fififififififi depends on another household so it depends on your accommodation, i would interpret that, if you are in a hotel you are more self—contained but if you are in a house, apartment or villa, not so much, that would assume more mixing of households and falls under the restrictions announced tonight and that advice is not to. val clark asks... my son is in my bubble and lives in bradford. i'm a 78—year—old widow and i live alone, but i'm so confused. is he allowed to visit me under the new lockdown rules in west yorkshire, both in my home and in my garden? it's good news for val. a support bubble is where one single person from a household it can mix with another household. it's an expansion ofa another household. it's an expansion of a household. valfits into that. her son can visit her under the nude restrictions because they are already in the bubble and he can stay overnight —— under the new restrictions. they are not widely mixing with other households so there no changes to the support bubble regulations. our health correspondent, lauren moss, thank you.

time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. good afternoon. the heat out there is oppressive, not necessarily a good thing at all, certainly far too hot for our shores. at the moment the temperature in the last ten minutes or so hit 36 celsius in greater london and its possible that it's going to write a little further. it's not a record but it certainly is right up there on the list of highest temperatures recorded injuly. list of highest temperatures recorded in july. quite list of highest temperatures recorded injuly. quite an extreme day for our climate and perhaps a sign of extreme days that we'll be experiencing more frequently in the future years. this is what's happening right now. it's not necessarily a heat wave, just a blast of hot air from the south that's lasting one day. for a heatwave technically the met office suggests three days of sustained heat, we are just getting one day. you can see how widespread the heat is this afternoon. from around three

pmo for pm the temperatures will start to come down. it's a different story in the west, the heat will spark off or develop some thunderstorms across central and eastern areas later on today, gusty winds, hail, that sort of things. a warning for eastern areas this evening and into tonight. the change to fresher conditions is going to happen this evening and overnight. we'll see the fresh atlantic air moving in to western areas of the uk and you can see the westerlies here, pushing that very brief spell of heat into the continent so the temperature tomorrow, the maximum temperature, will be a good deal lower compared to what we've got out there right now. i think a few showers dotted around across the country during the course of saturday. on the whole a really pleasa nt saturday. on the whole a really pleasant day, i think many others will agree, far more comfortable, 25 in london, a ten or ii will agree, far more comfortable, 25 in london, a ten or 11 degrees lot drop and closer to the average in belfast, around 18 celsius and as

far as the fa cup final is concerned i will briefly disappear there. it's around 20, here i am, 2a degrees, an ideal day for the fa cup final. he has a sunday's weather forecast, we've got a few showers moving across the uk, some weather fronts there, so it's the northern half of there, so it's the northern half of the uk that catches a few showers but on the whole we keep mostly sunny spells in the south of the country and around 23 degrees or so. just today the really extreme heat and from tomorrow it's a lot more co mforta ble. and from tomorrow it's a lot more comfortable. back to you. that's all from the bbc news at one. so it's goodbye from me. on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. this temperature is overall very pleasant indeed. that's it for me, goodbye. just to good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news.

get more on that announcement from the government. the government have called off pilot events permitting crowds into arenas to watch live sport from today, due to a rise in coronavirus infections. cricket was the first to permit entry to fans last weekend, with spectators also watching inside the crucible on the opening day of snooker‘s world championship today. goodwood had also planned to admit spectaors for the racing festival this weekend. spectaors for the racing on spectaors for the racing saturday the 1st of august, will on saturday the 1st of august, you will remember we had hoped to reopen england in a number of the higher risk settings that had remained closed and today i am afraid we are postponing those changes for at least a fortnight. that means until the 15th of august at the earliest, indoor four performances will not resume, pilots in large crowds and sports venues will not take place. let's get more with our sports correspondent andy swiss. andy, cricket, snooker and racing the test events selected to permit fans. but a week after fans were allowed in, the goverment forced intoa u—turn? yeah, it is a

real blow for world sport because it is supposed to be a really significant weekend, with as you say the return of 4000 fans who were good due to be at goodwood racecourse tomorrow, 2000 county cricket matches and the world snooker championships in sheffield, where they were supposed to have 300 fa ns allowed where they were supposed to have 300 fans allowed in for each session, the first fans allowed two and an indoor sporting event since lockdown, so it was supposed to be a really big weekend, but as you heard there from boris johnson these really big weekend, but as you heard there from borisjohnson these pilot events have now been postponed for at least a fortnight, so all these sporting events this weekend will have to take place behind closed doors. the particularly interesting one is snooker because the world championships there got under way this morning, just as borisjohnson was making that announcement had already there were a few hundred fa ns already there were a few hundred fans inside the crucible watching the opening match. we understand from the world snooker organiser that from the rest of the day, with an afternoon and evening session still to come with fans making their way from sheffield, we understand fa ns way from sheffield, we understand fans will still be allowed in to

watch in the afternoon and evening sessions today, but from tomorrow the rest of the world snooker championships will be behind closed doors. and what has the reaction being, certainly for events like goodwood that were planning to admit fa ns goodwood that were planning to admit fans this weekend 7 goodwood that were planning to admit fans this weekend? we have had reaction from goodwood, who say they are very disappointed, but they understand the issues in respect the announcement of a nearby minister. we have also heard from the culture secretary oliver dowden, who says it is very disappointing news, but with the rise in infection rates we cannot go ahead with these pilots this weekend. i know that horse racing, and snooker and other sports have welcomed fans back and we are working hard to get them back as soon as working hard to get them back as soon as possible,. clearly this is a big setback to the sporting world. they were hoping to start the process to welcome back some fans to bring back the atmosphere and much—needed income to the sporting world, but clearly those plans are once again hold. thank you for that. it's practice day ahead of the british grand prix

at silverstone, the race will be run without sergio perez who's tested without sergio perez, who's tested positive for cornavirus. the racing point driver has been replaced by nico hulkenburg at short notice, who will miss next weekend's race as well. according to officials, signs that testing in and around the sport's bio—secure environment is working. iam i am definitely one of the saddest moments in my career. the preparation we put into this weekend, to be 100% ready for it, i knew i had a great car underneath me and the team had done a fantastic job. i'm really sad that this happened, but it just job. i'm really sad that this happened, but itjust shows how vulnerable we all are to this virus. i followed all the instructions from my team. that was sergio perez speaking bear after that positive test. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. that includes plenty on the

announcement from the government today. i will be back with another update later on this afternoon. thank you very much. more now on our main story. the prime minister, borisjohnson, has announced that the easing of lockdown restrictions that were due to take place in england tomorrow are going to be postponed for at least two weeks. the chief medical officer, professor chris whitty, also told the press conference that we have reached the limits for how much we can open society. so what can no longer happen? it means that indoor venues like bowling alleys, casinos and skating rinks cannot open. the planning pilots of allowing crowds in sports venues will not go ahead. some couples will be disappointed, as wedding receptions of up to 30 people, which were poised to be allowed for some of the busiest weeks in the wedding industry, will not now be permitted. and, finally, face—coverings will be required in more indoor settings, enforcable by law, for example in cinemas, galleries and places of worship. this is what the prime minister had to say earlier. two weeks ago i updated you from this podium on the progress

we have made as a country in our fight against coronavirus and in many ways that progress continues. the number of patients admitted to hospitals is still falling and now stands atjust over 100 each day. in april there were more than 3,000 coronavirus patients in mechanical ventilation beds — now the latest figure is 87. the number of deaths continues to fall and, although one is too many, that is obviously encouraging. but i have also consistently warned that this virus could come back and that we would not hesitate to take swift and decisive action as required. i'm afraid that in parts of asia and latin america the virus is gathering pace, and some of our european friends are also struggling to keep it under control. as we see these rises around the world, we cannot fool ourselves that we are exempt. we must be willing to react to the first signs of trouble.

today the weekly survey by the office for national statistics reports that the prevalence of the virus in the community in england is likely to be rising for the first time since may. around one in 1,500 now have the virus compared to one in 1,800 on the 15th ofjuly and one in 2,000 on the 2nd ofjuly. the ons also estimates there are now 4,900 new infections every day, up from around 3,000 per day on the 14th ofjuly and 2,000 per day at the end ofjune. we just cannot afford to ignore this evidence. it is vital to stress, of course, that we are in a far better position to keep the virus under control now than we were at the start of the pandemic because we know so much more about the virus, we have so many more tools at our disposal to deal with it — our testing capacity has increased 100—fold, we have a contact tracing

system up and running, which has led to over 184,000 people isolating who may otherwise have spread the virus, and is capable of chasing the virus, and is capable of tracing thousands of contacts every day. we have secured billions of items of ppe to withstand the new demands on hospitals and care homes, and of course we have new treatments pioneered in this country, like dexamethasone, remdesivir, to shorten recovery times and reduce mortality rates. but we cannot be complacent. i will not stand by and allow this virus to threaten to cause more pain and more heartache in our country. that is why last night the health secretary announced new restrictions on household contact in the north—west, specifically greater manchester and in parts of east lancashire and west yorkshire. these are targeted measures on social contact between households which the data tells us is driving the current increase in cases.

businesses and workplaces should continue as before in those areas. i know how hard it is to have restrictions like this imposed on seeing your family and friends, but we have to act rapidly in order to protect those we love. and we know this sort of intervention works. measures taken in leicester and luton have suppressed the virus and allowed us to relax measures. even as we act locally, it is also my responsibility to look again at the measures we have in place nationally in the light of the data that we are seeing about incidents. and you'll remember at every point, i have said our plan to reopen the society and the economy is conditional, that it relies on continued progress against the virus, and we would not hesitate to put the brakes on if required. with those numbers creeping up, our assessment is that we should now

squeeze that brake pedal, in order to keep the virus under control. on saturday 1st august, you'll remember we had hoped to reopen in england a number of the higher risk settings that had remained closed, and today i'm afraid we are postponing these changes for at least a fortnight, which means 15th august at the earliest, casinos, bowling alleys, skating rinks must remain closed, and contact services must remain closed, indoor performances will not reviews, pilots of larger events in conference centres will not take place at wedding receptions of up to 30 people will not take place, but ceremonies can take place in line with covid secure guidelines. i know that the steps we are taking will be a real blow to everybody, to everybody whose wedding plans have been disrupted or who cannot

now celebrate eid in the way that they would wish. and i'm really, really sorry about that, but we simply cannot take the risk. we will of course study the data carefully and move forward with our intention to open up as soon as we possibly can. two weeks ago, i also said that from tomorrow, government would give employers more discretion about how employees can work safely, whether by continuing to work from home or attending a covid secure workplace, and we know that employers have gone to huge lengths to make workplaces safer, so that guidance remains unchanged. to make workplaces safe, so that guidance remains unchanged. we also said that we would pause shielding nationally from the 1st of august based on clinical advice, and that national pause will proceed as planned, and our medical experts will be explaining more about that decision and about the shielded group later today. most people in this country

are following the rules and doing their best to control the virus. but we must keep our discipline and our focus, and we cannot be complacent. i've asked the home secretary to work with the police and others to ensure the rules, which are already in place, are properly enforced. that means local authorities acting to close down premises and cancel events which are not following covid secure guidance, and it means a greater police presence to ensure face coverings are being worn where this is required by law. we will also extend the requirement to wear a face covering in other indoor settings where you are likely to come into contact with people you do not normally meet, such as museums, galleries, cinemas and places of worship. we now recommend face coverings are worn in these settings and this will become enforced in law by the 8th of august. at this stage, we're

not changing the rules on social contact nationally. i don't want to tell people to spend less time with their friends. but unless people follow the rules, and behave safely, we may need to go further. two weeks ago, i said we would hope for the best, but plan for the worst. and of course, we continue to hope for the best. but the way to get that, and to achieve that optimum outcome, is if we all follow the rules, wash our hands, cover our faces, keep our distance, and get a test if we have symptoms, so the nhs test and trace can keep the virus under control. and that is how we will avoid any return to a full national lockdown. we've made huge progress together. i know we're going to succeed, and i know we're going to beat this, if each and every one of us

continues to play our part. borisjohnson boris johnson speaking there borisjohnson speaking there are a couple of hours ago. speaking ahead of the prime minister's announcement, the labour leader, sir keir starmer, gave his reaction to the government's announcement last night, to impose the restrictions across parts of northern england. the decision the government has made is the right decision and we will support it. i spoke to andy burnham, the mayor of manchester, this morning. so we will support that, we will support the government guidance. but the communication has been extremely poor. really late announcement at night, coming into effect a few hours later without any real clarity, so right decision, very poor communication. that has got to improve. we are going to see more of these situations over the coming weeks and months. the government needs to learn the lesson of the last 24 hours, which is to improve communications. there should have been a press conference announcing this with real clarity. that is what is needed here. why do you think these local lockdowns seem to be more prevalent in the north—west, rather than, say, the south—east? i think it is very important that

the government follows the data. that is what i understand they have done here and that is why we support their decision. and as the leader of the opposition, i say to those affected, please follow the government advice. the issue we have with the government is about communication. confidence is everything here. poor communication, late at night, without clarity, does not help confidence. these shoppers in greater manchester have been giving their reaction to the restrictions that have come in in the area today. it's very important, in the time we are going through now, it is very important to keep yourself safe and others safe, and especially your family safe, isn't it? you can't understand what is actually going on. i think it needs explaining more. it came in sudden, but since then i've seen it online anyway, so i sort of verified it. well, if it's the people's health, it's the best thing, isn't it? because we need to get over this corona business and start living our life again. i shall miss seeing the family

because i look forward to them coming, and we only sit in the garden. it's difficult to follow. i think it's probably unnecessary because, what should i do? people willjust end up doing what they think, not necessarily following the guidelines. the views of some shoppers in greater manchester there. a local lockdown has also been in place in the city of leicester for the last month. the mayor of leicester, sir peter soulsby, has today criticised the government's handling of the local lockdown, both in his city and in parts of the north of england. while i understand the arguments the government has made about their need to respond quickly to a developing situation, that doesn't mean to say that you have to try and deal with that situation without any planning in advance or briefing in advance. what the government did yesterday

was to, i can't help but feel, make it up as they went along. frankly, that's not the way to deal with this. the sort of situation in other parts of the uk where they have chosen to put additional restrictions on could have been foreseen, could have been foreseen some weeks ago, some days ago and certainly shouldn't have had to be faced with yesterday, as if they were having to respond to a new possibility. it was always a possibility. it should have been planned for and the briefings that came out as a result of it should have been properly structured, properly informed and we shouldn't have a situation that we have now of us trying on the following day to interpret them in a way that we can inform our own communities. they should have planned for this. the mayor of leicester there. in wales, the first minister, mark drakeford, has been outlining the latest easing of restrictions due to come in over the next three

weeks, confirming that at the moment the data suggests that the virus is in decline in wales. from 3rd august, from monday, pubs, bars, restaurants and cafes will be able to reopen indoors. licensed wedding venues will be able to reopen to carry out ceremonies, but indoor reception parties will not be considered until 15th august, the start of the third week, at the earliest. as from monday, we will relax the restrictions to provide more flexibility in the way people can meet outdoors, while reminding everyone that physical distancing still needs to be maintained at all times. and we will also update our guidance to make it clear that children under 11 will not now need to maintain a two—metre distance from one another orfrom adults.

the scientific advice shows that the risk of transmission is lower amongst this age group, and it will mean that young children can meet their friends to play out of doors or to give their grandparents a hug again. from the second week, from week two, if conditions remain favourable, from 10th august onwards, swimming pools, indoor fitness studios, gyms, spas and indoor leisure centres will be able to reopen in wales, as will children's indoor play areas. that takes us to the third week of the current cycle and we continue to explore whether we can make changes to the rules on meeting people indoors from 15th august. now we would like to be able

to offer more chances for family and friends to meet together indoors, but this is one of the most difficult areas from a public health perspective because as people have more contact with one another indoors, the risk of transmission increases. more than half of the cases our contact tracers identified injuly in north wales were linked to household contacts. today, we have seen indoor meetings curtailed in greater manchester, east lancashire and parts of west yorkshire, following a spike in coronavirus cases there too. all of this is bound to give us pause for thought. our step—by—step approach in wales allows us to weigh up the evidence for every change we make and we will go on doing that

for indoor meetings over the next two weeks to see what we may be able to do from 15th august onwards. and that is the first minister of wales speaking a little earlier. italy was one of the earliest and hardest hit countries in the coronavirus pandemic. the lockdown there was dramatic, but things are slowly getting back to normal. in venice, they are trying to attract the tourists, and they're doing it in their own unique style, as tim allman reports. forget the drive—in, this is the boat—in. venice is famous for its film festival, but how can you light up the silver screen when all the cinemas are shut? easy, get the audience to just float into place. translation: i had this idea during lockdown, when the media talked about a restart for culture

and drive—ins, venice was referred to as a dead city, so i connected with people and thought, why not do a cinema screening on boats? the venue, one of the city's shipyards, where around 300 people on board 60 vessels took part. tickets were free, but had to be booked in advance. and you had to bring your own refreshments, but all in all, this seems a pretty civilised way to watch a movie. translation: much more exciting than staying in a theatre. after what we have been through, it is beautiful. translation: we made reservations immediately. something like this does not happen every day. one of the films on offer was jaws, perhaps something of an omen. if this is a success, they will definitely need a bigger boat. tim allman, bbc news. it looks idyllic.

now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz shaferneker. well, in some parts of the country it is extraordinarily hot today and, depending on your point of view, it's not really necessarily something to celebrate because these very hot days in the future will become a bit more frequent and mid—30s — 35, 36 celsius — is not something that we really are prepared to cope with very well. what's happening right now is, basically, it's not a heat wave, it's just a one—day blast of hot air coming out of france which, incidentally, is being aided by this area of low pressure here. that low pressure in the north just draws up the heat out of france and spreads it across the uk, so 35, 36 celsius. out towards the west, there is a cool front waiting here to freshen things up in the next 24 hours. but the heat is with us for a short while. it is going to spark off some nasty thunderstorms, so if you have any barbecues planned in the south—east and eastern areas, don't be surprised if the heavens open, gusty winds, hail on top of that,

as well, so it could all go bang later on in the afternoon and into the evening. out towards the west, you can see fresher conditions already setting in across northern ireland and some western areas, 14 degrees or so, whereas it's not far off 20 in east anglia and the south—east. so that fresher air is well and truly over us over the course of saturday. basically, the heat is being pushed towards the east. there will be one or two showers around. i think, all in all, a very pleasant saturday on the way. it's certainly not going to be too hot. i think temperatures at highest maybe around 25 celsius in the south—east and east anglia, and you can see a couple of refreshing showers there. back to normal for scotland and northern ireland, with highs of around about 18 degrees or so. for the fa cup final, the weather is looking pretty ideal. lots of sunny spells and ideal temperatures, as well. then, the rest of the weekend, we will see weather fronts moving across the uk.

that means that we are going to see some clouds and showers. on sunday, the showers are more frequent across the northern half of the uk. in the south, we're more likely to keep the sunny spells. those temperatures, i think, overall, very pleasant indeed. that's it from me. goodbye.

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