good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and mega munchetty. our headlines today: anger and arrests in beirut as an investigation begins into the cause of the devastating blast which rocked the city, killing at least 135 people. a mother's agony — pc harper's mum tells us about her campaign for tougher sentences for those who kill police officers in the line of duty. forecasting the shape of our recovery — how bad are things looking for ourjobs, and what damage has covid cause

to our financial futures? the bank of england tells us what they think later this morning — i'll have the details. unfinished business for manchester united, as they march on in europe. they finally finish the europa league tie, which started before lock down, and now play copenhagen in the quarter finals next week good morning from windsor castle where it will be open for visitors on thursday and friday throughout august but you will have to people. drizzly this morning. we will see some sunshine today, the best of which in northern scotland. the details later in the programme. it's thursday, august 8. our top story: port officials in beirut have been placed under house arrest while an investigation continues into the massive explosion which killed at least 135 people. 5,000 people were injured and many more were left homeless

by the blast, which it's thought was caused by ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse. sean dilley has this report. a city in ruin, as authorities start to plan a colossal cleanup operations, rescuers continued to search for those missing. volunteers among the workers. more than a quarter of a million people were displaced and are now homeless as the blast tore through the city destroying buildings and property. the people of beirut are relying on a government they have little trust in. clouds gathered near the city's port, drawn by these extraordinary scenes. these flashes are believed to have been caused by fireworks but then... it is thought to be one of then... it is thought to be one of the world's largest non—nuclear explosions at one tenth of the power of the hiroshima from during the second world war. —— hiroshima bomb.

2750 tons of unsafe stored ammonium nitrate. translation: festival, the investigation must be a priority and its result must come quickly. secondly, we have to intensify the search for victims under the rubble. thirdly, we have two search for the missing people. fourth, take care of the wounded people. fifth, build shelters. the country is living a national crisis. authorities are investigating allegations that a series of failures led to officials missing several opportunities to remove the dangerous chemicals and to prevent death and destruction. instead, the material was left here to rot and explode. a number of beirut pot officials involved in the storage and guarding the material have been placed under house arrest

as investigators trace six is history. customs and port authorities told local media they made several attempts to make the ammonium nitrate removed but the letters to judiciary ‘s were ignored. until tuesday, the majority of lebanon's food was stored in facilities like this, now flattened silos. less than a month supply of grain is now left for the country. investigators need to understand what caused tuesday's explosion and who knew what and when about the u nsafe who knew what and when about the unsafe storage of chemicals that claimed so many lives. sean dilley, bbc news. a major planning shake—up to boost house—building in england is being unveiled by ministers today. new homes and hospitals will be granted automatic permission

to be built under reforms set out by the government. housing secretary robert jenrick says the fast—track plans will cut red tape and kick—start the economy but critics fear they could lead to a generation of slum dwellings. our political correspondent jessica parker is in westminster. jessica, how significant are these announcements? good morning to you. more announcement on housing. how significant are these? potentially very significant. the government is talking about a major overhaul of the planning system and this idea of designating land into three categories. one would be growth and thatis categories. one would be growth and that is we this idea of so—called automatic planning permission. that does not mean any developer can turn up does not mean any developer can turn up in yourfield next does not mean any developer can turn up in your field next door to your house and start building a load of homes, what it does mean is planning commission meeting with design criteria and a category of renewal

also designed to fast—track development, mostly on brownfield sites and the third category is protected land with more stringent control. areas of national beauty, local wildlife areas. the government is keen to emphasise, they are cutting red tape not standards. they wa nt to cutting red tape not standards. they want to build a beautiful and they save the community will be the heart of decision—making when it comes to building new developments. they also say the current system is rather sluggish and we have heard criticism of the system before but there is concern, the housing charity, shelter, they are worried about plans to impose a levy on developers. the impact on social homes, saying they are already in a desperate shortage. the local government association is also warning about any moves to move away from local control and they say that the idea the planning system is

holding up element is something of a myth and the labour party say this isa myth and the labour party say this is a developers charter that was the community sideline and create a new wave of slum housing. it is important to know, this is a consultation and not the final set of proposals and this is not the first government to pledge to deliver more housing or indeed an overall of the planning system. the state overhaul. these can be deeply contentions and any plans to reform the system and potentially frustrate developments could be contentious as well. it is interesting, we are hearing an announcement today about housing and thinking about how the economy, whether people are in the frame of mind to be buying homes evenif frame of mind to be buying homes even if they are so desperately needed. so interesting as well, something that people are pointing to is how important housing has

become too, when people have had to go home and spent a lot of time in their homes, how important it is to have a safe haven but people have a close eye on the economy, the impact on the housing market and something that boris johnson on the housing market and something that borisjohnson has repeatedly talked about is this idea of build, build, build the hope is that you can get the economy going, you can get people into work because of the huge potential for unemployment down the line. the social media sites facebook and twitter have removed a post shared by president trump, which they say contains misinformation about the spread of coronavirus. the post contained a claim that children are largely immune from the effects of the virus. twitter responded by suspending use of an account belonging to the trump campaign until the posting is deleted. aberdeen is back under lockdown restrictions this morning after a spike in coronavirus cases. pubs, cafes and restaurants have been ordered to close and residents have been told they can't visit each other‘s homes

or travel more than five miles from where they live, unless it's for work or education. there are now 5a cases in the area. more travel restrictions are being introduced in australia figures released on wednesday in france showed 595 new cases in 2a hours. france has the third highest death toll in europe behind the uk and italy. toulouse has introduced new rules requiring face mask in its busy streets with paris and other cities expected to follow soon. more travel restrictions are being introduced in australia tonight as the country battles to reduce the number of new coronavirus infections. from midnight, anyone taking a domestic flight from the state of victoria to new south wales will be forced to self—isolate in a hotel for 14 days, at their own expense. it's the latest in a series of new measures to curb a sharp rise in cases in victoria. fifty million face masks

bought by the government in april will not be used in the nhs because of safety concerns. the respirators were supplied by the investment company, ayanda capital, and came with ear—loop fastenings rather than head—loops. the government says they may not fit tightly enough. later we'll get an update from the bank of england on how they think the economy will recover after covid—i9. injust underan time, in just under an time, actually. nina's here to explain what we might expect. it is seven o'clock they will come out. i'll be optimistic that the bank of england is optimistic? that is the question. every three months we get a report like this from the bank of england. it's theirjob to try and provide stability and growth for the economy for all of us. today they will look at how we might recover from covid—i9. so what are we looking out for at 7am. it's all about shapes. back in may, the bank of england

thought that over this year there'd be a brutal dip in the economy —14% — the sharpest in modern history! look at this line — it goes down and then comes back quite quickly. in a sort of v—shape. things have changed, though, haven't they? local lockdowns, disappointing pickup in spend, and the beginnings of the end of the furlough scheme. experts think that later this morning the v—shape might be revised — things won't get as bad this year, but recovery could take longer into 2022. from a v to a swoosh. so the bank of england is expected to say we need to strap ourselves in for longer term pain. could be worse though — could be a u—shape — the economy shrinking and staying that way for a long time as it did after the crash ten years ago. what would that mean for businesses? well, elizabeth makes mattresses near leeds — they have weathered lockdown, helped by a rise in stay—cations, but they're worried about a second lockdown.

i think, for the next five years, we will be more cautious. this came out of nowhere, no—one would have expected it and we need to be flexible and we need to keep a strong eye on the future and on cash flow in case something like this happens again. we have learnt you have to be very flexible and staying involved in your business on a day—to—day, our two—hour basis during a crisis like we have had and be ready to move quickly. and that could have implications forjobs. back in may the bank of england predicted that unemployment would reach a peak of 9% this year, which translates as just over 3 million people out of work. yesterday the owner of crowne plaza and holiday inn said they are putting 1,500 staff at risk of redundancy. whsmith warned of 1,500 job cuts. the latest in a rapidly growing list. will the bank of england reconsider that figure today? we know that for things to pick up we need to feel good about spending

and that isn't happening for everyone. christine makes mattresses in the factory — i have been careful with spending because up to now we have been really luckily, both my husband, myself, my son and my daughter. we have all been furloughed and gone back to work and i feel we have been lucky because it is not really affected us too much and it is just in case, just in case something happens again. lots of people feeling like that. the other thing to look out for is interest rates. they've never been lower — currently at 0.1% — and been that way since march. theoretically lower interest rates means we are likely to save less and more likely to spend. that's not really working, so could the bank be tempted to go even lower? it's unlikely to happen today, but the government hasn't written off going negative! sounds strange, but that could mean being penalised for saving, to make sure everyone gets spending.

we'll break it down for you and have experts' reaction after 7:00am. asi as i was saying at the beginning, it is all about the shapes. at the beginning it was looking at spring next year but now experts are saying the recovery might take longer but the recovery might take longer but the deep will not be as low. both are better than what we saw after the 2008 crash. so theoretically but it isa the 2008 crash. so theoretically but it is a very unpredictable situation. you will be busy from seven. let's take a look at today's papers: the daily mirror reports that some local councils in areas badly affected by covid—i9, are developing their own contact tracing systems. the paper says that three councils in west yorkshire are the latest to propose their own approach. the daily telegraph leads with a warning from private school head teachers who say that pupils face a "life sentence"

if they cannot appeal against this year's exam grades. a photo of an army helicopter dropping water on the wreckage of beirut‘s port, dominates paper's front page. the guardian is leading with the same story. it says there were "repeated warnings" of the risk of an explosion in beirut, which were ignored. the picture shows a survivor being pulled from the wreckage. and in scotland, the press and journal's front page has the headline "city sent back into lockdown" as it focuses on the measures reintroduced in aberdeen. something we will be looking at in a little more detail later in the programme, what that feels like in practice, for people living in aberdeen. how many animals do you think sir david attenborough has... met? how many animals have been

named after sir david attenborough? named after him? what types of animals? the reason i am asking is a brand managers has been named. if they're very large and robust vietnamese subspecies of brand managers named after sir david attenborough. what is its actual name? david? there are many that have been named. you should read this is in the telegraph. it says interesting things about the managers here. but it's not the first one. others include a flush belly frog from peru, a long beat echidna from new guinea, a goblin spider that isjust one echidna from new guinea, a goblin spider that is just one millimetre long and lives on horn island in queensland, and so david leavitt at bra also has a type of tree in

ecuador. how very flattering. and a crustacean, as well. so, today on saturday we will hear more from carol about the weather. it's going to be one of those weekends, i think. and you may have read about this. dartmoor is one of those places where you are still allowed to do wild camping, so you can turn up to do wild camping, so you can turn up and put your tent up stop its quite unusual in england and scotland. but it has been banned now. because park authorities are saying people were just being really irresponsible, they had one night in july where 70 tenths were erected in one place —— tents, 55 pits were dug and there was litter everywhere. the whole principle of the wild camping... i understand what it is. the idea is that you leave no trace of yourself being there. however different to normal camping? it's

not on a campsite, you literally rock up anywhere, somewhere, but not at the moment because people have been making too much mess, frankly, which is a real shame. you have some tennis news? on august 31, the us open starts. it's obviously a huge event. there will be no cow, we know that. but it's interesting looking at how the players are having to look after themselves. a lot of requirements as to actually they go about their own bubble. some of the big stars will be playing, and they ta ke big stars will be playing, and they take on their entourage with them. they are being told which houses they can be in, the official ones they can be in, the official ones they can be in, the official ones they can rent. above and beyond that there are only allowed three people in their bubble. i guess coach, manager, just three people in the bubble. that applies inside flushing meadows in the grounds, but also in their homes. the story here is the

players themselves are having to pay for their own security. and this is for their own security. and this is for people to check they are adhering to the rules. so i guess spot checks when they are back at their places. for example, if one of their places. for example, if one of their entourage of the three people allowed, steps out of line and meet someone outside of the bubble, they get thrown out completely and had to leave the discernment. the player? not the player, the individual. they are taking this very seriously —— have two leave the turn on. there are no ball boys or girls at the moment? -- of the turn -- the tournament. we will see. carol will have the weather for us ina carol will have the weather for us in a moment, but first we have to talk about this. it was described as a "truly heart—breaking case" — pc andrew harper was killed in the line of dutyjust one month

after his wedding day. last week his killers were sentenced for manslaughter — but his mother, debbie adlam, says that's not good enough. she's calling for a minimum sentence for people who kill police officers, called "andrew's law." peter cooke has been to meet her. a mother grieving her son, still angry about his killer's lack of contrition. we can see them bumping and patting each other on the back and patting each other on the back and celebrating like they had won the lottery. we were just devastated. last august, debbie other limb had a knock at the door which every family of a police officer dreads. her son, which every family of a police officer dreads. herson, pc andrew harper, killed in the line of duty. these teenage thieves, responsible for his death. seen laughing and joking in court, and during the trial. we have had to go through such a difficult case, fighting for murder or manslaughter, at the end of the day, they were committing a crime and my son is now dead. henry

long our byers and jesse cole had stalled and jesse cole had stolen a quad bike, they met pc harbour‘s please go nearby. police footage shows as he tried to grab all, he became tangled in a row used to pull the bike —— a row, he was dragged more than a mile and died surrounded by colleagues. there was one evening where it got the better of me and i sat and i looked and i looked and i am so thankful that in that video he just vanishes. in my mind, i convinced myself to believe that he didn't know anything about it because he did go down so fast. he was gone. the gang were cleared of murder. two were convicted of manslaughter, one admitted the same charge. long jailed for 16 years, the others 430. the attorney general‘s office has been asked to review the sentences after several mps suggested they were too lenient.

now the officer's mother is calling for a change in the law, so please offer circulars —— so police officer killers receive at least 20 years in prison. a life term for those who kill emergency workers. he had only been married to his wife for four weeks. he got married and then, you know, there is hope for the next steps and everything, but it will never happen to him now. so... they have taken more than just andrew, they have taken futures away. those lost futures not dimmed by his mother's memories. i told him when he was a teenager that he was very well—rounded and he took exception to that. he didn't think it was something to be pleased about. but i think as he grabs understood that is probably a good description of him. he wouldn't speak to anyone know of

his colleagues or his friends. he made people happy. the teenagers still deny knowing they were dragging the officer. and you are absolutely convinced in your own mind that they must have known? i'm absolutely convinced. to cross that junction, i'm absolutely convinced. i would never change my mind about that. i know there is no possible way you can cross that junction at the speed they were doing and not know. i will take that's a grave with me, knowing they knew. —— i will take that to my grave with me. that was debbie adlam speaking to reporter peter cooke. it is 6:23am. it is 75 years since a us air forces plane dropped an atomic bomb on the city of hiroshima in western japan. three days later, another bomb was dropped on the city of nagasaki.

the effects were devastating, leaving around 140,000 people dead and many others dealing with terrible burns and radiation poisoning. our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports. hirotomi igarashi is a right—wing japanese nationalist, who says it's time for his country to develop its own nuclear weapons. the group he leads is one of around 1,000 ultranationalist organisations in japan, dedicated to scrapping the postwar pacifist constitution and the alliance with the united states. translation: we need to acquire nuclear weapons so that the bomb will never be dropped on our homeland again, especially now, with the threat from china. they have some 300 nuclear missiles aiming atjapan and we have north korea. that country is like a madman holding a knife! bell tolling this morning in hiroshima, they stopped again to remember

the tens of thousands incinerated here 75 years ago and to recommit japan to the abolition of nuclear weapons. what happened to you when the bomb exploded? i was surrounded... among the dwindling number of survivors at today's ceremony, 83—year—old keiko ogura. she is worried that as memories fade and survivors pass away, japan's commitment to never building nuclear weapons is weakening. survivors have a strong fear because, you know, we have many power plants that means materials, plutonium, we have. and we have the technology to create a nuclear weapon. it may be easy if we said "go, now." if it wanted to, experts

believe japan could build a nuclear weapon very quickly. it has a stockpile of 47 tons of plutonium — more than any other non—nuclear weapons state. the whole issue of nuclear weapons is still taboo here, even to talk about. the view that japan may, one day, need to build its own nuclear deterrent, goes well beyond the far—right fringe, even into parts of the ruling liberal democratic party, and the logic is simple: japan faces real and growing threats from north korea and from an increasingly aggressive and well—armed china. and since president trump's election, america's commitment to protect japan under its nuclear umbrella is increasingly shaky. maybe they would be better off if they defended themselves. for the first time in post—war history, there is now a president in the white house who has openly and repeatedly said it's time forjapan to defend itself. i think that is the biggest change and the biggest cause of concern. and ifjapan is moving in a direction of relying more on its own

capabilities, i believe that's primarily because of a loss of credibility in us security guarantees. in the 75 years since hiroshima, japan has lived under american protection. now it is beginnin to wonder what would happen if the americans really went home. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. is 6:27 it a.m.. —— is 6:27 ita.m.. —— 6:27am. you are watching bbc breakfast, still to come. there are plans for a 400—metre zip wire that could give a very different view of liverpool — we'll hear why it's been dividing opinion. we'll be discussing that shortly and bringing you the latest news. we're at windsor castle this morning for the weather, carol is there. looking absolutely stunning. i'm talking about the garden, by the

way, just in case you were wondering. laughter good morning! it's lovely to see you both. bless you. in the garden here at windsor castle this morning, we have lovely access, as you can see, this garden is going to be open every august, sorry, every thursday and friday in august for visitors. but you have to book in advance before you can come in. the garden is nestled under the round tower, and this secluded garden is thought to range from edward ii! in the 14th century. it was used for the notes taylor is a setting is the first story from the canterbury tales. —— the knight's tale. because it was built on a cliff, so the soil is too porous for certain plants. it has been interesting here in windsor, charlie, the producer and myself have said the weather has ruined our

airand it is have said the weather has ruined our air and it is only 6:30am. there has been progressively getting warmer. overnight we had a weather front slipping slowly southwards. it's a fairly wea k slipping slowly southwards. it's a fairly weak affair in southern england at the moment and is missing afair bit england at the moment and is missing a fair bit of cloud and also some drizzle. that's what we have currently. that will move northwards heading in the direction of the midlands. for most of us it is a cloudy start and there will be some sunny breaks developing awesome brake breaks, the best breaks will be across the north of scotland. temperature—wise, while we are looking at 16 in the north two highs of 27, 28 or 29, as we push towards the south—east. so it will be another muggy day ahead. as we push on into the evening and overnight period, it is going to be fairly muggy. 20 of cloud to start with, mist and fog over the south—western quadrant of the uk but we will see more clear skies develop across

england and wales by the end of the night. we will have a weather front brilliance and ran across northern ireland and also western and eastern scotland. tomorrow, that weather front will be lifting slowly eastwards and lingering across the far north—west, but the main feature of tomorrow will be the head. it will be worn wherever you are, in the south—east. we could hit 35 or 36 in somewhere like heathrow. england and wales in particular seeing higher temperatures. for western scotland and northern ireland, you are not going to be in this heat. as we had on into saturday, a lot of dry weather around, again it is going to be a hot day, not as hot as it has been with temperatures coming down a touch, but we're still looking at temperatures in the south into the 30s. temperatures in the south into the 305. a bit temperatures in the south into the 30s. a bit more low cloud coming in across some southern and central areas. i'll have more later in the programme. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty.

it's 6:30. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: at seven o'clock we'll hear the bank of england's latest prediction for the road to recovery after coronavirus sent shockwaves through the economy. aberdeen is the latest city to go into lockdown — we'll hear from local leaders there and discuss where might face restrictions next. and after the blast that rocked the city of beirut — we'll speak to a doctor who was delivering a baby when the explosion struck. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. port officials in beirut have been placed under house arrest while an investigation continues into the massive explosion which killed at least 135 people. 5,000 people were injured and many more were left homeless by the blast, which it's thought was caused by ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse. a two—week state of emergency has begun in the city. the social media sites facebook

and twitter have removed a post shared by president trump, which they say contains misinformation about the spread of coronavirus. the post contained a claim that children are largely immune to the effects of the virus. twitter responded by suspending use of an account belonging to the trump campaign until the post is deleted. france has recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus infections in more than two months. figures released on wednesday showed 1,695 new cases within 2a hours. france has the third—highest death toll in europe, behind the uk and italy. the city of toulouse has introduced new rules requiring face masks to be worn in its busiest streets — paris and a number of other cities are expected to follow suit. more travel restrictions are being introduced in australia tonight as the country battles to reduce the number of new coronavirus infections. from midnight, anyone taking a domestic flight from the state of victoria to new south wales will be forced to self—isolate in a hotel for 1h days, at their own expense.

it's the latest in a series of new measures to curb a sharp rise in cases in victoria. the explosion that ripped through the streets of beirut killed more than 130 people and injured thousands of others. the city is now in a two week state of emergency. for people living there, their homes and neighbourhoods were destroyed. here, one resident, maya ammar, shows us round her neighbourhood after the blast. this is how the house i am currently in looks like right now. i am sure thousands of other houses are the same or even worse. shattered windows. this is our neighbour's house. every house in this building has been severely damaged. you can

see people working and cleaning on this street. so good to see how people have pulled together. this used to be a phone shop. i got my phone cover from here last week. i am not sure this part can reopen. i can see a group of volunteers here trying to organise and see how they can help residents here to clean up the street and collect their belongings to find shelter. the street and collect their belongings to find shelterlj the street and collect their belongings to find shelter. i think everybody is feeling such responsibility toward the city. we wa nt to

responsibility toward the city. we want to assist everyone in any way we can. especially since the government is unable to do anything. that is what we here to assist. this used to be a swishy place and we are not allowed to go into that as some things mightjust not allowed to go into that as some things might just collapse not allowed to go into that as some things mightjust collapse at any moment. almost all the cars that are here are partly or completely destroyed. so not only old buildings are damaged but also new ones and what we describe really gentrified city. this has been set up to

support needs like food and water. this is a really vibrant part of the city but now i guess, it is still vibrant from a sense of solidarity whenever disasters occur and at least we still have that. we can speak now to nidal ali, who is the lebanon country director of the islamic relief charity. a very good morning to you. can i first check with you, you and your family were in your apartment when the blast happened. just tell us what that was like for you and whether you and your family are ok? first of all, good morning from lebanon, i live in an area around 2000 metres away from the centre of

the blast. i was sitting with my wife and my four—year—old daughter andi wife and my four—year—old daughter and i was having afternoon coffee with my wife and suddenly we felt like a big earthquake, shaking the building. somebody holding the building. somebody holding the building with their two hands and shaking it strongly. my wife wanted to switch off the electricity. she stirred and then the blast came with him maybe one tenth of a second. she was thrown on the floor in the living room and all the glass was shattered all over the place and the room. thank god that we had the curtains down because it took away some of the glass shrapnel away from us. all the glass is destroyed, all the doors are smashed. it was a huge explosion and although we were

nearly 2000 metres from the explosion. as we look at you this morning, i can see you are in a vehicle but i understand you left the centre of beirut temporarily but you are going back into help?|j the centre of beirut temporarily but you are going back into help? i had to ta ke you are going back into help? i had to take my family to safety so i took them to my village and i am going back tojoin my took them to my village and i am going back to join my team took them to my village and i am going back tojoin my team who has been sent yesterday doing assessment and tried to formulate a response. relief worldwide has already set up an international appeal so i would urge everybody to go and visit the website and donate generously. lebanon has been in an economic crisis, through an covid—19 crisis and now this has taken everything away from people. you already know

that we have 350,000 homeless people, 5000 injured and, until now, we have 135 dead people. i am saying until now because we have a lot of missing people to find out where they are and maybe within a week we may be able to find out. i will have immediate response and providing hot meals to the displaced people, to the homeless people who have lost their homes and have no cooking facility. we will help people clearing their houses and the streets so they can move around... cani streets so they can move around... can ijust streets so they can move around... can i just ask you, streets so they can move around... can ijust ask you, as streets so they can move around... can i just ask you, as you streets so they can move around... can ijust ask you, as you are talking, we're looking at some of the images of people clearing the streets but also some very, very damaged building. your stuff are

presumably working in very difficult situations as some of the infrastructure is presumably not safe. yes, very difficult and we need to get the team together so we can need to get the team together so we ca n start need to get the team together so we can start helping people building their homes and this is one of our medium—term response on top of distributing food parcels to the destitute people who have lost everything. we wish you well and i know you are about to set off on your journey back to know you are about to set off on yourjourney back to the centre of beirut so thank you for your time this morning. thank you for the support. absolutely. we will be chatting to a number of people this morning to get a sense, after a little bit of time has passed, the real work that lies ahead for so many people.

time to talk to mike and find out about what is happening in the sport. it is also discombobulated it is like matches and games are happening and you had forgotten they even needed to happen. do you remember the fourth of march this year? i sat on the sofa and to remember what i was talking to you aboufs remember what i was talking to you about‘s what was it, what happened? it was the first leg of the europa league. manchester united had gone to austria in one 5—0 but it had not finished until last night. with the domestic seasons, all finished, it's now time to sort the european competitions that started before lockdown and some 146 days after manchester united played the away leg of their europa league tie against lask in austria, they finally got to complete, last night and eased into the quarter—finals. their progress was never under threat, having led 5—0 from the first leg and goals from jesse lingard and anthony martial, at old trafford saw them win 2—1

on the night and 7—1 on aggregate. the rest of the competition will be one leg knock out matches, so united play fc copenhagen next in germany, and are now potentially two matches away from the final. after a pretty miserable 4 years at manchester united, alexis sanchez is moving permanently to inter milan, where he's spent the season on loan. he could now face united in the final of the europa league. elsewhere premier league clubs are already starting their transfer spending sprees. manchester city have confirmed the signing of dutch defender nathan akee, from relegated bournemouth. the deal is reported to be worth around a0 million pounds. golf's first major of the year, finally gets underway this afternoon. the us pga championship, is the first mens major, for over a year after the open and the masters were affected by the pandemic. the tournament at harding park in san fransicsco, will be played

behind closed doors with tiger woods, looking to equal the record, of 5 championship wins. it is different, most of the time people are yelling or trying to touch you. that part is different. that is the new world we are living and wejust that is the new world we are living and we just have to get used to it. it's a battle of two former champions in the last 16 of the world snooker championship in sheffield, and mark williams has the edge. williams won this tournament two years ago, and leads 5—3 against the 2015 winner stuart bingham, going into this afternoon's second session. elsewherejohn higgins has work to do in his last 16 match, which resumes this morning, he trails 5—3, against norways, kurt maflin. england will aim to take early wickets, on day two of the first test with pakistan at old trafford. this match is part of england's busy summer inside their bio—bubble and england can hope for better weather, after rain and bad light spoilt day one.

england did make early progress, with wickets from jofra archer and chris woakes in the morning session, but then pakistan's star batsman, babar asam, shone with the bat — he helped steer the tourists, to 139 for 2 at the close, but england missed chances to take more wickets, withjoss buttler dropping shan, masood here on a5. we were up against some very good batsmen. they will take the game away from us we know that and that is what happens. it is a timely reminder. there is still a lot of time left in this game. at least during the rain delays, england found a way to amuse themselves. it seems they have been practising. it seems they have been practising. it starts on the balcony, heading, tennis, every player gets a touch on the ball before knocking it into the bin. and after if you attempt

admittedly, they celebrate as if they had won the series. i suppose being in the bio—bubble has its benefits. look at the jubilant scenes. it hasn't always gone to plan, so when they finally do, that's why they are so happy. they would do quite well in the sport of headdis, that sport we had featured before that is a cross between tennis and football. what's what you pay? it's like football on a sloping table tennis table. is it normal sized? it is longer and on either side of the net it slopes away. it is usually doubles, so get some great rallies. something tells me you must have had an incident involving zip wire. have you ever had an accident? i was covering the winter olympics in 2010 and i went across a lake in vancouver. there was one across the city of

vancouver, which would interest the people of the —— people of liverpool, and i saw a sign that said if there is a bear on the platform, you pull a lever to toggle and get hoisted back up. luckily they were still in hibernation and we didn't have to do it. but it was alarming to read that sign, in case there is a bear... it was winter, so there is a bear... it was winter, so the bears were still asleep in hibernation. thanks for that. what a perfect way. bearers are one thing they won't have to worry about in liverpool. there is a plan for a 400 metres zip wire which would, if the plan comes to fruition, go across to liverpool's skyline, but it is dividing opinion in the city. liverpool's skyline, but it is dividing opinion in the citym would be due to open next year. but, while some argue it's an opportunity to boost the economy

others fear it could be damaging to the historic city centre. adam mcclean has more. this is the view that thrill seekers can expect. a 400 metre aerial wire will carry writers across the city centre, meeting the fastest urban zip wire in the world. it's going to be exhilarating you can see the city, magnificent architecture from a different angle. very high up a very safe, and it is going to be completely, i keep on saying, an amazing and unique experience. i mean, you've got some zip lines in vegas which are inner—city, but this will be completely different. it's higher, it is going to be faster, and you are going over one of the most amazing cities in europe. ziv world currently operates three sites in north wales, new wires will run down from high up on stjohn's beacon down to the roof of central library, a plan that a group of campaigners are against. we're really worried about solace and

tranquillity. and what it means for the people of liverpool. this is a place of gathering when the city is coming together in time or adversity. we have it as a visual space, and the idea that we will have the noise and traffic, you know, people zipping over such an important part of our history and our people's hearts and minds is a charge of the. —— a tragedy. our people's hearts and minds is a charge of the. -- a tragedy. we don't need a zip wire here, not here, they can go anywhere else. the business leaders hearsay attractions can help city centre economies recover from the impact of coronavirus —— leaders here say. recover from the impact of coronavirus -- leaders here say. we have to look forjobs and investment

for the next five, ten, 15 years. some people want to put liverpool in aspic, i don't. we have continued to evolve the ten years and we need to continue. we need attractions such as zip world to come into liverpool. the owners say the attraction would be closed on key memorial days, but campaigners don't want it at all. it is due to open next year. adam mcclean, bbc news. coronavirus survivors who spent time in hospital are being asked to donate their blood plasma as part of a major trial to help tackle the outbreak. now, doctors leading the study say they hope that it could help people who might struggle to build up immunity. let's speak now to gp, dr ellie cannon. it's lovely to have you with us. how are you this morning? and very well, thank you. great. iwould are you this morning? and very well, thank you. great. i would donating plasma work? well, the way it works

is within plasma, the fluid within our blood, that is where all of the antibodies are. now, we have talked about antibodies a lot in terms of covid—19, and it is one of the ways that our immune system helps us to fight the disease. now, when people are very fight the disease. now, when people are very seriously ill, what my collea g u es are very seriously ill, what my colleagues in hospital have found is that when patients —— is that patients have not been able to make their own antibodies, their immune system just hasn't been able to do it. by taking the plasma from people who have recovered, they can basically take the antibodies from those patients, give it to a patient who is very severely in hospital, and they are effectively giving them the immune response that they need. so, how physically does it work? you can give plasma when you give blood, when you donate blood, normally, can you? that's exactly right. our blood is made of plasma, and inside the

blood is the blood cells, the red cells, the white cells, platelets, and plasma is this yellowish liquid that can be donated and is given in just the same way, in the same donation centres that people would donate blood. the process is pretty similar, although it is a bit longer. but it is exactly the same way. how effective is this? how do we know it works and who does it work best on? well, at the moment it is undergoing a trial, so this is actually run by the nhs, for their covert research centre —— covid research centre. patients like myself have been given plasma in hospital when incredibly, severely ill. they are looking at it as a treatment for those most severely ill patients in intensive care or critical care in hospitals. but crucially, the people they need to

donate are also those people, the patients who have been severely ill in hospital are being found to have the most number of antibodies, and thatis the most number of antibodies, and that is who we really need to come forward to be donors. the antibodies are strongest the —— after recovering from covid? yes, they are finding certain groups of people have a higher levels of antibodies and are therefore better plasma donors, men, more so than women. they seem to have more antibodies, and from certain communities they have found patients who have had covid from asian communities have a lot of antibodies and are able to be because my donors. they are also finding the majority of people who become plasma donors are those who have been in hospital. so there is

quite specific criteria, which may be why they're struggling for people to come forward to actually donate plasma. i was looking at the numbers. 13,000 donations have been taken, including 800 donations from those who were treated in hospital. so it almost seems as if that sounds like an awful thing to say, that is where it is, it is on tap there. what about those in hospital now, they are too ill, is it automatic it would be taken? no, i don't think it would be taken? no, i don't think it would be taken? no, i don't think it would be automatic, that could compromise the care of the patient in hospital, so it has to be once the patient has recovered. like when you give blood, you have to be healthy and well to be donating. so this is something that would after happen hospital. i'm sure they are following up a lot of patients who have been in hospital and getting in touch with those people, but they really need people who were in hospital to come forward, donate to

be plasma donors. and just to be clear, if you have covid, covid—19, and you need to recover, in terms of timing or in terms of feeling better more quickly, what has been proven so far in terms of plasma being used? well, it's hard to say. plasma exchanges have really been used for the most nearly ill, so these are patients who are in critical care. and what happens is there immune system almost shuts down and is not functioning well enough for them to mount their own antibodies for them to make a normal immune response. so the plasma is being given to them to do that. that has been seen so far to aid recovery, but this is all in a trial basis, just like all the other treatments we have spoken about. and that is why they need that volume of patients to come forward to keep trailing this and we

can see just how effective it is going forward. doctor ellie cannon, thank you for explaining all of that for us this morning. thank you. it is 6:54am. four centuries after they were driven to extinction in england, the country's first wild population of beavers has been given the permanent right to stay in their river home in devon. conservationists have welcomed the groundbreaking decision by the government to allow the family groups to remain on the river otter. our rural affairs correspondent claire marshall reports. having a good old scratch. this female, around six years old, was one of the first to be born in the wild in england for over half a century. she and her partner still rule this stretch of the river otter. now they and their kids are allowed to stay for good. we are right in the heart of their territory, really, but they can have a big territory. mark and his five year study help lead the government to what it is holding a landmark decision. it's really exciting to

bring this keystone species back into the river otter is brilliant. we have shown people and beavers can quite happily coexist and the benefits really do outweigh some of the negatives that also exist. the environment minister visited their habitat in east devon to make the announcement. she believes this project could have a much wider impact, influencing how farmers and landowners are subsidised after the uk leaves the european union.“ landowners are subsidised after the uk leaves the european union. if you wa nt uk leaves the european union. if you want a more diverse habitat, to work alongside with our farming and will sustainable food production, the natural management systems like this that the beavers can provide are one of the answers that farmers could be paid to have the beavers on their land. just walking along the banks of the river now, and this is a really good example of the creatures that work. this is a willow, and here you can see where they ate away at it about a year ago. just a few days ago there is this evidence here, and look at how high up it is,

thatis here, and look at how high up it is, that is how big they are. scotland's mirrors were given protected status last year, but there have been problems. some farmers saying they have ruined valuable land, dozens have ruined valuable land, dozens have been culled. the largest landowner in devon says there is a balance that can be found. a potato field was flooded due to the actions of the beaver, it caused a loss of crop and they can chop down trees in the wrong place. having said that, overall there is a net positive for beavers in terms of flood attenuation and the ability to do natural flood defences. the government will soon launch a consultation on whether they should be introduced more widely. claire marshall, bbc news, east devon. yes, it does look beautiful, doesn't it? and another beautiful place, windsor castle. carol is there with us in the grounds. it is looking

stunning. there are problems, charlie. the problem is, and it is something you would appreciate, its humidity. have you noticed there is a change in carlton's earlier? well spotted! it's the hair. you said it yourself, carol. i know charlie would sympathise. naga, you are outrageous! you are quite right. good morning. it is humid so our air is quite busy. but now we are back up. we are in the beautiful grounds of windsor castle. let's take a look around. beautiful view of the garden here, visitors will be given special access here, visitors will be given special a ccess o n here, visitors will be given special access on thursdays and fridays in august from today to this particular garden. and the mode at windsor castle has never had water in it because the castle was built on a cliff, so the soil is too porous for remote. and you can see the sundial coming into view. i was showing naga i had coming into view. i was showing naga

ihada coming into view. i was showing naga i had a close eye on many sundials do so when the sun is over the yard, of course. in windsor this morning it has been pretty drizzly, there is a lot of cloud around and the forecast for the next few days is that it forecast for the next few days is thatitis forecast for the next few days is that it is going to get a bit warmer and it is also going to be is muggy as well for many parts of the uk. the summit will also be hot. today we have a weather front sinking southwards, if fairly weak feature, it has brought a lot of cloud, brought some drizzle as we have had here in berkshire and through the course of today it will retreat north—westward, bringing visible into the midlands. the cloud we currently have will start to feel and break in places, we will see some bright skies, sunny intervals developing, the rest of which will be across the far north of scotland. temperatures today ranging from 16 in the north two highs of 27—28 in the south, possibly 29 around the london area. as we had on through the evening and also into the overnight period, what we find is it is going to be muggy, so the key

continuing, temperatures dropping a bit and we will also see a lot of cloud to start with the mist and fog in the south—western quadrant of the uk. through the night we will see clear skies develop across england and also wales. by the end of the note will also have a weather front coming in bringing in some rain across northern ireland and western scotland. thursday, all the temperatures are staying in double figures. to tomorrow then, we start up figures. to tomorrow then, we start up once again without rain in northern ireland western scotland, slowly pushing eastwards but it will be drought and linger in the north—west. a bit of cloud around but a lot of sunshine as well and the heat will be the story. so all of us certainly warming up. the low to mid 20s, for england and wales we are looking at the mid and high 20s, even though 30s. for the south—east we could have a high of 35 or 36 around heathrow and a few showers in the south—west are possible. into saturday, a lot of dry weather, a lot of sunshine, and do the cause of the daily sea is developing. we

could see cloud lapping in across southern and central areas. central areas down from most but still in the 30s in parts of the south more particularly the south—east. that trend of temperatures staying in the 30s will continue even in through sunday and monday and tuesday in southern areas. but on sunday, it is also worth mentioning some of us we'll see some thunderstorms and some of those could be torrential. naga and charlie, we will have the headlines coming up next.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today: the bank of england outlines its prediction for the economy in the wake of coronavirus. the bank keeps interest rates at a record low — they've also updated their economic and unemployment forecasts. i'll have the details in the next few minutes. anger and arrests in beirut as an investigation begins into the cause of the devastating blast which rocked the city, killing at least 135 people. ba rs, cafes and restaurants in aberdeen all closed for at least seven days in scotland's first local lockdown. golf's first major of the year, finally starts today, but there will be no fans cheering on the players, in san fransciso, and rory mchoy is hoping he can start playing better on empty courses. it's thursday the 6th of august.

our top story: in the last few minutes the bank of england has given its latest prediction for recovery after the economic shock of the coronavirus. nina is here to explain. this is alljust dropping now, released at seven a.m.. we are interested in interest rates and the rate of recovery for the uk. good morning, in the past minute the bank of england has released its report, it does so every three months and it has said interest rate will stay at 0.1%. they have been at that historic low since march. they hope with those rates at that point, we will save less, spend more. there had been speculation it would go into negative but that has not happened. we also understand that will be no more quantitative using which it means the bank one thing ——

pumping more money. that has peaked at 740 billion pounds. what we're looking out for as wait through those pages are predictions about how bad things will get. back in may they said the economy would shrink by 14%. will they revise that number? they said recovery could come as soon as a spring next year but we understand that they might revise that as well and things are covering a lot longer than going into 2022. i will be back in ten minutes or so. you will be talking about the banks as well because i have taken a look about whether corporate insolvency is going to rise and the knock—on impact it will have on banks and the banking system cannot be resilient on all possible outcomes and may challenge the

ability for them to lender. lots of businesses are struggling and they are not getting the income to pay back the banks and that has the knock—on effect. port officials in beirut have been placed under house arrest while an investigation continues into the massive explosion which killed at least 135 people. 5,000 people were injured and many more were left homeless by the blast, which it's thought was caused by ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse. sean dilley has this report. a city in ruin. as authorities start to plan a colossal clean—up operation, rescuers continued to search for those still missing. volunteers among the workers. more than a quarter of a million people were displaced and are now homeless, as the blast tore through the city destroying buildings and property. the people of beirut are relying on a government they have little trust in to seek answers. clouds gathered near the city's port, on tuesday, drawn by these extraordinary scenes. these flashes are believed to have

been caused by fireworks but then... explosion. it is thought to be one of the world's largest non—nuclear explosions, at one tenth of the power of the hiroshima bomb during the second world war. lebanon's government says the explosion was caused when 2750 tons of unsafely stored ammonium nitrate ignited. translation: first of all, the investigation must be a priority and its result must come quickly. secondly, we have to intensify the search for victims under the rubble. thirdly, we have to search for the missing people. fourth, take care of the wounded people. fifth, build shelters for people whose houses were totally destroyed. the country is living a national crisis. authorities are investigating allegations that a series of failures led to officials missing several opportunities to remove the dangerous chemicals

and to prevent death and destruction. instead, the material was left here to rot and explode. a number of beirut port officials involved in the storage and guarding the chemicals have been placed under house arrest, as investigators retrace events back more than six years. it is claimed that the dangerous chemicals were impounded from a ship in 2013 and left to sit in a warehouse. customs and port authorities told local media they made several attempts to have the ammonium nitrate removed but their letters to the country's judiciary were ignored. now, the port is destroyed and devastated. until tuesday, the majority of lebanon's food was transported here and stored in facilities like this now—flattened silos. here and stored in facilities like this now—flattened silo. the country has been left with less than a month's supply of grain. defence officials are promising decisive action for anyone found to be at fault but first investigators need to understand what caused tuesday's explosion

and who knew what and when about the unsafe storage of chemicals that were left to claim so many lives. sean dilley, bbc news. a major planning shake—up to boost house—building in england is being unveiled by ministers today. new homes and hospitals will be granted automatic permission to be built under reforms set out by the government. housing secretary robert jenrick says the fast—track plans will cut red tape and kickstart the economy but critics fear they could lead to a generation of slum dwellings. our political correspondent jessica parker is in westminster. kickstarting the economy and cutting red tape, these are words people like to hear but what about the practicalities? it is the sort of thing we have heard before when it comes to pledges to build more homes but the government say the reforms they are proposing of the most significant we have seen since the second world war. the kind of

headline stuff is they would categorise land into three different areas, growth, renewal and protection. growth is potentially the most controversial idea. you could see the so—called automatic planning permission in some areas. it does not mean a developer can start digging away in a local field when they fancy, they would have to meet criteria that it is designed to fast—track development, they also wa nt to fast—track development, they also want to streamline renewed land on mostly brownfield and protected land, local wildlife areas, mostly brownfield and protected land, localwildlife areas, much more stringent controls. the government says cutting red tape will be at the heart of thing but serious criticism of the plants been put forward. the housing charity shelter so they are worried about the impact on social housing. the local government association concerned about the loss of local control over development and the

labour party saying this is a developers chart that was a community sideline and create a new wave of slum housing. whether saying this is a consultation that is launching, this is not the first government to promise a wholesale reform of planning laws and, of course, ultimately building lots of homes can be rather controversial in local areas are just trying to get the balancing act right between providing more housing and actually keeping the local communities on board is a pretty difficult task. thank you very much, jessica. the social media sites facebook and twitter have removed a post shared by president trump, which they say contains misinformation about the spread of coronavirus. the post contained a claim that children are largely immune to the effects of the virus. twitter responded by suspending use of an account belonging to the trump campaign until the post is deleted. aberdeen is back under lockdown restrictions this morning after a spike in coronavirus cases.

pubs, cafes and restaurants have been ordered to close and residents have been told they can't visit each other‘s homes and or travel more than five miles from where they live — unless it's for work or education. let's speak to our scotland correspondent, james shaw. when this news came it was short notice again but the impression being that if they need to be a change in lockdown it has to happen asap. that is exactly what happened. nicola sturgeon announced these changes would around noon yesterday and came into effectjust five hours later. all the pubs, cafe ‘s and restau ra nts later. all the pubs, cafe ‘s and restaurants in aberdeen shutdown and we see from the pictures of the city last night, union street, the main street which runs through the centre of aberdeen, absolutely dead by nine o'clock last night and a very stark

contrast, really, to the seeds in aberdeen over the weekend when pubs and bars were very full and that presumably is one of the reasons why this cluster has happened. we know that 54 people have tested positive and they visited 32 different venues across the city which gives you a sense that this may be how the virus spreads. people moving from one pub to the next one, essentially on the traditional pub crawl. the question is, will it spread beyond the boundaries of aberdeen and most importantly for the scottish government will it affect their plan to open all schools in scotland next week. james, thank you very much. we know it 135 people are known to have lost their lives in beirut. we know

at least 5000 are injured and there isa at least 5000 are injured and there is a search and rescue operation continuing now. and now the team has arrived in order to collect hundreds of sandwiches. people who have been subjected to the damage. this is cheese with cucumber. nice. thank you. what happened to your house? all the windows... fell on you. you got injured? you seem fine. i am fine but emotionally i am damage, like all the people who are visited.

the people who live with us, the families, their houses, really sad. iam families, their houses, really sad. i am really mad and i am really tired of this situation. and now we collected the food. they have juices, sandwiches. and now we are on our way to beirut area. this is the lebanese foodbank truck. just receiving donations of 200 sandwiches, donated from a lady who wa nts to sandwiches, donated from a lady who wants to serve the community by donating some sandwiches, home—made sandwiches. directly from her house.

we can speak to one of the volunteers from that food bank now. patsy jarrouje joins us from beirut. a very good morning to you. we want to check about you and your family. how are you? good morning to all and thank you for hosting me today in order to speak about what happened. we are good. thank you. that means that you and fellow volunteers are able to help other people. how much need is there? we know there's so many homes and people either not able to get into their homes permanently or temporarily?

u nfortu nately for unfortunately for now they are not able to go to their homes because there is a lot of damage. they need time in order to clean it, to put on their glasses, there are doors, you know, it's a complete damage. they need to find people to help them in order to replace of the home and make sure it is well liked in order to live again. it will need a lot of time, unfortunately. your offices we re time, unfortunately. your offices were hit by the blast but the damage was not too bad, is that right? yes, it is not too bad in comparison to the damage that has happened to beirut, we are really lucky. really, we're beirut, we are really lucky. really, we' re really beirut, we are really lucky. really, we're really lucky. does about the practicalities. as we see images of the streets and rubble and the damage to the infrastructure, i'm assuming it must be quite hard for your volunteers to actually even move around the city to get to those people who most need to help. whenever we want to reach temper

now, we have to have access easily. but now we cannot reach it easily, so we are packing somewhere, especially our cars, and we remove by walking to the streets of beirut all over in order to reach the people. however, the vans were able to go inside these streets to a meeting point, so we have stations there and from there we can go and distribute the donations we are receiving. people are very helpful in order to receive these donations. and patsy, iam in order to receive these donations. and patsy, i am assuming you and your volunteers are hearing some very harrowing tories as you meet people and try to help them? —— stories. yes. they hearing lots of stories, unbelievable, really, people are traumatised. even when you are walking in the streets you

need to be careful because the buildings are still not safe. they may be collapsing. the rocks or ceilings, we need to be very safe stop so, really, they are, the view on the ground is different from what you hear. you need to go down and be, really, the real truth. you hear. you need to go down and be, really, the realtruth. and patsy, we have got a sense from some of the images, and i take your point, until you are there it is ha rd to point, until you are there it is hard to tell. from what we are seeing, it is going to be a very long time before even some of the basic things are in place people, which is presumably why a service like yours, which is food, is so important right now. yes, by now it isa important right now. yes, by now it is a long journey to be to where we were. we are trying to plan for the coming two weeks, we are trying to get families that had their homes destroyed, trying to get them help.

we are trying to get connected with many partners on the ground that work like us in similar organisations to get to the rest of the people. and in order to help them. not forjust the people. and in order to help them. not for just a the people. and in order to help them. not forjust a couple of days or weeks, to have a whole programme for the coming weeks, months, to see how we can help, especially when the basic needs are difficult to meet. we are giving them cooked meats and sandwiches because they do not have the ability of electricity or a small oven to cook for them. so going to the other option that we prepare the meals, stripping them on brea kfast prepare the meals, stripping them on breakfast or during the lunch period. and that is what we will do for the next few weeks. apart from practicalities you and your volu nteers practicalities you and your volunteers are involved in, how do you assess beirut itself now in terms of what the future will look

like? i know you are dealing with the immediate crisis. but how you had a chance in your own head to look forward beyond that? honestly, we're doing a plan and preparing. it will be a very long journey and we need to do very tough plans to make sure that everything will be fine. and certainly it needs a lot of time but we will rise again. hopefully with the help, especially now all the lebanese, no matter where, they are helping out, emotionally, mentally, physically through their donations. all lebanese people around the world, there are some people that have reserved tickets and are coming to lebanon in order to give us more support on the ground. so, we can help people where we can and recover easily and faster. however, the time frame, it

cannot be decided now that we are trying our best to work hand—in—hand to be faster and faster. patsy, it is good to speak to you this morning and thank you for all of the work you are doing there. patsy, involved in delivering basics like sandwiches, really basic stuff to people in the most desperate of needs. all of course from those people in beirut throughout the programme this morning. and closer to home now. we've had the latest economic forecast from the bank of england this morning. yes, this is about the recovery from the coronavirus. nina has been going through some of the detail of the latest report. well, we're not looking out for whether things will be bad, but are they less bad than the may predictions which were really bleak?

good morning. there is some good news. we talked about the predictions of a very sharp it down with the economy losing 14%, more thanit with the economy losing 14%, more than it has ever lost in his does make history, then making a quick recovery. that loss has been revised downwards do 9%, still a significant dip. todaymy prediction would be more of a switch or a text shape, so things not as bad initially, but the recovery will ta ke things not as bad initially, but the recovery will take longer, things won't be back to normal, the prediction is, until the end of next year, as opposed to the spring— summer of next year. what would that mean for businesses? this is elizabeth, she makes mattresses near leeds. she has been helped by the rise in stay—cations but is worried about the second lockdown. rise in stay—cations but is worried about the second lockdownlj rise in stay—cations but is worried about the second lockdown. i think the next five years we will be more cautious. this came out of nowhere, no—one would have ever expected it. you need to be flexible. i think we

know that and we need to keep a strong eye on the future and on cash flow in case anything like this ever happens again. we have learned you need to be very flexible and stay involved with your business on a day—to—day basis, and our mark to —— an hour—to—hour basis and be ready to move quickly. unemployment figures have been revised down. in may, they predicted it would peak at 996 may, they predicted it would peak at 9% of the workforce, that has been revised down to 7.5%. interestingly, on one page of the report they predict the most workers who have been furloughed will return to full employment. as charlie naga said, interest rates are staying at the historic low of 0.1%. a mixed bag. let's speak to kate bell, head of economic affairs at the trades union congress. the tuc. good morning to you. things are the tuc. good morning to you. things a re pretty bad the tuc. good morning to you. things are pretty bad but less bleak, kate?

some venues in the report this morning, but as you say, a lot of uncertainty and ill that 7.5% figure would mean1 uncertainty and ill that 7.5% figure would mean 1 million uncertainty and ill that 7.5% figure would mean1 million more people losing theirjobs, that is something we really do not want to see, so i don't think we are out of the woods yet. we are at a crunch point, aren't we? what would you like to see the government do to make sure we recover quicker? the bank of england talks about just we recover quicker? the bank of england talks aboutjust how important the job retention scheme has been in protecting people'sjobs and with local lockdowns and the high degree of uncertainty going into the winter, we do think that we may need to see that extended for businesses who have a viable future, but just need a businesses who have a viable future, butjust need a bit more support to survive. we also want to see the government creating more jobs survive. we also want to see the government creating morejobs in sectors that we need for the future. so we have a search showing over1 millionjobs could be so we have a search showing over1 million jobs could be created so we have a search showing over1 millionjobs could be created in green industries, and we need to tackle climate change. we need hundreds of thousands of people to provide decent quality social care and public services, so we want to

see the government investing to create the jobs that will help us get out of that unemployment crisis. government was say we spent $32 £82 billion on thejob government was say we spent $32 £82 billion on the job retention scheme and millions of jobs billion on the job retention scheme and millions ofjobs have been spent on this, it cannot go on forever —— we spent £32 billion. we know unemployment scars people's prospects for life and we want to avoid that. we want to see the government stepped in to support people to keep theirjobs to get back to newjobs, that is the best way to get the economy moving and get those people able to span, to shopin get those people able to span, to shop in our high streets and get the economy moving. and that is the best way to sustain public finances as well. —— get those people able to spend. some people are saying the only way for them to survive at all is for them to let people go and slimmed down to make sure there is a business for anybody to go back to. we know businesses are facing some really difficult choices. we know many of them are going to want to retain the skills and talents of the staff they have invested in and we

think it is important that as many of them do so as possible. but we do wa nt to of them do so as possible. but we do want to see government investing in a job creation programme, too. and we know, in any new types ofjobs, jobs and those green industries, jobs and those green industries, jobs on public services, that is what we need to tackle the unemployment we may otherwise face. your cat was just trying to have a little read. i know! the chancellor will say we are investing in apprenticeships was that we are investing in young people. we have the knowledge to support hospitality at the moment, we are doing everything we can. it is good the chancellor is investing in young people, we called for the job scheme and we want to see it work. but we know we can't have that 7.5% unemployment, we can't have 1 million more people unemployed and, you know, ithink million more people unemployed and, you know, i think the government are going to have to do more. it has taken the right steps in creating thejob retention scheme taken the right steps in creating the job retention scheme and it needs to build on that success. kate, the bank of england predicts that most of the furloughed roles,

most furloughed workers, will return toa most furloughed workers, will return to a job. is that what you are hearing from your members? well, we have an awful lot of uncertainty at the moment. you know, some people are going back to work, and our members and unions are encouraging people to help each other with that, make sure people can keep their jobs, but at the same time you are seeing and most people will see the early worrying job losses across the high street. this week we had job losses announced in dixons and pizza express, so not everyone is clear they were able to go back to the work they had before they started. we will wait and see. other positives to be taken, kate, you and the tuc in the past have advocated a four—day week, working from home, what you call time sovereignty for workers. have we learned that lesson? that collateral damage of working fewer hours, will that hurt businesses in hospitality, for example? we have seen in this pandemic actually we can be much more creative about how we work,

obviously here i am doing this interview from home with the cat walking across the desk. we want to build on that creativity to make sure we can recover better as well as recover in the way that gets people back to work. kate bell, thank you very much and it was lovely to see your cat make a guest appearance this morning. another, that would be the big question. yes, these predictions are less bad than they were about the chancellor has said we have done so much to the furlough scheme, investing in young people and apprenticeships, but is it enough and we need to go further? and more to come, eventually we as a nation would have to pay out. we will be talking to robertjenrick later to put some of those questions that have come up from the bank of england's report with that. thank you, nina. you are watching bbc breakfast, still to come. pc andrew harper's killers were sentenced for manslaughter last week. we'll hearfrom his mother, as she calls for people who have killed police officers to face a minimum 20—yearterm.

we will talk about that and renew the latest news as well. it is 7:28am. —— and bring you the latest news. carol is at windsor castle. such a great view, such need to gardening! it is my back garden. actually, it is lovelier at windsor castle. this is the terrace garden. -- it is castle. this is the terrace garden. —— it is lovely here at windsor castle, this is the east terrace garden. it will be open for the first time in 40 years every saturday and sunday in august and september. some of those flower beds we re september. some of those flower beds were repurposed to grow vegetables in world war ii with the queen and princess elizabeth and her sister princess elizabeth and her sister princess margaret helping cultivate them. and in 1971, his royal highness the duke of edinburgh redesigned the flowerbeds and commissioned a new bronze fountain based on his own lotus design. and you can see that nicely in the middle. it's gradually here this

morning in berkshire, and it's great usually in other parts of the south as well because they were the front has moved south through the course of the night. but the forecast for the next couple of days is one that is warming up. for some of us, it is heating up stop and there will also be some sunny spells to look forward to as well. so, what is happening today? well, if you look at the present chart from you consider front a mention. it has been thinking south of the night is a fairly wea k thinking south of the night is a fairly weak teacher, that has been used on this drizzle we have in winds are, and it will revert taking bits and pieces into the midlands —— the drizzle we have in windsor. starting off on a muggy note, temperatures haven't fallen away overnight, a lot of blood and a bit of mist and fog as well, but through the course of the day what you will find is the cloud within our break and we will start to see some sunny bright intervals developing, the best of which will be across northern scotland. temperatures today, 16 in the north new highs of 27-28 in today, 16 in the north new highs of 27—28 in the south, possibly 29 around the london area. through this

evening and overnight, what is going to happen is once again we will have a lot of cloud around, there will be some mist and fog in the south—western quadrant of the uk, but through the night first as we develop across much of england and wales. there front coming in from the west bringing rain into northern ireland and western scotland. the future is not bowling away too far, most of us staying in double figures. —— falling away. tomorrow, the weather front will bring rain in western ireland and northern scotland, moved east and peter wright except for the north—west and a lot of us will have a dry, warm or hot day, a risk of showers in the south—west with temperatures ranging from 16 in the north to about 35, possibly 36 in heathrow, but even in the midlands, 30. western scotland and northern ireland are going to variance this heat in the next few days. and on saturday temperatures start to slip a bit. there will be a lot of dry weather around with sea breezes developing through the course of the day. what you will find as we will import more cloud across southern and central areas as

well, temperatures still in the 30s in the south. i'll have more weather later on. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. in the last half—an—hour at the bank of england have come up with their forecasts including interest rates, looking at the expect that unemployment rate. this review important in the wake of coronavirus. we can speak now to the housing secretary, robertjenrick. good morning to you. the bank of england has left interest rates unchanged. this is an all—time low. no more quantitative easing measures. it expects economy to shrink by 9.5% this year and unemployment to peak at 7.5%. what

is your reaction to that? it is very concerning. the economic disruption asa concerning. the economic disruption as a result of the virus is unprecedented and requires the government to continue doing everything it can to support as many jobs and businesses across the country and for those of us who can, to get out and support those businesses by using, for example, the eat out to help out scheme, supporting shops, cafe ‘s, shops, wherever we can. of course, that can be done safely but we cannot be complacent about the virus as many pa rt complacent about the virus as many part of the country is still in lockdown. if people do not have jobs, they will not be going out to eat. those of us who can, who do

have secure jobs should be safely going out to shop and to use restau ra nts a nd going out to shop and to use restaurants and getting back to work to support the economy. the government is continuing with our wide range of support packages to support people in the workplace, to help businesses to take furloughed workers back into full—time. if we need to do anything else we can. today i am announcing changes to the planning system... i will come to that... it is an example of one of the things the government is trying to do to support people for a very difficult period. we will talk about those planning announcements in housing. can you tell me, the extrapolation of this figure, 7.5%, goes to more than 1 million extrapolation of this figure, 7.5%, goes to more than1 million people being unemployed, and extra 1

million people being unemployed. what does society look like you when it happens? nobody wants to live in a country with unemployment at that level and that is why the chancellor has brought forward packages since the beginning of the pandemic. it is unprecedented and compares favourably... we need to go further. the measures that the chancellor brought forward earlier in the year with focusing on the two parts of the economy most seriously affected, the economy most seriously affected, the hospitality sector but also young people. people who were just coming into the workplace and that is why i think we need a particular focus so we do not leave scarring on the lives of the next generation we tried to do that with more support from careers advise, apprenticeships, kickstart programmes to take on young people and help them weather the storm and get them into employment early. those are the sorts of measures we

need to bring forward to help young people get onto and into employment and get through a very difficult period. this bank of england scenario of 7.5%, do you think the extra measures the government has to go further, do you think you can avoid 1 million people, 1 million more people being unemployed by the end of this year? i hope so but i do not think anyone can underestimate or gloss over how difficult the present situation is. we will not be able to protect everyjob or make every business. what we can do is bring forward the measures which i say a very significant. the chancellor has already announced. keep them under review and tried to reopen the economy as swiftly as possible in a safe and responsible manner. that, at the end of the day, isa manner. that, at the end of the day, is a way to safeguard and protect as

manyjobs as possible and for all of us, to have the confidence to go out, as long as we're the social distancing measures, washing your hands, wearing masks in public places, staying a distant... that sounds... if we follow the guidance, thatis sounds... if we follow the guidance, that is the best thing we can do to get spending and demand back into the economy. as housing minister, how many people do you expect will lose their homes as because of this? there is no reliable estimate... what is your fear? in a significant downturn, with high record of unemployment, people who lose their homes, whether renters or homeowners. in the last economic downturn we did not see so many homeowners losing their homes and we worked very closely with the lenders to put in place measures an seen

some which have been effective so far... can they be extended further? they could be but we will keep that under review. at the moment homeowners are able to take advantage of the mortgage holiday and we also have measures in place to help renters so no—one can be evicted from their home while the housing market was essentially closed at the height of the pandemic. we are also working with the court service that went position hearings return at the end of august, the cause will take account of individual circumstances people are facing as a result of covid—19 and hope people are not evicted in very horrible circumstances but i cannot promise that there is any easy a nswe rs cannot promise that there is any easy answers to this. we're going into one of the most economic downturns any of us have ever experienced. plants today are to

build 300,000 new homes a year in england, in areas they need the most. which are those areas? there would be in all parts of the country. clearly, there are faces but externally unaffordable like london and the south—east but plans are not limited only to those areas. we will ask local councils across england to create new plants, faster and more transparent and engage with people to determine parts of the local area where people are willing to see homes offices and factory factories and jobcreating buildings created. that process will be a very democratic one we think and we will ensure we can get building much faster than we do today. today we have a plan based system but it can ta ke have a plan based system but it can take seven years to produce some of these plans and very few people actually engage with the process and once the plane ‘s producer can take

up once the plane ‘s producer can take up to five years to put spades in the ground on a fairly standard set of new housing. that is too slow. we have a major housing challenge and we also have an economic challenge and a lot of people's jobs depend on this crucial industry so we think our new system will still be democratic, have local engagement but will be much faster and help us to meet the needs of the next generation. shelter, the housing charity, as alluded to the homes given planning permission. and you have gone through the process and it appears to be too long. between 2011 and 2016, many homes were not built. nearly 400,000 granted in 2017— 2018. what is this new 300,000 target? the 300,000 target is that we need to be building around that number of homes every year if we are

going to meet the housing needs of the country. 240,000 homes last year, in itself the highest number built in 30 years, but we need to get significantly further and because of the pandemic, i expect the number of houses started would be significantly down on last year. this is an essential measure and it is very timely. we need to do those things if you want to protect those jobs are get those homes are built. these will be homes of all types. more affordable and social houses as well but also reforming the system by which landowners and developers pay a by which landowners and developers payafair by which landowners and developers pay a fair shed towards local infrastructure and affordable housing so they will pay more as a result of the system so more money for local communities so the infrastructure and affordable homes can infrastructure and affordable homes ca n flow infrastructure and affordable homes can flow at the same time as the new housing which is very important if going to build public support for new housing in your local area. the

clifford report, which you would be well versed in, into housing, saw that 70%, nearly 70% of those houses converted under permitted development rights were 1—bedroom flats or studios, many failing to meet minimum requirement or space rules. one was 60 square metres and without windows. doctor clifford has warned that your plants could lay the groundwork for slums of the future. you assure us that will not happen? that is absolutely not going to happen under this system. what doctor clifford was referring to permitted development rights. that isa permitted development rights. that is a way of getting houses built quickly under the current system. what we're doing here is creating a very different system, a system which will by its nature much faster but also produce quality homes. it will be a system where it is much

easierfor smaller will be a system where it is much easier for smaller builders to participate so it would notjust be about the big volume housing builders who some people accuse them of being quite identikit housing, they look the same, we want a competitive industry where small to medium size builders can compete and that will create jobs and raise the standards of homes as well. local communities will have a real say in what homes look like so we are asking every part of the country to create design codes, for example, you can think about what matters in your local area. in nottinghamshire, where i represent, we have red brick and red tiles. if people want to get homes like that built, they will be able to say you homes will need to meet those requirements. this is quite a departure from the current system and it will allow community to say more about the way you homes

look around the area. but more certainty and predictability to businesses who are out there trying to build them as well. robert jenrick, housing secretary thank you for your time. mike has the sport and golf‘s first major of the year starts today. a lot of major sporting events are now trying to work out how to keep big event going during a pandemic. and we have a spotlight on golf today. yes, indeed. normally all the majors are done and dusted. by this time of year. you have to go back tojuly, last year, over 12 months ago, royal portrush, for golf‘s last major. this year's open, was cancelled while the masters and us open were pushed back, and so the first major of 2020 starts today. the delayed us—pga in san francisco. the tournament at harding park, will be played behind closed doors, which poses a real challenge for rory mcilroy.

he has won it twice before, most recently in 2014, but since lockdown, with no fans cheering him on, he has struggled to find any kind of rhythm orform.. i have said in the last few weeks i have struggled to adapt to it but it is, as! have struggled to adapt to it but it is, as i said, it is what it is and you need to go out there and do the best that you can. you know, we all wish we were playing in front of the fa ns wish we were playing in front of the fans and, you know, have it feel like a real major championship, but, you know, ithink like a real major championship, but, you know, i think we are just lucky we are able to play golf tournaments at this point. mcilroy plays alongside, justin thomas and this man, tiger woods, who is looking to equal the record of five championship wins. but he hasn't won it for 13 years. the longest european tie manchester united have ever been involved with was finally completed last night. 146 days after united won 5—0, in the away leg of their europa league

contest against lask, in austria, they finished the job with a 2—1win at old trafford. jesse lingard and anthony martial with the goals. the rest of the tournament will now be like a world cup, one—off knock—out matches and united face fc copenhagen in germany next week. united are favourites along with inter milan, who they could meet in the final. if they do, it will be some reuniuon. romelu lukaku scored for the italians in their latest win. he's just one of a few familiar faces for united, another alexi sanchez, who's been on loan there this season, has agreed a deal to join them permanently. tonight, wolves and rangers will look to join united in the quarter—finals. it's much tighter for wolves. they go into their home leg, tied at 1—1 with greek champions olympiakos, while rangers, who've just started their scottish premiership season, need a miracle. they trail 3—1, as they head to the german side bayer leverkusen. it might be grey overhead, but england and pakistan should be able to get a whole

day's play in on day two, of the first test at old trafford. this match is part of england's busy summer inside their bio—bubble. the first day was eventually won by rain and bad light but before that england made early progress, with wickets from jofra archer and chris woakes in the morning session. but then pakistan's star batsman, babar asam, shone with the bat — he helped steer the tourists to 139 for two at the close, but england missed chances to take more wickets, withjos buttler dropping shan masood here on 45. i thought we started very well. from the first session we got the ball in good areas, ask they a lot of good questions. after lunch, we weren't so good, if i'm really honest. you know, we had too many balls and we aren't as good as we usually are. a lot of frustration, from pundits that the day's play was ended early because of bad light when they have floodlights and would play on if it was a 20—20 game or one—day match. former captain michael vaughan saying it doesn't make sense, when will test cricket learn? that is often now. thank you, mike.

see see you later. it is 7:45am. aberdeen is back under lockdown restrictions this morning after a spike in coronavirus cases. pubs, cafes and restaurants have been ordered to close and residents have been told they can't visit each other‘s homes or travel more than five miles from where they live, unless it's for work or education. here's how the news was received by some of the people who live there. yeah, you've got to be safe, haven't you? seven days? you are closing down aberdeen, it may be closed down two or three bars, down aberdeen, it may be closed down two orthree bars, fair enough. down aberdeen, it may be closed down two or three bars, fair enough. it's not going to be as bad on the community because we sort of have learned to live this way now, it isn't going to be anything new. it's going to be safer, it's got to be done, and of the rules, people have got to learn from it. what can you do? people, ithink got to learn from it. what can you do? people, i think it's irresponsible to go into bars when there are too many people. we can speak now to the co—leader

of aberdeen city council, douglas lumsden. thank you for your time this morning. first of all, could you break down for hours as it stands this morning, we know this was specific to one part, and! we know this was specific to one part, and i think there was another one also, 54 cases in what nicola sturgeon described as a significant outbreak. can you take us through what that means now in terms of numbers and contact? yes. 54 cases that were traced back to the hawthorn bar in the centre of aberdeen. it was believed most of that took place onjuly 26 and the contact trace and detect team have been working on that from that time and have identified over 200 people who have been sold to isolate. —— told to. there was a list of other

bars produced yesterday, and these are other pubs it is believed that people who were infected had either visited over the last ten days. so you know the people were infected, and have beans of those bars, so does that mean intern that there are a further contact tracing operations going on for people who are in those bars as well? yeah, so yesterday the first minister said people that had beenin first minister said people that had been in those bars had no real — just had to take extra vigilance to check if they had any symptoms, they didn't have to self—isolate at that point, but if they are contacted by the truck and praise team they should self—isolate and be tested —— track and trace team. you said there we re track and trace team. you said there were 54 people and their contacts. they are effectively self—isolating, in theory, those 200 people. are you

asa in theory, those 200 people. are you as a council checking on them? the track and trace is being handled by nhs grampian, and they will give advice on what they are meant to be doing. it's not really up to the council. we are working across with the scottish government and local partners to really make sure that we have got this nipped in the bud. you understand why ask that question. his responsibility, then, is it? the responsibility for track and trace lies with nhs grampian, not the scottish government. they are responsible for doing that track and trace element. and in terms of making sure people abide by the self—isolation rules, which is clearly a bsolutely self—isolation rules, which is clearly absolutely key, his responsibility is that? that's the responsibility is that? that's the responsibility of the scottish government and the track and trace team. they have the responsibility to make sure people are doing as they should. do you think they are

doing that? you think anything is actually happening? phone calls are being made, doors are being knocked on? is anything actually happening? i recently raised concerns, i roots of the first minister earlier this week about —— i wrote the first minister about my concerns earlier this week about concerns regarding track and trace was that i wasn't sure things were being done quickly enough after the outbreak onjuly 26. it seemed that bars had not been notified yet and that was something i was concerned about and something i raised with the scottish government. well, thank you for your time this morning. that is douglas lumsden, talking about the situation in aberdeen, coleader of aberdeen city council which is under a specific lockdown measures right now. there are now concerns measures could also be tightened in preston after a surge of cases. we will talk to someone from the council there in a moment. first let's have a look at the other local lockdown hotspots in england. leicester was first to be hit

by fresh restrictions after infections rose there at the beginning ofjuly. weeks later, health secretary matt hancock announced clampdowns in parts of northern england, including greater manchester, where a major incident was declared following a rise in cases. at the same time, parts of west yorkshire and east lancashire were subjected to local lockdown measures, which included banning people in different households from meeting indoors. lancashire's director of public health says preston could join that list. let's speak to the city council's chief executive, adrian philips. adrian philips, thank you for your time with us this morning. what conversations have you had so far in what indication is that given you of where and when, i suppose it is not if, as much as when, when lockdowns will be intensified ? if, as much as when, when lockdowns will be intensified? lots of discussions and lots of work going on. we're not waiting some government announcement. we know our rates are increasing and they have increased over the last week to a level now where we are now concerned that we could face government

intervention. but we've been working with our communities to make sure we get those key messages out. the rates of infection need to reduce in preston and it is around all of our behaviours. so the usual messages about hand hygiene, keeping two metres apart, we are asking people not tojoin others metres apart, we are asking people not to join others in their home or bring other people outside our household into our own homes, and those of the same messages we saw in greater manchester. so trying to get people prepared and keeping the infection under control. when you say we're not waiting for some government announcement and then you have outlined what you are asking to do now, have you taken this into your own hands? much power do you have to do that? well, in terms of taking it into our own hands, it has a lwa ys taking it into our own hands, it has always been a local challenge through our lancashire resilience forum, a strong partnership, we have been on the front throughout with them. making sure we maintain that

position. it's a problem for our people and our city, and our counties, so we take it really seriously and have been working on this flat out from the very beginning of the pandemic. and it's about keeping our people safer and healthy and supporting our economy, though nothing has changed in that respect. government intervention with a focus on you, it may give us a little extra resource which is welcome, but the messages consistent and the work is ongoing. it is about embedding the message in our communities, working on communications across the board, working with to keep them covid—safe. working with to keep them covid-safe. which groups or sections of society in preston are you concerned about in terms of getting the message through, but also those who perhaps may have contributed to this spike in cases? in terms of contribution, it is not an individual issue, it's a community issue. we are aware we have community transmission, we are aware they are across the city. there is a

concentration in inner areas, as they usually are, in urban environments. but it is in villages and suburbs, so covid has not gone away and it is all about taking that message onboard and making sure we do not relax our guard too much, that we maintain those key issues. because we can see it from time to time is people are queueing for something in a group, they are not socially distanced. so getting those m essa g es socially distanced. so getting those messages out, getting them to business. it's an individual issue. the council, the government, we cannot solve this, because we need to work with people. so it is absolutely a community and individual effort. adrian philips, chief executive of preston city council, thank you very much for your time this morning. we are blessed this morning because carol is in some exquisite gardens, dramatic location, windsor castle, carol, how about that! it looks stunning there today. it absolutely is, charlie!

good morning, everybody! the view you see is of the east terrace garden, and it is open to the public for the first time in 40 years this weekend. and it will be open every weekend. and it will be open every weekend during august and september. but you have to book in advance before coming. let's find out a bit more about this from richard williams, e—learning curator here. good morning. good morning. why has the garden been closed for so long? we haven't been able to open it and still now because normally in the summer months the castle has a very large number of visitors who come from all over the world, and there would be too many for this garden to hold all in one time. so, we have been able to add this to the visit for people that come in those times that you mention. tell us about the garden? some stories? well, it has been a great favourite for members of the royal family for coming up to 200 years, which was when it was first laid out by george iv. queen victoria had a great affection for

it because her husband, prince albert, took part in laying out the design for it, and it also has a significance for her majesty the queen, because during the war years the whole garden was dug up in order to grow vegetables. the young princess elizabeth and princess margaret had their own individual plots to grow vegetables for the war effort. and i suppose the other significance for the queen is that in 1971 it was the duke of adam rowe who effectively designed the garden as we see it today —— duke of edinburgh, with the flowerbeds and beautiful fountain at the centre. and a jolly good job it was. thanks for that. it's just a and a jolly good job it was. thanks for that. it'sjust a bit and a jolly good job it was. thanks for that. it's just a bit drizzly here in winter this morning, beautiful views, charlie said, a fair bit of cloud around. the forecast for the next few days is one that is getting warmer or hot depending on where you are. and we will see a bit more on the way of sunshine, too. today, though, we have a riverfront that has been moving south—east with as we go

through the course of the night, —— a weather front, and that is what is abusing all the cloud and visit we currently have here in berkshire. through the day that will retreat northwards taking drizzle to the midlands, and this morning after a muqqy midlands, and this morning after a muggy start temperatures fall away too much overnight. we're looking at a lot of cloud, but the cloud within and break through the course of the day. we will see some bright skies and sunny skies developing. the best of which will be across the north of scotland. just today ranging from 16 in the north two highs of 27 or 28 in the north two highs of 27 or 28 in the south, but somewhere around the london area could hit 29. through this evening and overnight, once again we will see a fair bit of cloud around, there will be submitted in fog in the south—western quadrant of the uk, and through the night you will find that clear skies were developed, especially across england and wales. but the weather front coming in from the west will introduce some rain into northern ireland and western scotla nd into northern ireland and western scotland by the end of the night. and like then ijust gone, it will be another muggy note with temperatures generally in double

figures —— and like the nightjust gone. so we start with that note with rain in the west across western ireland and northern scotland slowly drifting eastwards, petering out except for the most north—west of scotland, dry weather tomorrow. one of two showers possible in the north—west but here, we could have highs in the south of 35, even 36!

good morning. welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today: the bank of england outlines its prediction for the economy in the wake of coronavirus. the biggest recession in a century — but not as bad as first feared. the bank warns that the recovery will take longer though. anger and arrests in beirut as an investigation begins into the cause of the devastating blast which rocked the city, killing at least 135 people. bars, cafes and restaurants in aberdeen all closed for at least seven days in scotland's first local lockdown. it's three months late, but the first golf major of the year, finally starts today, in san fransciso, even if the us—pga will be played out, on empty fairways with no fans allowed.

good morning. it's thursday the 6th of august. our top story: in the last hour, the bank of england has said the uk economy faces a less severe downturn but a slower recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. the bank now expects the economy to shrink by 9.5% this year — the biggest annual decline in a century. nina is here to explain. good morning. loads of anticipation over this report. how does the institution whose job it is to protect and boost our economy think that things are looking? they have been revised down. they may prediction the economy will take a 1496 prediction the economy will take a 14% hit has gone down to 9.5% but they have lengthened their prediction of when the economy will remain to pre—word—macro levels, from the middle of next year to the end of it. so things won't hurt as much but they will hurt for longer. what does that mean forjobs? a

little bit of good news. unemployment will peak at 7.5%, lower than the prediction in may of 996 lower than the prediction in may of 9% but it is still pretty bleak. the government has invested £32 billion in thejob retention government has invested £32 billion in the job retention scheme but today the housing secretary said yes, more does need to be done. we need to go further. they measure is that the chancellor brought forward earlier in the year were focusing on the in two parts of the economy that i think will be most seriously affected, the hospitality sector we just spoke about, but also young people, people who are just coming into the workplace and that's why i think we need a particular focus, so we don't leave scarring on the lives of the next generation. interest rates will steadily the same, 0.1%, and no sign yet that more money will be put into the system by the bank, as they did back injune. so yes, overall, things are less bad but there are still very dark days ahead and one of the

criticisms of the report is it doesn't incorporate what might happen if there is a second wave and at that point all these bets are off. they call them scenarios, not predictions at the moment, i suppose because we are in uncertain times, it is guidance more than anything else. nina, thank you. port officials in beirut have been placed under house arrest while an investigation continues into the massive explosion which killed at least 137 people. 5,000 people were injured and many more were left homeless by the blast, which it's thought was caused by ammonium nitrate, stored in a warehouse. sean dilley has this report. a city in ruin. as authorities start to plan a colossal clean—up operation, rescuers continue to search for those still missing, volunteers among the workers. more than 250,000 people were displaced and are now homeless, as the blast tore through the city, destroying buildings and property. the people of beirut are relying on a government they have little trust in to seek answers.

crowds gathered near the city's port on tuesday, drawn by these extraordinary scenes. these flashes are believed to have been caused by fireworks. but then... explosion. it's thought to be one of the world's largest non—nuclear explosions, at one tenth of the power of the hiroshima bomb during the second world war. lebanon's government says the explosion was caused when 2750 tonnes of unsafely stored ammonia nitrate ignited. translation: first of all, the investigation must be a priority and its results must come quickly. secondly, we have to intensify the search for victims under the rubble. thirdly, we have to search for the missing people. fourth, take care of the wounded people. fifth, build shelters for people whose houses were totally destroyed. the country is living in national crisis.

authorities are investigating allegations that a series of failures led to officials missing several opportunities to remove the dangerous chemicals and to prevent death and destruction. instead, the material was left here to rot and explode. a number of beirut port officials involved in the storage and guarding of the chemicals have been placed under house arrest, as investigators retrace events back more than six years. it's claimed that the dangerous chemicals were impounded from a ship in 2013 and left to sit in a warehouse. customs and port authorities told local media they made several attempts to have the ammonia nitrate removed, but their letters to the country's judiciary were ignored. now, the port is destroyed and devastated. until tuesday, the majority of lebanon's food was transported here and stored in facilities like this now flattened silo. the country has been left with less than a month's supply of grain.

defence officials are promising decisive action for anyone found to be at fault but first, investigators need to understand what caused tuesday's explosion and who knew what, and when, about the unsafe storage of chemicals that were left to claim so many lives. sean dilley, bbc news. it is 8:07. a major planning shake—up to boost house—building in england is being unveiled by ministers today. new homes and hospitals will be granted automatic permission to be built under reforms set out by the government. housing secretary robert jenrick says the fast—track plans will cut red tape and kickstart the economy but critics fear they could lead to a generation of slum dwellings. our political correspondent jessica parker is in westminster. good morning to you. we spoke to robertjenrick a few minutes ago, to go through some of those plans, what did you take away from it? he really was defending the measures the

government is outlining today. one of the key questions i think around this new set of proposals per planning is local democracy. to what extent will people get a say in what happens in their area? i think there's been a lot of concern around this idea of automatic planning permission in some parts of the country, where land is designated for growth. what that means is that so long as developers are meeting certain preset criteria, they may get this sort of automatic planning permission. what robertjenrick was telling you is actually, what local councils are being asked to do is engage with people at an earlier stage about what they want to see in the local area, that way they will get a say as to where these growth areas will be. another source of tension also seems to be the replacement of local levies on developers to provide certain types of infrastructure, also how to provide social housing. robert jenrick saying on bbc breakfast this morning there will be more money and there will be provisions for social

housing and affordable housing as well, but behind, of course, a lot of this is something we've heard from successive governments, this hope of speeding up development and getting more houses built to tackle the housing crisis. it is something governments have tried to tackle before, it isn't necessarily easy because of course housing development can be deeply contentious in local areas. just another thing to link back to the news we are hearing in terms of the economy this morning, the cabinet secretary robertjenrick making this point that one of the things the government really wants to do is give a boost to the housing sector, to help create jobs, give a boost to the housing sector, to help createjobs, in order to build more homes, provides safe homes for the future and really help stimulate the economy going forward. but i think they will continue to meet criticism for the plans they are putting forward. the labour party has described the proposals as a developer's charter that will see community sidelined. jessica, thank you for going through all of that. jessica mentioning the economy and

nina will keep it up—to—date about that bank of england report. the social media sites facebook and twitter have removed a post shared by president trump, which they say contains misinformation about the spread of coronavirus. the post contained a claim that children are largely immune to the effects of the virus. twitter responded by suspending use of an account belonging to the trump campaign until the post is deleted. aberdeen is back under lockdown restrictions this morning after a spike in coronavirus cases. pubs, cafes and restaurants have been ordered to close and residents have been told they can't visit each other‘s homes and or travel more than five miles from where they live — unless it's for work or education. let's speak to our scotland correspondent james shaw. a very good morning to you, james. i wonder how different is aberdeen looking and feeling as these restrictions come in? i think it was strikingly different last night. of course, there are restrictions came in at 5pm yesterday afternoon, so

all in at 5pm yesterday afternoon, so a ll cafes, in at 5pm yesterday afternoon, so all cafes, bars and pubs shut down at that time. by 9pm last night, union street, the main street that ru ns union street, the main street that runs through the centre of aberdeen, was really dead. there was no one out on the street by that time. also, they police out as well. police scotland have said they have put extra resources, extra officers into the city, an extra 10—15 patrols over the next few days, to advise people, to stick to these new restrictions and regulations and to enforce them as well, if necessary. there was a tweet from a senior officer this morning saying people are complying very well at the moment but undoubtably there will be frustration in aberdeen. those places, those businesses which have just recently had the chance to open up just recently had the chance to open up now shut down again and really not sure exactly when they will be able to open up. james, if there is local area, if aberdeen is to get on top of this

current outbreak, clearly test and trace and getting in touch with people who have been in contact with someone who has proved positive will be absolutely key. is there faith that that system, that has worked so farand is going that that system, that has worked so far and is going to work? i don't think there is certainty about that, to be honest. at the moment, we know that 54 people have tested positive and 191 contacts have been traced. according to some experts that you talk to, that may not be enough to actually find out eve ryo ne not be enough to actually find out everyone who has been in contact with one of these people who has the infection. as we all understand now, this is absolutely key to keeping a lid on it, knowing where everyone is making sure those people who might have been infected can isolate. the timing of this is really unfortunate for the scottish government because they want to open all of scotland's schools next week and there is a question, really. if this outbreak is not under control within the next

few days, what are the implications for that key move that the scottish government wants to make next week? on the technicalities, as you say, such a crucial time. who is in charge? are the local authorities in charge? are the local authorities in charge? the national... the health service in scotland? who has the responsibility for making sure this system is working? well i think ultimately it is the scottish government. any time you hear her speaking about it, nicola sturgeon will say that she takes ultimate responsibility for everything that happens, in terms of the management of coronavirus in scotla nd the management of coronavirus in scotland but there's a whole load of other agencies also deeply involved in flat. police scotland and of course the nhs in scotland, as well. all those agencies have to work together to try to make sure that this outbreak, in particular, can be suppressed and we would expect to hear more about it later on today. nicola sturgeon's briefing, which

will happenjust nicola sturgeon's briefing, which will happen just after midday today. we may hear more about it and we will get a sense of whether this outbreak has been brought under control or whether it remains really a serious difficulty for people in aberdeen, but also more widely in scotland. james, for the moment, thank you. france has recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus infections in more than two months. figures released on wednesday showed 1,695 new cases within 24 hours. france has the third—highest death toll in europe, behind the uk and italy. the city of toulouse has introduced new rules requiring face masks to be worn in its busiest streets. paris and a number of other cities are expected to follow suit. travel restrictions are being introduced in australia tonight, as the country battles to reduce the number of new coronavirus infections. it means from midnight, anyone taking a domestic flight from the state of victoria to new south wales will be forced to self—isolate

in a hotel for 14 days, at their own expense. it's the latest in a series of new measures to curb a sharp rise in cases in victoria. it was described as a "truly heart—breaking case. " pc andrew harper was killed in the line of dutyjust one month after his wedding day. last week, his killers were sentenced for manslaughter — but his mother, debbie adlam, says that's not good enough. she's calling for a minimum sentence for people who kill police officers called andrew's law" peter cooke has been to meet her. a mother grieving her son, still angry at his killers' lack of contrition. we could see them just bumping and patting each other on the back and celebrating like they'd won the lottery. and we were just devastated. last august, debbie adlam had a knock at the door which every family member of a police officer dreads. her son, pc andrew harper, killed in the line of duty. these teenage thieves,

responsible for his death. seen laughing and joking at court, and during the trial. we've had to go through such a difficult case, fighting for whether it's murder or manslaughter. at the end of the day, they were committing a crime and my son is now dead. henry long, albert bowers and jesse cole had stolen a quad bike. they met pc harper's police car nearby. police footage shows as he tried to grab cole, he became tangled in a rope being used to pull the bike. he was dragged more than a mile and died surrounded by colleagues. there was one evening where it got the better of me, i suppose, and i sat and i looked and i looked. and i am so thankful, because in that video hejust vanishes. in my mind, i convinced myself and believe myself that he didn't know anything about it because he went down, and he did go down so fast. he was — he was gone. the gang were cleared of murder.

two were convicted of manslaughter, one admitted the same charge. long jailed for 16 years, the others for 13. the attorney general‘s office has been asked to review the sentences after several mps suggested they were too lenient. now, the officer's mother is calling for a change in the law, so killers of police officers receive at least 20 years in prison. his widow wants even longer — a life term for those who kill emergency workers. the 28—year—old had only been married to wife lissie for four weeks. suddenly we reached the point where they got married and we all know, you know, there is hope for the next steps and everything. and that never happens for him now. so... they've taken more than just andrew, they've taken futures away. those lost futures, not dimmed by his mother's memories. i told him when he was a teenager

that he was very well—rounded, and he took exception to that! he didn't think it was something to be pleased about. but i think as he grew up, he perhaps understood that that's probably a good description of him. and you can speak to any one of his colleagues or his friends. he made people happy. the teenagers still deny knowing they were dragging the officer. and you're absolutely convinced in your own mind that they must have known? i'm absolutely convinced. to cross thatjunction, i'm absolutely convinced. i will never change my mind about that. i know that there's no possible way you can cross thatjunction at the speeds they were doing and not know. i will take that to my grave with me, knowing that they would have known. this was peter cooke reporting.

it is 8:18. back to one of our main stories this morning. beirut is now in a two week state of emergency after an explosion ripped through the city, killing at least 137 people and injuring thousands. tens of thousands have been left homeless after their propeties were destroyed. here, one resident maya ammar shows us round her neighbourhood after the blast. this is how the house i am currently in looks like right now. i am sure thousands of other houses are the same or even worse. shattered windows. this is our neighbour's house. every house in this building has been severely damaged. hi. hello.

you can see people working and cleaning on this street already. so good to see how people have pulled together. this used to be a phone shop. i got my phone cover from here last week. anidea is a pub that recently opened. i am not sure they can reopen. i can see a group of volunteers here trying to organise and see how they can help residents here to clean up the streets and collect their belongings to find shelter. i think that everybody is feeling a sense of responsibility towards the city, it's our capital. it has a special place in our heart. we want to assist everyone in any way we can. especially since we can see that the government is unable to do anything. so that is what we are here for, we are here to assist.

this used to be a sushi place and we are not allowed to go in there as some buildings might just collapse at any moment. almost all the cars that are here are partly or completely destroyed. so, not only old buildings are damaged but also new ones, and what we describe really gentrified city. this tent here has been set le, with basic needs, like food and water. this is a really vibrant part of the city and it is still vibrant

but now, i guess, from the solidarity, the sense of solidarity we feel whenever disasters occur and at least we still have that. get a real sense from the camera just looking around the street there what the situation is like. we are trying to hear some voices this morning. dr maria therese eid is a paediatrician who was working at the time of the blast. a very good morning to you. the moment of the blast, can you just set the scene for us? you were working at that point. just tell us what you are doing immediately before the blast. i was not physically present at the hospital at the moment of the blast. i was at

my apartment a few miles away. my apartment was shattered into pieces. it took me a few moments to realise what actually happened, because the people in the street thought that the explosion had actually occurred in the street because it was that bad and the damage was that massive. and when it all came to me, we directly rushed my colleagues and i come to the hospital and we thought that people going there were actually going there to go to the emergency department to get the help that they needed because of their injuries. then we found that actually there was nothing left out of the hospital. the emergency department was tormented in pieces. the floors from the ground floor to the ninth floor, the ceilings were on the ground. there was no

electricity. the staff, the doctors, residents, nurses, everyone was injured and we heard complete disaster that we had to deal with on the spot. so the first thing that we all wanted to do was to evacuate the patients who were still stuck in their rooms and we had all the obstacles their rooms and we had all the o bsta cles in their rooms and we had all the obstacles in our way, in the corridors the doors, the ceiling, the equipment was scattered everywhere, the glass. we tried as much as possible to evacuate the patients as soon as possible. the risky ones first were directly taken to the parking lot of the er. everyone who is in the er was evacuated directly to the parking lot and we started to perform the first aid on every patient, depending on the severity of the

case. we had a lot of serious cases. we actually had a rests going on in the parking lot. we had emergency doctors who were rushing to patients who required intu bation. doctors who were rushing to patients who required intubation. we had staff actually performing cpr on patients in the parking lot. some of them did not even had a bunk bed to be present on, they were literally on the floor. can ijust ask be present on, they were literally on the floor. can i just ask you, your work, you are helping women and clearly there are women who are giving birth in and around this time. exactly. were you involved in some of those specifically, in those very difficult circumstances? yes. amidst all this chaos and death and injuries that were happening, there was a miracle happening at the same time. there was a woman who has actually rushed to the delivery room five minutes before the blast. she was in labourand

five minutes before the blast. she was in labour and the blast occurred while she was in the delivery room. while i was running through the fire exit stairs to search for the patients who were still stuck in their rooms, i was directly taken to their rooms, i was directly taken to the fifth floor because they knew that i was a resident in paediatrics and they said there was a woman in labour and you need to assess the child. i think, if i can labour and you need to assess the child. ithink, if! can pause labour and you need to assess the child. i think, if! can pause you for a moment. i child. i think, if! can pause you fora moment. ithink child. i think, if! can pause you for a moment. i think we have some footage which is of that moment in time. if we take a look at that and then we can pick up the story with you. so, we have just so, we havejust seen so, we have just seen that moment where we see a patient being wheeled

in on where we see a patient being wheeled inona where we see a patient being wheeled in on a stretcher there, which is presumably the woman who is about to give birth and then the blast happens. you and your colleagues have to just carry on working? yes, my colleagues and the resident doctor had to continue to give birth for the woman and then for the baby, and then we had to take the baby and the incubator where the baby was supposed to be placed was completely charred. we had pieces of glass we had to remove with our hands. we covered the baby and tried to do as much as possible, the first aid needed, to make sure he was ok. we couldn't do the full assessment that we usually do in normal situations and we had to give him back to the father. fortunately, the mother, father and the child were safely later on transferred to another hospital and we checked up on them yesterday. the baby is in full health and the mother is also

feeling well, thankfully, and they are all fine. i'm not sure... can we do show that picture again that we saw a moment ago? we have a picture here of the baby covered in a blanket there. it's a wonderful thing, in amongst such a desperate situation you are all working in that you must feel great pride that you were able to get to a safe situation for that family? yes, it's quite amazing how you can pull off... the strength to do something like this, to stay focused and actually saving someone's life in the midst of all this chaos and fear that you personally have, as well. so, thankfully, we were able to give this child the basics that we re to give this child the basics that were needed for him to start of his life, despite the very bad circumstances. doctor, thank you so

much for sharing the story with us. i know you have had to move hospitals because yours has been wrecked. we wish you well with what lies ahead. thank you so much. that really brings it home, doesn't it? you see the pictures, the devastation. we know at least 135 people are dead, 5000 injured that we know so far but life, birth, is still going on and you have brilliant doctors like that. and seeing the footage of the blast and then they are carrying on. the power went down in a hospital and everything was against them but, nonetheless... you can only imagine what's going on on the ground there. joining us now is ahmed bayram from charity, save the children, who can tell us more about the rescue efforts on the ground? when it comes to search and rescue and recovery? . iwas listening to

the doctor there and i have to say, a story. getting the chance to live, the child, in all this chaos. such a scene of devastation, rescue operations, they are still under way. people and rescuers are trying to pull out dead bodies, miraculously, last night, we saw rescu e rs miraculously, last night, we saw rescuers pulling out a girl alive from under the rubble in one of the buildings. the rescue operations are still going on. babies, children, families are in shock. we have now 300,000 people who have been made homeless by this. they have no beds to stay in. children are spending

the night, they don't know where, they had never been to these places, experienced such a thing, there are public appeals for people to open their houses, hotels and motels to open their doors but it's a shock, it's a long way to recovery for all these people. you see the facade, you see the shattered windows, the buildings folding in, but behind every shattered window, every broken door, there is a little boy or girl who is screaming, who solve what no boy orgirl who is screaming, who solve what no boy or girl should ever see at this age, at this time. it is incredible. i was one of the lucky few who probably escaped unscathed but i think all these people who lived very close to the scene, imagine something, i don't know, probably to make it a bit more relatable to your audience, imagine something going off in felixstowe and being heard

down the coastline in southend, this is how loud and shocking it was. there will be many, many people who will never be able to recover from this. time is always against us and i apologise for that but briefly, what is happening on the ground at this moment in time stop what can you do in terms of helping? of course, the scene, beirut is in a state of emergency, the military rescue operations are in charge, we are waiting for the next stage so we can are waiting for the next stage so we ca n start are waiting for the next stage so we can start interventions, we will have a big role to play in this in helping families and children, we are dedicated to the needs of children so in the next stage we expect to start looking at the needs immediately, shelter, food, other basics that families and children will desperately need so really, at this time, we have to pull together, get ready, the next stage is going

to be huge, huge effort needed from eve ryo ne to be huge, huge effort needed from everyone to to be huge, huge effort needed from eve ryo ne to save to be huge, huge effort needed from everyone to save more lives, more futures of children, give them hope, give them shelter, give them food and give them education. it's a way to recovery and we hope we will have a role to play in that. we wish you all the best with the help you are offering. ahmed bayram, thank you. you are watching bbc breakfast, still to come... we'll have more on the latest news from the bank of england on how it expects the economy to fare in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. we ll be discussing that shortly and bringing you the latest news. now it's time to talk to carol, she is at windsor castle this morning, she is having trouble with her hair in the humidity this morning! hasn't been able to control the hair. good

morning! good morning, what a load of rubbish, it's fabulous here at windsor castle! we've come down into the east terrace garden, and look at those roses. in world war ii, the princess elizabeth and princess margaret changed this into a vegetable allotment. in 1971, his royal highness the duke of edinburgh changed it back. he designed this lotus fountain you can see in front of me. beautiful bronze sculpture. behind that, windsor castle in the state apartments, in the centre at the green drawing room, her majesty the queen recorded this year ‘s christmas day message. the forecast todayis christmas day message. the forecast today is fairly mixed, the outlook is one that is going to be getting warmer and sunnier. today we have a weather front careering steadily southwards through the night, it is a weak feature but has produced a lot of cloud and also some drizzle,

the drizzle here in patrick this morning but we are not alone. that front reverts further north and taking drizzle with it into the midlands through the day. a lot of cloud to start with, a grey start, temperature not falling too far over the course of the night. throughout the course of the night. throughout the day we start to see some holes develop in the cloud, some brighter and sunny skies coming through. temperatures are going to be pretty high for some of us, in the sunshine in the north about 16—22, the best of the sunshine in north—east scotland, as we come south, in london, we could hit possibly 29 degrees. heading through this evening and overnight are still a fair bit of cloud around, mist and fog patches in the south—western quadrant of the country, increasingly we see clear spells developed across england and wales and by the end of the night this weather front will bring rain across northern ireland and western scotland. going to be a another muqqy scotland. going to be a another muggy night, temperatures not

falling lower than double figures. tomorrow the rain coming in across northern ireland and western scotland, moving slowly east, petering out for all except north—west scotland. largely dry for most, the odd shower in the south—west later, the heat will be the story tomorrow. range in temperature 16 in the north, into the 20s as we come further south, and further south again, potentially hitting 36 at heathrow during tomorrow. saturday, a lot of dry weather around, temperatures continuing to come down except for in the south, we see more cloud coming up from the south during the course of the day. that's it from me. i will see you tomorrow! hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. the time is 8:36am.

we return now to our top story, and there's good and bad news for the uk economy this morning. whilst we have been in the pandemic there's been a number of predictions. looking at interest rates, employment rates, how the economy will recover and when. nina joins us. good morning. it's tricky to talk about good news, it's more bad news but remember we talked about a record recession prediction, that dire prediction from the bank of england has been revised down to nine and a half percent. still a significant dip, we will all feel it and the worst in a century but clearly not as bad as was first feared. the report points to more normal spending on things like clothes, food and household furnishings, that is helping. it's all about the shape and speed of the recovery, let's look. in may, the bank expected the economy to look

like this, can you see? of each shape, quick full and quick bounce back, as quickly as the middle of next year. the prediction today as we said earlier is not as big a dip but it's more of us wish, or take shape, meaning the recovery will ta ke shape, meaning the recovery will take longer, things will not be back to normal until the end of next year, the end of next year. partly it says because we are not returning to leisure activities and not investing in new businesses and it is tricky to predict when that might happen. the forecast for unemployment has also been revised down, in may they said it could peak at 9%, that has been revised down to seven and a half percent but again, the job recovery will take longer. interestingly, they say they expect people who are on the furlough scheme at the moment will end up backin scheme at the moment will end up back in theirjobs. still a big percentage of people to be unemployed. let's speak to john caldwell, ko founder of phones for you and he knows a bit about

balancing the books. you sold your shares in the company but imagine, the wider economy was your business, what would you be doing now when you see those numbers, 10% shrink in everything? my business would almost certainly have gone under without significant government help and we were, at the time, making £130 million of net profit every year. we could not have sustained this crisis without a huge amount of government help. in the past, you supported the conservative government, what do you make of the measures so far? that they have used to help? to answer that question i have to tell you i had been forecasting an absolute fiasco of the uk economy for five months, i don't agree with the bank of england current forecast, i have never agreed with them, they've always been too optimistic, five months ago i forecast an absolute devastating collapse of the economy

which would amount to maybe up to 1596 which would amount to maybe up to 15% drop in gdp this year and 3 million unemployed, everything i have seen since thenjustifies million unemployed, everything i have seen since then justifies those numbers. the bank of england now, in my opinion, are being extremely optimistic. and i think it's because politicians and the bank of england actually had never been through business cycles, there that are absolutely bleeding to death and will never recover it so when we talk about recovery, the uk economy, by the end of next year, that is nonsense. i'm afraid that is not going to happen. it's impossible because there will be millions of jobs lost that cannot be recovered. it takes our long time to found a business, make it successful, to employ people and those businesses are being destroyed. it's one of the reasons i came are being destroyed. it's one of the reasons i came up are being destroyed. it's one of the reasons i came up with my caldwell pandemic recovery which i now call

cpr in the best analogy i can give to what the government is doing and they have done a lot of good things, they have done a lot of good things, they have done a lot of good things, they have got a patient in the hospital with major heart failure. what the surgeons are doing at the moment is putting sticky plasters onto the cut finger. the government would say these are sticking plasters. we need to get down to planning this economy for the next ten years. the government would say these aren't sticking plasters, 30 billion on the job retention scheme, investing in apprenticeships, borrowing to the full value for economy is worth. we are in a lot of debt already. it's absolutely wrong, i'm afraid, completely wrong. there is no quantifiable amount of money that we can't borrow, there isn't a limit, in fact, if we don't borrow a lot more money and repair this economy rapidly, the government are going to be £200 billion worse off

in unemployment benefits and lost revenue , in unemployment benefits and lost revenue, lost vat, taxation, etc, and it will be borrowing an extra 200 billion a year anyway to cover the problems. so what we need to do is invest now but we do need to invest wisely and i've stated all along that wise investment will be an apprenticeship schemes, it will be renewable energy, infrastructure in generaland be renewable energy, infrastructure in general and attracting inward investment from companies that are, at the moment, operating abroad. we really, really need to do something very serious for the future of this economy. public sector borrowing is close to 2 trillion at the moment, almost an incomprehensible number produce a borrow up to another trillion to safeguard things in the future. what does that do to the reputation of the economy, what does it do about its credibility?m doesn't do anything because we are all in the same boat throughout the world. everybody 's economy is destroyed, the people that will float to the top and be the heroes

of this are the people that grab the moment, invest in the economy, create jobs and create wealth. the reason that we can't do it now and we could probably have never done it before is because we have low interest rates, actually tending towards negative interest. we have low inflation tending towards deflation and that is a killer for any economy and we got the absolute lowest cost of borrowing ever. that the government borrowed another trillion, i am the government borrowed another trillion, lam not the government borrowed another trillion, i am not saying that is the right number, but if it was an extra trillion, the cost of that would be about 20 billion per annum. we are going to lose 200 million increase costs we are going to lose 200 million increase costs . . . one we are going to lose 200 million increase costs one suggested way of raising revenue would be for people like you, you are worth i've been told over £2 billion, you should be paying more tax. and i've answered this question endlessly. and the question to that is very

simple, i'm not against paying more tax but a lot of people are but they would move from the uk economy and leave the uk economy in an even worse shape but even if that were not true, we are talking about and that an elephant 's back. taxing the rich won't even begin, you are talking about a few billion pounds, i'm talking about borrowing hundreds of billions to invest in the economy to create jobs and not just of billions to invest in the economy to create jobs and notjust keep putting sticky plasters on. john, many thank you. i wonder if rishi sunak is watching this morning, he is accusing the government of allowing businesses and i quote to bleed to death. lots of people will be reading the report this morning from the bank of england and thinking what is the solution now? that is the question, isn't it? nina, thank you. the time is 8:44am. time to turn to mike bushell, big event, golf, looking at how that works in the situation we are in?

absolutely, good morning. smaller golf tournaments have been held around the world since board returned after a lockdown. the us pga will begin three months late at harding park, in san francisco and while tiger woods says there will be more energy because it's a major, he says playing a major on empty fairways and greens will be a step into the unknown. rory mcilroy hasn't been able to find his form in such conditions and will be hoping for better today. ifeel like i've played pretty well, ijust haven't got a lot out of my game, haven't scored as well as i was doing before the lockdown, wasn't really efficient. i haven't been efficient as i was back then. short game hasn't quite been as sharp but, yeah, as you said, it's the first major in over a year and it will be a great week to get back into some form

and give it a good run. wolves and rangers are aiming to join manchester united in the quarter—finals of the europa league tonight. wolves are 1—1 with olympiakos, while rangers are 3—1 down to bayer leverkusen, ahead of the delayed second legs. united completed what they needed to do last night. 7—1 against lask on aggregate and the rest of the tournament is now like a world cup — one off knock out matches. united face fc copenhagen in germany on monday. england need early wickets on day two of the opening test against pakistan taking place in the bio bubble at old trafford. the first thing they will have to do is get out babar asam. he's one of the world's leading batsmen and already has a half century to his name. pakistan will resume on 139 for 2. the first day was frustrating because of rain and bad light delays, but it meant england could show off what they've been learning in their bubble. it starts on the balcony and wow, this shows another talent — every player here has to get a touch on the ball before

scoring it into the bin, and after a few attempts. there it is and they celebrate as if they've won the series. obviously being in the bio bubble has its benefits when it comes to head tennis. that is all for now. mike we got to hear it again, can you tell us the zip wire story? i was lucky enough to go to the vancouver winter olympics, 2010, went on a zip wire across the city of vancouver and tried one across the canyon in the nearby mountains and as i went across there was a sign on the landing platform which one, basically, if a bear was sat there, to pull a lever which would stop you mid airand you to pull a lever which would stop you mid air and you would be winched back because you don't want to go flying into the cuddle of a bear at the end of yourjourney flying into the cuddle of a bear at the end of your journey across flying into the cuddle of a bear at the end of yourjourney across the supplier! i saw the sign, luckily it was the winter, the bears were hibernating, i was lucky and safe to

land on the platform. mike, it's a problem they won't be worried about if they were building a zip wire across liverpool which is the plan. there is a plan! it would be the first of its kind in the uk, but a 400 metre zip wire which will whisk thrill—seekers across liverpool's skyline has divided opinion in the city. it's due to open next year. but while some argue it's an opportunity to boost the economy others fear it could be damaging to the historic city centre. adam mcclean has more. this is the view that thrillseekers can expect. a 400—metre aerial wire will carry riders across the city centre, making the fastest urban zip wire in the world. it's going to be exhilarating. you're seeing the city and its magnificent architecture from a different angle. very high up, very safe, and it's going to be completely, i keep on saying, an amazingly unique experience. i mean, you've got some zip lines, say, in vegas which are inner—city, but this — this will be completely different. it's higher, it's going to be faster, and you're going over one of the most amazing

cities in europe. zip world currently operates three sites in north wales. the new wires will run down from high up on stjohns beacon down to the roof of central library, a plan that a group of campaigners are against. we're really worried about solace and the tranquillity. and what it actually means for the people of liverpool. this is a place of gathering when the city is coming together in times of adversity. we have it as a vigil space, and the idea that we will have the noise, the traffic, you know, people zipping over such an important part of our history and our people's hearts and minds is a travesty. it's about victorian history. it's neapolitan.

it's unbelievable. we don't need a zip wire here for a selling point. not here, it can go anywhere else. but business leaders here say that attractions can help city centre economies recover from the impact of coronavirus. this has got to be about the future. we've got to look at what we can provide in terms ofjobs, investment, footfall, over the next 5, 10, 15 years. we can't be looking back all the time. some people want to put liverpool in aspic, i don't. i want to see the city evolve. we have had a great ten years, but if we're going to have another great ten years, the next decade's going to look as good as the last decade, then we need attractions such as zip world to come into liverpool. the company says the attraction would be closed on key memorial days, but campaigners don't want it here at all. it is due to open next year. adam mcclean, bbc news. and of course we will keep an eye on that. the time is 8:50am. in april, dan lobb spent a week

in hospital with coronavirus. he's since recovered and now hopes his antibodies can be used as a weapon against covid—19. dan is one of hundreds donating blood plasma as part of a major trial. doctors hope that it could help people who struggle to build up immunity. we can speak to dan now, as well as professor mike murphy, a consultant haematologist at nhs blood and transplant. good morning to both of you. dan, how are you feeling post recovery, i suppose you are still recovering in some ways? my lungs are still a p pa re ntly some ways? my lungs are still apparently don't like exercise very much but apart from that, i am fine, i really am. as you mentioned, i was in hospitalforjust six i really am. as you mentioned, i was in hospital forjust six days and i feel like i'm one of the lucky ones. talk to me about how you hope your plasma can help? it's about having sufficient levels of antibodies in my plasma which makes me an important donor. because i suffered

in the way that i did with covid—19 and was hospitalised, my antibody levels are higher than most. and if iama levels are higher than most. and if i am a donor which i have now been four times, i am a donor which i have now been fourtimes, i i am a donor which i have now been four times, i donated for the last time yesterday in southampton, if my plasma rich, my antibody rich plasma can be used to help patients in hospital recover, then it's a no—brainerfor me hospital recover, then it's a no—brainer for me and that is what this is all about, trying to get the message out there that if you have recovered from covid—19, you could possibly have enough antibodies in your plasma to help save lives and when i heard about the trial that's ongoing, i said yes immediately. they need as much convalescent plasma as they can possibly get. let's talk to mike murphy, good morning to you. we've heard dan come up morning to you. we've heard dan come up with the greatest respect, giving a lay man view of what can be done here but do you know whether dan ‘s

plasma will help someone who is struggling, do we know that yet? dan has givena struggling, do we know that yet? dan has given a wonderful explanation. we want to collect antibodies and we wa nt we want to collect antibodies and we want to collect plasma with the very highest levels of antibodies. and we know from our testing that patients who have been treated in hospital at the highest level of antibodies. we also want to collect from anybody who has had covid—19 and had a positive test, we still don't know if the treatment is effective or not. we need to test it in large, randomised controlled trials and we are doing it in two world leading uk trials, some patients are treated with plasma, some are not, we compared the results and recovery and reduction in mortality in the groups. everyone is asking

impossible questions of you doctors and medics. but immediately, i am thinking, when, when might you know, how long do these trials take? they ta ke how long do these trials take? they take as long as it takes to recruit enough patients to be able to have reliable results. the reduction in covid—19 infection, which is obviously tremendously good news, means the trial will take longer to complete. but we are hoping to have results by the end of the year. mike, why are dan ‘s antibody levels so high? we spoke to a doctor earlier and he said men that were hospitalised have higher levels of antibodies, if that is true, why? we don't know. except patients who have been most severely infected tend to have the highest levels and that includes obviously patients who have beenin includes obviously patients who have been in hospital. and it seems that

the severe infections stimulates these high levels of antibodies which are needed to recover from the infection. and we can take advantage of that by recruiting donors like dan to help us collect plasma with high levels of antibodies which could be used to treat other patients. just a last thought from you, see you nodding along, people may or may not know, you were a tennis player, professional tennis player in the past, i know, why are you scoffing? i was a rubbish tennis player! i am a really good donor, thankfully, i have found my calling. on balance, that is a great result but i was asking you about how you're feeling more generally, and on that note, presumably you were pretty fit before and how are you now? talked about your lungs not feeling great still. i am all right, i feel like i feeling great still. i am all right, ifeel like i am feeling great still. i am all right, i feel like i am one of the lucky

ones. i know there are relatively small numbers who have been severely impacted by covid—19 but i am fine, iam fine. impacted by covid—19 but i am fine, i am fine. i think one of the issues for those of us who have suffered from covid—19 is the psychological impactandi from covid—19 is the psychological impact and i have to say, charlie, this is one of the great benefits of being part of this trial, it gives you a purpose, it makes you feel as if you have a way to help others. who are suffering right now and and have been previously so anybody who thinks they can help to donate, go to the nhs website. a very important message, good luck to you and mike murphy, thank you also for your time this morning. good luck with all the work. four centuries after they were driven to extinction in england, the country's first wild population of beavers has been given the permanent right to stay in their river home in devon. conservationists have welcomed the "groundbreaking decision" by the government to allow the family groups to remain on the river otter. our rural affairs correspondent

claire marshall reports. having a good old scratch. this female, around six years old, was one of the first to be born into the wild in england for half a century. she and her partner still rule this stretch of the river otter. now they and their kids are allowed to stay for good. we're right in the heart of theirterritory, here, really. but they can have a big territory. mark and his team's five—year study helped lead the government to what it's calling a landmark decision. it's really exciting. to bring this keystone species back into the river otter is brilliant. we've shown people and beavers can quite happily coexist and that the benefits really do outweigh some of the negatives that also exist. the environment minister visited their habitat in east devon to make the announcement. she believes this project could have a much wider impact, influencing how farmers and landowners are subsidised after the uk leaves the european union.

if you want a more diverse habitat, to work alongside with our farming and our healthy and sustainable food production, then natural management systems like this that the beavers can provide, are one of the answers — that farmers could be paid to have the beavers on their land. just walking along the banks of the river now, and this is a really good example of the creatures at work. this is a willow, and then here you can see where they ate away at it about a year ago. and then just a few days ago there's this evidence here. and look at how high up it is, that's how big they are. scotland's beavers were given protected status last year, but there have been problems. some farmers saying they've ruined valuable land, and dozens have been culled. in devon, though, the largest local

landowner believes a balance that can be found. there's a potato field which was flooded due to the actions of the beaver, it caused damage to the crop, a loss of crop, they can chop down trees in the wrong place. although, having said that, overall there is a net positive for beavers in terms of flood attenuation and the ability to do natural flood defences. the government will soon launch a consultation on whether they should be introduced more widely. claire marshall, bbc news, east devon. gorgeous views like that to other views we have been enjoying this morning. we have been blessed with wonderful view from windsor castle this morning. carol has been broadcasting from there this magnificent sights. enjoy your day. goodbye.

good morning. this is bbc news with the latest headlines. the bank of england predicts a less severe recession than earlier thought as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, but warns the economy may not recover until late next year. the government says it will protect green spaces and speed up approval