this is bbc news. the headlines... john hume, one of the architects of the northern ireland peace process, has died at the age of 83. he was awarded the nobel peace prize after a life devoted to bringing peace by making himself heard. you shot them with rubber bullets and gas. the crowd was marching over there. the leaders were going to speak to you. before we even got there, you opened fire. his contribution to peace in northern ireland was extraordinary. i don't think we would ever have really got the peace process going and implemented if he had not been there offering help and advice.” have to say on this sad day that we would not have the peace that we enjoy today if it was not forjohn

hume. two tests for coronavirus and flu which promise results in 90 minutes are to be rolled out in hospitals, care homes and laboratories in the uk as early as next week. eat out to help out. on the menu from today, the government discount scheme to encourage people to visit restaurants, cafes and pubs across the uk. the tory chief whip faces questions about a conversation he had 4 months ago with a woman who told police she was raped by a former conservative minister. they are very serious allegations and we do take those allegations very seriously. i think it's down to the police to do that thorough investigation, not for the whips office to investigate the alleged crime. it's for the police and the authorities to do that. a bridge of hope. 2 years after the collapse of the main road bridge over genoa killed 43 people, italians prepare to open its replacement.

good afternoon. john hume, one of the architects of the peace process in northern ireland, has died at the age of 83. received the nobel prize for his part in forging the good friday peace agreement in northern ireland. among those paying tribute, prime minister boris johnson who called him a "political giant, totally opposed to violence". tony blair described mr hume as a "visionary" "who refused to believe the future had to be the same as the past." john hume genuinely was a political tighten. his contribution to peace in northern ireland was extraordinary. i don't think we would ever have really got the peace process going and implemented if he had not been there offering help and advice. but he was a bigger figure not just advice. but he was a bigger figure notjust on advice. but he was a bigger figure not just on the advice. but he was a bigger figure notjust on the island of ireland but in europe, yet the united states of america and someone who was held

in enormous regard because you can buy this ability to have a great and strong vision with —— combined. with the commitment and intelligence to make it work and that is really what set emma apart from your ordinary politician. is there a particular moment during those very fraught months leading up to the good friday deal that six in your mind from john hume? when we came to power in may 1997, the peace process had really broken down. the ceasefire had been abandoned by the ira. it looked pretty hopeless. i really want to make it a big part of what we did as an incoming government but there was an incoming government but there was a lot of scepticism around and it wasjohn a lot of scepticism around and it was john hume probably a lot of scepticism around and it wasjohn hume probably more than anyone else who sat me down and said i know you are a new prime minister andi i know you are a new prime minister and i know a lot of people will be telling you this is impossible but i'm telling you it can be done. and

so i'm telling you it can be done. and so you i'm telling you it can be done. and so you are i'm telling you it can be done. and so you are right to make it a priority, you have to persevere with it and priority, you have to persevere with itandi priority, you have to persevere with it and i know from my long experience year that this is going to bea experience year that this is going to be a moment when this is possible." and the fact he did that and said that to me gave enormous confidence going forward. then there we re confidence going forward. then there were months and years afterwards which were very difficult and again he was immensely helpful but that certain conversation gave me the comfort that he was someone steeped in the history and politics of northern ireland to thought peace could be done. would be fair to say that withoutjohn could be done. would be fair to say that without john hume there would be no peace in northern ireland?|j think be no peace in northern ireland?” think that is likely. he wasn't one ofa think that is likely. he wasn't one of a handful who made it happen. he began on thatjourney of peace when most people thought it was com pletely most people thought it was completely impossible, when there was still very high levels of violence because we forget now thousands of people died in the

troubles in northern ireland, tens of thousands injured. he was right at the outset when it wasn't fashionable saying this could become a reality and it turned out he was right but for many years it looked as if he was wrong about that, but he did turn out to be right. and tributes contine to pour in from figures across the political spectrum. among them the irish taoiseach michael martin who said: in the past hour, former sinn fien president gerry adams spoke spoke aboutjohn hume's passing from belfast. john was a giant in irish politics. he and i had many disagreements, and that is a very healthy thing to do

and to have, but when we were able to talk and to actively promote the primacy of politics of dialogue, of inclusivity and so on, which then led to the hume adams talks. on this sad day, we wouldn't have the peace that we enjoyed today if it wasn't forjohn hume. our ireland correspondent chris page looks back at the life ofjohn hume. you shot them with rubber bullets and gas. the crowd was marching over there. the leaders were going to speak to you. before we even got there, you opened fire. john hume stood against violence for all of his life. but he was never far from confrontation. he took on the army, the police, and the ira, in his quest for a fair and peaceful northern ireland. there is not a single injustice in northern ireland today that justifies the taking of a single human life. if i were to lead a civil rights

campaign in northern ireland today, the major target of that campaign would be the ira. originally, he hadn't intended to be a politician. mr hume trained for the priesthood, and then became a teacher. but his social conscience led him to campaign for housing and employment rights for catholics in the 1960s. after the troubles broke out, he and several others founded a new, nationalist political force. the social democratic and labour party. as sdlp leader, mr hume forged links around the world, with the aim of ending the conflict at home. and the sdlp have failed to do that. sorry gerry, that's a very fundamental point. in the late 80s, he began talks with the sinn fein leader gerry adams. having a dialogue with the political wing of the ira was a huge risk, and drew much angry criticism. but mr hume helped to persuade republicans to call a ceasefire. the pathway he carved out led to

the good friday agreement in 1998. today, we can take a collective breath, and begin to blow away, let's hope, the cobwebs of the past. #..is give peace a chance.# the peace deal was a defining moment for northern ireland and forjohn hume. he was lauded as a visionary, and hailed as a hero by pop stars and by presidents. mr president and mrs clinton, as you can see from the people of derry, you are very, very welcome here today. cheering after he was awarded the nobel prize, mr hume maintained his international friendships and statesman—like reputation. but as he gradually stepped down from his elected roles at stormont, westminster and brussels, as his health declined. in his later years, he was always greeted with admiration when he appeared at events

in his home city of derry. perhaps more than anyone else, john hume was recognised as the father of the peace process. the nobel peace prize winner and former sdlp leaderjohn hume, who has died at the age of 83. two tests which can detect coronavirus and flu and promise results in 90 minutes are to be rolled out in hospitals, care homes and laboratories. the swab and dna tests will help deal with the virus in winter, enabling medical workers to distinguish between covid—19 and other seasonal illnesses. the government has described the development as a "a big step forward". our health correspondent anna collinson reports. the more relaxed you are, the easier it is. test, test, test. that has been the advice throughout the coronavirus outbreak. testing is vital to understand the virus, to identify

spikes and prevent spread. the government has been accused of constantly playing catch up in this pandemic but today, a boost, as it is confirmed 90 minute covid tests will be available from next week. new technologies like this are incredibly important. we are expanding the testing capacity all the time and we are on target to meet the goal of half a million by the end of october. with the recent rise in infections, the government is keen to do what it can to make sure the nhs and care homes are ready for winter. there are fears that when the seasons change there could be a second wave of cases even bigger than the first. currently, three quarters of test results are returned within 2a hours, and a quarter can take up to two days. these new tests provide results injust an hour and a half. the first is a swab test. 450,000 tests will be made available to care homes and nhs labs from next week. one really exciting thing about this technology is that one can test for a large range of viruses at the same time. this will be very important

in the winter, when we expect to see other coronaviruses, flu and other nasties around. regular testing of residents, and staff in care homes, was meant to have started in early july. but it is now not due until september. extra tests will be welcome news for an industry which had felt abandoned during the pandemic. the second test detects dna. from next month, 5,000 machines will be rolled out across nhs hospitals. the supplier, dnanudge, says it will provide millions of tests in the coming months. the small device is described as an entire laboratory. here is a demonstration of how it will work. a few rubs around the cheek and the tongue. that then goes into the cartridge. the cartridge then closes up with a bung, and the viruses contained and just in a few seconds we extract the viral rna and convert it into dna,

and it is the dna, if you like, the fish, that needs to bite the bait, orthe genes, to see whether or not you have covid—19. but some within the scientific community are wary about the tests, particularly when they are described as game changers. these are using more miniaturised technologies than the full laboratory process that has been used up until now, and quite often, we see some decline in performance, when we see tests put on small platforms. so it is really important that we get good data to understand, are there compromises in accuracy. despite some concerns, it is hoped the tests will locate local outbreaks quicker and prevent national problems. anna collinson, bbc news. let's speak now to professor jonathan ball, professor of molecular virology at the university of nottingham. is this the big step government says it is? the proof of the pudding is in the eating and as your report

hinted at, at the moment we have no idea how sensitive or accurate these assays are, there is no data out in the public domain therefore we are a little bit in the dark as to how well they will perform, but make no mistake, certainly having rapid testing out in the community will potentially be a big game changer, particularly if numbers pack up and we need to track rapidly. we were told that back in march by the who who said test, test and test. absolutely. it's the only way that you can identify outbreaks as and when they occur and then trying and control them. as we have started to see as we have come out of social—distancing, the virus doesn't ta ke social—distancing, the virus doesn't take long to start to gather pace and cause problems out in the communities and therefore your ability to going and find out where the virus is circulating is incredibly important. there is the rub because to do that you need a

track and trace system that works? you do, and again at the moment we're in uncharted waters. we don't fully understand how well the system is working because it's not really been tried out, it has not been tested a greatly over the last few weeks but as we go into autumn in particular, we will expect that the prevalence of the number of cases sta rts prevalence of the number of cases starts to increase and of course it will happen at the same time that we start to see all the other respiratory viruses re—emerging for the winter season. so it's going to be very, very testing times ahead. that is the hope. the difficulty is here we are months into the crisis and we're talking about a test system that may be able to offer a fairly speedy response but most people still don't know, they feel they may have had this but are not sure, we don't know who has got the

antibodies and who hasn't. no, is a big problem with antibody test, the more data we game, there are lots of studies from various labs around the world, we understand that some people who have been exposed, many of those will not develop antibodies and often even then the individuals who do develop antibodies, they can very quickly get decline over time. that makes it difficult for us to understand exactly the number of people who have been exposed to the virus but we certainly suspect it's not going to be huge numbers. we are talking probably around 10%, maybe even less than the population exposed so far. anybody who has had the test so far well—known it can be fairly unpleasant. do you think these tests may make it easier? the should make it easier. if one of the biggest problems we have is testing out in the community, so again as

your report indicated, testing in hospitals is very efficient and you get the results from those tests within 12 hours, nine times out of ten, but when you go out into community testing, people have to go to drive—in centres, that swap sample is taken and transported to a laboratory, the test is performed and then the result is shipped back out. that all takes time and can ta ke out. that all takes time and can take as long as 48 hours, if not longer. anything that can reduce that time interval has to be a benefit because we know the virus can spread very rapidly. we think that most people will start to spread the virus within four days which gives you a reasonable window of opportunity but it is still tight if you are talking about 48 hours or more for test results. clearly there are concerns in government that there is some sort of second wave not far off. is that i fear that you share? yes, i think all the

biologists that i speak to, we discuss these things regularly, we all feel that a second wave is almost inevitable. and the challenge is to try and manage that second wave so that it doesn't overwhelm the nhs and that unfortunately does mean that you have to be able to test widely, take test fast, and then contact trace and isolate people as and when they are ill but what you cannot do is base that on symptoms, particularly as we go into winter because if you are asking people to isolate based on symptoms, they might have to do that multiple times during winter, it becomes difficult asking people to do the same thing but if you are testing rapidly, identify infected individuals and their contacts and testing regularly, then you can start to bring this transmission chain under control. good to talk to you, thank you very much for your time.

the health secretary, matt hancock, has dismissed the idea that over—50s may be given a coronavirus risk rating, with the aim of increasing the number of people asked to shield themselves at home. newspaper reports over the weekend said it was among a number of options being considered by the government to help avoid a second lockdown. mr hancock said those reports were wrong. of course we have paused the shielding programme because of the number of infections is so low. the reports with respect to the over 50s are inaccurate and speculation. but we will always do whatever is necessary to keep people safe. diners across the uk will be able to enjoy discounted meals throughout this month, as part of a government scheme aimed at boosting restaurants and pubs post—lockdown. the eat out to help out scheme applies mondays to wednesdays at more than 72,000 venues. the discount is capped at £10 per person per meal and does not apply to alcohol. simon gompertz reports. getting ready for the dining out giveaway. it's already brought bookings for this restaurant in london

and the owner here decided he had to sign up for it, otherwise customers would go elsewhere. we knew most of the people around want to save money this time because what's happened before of course, many people didn't work much. so just don't want to take the risk to be empty between monday and wednesday. this is the deal. you get per person 50% off. up to £10 each. it's limited to monday, tuesday and wednesday in august though not for takeaways. the discount doesn't apply to alcoholic drinks. at this bar in watford, they reckon that will be enough to make a difference. and it is desperately important for people who work in bars and restaurants, they've all been worried about their jobs. i think we are definitely going to get customers who wouldn't usually come to us, giving us a try, because i think with the 50% off you would be stupid not to use it, wouldn't you? i think we are going to get some

fresh faces and hopefully after that they will stay because they realise how great we are. a lot of people stress a lot about coronavirus. a lot of people still don't want to leave their houses, so i think it might be difficult. i feel like if you could do the discount with takeaway, then i think it would work a lot more. some people have been wearing face masks to walk in and then take them off, but i think you've got to go out at some stage because you have to support local businesses. we have been shielding so this is the first time we have been out, so it's a bit daunting really. yes, it's scary. it has been made easy for customers, they don't need a voucher, it's all done at the till, and they can take advantage of the discount is many times as they like. zizzi, pizza express, ask, there's already a long list of restaurant change forced to close outlets, and they need help and quickly. thanks very much indeed. so will it work?

well, some popular restaurant say they are already booked out for the days of the scheme and others are hoping for the best. the problem they all face is there's still a limit on how many people they are to fit into restaurant and this deal only lasts a month, so there is a dilemma as to whether they can afford to take staff back on in order to cope. it last only four weeks, we might be too busy, so we need to get extra staff in but afterwards, four weeks of course, we won't need them any more. it looks odd to some to try to tempt customers back into restaurants amid all the talk about the virus coming back, but our restaurant bars and cafes are desperate for business and they will take any boost they can get. the sports retailer and gym group dw sports has fallen into administration, putting 1,700 jobs at risk. the firm says its income was wiped out by the closure of its stores and gyms during lockdown.

a woman, who told police she was raped by a former conservative minister, had complained to a senior party figure four months ago. it is understood that tory chief whip mark spencer spoke with the complainant in april, but mr spencer insists she did not make any allegation of serious sexual assault. the mp, in his 50s, was arrested on saturday and has since been bailed. our political correspondent nick eardley is in westminster. a lot of questions for the conservative party at the moment? you are right, in particular questions about the decision not to remove the whip from this mp to basically stop him being a member of the party in parliament where we investigation is ongoing. remember this person was arrested on saturday but hasn't been charged. they have been bailed to speak to police again in mid—august and the argument the government is making through the chief whip, mark spencer, is that that investigation should be allowed

to basically see itself through before a final decision is made. that has attracted some criticism, the complainant in this case has told the times that she is devastated, she thinks that it shows the party doesn't care about the allegations. we senior labour and lib dems mps too saying that if this was any other workplace, somebody would be suspended, pending that investigation. the government doesn't seem to be budging on this. have a listen to the chief whip, mark spencer explaining why, this morning. they are very serious allegations and we do take those allegations very seriously. i think it's down to the police to do that thorough investigation, not for the whips' office to investigate this alleged crime. it's for the police and the authorities to do that. once they've come to that conclusion, then we can assess where we are at and the position that the mp finds himself in. of course, we've got to bear in mind the victim. we don't want to do anything to identify the victim at the same

time, so nothing further to add at this stage. it has also emerged as you said simon that mr spencer himself spoke to the complainant about some broad concerns she had back in april. he insists that the allegation of serious sexual assault was not discussed then. he adviser at the time that she should make a complaint to the correct authorities. in parliament it seems to bea authorities. in parliament it seems to be a while after that she'd decided to go to the police. the mp who we are not naming for legal reasons at the moment has been bailed as i say and is due to speak to police again in a couple of weeks. thank you very much. the uk's biggest bank, hsbc, has reported a 65% drop in profits for the first half of this year, far larger than expected. hsbc is facing a number of challenges, including the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. more than half its profits come

from its operations in hong kong, where the bank has been criticised for supporting the territory's controversial new security law. the bank's boss says they plan to accelerate plans to cut 35,000 jobs worldwide. institutional racism may have contributed to the disproportionate impact of coronavirus among black, asian and minority ethnic populations, including many front line health workers in wales. that's the verdict of a seniorjudge, who's been speaking to the bbc "wales investigates" programme. wyre davies reports. julius was one of thousands of overseas workers in front line uk health care. the ao—year—old filipino had underlying asthma but his wife and sister, who work in similar support roles, said that hadn't prevented him coming in to direct contact with covid—infected patients at a time when only basic ppe was required. he were asking, like, is this enough? you know, like we see in the telly. in china or in the philippines,

they are already wearing like a full ppe, like they're an astronaut, but there we are, just wearing a... at that time. but they said that was the guidelines. julius fell ill and died shortly after being put on a ventilator on his daughter's fifth birthday. asked to investigate the high proportion of covid—related deaths in wales among ethnic minorities, this formerjudge says, with a little work to identify vulnerable staff, many lives could have been saved. we realised that we needed a risk assessment of the doctors, nurses and front line workers. it takes about 60 to 90 seconds to complete it. now, had we had that before, these people would have never died. in late june, the judge published a damning report. it found that race inequalities exist in wales, and made 37 urgent recommendations to protect communities from covid—19 and address embedded

structural inequality. covid has been described as a great revealer, exposing the fault lines in society that often mean the most vulnerable to coronavirus are also the most at risk. raza and ghulam were brothers in their 50s. one a warehouse manager, the other a taxi driver. just before lockdown started, raza became ill, and went downhill quickly. i gave him a kiss on the cheek and i was holding his hands. with his prayer beads. and within five minutes, they said his heart stopped. 12 hours after his death, his brother also succumbed to covid—19. the welsh government has acknowledged that structural inequalities exist and is implementing its race equality strategy, but has it taken a pandemic to reveal the embedded inequalities that should have been obvious all along? wyre davies, bbc news.

and viewers in wales can watch the full programme, bbc wales investigates, under the skin of covid—19 at 8.30pm tonight on bbc one wales and the programme will also be available on the bbc iplayer. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. good afternoon. it was a dry, sunny start across much of the country with cloud building all the time. we have a scattering of showers. some of these will drift further east, very hit and miss, sunny spells and scattered showers throughout the rest of the afternoon but after a chilly start, temperatures are bit subdued for early august. 13—22 the overall high. showers will tend to fade away, some clear skies for a time before cloud and rain gathers in the west and the winds are going to really strengthen. a north—south divide as we go through tuesday. some of the rain heavy across south—west scotland and northern

ireland, light and drizzly through north west england, wales and the south—west. the best of the sunshine through tuesday afternoon, the midlands and eastern england. temperatures still subdued but they are set to claim across england and wales. as we go through the week. back up to highs, potentially 30 by thursday in the south—east.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... john hume — one of the architects of the northern ireland peace process, former sdlp leader and nobel peace prize winner has died aged 83. a new test to detect coronavirus and flu that can give results in 90 minutes is to be rolled out in the uk, with some care homes having it available from next week. eat out to help out: diners across the uk can enjoy a discount of up to £10 per person from today — in a bid to boost the struggling hospitality sector. the tory chief whip faces questions about a conversation he had 4 months ago with a woman who told police she was raped by a former conservative minister. nearly two years on from the collapse of genoa's morandi bridge, killing 43 people, the italian city

prepares to inaugurate its replacement. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. ronnie o'sullivan has recorded the fastest win in crucible history, completing a 10—1 demolition of thepchaiya un—nooh in under two hours, at the world snooker championship in sheffield. after racing into a very healthy 8—1 lead last night, he took the two frames he needed this morning to reach the second round. he really earned his nickname the rocket, with an average shot time of just 1a seconds. the pair were at the table for 108 minutes in all, 42 minutes less than the previous record. and o'sullivan says the event being behind closed doors is helping his game. i actually prefer it because i haven't got to deal with the pressure of the crowd and the expectation, and just getting in and out of the venue, just being around, so much less is put on my shoulders, i suppose. it feels like i am on a bit of a holiday. it is the first

time i have been able to stay at a hotel close to the venue because normally it is for lives snooker fans so it is hard for me to get any peace and quiet, you know? on the other table this morning, scotland's anthony mcgill leads jack lisowski 5—4 after the opening session of their first round match. they resume this evening. coverage of this afternoon's matches is under way on bbc two and the bbc sport website right now. fifa's deputy general secretary alasdair bell says he is "100% confident" president gianni infantino will face no criminal charges, despite the proceedings which have been opened against him. football's world governing body has already stated that infantino will remain in his role, despite the legal case started by prosecutors in switzerland. they're looking at alleged secret meetings between infa ntino and the swiss attorney general michael lauber, during an investigation into corruption at fifa. lauber resigned last week but he and infantino deny any wrongdoing. borussia dortmund have set a deadline for clubs of the 10th of august to agree a deal forjadon sancho, with the england

forward manchester united's top summer transfer target. dortmund are believed to want in excess of £100 million for sancho, with the deadline put in place because they want undisturbed preparation for the new bundesliga season which gets under way next month. harrogate town manager simon weaver says he's incredibly grateful to the club's fans for the support they've shown, even though they weren't able to be at wembley to watch them reach the football league for the first time in their history. they beat notts county 3—1 in the national league final — that's harrogate's second promotion in three seasons and they have league two football to look forward to, in around six weeks' time. it's a remarkable rise for a team that only turned professional four years ago. a combination of good people behind—the—scenes and young aspirational footballers that are all driven, in a good culture of the club that is pretty old school

values. we all want the same thing and there are no egos allowed in the building, we don't stand for that. it is a bit of a throwback at times, the culture, because everyone is honest, everyone is punctual. i think that is at the heart of it. england will be without bowler reece topley for tomorrow's third and final one day international against ireland because of injury. topley has a groin strain and will miss the match in the southampton, having played in saturday's four wicket victory which put england into an unassailable 2—0 lead in the series. this year's delayed diamond league meeting in doha has been brought forward by a fortnight. it's usually the season—opener but it was pushed back from april until october due to the coronavirus and it's now scheduled for september the 25th — although organisers say that's still provisional, because of the ever—changing regulations surrounding the on—going covid—19 pandemic. that's all the sport for now. the health secretary matt hancock

says a new coronavirus test that can detect the disease within 90 minutes will help to expand testing capacity beyond the government's target of half a million a day by november. the test is being provided in care homes and nhs laboratories across britain from next week. nadra ahmed is the executive chair of the national care association, which represents care home operators. shejoins me now. this looks good in theory, is a?m is fabulous in theory, probably the a nswer to is fabulous in theory, probably the answer to all our prayers. i'm cautiously optimistic that we will not be disappointed yet once again, because if we are, then itjust will prove that this government is making empty promises and we have a string of broken promises that litter behind us. they roll out of the whole care home testing system did

not go well. no, it didn't come and i think we were crying out for this from the very outset because we know that testing is the answer. it is the one bit that will mitigate some of that risk that this virus poses for care providers. it is a risk for our residents, an enormous rest for our residents, an enormous rest for our staff as well. if testing had been available at the very beginning, we would have been able to save more lives than we were able to. if this test is all that it promises to be and is consistently available on a day—to—day basis with available on a day—to—day basis with a very quick response rate, we can then also safely enable visiting into our care services by mitigating as much of the risk as we can. and that staff and residentsyes, i think it is staff and residents. of course, the stab at it once and may be going in and out of the building.

—— the staff are the ones going in and out of the building. it can take over 48 hours or in some cases over a week to come back. just because they test negative when that comes, does it mean that they have not been contaminated in any other stage before this result came to? i think there have been lots and lots of questions about this. i think for residents it isjust questions about this. i think for residents it is just reassurance for families, consistent reassurance that we can do this on a regular basis. it is much easier than this once, it is a saliva test as paris are aware. it will be easier for us to use with dementia clients and people who are bedridden. those sorts of things are very important. i will be optimistic about this and i really want not to be disappointed by this government again. a lot of

people admire you for having any optimism, given what has happened over the past few months and given the times we have spoken before and the times we have spoken before and the experience particularly with ppe and every part promise you have received in care home. —— care homes. how do you think history will judge the treatment of care homes from day one? i think from the very beginning there is absolutely no doubt there was no protection for ca re doubt there was no protection for care providers. we were not shielded asa care providers. we were not shielded as a sector at all. all the promises we re as a sector at all. all the promises were empty promises. everything that were empty promises. everything that we would told was happening... this is where i worry about the testing scenario. are these public state m e nts scenario. are these public statements that make it look great and then, in reality, i will get a whole is of providers telling us that it whole is of providers telling us thatitis whole is of providers telling us that it is not available to them? i am really concerned about learning disability providers who we represent, i am disability providers who we represent, iam really disability providers who we represent, i am really concerned about care homes in adult social

care. we have got a very rich social ca re care. we have got a very rich social care sector. we need to support the whole of the sector, notjust part of it. i understand priorities, but whatever priorities they are pushing for the nhs, they should be applying the same rules for social care, because we are as much on the front line with vulnerable people as is the nhs. we understand some of the priorities for nhs, we are not naive, but that does not mean that we relegate social care in a way that has an impact, because our lives matter as well. it matters to us lives matter as well. it matters to us that our residents as safe, it matters to us that the staff are safe and the only way to do that is if we implement a policy that goes across front line staff. this goes for care in the home as well. i know you represent care homes, but the issue of care goes way beyond care homes, doesn't it? absolutely and we

represent home care as well. we go across the whole of the sector. it does matter. it is very difficult for us when we see care home owners who have got domiciliary care services as well and there are agency services who are supporting ca re agency services who are supporting care homes when they have got staff shortages who arejust care homes when they have got staff shortages who are just not able to access this. so that's why i think... you know, iset access this. so that's why i think... you know, i set were to be a hill sector response, notjust a pa rt a hill sector response, notjust a part of the sector. —— a full sector. i hope that is what it will be. having read the stories of the weekend about this being... the promises being abandoned, and then to get that sort of late last night, this morning that there is a new test available, and why when we told about it earlier? why was there not about it earlier? why was there not a lead up so that we could feel a a bit more confident? at this moment in time, the sector needs a huge amount of support. we have insurers

telling us that without testing they are not even covering 19 for us, so we have provided us with a concern. if this is a step toward some of mitigation for we get a second wave, thenit mitigation for we get a second wave, then it will go some way to supporting the sector.” then it will go some way to supporting the sector. i don't know you can clear this one up, was speaking to someone this weekend a modern domiciliary care is said anyone who comes back as a quarantine who worked as a care worker is being touted go straight to the client, don't pass go. that seems a bit of a strange advise from the government on something like this? it is completely barmy. we can't have one rule for one and one rule for another. you have got to have a rule that says either you quarantine either you down. we were told that exemptions have been removed and that is how we would be

advising our members. people must quarantine. thank you for your time this afternoon. one of the key figures in the establishment of northern ireland's power—sharing government, the former sdlp leaderjohn hume, has died at the age of 83. he was given the nobel peace prize in 1998 after the signing of the good friday agreement, sharing the award with david trimble from the ulster unionists — who says he left an enduring legacy. at the beginning of the troubles john made it absolutely clear he was opposed to violence. and made it clear to those who thought that you could proceed through violence that they were on the wrong track. eventually they had to realise that too. australia's second largest city — melbourne is shutting down shops, factories and other nonessential businesses as authorities fight a growing outbreak of coronavirus. other measures include a night—time

curfew for the city's five million residents, after an earlier lockdown failed to contain the virus. phil mercer reports. 13 deaths in victoria in the past 2a hours equal australia's deadliest day of the pandemic. hundreds of new infections have also been reported. many nonessential businesses in australia's second most populous state, including shops, will have to close until mid—september. a payment for people who have been told to isolate for 1h days, who have run out of sick leave, will also be brought in. what we are dealing with here is a disaster, and we need to respond on the basis of the way we provide in the midst of disasters.

this pandemic is a disaster, and we need a disaster payment. the economic consequences are immense. a million workers are being told to stay at home. as heartbreaking as it is to close down places of employment, i never thought that i would be telling people not to go to work, but that is what we have to do in order to stop the spread of this wildly infectious virus, this deadly virus. this six—week period is absolutely critical. life in melbourne, a city that prides itself on being one of the most livable places in the world, is grinding to a halt. face coverings are mandatory, and a night—time curfew is now in force. child care centres and schools will close. for millions of australians, there is fear, frustration and uncertainty. there are reports of panic buying of essentials. a state of disaster gives the police and emergency services broader powers to enforce restrictions. australia did have early success in suppressing the virus,

but the outbreaks in victoria are worse than ever. among the growing number of covid—19 patients needing hospital treatment are two children under the age of ten. one of them is in intensive care. a senior federal government minister said the coronavirus crisis was a "warlike" situation. no one knows how or when this will end. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. from this week, employers can insist that staff return to the workplace in england — as long as sufficient safety measures are in place to guard against the spread of coronavirus. it marks a shift from previous government advice, telling people to work from home if possible. jayne mccubbin reports. manchester is welcoming workers back, just as the covid—19 spike sends a different message. it's a case of i have to.