not accept and which we consider harmful. poland doesn't need this convention, he said, because polish law is sufficient to prevent violence against women. on friday, thousands of people — mostly women — demonstrated against the government's plan in cities across the country. in warsaw, people protested outside the offices of a conservative legal group that opposes the convention. many held placards saying "women's strike", a movement that successfully blocked the group's plan to introduce a total ban on abortion several years ago. translation: yes, i know people who have experienced domestic violence. even i've experienced it in some form, but i only recently realised this because domestic violence is not always physical or sexual. so, yes, i do know victims of abuse. i think we need a discussion
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about domestic abuse, but not like this, going out on the street and yelling. we need to actually discuss what we can do about it. many countries in this region have not ratified the convention. slovakia and bulgaria rejected it over fears it undermines traditionalfamilies. the authors of the convention, the human rights watchdog the council of europe, say conservative and religious groups are spreading false narratives. it does not seek to impose a certain lifestyle on people, they say, nor does it include a definition of a family. adam easton, bbc news, warsaw. the first hurricane of this year's atlantic storm season has hit the coast of southern texas. hurricane hanna, with heavy rainfall and winds of iao kilometres an hour, struck coastal areas south of the city of corpus christi, which is a coronavirus hotspot. with the risk of storm surges and coastal flooding, some people have been told to leave their homes.
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we are going to stay in the united states now. let's bring you some live pictures from selma, alabama, where a memorial service is taking place for representativejohn lewis, a civil rights pioneer and long—time member of congress who died last week. let's ta ke let's take a listen. one year ago today, john took a programme and with the congressional black caucus to africa. it was the year of the return, a00 years since enslaved africans came to the shores. i have some great memories ofjohn, so many great memories, and i know that you all do too. and every memory, he has a smile on his face. he is, in all of our hearts, let's not be sad. let's rejoice. let's rejoice because we all got to knowjohn robert
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lewis... got to knowjohn robert lewis. . . the got to knowjohn robert lewis... the speaker there speaking about a commitment to the civil rights movement, which earned louis the nickname "be conscious of the nation". —— which earned lewis. it's just the start of a week of tributes. this is bbc news. the headlines: travellers returning to the uk from spain after midnight tonight will have to self—isolate for two weeks — as the country is removed from the travel corridors exemption list due to covid—i9. public health england have put out a message that "the case for action on obesity has never been stronger." a review has found that being overweight greatly increases your chances of being hospitalised, or dying, if you have covid—i9. the report also found that overall levels of exercise have fallen since the pandemic
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began, and the lockdown has seen a rise in snack food and alcohol consumption. simonjones reports. the warning from health officials is clear. if you're overweight or obese and get coronavirus, you're more likely to end up in hospital, more likely to become critically ill. this graph illustrates the scale of the problem, based on a study of over 19,000 people who have tested positive for covid—19. it shows the bigger the bmi — or body mass index — the risk of intensive care increases. someone who is severely obese has over four times the risk compared to someone who is the normal weight. being overweight increases the chances of insulin resistance, it puts up your blood pressure, and all of these extra pressures and strains on the body are likely to be part of the reason why people when they contract covid, if they're also overweight, have these extra chances of being really sick.
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although some of us have been using the extra time we have had on our hands during lockdown to do sport, evidence suggests overall exercise levels haven't increased. what has is the amount ofjunk food and alcohol we have been buying from high street shops. at this park in london, despite no shortage of keen exercisers, people admit the past few months have been challenging. i made quite a conscious effort to try and do more more exercise — and obviously with a little one, we have been getting out to the parks pretty much every day, but i would say i have probably eaten more as well. once the bars opened, we have been overindulging probably back in bars and restaurants. i think it will settle down and we will get a balance. looking at the rate of obesity per 1,000 people in european countries, the uk — here in blue — is among the most obese, with 26.2 people out of every thousand considered obese. the government is expected to unveil a long—awaited
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obesity strategy for england next week, which could see snack food promotions limited and a ban on tv adverts for junk food before the watershed. it's very important to get the balance right... public health england is saying the case for action has never been stronger. we need to change, if you like, the food culture so that people are encouraged to eat healthily. in the past, the government has shied away from taking action. do you think it's going to be different this time? there is a need to respond to the pandemic, and the prime minister has spoken about his commitment to tackling obesity, so we are optimistic for the announcements which we have been told will be coming next week. the aim is to reduce the amount of sugar on our shelves and in our diets. simon jones, bbc news. let's stay with coronavirus and go to india, which has recorded nearly 100,000 new cases in two days, taking the total number of people infected thereto 1.3 million.
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that means that india now has the third—highest number of coronavirus cases in the world, after the us and brazil. reged ahmad reports. india's coronavirus case numbers have been going up steadily. it now has more than 1 million registered infections, the third—highest case numbers in the world. some days have seen record surges. the chief minister of the state of madhya pradesh has announced he is one of those new cases. taken to hospital in a motorcade, he posted on twitter that he had been admitted after testing positive, but was healthy, and urged people to wear masks and follow social distancing rules. india has been trying to deal with its spike in case numbers by implementing sporadic local lock—downs in some areas. it initially had a wider, strict lockdown, but the devastating economic and human cost forced it to ease restrictions. as it reopened and increased testing, case numbers surged. the reality of the spread of covid—19 hit home when a family described
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as "bollywood royalty" tested positive. aishwarya rai bachchan, her daughter and husband, along with her father—in—law — both men also famous — were taken to hospital. the news sent shock waves around the country. but india's death toll has remained relatively low compared to its case numbers. the country is reporting a high recovery rate. some of it has been put down to under reporting of deaths, but it doesn't explain the whole picture. it has experts perplexed, although they do warn the worst is yet to come. reged ahmad, bbc news. thousands of protesters have returned to the streets of khabarovsk in russia's far east region to challenge the leadership of president putin. it's the third saturday in a row that protestors have taken to the streets, in support of a popular local governor who's been arrested by the authorities.
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here's steven rosenberg. in the russian far east, the protests go on. risking arrest, thousands marched through the centre of kha barovsk. they shouted support for the local official they had elected but who is now under arrest in the russian capital. that man is sergei furgal. earlier this month, the governor of kha barovsk was detained by officers who had flown in from moscow. they flew him back to the capital and charged him with involvement in murders dating back 15 years. that has sparked anger in khabarovsk and resentment with the federal authorities. many here believe the charges against mr furgal are politically motivated. the slogans are growing
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increasingly anti—kremlin. "20 years in power but we have no trust," they cry, referring to vladimir putin. this week, president putin sacked mr furgal and appointed a replacement. not a local man, the caretaker governor has already made himself unpopular in khabarovsk for avoiding the protesters. the city is seven time zones east of the russian capital, it's closer to china than it is to moscow. this is a strategically important region. but, so far, the kremlin has failed to find a way of calming the situation here. there is no sign of protest sentiment abating. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. the experience of lockdown in our cities has led many people to be much more aware of the problem of noise. after all that quiet and birdsong, the sound of engines and sirens seems all the more invasive. in paris, the authorities
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are taking the opportunity to step up their campaign against vehicles. hugh schofield reports. noisy motorbikes — an old problem in france and getting worse. but here is the new anti—noise brigade of the paris police for once doing something about it. bikes that seem too loud are stopped. then, after a check with a decibel metre, those that are above the permitted level are given a fine. translation: noise is a real nuisance for parisians, so we've decided to step up police checks in order to cut sound levels in the public space. after confinement, noise is back on the agenda, and it's motorbikes and scooters in the firing line because they're what aggravate the public the most. this video shows noise levels and the number of people
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who are awoken when a bike crosses paris at night with an illegal adjusted exhaust. and how do you do that, adjust your exhaust? easy, according to mechanics — just take out the silencer. 0n small bikes, illegal exhausts give extra speed as well as creating a racket. 0n bigger bikes, it's really only about noise. translation: the engine, it's a big noise, no? it's the problem with electric bikes. they may have big engines, but if they don't make the noise, how do you know they've got the power? but it's notjust police patrols that are starting to clamp down on noise now. this is the prototype of a new system that should soon be rolled out across paris. it's a kind of noise radar. and eventually, it'll be able to impose fines automatically on vehicles that are too loud. translation: the assembly
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of microphones can trace the source of a loud noise and the camera feeds images for now, data protection means they can't use live video, but when it's running, the registration will be recorded and the offender punished. the team that developed the device agree that the covid lockdown has given their cause a new impetus. translation: the human ear gets used as a cone. it began to hear a whole range of sounds, from the very quiet to the very loud. then, that whole dynamic was suddenly stopped when lockdown ended and the noise came back. through confinement, parisians had a taste of tranquility. when it ended, complaints about noise shot up. city—dwellers, it seems, miss their moment of calm. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. the veteran american television presenter regis philbin has died at the age of 88. mr philbin was the most prolific presenter in the history of american tv, spending more hours in front of the camera than any other
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television personality. he's best known for hosting the us version of who wants to be a millionaire and the long—running morning show live with regis and kathie lee, which later became live with regis and kelly. his former co—host kelly ripa has called him "the ultimate class act", while veteran talk—show host larry king says regis philbin was a "prolific talent who could do it all". finally, peter green, one of the co—founders of fleetwood mac, has died. he was 73. his instrumental single albatross was the band's first uk number one. green formed fleetwood mac with the drummer mick fleetwood in the late ‘60s, but left the group in 1970. his former band—mate paid tribute, saying green "blazed one hell of a musical road". peter green, who's died at the age of 73. you can reach me on twitter —
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i'm @aaronsafir. plenty, of course, on the website. i will be back in a few minutes with the headlines. thanks for watching. hello. after a saturday which brought us some torrential downpours, some thunderstorms, even a tornado, sunday is looking a little bit quieter by comparison. a lot more in the way of sunshine around for many of you. some will stay dry, but there'll still be a scattering of showers to hide from every now and again. and one or two showers have continued through the night into the first thing in the morning. a fresher feel, as well, but still temperatures in double figures. and with the sunshine on your back across england and wales, that won't feel too bad in particular. plenty of dry, bright weather here to begin with. a few isolated showers in the west in the morning, developing more widely into the afternoon. showery morning followed by a largely sunny afternoon for northern ireland, southern and eastern scotland. but more persistent rain will be arriving into the hebrides later on, and it's here where winds will strengthen to gale—force.
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elsewhere, though, more of a breeze around compared with what we saw through saturday. temperatures will have dropped, but don't forget — with a bit more sunshine and strong july sunshine on your back at that, it shouldn't feel too bad, around 17—23 degrees. coolest of all, though, in the north west of scotland, where the strong winds, heavy rain will continue into the first part of the night. after a dry start to the night elsewhere, though, cloud and rain will develop in england and wales to take us into the monday will develop in england and wales to take us into the monday morning rush—hour. temperatures climbing again. could be down to single figures, though, to start the day across parts of scotla nd and northern ireland. so, a cool start to the week here. but here's the chart that shows what's happening through sunday night into monday. outbreaks of rain comes from this weather system. now, a little bit of uncertainty how close that'll get to northern ireland and southern scotland. it does look like we'll see some wet weather for a time, but that should ease for northern ireland later. heaviest of the rain, most persistent of the rain in northern and western parts of england, as well as across wales. the rain fairly showery towards the south east, and it's across the south
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and east where we see the strongest of the winds, touching gale—force for one or two. temperatures, well down again on we'll see on sunday. and given the fact there'll be cloud and rain for many, too, it is going to feel distinctly cool. and a cooler feel as we go into the middle part of the week. that weather system clears out during monday night. tuesday allows a north—westerly flow to develop, coming all the way from the north atlantic. bringing a few showers across northern and western areas. varying amounts of cloud, driest and brightest further south and east you are, but when you're out of the sunshine, a noticeable chill. temperatures for many sitting in the teens throughout. that cooler feel continues into wednesday, too. we could see rain return to scotland and northern ireland through thursday and friday. but further south and east, could we see the return of some summer warmth with temperatures approaching 30 degrees?
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this is bbc news. the headlines — people arriving anywhere in the uk from spain will have to quarantine for two weeks. it follows a sharp increase in spanish coronavirus infections, nearly 1000 new cases in the last two days. the spanish foreign ministry says the country is safe, saying outbreaks are localised and isolated. thousands of protesters gathered in cities across poland against the government's decision to withdraw from a european treaty combatting violence against women. according to the country's justice minister, the treaty undermines what he describes as the traditional family model. and tributes have been paid to the veteran of american television regis philbin, who has died at the age of 88. according to the guiness book of world records, mr philbin spent more hours in front of the camera than any other television personality.

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