the former president said he owed a great debt to mr. lewis. the funeral of the giant of the civil rights era drew three former american presidents and hundreds of mourners. the us economy has suffered its biggest contraction on record after the coronavirus shutdown. another 1.4 million people joined the ranks of the unemployed last week. twelve prominent opposition candidates in hong kong have been barred from standing in forthcoming elections. those disqualified include the pro—democracy activist, joshua wong, as well as incumbent lawmakers. new figures show england has had the highest level of excess deaths in europe becuase of coronavirus. while cities in spain and italy were harder hit — the virus was more widespread in england. you are watching bbc news.

the government has launched a new campaign to encourage people to take a test for coronavirus if they're suffering from symptoms. the health secretary matt hancock said a second wave is emerging in europe and he wants to prevent that happening here. with more here's our health correspondent sophie hutchinson. oldham correspondent sophie hutchinson. in greater manc cases old ham in greater manchester where cases of coronavirus have more than tripled in the past week. people here are no longer allowed to visit each other at home part of new restrictions to curb the sudden surge in cases. pvc analysis of public health figures for the uk suggests old ham seen the sharpest jump suggests old ham seen the sharpest jump in the past week. 256 cases per hundred thousand people up by 41 on last week. next is wrexham with 51 cases per hundred thousand people. an increase of 29. and a spike in trafford in greater manchester is also causing concern to 36 cases per

hundred thousand people up by 27 this week. initially the virus seemed to hit teenagers there according to public health officials. now it's adults, some with young families. and it's in the better off areas. it's a leafy suburbs that we've got lots of professionalfamilies, a suburbs that we've got lots of professional families, a lot suburbs that we've got lots of professionalfamilies, a lot of teachers, social workers, doctors, nurses. it's a very, very desirable area to live. and the areas that we re area to live. and the areas that were seeing these positive cases in oui’ were seeing these positive cases in our in these households. testing is free quick and vital. the governments new ad campaign a push to get more people tested. figures suggest two thirds of infected people are still being missed. a worry with the threat growing from abroad. we can see a second wave emerging in europe and we will do everything in our power to stop it

reaching our shores. other coronavirus hotspots in the uk are blackburn with darwen, bradford, sandwell, coaldale and manchester. but rush dale and lester have both seen but rush dale and lester have both seen significant falls and infections. and after a month of local lockdown in blustar many will be hoping this may mean restrictions have eased. but despite falls in cases there was still 200 new infections this week. raising questions about the safety of the city. i just want to bring questions about the safety of the city. ijust want to bring you some breaking news from france. they aren't releasing more numbers they aren't releasing more numbers they are of coronavirus cases. and this is according to france's health body. 1377 new cases in france in the last 20 for hours. this comes after yesterday's number 1392. new confirmed cases of covid—19 in

france just put that in a bit of perspective. in that countryjust earlier this month ofjuly they were down to between 500 and 700 cases a day. now back up. in the latest figure is 1377. in the latest figure is 1377. prosecutions and convictions for rape in england and wales have fallen to a record low. and new figures show its taking far longer to decide whether or not suspects should be charged. the victims commissioner, dame vera baird, says the statistics are "utterly shameful". the crown prosecution service says its working hard to reverse the trend. our home editor mark easton has the details in the year before lockdown, police in england and wales recorded 55,000 allegations of rape — one of the highest figures ever. in the same year, fewer than 1500 people were convicted following a rape case — the fewest ever recorded. the message it's sending to rapists is that you can basically rape with impunity, because your chance of seeing a day in court, let alone

jail, is almost zero. courtney — not her real name — made an allegation of a serious sexual assault in 2016, but she says the detectives investigating the incident told her of their frustration at how crown prosecutors were setting the bar on evidence so high she felt forced to abandon the case. they felt that the crown was trying to make it as dehumanising as possible for victims to continue their case, so they would drop out, so that they can look good in statistics, and that is verbatim what the officer told me. they basically have so underfunded the criminaljustice system that they just can't afford to prosecute the crime any more, so they can only cherry pick the ones that they are sure that they are going to win. police chiefs also pointed the finger at the crown prosecution service today, suggesting the cps were putting new demands on detectives. the officers tell me that the amount of information that they need

to gather to inform a proper charging decision is much more than it has been in the past, and it takes longer. the process clearly isn't working. police in england and wales recorded 55,130 rape allegations last year. but in the same period, 2,747 rape cases were referred on to prosecutors — the fewest on record. that year, the cps charged just 1,867 people, and 11139 were convicted in the courts — again, the fewest on record. the data suggests around 97% of rape allegations never result in a conviction. the cps says it's working more closely with police, such as here in kent, as increasing amounts of evidence from social media and phone records complicates the preparation of rape cases. what we need to do is work with our partners in the police, area by area, force by force, to make sure we build a strong

relationship at the start of these very serious criminal investigations, build strong cases together, and together drive the numbers up. today, here at the high court, campaigners have been arguing for a judicial review into whether prosecutors have quietly raised the evidential bar in rape cases. but what is really at play is the collision of the dispassionate processes of the criminaljustice system with the intimate agony that results from the most emotionally devastating of crimes. mark easton, bbc news. a hospital worker has been left scarred and frightened for his safety after being seriously injured in a racially aggravated hit—and—run. the 21—year—old was walking to the bus stop after finishing work at southmead hospital in bristol. witnesses say a car was driven at him deliberately before two men shouted racial abuse. sangita myska's report contains distressing images of his injuries from the start

ijust remember, like, bleeding and people came to help me off. yeah, people came to help me off the wall i was on. this is the car that police say was deliberately driven at 21—year—old k, who's asked us not to use his surname. he'd finished work at a local hospital and was heading to the bus stop when he was hit. i just knew then straightaway that i was proper damaged because i couldn't walk straightaway and i was bleeding from my head. after k was hit, witnesses say they saw two men ran from the scene, shouting racial abuse as they went. the force of the attack has left k with serious injuries to his face and leg. his mother says it took a surgeon four hours to pick glass out of his face. the scars on my face are going to be there for life, so. so, i'm not really going to be recovered from this because obviously, like mentally as well, i'm traumatised by it now as well.

i don't even know if it might happen again. avon and somerset police are treating the attack, which happened on the 22nd ofjuly, as a racially aggravated assault. this kind of attack, they say, is rare and ethnic minority communities in bristol need not fear for their safety. k feels differently. it's not pleasant at all. you shouldn't really in your life, you shouldn't be like having to look over your shoulder all the time and just not feel safe. it shouldn't like that, so, yeah, it's definitely affected me and my family and people around me in different ways. k says he will regain his confidence but that it will take time. sangita myska, bbc news. black children from caribbean backgrounds in england continue to be almost twice as likely to be excluded from school than their peers according to figures from the department of education. exclusions have remained high despite long standing calls for the issue to be tackled.

schools have a statutory duty not to discriminate against pupils over race — but discipline policies banning for example black hairstyles and fist—bumping are being blamed in part, as our education correspondent elaine dunkley reports. excluded from school more than 50 times. renee is now a successful graphic designer, but her school years were difficult. my mum suffers from borderline personality disorder, so i really didn't get much support during school. they knew that my behaviour was possibly a reflection of what was going on at home. renee also feels she was punished because of the colour of her skin. we had policies that seemed like they had racist undertones. so, for instance, our hairstyles were banned. so, like these slicks on my hair, we weren't allowed to have that in school. we weren't allowed to fist—bump each other, that was classed as gang culture. we weren't allowed in groups of more than three, that was classed

as gang culture too. and i think that. ..that had a detrimental effect on us, because we're just trying to live our lives and enjoy it as children. across england, statistics paint a bleak picture. in two thirds of local authority areas, black pupils have the highest rate of exclusion and in some areas, they are three times more likely to be excluded from school temporarily compared to white pupils. ayanda ncube is 18, he spent most of his life excluded from school. i started getting kicked out from preschool, so like i was a little kid, a toddler, round about then. he grew up in middleton in leeds and admits he had problems controlling his anger but says he was always seen as the aggressor, despite constant racist abuse. people were racist and just fighting, defending myself and then they'd just make it sound like it was only me but they wouldn't really take care

of the actual bigger picture and see what was going on and listen to what i was trying to say. the reasons for fixed term exclusions vary but it's often a warning sign that things are going wrong in a child's life. the challenges for schools is ensuring punishment isn't influenced by racial bias and prejudice. we certainly don't, as leaders of our schools and colleges, want to do anything which discriminates. therefore, if there is information which is going to help to illuminate how we could do that process more fairly, then so much the better. being excluded can have a profound and lasting impact on a young person's future. ranae says children need more support and less stereotyping you know what, i thought i need to be somebody and prove to these people that i'm not this horrible, bad person and i can be successful. elaine dunkley, bbc news. jackson carlaw has resigned as leader of the scottish conservatives after only six months in the job.

he succeeded ruth davidson in february but said he didn't believe he was the best person to lead the case for scotland remaining in the uk and so decided to stand down with immediate effect. i thought very carefully about it over the last few weeks. i think that the last few months have been a particularly traumatic time for scottish politics. it's kind of left politics in a confused state. ijust think that looking forward to next may the issues that i would like to see us fight on. and as somebody who is a trooper for the scottish conservatives unionist party i'vejust come to the conclusion that a fresh face after all of this is behind us is the right person to lead us into that direction. now time for your questions answered on changes to travel advice and quarantine rules and what this means for your holiday plans. and to answer your queries, i'm joined by helen coffey,

who is deputy travel editor at the independent. morning to you, helen. and also byjasmine birtles, founder of the website moneymagpie. morning to you as well, jasmine. let us get on with those questions. helen, lynn asks, first of all, "i've just returned from majorca to check on property and i'm due to fly back on monday, which is less than a week in the uk. can i still fly back or do i have to wait the 1a days? " helen? yes, absolutely, you can still fly back. i think this is something people are getting confused about, because it is a confusing situation, but essentially the 1a days applies to if you are in the uk. spain at the moment has no such stipulation about quarantine for british people going over there, so they will happily let you into majorca and you won't need to quarantine while you are there. the important thing to remember is, firstly, spain has been taken off the quarantine exempt lift and also off the fco's safe travel list,

so your insurance will probably be invalidated unless you have some kind of war insurance, which i'm sure you don't, and also when you do come back the second time from majorca, you have to start that quarantine all over again, so you can'tjust discount the days you spent in the uk before. you are starting at day zero and you have to stay indoors for two weeks. a very important point. jasmine, a question from wil metcalfe, who says, "i was due to travel to spain this friday but my family have decided not to travel. we were due to stay at a campsite and we are unable to get a refund as the company says we needed to give them at least 21 days' notice. can i claim on my travel insurance or credit card to get the money back? " that would be good, wouldn't it? i have spoken to visa and, certainly, if your actual contract says that you have to give a certain amount of days notice, and then you can't give those days notice, sadly you can't use chargeback. if they said something like, you have to give 48 hours notice

and you have given them a week's notice and then they won't give the money back, certainly, you could use chargeback, and that would be easy. in this case, it sounds like in their contract, if that is in their contract that you have to give 21 days notice, then probably, even your insurance , i'm afraid, wouldn't help there. but it's always worth an ask, because all insurances have different aspects in their policies, so it's worth asking. but i suspect that if the actual contract says you have to give 21 days notice and they can prove this, then it sounds like you may have to wave goodbye to that money, i'm afraid. always worth asking the question. aiden asks, "what's the likelihood of turkey being added to the quarantine list? " as he and his family go away in two weeks. helen, what do you know about the situation in turkey right now? well, it's really difficult because, as we know, things are changing at such a pace at the moment

that there is no way to look in a crystal ball and be, like, "it's going to be absolutely fine. " as we saw with spain, that changed so fast, and now the department for transport have gone from reviewing that list every three weeks to every week, so i cannot guarantee, but they seem to be basing it on this idea of how many new cases per 100,000 people they have had in the last two weeks. turkey's is currently at between 15 and 16, which doesn't for me raise massive red flags. just to put it in context, the uk's is currently at 1a but someone like spain's is over 30. at the moment, i would say there is a good chance turkey will still be on that quarantine exempt list and you don't have to worry, but it is something that is changing quickly, so it's with a big caveat of who knows, but it's looking good at the moment. and keep a very close eye on the news, obviously. aiden, hopefully you will be able to go. a question for you, jasmine, from keith who says,

"i've booked and paid for a holiday to the portaventura park in spain which was scheduled to. "to depart," i beg your pardon, "last monday. "we notified the operator that we wish to cancel the holiday as the hotel and theme park are closed during the day and the flights have been cancelled. the tour company are trying to take 90%," he says, "of the holiday cost. i've cancelled my credit card, which was stored with the booking. the tour company are now pursuing us for in the region of £3000 whilst accepting there is no alternative hotel available. where do i stand? " this sounds awfully complicated, jasmine. i am assuming it is a package holiday, and the good thing about buying a package holiday is that, under the package travel regulations, you are, actually, rather nicely covered, and you should be allowed a refund, because the rules state that, if unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances occui’ which significantly affect the performance of the package,

then you can have a full refund. and, frankly, the fco saying that we can't go to these places or we shouldn't go and various cancellations that you've mentioned. i mean, honestly, that sounds like an entirely reasonable way to ask for a refund and say, "no, we can't pay for that. " so long as it is a package holiday you are covered all over. even if it isn't, frankly, i think you have a very good case to say that, "it's not possible to have this holiday that we originally booked. so, of course we need to have a refund," or, "of course we shouldn't be paying for that. " personally, i would stick to your guns, stand your ground and say no. 0k. helen, a question from natalie. "can my daughter and two young children from belgium visit us? i have been shielded and they would travel by train. " oh, this is a difficult one because at the moment,

the answer is yes, they can come over and they don't have quarantine, it's all good, but there has been very strong speculation that luxembourg and belgium are both going to be removed from that quarantine exempt lift — possibly tomorrow, possibly this weekend. because, as i was talking before about that number of cases per 100,000, in belgium, that has rocketed up to 29.3, i think that's the latest number i can see. so i would say to her, let's wait and see what happens this weekend. in all likelihood, it will be taken off that list, and that means her daughter could come over that would have to spend two weeks away from her mother, not seeing anyone or doing anything, and i don't think that's a very fun holiday for any of them, to be honest. so worth waiting a few days, natalie, before that decision is made. rachel bates asks jasmine, "i was due to go on holiday to spain injune, which couldn't happen. my friends and i accepted a rebooking for nextjune, which we hope will go ahead.

my travel insurance is part of my bank account, for which i pay a monthly fee. i want to switch my bank account but then would have no travel insurance. i can't purchase travel insurance as the holiday is already booked. what can i do? " that's a very good question because yes, you're right that you would be covered by your insurance assuming you took it out before booking your holiday, and it sounds, of course, that you did. now, the thing is nextjune is 12 months away — nearly. i would have thought that by next year you could then take out travel insurance again for something you've already booked. one would hope. the thing is, if it were in a few months' time, i would say, no, keep with your current bank account, even though you would prefer to move but, by next year, all sorts of things could happen. we hope that this situation will have finished before the end of this year.

we can't know, but, if you really want to change your bank account, then i would say, you know, you could potentially risk it because it's quite a long way away, next year, and it's highly likely, i would have thought, that you could get proper travel insurance that would cover you by next year. so, i know it's a bit of a risk, and it's up to you depending on how much risk you want to take, but, personally, iwould have thought it's far enough away to mitigate some of that risk. i certainly hope so. elaine asks helen, "my housemate is due to go to spain in two weeks' time. if she still goes, is she the only one required to isolate when she returns, or do myself and the other members of the household who don't travel also have to isolate? " the good news is that, no, you and your housemates should

not have to isolate, it's just her that's gone away to spain and she should spend the next two weeks basically not really having much to do with you, spending as much time in her room as possible. the government guidance says avoiding common areas in the house, things like the kitchen and the living room. you could do things like do her shopping for her, but really keeping contact to an absolute minimum. and if she breaks that, she could be fined up to £1000. it's quite serious. the one situation in which that no longer is the case is if she develops coronavirus symptoms and, in that case, everyone in the household should quarantine, just as you would have to do under normal circumstances. but, if she doesn't develop any symptoms, you should be fine to go about your business as usual. 0k, very clear advice helen, thank you. this question is from james — for you, jasmine. "my family and i were due to travel to majorca next week. the flights and hotel have been booked separately and we wish to cancel as the hotel is closed until mid—august. am i entitled to the cash refund for the total cost of the holiday, given that the flight may not be cancelled ?

" no, because, if something is booked separately, so you booked the hotel and the flight separately, then the flight, for example, they would say, "well, you could go to another hotel. " if the flight is still going, then you are not necessarily entitled to a refund for that just because your hotel isn't going. you could maybe move hotels. however, you could ask the flight company, you know, it's really a question of phoning them up, probably waiting for hours admittedly on the phone, and asking what their policy is, because they might be willing to move your flight, they might possibly give you vouchers, but they don't have to, i'm afraid. if it were a package holiday, yes, you would be covered but, as you bought them separately, i'm afraid you are not. definitely worth that phone call, though. "how safe is it to travel to greece at the moment and in the future?

asks carey powell. helen, what are your thoughts on that? the great news is that i would say greece is one of the safest places to go on holiday right now. again, i can't say for definite in the future, because i don't have my crystal ball but, at the moment, going back to that indicator, the number of cases per 100,000 people, it's only about four in greece at the moment, one of the lowest levels. so i would feel. there is always a risk, but i would feel very safe booking a holiday to greece in the next month. next question from janet. "we have a holiday home in spain and would like to go there in the next few weeks. i understand my travel insurance won't cover my family for coronavirus, but are we covered for everything else? " you are not, and it's an oddity but, if you are going to spain, if you are going to a country that the fco says they suggest you don't, then not only are you not covered for possible coronavirus but you're not covered

for anything else, for example, if you had an accident or you lost your luggage. you wouldn't be covered, i'm afraid. having said that, there are some policies that might cover you. it's one of those things where you ought to ask your insurance provider or boringly look at the terms and conditions, you know, who does that? at the moment, people are make sure you put. —— you have eight ehic. make sure you have a european insurance health card. i'm going to try and squeeze in one or might not have had sight of, helen. it's from philip, who says, is it possible to do a euro driving holiday mixing with others to get shopping, going to campsites, going for walks in the open with mask and sanitising? i'm giving you a few seconds. he is trying to be independent as he moves around. does that present difficulties? i think that sounds fine. at the moment, if you are worried about getting coronavirus, a self—drive holiday is one

of the safest bets, because you are not spending time on a train or plane or whatever else with lots of other people. camping as well, spending a lot of time away from others, so i'd say go for it. we are out of time, but thank you so much for those answers. thank you for your question. hello there. i think it's pretty fair to say that in terms of weather, july 2020 has not exactly been a headline grabber. in fact, the month so far has been slightly cooler, wetter and cloudier than normal. however, we are going to close out the month with a bit of a flourish with some warmth coming up from the near continent. thursday, temperatures into the high 20s. the highs are likely to peak on friday. somewhere across central or south east england, we could see

3a degrees as a high. but not everybody has seen the sunshine or the warmth. this was east lothian through thursday afternoon. the cloud thick enough for some drizzle. an area of low pressure brought some cloud and outbreaks of rain through scotland and northern ireland, and that's drifting away a little. that southerly air pushing its way steadily north, drying things up and warming things up. it will be a relatively mild start to friday morning. you can see there will be plenty of sunshine from the word go. that sunshine will continue. there's hardly going to be a cloud in the sky for many, and with that light, southerly breeze and temperatures responding. a weak weather front will bring some cloud. here not quite as warm with highs of 21 degrees, but we see temperatures peaking at highs of 3a celsius. if that's too hot for you, things are set to change into the weekend, but it's worth bearing in mind that if you have outdoor plans through friday evening, there's a risk of sharp showers moving through eastern england, maybe thundery.

they should be few and far between, but certainly worth bearing in mind. into the start of the weekend, that low still with us and the wind direction changes slightly to more of a westerly, which means slightly fresher air coming in across the country. a risk of a few showers as well, but that will be the difference with the feel of the weather. temperature is not quite as high, 20 degrees in scotland. 77 fahrenheit. a similar story for the second half of the weekend, a good deal of dry weather in the forecast. a risk of a few showers and not feeling quite as warm. as we go into the working week, an area of low pressure is keeping us on our toes. level of uncertainty just where that's going to be sitting, but there's a risk of some rain for southern england on monday.

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