the bosses of amazon, facebook, apple and google are being grilled by congress over claims they're stifling competition. we'll bring you the latest. america's top infectious diseases expert warns the politicisation of the coronavirus is coming in the way of an effective response. it comes after president trump again defended the malaria drug to ward off covid—19. the world health organisation is saying that young people could be driving up the spikes across cases in europe. the resurgence has raised the prospect of board is being closed again after weeks after lockdown. in the us department of federal agents a federal agents will be removed from portland but dozens will be sent to three more cities as pa rt will be sent to three more cities as part of president trumps operation legend program.

airlines and travel industry leaders say it is vital to the post covert industry. heathrow says testing could be up and running within weeks of his airport and could allow passengers to go back to work more quickly. but the culture secretary says that testing is not a silver bullet to stop the need for quarantine because the virus can develop over time. our europe correspondent gavin lee has this report from the island of majorca. this is the street that's legendary. legendary. partygoers in magaluf, wall—to—wall with bars, all closed. the club reps have no clubs to represent. 10,000 people normally. at least 10,000 people a night in this place.

how geordie and christian from london come to work it every summer season. i work here in crystal's bar in magaluf. i lost myjob, obviously. about 20 people have lost theirjobs, people with kids, people who live here. the british government have brought out the new to the quarantine which has completely destroyed it for everyone. it is even quieter this week than last week. literally looking forward to it so much and then we have come here and it has been taken away again. after we have waited it has gone. this family spent £5,000 waiting for a post—pandemic week in a deluxe villa. they were told the day before they arrived the hotel had closed and the alternative was a theme park hotel. why are you disappointed the fact he could not go on the holiday you booked? we have waited two years to come back, haven't we, saved up all that money?

i have been a key worker through the whole pandemic, an essential key worker, so i am going to lose out. may our quickly when the pandemic first broke out in the balearic islands they have seenjust 2000 cases in five months and we are told many businesses that just opened a week ago have closed again because of the quarantine rule and the advice not to travel here. in the sidestreets of the capital the tourism minister for the balearic islands says money from british holiday—makers has provided the backbone to the economy decades. no one in the uk seems to understand how quite this is causing. in terms of the health risk, someone coming here will be far safer than in the uk. 0ne tourist returning from spain today, transport secretary grant shapps, who said the government had

considered allowing quarantine free travel to the islands. we looked at whether certain islands could be included and chris whitty was very clear with us that he was concerned about the data. across spain covid cases are rising. the majority in the north—east of the country. we wish you were here appeal seems to have been in vain. these showers are likely to stay quiet for some time. free school meals should be extended to another one—and—a—half million children in england —— that's the recommendation of a review commissioned by the government into food and healthy eating. the national food strategy warns of the "toxic connection" between child poverty, poor diet and hunger and says eating habits are a "slow—motion disaster‘" 0ur education correspondent danjohnson has more details. the kids at this south london summer club aren't going hungry. and here they know the importance of good food and the value of free school meals.

my son is going to be taken care of at school, and i don't have to worry about him not getting enough food due to financial reasons. it's excellent. you know, they're getting fruit and veg, which can be quite pricey in the shops. if she's at a table, sat with other children, eating, you know, everybody eating the same thing, then she is forced to eat those sort of things that they are eating. footballer marcus rashford was instrumental in getting meal vouchers extended to cover the summer break. but he said he wanted more. i don't want this to be the end of it, you know. because there is definitely more steps that need to be taken. and here, 16—year—old christina was campaigning even before he was. when you are at school, you see fellow students struggling, and it is seen as normal, and that's really bad, it's an unhealthy environment to be in. and it will make a massive change to so many young kids just to have that one hot meal,

hot, nutritious, good meal a day. so, who is eligible and what does it cost? at the moment, about 1.3 million children in england get free school meals. only those from households earning less than £7,400 before benefits are eligible. the review recommends opening that up to another 1.5 million 7—16—year—olds. costing about £670 million a year. it would be a major expansion, more than doubling the number of children who get free school meals up to one in every three. now, it's notjust about making sure they get fed. it's seen as an important factor in addressing some deeper issues. that nutrition, ensuring the most disadvantaged children have the right nutrition to enable them to work, to learn, to engage in the world, is an essential building block. and head teachers say they'd see the impact too. a lot of my family is just about managing. they are what you might rather crassley describe as the working poor.

and what covid has done is tipped them over the edge. this new national food strategy also warns about misleading packaging making some food look healthier than it really is. it only applies in england, but it comes as the uk government urges us all to improve what we eat. danjohnson, bbc news, brixton. mps are to hold an inquiry into the billions of pounds spent on personal protective equipment at the height of the pandemic. mps say they will examine whether the sums spent by the uk government represented value for money and whether the process for buying the equipment was transparent enough. in the early stages of the pandemic the government was urgently trying to source supplies of protective equipment at a time when global demand was at unprecedented levels and many firms stepped up as our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. these production lines didn't exist a few weeks ago. now this west midlands firm is making three million

foam visors every week, crucial kit for the nhs. it was one of several businesses that stepped up when the government asked for help in getting ppe at the height of the pandemic, opening this factory injust ten days. we wanted our front line heroes to have something that was better than the alternatives out there. this project alone has created 500 new jobs. this was empty eight weeks ago. to look at it today, we are producing, you know. yeah, it's inspiring. here, they say the government's approach worked, producing vital equipment when needed most. another day of concern about the availability of protective equipment. this was april. coronavirus had taken hold. global demand for ppe skyrocketed. the government's usual supply chains were hugely disrupted. so great the need, the raf was drafted into ship supplies from turkey, which, in the end, failed to meet standards.

in whitehall, a 500—strong team was set up, processing thousands of offers from british business to make or source ppe. contracts totalling billions of pounds were issued to a range of firms, some to known suppliers, others with little past experience. now, some government decisions are being challenged in the courts, and mps want a closer look. we are very concerned about this general lack of oversight. when you are dealing with something at this pace, almost inevitably, there is going to be some attempt at fraud. the key thing that we'll be looking at is whether government had mechanisms in place to prevent that. and, crucially, to prevent the wrong equipment, you know, not proper equipment, being delivered to the front line. the government said to keep up supply, billions of items of ppe had been delivered, and more ordered. the firms that won these contracts didn't need a background in ppe, theyjust have to show they could make it or get hold of it. the whole point was finding

new sources of supply. but in this urgent period, vast sums of public money were spent quickly on critical kit. and now the question is whether it was all spent in the right way. in stoke—on—trent, reliance medical already supplies the nhs with health care products. it has a factory in china, making face masks, and says it offered ppe to the government, but had little response. now it exports masks to other countries. it is strange. some of the companies that have been chosen to do some of these things, who have got no experience. we've got a wealth of experience and we weren't asked. it is frustrating. we feel that you could have helped, and there's a lot you could have done, and you didn't get that opportunity. the government says crucial equipment was delivered, with safeguards, the process open and competitive. some, though, want to check the systems, not least because demand, like this virus, cpould surge again.

alex forsyth, bbc news. more than 2 million muslims from around the world usually travel to saudi arabia for the annual hajj pilgrimage at this time of year but because of the pandemic international visitors are barred and many british muslims are worried they won't be able to fulfill their religious duty as our religion editor martin bashir reports. this family spent two years planning for the religious high point of their lives. it is a must for every muslim to perform the hajj, at least once in their lifetime. it's a very important part of my religion. they should have departed for mecca at the weekend. instead, they're still in the midlands — and time is of the essence. because of imran we thought that... i wasn't feeling comfortable for him to go on his own. so we thought we'd join him. i suffered a major heart attack back in 2014. i'm turning a0 next year. i feel fit and well enough at the moment, but who knows?

this time next year, i may not be. and this might have been my only opportunity. a modern plague has disrupted an ancient pilgrimage. last year, the hajj attracted more than two million pilgrims. this year, the coronavirus pandemic has forced the saudi arabian government to scale back, banning all foreigners from visiting the holy site. we still have to welcome the first worshippers yet. it's not officially opened. sheik ibrahim mogra, an imam in leicester, is warning that the current quota system that allows a proportion of muslims from every nation to visit mecca each year is likely to be reduced. sadly, the virus is going to be with us for some time. and we have to prepare ourselves mentally, and also spiritually, for that point of disappointment.

because, inevitably, the quotas for britain will have to be reduced. allah hu akbar, allah hu akbar... back at home, the patel family continues its devotions — but there's no hiding their sense of loss. martin bashir, bbc news, leicester. i'm joined now by rashid mogradia, founder and chief executive of the council of british hajjis. thank you very much indeed for your time. do you agree with the restrictions the salaries of plus on the hodge this year? absolutely. they've taken the worst decision to limit the number of pilgrim to those within the kingdom. 70% of them are ex—pats, 30% saudi. in order to maintain social distancing and

control what is a global pandemic of the coronavirus. and they have full support. it is disappointing i like many others who are in the sector who continuously serve british pilgrims will have been out there today. this is the first day of haj. it's heartbreaking to see some of the images that we've seen today. however, the preservation of life comes of religious obligation and to limit pilgrims around a thousand, shows that the kingdom is taking this very seriously. but also understanding the sensitivities around muslims wanting to perform hajj to show that they can perform it in hajj to show that they can perform itina hajj to show that they can perform it in a very limited manner. what do you say to british muslims in particular who are concerned that they are not performing their religious duty that in some way they are not meeting the expectations that they have of themselves?

prophet muhammad peace be upon him says acts in intentions and we take solace in that. we are aware that many with the who pay deposited or paid for hajj packages will indeed be rewarded for their intention of performing hajj. never needs to be, god willing, they will get to perform hajj in future years maybe next year. god willing. perform hajj in future years maybe next year. god willinglj perform hajj in future years maybe next year. god willing. i i appreciate primarily this is a religious moment for muslims for you it has economic sequences doesn't a? normally many millions of people would be travelling to saudi arabia. can you help us understand the impact that this decision from saudi arabia had from that perspective? well, we know that the hajj trade is worth around 175 million for the uk economy. for a british tour operators who are struggling as it was when the lockdown happen. and

globally, other tour operators would have suffered the same. it's understanding that it's not all about money, it's about preservation of life. in the saudi authorities took a decision as early as february two limit the lesser pilgrimage, suspended completely and now hajj is going ahead in limited numbers. it's not about the money aspect for the kingdom. however we understand that livelihoods depend on the hajj trade. many tour operators in the uk, their only source of income is hajj. and hajj only happens on a set period of time once a year as well. they are going to be consequences. they are going to be consequences. the phone nature of this we won't know probably even a few months' time. however, we are confident that the measures are taken about the saudi authorities will actually bounce back the lesser pilgrimage. to open up relatively soon. i'll be

at, limited numbers. and we will see that bring in some kind of benefit back to tour operators. but it has to be done in a south environment and we can mend the efforts of the kingdom to put health above anything else. you were saying at the beginning of the interview, if the virus had not come along almost certainly you would have been in saudi arabia today. i wonder how you would mark today instead because you can't be there. i had an alert this morning on my phone saying first day of hajj. just to read that message was heartbreaking enough. not being there, you only know and words can't describe the feeling of many who are missing out. it is the biggest event in the muslim calendar. and not being that really is heartbreaking. we are confident that there is wisdom behind this. and god willing, we will be there next share with many who didn't get to perform this

year that will be there with them and hajj 2021. very good to talk to you. you've been sending us your questions on changes to travel advice and quarantine rules and what this means for your holiday plans. it's time for your questions answered with my colleague jane hill. to a nswer to answer your travel questions i am joined by the travel editor at which and linda boll professor of public health at the university of edinburgh. awarm health at the university of edinburgh. a warm welcome to both of you. as ever when we ask about travel we get a lot of questions. furry, i'm going to start with you. how much notice should your travel agent be giving you when cancelling your holiday? almost certainly your

travel agency or tour operator would like to give you more notice than they are now. they are slightly hamstrung by the surprise decisions of the government. i do have some sympathy if there are some delays that they only have a finite number of customer service agents. it may bea of customer service agents. it may be a little bit of a delay. if you are travelling in the next two to three weeks you should expect to hear from your tour operator relatively soon. because those holidays are likely to be canceled. beyond that, but is probably happening is the tour operator by the travel agency is hoping that the advice will change again. whether it's pain or the billerica canary islands they are hoping that perhaps the restrictions will be lifted and they will be able to upgrade holidays to the end of august. if you have it a holiday that's beyond the next two or three weeks the best advice really is just to wait. and the holiday companies will be

cancelling on a rolling basis. if by next week the advice hasn't change they will cancel a further week of holidays and so forth and so on. yes, it can be a tense weight but i hear what you say. that can be the only option. thank you. linda, the question for you from louise and alan says we are flying there and back from gibraltar which is exempt i've assuming she means to spain. we are residing in spain does the 1a day kuomintang don't not quantity rules still apply? this is going to bea rules still apply? this is going to be a common scenario. people will go somewhere else in europe being in spain or come back from spain or any other place. it does still apply. what i would say is it depends on the numberof what i would say is it depends on the number of days. example, flying into gibraltar then going to spain then go back gibraltar and say spending for days and gibraltar out before going back to the uk than the quarantine would be reduced to ten days. generally it's just jumping from one place to spain or indeed,

another country where we have a quarantine restriction and back to the uk via the other airport and that duration still stands. to start up that duration still stands. to start up the discussion it's important that we all remember that quarantine has a very specific purpose. it takes about five days of the virus to incubate. we know about 99% of people who would develop symptoms and not be infectious any more it will do so within our 14 day period. that's why it's two weeks without that. it is applied by many countries it's not just that. it is applied by many countries it's notjust to that. it is applied by many countries it's not just to the that. it is applied by many countries it's notjust to the uk rules. quarantine means staying in your home or wherever you can say. but it means not going out in any way. not really meant to go supermarket shark a big all that sort of thing. purest form is very strict. as in a? it is. people will know about how quarantine is been run in the past where we had other infectious disease the ultimate is to stop the transmission of the virus. that means staying inside, staying at home. if it you've got

nobody that can go out for essential groceries that you should do that yourself with that but if you do have other people that you do that for you you should rely on that. do you need to stay on dealers and not come in contact with others. you mentioned the incubation period. that's a quick extra thought because the question for nathan in northampton ties into that. he says ifi northampton ties into that. he says if i come back from spain but i've had eight negative covert tests do i need to still isolate? problem is we don't have a formal national notification system for that. there are a numberof notification system for that. there are a number of countries where they are a number of countries where they are now implementing airport testing or evidence of testing and a negative test. that is not the case here. even if that collar was to get his own test that's not recognise at the moment and we wouldn't be able to necessarily validate that. it's important we stick to the quarantine and that applies to everybody coming back notjust from and that applies to everybody coming back not just from spain and that applies to everybody coming back notjust from spain but and that applies to everybody coming back not just from spain but all the other countries on the list. worry, question about refunds. goodness we talked about those a lot in the last

few months, sarah, ourflight company won't reflect refined our flight. company won't reflect refined our flight. they won't even change our dates even though the government says we shouldn't travel. what should we do? this is a bit of a developing scandal, really. while tour operators who operate package holidays have cancelled holidays to spain and are allowing people to refund. all of the major airlines now are saying we don't care about the advice, the flight is operating so you cannot get a refund. and there is nothing in law or consumer rights that compels them to do so, u nfortu nately. rights that compels them to do so, unfortunately. the most practical advice is that you approach them and hopefully you will be able to rebook. and with easyjet and british airways to pick two examples, there are allowing customers with flights to spain to move to another date and they are waving the rebooking fee. he will still have to pay the fare difference. if you moved to 2021 the price may have gone out. and then you will be liable to pay that. with

some other airlines you don't really have any options. ryanair is not waving that change fee for people. you will have to pay that for them and you will have to pay any fare difference. for many people it puts them ina difference. for many people it puts them in a really impossible decision. they can travel but to do so will be a huge gamble because the fco warning means that you are travel insurance is not valid. 0r fco warning means that you are travel insurance is not valid. or if they don't travel they have to rise off the cost of the money. something which is been asking the government and regulators to intervene. at the moment your best hope is to reap buck, hope for a bit of flexibility from the airline. we've been reflecting, how much things are changing all the time. and things can change. interesting question that applies to both of you. , andrew wants to know, how close do you think france is to being on the list of countries with a 14 day

quarantine restriction? linda ?|j list of countries with a 14 day quarantine restriction? linda? iwas looking at the latest figures from today from the european centre from disease prevention and control, they have had over 6000 cases in the past week in france but they are not close yet in terms of spain. so looking at 14 day cumulative cases those are about 17 per 100,000. there are about 14 in the uk and that's14 nine in spain. there have been spikes in —— 49. one of the areas in france the regions of france they have 1000 new cases recently. they have actually imposed on local restrictions so no more than ten people gathering. and face coverings not just than ten people gathering. and face coverings notjust indoors about anywhere in the community where people are moving around. i keep an eye on france but at the moment it's certainly not looking like one of the very warring countries nationally that we are beginning to see across europe. interesting to know. worry, it points to how

difficult it is for the travel industry and how difficult it is for anyone who is trying to get away. because things can change so rapidly. that's absolutely right. the restrictions introduced for spain were done on a saturday night and were introduced on a sunday. people have for a five hours notice. right at the peak of when people travel. a lot of package holidays run from a saturday to a saturday. so the government has made it clear that it can and will change these restrictions at a moments notice. whether you agree or disagree with that, what it means practically is that, what it means practically is that you should only book a holiday abroad if you are able when you return to quarantine for 14 days. that yourjob return to quarantine for 14 days. that your job and return to quarantine for 14 days. that yourjob and your boss allows that. because the time when your book and the time when you go there will be a gap. and there may be a change. if you are not able to undertake that 14 day quarantine, you are at real risk that the situation will change and you will come back and you're really stuck in

a difficult position between quarantine and risking yourjob, u nfortu nately. hello again. it was a little bit warmer out there today temperatures are going to rise and by friday it could be the hottest day of the year so far. temperatures will be slower to rise in scotland and northern ireland. perhaps because we've got these weather fronts coming in from these weather fronts coming in from the atlantic bring it more cloud and outbreaks of rain. through the night most of the rain will be affecting northern ireland. there will still be some for a while in wales. a few spots will head up into the northwest of england and southwestern parts of scotland was up southwestern parts of scotland was up some clear skies developing and generally temperatures ten to 12 degrees tonight. probably a bit colder across northern part of mainland scotland wasn't there maybe some early sunshine on thursday. we will see their rain turning heavier in northern ireland. it will cheer up in northern ireland. it will cheer up through the date as the wind picks up and blows that rain away.

and pushes it forward third north into scotland. will see more sunshine coming up from the south across england and wales. and it's here temperatures will get particularly high for. 27, 20 8 degrees through the midlands and the southeast of england. warmer than today i think for northern ireland. 0nly yesterday we had those cool, northwesterly winds in order from the temperatures for terrazzo rapidly in the next few days the wind direction has to change. were tapping into a southeasterly breeze bringing in warmth from continental europe. of this weather front that's trying to push in from the atlantic. whilst it's getting much warmer across much of the country, northern ireland mate miss out on the high temperatures. because we've got to shower rate rain coming in from the west. i had met more of a breeze picking up, blowing and lots of sunshine, strong sunshine as well. lifting temperatures in scotland after the mid 20s. widely 29, 30 degrees in england and wales. 30 for in the southeast of england. —— 30 far in the southeast of england. with that heat that could be eight

few showers developing across the midlands and east england hot cross the rain which is coming in from the atla ntic to the rain which is coming in from the atlantic to western areas. wet weather pushes its way eastward overnight and as we head into the weekend it's all changed again. we returned those winds to the west or southwest atlantic air and that means it's going to be turning cooler and fresher. temperatures certainly will be dropping away. some sunshine and a few showers most of the showers i think in the north and west of the uk.

hello i'm ros atkins, welcome to outside source the bosses of amazon, facebook, apple and google are being grilled by congress over claims they're stifling competition. we'll bring you the latest. america's top infectious diseases expert warns the politicisation of the coronavirus is coming in the way of an effective response. there is a considerable degree of political divisiveness to a level that everyone admits, you don't need me to make that declaration. and in europe, young people could be contributing to the resurgence of coronavirus, the new warning from