here this is bbc news with the latest in the uk three people have been shot and one person killed in a third night of violence in the us city of kenosha in wisconsin. it comes after a black man — jacob blake — was shot in the back by police. his mother calls for an end to the violence. i noticed a lot of damage. that doesn't reflect my son or my family. face coverings will have to be worn in secondary schools in parts of england under local lockdown after the government changed its advice last night. putting an extra level of precaution and reassurance to both pupils, parents and staff we felt was an important thing to do.

the us first lady melania trump takes centre stage at the republican national convention and calls for people to come together over racial differences and while debate rage on about issues of race, let's focus on the strides we have made and work together for a better tomorrow for everyone. and coming up... do friendships fizzle out if you don't see people for more than three months? an academic we'll be speaking to says yes. plenty of you say say that's just not true. we'll talk to him in 45 mins. hello. a third night of protests against the shooting of an unarmed black man by police in the american

city of kenosha has ended in violence. three people have been shot, and one has been killed following an apparent gun fight between rival groups of protestors. jacob blake was shot several times by police on sunday opening the door of his car. his lawyers say at least one of the bullets went through his spinal cord and he will need a "miracle" to walk again. cbs reporter pauline le gave us the latest from kenosha. right now we are in the investigation phase and i'm right in front of the crime scene here. as you can see the tape spans about three blocks or so and you can see officers canvassing the area, looking for any little piece of evidence to piece together what led to that shooting that happened at about midnight. midnight was when the protest... ..the police in riot gear and the wisconsin national guard were pushing these protesters down this main street, trying to push them back in hopes they would disburse on their own. but four blocks in at around

midnight, we had several dozen gunshots go off and all of the protesters went running, because of the chaos that just happened. do we know any more confirm detail about those who sustained injuries and whether indeed one has died? we have heard that report. we cannot independently confirm that yet, we are still working to learn that. as of right now, we know several people were shot and we are still working to learn about those conditions. in terms of the circumstances, these reports that two rival groups of protesters fired at each other, can you confirm that? we cannot, we have spoken to witnesses who were in the crowd amidst the gunfire. one said he came to a victim and he was there with him until a medic arrived. but he did mention that. but obviously, because we are so new into the investigation, we are still waiting for official facts to come out. right now, that is hearsay for us.

this is the third night of violence after the shooting ofjacob blake. i wonder if tactics from the public authorities will change ahead of this evening? oh, it change today, day three. after the first two days, police knew they were anticipating there was going to be another violent night. we had 37 businesses on fire in night two. they did not want to happen on night three, so their tactics completely changed this time around. no longer, where they going to stand in front of the courthouse being taunted by these protesters. they pushed everyone to the main street and pushed them back with and rubber bullets with hopes they would disperse on their own. but obviously their plan did not include this tragic end. julio rosas, a senior writer for townhall.com, a conservative website, has been at the scene, and earlier told my colleague what he saw. so i personally witnessed one

of the armed gunmen running down the street and people from the rioting/protesting crowd chasing after him. they tried to use a skateboard to hit him from behind, but they weren't successful with that. he then tripped and fell and that's when the crowd said, "get him". two people, i believe, jumped onto him and there was a quick power struggle for the rifle. at that point, he fired off multiple rounds and it hit one of the guys that attacked him in the arm. he was then able to get up and run towards the line of police. meanwhile, lawyers for the family of jacob blake say he will need a "miracle" to walk again, after the 29—year—old was shot in the back by police. his parents have called for an end to violent protests about the shooting. but they said the officers involved should be held to account. as i was riding through here, through the city, i noticed a lot of damage.

it doesn't reflect my son or my family. they shot my son seven times. seven times. like he didn't matter. but my son matters. he is a human being and he matters. let's speak to dr adam elliott—cooper, a research associate in sociology at university of greenwich. he sits on the board of the monitoring group, an anti—racist organisation challenging state racisms and racial violence. hello, i wonder what you make of these protests? these protest of the

predictable outcome of notjust the horrifying videos we have seen more recently, but the wider problems of police racism and violence across the united states. and so while there has been a lot of criticism of some of the damage that has been seen on property, i think the damage of property is the predictable consequence of the damage and violence towards human life that we have seen from the police over the coming last months and indeed over many years. what do you think of the police shootings that have gone on, particularly in the last few months? i think the only thing that's different different that have gone on in the last few months, they have taken place in a period of lockdown, in which people are very angry at the american government already. also they have been recorded, so people have been seeing them all over the world, multiple times they have been played over and over again

on the news channels. there hasn't been any significant increase in police violence, it is the visibility of the violence in the context in which it is taking place. we have the first lady, melania trump, urging people to come together over racial divisions, what is it going to take to make that happen? i think what the trump administration is doing and what melania trump has been saying, is empowering many sections of america's nationalist and white nationalist far right individuals and movements. what that rhetoric does is empower people, like the people we have seen during the protests, to take up arms against racist protesters, pointing guns at them saying they value their property and any damage to their property and any damage to their property more than human life. i think it is a very dangerous

situation we need to be monitoring and challenging at every possible juncture. we have also seen people in wisconsin protesting against the shooting of jacob lake, in wisconsin protesting against the shooting ofjacob lake, according to reports overnight, also shooting at each other. —— jacob reports overnight, also shooting at each other. ——jacob blake. reports overnight, also shooting at each other. -- jacob blake. we're not sure at this moment whether it is anti racist protesters shooting at each other. we know there are some protesters shooting at other protesters. a of reports are saying these are racist white nationalist people coming to these protests, having to defend certain areas of property, which is from any kind of damage during the protest. we should wait until we confirm it is anti racist protesters shooting at other anti racist protesters. thank you very much for talking to us this morning. the uk government has changed its advice on face coverings in england ahead of the reopening of schools next week. where there are local lockdowns,

masks will be compulsory for secondary school pupils and staff in communal areas. primaries aren't affected by the change. the opposition labour party say the guidance doesn't go far enough. here's what's happening across the four nations... in parts of england subject to local restrictions like in the north west and leicester, masks will now be compulsory in corridors and stairwells, where it is harder to stick to social distancing. in areas that aren't locked down, it will be up to headteachers. the changes take effect on first september. from monday, all secondary pupils in northern ireland will also have to wear face coverings in corridors and shared spaces like libraries. it's similar in scotland but also includes school buses. and in wales, a decision on whether children will need to wear face coverings in schools is expected to be made today. our education correspondent elaine dunkley has this. it will soon be back to school for children across england, and face coverings could be an essential part of their kit. new guidance issued by the government will leave it up

to head teachers to decide on whether it is necessary for staff and students to wear face coverings in communal areas such as corridors. however, face coverings will be compulsory in areas where there is a local lockdown. the government says the guidance does not include primary schools, because the risk of transmission is low, but does apply to secondary schools, colleges and universities. what we recognise is so important, we can't have a system where we have schools returning for the overwhelming majority of the country, where you are seeing children going back to school but in those local lockdown areas, maybe school is not returning. because we want schools to be returning in every part of the country. so putting an extra level of precaution and reassurance to both pupils, parents and staff, we felt was an important thing to do. the department for education had initially been reluctant for children to wear face coverings

in schools because of concern that it could make communication difficult between teachers and students. but says it's revised its guidance following scientific advice from the world health organisation, which recommends that children over the age of 12 should wear a face covering when social distancing is difficult. we called for the government, not to say whether face coverings should or shouldn't, but we said you're going to need to give us clarity. and, frankly, they have done that. we now know that if you're in an area of high risk you'll have to wear a face covering if you're in secondary school. if you're not in a high area of risk, then it will be at the discretion of your school or your college. and i think that kind of clarity which gives that flexibility, won't be welcomed by everybody, but it will be welcomed by a lot of the head teachers and other senior leaders i represent. schools in scotland will advise pupils to wear face coverings in corridors and shared areas from next week. and northern ireland has issued similar guidance. in wales, the issue is under review.

elaine dunkley, bbc news. let's take a look at what other countries are doing. in france, pupils over the age of 11 need to wear a mask at all times in school, as do teachers. in germany, masks are recommended for pupils aged 15 and over. some regions have made masks compulsory, though only the north rhine—westphalia region has mandated mask wearing in classrooms. in denmark, children and teachers were not required to wear masks when schools reopened and there was no rise in infections. and in the us, face coverings are recommended in schools by the centre of disease control, but they are not mandatory. let's speak now to leora cruddas, ceo of the confederation of school trusts which represents trusts in england. hello to you. good morning. are you happy with this latest advice? the decision made by the government last night cleans up the uncertainty over the use of face coverings in light

of the who advice. but now parents and carers are confident about a return to school in the autumn because absence from school is harmful academically and socially, and for some children, and welfare perspective. i think that it is incumbent on all of us to be building confidence with parents and carers. it is an exercise in the balance of risk. it is important to balance of risk. it is important to balance the public health risks in the short term related to the transmission of the virus with longer term public health impact. if a child loses out on education, this can have an impact on a child throughout their lives, their prosperity and long—term health. we know children benefit hugely from school and we know schools have been planning over the summer to implement a system of controls advised by public health england to

make schools are safe as possible. so it is important the issue of face coverings does not become a distraction from the clear imperative that children should now return to school. how worried are you about the five or six months kids have missed, some have had online lessons, some have had interactive online lessons, but broadly speaking, compared to normal times, they have barely been educated at all? i am not sure that is entirely fair to say. schools have been open over the whole of the lockdown period for priority children, for children, the most vulnerable children and the children of key workers. they were not learning new stuff, they were not able to teach new stuff because some of the kids that were not in school would have been left behind? schools have done their level best that remote education has continued over the lockdown period. it is true to say that not all children have been

able to benefit from remote education, so there will be some gaps in lending when children return to school in the autumn. this is why it is so important we see a full return to school, but also this is the core business of schools. schools know how to support children and young people who have gaps in their learning, to catch up. on schools will do this rapidly when they reopen next week. are there any pa rents they reopen next week. are there any parents who don't send their children back, will your members find them? the issue a finding is a red herring, really. why? very, very unlikely that that would be the first thing we would do. of course, it is understandable that parents are worried for their children's safety a nd are worried for their children's safety and i would say to those pa rents safety and i would say to those parents who are concerned, if you have worries, then please discuss your concerns with the head teacher at your child's school. and find out what planning the school has put in

place to keep your child as safe as possible. the first thing we need to do as educators, is reassure parents that schools are safe places for their children to be and it is very important that the child does return to school now. i cannot imagine the very first thing we would do is to find parents. the first thing we will do is to seek to reassure pa rents. will do is to seek to reassure parents. thank you very much, thank you. the headlines on bbc news: three people have been shot and one is believed to have died — in a third night of violence in the us city of kenosha. it follows the police shooting of the black man jacob blake on sunday. face coverings will have to be worn in secondary schools in area of england under local lockdown — after the government changes its advice. the us first lady melania trump takes centre stage at the republican national convention and calls for people to come together over racial differences.

us first lady, melania trump, led the line up at the second night of the republican convention. she called for an end to "violence and looting" and racial harmony. speaking from the white house she also said that women must be heard and the american dream must continue to thrive. polls have shown that support for donald trump is lagging among female voters. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. we hold these truths to be self—evident. another night at the trump family convention. the president, two of his children, and his wife all addressed the virtual gathering with the theme land of opportunity. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. the night started with a surprise. the night started with a surprise. the story of redemption and unusual occasion for donald trump to say he was pardoning a convicted bank

robber. tiffany trump, the president's youngest daughter, lashed out at the media and silicon valley for promoting what she called fabricated views. people must recognise that our thoughts, our opinions, and even the choice of who we are voting for may, and are, being manipulated, invisibly coerced by the media and tech giants. the president's second appearance of the night was to preside over a naturalisation ceremony at the white house for five immigrants naturalisation ceremony at the white house forfive immigrants becoming citizens of the united states. i'm mike pompeo. breaking from a tradition that us secretaries of state stay above the political fray, america's top diplomat addressed the convention from jerusalem. the president has held china accountable for covering up the china virus and allowing it to spread death and economic destruction in america

and around the world. democrats have already launched an investigation into whether mike pompeo broke the law by delivering a political speech during a diplomatic mission to the middle east. the star of the night was melania trump, stepping out from the white house to deliver a live speech from the rose garden. another unconventional setting. and with an audience. she said she'd been reflecting on the racial unrest seen around america. i'd like to call on the citizens of this country to take a moment, pause, and look at things from all perspectives. i urge people to come together in a civil manner so we can work and live up to our standard american ideals. i also ask people to stop the violence and looting being done in

the name of justice. violence and looting being done in the name ofjustice. and never make assumptions based on the colour of a person's skin. the first lady said she was proud of her husband's achievements in office, acknowledging that he is not a traditional politician. we all know donald trump makes no secrets about how he feels about things. total honesty is what we, as citizens, deserve from our president. whether you like it or not, you always know what he is thinking. and thatis always know what he is thinking. and that is because he loves this country and its people and want to continue to make it better. donald wants to keep your family safe, he wants to keep your family safe, he wants to keep your family safe, he wants to help your families succeed. he wants nothing more than four this country to prosper. a softer approach to selling donald trump for another term in the white house. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.

with me is tony fratto, former deputy press secretary to george w bush. also i'm joined by jamie weinstein, a washington—based political commentator. thank you very much for either staying up all night, or getting up very, very early. whatever it is, i do appreciate it. what is your assessment where donald trump is right now three months out from the presidential election? he is significantly behind at this point in the election and he will try to get a in the election and he will try to geta bump in the election and he will try to get a bump out of this campaign. he is running seven to eight points behind joe biden right now and that is large lead for the challenge now, larger than we have seen in previous yea rs. larger than we have seen in previous years. what about your safe -- yourself, how would you assess his position right now?|j

yourself, how would you assess his position right now? i agree, he is certainly far behind if the polls are to be believed. what this republican convention showed, don't count him out. he seems like he is reframing himself, at the end of the week he might go on a twitter storm and release of the benefit he gets from this convention. but if he can get the message across, the softer side, restoring peace to the country, even though you might wonder, you are president, so how will you do that when you already have the opportunity? the democrats might look at this convention, even though they are up and see some success though they are up and see some success here and might not take as much comfortable lead into november and work harder. you never know what happens in the last three months.

absolutely, no one is taking anything for granted. tony, jamie mentioned the softer side, but won't it come down to the economy? 15 millionjobs have been lost since may, i think i am right in saying, in the us. some people have gotjobs again, thank goodness, but if you don't have a job by november, you will not be that happy with donald trump? i think that is right. most polling, joe biden is leading trump on almost every issue, except the economy. most americans still give trump credit for the economy that happen before the coronavirus hit and the shutdown is started. that said, we still have an historic amount of americans out of work and receiving unemployment benefits, who are now at risk in the next few weeks, as some of those funds that have been supporting the economy,

start to run out. there is the economy affecting a lot of individual people and the stock market, which is running at a different speed right now. we will see which of those carries the day with more voters. absolutely. jamie, let's briefly mention melania trump. the kind of stuff she was saying last night, does that have an effect? or in the greater scheme of things, not really? i am not sure it has that much of an effect. it did seem has that much of an effect. it did seem like from a different universe, let's be civil with each other, as if she doesn't follow her husband's twitter account. i think the big takeaway if i was a democrat, would be that the president did a lot of unprecedented things at this convention. even, you know, maybe touching up the line or above with mike pompeo speaking while on a diplomatic mission abroad, using his

office in ways to enhance his political position. that would tell me as political position. that would tell measa political position. that would tell me as a democrat going into what we call the october surprise, there is almost nothing he will not do to utilise his office to boost his real action possibility. what will this october surprise be? if there will be one. i think donald trump will go to any length, use his power in any way in order to enhance his real action possibilities. sol way in order to enhance his real action possibilities. so i would expect something spectacular and unprecedented, the president doing in october in order to enhance his chancesin in october in order to enhance his chances in october. tony, i could see you nodding in agreement with that, what do you think the october surprise will be? it is anyone's guess. i thinkjamie is right, they know they are behind. they know this election is going to come to pop—macro if you have been following american elections, as many have over the past few cycles, it comes down to a handful of states and

literally thousands of voters, just thousands of voters and a handful of states. so any little advantage the president can use to try to turn out that base and turn some of those voters in those key states is the difference. he tried some of those appeals last night with specific appeals last night with specific appeals to maine lobster fishermen, and the dairy farmers to mitigate some of the losses among black americans and women. using the presidency, all presidents who run the real action views the presidency to its advantage to a degree, but there were lines that were never cross before. like doing overtly partisan political acts in the white house itself. we saw that last night and without any shame or any concern, it doesn't seem anyone will help them to account for it. they

will do anything to find the extra votes a nd will do anything to find the extra votes and get the selection closer going into the last month over weeks of the campaign. can ijust add, it was notjust last night, this is what president trump got impeached over. he was trying to get the leader of the ukraine to help him out in the election by announcing an investigation into his rival, joe biden. will he twist world leaders' arms going into october to make a big announcement on an issue that would hurt joe biden big announcement on an issue that would hurtjoe biden or help donald trump? ithink would hurtjoe biden or help donald trump? i think anything is on the table in terms of this october surprise. i don't think it is a question of if, or when, what it will be, it will be something that will be, it will be something that will probably be spectacular, very different and probably over the line of legality. ok, goodness. what a build up. is that microphone in front of you? it is. it is so cool,

can you lift it up so we can see it properly. it is pretty ordinary, i use it on my podcast. thank you both very much, thank you for your time. the clean up has begun in parts of the uk after storm francis brought winds of more than 80 miles per hour. more than 50 people were rescued from flooding. in wales, two separate searches for people thought to have gone missing on the river taff are due to be resumed today after being called off due to poor weather conditions. a british summer at the seaside. this was new haven in east sussex yesterday when what looked like a classic autumn storm arrived a few weeks early. several places recorded the highest ever gust of wind in august. on dartmoor, two young men

who went camping awoke to find wild waters around them. around 30 people we re waters around them. around 30 people were involved in their rescue, including a specialist team from the fire service. in northern ireland, the fire service rescued 37 people from flooding. one of the worst hit places was newcastle in county down. in ten to 15 minutes, everything was under water. we went up to the end and try to get sand bags. we couldn't get sand bags at that stage. the rain was still coming. one local politician said the town was like a disaster zone. on the river taff near cardiff, the emergency services searched all day after reports a canoeist had capsized his boat. there was another search downstream for a second person reported in trouble in the water. both operations were suspended yesterday afternoon, but are due to resume this morning. andy moore, bbc news. let's bring you the headlines on bbc

news. three people have been shot and one person killed in a third night of violence in the us city of kenosha in wisconsin. it comes after a black man — jacob blake — was shot in the back by police. his mother calls for an end to the violence. i noticed a lot of damage. it doesn't reflect my son or my family. face coverings will have to be worn in secondary schools in parts of england under local lockdown after the government changed its advice last night. the us first lady melania trump takes centre stage at the republican national convention and calls for people to come together over racial differences. and coming up, we're spending the day examining the changing face of the workplace — as many of the biggest uk employers say they won't be bringing staff staff back to the office in the near future. also coming up, we will talk to the

professor about friendship and if you don't invest in friendship, those friendships will fizzle out. thank you for your messages about that as well. let's get more now on the us election and its background of growing racial tensions. this friday is the anniversary of the 1963 march on washington, at which the civil rights leader dr martin luther king made his famous ‘i have a dream' speech. two years later, the voting rights act was passed in the us, which prohibits discrimination in voting. but a key part of it was later struck down by the supreme court, leading to accusations of new measures to supress black votes. laura trevelyan reports from washington. a court order on voter registration. . .. alabama in the early 1960s. black americans trying to register to vote are beaten by police. in selma, in march, 1965, the marchers for civil rights are brutally attacked by state troopers. the images shocked the nation, mobilising congress to pass the voting rights act.

presidentjohnson signed the landmark law, the achievement of doctor martin luther king jr and his followers. the 1965 voting rights act is considered one of the most successful civil rights acts. so, before 1965, you had pervasive discrimination in voting, you had the application of things like literacy tests, preventing african—america ns to vote. but in 2013, the supreme court struck down a provision of the voting rights act, requiring mostly southern states to get federal approval before they change voting laws. thejustices in majority argued that times had changed. for the latejohn lewis, who led the marches in selma, it was an ominous moment. they are saying, in effect, that history cannot repeat itself but i say come and walk in my shoes. the voting act of 1965 which followed the march on washington and all of dr king's

activism was meant to end discrimination in voting but some of those legal protections have been removed and so, now, as america faces both a national reckoning over racial injustice and a high—stakes presidential election, there are increasingly questions about whether barriers to voting, based on race, have really been removed. news report: the court called it the most restrictive voting law north carolina has seen since the era ofjim crow, saying the law's provisions target african—americans with almost surgical precision. states that could not amend voting laws without approval from thejustice department have now tried to introduce changes, claiming they will prevent voter fraud. you have seen an ushering of many different kinds of requirements that make it more difficult for low—income people and people of colour to vote. they are things like getting rid of early voting, closing polling stations, and particularly closing these polling stations in minority neighbourhoods. more than half a century after the march on washington,

the legal barriers against racial discrimination in voting, which civil rights leaders fought so hard for, are no longer fully intact. will those changes affect turnout in the 2020 election? or will the activism over present—day racial injustice lead to more black americans voting? laura trevelyan, bbc news, washington. germany's anounced new travel restrictions for anyone returning from paris and the cote d'azur regions in france due to rising coronavirus infections there. anyone who has visited there will get tested when they return to germany and will have to undergo quarantine while awaiting results. sylvia lennan—spence has more. nice, on the french riviera. sun, sea and social distancing. coronavirus rates are rising here again so germany has taken action — because there are a lot of german tourists here. so for now, anyone returning to germany from here must get tested and must quarantine themselves while waiting for the results.

after hearing the news, yassine is going to cut short his holiday. we don't know what our plan is. we want to stay here because we like it very — first time in france, but we don't want to do a test before we go back to germany. that's our problem. and our holiday was normally to sunday, but our plan is to go as many europeans are finding out, holidaying across the continent this summer comes with risks attached. but many german visitors understand the necessity of the new rules. yeah, we know about it, but for us, it's not a problem. who would've tested ourselves anyways. and yeah, it's for everyone's safety so i think it's a it's a good measure. so why not? i think this is actually appropriate

and we will get tested once we are in hamburg at the airport. and we naturally hope that the test will be negative so that we can forget about the quarantine. that's how we understand it. as well as the cote d'azure, the new restrictions also apply to people returning from paris. the rise in infections attributed to the virus circulating more and more in young people, with the number of people under a0 hospitalised for covid—19 more than doubling to 18% since earlyjuly. and just in the last half hour we've learned that from 11pm tonight, bars, restaurants and food shops in marseille in the south of france will have to close — under new rules designed to combat a rapid rise in coronavirus cases. masks will also be compulsory throughout the city. a court in new zealand has heard more stories of survival and loss during the third day of sentencing for the christchurch mosque terror attacks. 29—year—old brenton tarrant admits

killing 51 people while they prayed at two city mosques last year. he faces in life in prison without parole. tv—nz‘s ryan boswell has been following events at the high court in christchurch. these victims have been so brave, confronting the gunman who took their loved ones and changed their lives forever. initially we were expecting to hear from around 60 victims to tell their stories to court. that number keeps growing as they feel empowered to tell their stories and come face—to—face with brenton tarrant. one man saying that he could not forgive tarrant, and that he deserved to go to hell. it has been a very intense day at the high court in christchurch, with another man also fronting up in fact in a wheelchair because he was injured during the shooting, saying his greatest fear was for his ten—year—old son who witnessed the shootings taking place, saying that he in fact had nightmares and continued to have nightmares about his father being shot and people dying around him.

it had been truly traumatic. and in fact at one stage, one victim put down his statement and then addressed tarrant face—to—face, saying that when he had moved to new zealand as a 17—year—old he was called a terrorist himself and that changed on march the 15th, and that now brenton tarrant was the terrorist. at that point, the court erupted into applause. what we will see today is these victim impact statements come to a close and then the judge will look at the case and weigh up the legal arguments before summing up and handing down the sentence. many victims today have been calling for tarrant to be sent to prison for life with no parole. ryan boswell reporting. just some breaking news from wisconsin. pauline lee, the cbs reporter we have been speaking to

about events in kenosha over the last three nights says two people have been killed in the latest protests. we spoke to her a little earlier and she said there were reports that one person had died but she couldn't confirm it. she is now confirming two people have been killed after violent confirming two people have been killed after viole nt protests confirming two people have been killed after violent protests in kenosha which were prompted on sunday after the shooting of a black man called jacob blake by police officers. they shot him several times in the back and his parents say he is paralysed from the waist down. brazil remains the worst—hit country after the us for covid 19 — more than 3.6 million people have been infected, and over 115,000 people have died. the largest nation in south america was struggling economically before the pandemic hit, and from the very beginning president bolsonaro has said that the country cannot cope with a shutdown. critics accuse him of undervaluing the health of millions of brazilians. our south america correspondent

katy watson reports from sao paulo. they call it the greatest spectacle on earth. for brazil, carnival is everything. behind the scenes, though, is an entire year of preparation. brazilians often say the year doesn't really start until carnival is over, but the pandemic brought the year to an abrupt halt before it had even begun. normally, this place would be buzzing. carnivalfinished in february, and byjuly they would be dismantling these structures and floats and rebuilding for the next year. carnival has been postponed, and it's not 100% clear exactly when carnival will be or even what it will look like in 2021. for sergio, who's head of harmony at one of sao paulo's top samba schools, plans have been turned upside down. translation: the difficulty is massive. we have families who directly or indirectly depend on carnival, and without knowing for sure if we will have carnival none of our staff can work.

we can't even think about having carnival without a vaccine. the economic consequences are huge. carnival generates revenue for a city, for the neighbourhood, too. i can't even measure its worth. upstairs, costume maker julio caesar mourns what should have been. "i miss the commotion, the business," he says. he fell in love with carnival eight years ago when he started working here, and says he won't give up. but life isn't easy forjulio. 23 houses are packed into this small block, where he shares a place with two friends. he used to earn around $500 a month making clothes in a factory and supplementing his income with carnival, but it all disappeared overnight. he now earns $50 if he's lucky, picking up bits of sewing work and 100 from the government in the form of a hand—out.

"the government help went some way but i have to choose what my money goes towards — rent, bills orfood," he tells me. he used to dream of buying a house, a car, even having his own studio, but can't see how he can do that now. half of brazil's workers are unregistered. they're getting a monthly hand—out, nicknamed the corona voucher. more than 60 million people have benefited. it's helped boost president bolsonaro's approval ratings, but it's also costing the government dear and there are fears about what's around the corner. he's a very authoritative person and it's a risk for brazilian democracy. and if he's got popular with these handouts, that is even worse. so we might start to see something similar with what's happening in venezuela with chavez. but what happens when the hand—outs end ? and what will that do

to jair bolsonaro's popularity? and what happens to the economy? there's no doubt brazil's crisis would have been worse if the most vulnerable had been left with nothing but inevitable. with nothing, but inevitable austerity measures mean brazilians will be paying for the pandemic for years to come. katy watson, bbc news, in sao paolo. here in the uk, schools have started reopening for the autumn term, with nearly all pupils due to return within the next couple of weeks. but will it also mean a big return to work? research done by the bbc shows that out of 50 of the uk's largest companies — from banks to retailers — not a single one plans to have all its staff back full time to the office in the near future. let's get more on this and cross to our business presenter, ben thompson in west london. any conversation you might have with friends or colleagues right now is whether you might be going back to work, back to the office, and what the workplace will look like. clearly the pandemic has changed so

much. these figures from the bbc this morning suggesting that of the 50 biggest and employers we spoke to none of them have plans to bring back staff in the near future. the biggest issue is social distancing, how can they do it safely and accommodate the same number of staff in the building? that has all sorts of implications for the businesses that pop up around businesses, so whether that is public transport to get you there, the coffee shop on the corner, the restaurant nearby, and particularly retail which we know has been struggling so much of late. throughout the day we will look at the implications of the changes to the way we work and whether the traditional office for example is dead. will we all be working from home in the future? let's talk first of all about the safety aspects, the idea of social distancing in the office. it is no tory easily difficult to get right,

and these figures suggest many staff are not encouraging their staff to come back. let's speak to the chief executive of a company based in northern —— northumberland with an app that is designed to keep people apart. good morning, first of all explain how it works. good morning. bump isa explain how it works. good morning. bump is a physical device, like a fitbit for safety. it monitors an area around you of two metres, and if somebody is about to encroach in that space it will give you both a warning so you that space it will give you both a warning so you can move that space it will give you both a warning so you can move away that space it will give you both a warning so you can move away again. it gives real—time feedback and helps to teach people about social distancing behaviours because it isn't natural, even this far in the pandemic, to most of us. yes, and

that's what's fascinating about this. i know you have won a number of div —— awards for the device. in the context of the office, it proves how difficult it is to be able to get back to work but also keep our distance, doesn't it? yes, keeping our distance isn't easy but i think it's very important we get people back into work. we have manufacturing operators who have beenin manufacturing operators who have been in throughout the pandemic. in the office environment we have people who work different percentages of time from home and within the business, but you need to come together to collaborate. so to deliver something like bump, we had a team that was present on a regular basis to collaborate. getting people back to work is important, and that's where a device like bump

comes into its own. we know how no darius lee difficult it is to get technology to work in the way we wa nt technology to work in the way we want it to. we have seen the government attempts with track and trace and the tracing app. it is notoriously difficult. where does bump come into this when it comes to reminding people and making the office safer? it's a bit like traffic lights. it gives people within the office environment information to keep themselves safe. for the organisation it gives you a rich dataset which means if you do have somebody who tests positive, you can actually track and trace within minutes and do that in a really effective and empirical manner. we have learnt from our own experiences that using bump, we

haven't had any on—site transition although we have had a colleague who has been positive. when that event occurred we we re has been positive. when that event occurred we were able to respond quickly and decisively within minutes, rather than days. yes, and it seems to be that that is one of the ways we might all get out of this. good to talk to you, brian, thank you. brian there, the chief exec of the company making that device, bump, that might be one of the solution is to get some of us back into the office. we are going to talk about this all day on bbc news, about some of the consequences of people working from home. there is also loads more information on the bbc website. our business editor, simonjack, the bbc website. our business editor, simon jack, has the bbc website. our business editor, simonjack, has an article looking at the figures put out by the bbc, from the study of 50 businesses telling us what their intentions are when it comes to

getting people back into the office. we will talk about that more later, but now victoria, back to you. if you don't see your friends for months, do those friendships fizzle out? a very relevant question after we've all been through lockdown. let's ask the man who's done research into this, professor robin dunbar, he's emeritus prof of evolutionary psychlogy at oxford university. hello to you. do friendships fizzle out if you don't see those people? i'm afraid they do. obviously if you don't see them for a few weeks or may be a few months, it is not going to have a huge effect but certainly our research suggests that after three months or so things start to just die quietly away in terms of the emotional quality of the relationship. i have got to tell you, i have quite a few members of our audience saying this is absolute nonsense and giving me examples of, for example neville. i have been

friends with dances 2008, she lives in colorado, we have each other once and we are as firm friends as we we re and we are as firm friends as we were in 2008. that is one of many exa m ples were in 2008. that is one of many examples i can give you. it's a distinction between very close friendships which will never die, it ta kes friendships which will never die, it takes something catastrophic to break it up, and more general friendships that make up our social world. they are actually the majority. i am world. they are actually the majority. iam not world. they are actually the majority. i am not at all surprised that large numbers of people might say, well, my best friend or a particular friend say, well, my best friend or a particularfriend and say, well, my best friend or a particular friend and i say, well, my best friend or a particularfriend and i have survived these dramas and lockdown probably want to look at the wider picture and see how things work out. and it does take a little while. you're not going to pick anything up

in probably less than six months. six months seems to be the critical time over which if you don't see somebody then things start to bite. sorry to interrupt. i was going to ask how did you do this research, because you did look at nonhuman primates, didn't you? we spent a long time looking at monkeys in particular and other species of mammals in the wild. everything we are talking about here is based on the work we have done on humans over the work we have done on humans over the past 20 years or so. one of the things about this is we are very conscious of the fact that not seeing somebody as often as we normally do does weaken relationships and we have shown this from analysing telephone call frequencies in huge telephone databases. if you don't call somebody for a while who you would normally call quite regularly, your

next call to them is something in the order of 50% longer as though you are kind of trying to make up for the fact that you have not given them the attention that they are used to. can i ask you about lockdown? everybody has experienced it. it is seeing someone on zoom the same as being in their kitchen and chatting or not? i would describe it asa chatting or not? i would describe it as a very chatting or not? i would describe it as a very good sticking plaster. this is why social media like facebook, skype and zoom had been so successful. oh no, the zoom has frozen. we got the gist of it, didn't we? you need to see people and six months is the cut—off time he said. not true, says andy thorpe.

real friends are with you forever and doesn't matter how long it goes between seeing them. although as the professor made clear, he's not talking about really close friends. jeff says typical academic nonsense, real friends can survive anything. alison says this doesn't explain why meeting up with an old school friend i hadn't seen for 25 years, although we correspond frequently, it's like we correspond frequently, it's like we had seen each other every week. we talked nonstop for six hours and made plans to meet up again. laura says, i disagree completely with this. perhaps with newerfriends but not friends you have had for years. it doesn't matter where they are in the world, when they come back it's like they never left. i have friends that go back a0 years, says vanessa. being an army wife there are times i didn't see them for a couple of yea rs. didn't see them for a couple of years. i'm going to see them end of september, the last time i saw them was christmas. we have regular two

hour phone chat. it comes down to effort. chris again says this isn't true, i have friends i haven't seen for yea rs true, i have friends i haven't seen for years but when we meet we pick up for years but when we meet we pick up where we left off. friendship involves effort. if a friend gives up involves effort. if a friend gives up after three months, that friend is not worth having. i don't know if people often make a decision after three months, it just people often make a decision after three months, itjust sort of fizzles. time passes and you think, oh god, i haven't rang them. sara says, depends on the friendships. i have had a life changing illness that has in some way forced me into not seeing friends and socialising as much as i used to. this has had a huge impact. equally the few good friends i have left i know are there for the long haul. thank you so much. i really appreciate you getting in touch. you can get in

touch on twitter or e—mail. i want touch on twitter or e—mail. i want to say thank you to the professor from oxford university, robert dunbar. you are watching bbc news. now it's time to look at the weather with carol. hello again. storm francis packed a punch yesterday, even last night gusts of wind recorded around the needles at 81 mph. today the winds will continue to ease and we are looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers. a much drier day than yesterday. you can see this swirl of cloud, this is storm francis pushing into the near continent. gusty winds are easing, and we have a transient ridge of high pressure building from the west which is settling things down. initially in the west the rain clearing away, and we are left with some showers and winds easing as we go through the rest of the day.

temperatures today ranging from 13 in the north to 23 in the south, so feeling warm and it did yesterday. as we head on through this evening and overnight, we are still looking at clear skies. still a fair bit of cloud across the northern half of the country with a few showers, but through particularly the second half of the night we start to see showers coming in from the west. it will be a cooler night in northern areas compared with southern areas, who are staying in double figures. tomorrow, where we have the clear skies to start with, we will see early sunshine. still a fair bit of cloud across scotland, england and northern ireland. this next batch of showers is coming in across southern and south—western areas, and some of the showers merging to give longer spells of rain. temperatures 12 to about 20 degrees. the reason we are seeing those showers coming in is because we have this area of low pressure. through thursday night into friday, it will be continuing

to journey towards the north sea, and it will have a more northerly component to it so feeling cooler. on friday we are looking at a fair bit of cloud and rain moving across england and wales, so it is the further north you are the better chance you have of seeing sunshine. but these temperatures disappointing for the time of year, and it will be breezy, especially down the north sea coastline. even more so during the course of saturday. a strong, gusty wind with big waves crashing on shore in norfolk. away from that, breezy inland as well. variable amounts of cloud and also some sunshine.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines and around the world. police in wisconsin say two people have been killed and another injured — in a third night of violence in the us city of kenosha. it comes after a black man — jacob blake — was shot in the back by police. his mother calls for an end to the violence. i noticed a lot of damage. it doesn't reflect my son. or my family. face coverings will have to be worn in secondary schools in parts of england under local lockdown — after the government changed its advice last night.

putting an extra level of precaution and reassurance to help is an important thing to do. the us first lady melania trump takes centre stage at the republican national convention and calls for people to come together over racial differences let's remember how we come together in the most difficult times. and while debate rages on about issues of race, let's focus on the strides we have made, and work togetherfor a better tomorrow for everyone. and coming up, we're spending the day examining the changing face of the workplace — as many of the biggest uk employers say they won't be bringing staff staff back to the office in the near future. hello and welcome if you're watching

in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. two people have been killed and a third injured in protests over the shooting of an unarmed black man by police in the american city of kenosha in wisconsin. in a third night of violence — video appears to show a gunfight between rival groups of protestors. demonstrators have been out on the streets since injacob blake was shot several times by police on sunday as he opened the door of his car. his lawyers say at least one of the bullets went through his spinal cord and he will need a "miracle" to walk again. julio rosas, a senior writer for townhall.com, a conservative website, has been at the scene, and earlier told my colleague what he saw. so i personally witnessed one of the armed gunmen running down the street and people from the rioting/protesting crowd chasing after him. they tried to use a skateboard to hit him from behind,

but they weren't successful with that. he then tripped and fell and that's when the crowd said, "get him". two people, i believe, jumped onto him and there was a quick power struggle for the rifle. at that point, he fired off multiple rounds and it hit one of the guys that attacked him in the arm. he was then able to get up and run towards the line of police. meanwhile — lawyers for the family of jacob blake say he will need a "miracle" to walk again, after the 29—year—old was shot in the back by police. his parents have called for an end to violent protests about the shooting. but they said the officers involved should be held to account. as i was riding through here, through the city, i noticed a lot of damage. it doesn't reflect my son or my family.

they shot my son seven times. seven times. like he didn't matter. but my son matters. he is a human being and he matters. let mejust bring let me just bring you some new pictures we have just got in as we look, you can see that the police vehicles and a man walking towards the police car with his arms in the air holding a rifle, and there you can see lots of armed once you there. i'm not sure we can see that

again. the pictures, it was quite ha rd to again. the pictures, it was quite hard to focus on originally but it looks like a young white man carrying a rifle around, slung around his body walking towards the police with his arms in the air. it came immediately after a clash with protesters in which several shots we re protesters in which several shots were fired. there are others. you can see the man with the great they are, it looks like he is basically pointing further up the road for the police to head up that way, that thatis police to head up that way, that that is where the shots had been fired and that is where two people, three people injured and one... two people killed and another injured in that third night of violence, so these pictures just showing something of exactly what was happening at the time of that man with the rifle walking towards the police with his arms in the air. in a short while we will be speaking to pauleen le,

a reporterfor cbs news, who's at the scene for us the uk government has changed its advice on face coverings in england ahead of the reopening of schools next week. where there are local lockdowns, masks will be compulsory for secondary school pupils and staff in communal areas. primary schoools aren't affected by the change. the opposition labour party say the guidance doesn't go far enough. here's what's happening across the four nations... in parts of england subject to local restrictions like in the north west and leicester, masks will now be compulsory in corridors and stairwells, where it is harder to stick to social distancing. in areas that are not locked down, it will be up to headteachers. the changes take effect on 1st september. from monday, all secondary pupils in northern ireland will also have to wear face coverings in corridors and shared spaces like libraries.

it's similar in scotland — but also includes school buses. and in wales, a decision on whether children will need to wear face coverings in schools is expected to be made today. our education correspondent elaine dunkley has this report. it will soon be back to school for children across england, and face coverings could be an essential part of their kit. new guidance issued by the government will leave it up to head teachers to decide on whether it is necessary for staff and students to wear face coverings in communal areas such as corridors. however, face coverings will be compulsory in areas where there is a local lockdown. the government says the guidance does not include primary schools, because the risk of transmission is low, but does apply to secondary schools, colleges and universities. what we recognise is so important, we can't have a system where we have schools returning for the overwhelming majority of the country, where you are seeing children going back to school but in those local lockdown areas, maybe school is not returning. because we want schools to be returning in every part of the country. so putting an extra level of precaution and reassurance to both pupils, parents and staff, we felt was an important thing to do.

the department for education had initially been reluctant for children to wear face coverings in schools because of concern that it could make communication difficult between teachers and students. but says it's revised its guidance following scientific advice from the world health organisation, which recommends that children over the age of 12 should wear a face covering when social distancing is difficult. we called for the government, not to say whether face coverings should or shouldn't, but we said you're going to need to give us clarity. and, frankly, they have done that. we now know that if you're in an area of high risk you'll have to wear a face covering if you're in secondary school. if you're not in a high area of risk, then it will be at the discretion of your school or your college. and i think that kind of clarity which gives that flexibility, won't be welcomed by everybody, but it will be welcomed by a lot of the head teachers and other senior leaders i represent. schools in scotland will advise

pupils to wear face coverings in corridors and shared areas from next week. and northern ireland has issued similar guidance. in wales, the issue is under review. elaine dunkley, bbc news. back to our main story now, and two people have been killed and a third injured in protests over the shooting of an unarmed black mild by police in the us city of kenosha, in wisconsin. in a third night of violence — video appears to show a confrontation between rival groups of protestors. demonstrators have been out on the streets since jacob blake, a black mild, was shot several times by police on sunday. ——jacob blake, a black man, was shot several times by police on sunday. joining me now from the scene is pauleen le, a reporterfor cbs 58 news. let me just bring you some new pictures we have just got in as we look, you can see that the police vehicles and a man walking towards the police car with his arms

in the air holding a rifle, can you tell is what is happening there? yes, there was a new group among the protesters tonight, they call themselves protective property and they were here because we've seen and they were here because we've seen the destruction of so many homes and communities that they were tired of that so they say they were out here to protect the property, what the name says. they were largely among the group with the long rifles here but as far as we know, we know there are pictures and videos of one specific man circulating on social media, we've spoken to the police and we have askedif spoken to the police and we have asked if they know it is circulating but they cannot confirm with me if thatis but they cannot confirm with me if that is indeed the person responsible for the tragedy that has happened this morning. obviously a very tense situation there. what is happening now? we can see the police lights still flashing behind you. we are going on about five hours here

in this crime scene is about several blocks down the street as officers are combing the area for evidence to try and piece together what led to the gunshots tonight but again that update is the newest information we know right now but there is no timetable for our offices on how long they may be there this morning. thank you very much. let's go back to the situation with masks and schools in england. a change of policy from the government last night saying now pupils in secondary schools will have to wear masks and communal areas, on sta i rwells masks and communal areas, on stairwells and in corridors outside of lessons, if in a local lockdown area, other than that, the decision is down to head teachers. our political corresondent, leila nathoo is at westminster. another change in policy after the government was pretty adamant it would not be changing. what is the latest? yeah, if you cast your mind back to monday at the start of the

week, there was a robust defence of the recommendation for schools not to have, pupils at secondary school is not after to wear face coverings. gavin williamson said it wasn't necessary , gavin williamson said it wasn't necessary, the chief medical officer of england also saying as recently as monday that was not the recommendation, then you add a bit ofa recommendation, then you add a bit of a shift in tone from boris johnson yesterday leaving the door open to a change and then it came last night when we heard that secondary school children in areas of local lockdown will have to wear a mask or they cannot socially distance and corridors and communal areas and more broadly in england that will be up to head teachers. scotla nd that will be up to head teachers. scotland and northern ireland had already made the change saying that all secondary school children would have to masks in those areas and wales will review their policy today but there was some pressure on the government in westminster to make a decision and come to some sort of change with gavin williamson this

morning saying they had responded to some concerns from parents and teachers but that this was being taken as a precaution but there was no intention of making that guidance applicable more widely. that is something labour are asking for but i think the message coming from government is that the priority is for children to get back to school in full, even in areas where there is high community transmissions and where there are local lockdown restrictions as they do not want to jeopardise the full return of schooling over the coming weeks and they seemed prepared to take the hit of making it imperative it happens. kevin courtney is the joint general—secretary of the national education union, which represents teachers in england and wales. we will get more reaction from kevin. thank you forjoining us. you're asking for clarity, are you happy with his now? can i say we represent support staff as well as

teachers across england and wales? we had been calling for clarity and for government to properly follow the signs so when the world health organization said at the weekend that there was a case for young people aged over 12 in communal areas, areas where transmission is happening, to wear the mask, we thought the government should be looking at that and it's important they are seen to be leading and really taking the science into account in terms of this. my union support the idea that children should be back in school in september. we think the cases are low enough after all the hard work we have all done about being in lockdown to get the cases down, it is really important that when we do open schools, we keep staff safe, pa rents safe open schools, we keep staff safe, parents safe and we stop... with not wa nt parents safe and we stop... with not want the are great to be above one and four it to stop rising again. ——

we do not want the r rate above one. it's about stopping the transmission and stopping the r rate getting out above one. we are glad the government has reached where it reached, we didn't like the period where you're getting different m essa g es where you're getting different messages because thatjust undermines confidence in what the government's decision making about this. we are also asked the government to look at the other part of the world health organization advice because they said, and this isn't us, it's the world health organization, they saying more vulnerable staff and staff aged over 60, about 2% of teachers are aged 60 or above, 60, about 2% of teachers are aged 60 orabove, and 60, about 2% of teachers are aged 60 or above, and other vulnerable staff, women in the last stages of pregnancy with other conditions, the world health organization said those people, teachers, support staff, if they are working closely with children, should be wearing medical grade masks and you really want the government to respond to that bit

about what the world health organization said as well. you said about different messages but there are different situations. in scotland, the masks will have to be worn in all schools, and england, only if the areas of local lockdown. are you comfortable with those distinctions? no one can be co mforta ble distinctions? no one can be comfortable with the fact that there are different decisions made in different nations but you're talking to the westminster government there and you're saying you have to follow the signs and be seen to follow the signs and you should at least have one voice around it. but we don't like is decisions being delegated to head teachers as if labour can come public health experts. either the government thinks the sign supports mass growing in schools or it doesn't. it should be clear, it has to ta ke doesn't. it should be clear, it has to take the responsibility because all the measures being taken have to bejudged in all the measures being taken have to be judged in retrospect. all the measures being taken have to bejudged in retrospect. as the r rate go up when schools open? we

know there will be a tendency for it to go up but can they be enough in control that they have cultivating measures so control that they have cultivating measures so it doesn't go above one of the cases do not start rising again but it is the government who will be responsible for that and that cannot off—load that responsibility to head teachers or teachers, the government has to be in charge of the science and the recommendations it is making. white about going back on that, —— recommendations it is making. white about going back on that, -- going back on that, to the advice about whether pupils or teachers should be wearing masks for protection, if you believe that science is completely clear, there was no reason why head teachers shouldn't just implement that in their schools and as a union you shouldn't say that is what you believe should be done. the government doesn't have to say it for it to happen. that is true and there are things we can advocate for in those sorts of situations. obviously arguing for that is easier

if the government has the signs andy who on it. our members that might be or want to get out of lockdown and i think the vast majority of our members want schools to be open and get children back but those members who do have those extra vulnerabilities, they are currently on government guidance should not be wearing masks and are in situations where they don't really have a guarantee of social distancing, and so guarantee of social distancing, and soi guarantee of social distancing, and so i think the government could look to reassure them more by saying, certainly in areas where cases are higher are growing that wearing medical masks and the provision of medical masks and the provision of medical masks and the provision of medical masks is a good thing for teachers who are in those vulnerable categories. thank you very much for joining us. some breaking news to bring you, boris johnson

bring you, borisjohnson responding to the poisoning of alexey navalny, who people think may have been poisoned using tea before the plane took off. borisjohnson saying... the headlines on bbc news... police in wisconsin say two people have been killed and another injured — in a third night of violence in the us city of kenosha. it follows the police shooting of the black man jacob blake on sunday. face coverings will have to be worn in secondary schools in area of england under local lockdown — after the government changes its advice. the us first lady melania trump takes centre stage at the republican national convention and calls for people to come together over racial differences.

let's get more on that right now. us first lady melania trump led the line up at the second night of the republican convention. she called for an end to "violence and looting" and racial harmony. speaking from the white house she also said that women must be heard and the american dream must continue to thrive. polls have shown that support for donald trump is lagging among female voters. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. we hold these truths to be self—evident. another night at the trump family convention. the president, two of his children, and his wife all addressed the virtual gathering with the theme land of opportunity. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. tiffany trump, the president's youngest daughter, lashed out at the media and silicon valley for promoting what she called fabricated views.

people must recognise that our thoughts, our opinions, and even the choice of who we are voting for may, and are, being manipulated, invisibly coerced by the media and tech giants. i'm mike pompeo. breaking from a tradition that us secretaries of state stay above the political fray, america's top diplomat addressed the convention from jerusalem. the president has held china accountable for covering up the china virus and allowing it

to spread death and economic destruction in america and around the world. the star of the night was melania trump, stepping out from the white house to deliver a live speech from the rose garden. another unconventional setting. and with an audience. she said she'd been reflecting on the racial unrest seen around america. i'd like to call on the citizens of this country to take a moment, pause, and look at things from all perspectives. i urge people to come together in a civil manner so we can work and live up to our standard american ideals. the first lady said she was proud of her husband's achievements

in office, acknowledging that he is not a traditional politician. we all know donald trump makes no secrets about how he feels about things. total honesty is what we, as citizens, deserve from our president. a softer approach to selling donald trump for another term in the white house. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. donald wants to keep your family safe, he wants to help your family succeed. he wants nothing more than four this country to prosper.

a softer approach to selling donald trump for another term in the white house. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. a court in new zealand has heard more stories of survival and loss during the third day of sentencing for the christchurch mosque terror attacks. 29—year—old brenton tarrant admits killing 51 people while they prayed are you fickle —— at two city mosques last year. he faces in life in prison without parole. tv—nz‘s ryan boswell has been following events at the high court in christchurch. these victims have been so brave, confronting the gunman who took their loved ones and changed their lives forever. initially we were expecting to hear from around 60 victims to tell their stories to court. that number keeps growing as they feel empowered to tell their stories and come face—to—face with brenton tarrant. one man saying that he could not forgive tarrant, and that he deserved to go to hell. it has been a very intense day at the high court in christchurch, with another man also

fronting up in fact in a wheelchair because he was injured during the shooting, saying his greatest fear was for his ten—year—old son who witnessed the shootings taking place, saying that he in fact had nightmares and continued to have nightmares about his father being shot and people dying around him. it had been truly traumatic. and in fact at one stage, one victim put down his statement and then addressed tarrant face—to—face, saying that when he had moved to new zealand as a 17—year—old he was called a terrorist himself and that changed on march the 15th, and that now brenton tarrant was the terrorist. at that point, the court erupted into applause. what we will see today is these victim impact statements come to a close and then the judge will look at the case and weigh up the legal arguments before summing up and handing down the sentence. many victims today have been calling for tarrant to be sent to prison for life with no parole. ryan boswell reporting.

manchester united captain harry maguire has been dropped from the england squad after being convicted in a greek court. maguire, who's 27, was given a suspended 21 month prison sentence, after being found guilty of assault, resisting arrest and attempted bribery. he denies the charges and says he will appeal. and maguire responded to the sentencing on instagram last night. he posted a quote from buddha, which reads "three things cannot be long hidden, the sun, the moon and the truth". here in britain the widow of police constable andrew harper will meet home secretary priti patel as part of her campaign to create a new law meaning those who kill emergency workers are jailed for life. harper died after being dragged by a car on a country road last august. the home office has now been in touch with lissie harper to arrange a meeting about harper's law for early september. more than 500,000 people have signed a petition calling for the law to be introduced in pc harper's memory.

in less than a week most pupils in england will return to the classroom, but many schools in leicestershire, in the midlands, have already opened their doors. term started yesterday, with students getting used to socially distanced lessons and extra hygiene measures. geeta pendse reports. the front entrance may look familiar, but there's a lot that's changed at kibworth primary school. i'm really sorry, lots of boxes... head gilly has been at the helm of a mass operation to get the school ready to welcome back all 600 students. all the children are going to have all their own equipment now. so we've bought all the children their own pencil case. they've all got their own place to sit. shall we go inside? oh, yes, of course. could you sanitize your hands on the way, please? children will be in social bubbles of 30, spending most of their time in one classroom, and then forming

a super bubble with their year group during play time. you've got these stations, as well, i notice. we've just had these put in just this last week. so all the year groups have outdoor sinks, as well, and they all have automatic hand sanitizing. the classes have all been rearranged, so students face forward and sit side by side. teachers are advised to keep a 1.5m distance. obviously you can see, with the tables out, it is going to be very different and children will need to learn how to sit at the table. but i think with the right modelling and explaining to the children, hopefully in time, you know, they'll just adapt to it. of course, pe is a very popular subject, but like everything else, it has had a massive overhaul, and archery seems to be winning here at kibworth. harrison, you're deep in cleaning mode at the moment, you're in charge of pe here and you've had to make a lot of changes.

we have had to make a lot of changes. we've had to pretty much base all our pe outside now. so we've left the hall as it is. we've had to completely amend all of the curriculum — golf, tennis — and then bringing in different types of football that involve not picking the ball up and using their hands. in the kitchen, staff have created a menu with two lunch options — one hot and one cold. it all goes into a bag and the hot food goes in the box. and then somebody comes in their bubble and takes the food to the classroom. big changes here. so how do parents feel? i think they need it. they've been missing their friends and definitely need to have the routine of school. i feel excited. like, so much. i guess we all feel a bit apprehensive from time to time. but i feel confident that the school's taken precautions and that it's going to be as safe as possible.

if a child does show symptoms of covid—19, what will you do? well, that's the purpose of the social bubbles, is to limit the amount of people that you have contact with, and of course, the contact that you do have — so has the child had face—to—face contact with other children? have they been within two metres? but the overriding thing — and i think it's what makes me far less anxious — is that public health england will advise us exactly what we should be doing. there's a lot of planning in place. all that the school needs now are the students. and geeta has been to a secondary school in leicestershire this morning, speaking to staff and pupils about their return. around 300 students have arrived here at manor high school in oadby. if you have a look through here, one of the classes are in session, this is the year seven class. at the moment, they have year seven and year 11 in the school and from tomorrow, the whole of the school will arrive and lots of changes here.

all along the school, there is a one—way system in place. they have actually got this plan dotted around the school so students know what is going on. as you enter a new space, we've got hand sanitising stations, lots of bins to throw tissues in for the students and there are so many changes here. as it's the second day for students, let's see how they are feeling. we have got a year 11 here. what was your first day back like? it was really well planned out and i knew exactly where i needed to be and know what i was doing so it really helped with the nerves. what were you worried about? because i am doing my gcses, i was scared that i was going to be behind but the teachers have prepared resources for us so they know how to catch us up. thank you very much. i also mentioned year seven are also back so of course it is their first time in the school. i have got a year seven student here who began yesterday. what has it been like coming to the school with all the changes?

it has been quite frightening because you have got all the one—way system but you have got hand sanitising section so you can hand sanitise your hands and a one—way system to reduce less contact so i don't feel like i need to have a mask and stuff and i've really settled in nicely to school. thank you so much. let's speak to the head teacher here, liam powell. that is nice to hear that it feels like he is settling in but you have changed a lot, haven't you? we have changed a lot of things. we have been really busy over the summer getting things ready since the announcements were first made injuly. we have got a one—way system, we have got changes to our uniform policy, we are encouraging people to wash their uniform every night, we have got sanitisers everywhere, but the biggest change of all is we have gone to a 50 day lesson plan. i wanted to ask you about face coverings because as we know, the guidelines have changed. if you are a school in a localised lockdown area now, young people are told that they have to wear masks in the communal areas from september. what do you make of that?

it sounds very sensible and i welcome the announcement today. i think it is a really good idea. the school was in lockdown a couple of weeks ago and we have come out of it so those policy changes would have affected us but the way the policies now, it is up to the discretion of the head teacher to make the decisions that are right for their setting and so masks are optional as things stand. thank you so much. the head teacher there. as i mentioned, the whole of the school will be back tomorrow and then that will really test all the safety measures that they have in place here. hello this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines... police in wisconsin say two people have been killed and another injured — in a third night of violence in the us city of kenosha. it comes after a black man — jacob blake — was shot in the back by police. his mother calls for an end to the violence. noticed a lot of damage. it

doesn't i noticed a lot of damage. it doesn't reflect my sun or my family. face coverings will have to be worn in secondary schools in parts of england under local lockdown — after the government changed its advice last night. the us first lady melania trump takes centre stage at the republican national convention and calls for people to come together over racial differences. and while debate rages on about issues of race, let's focus on the strides we have made and work together for a better tomorrow for everyone. and coming up, we're spending the day examining the changing face of the workplace — as many of the biggest uk employers say they won't be bringing staff staff back to the office in the near future. more now on the change in government advice on face coverings in england ahead of the reopening of schools next week. where there are local lockdowns, masks will be compulsory for secondary school pupils and staff in communal areas.

primary schools aren't affected by the change. the labour party say the guidance doesn't go far enough. this is the 10th government u—turn since lockdown began — let's get more on this from peter cardwell — who has been a special advisor to four uk cabinet ministers from 2016—2020. welcome, thank you forjoining us. there's a lot of u—turns in a small time frame, isn't there? at what point does it start to like incompetence? i think the government is doing a good job. i think it is listening to people and people's concerns. i think that the marcus rashford campaign for example in regard to school meals is a u—turn that was welcomed by a lot of people. but specifically on covid—19 i think the advice from public health england has changed and from the deputy chief medical officer has changed. a lot of the uncertainty doesn't exist because this is an unprecedented global pandemic

situation that is something that people haven't dealt with before and the government is dealing with the challenges as they go ahead. and what you say makes sense and i'm sure a lot of people have sympathy with when you are in a difficult situation it is difficult to make the right decisions when you are having to act quickly. but there has been firmness in saying, in basically staking out positions as they've gone on, which has meant that when the u—turns have come it has looked like they weren't open minded previously. for example, gavin williamson on the 15th of august when he said there will be no u—turn, no change on the grading system that graded the exam system and then suddenly the government u—turn. it wasn't in isolation, it was following on from what happened in scotland. so it looks like a government that is not in the driving seat. ministers over four yea rs driving seat. ministers over four years saying that this policy will

definitely not change is something that i encourage them never to say because you just never know what is going to happen. it is something that the government deals with every day. things change, the advice changes, look at the a—level system. the deputy chief medical officer has changed her advice in regards to this. it's unfortunate, it doesn't look good but in terms of how people are living their lives, they want the clarity, that clarity has to be based on the best advice at the time. i think the kind of u—turn aspect is that of course is on the front page of many newspapers today and it is something that people will be focusing on for a small amount of time. but as tony blair said a lot of politicians, the hardest thing is that people don't give politics first though all day long. and the westminster bubble aspect of this is something that people don't care about. all they do care about is getting the right advice stop and in

this case the message does change and it is a matter of how that message has to come across clearly, especially as our children get back to school. and as you say, this is a situation that is affecting people's daily lives with the exams for instance, people lost university places because of the lag in changing the policy. so they are waiting to hear exactly what the government says and you said that when you were in the position that you were in, you would say to ministers don't say there won't be a u—turn. why do you think they are being so firm in saying that there won't be u—turns and what you think the long—term impact of that could be? because people will remember that there were situations that they couldn't bank on and it makes it ha rd to couldn't bank on and it makes it hard to think in the future when a government minister says this definitely won't change, that you can be sure it won't. i think the long—term risk, i don't think there isa long—term risk, i don't think there is a risk in the short term necessarily. i don't think anybody going into the polling station is going into the polling station is going to say well on the 22nd of august 2020 this happened, therefore

i voted labour or conservative. the problem is when there are a string of them. david cameron had a lot of u—turns in his early stages as prime minister. it is not something that the public vertically remembers. what can be efficient is if the opposition makes hay with it. jeremy corbyn's tactic was not a good one, essentially saying the conservatives don't care about poor people and people did not respond to that. borisjohnson won people did not respond to that. boris johnson won an people did not respond to that. borisjohnson won an overwhelming majority. but if keir starmer comes in and says will actually the government is not competent here and keep that message in a very strong way and a consistent way, that could be dangerous for the government. but there are things going on behind the scenes, there is a major whitehall reorganisation happening and i think the government has got a grip and will continue to have a grip. as i say, that advice is changing. peter cardwell, thank you very much for joining us.

schools have started going back across the uk with nearly all due to return within the next couple of weeks. but will it mean a big return to work? research by the bbc shows that out of 50 of the uk's largest companies — from banks to retailers — not a single one plans to have all its staff back full time to the office in the near future. let's get more on this and cross to our business presenter ben thompson in west london. i , ben. a fascinating bit of research this that sane of the businesses that were surveyed by the bbc that they simply do not have plans in place in the near future to get all of those staff back. primarily because they are concerned about how you can do social distancing in an office setting. we know that many offices rely on people gathering together, whether that is meetings or owing to the canteen of the photocopier, although sort of things are much more difficult in this new reality that we find ourselves in. soa reality that we find ourselves in. so a lot has been made about the future of the workplace. is it our office is dead? will i still be a

role for a city centre office in future? all day on the bbc today we're going to be looking at the implications of the impact it will have elsewhere in the economy. we can speak the editor of the future laboratory. a lot of discussion right now is about whether the office is dead. will there still be a role for the traditional office as we know it? i think it is exactly what you say there, the idea of the office is changing. what we are seeing and what we have been talking about here is this idea of reworking the workplace. the future office is going to be very different in terms of the layout, in terms of office leave the health and wellness considerations. but also the idea of flexibility and been able to offer flexible working for employees. because some do want to return to the office, some are craving getting backin the office, some are craving getting back in there, seeing their colleagues, getting focused. for others they are falling in love with

working from home. ultimately it is going to be that businesses need to be flexible here. now many city centres though up and down the country have areas that are designated primarily for offices, big banks, big corporate organisations have lots of office space. talk to me about something like canary space. talk to me about something like ca nary wharf space. talk to me about something like canary wharf for example in london. does it have a future? will stoop to be my people still be going into big high—rise buildings?” think with spaces like canary wharf, wall street for example, we need to think about these buildings because some are 20,30 think about these buildings because some are 20, 30 maybe more stories high. centers for disease control in the us did a study and found that the us did a study and found that the ability for coronavirus for example to spread between floors of offices where staff have very little interaction actually happen very easily because we need to think about how you navigate these offices. there are lifts ordinarily, people are not going to be climbing the stairs if they're usually

working on the 21st floor for example. so really, yes, do these places have a future or do they risk becoming mary celeste? again we don't know these become hospitality workspaces. they become a space where your team or smaller groups of your teams might meet perhaps once a week hereunder or you are using international hubs people can come in and they can stay over at the office, the office will have bedrooms, could have bars and restau ra nts, bedrooms, could have bars and restaurants, a gym. so it can become a one—stop space instead and we're actually seeing these areas also potentially also as the offices reworking to residential. we see this across the uk already. it is fascinating to talk to you. so many changes likely further down the line. thanks very much. joanna, really interesting some of this research. there is much more on the bbc website. about how we will all

be working perhaps very differently in future. thank you, ben. the murders of five women has shaken the community of mtwalume, a rural town in south africa's kwazulu—natal province. four of the women have been identified, while the fifth woman has yet to be identified. their bodies were found in the bushes at two sugar cane farms. police are investigating the motives for the murders and have not ruled out the possibility of a serial killer. our southern africa correspondent nomsa maseko visited the town and filed this report. a symbol of a life lost. this candle burns day and night. five women have been murdered here between april and august. their bodies found abandoned and badly decomposed. these sugar cane farms have become fields of terror, reminding this community of a serial killer who raped and murdered 13 women not farfrom here in 2007. that killer is in prison.

there are fears of another serial killer on the loose. some suspect the women were murdered in ritual killings for their body parts. the owner of the farm where three bodies were found has offered a cash reward for information. we need to get closure. we need to know who is this person who is doing those things. so i'm positive that someone out there knows something. so when this thing happened, i asked myself who is this person who is doing all these things on the farm? and then my reaction was we need to find this person before he kills again. this woman disappeared last month. her body was found here by women who were collecting firewood. she was strangled with her underwear. her relatives say they'd been following news of the missing and dead women. they never expected her to fall victim to the same fate. translation: as time passed, we doubted that she

would be back alive. we looked for her but she was nowhere to be found. we lost hope. we woke up one day to be told she had become a statistic. regular prayer sessions are held at this site, where another woman's body with multiple stab wounds was discovered. she is yet to be identified. anger directed at police was visible outside the court, where two men arrested for the crimes were due to make their first appearance. the prime suspect, who apparently confessed to the murders, allegedly killed himself in police custody, while the other was released due to insufficient evidence against him. the man is dead but he has confessed. actually, there are more people that he himself he has been involved even more than the five people. with police hinting at the possibility of more bodies this woman's family is terrified she might be one of them.

the 20—year—old disappeared three weeks ago on her way to work. i have spoken to a lot of women in this community and all of them say they fear for their lives. so the government has now brought this mobile police station to allay those fears. but is it enough? well, we just don't know but people here say they won't sleep peacefully until someone is held responsible for the murders. nomsa maseko, bbc news, mtwalume, kwazulu—natal. this friday is the anniversary of the 1963 march on washington, at which the civil rights leader dr martin luther king made his famous ‘i have a dream' speech. sweeping civil rights legislation was passed in america soon afterwards — but a key provision of the law which banned racial discrimination in voting is no longer in effect, struck down by the supreme court. now there are accusations by voting rights advocates that states have reintroduced laws which have the effect of supressing black voters. here's laura trevelyan. a court order on voter registration.

alabama in the early 1960s. black americans trying to register to vote are beaten by police. in selma, in march, 1965, the marchers for civil rights are brutally attacked by state troopers. the images shocked the nation, mobilising congress to pass the voting rights act. presidentjohnson signed the landmark law, the achievement of doctor martin luther king jr and his followers. the 1965 voting rights act is considered one of the most successful civil rights acts. so, before 1965, you had pervasive discrimination in voting, you had the application of things like literacy tests, preventing african—america ns to vote. but in 2013, the supreme court struck down a provision of the voting rights act, requiring mostly southern states to get federal approval before they changed voting laws. thejustices in majority argued that times had changed. for the latejohn lewis, who led the marches in selma,

it was an ominous moment. they are saying, in effect, that history cannot repeat itself but i say come and walk in my shoes. the voting rights act of 1965 which followed the march on washington and all of dr king's activism was meant to end discrimination in voting but some of those legal protections have been removed and so, now, as america faces both a national reckoning over racial injustice and a high—stakes presidential election, there are increasingly questions about whether barriers to voting, based on race, have really been removed. news report: the court called it the most restrictive voting law north carolina has seen since the era ofjim crow, saying the law's provisions target african—americans with almost surgical precision. states that could not amend voting laws without approval from thejustice department have now tried to introduce changes, claiming they will prevent voter fraud. you have seen an ushering of many

different kinds of requirements that make it more difficult for low—income people and people of colour to vote. they are things like getting rid of early voting, closing polling stations, and particularly closing these polling stations in minority neighbourhoods. more than half a century after the march on washington, the legal barriers against racial discrimination in voting, which civil rights leaders fought so hard for, are no longer fully intact. will those changes affect turnout in the 2020 election? or will the activism over present—day racial injustice lead to more black americans voting? laura trevelyan, bbc news, washington. brazil remains the worst—hit country after the us for covid—19 — over 115,000 people have died. the largest nation in south america was struggling economically before the pandemic hit — and from the very beginning presidentjair bolsonaro has pushed to restart the economy,butjust how

unwell is the brazilian economy? katy watson reports. they call it the greatest spectacle on earth. for brazil, carnival is everything. behind the scenes, though, is an entire year of preparation. brazilians often say the year doesn't really start until carnival is over, but the pandemic brought the year to an abrupt halt before it had even begun. normally, this place would be buzzing. carnivalfinished in february, and byjuly they would be dismantling these structures and floats and rebuilding for the next year. carnival has been postponed, and it's not 100% clear exactly when carnival will be or even what it will look like in 2021. for sergio, who's head of harmony at one of sao paulo's top samba schools, plans have been turned upside down. translation: the difficulty is massive. we have families who directly or indirectly depend on carnival,

and without knowing for sure if we will have carnival none of our staff can work. we can't even think about having carnival without a vaccine. the economic consequences are huge. carnival generates revenue for a city, for the neighbourhood, too. i can't even measure its worth. upstairs, costume makerjulio caesar mourns what should have been. "i miss the commotion, the business," he says. he fell in love with carnival eight years ago when he started working here, and says he won't give up. but life isn't easy forjulio. 23 houses are packed into this small block, where he shares a place with two friends. he used to earn around $500 a month making clothes in a factory and supplementing his income with carnival, but it all disappeared overnight. he now earns $50 if he's lucky, picking up bits of sewing work and 100 from the government

in the form of a hand—out. translation: the government help went some way but i have to choose what my money goes towards — rent, bills orfood," he tells me. he used to dream of buying a house, a car, even having his own studio, but can't see how he can do that now. half of brazil's workers are unregistered. they're getting a monthly hand—out, nicknamed the corona voucher. more than 60 million people have benefited. it's helped boost president bolsonaro's approval ratings, but it's also costing the government dear and there are fears about what's around the corner. he's a very authoritative person and it's a risk for brazilian democracy. and if he's got popular with these hand—outs, that is even worse. so we might start to see something similar with what's happening in venezuela with chavez. but what happens when the hand—outs end ? and what will that do

to jair bolsonaro's popularity? and what happens to the economy? there's no doubt brazil's crisis would have been worse if the most vulnerable had been left with nothing, but inevitable austerity measures mean brazilians will be paying for the pandemic for years to come. katy watson, bbc news, in sao paolo. half a million people have been ordered to evacuate their homes in the us states of texas and louisiana as hurricane laura heads towards them. the storm is expected to move from cuba through the gulf of mexico within the next 2a hours. tanya dendrinos reports. lengthy queues on the coast, residents hitting evacuation orders and getting out while there is still time. from a historical perspective, laura is shaping up to look a lot like rita did, 15 years ago, in terms of its forecasted intensity and the forecasted spot where it will make landfall in south—western louisiana.

and we do not say that to scare anybody but that point of reference sometimes helps in order to make sure people understand the seriousness of the situation and that they take the necessary precautions. this storm is expected to move through the gulf of mexico and make landfall as a category three hurricane. laura and storm marco, which struck louisiana on monday have already lashed the caribbean, destroying homes and killing at least 20 people. bringing strong winds and lashing rain, more than 500,000 residents have been told to leave cities in louisiana and texas as both states brace for the worst. there will be a lot of devastation upon texas at the storm sweeps through, especially east texas, as well as lingering challenges that will result. one, and first, will be the water surge. there will be a water surge perhaps

as high as ten feet, wherever the hurricane comes ashore. while some made the most of the calm before the storm, for many it was about preparation. nursing home residents were moved to safety while businesses were boarded up and residents filled sandbags. from this point on, i'd rather be surprised that it is not as bad as i thought than be surprised that it's worse than i got ready for. coronavirus adding an extra layer of complexity with hotels and motels being used instead of shelters for evacuees, wherever possible. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. storm francis packed a punch yesterday, even last night there were gusts of wind recorded around 81 miles an hour.

today the winds are going to continue to ease and we are looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers. a much dryer day than it was yesterday. you can see the swirl of cloud here, this is storm francis pushing away into the near continent, gusty winds continuing to ease and we have a transient ridge of high pressurejust building in from the west, which is settling things down. initially in the west where we have got more sunshine, the rain clearing away and we are left with one or two showers. winds continuing to ease as we go through the rest of the day really. the temperatures today ranging from 13 in the north to 23 in the south, so feeling a bit warmer than it did yesterday. as we head on through this evening and overnight we are still looking at clear skies, still a fair bit of cloud across the northern half of the country with a few showers but through the night, particularly the second half of the night we start to see more showers coming in from the west. it is going to be a cooler night in northern areas compared to southern areas, where it stays in double figures. tomorrow then where we have got the clear skies to start with we will see

some early sunshine. still a fair bit of cloud across northern england, scotland and northern ireland and we have got those showers coming in across northern ireland, north wales, northern england and southern scotland as well as this next batch coming in across southern and south—western areas. some of those showers merging to give some longer spells of rain. temperatures 12 to about 20 degrees. the reason we're seeing all those showers coming in is because we have got this area of low pressure and through thursday night into friday it is going to be continuing to journey towards the north sea. the wind has more northerly component to it to it so it will start to feel cooler. on friday we are looking at a fair bit of cloud and rain moving across england and wales out of northern ireland and southern scotland. the further north you are the better chance you have seen you are the better chance you have seen the sunshine but these temperatures, disappointing that this time of year and it will be breezy, especially down the north sea coastline. but even more so on

saturday, a strong northerly gusty wind, big waves crashing on shore in norfolk. away from that it is breezy in with variable amounts of cloud and also some sunshine.

that they have in place here. this is bbc news, i'mjonna gosling, the headlines at midday police in wisconsin say two people have been killed and another injured — in a third night of violence in the us city of kenosha. it comes after a black man — jacob blake — was shot in the back by police. his mother calls for an end to the violence. i noticed a lot of damage. it doesn't reflect my son. or myfamily. face coverings will have to be worn in secondary schools in parts of england under local lockdown — after the government changed its advice last night. putting an extra level of precaution and reassurance to help is an important thing to do.

the us first lady melania trump takes centre stage at the republican national convention and calls for people to come together over racial differences. let's remember how we come together in the most difficult times. and while debate rages on about issues of race, let's focus on the strides we have made, and work togetherfor a better tomorrow for everyone. and coming up, we're spending the day examining the changing face of the workplace — as many of the biggest uk employers say they won't be bringing staff staff back to the office in the near future. police say two people have been killed and a third injured in protests over the shooting of an unarmed black man by police in the american city of kenosha in wisconsin.

in a third night of violence — video appears to show a confrontation between rival groups of protestors. jacob blake was shot several times by police on sunday as he leant into his car. his lawyers say at least one of the bullets went through his spinal cord and he will need a "miracle" to walk again. julio rosas, a senior writer for townhall.com, a conservative website, has been at the scene, and earlier told my colleague what he saw. so i personally witnessed one of the armed gunmen running down the street and people from the rioting/protesting crowd chasing after him. they tried to use a skateboard to hit him from behind, but they weren't successful with that. he then tripped and fell and that's when the crowd said, "get him". two people, i believe, jumped onto him and there was a quick power struggle for the rifle. at that point, he fired off multiple rounds and it hit one of the guys that attacked him in the arm. he was then able to get up and run

towards the line of police. meanwhile — lawyers for the family ofjacob blake say he will need a "miracle" to walk again, after the 29—year—old was shot in the back by police. his parents have called for an end to violent protests about the shooting. but they said the officers involved should be held to account. as i was riding through here, through the city, i noticed a lot of damage. it doesn't reflect my son or my family. they shot my son seven times. seven times. like he didn't matter. but my son matters. he is a human being and he matters.

earlier, pauleen le, a reporterfor cbs 58 news, sent this update from the scene yes, there was a new group among the protesters tonight, they call themselves protective property and they were here because we've seen the destruction of so many homes and communities that they were tired of that so they say they were out here to protect the property, what the name says. they were largely among the group with the long rifles here but as far as we know, we know there are pictures and videos of one specific man

circulating on social media, we've spoken to the police and we have asked if they know it is circulating but they cannot confirm with me if that is indeed the person responsible for the tragedy that has happened this morning. the government has changed its advice on face coverings in england ahead of the reopening of schools next week. where there are local lockdowns, masks will be compulsory for secondary school pupils and staff in communal areas. primaries aren't affected by the change. labour say the guidance doesn't go far enough. here's what's happening across the four nations. in parts of england subject to local restrictions like the nw of eng and leicester, masks will now be compulsory in corridors and stairwells, where it is harder to stick to social distancing. in areas that aren't locked down, it will be up to headteachers. the changes take effect on 1st september. from monday, all secondary pupils in northern ireland will also have to wear face coverings in corridors and shared

spaces like libraries. it's similar in scotland — but also includes school buses. and in wales, a decision on whether children will need to wear face coverings in schools is expected to be made today. our education correspondent elaine dunkley has this it will soon be back to school for children across england, and face coverings could be an essential part of their kit. new guidance issued by the government will leave it up to head teachers to decide on whether it is necessary for staff and students to wear face coverings in communal areas such as corridors. however, face coverings will be compulsory in areas where there is a local lockdown. the government says the guidance does not include primary schools, because the risk of transmission is low, but does apply to secondary schools, colleges and universities. what we recognise is so important, we can't have a system where we have schools returning for the overwhelming majority of the country, where you are seeing children going back to school but in those local lockdown areas, maybe school is not returning. because we want schools to be returning in every part of the country. so putting an extra level of precaution and reassurance to both pupils, parents and staff, we felt was an important thing to do. the department for education had initially been reluctant for children to wear face coverings in schools because of concern that it could make communication difficult

between teachers and students. but says it's revised its guidance following scientific advice from the world health organisation, which recommends that children over the age of 12 should wear a face covering when social distancing is difficult. we called for the government, not to say whether face coverings should or shouldn't, but we said you're going to need to give us clarity. and, frankly, they have done that. we now know that if you're in an area of high risk you'll have to wear a face covering if you're in secondary school. if you're not in a high area of risk, then it will be at the discretion of your school or your college. and i think that kind of clarity which gives that flexibility, won't be welcomed by everybody, but it will be welcomed by a lot of the head teachers and other senior leaders i represent. schools in scotland will advise pupils to wear face coverings in corridors and shared areas from next week. and northern ireland has issued similar guidance. in wales, the issue is under review. elaine dunkley, bbc news.

our political correspondent leila nathoo gave me this update let's speak now to tarun kapur — chief executive of the dean trust another change in policy after the government was pretty adamant it would not be changing. what is the latest? yeah, if you cast your mind back to monday at the start of the week, there was a robust defence of the recommendation for schools not

to have, pupils at secondary school is not after to wear face coverings. gavin williamson said it wasn't necessary, the chief medical officer of england also saying as recently as monday that was not the recommendation, then you add a bit of a shift in tone from boris johnson yesterday leaving the door open to a change and then it came last night when we heard that secondary school children in areas of local lockdown will have to wear a mask or they cannot socially distance and corridors and communal areas and more broadly in england that will be up to head teachers. scotland and northern ireland had already made the change saying that all secondary school children would have to masks in those areas and wales will review their policy today but there was some pressure on the government in westminster to make a decision and come to some sort of change with gavin williamson this morning saying they had responded to some concerns from parents and teachers but that this was being taken as a precaution but there was no intention of making that guidance applicable more widely. that is something labour are asking for but i think the message coming from government is that the priority is for children to get back to school in full, even in areas where there is high community transmissions and where there are local lockdown restrictions as they do not want to jeopardise the full return of

schooling over the coming weeks and they seemed prepared to take the hit of making it imperative it happens. let's speak now to tarun kapur — chief executive of the dean trust which represents a group of academies in north west england. will come. thank you forjoining us. what do you think about the new guidance? we predicting this for some time and it seems a sensible way forward. we have to get used to wearing masks as a society. the last thing we want is mask in the classroom but when you have schools with 1500 children in, it's important to socially distance and corridors and staggering everything is also impossible. it would take 16 hours to do that. we have head teachers as i speak planning the way we can successfully introduce it if we. we will give parents 3—a days

notice what goal blue back skills and scenarios, i'm glad it has been put on our hands because we know what you're doing. we've been planning all summer to open and you're excited about opening. what do you expect to happen? will the advice in the school who are involved with that mass growing will happen even if you are not in local lockdown. we have some small schools you can definitely avoid also heavily oversubscribed corner, not passing four or five people at the same time, so we are thinking sense of and same time, so we are thinking sense ofandi same time, so we are thinking sense of and i think the key for us is when people will have to wear them because that could be a nightmare but it is given us some time to think rather than being announced before we go back so i applaud the fa ct before we go back so i applaud the fact that it is happening. we had predicted that what a big surprise.

in the knee nexus right schools, is it possible to have social distancing in the classroom because those numbers will suitably be the same as are not any bigger. primary school is easy because you got bubbles. in secondary school, the bubble will be group so one of our largest groups as having 300 children in your group but they can all with each other, although they are not supposed to mix with other year groups but they come to school together and go home together, even with some staggering so when they are moving about school, lunch brea ks are moving about school, lunch breaks and other breaks, it's possibly sensible for them to wear some face coverings to protect the teachers as much as anything else because we have to think about our teachers, many of whom have had covid and they are nervous about going back to school next week.” was talking to someone earlier has set another part of the world health organization advice that changed was

that staff aged over 60, which is around 2% of teachers and other staff who may be vulnerable, should actually be wearing proper ppe. would you want that to be implemented? would you want that to be implemented ? that's would you want that to be implemented? that's not something we've spoken about yet. you we've tried to follow government guidance rather than make things up. today, we've decided to wait a couple of days before announcing to parents because there may be another change tomorrow, they may say everyone has tomorrow, they may say everyone has to worry mask. what you want to do is get it right first time. we've been able to do that so far but we have to help with training people how to wear a mask. all schools are doing this, you cannot believe the work that has gone on with our staff being busier than ever and we cannot wait to get back. thank you.

new figures suggest crime in england and wales fell by almost a—third in the first two full months of lockdown. the data — from the office for national statistics — indicate that the reduction was driven by large falls in theft and burglary. our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, can tell us more. welcome. talk us through the stats then. these figures really back-up findings that we've had earlier from the police because the police gather the police because the police gather the data from crimes that are reported... recorded by them and they showed substantial falls at the end of march, april, may and in fact june as well. these figures are compiled from a survey, a telephone survey conducted by the office for national statistics and that includes offences not reported to police so it's a pretty good indicator of overall crime trends and what it shows is that in april and what it shows is that in april and may, crimes were down 32% compared with the two month average from pre—lockdown period and that was basically being driven by a

massive reduction in theft and burglary, theft is down 50%, burglary, theft is down 50%, burglary 72%, some of this is pretty obvious. you're more time at home, we we re obvious. you're more time at home, we were locked in, not going out so less opportunity for burglars, clearly, and there were fewer of us on the streets, pubs were shot, clu bs on the streets, pubs were shot, clubs or shops, bars were shot on the night—time economy was virtually nonexistent and so clearly thefts are down and also we saw reductions in violence as well. presumably scenarios have gone up to counterbalance those big drops in those areas. what we have been seeing is an increase in drugs offences, a significant rise. drugs offences, a significant rise. drugs offences a re offences, a significant rise. drugs offences are well you get police patrols and stuff like that sees a spike in offences because it shows police have been out looking for people in possession of drugs or

dealing drugs and because there have been fewer people on the streets, those people have been more noticeable so it is a success for police there but what we have seen from the survey is a big rise in computer misuse offences, 57% up. now the experts are saying that is not statistically significant and we should not draw conclusions from because the sample too small but it's such a big increase that it is clearly somewhere there is room for further research by the office for national statistics to see whether it isa national statistics to see whether it is a genuine trend. we are all spending more time online ordering items, engaged in chat, and it wouldn't be a surprise if there has been an increase in computer offences. thank you very much. the headlines on bbc news... police in wisconsin say two people have been killed and another injured — in a third night of violence in the us city of kenosha. it follows the police

shooting of the black man jacob blake on sunday. face coverings will have to be worn in secondary schools in area of england under local lockdown — after the government changes its advice. the us first lady melania trump takes centre stage at the republican national convention and calls for people to come together over racial differences. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's katie. we will start with the news that this is a potential to be one of the biggest transfer stories for a long time. lionel messi has told barcelona he wants to leave. the argentine who is regarded as the best of all time sent a message to the club saying he wants out. a lot of change going on at barcelona, a new manager, players finishing the season without a trophy for the first time in12 season without a trophy for the first time in 12 years, so where could he be off to next? in manchester city, you have pep

guardiola who knows him, has an incredible team, who plays happy football and i think both know each other very well. i think that messi has no time and he has to make the right choice and there are not many clu bs right choice and there are not many clubs that would understand the kind of football that he loves, and there isa of football that he loves, and there is a big chance for that to happen. it's been reported that using volt has tested positive for coronavirus. the eight time olympic gold medallist had been isolating since taking the test at the weekend following a party for his 3ath birthday in jamaica. but following a party for his 3ath birthday injamaica. but is reportedly still not showing any symptoms. and the western — southern open sore andy murray defeated. he had an impressive wind in the previous round but could not continue his form, losing in

straight sets. 6—2, 6—2, was the final score against the canadian whom he beat in the wimbledon final backin whom he beat in the wimbledon final back in 2016. he is planning on playing in next it? us open. so far, —— next year's us open. playing in next it? us open. so far, -- next year's us open. there are a few things that maybe you would like to be different but these are hard and difficult times, and i am appreciative of the effort that the usa have put in to getting this event on and making it as safe as possible for all of the players. as difficult as it has been. i think they've done a really, really good job. johanna konta was also victorious. she faces a greek who came from a set down to beat serena

williams, taking the final set 6—1. that is all the sport for now. more on the next hour. thank you. we are expecting to your from nicola sturgeon shortly. when she starts to speak at first ministers questions, we'll take you there. in fact, it's about to start so let's go. now we 90, about to start so let's go. now we go, orjust getting ready to listen. there she is in the middle and we are listening. yellow we will begin with first ministers questions but the first minister will bring with first ministers questions but the first minis statistics. g with first ministers questions but the first minis statistics. 67 cases day's ovitz the statistics. 67 cases we re day's ovitz the statistics. 67 cases were confirmed yesterday, representing 0.5% of people newly tested yesterday and takes a total number of cases now to 19,988. i can

also confirm a total of 2a9 patients currently in hospital was confirmed covid which are six more than yesterday and to people in intensive ca re yesterday and to people in intensive care which is an increase of one since yesterday. unfortunately i also have to report that any past 2a—hour is, two deaths were reported of patients who first tested positive in the previous 28 days. this is the first time that any newly registered deaths have been reported in our daily figures since the 16th ofjuly and it means the number of deaths under that measurement is number of deaths under that measurement is now number of deaths under that measurement is now 2a9a. i think all of us have become used to hearing news of no deaths under these daily figures. these new two deaths today are devastating for those who will be grieving the loss but they should also be a reminderfor all was be grieving the loss but they should also be a reminder for all was that the threat of covid has not gone away. national record scotland has also published its weekly update saying deaths of people confirmed that have been tested, or cases

where covid is a contributory cause of death. the latest update covers the period to sunday 23rd august and that shows that, by sunday, the total number of registered deaths without a confirmed or presumed link to covid was 2a22. of those, six deaths were registered in the 70s up to sunday which is an increase in three on the week before. four of those six deaths were in care homes. the total number of deaths recorded last week from all causes, not just covid, was a0 higher than the five year average for the same time of year average for the same time of year but as we've seen in recent weeks, that figure does fluctuate. public health scotland have today published a new report providing more detailed analysis of the causes of excess deaths during the pandemic. let me know very briefly give an update on the main clusters that we have been dealing with in recent days. firstly, the out linked to the two sisters food processing plant in cooper angus. as of

yesterday, there were 156 positive cases linked to that cluster. that is 138 workers at the factory and 18 of their contact, which is a rise of four on the previous figure and all four on the previous figure and all four new cases are workers in the factory. almost all of the workers at the factory have now been tested and total more than 5000 people have been tested in tayside over the last seven days. that is good progress and they want to thank everyone who is working hard to manage that outbreak. so far, the testing has not revealed a large number of positive cases among contacts of the workforce and let me stress there is still no evidence at this stage of wider community transmission. that said, contact tracing and testing is still ongoing. workers at the factory in the household should continue to isolate in their households until the 21st ——... and that as well they have received a negative test. let me give a quick update on the situation of kings

park school in dundee. in total, 31 cases have been identified as part of that cluster. two of those 31 cases of pupils at the school and all pupils and contacts of pupils have been given details and self isolation are some other relevant contacts. additional testing has been undertaken for all staff who work at the school and testing is available for children who have been. finally, in relation to the outbreak in aberdeen, there are 261 cases now associated with the cluster linked to pubs and that is on linked... and the total number of cases is a35 in grampian. hospitality in aberdeen is due to be from today and preparation for that aberdeen city council have been carrying out environmental health checks at premises across the city. i'm gratefulfor checks at premises across the city. i'm grateful for these efforts and i wa nt to i'm grateful for these efforts and i want to thank everyone in aberdeen for complying so well with restriction. these clusters remind

us again that covid can spread if given the opportunity so we have to play our part. that means following the restrictions on household and social gatherings, and more broadly following the five rules of the campaign andi following the five rules of the campaign and i will conclude with a reminder of what they are. face coverings and closed spaces, avoiding crowded places, cleaning hands on hard surfaces regularly, two metres distancing is the overall rule and self isolation, and book a test if you have any symptoms. if all of us follow these rules, we can continue, i hope, to drive down this virus, protect ourselves and loved ones, and the wider community so thanks again to everyone who has helped us do exactly that.” thanks again to everyone who has helped us do exactly that. i will remind you that we will take all the supplementary questions at the end but you can press the button any

time. question one, ruth davidson. thank you, i want to return to the question of care homes because some questions last week did not receive a satisfactory answer including who, what and when. let me ask again, when was the first minister first informed that my positive patients had been transferred into care homes as mac what she first told in march, april, may, june, july or august? we are still, as i reported last week awaiting the analysis from public health scotland of the number of people who were discharged from hospital into care homes who may have had the virus and whether or not they had been tested and what the circumstances are. we will make that available fully and you will do that available fully and you will do that as soon as it is available. let me turn again to the position that i set out clearly last week. ministers set out clearly last week. ministers set the policy, the guidance was clear from the 13th of march about the need to clinically assess

patients being discharged from hospital before being admitted to ca re hospital before being admitted to care homes, iron or any other minister would expect to know the individual details of the clinical risk assessment undertaken in respect of any particular patient. of course, ministers were clear, and did we made clear to this parliament that it was our objective, as it has been our objective for many years, to reduce the numbers of people in delayed discharge circumstances. we set an initial target of a00 and that exceeded the target. ministers have been very clear about the all sea have been very clear about the all sea objectives we had set. we have been very clear about the guidance put in place but ministers in this government and i'm pretty sure this will have been the case in previous governments and indeed other governments and indeed other governments across the uk, are not party to the clinical risk assessments that are done in any cases of individual patients. we all

get on to the policy objective in a minute but that is the fourth time that question has been asked at first ministers questions, twice by me last week, once by richard leonard, once by me again today and that the fourth time the first minister has docked the answer. what i cannot work out is why because the first minister keep saying this government will be open about its mistakes and putting people with covid into care homes is clearly a mistake in part of fixing mistakes is working out who knew what and when. i love this happened in the government knew it happened and inform their later decision—making or it happened without the government knowing and they only found out, like the rest of us, through newspaper reports last week, so through newspaper reports last week, so which is it? ruth davidson has asked the question and i am answering the question. i do not know the clinical conditions of patients who are being discharged from hospital to their own homes, to the community, other community settings are care homes, that would

not be information that ministers would have. what we have asked to do and let me as i think i'm correct in saying your, point out that we are the only government in the uk so far to have done this, we have asked public health scotland and to look in detail at the situation with patients being discharged from hospital to care home, what the situation was in terms of whether they may or may not have been positive with covid and whether they have been tested. if not, what the rationale for that was and when we have that information, we will transparently and fully make that available to parliament and i'm sure we will have further exchanges on it. what it is the responsibility of government to do is to set the guidance and the guidance was issued to the first guidance around covid to the first guidance around covid to ca re to the first guidance around covid to care homes on the 13th of march, andi to care homes on the 13th of march, and i think we have talked about the contents and i think we have talked about the co nte nts of and i think we have talked about the contents of that before, the guidance was updated as appropriate and of course we very openly and

very transparently set an objective around reducing delayed discharge and it's interesting to me that opposition politicians are now trying to suggest that they did not know that was the case. the health secretary says about and the 17th of march, i talked about it again in april and on the 10th of march, miles briggs from the conservatives asked in this parliament what progress has been made to increase bed capacity in every nhs care that might hospital in scotland. on the 1st of april, jamie green from the conservatives said evidence suggests that many people who are ready to leave hospital are still stuck in hospital settings. i therefore ask the first minister how many people are currently stuck in a hospital setting and what is she doing in order to make sure that is

addressed? so the policy is clear and we will continue to provide as much detail around how that policy was in fermented as we can and you will do that as soon as public health scotland has completed the analysis we have asked it to do. what i don't understand is why the first minister weren't answer when she was first informed that it had occurred. but perhaps we should recap on what has changed from last week asking the same questions to this. we learned that nhs scotland wrote to boards on march the 6th, more than two weeks before lockdown to tell them to move patients out of hospital. we know that a target was made to move 900 patients out of hospital by the end of april and we've learned that by the start of april the health secretary congratulated health wards on the tremendous progress in doing so. so we have learned that despite the first minister's previous protestations that the commentary

driving this policy but we also supposed to believe that the government knew nothing about how this policy was being achieved and wasn't aware of the decision to move covid—19 positive patients into care homes. is that really credible? look, i have to say to ruth davidson, if it is the case that she only learned about this policy in the last couple of weeks then i think that raises more questions about ruth davidson's attention to the situation than it does about anything else. let me on the 17th of the health secretary stood up in this parliament and she said, and i'm quoting now, i have set a goal of reducing delayed discharges by at least a00 by the end of this month. on the 1st of april, i stood up in this parliament and i said the target that we set at the start of the month of quickly reducing delayed discharge cases by a00 has already been met and we are now

working to go further. on the 1st of april the health secretary also repeated that, on the 10th of march myles briggs demanded to know what progress we have made. in increasing bed capacity. so if the conservatives did not know that that was the policy objective and, for yea rs was the policy objective and, for years opposition politicians have rightly been pressuring the government, if they didn't know we are trying to do that for the additional objective of freeing up hospital capacity because of what we thought was about to happen to hospitals than i just thought was about to happen to hospitals than ijust have to wonder where were they and what were they paying attention to? because it wasn't what going on with covid. the first minister is clearly irked by this line of questioning but we have spoken to a number of families who have been affected by this and they wa nt to have been affected by this and they want to know how, when and how many covid patients were put into the ca re covid patients were put into the care homes in which their loved ones died? presiding officer, nearly 2000 people have died in scottish care

homes throughout this crisis. we have cold for the public inquiry into ca re have cold for the public inquiry into care homes to start immediately because it is not right, nor is it found families to have information emerge it by bit, piece by piece. they deserve answers now and it shouldn't be left to freedom of information requests and it shouldn't be left to newspaper investigations to find out what happened here, one piece of correspondence at a time. if the first minister will not start a public inquiry now and she said that she won't will she at least commit today to publish all of the correspondence between herself, the health secretary, nhs boards and ca re health secretary, nhs boards and care homes throughout this pandemic to give families the clarity that they deserve? i'm happy to make any releva nt they deserve? i'm happy to make any relevant information available but i'm going further than that. i am going further than that. the health secretary has already set out, because i happen to agree that it is right that families have answers to any questions that they have. that is why this government, unlike our

counterparts, as far as i'm aware, in any of the other governments in the uk have asked public health scotla nd the uk have asked public health scotland to look specific to these questions, to look at patients that we re questions, to look at patients that were discharged from hospitals to ca re were discharged from hospitals to care homes. to look at whether they we re care homes. to look at whether they were tested, if they weren't tested, why not? and if they had covid. that exercise we have asked to be com plete exercise we have asked to be co m plete by exercise we have asked to be complete by the end of september and we will publish that in full. that isa we will publish that in full. that is a level of transparency around this that has not been replicated or matched anywhere else in the uk. the health secretary is actually written to other governments in the uk suggesting that they do likewise so that we have got the picture in all four nations. but we will have it here and when that is available these questions cannot just here and when that is available these questions cannotjust be a nswered these questions cannotjust be answered but they can be scrutinised by the opposition. so we're going about this in the right way. of course, as we do that we are also continuing to focus on making sure we have the right policies and procedures in place because it is not the case to say that they

weren't in place. we have had guidance in place for care homes which involved the requirement for risk assessment to be done for patients. we have had guidance in place around infection prevention and control in care homes. these are the appropriate thing is that we should have done and we will continue to ensure that that is subject to scrutiny and transparency as we learn lessons and continue to navigate our way through this pandemic. thank you, presiding officer. today two government revenue and expenditure figures show that scotland has a fiscal deficit of £15 billion and rising. but the figures also show how much we need active government and how much it can do. it shows the value of tax funded public services and the value of redistribution according to need. scottish labour‘s greatest concern is ensuring that those who are in need get the support when they need

it. the covid—19 pandemic has shown the value of solidarity. and the value of working together. that's why we are calling on the uk government to extend the job retention scheme beyond october to save businesses and jobs. that is why we are calling on the scottish government to deliver a qualityjobs guarantee scheme. and it is why we are calling on both governments cooperate, to work together to deliverjob retention and job creation. so can i ask the first minister again, will shejoin with us to pressure the uk government to extend the job retention scheme? us to pressure the uk government to extend thejob retention scheme? and will she commit to a quality scottish job guarantee scheme, delivering secure jobs based scottish job guarantee scheme, delivering securejobs based on scottish job guarantee scheme, delivering secure jobs based on the principles of fair work and will she do it before the end of october? again, i don't where richard leonard has been for the last few weeks, i've been asking the uk government to continue the furloughed job

retention scheme almost every day. for weeks. so i'm glad that richard leonard has now decided to back that cool leonard has now decided to back that cool. in addition to that, the scottish government has also set out plans for a youth jobs guarantee scheme our set out more details of that in the coming days and weeks. i have to say, richard leonard is still capable of surprising in this chamber because i didn't think it would be him today to stand up to extol the virtues of scotland being governed by a conservative westminster government, i thought that might come from the other side of the chamber. you know, the thing is, the furlough scheme is funded by the uk government borrowing money. and the reason that they borrow that money and do it for us is because we don't have the power is here to do it ourselves. and what i would say to richard leonard is this, just use your imagination and imagining

scotla nd your imagination and imagining scotland was independent right now. he wouldn't have to be asking me to plead with the uk government to borrow more money to extend the job retention scheme, we could do it ourselves here in scotland. like other independent countries the world over. and you know, it is probably that conclusion that has led to the situation we have right now, where or almost half of richard leonard's remaining labour supporters, a dwindling band i grant pelle grant you, nearly half of them now support scotland becoming an independent country. —— a dwindling band i grant you. the first minister will need to answer the question about where she is going to make up that £15 billion deficit and where she's going to find, and where she is going to find the £100 billion it will take to set up the separate scottish currency that she now says she wants. this public health and economic crisis is the greatest

challenge that the scottish parliament has faced during its lifetime. and it is time for all political parties in this parliament to focus on and do what this parliament was set up to do. so the first minister must set out how her government will use all of the powers of this parliament next week's programme for government. because all of our attention now and in the foreseeable future needs to be onjobs, on reshaping the economy, investing in public services, building back better and tackling poverty and inequalities. and let me give just one example, people are anxious. people are anxious about losing their homes. as more and more people are anxious about losing theirjobs. more and more people are anxious about losing their jobs. and more and more people are anxious about losing theirjobs. and those anxieties will rise. so unless the first minister uses her powers, intervenes, more and more people

will lose their homes. so will the first minister commit today to use this parliament's first minister commit today to use this pa rliament‘s powers first minister commit today to use this parliament's powers to ban evictions until the next parliament? and will she ensure that this time it isa and will she ensure that this time it is a ban and not simply a delay? we've already, i think i did it last week or it might be the week before, but i've already stood here and said that we will extend the protection against evictions in the original coronavirus legislation for an additional six months. so again richard leonard really needs to keep up richard leonard really needs to keep up with announcements as they are made by this government. i'm afraid i don't have the luxury of going at his pace on these things, we have the power ahead and get these things completed. can i say to richard leonard, i will in the programme for government in the budgets that come, we will use our powers and our resources to the fullest effect possible. but if we had the powers and the resources that other

independent countries right now have at their disposal, we wouldn't be in the position of facing, what are the two biggest threats to scotland's jobs right now? firstly, it is the withdrawal of the jobs retention scheme. if you are independent, we wouldn't have to be going cap in hand it to the uk government pleading with them to continue. we could do it ourselves. the other big threat is no—deal brexit the end of this year. if you are independent, we wouldn't have to face that prospect either. and can i say to richard leonard, you know, really aping the tories on using... which isa aping the tories on using... which is a reflection scotland's fiscal position within the united kingdom, not a reflection of how scotland would fare as independent country. but talking about deficits, at a time when the uk deficit is projected next year to be almost £a00 billion and at a time when the uk debt is just topped £2 trillion, it is not the strongest territory for the tories to be on. but it

seems like political suicidal territory for labour to be on. well, scottish deficit is around 9% of gdp. the uk is less than 3% of gdp so gdp. the uk is less than 3% of gdp so there is a comparison to make anybody reasonable and rational would want to make. but let me talk to something else, which the first minister spoke about, which is about powering ahead. well, let's talk about powering ahead on the question of child poverty. because today both the children's commissioner in the chair of the poverty and inequality commission have united to cool on the first minister to bring forward, not to delay but to bring forward an equivalent of the scottish child payment. in a joint plea to the first minister they argue and i quote them, women have been particularly ha rd quote them, women have been particularly hard hit by the economic storm that has engulfed us.

with women's poverty been inextricably linked to child poverty. they go on to say, without this urgent scottish government action, the colder months will bring the cold blast of economic hardship with families facing even greater struggle before the scottish child payment begins its roll—out. the scottish government has said that covid makes this difficult. but covid makes this difficult. but covid is what makes it urgent. if it is possible to rapidly introduce payments to businesses in need, surely it is possible to rapidly introduce payments to families and children in need. so, first minister, will you get the cash to the families who need it now? scotla nd the families who need it now? scotland is about to become the only country in the uk that has a scottish child payment. we will start to take applications for that in november this year in the first payment will be made at the start of

next year. no other government in the uk, including the welsh labour government is getting anywhere near doing what we are doing to deliver what's been described by poverty campaigners as a game changer for child poverty. that is what doing within our powers. and yes because of the systems have to be put in place to practically deliver that, thatis place to practically deliver that, that is the quickest timetable on which we can do that, given the covid challenges. but criticising us to practically deliver that, that is the quickest timetable on which we can do that, given the covid challenges. but criticising us that taking a couple of months to start to have applications open when his own colleagues in wales are not doing it at all seems to me to be rather hypocritical stance for richard leonard to take. again i come back to this point, poverty are right now he would stop being boris johnson's chief cheerleader in this parliament and actually start standing upfor parliament and actually start standing up for this parliament having the powers we need. it is welfare austerity politics of westminster governments that have driven more children into poverty.

we are doing what we can to lift them out but as powers lie with westminster and not in this parliament we will be doing it with one hand tied behind our back. and i suspect a comeback to an earlier point, that is why more and more of the dwindling band of labour in this country now see that independence would be a betterfuture country now see that independence would be a better future for scotland. the sooner richard leonard wa kes scotland. the sooner richard leonard wakes up to that and stopped defending continue tory government is taking decisions about scotland, the better for all of us and probably the better for his own party. thank you, presiding officer. i'm sure members willjoin me in expressing sadness and outrage at the tragic death of dominic tha nkfully the tragic death of dominic thankfully her child has now been... asa thankfully her child has now been... as a direct result of uk government

asylu m as a direct result of uk government asylum policy, which forced her into extreme policy. we cannot allow mothers and babies to go hungry on zist mothers and babies to go hungry on 21st century scotland. i know that the home office is responsible in this case and the home secretary must answerfor this this case and the home secretary must answer for this entirely preve nta ble must answer for this entirely preventable death cannot simply stand by, this is on all of us. so what will the first minister do to ensure that this tragedy is not repeated. it is the lord advocate initiates an enquiry to this i cannot speak on behalf of the lord advocate i'm sure they would be willing to correspond with you on that. like most people across this country find myself consumed with sadness but also with real anger at the death of the woman. the exact

circumstances of mercy baguma's death is still to be established by think what we can say and we knew this before this tragedy but is underlined by this tragedy, that the uk asylum underlined by this tragedy, that the u k asylu m system underlined by this tragedy, that the uk asylum system is notjust broken, it is deeply inhumane and it must be changed. people who come to scotland because they need a place of safety should have our support and that is even more true right now at this time of crisis. asylum is wholly reserved to the uk government and that includes the procurement and the operation of a silent accommodation in the sport contracts. the community secretary andindeed contracts. the community secretary and indeed this government as a whole has repeatedly raised our concerns with the home office about accommodation and support for asylum

seekers both before and during the pandemic and we will continue to do so. pandemic and we will continue to do so. but we need wholesale reform of our asylum system and we need to start from the principle of dignity, of empathy and of support for a human beings who come to this country at the sprint dismal times of their lives. i would appeal to the uk government to look into the hearts as a result of this case and finally make the changes that are needed. i agree with the first minister that wholesale reform is required. in response to this tragedy, the home office has said that it takes the well—being of all those in the asylum system extremely seriously stop now, anyone who sees the cruel way asylum seekers are treated knows that statement simply is incredible. this is the third death of an asylum seeker in scotla nd death of an asylum seeker in scotland in recent months. so can i ask if the first minister will write the home secretary to demand an

independent inquiry into the deaths and suffering caused by the uk's hostile environment? can i ask whether the first minister supports the cool from positive action in housing into an inquiry into the housing of asylum seekers during the pandemic. and if the first minister supports the greens campaign... and manager local level with the support of the third sector? what specific actions is the scottish government taking now to deliver this change? thank you. i think i taking now to deliver this change? thank you. i thinki support taking now to deliver this change? thank you. i think i support pretty much everything alison johnson thank you. i think i support pretty much everything alisonjohnson has said there. i'm very happy for the scottish government to raise the issue of the inquiry with the home office. we have repeatedly raised these concerns with the home office. i don't want to politicise this but it is, i'm afraid, another issue where we need to stop having to plead with a uk government to change the way they do things and actually have the ability in this parliament

to put in place the systems that we think reflect our values as a country. i also do support positive action and housing's cool for an inquiry and we will look to see what we can do to give support to that. i don't know all of the details of the green campaign, i'm happy to look at it but it sounds like something that yes we would support and i'm happy to look again at the practical steps we can take to turn that support interaction. what i would say and i've said it before, is the fact that asylum is wholly reserved the uk government includes the procurement and operation of asylum accommodation. there are real constraints hear about what the scottish government can do in these circumstances, which is why over the longer term i do want to see a situation where we have more control of these decisions here in our own parliament. when we have control of these kinds of decisions it is not these kinds of decisions it is not the case that we will get everything right all of the time but we will be

able to have systems that reflect our values as a country. and i think what happened to mercy baguma, although we don't know all of the circumstances of that, all the hallmarks of uk's asylum systems right now don't reflect the values of the scotland i know and love.” share the grief felt by others on the tragic death of mercy baguma and i agree that we must have the a nswe rs we i agree that we must have the answers we deserve there. intelligent young people from all over the world come to scotland because of our brilliant universities. and we have a duty to keep them safe when they're here. we heard about 11 new virus test centres including one in st andrews, which will be welcomed by locals, visitors and students. we didn't hear was a new policy on testing international students. can the first minister update the chamber? we will publish revised guidance for colleges, universities and student accommodation reflecting the most up—to—date scientific advice by next

tuesday the 1st of september. we are still finalising some of the details of that including around testing and, asi of that including around testing and, as i say, we will publish that by tuesday next week. i do believe testing has an important part to play here in how we protect the student community and of course wider communities where student populations are based. the new walking testing centre in st andrews that are referred to yesterday will be an important part of that. there will also be further walk in test centres established between now and october around the country in one of the priorities for those it's a look at locations that support student populations. i appreciate it has been raised on a number of occasions. we are looking very carefully at all of the details of the different steps, notjust testing and the details will be the dilemma published next week. that is good news but i'm sure the first minister will understand my frustration at this. it has been a month since our own adviser

recommended all international stu d e nts recommended all international students should be tested on day one and day five and i've been asking almost every week since yet we must wait even longerfor the almost every week since yet we must wait even longer for the policy. stu d e nts wait even longer for the policy. students are arriving for the new term right now. it will be the biggest movement of people since... we are leaving first minister's questions. while that has been happening boris johnson has questions. while that has been happening borisjohnson has been visiting school in the west midlands. let's be absolutely clear that the most important thing for safety in dealing with coronavirus throughout the country, whether in schools or elsewhere, is simple things like washing your hands. and that's the advice that we are giving. and if you look at the measures that the schools have taken, they are very, very successful. there i think exactly right. and they‘ re successful. there i think exactly right. and they're creating the right. and they're creating the right level of confidence in teachers and parents and pupils. now, on the issue of face coverings,

what you have got is the who seen that face coverings should be used by the over twelves. and what we are seeing is that if you're in a school with a hot spot, if you're in a school where there is a hotspot, thenit school where there is a hotspot, then it probably does make sense in confined areas outside the classroom to use a face covering in the corridor and elsewhere. because as they discovered in scotland, where they discovered in scotland, where they have the kids in, they have the pupils in for at least a couple of weeks now, what they found was that it was raining outside, people coming inside and they were congregating in the corridors and the move to face coverings they thought was sensible. so what we are doing, following what the who has said his we are saying, if you're in a hotspot area where there is a risk, a higher risk of transmission, then face coverings, in those types of areas outside the classroom, but not in the classroom because that is

clearly nonsensical. you can't teach with face coverings and you can't expect people to learn with face coverings. in the most important thing isjust wash coverings. in the most important thing is just wash your hands. but above all, as those pupils were saying, school is safe, it's exciting, is the place to learn. it's the place where people are going to be absorbing, in the next few days and weeks, young people are going to be absorbing things they will never forget. this going to be absorbing things they will neverforget. this is going to be absorbing things they will never forget. this is an absolutely invaluable time for them. they must get back into school. they have lost too much time out of school and i hope they will and i'm sure they will. our four look at the weather with darren bent. the centre of the storm moving towards denmark and heading to germany. here in the uk the weather is winding down during the weather is winding down during the rest of the day, the wind will

drop. not as windy down the western side of england as it was earlier this morning. the gusts toward the afternoon and into the evening and with more sunshine across england and wales temperatures could be up to 22 degrees. it is quite a bit cooler further north especially in scotla nd cooler further north especially in scotland on the north—east of england and there is cloud around for parts of the uk. further showery bursts of rain continuing this evening and overnight as well. further south across england and wales it will be generally dry overnight, clearer skies for a while before the cloud tends to increase from the west. temperatures ten to 12 degrees, cold in scotland. tomorrow for many places it would be a cloudy day, showers or long spells of rain coming in from the west, heavier rain arriving in wales and the south—west for a while. staying dry for most of the day with sunshine taught east anglia, that is where we'll see the higher temperatures. mainly dry and northern scotland but quite a lot colder here. the reason we are seeing better weather arriving on thursday is this developing area of low pressure. as it runs its way

eastwards the winds will start to strengthen on friday stop not windy as it has been mined you. the weather will improve through the day as our main band of rain move down into england and wales. ahead of it with some sunshine we may have sundry downpours breaking out across parts of wales, england and southern england. disappointing temperatures on the whole. where we have the rain in northern england temperatures could be 15 or 16 degrees. that area of low pressure though eventually moves away as we head into saturday. a long weekend for many of course then we have this high—pressure moving in from the west. but on saturday we have the winds coming in from the north and it will be windy down the eastern side of the uk, especially in the morning. that will make it feel colder as well. a few showers around, critically to clear away from east anglia stop these in the temperatures we are looking at, typically 16 or 17. a few degrees below par for this typically 16 or 17. a few degrees below parfor this time typically 16 or 17. a few degrees below par for this time of year. over the weekend though things will be mainly dry, the winds will drop, it will be cool and particularly

cold at night.

two people are killed in wisconsin, during another night of protests about the police shooting of an unarmed black man. there's been a third night of violence in the city of kenosha — the mother of jacob blake appeals for calm. i noticed a lot of damage. it doesn't reflect my son, or my family. we'll be live in kenosha for the latest. also this lunchtime: face coverings will be compulsory in school corridors in parts of england subject to local lockdowns, after the government changed its guidance. the us first lady, melania trump, makes a very personal speech to the republican convention,

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