this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. across europe, several governments express concern about a resurgence in the number of coronavirus cases. a uk scientist advising the government on coronavirus says pubs and bars across the country might have to close if schools are to open next month. president trump says he'll ban tiktok, the chinese—owned video—sharing app, in the us, calling it a threat to americans. details of concerns that british special forces may have targeted unarmed civilians in afghanistan in 2011.

hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. several european governments have expressed concern about the resurgence of the coronavirus cases in a number of countries, including belgium and france, where cases appear to be heading upwards. spain, in particular, is struggling with a surge of new infections that has sparked european travel warnings, most notably from the uk. in france, the seven—day average of new infections passed 1000 per day this week for the first time since the first half of may. rates of infection in germany remain low, but health officials there have expressed "great concern" over an uptick in cases in the country. 0ur correspondent nick beake has more. i think spain's an interesting place

to start because there has been an increase in cases. it's not at the level that it was, say, three months ago when so much of mainland europe was plunged into this crisis at the darkest point. but the cases have risen tenfold in spain compared to six weeks ago, when they'd done quite a lot to bring the level down. and what we're seeing in spain and other parts of mainland europe are not cases spread out far and wide across countries, but particular clusters. so, it's aragon and catalonia in spain, they're the two regions most affected in the northeast of the country. and what we are seeing are different countries taking different methods to try to stem the individual rises in their country. so, in belgium, for example, where i'm talking to you this morning, they've seen cases go up by 70% over the past week or so. and that's led people in antwerp, where more than half of the new cases have been — in the province of antwerp, there's a big city there, but also the province — they've brought in an overnight curfew for the first time

since the second world war. so, that gives an indication of the extent to which some authorities say they need to go all out to try and tackle the virus. two of the uk government's scientific advisers have each warned that pubs and other leisure facilites may have to close once schools reopen in england next month to prevent a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. the experts say a possible trade—off may be needed so pupils can return to the classroom. the warnings were made as parts of the north of england are experiencing tougher lockdown measures after a rise in the number of covid—19 cases. here's our science correspondent victoria gill. a family celebration tinged with the impacts of the pandemic. while a downsized wedding went ahead in bradford, new restrictions here and across a swathe of northern england mean that friends and families in different households are once again being told to keep apart. it's a weekend of mixed messages. planned relaxation of lockdown

restrictions in england has been put on pause, but outside of areas where restrictions have been tightened, people who've been shielding since march have been advised that it's finally safe to go out. for michelle in leicester, who's been treated for breast cancer, this meant an emotional reunion with her mum. the flowers are in the back of the car, you can just about see them. i'm only coming for the day. i'm not staying overnight, so i'm taking no extra risks. i'm just coming to see my mum. now, then, pixie! oh, yeah, look at that. whoo! we made it! i know! i've got a present for you. oh, wow! but it's a nervous time for both of them. they're beautiful! i'm not right sure whether shielding is over, because in a holiday town like we are, we get too many visitors to feel safe. the recent rise in infection rates linked to people in different households socialising together showed how close some communities are to a surge in coronavirus cases.

while new restrictions in some areas are intended to pull them back from that tipping point, two of the government's scientific advisers, speaking to the bbc in an independent capacity, said that to fulfil the ambition to reopen schools, pubs and restaurants may once again have to close. closing some of the other networks, some of the other activities, may well be required to enable us to open schools. so, it may come down to a question about, you know, which do you trade off against each other? and then that's a matter of prioritising, you know, do we think that pubs are more important than schools? so, what do you envisage will have to happen with restrictions later in the year? well, we'll probably start to see a second wave. we'll also see the usual seasonal influenza starting. i think some hard decisions will be made about what restrictions need to be reintroduced and whether that's potentially pubs and the hospitality sector taking a hit,

in preference to education, but it will be a political decision. until there is a vaccine, even on the most special of occasions, this balancing act will have to continue. trying to keep life going while keeping the virus at bay. victoria gill, bbc news. mexico has become the country with the third highest number of deaths from coronavirus. more than 46,600 people have died from covid—19 there. 0nly brazil and the united states have a worse record. it comes as the head of the world health organisation warns that the effects of the global coronavirus outbreak will be felt "for decades to come". alanna petroff has the latest. in mexico city, the streets get a deep cleaning, residents get testing, but it's just not enough. fatalities from covid—19 are approaching 47,000. the country now has the third highest death count in the world, just behind the us and brazil, surpassing the uk. the head of the world health

0rganisation knows how tough the last few months have been, and he says there's no end in sight. the pandemic is a once—in—a—century health crisis, the effects of which will be felt for decades to come. many countries that believed they were past the worst are now grappling with new outbreaks. some that were less affected in the earliest weeks are now seeing escalating numbers of cases and deaths. in the united states, the country has had more than 4.5 million confirmed cases. new testimony from dr fauci outlines how things got out of control. if you look at what happened in europe when they shut down or locked down or went to shelter in place — however you want to describe it — they really did it to the tune of about 95% plus of the country did that. when you actually look at what we did, even though we shut down, even though it created

a great deal of difficulty, we really functionally shut down only about 50%. the lessons learned over the past few months have been stark. to save lives and keep people healthy, restrictions are needed. trade—offs are required. we, as a society, need to make a decision about our priorities. if the priority is going to be reopening schools, then we need to do whatever it takes to get everything else under control. and that might mean shutting down bars and restaurants and gyms and concert venues and not having any of those things until we get the level of coronavirus infection low enough that we can reopen our schools. it's a constant balancing act for governments around the world. some are doing better than others. but all are struggling. alanna petroff, bbc news.

president trump has said he plans to ban the video—sharing app tiktok in the united states. speaking to reporters on board air force one, he said he could sign an executive order as soon as saturday. us security officials have expressed concern over the safety of personal data on the app. but what is tiktok? the app is mostly used to share short videos, usually about 15 seconds long. it has 800 million active monthly users worldwide. most of these are in india and the us, but it's owned by a chinese company, bytedance, and it's this last fact that concerns the us security forces. there is in fact a precedent for this us announcement. india has already blocked the app, and australia is also considering a ban. let's get more on this with brianna wu. she is a cybersecurity expert and software engineer who is also a former democratic congressional candidate. thank democratic congressional candidate. you very muc here. thank you very much forjoining us here. what is your reaction to this

threat by president trump to ban this app in america?|j threat by president trump to ban this app in america? i think there isa this app in america? i think there is a very thin veneer of cyber security and reasonable concern. if you look at what happened with twitter last week, there was a major hack and both president 0bama and joe biden were targeted. so there are real national security implications with our social media networks. the question at hand is really is this a good way to go about it? and simply banning tiktok is not going to do anything for national security. why not? because there is concern that the site like any other social media site can scrape data, can aggregate all sorts of information about us as individuals and the president of the united states might not want that landing with the chinese. united states might not want that landing with the chineselj united states might not want that landing with the chinese. i think thatis landing with the chinese. i think that is a very reasonable concern. the one issue is that is also a

concern we have with facebook, with instagram and to a lesser extent with twitter. so if we are serious about addressing this and i do think we should be, the answer is not to further separate america from the rest of the world. the answer is to work with other countries, like your country, to work on international legislation like gd pr that sets standards about the kinds of information these apps can download inta ke information these apps can download intake from users. that is the answer, not just trying intake from users. that is the answer, notjust trying to ban something because teenagers are just going to get around anyway. how would they get around it then? would not make it almost impossible to ban a site like this? we have things called vpns, virtual private networks. it is built into most smartphones and what it does is ta kes you smartphones and what it does is takes you location and if president trump were to write an executive order banning this ip address, it will be a very trivial thing to get around it. so if he is serious about getting this done, he should try

working with other countries. so it is not so much about cybersecurity oi’ is not so much about cybersecurity or even data security, what if the political motivation for it?|j or even data security, what if the political motivation for it? i would count myself among the cynical. it is hard to not notice that tiktok is the app that was credited for disrupting the total set rally a few weeks ago. there is a very famous comedian in the us who famously mocks president trump on tiktok. and i think like many other issues, this seems to be personalfor him, and he tends to want to shut down speech he does not like. i have seen many of those videos and i will not comment. but they are very popular. good to talk to you, thank you very much. thank you for having me. the headlines on bbc news — across europe, several governments express concern about a resurgence in the number of coronavirus cases. a uk scientist advising the government on coronavirus says pubs and bars across the country might have to close if schools

are to open next month. classified documents from inside the british military raise fresh questions as to whether uk special forces in afghanistan may have tried to cover up the killing of civilians. the previously secret material was disclosed as part of a court case following a panorama investigation last year, which highlighed allegations that british forces had a policy of deliberately killing fighting—aged males even when they didn't pose a threat. the ministry of defence has denied such a policy existed. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. this is how elite troops target the taliban — controversial night raids with the aim to kill or capture enemy fighters. this shows afghan commanders on a mission with american support. but it was the same tactics used

by british special forces during their time in helmand. last year, bbc panorama heard allegations the sas had killed unarmed civilians, with testimony from survivors of a raid in 2011 who said the british shot family members when they posed no threat. we've blurred their faces to protect their identity. translation: they tied his hands in front of me. if you've tied someone's hands, how can they fight? lawyers representing one of the afghan families are now challenging the ministry of defence here at the high court. they're trying to find out whether there was a proper investigation or whether there might have been a cover—up. and they've just forced the mod to release these highly sensitive documents, which show that there were serious concerns about the raid within the british military. in heavily redacted e—mails sent

soon after the raid, one british officer asks... another soldier replies with reports that two of the afghans were shot reaching for weapons. he says... while another e—mail highlights the anger of an afghan officer who suggests two men were shot trying to run away and the other two men were assassinated. 0ne mp says the documents warrant a fresh investigation. it's deeply alarming, it's deeply serious and the government needs to come clean. if that doesn't merit some kind of inquiry, because at the end of the day, you're talking about war crimes, potential war crimes, then i don't know what does. the british military‘s own report into the raid, released to the court, says the four men killed were all armed and that one was a known taliban commander who'd been targeting coalition forces. in a statement, the mod said...

the mod recently closed down the unit investigating allegations of potential war crimes in afghanistan. but these documents, at the very least, highlight concerns about its transparency and the secrecy surrounding britain's special forces. jonathan beale, bbc news. james murdoch, the son of media mogul rupert murdoch, has resigned from the board of news corporation, the company which owns a wide range of media outlets, including the times in london, the wall streetjournal and the new york post. in his letter of resignation, james murdoch cited disagreements over certain editorial content as well as other strategic decisions. david willis reports. they've been called the most powerful media family in the world. father rupert — seen

here with sons james on the right, lachlan on the left. now, the family dynasty has imploded, leaving a trail of questions and intrigue. james murdoch's letter to the board of newscorp was terse. central to those qualms over content, it's thought the conservative editorial stance of newscorp assets such as the wall street journal and, most particularly, fox news. we're seeing a moment of real tumult and a rupture play out in public. and i thinkjames's resignation is a real manifestation of that. and it's an indication that he doesn't expect to have any real influence over the direction of fox news or its other properties in the immediate years ahead. back in the days of 21st century fox, the two potential heirs to the murdoch media empire shared power between them. but the sale of much of the fox entertainment business

to the walt disney company two years ago led to james's departure as ceo. lachlan took over the remainder of that business whilst continuing to run newscorp, and it was there that differences between the two brothers seemed to grow. james publicly taking issue with newscorp's coverage of the australian wildfires, which he thought should focus more on climate change, a subject close to his heart. only for the black lives matter protests a few months later to expose the brothers' political differences once again — pitching lachlan, a conservative, against james, a democrat. people on the editorial pages of the journal and particularly in the editorial and views sections of fox news discredited those protesters, sought to portray them as less than patriotic or, in fact, unpatriotic. and that is something with which james murdoch has increasingly become uncomfortable. 0nce considered the frontrunner to take over the murdoch media empire, james found himself

embroiled in the phone hacking scandal when he ran the family's publications in europe.