hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... university lecturers warn that plans to restart face—to—face teaching in september will be too dangerous without a coronavirus testing programme. this is bbc news. the headlines at eight... university lecturers warn that plans we are to restart face—to—face teaching we a re really in september will be too dangerous we are really worried we could see without a coronavirus universities becoming the care home testing programme. of any second wave of covid—19 in the we are we a re really we are really worried that we could see universities becoming the care home of any second wave of covid—19. thousands of anti—government demonstrators fill the streets of minsk again — to protest at what they believe is the rigged re—election of the belarus president. the crowd here shouting disgrace. they are shouting disgrace and shouting the message to the people over there. look at all those riot police who have come out. this is why gags}? feels police who have come out. this is why -l¥,§et feels different.

police criticise "irresponsible" actions after thousands of people attended unlicensed raves in norfolk and south wales. lewis hamilton wins in belgium — he's now just two victories away from michael schumacher‘s all—time record. and how do you run an election campaign during a pandemic? a look at how covid—19 has transformed the us election into a virtual one — at 8.30 here on bbc news. universities are being urged not to undertake face—to—face teaching before christmas because of the risk of spreading coronavirus. the university and college union says that the return to campuses of more than a million students could turn them into the ‘care homes‘ of a second wave. but university leaders say they've worked hard for months on creating safe environments for learning. our education editor,

branwen jeffreys, has the story. many students planning for their first year. one living love anxious about coronavirus were not deterred. it doesn't put on off because i think everyone has slowly been getting used to it when they've been re—immersed in society. coming out of lockdown. it's just a re—immersed in society. coming out of lockdown. it'sjust a case re—immersed in society. coming out of lockdown. it's just a case of how the university are tackling it and eve ryo ne the university are tackling it and everyone will have to accommodate for it. yoma it's been strange having graduation online but voters with proud parents. within weeks, across the uk, more than i

with proud parents. within weeks, across the uk, more thani million students. term. the academics union is warning of a public health crisis. we are really worried we could see universities becoming the ca re could see universities becoming the care home of any second wave of covid—i9 in the uk. the sheer amount of people that we are asking to move across the country and congregate together in large numbers when we don't think any sufficient safety measures are in place. everywhere you look, remind us to keep a social distance. they are offering a mix of online learning and small groups. inside buildings, face coverings are required. the vice chancellor confident they are prepared. we started thinking about how to make oui’ started thinking about how to make our campus safe and the condition of a pandemic pretty much as soon as we walked down. what would you say to stu d e nts walked down. what would you say to students and apparent about how ready you are? our campuses safe? we

owe it to our students to do all we can to ensure they have as much of the university experience. we've been using a moto, on—campus or online, what we need to in order to keep people safe. that allow stu d e nts to keep people safe. that allow students to get on with education. and bra nwen jeffreys also sent us this update from the university of york. despite the concerns, there is no doubt university campuses like this one in yourare doubt university campuses like this one in your are going to be reopening within the next few weeks. they are back to the private rented accommodation. we know many freshers

will be returning but not to the typical start to their university experience. . universities know they have to plan for every eventuality, including local lockdown is and to look after their students becoming autumn and winter. we expect more advice from the government within the next week or two we on how they should manage that. i've been speaking to louise ward, a mature student hoping to begin her studies in canterbury in the next few weeks. i'm going to be studying adult nursing so, for me, not only is it important that they help me out my country and i will be a nurse which is much needed right now. like mike

in terms of the actual teaching experience, what you will be getting from the university, what couldn't you get by studying online that you expect to get by actually being on—campus? expect to get by actually being on-campus? we have practical is within the campus, a simulation suite and so it is meaning we can have various accidents or scenarios so we practice on those. i know the university class is going to be a lot small to accommodate the coronavirus, to make sure you're still safe while practising. you say smaller meaning less stu d e nts you say smaller meaning less students in the practice suite. yes, instead of having one class, the class will be split into groups of four. so that will make it easier to maintain social distancing because there is no danger of getting too close to the dummies that getting too close to each other.

have you had any reservations about going to university in the light of the pandemic? no, obviously in the back of my mind there is a slight worry but if we do not do this now, when are we going to do it? face—to—face at christmas time after christmas will just face—to—face at christmas time after christmas willjust be as bad or still dangerous, so universities have been working so hard to get this away for us. how can they be planning to do what they do to minimise the risk. yelena once a week, they tell us everything they do to make us safe. also making sure your social distancing with masks. they kept us look the whole time.

it's not the most dangerous environment you go going to as a student because given qualification you're seeking, you'll have to spend some time in hospital. exactly what my course and i'm thinking children's mental health will be the same but 50% is in place and save 50% of the whole three year degree is in placement and they are not stopping that, so i will be in a surgery coming face—to—face with coronavirus, so i don't really see the problem with going to university. what about the other aspect of university. i appreciate you are a mature student so it will be different in some ways but for some other undergraduate, they will be making decisions to socialise and make all the things they want to do which some of it you will want to do with fellow students as you get to know them but that will be a

slightly diminished experience, isn't it, for all students? i'm sad it will not be the way it should be for all students but i think we will band together and get through it. stu d e nts band together and get through it. students living away from home are in hall so they will not be on their own and all universities have a support network so we have our own lecture or person at university who will answer any questions or problems for us and that is all students, young or old. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guests joining me tonight are broadcaster daisy mcandrew and the financial times' white hall correspondent, sebastian payne you can expect lively interventions

from both of them as we go through some of the stories on the monday morning papers. stay tuned for that on bbc news. millions of pupils in england and wales are due to return to school this week, most of them after months away from the classroom. the government is stepping up its efforts to reassure parents that it is safe to send their children back. 0ur political correspondent helen catt told me what the government are saying. what we are seeing now from government is a real push to make sure parents government is a real push to make sure pa rents are government is a real push to make sure parents are reassured enough to send their children back, so we've had borisjohnson previously appealing directly to parents to send their children back today, just a few days before school term are supposed to start again and we got gavin williamson, the education secretary, writing an open letter to pa rents secretary, writing an open letter to parents into all the sunday papers today and that is a couple of things. 0n the one hand, he points out some of the very specific measures being ta ken out some of the very specific measures being taken by schools and in lockdown areas in primary schools being reduced to the risk of spreading the virus. he recites the

—— cites the british medicaljournal and also chris whitty of the risk of children being extremely low for coronavirus but he is flagging up what he sees as the risk of not sending children back in the way he says that is that he says it risks putting a huge dent in the future life chances so this is the sort of thing we've heard from government over the last few weeks so that is how they're trying reassure parents. some may say it's fine for you to tell is now that it's harmful for a job not to go to school but the government promised all pupils would have the opportunity to go back to school before the summer and they have not delivered on that. the record on this last week of the top civil servant being very unsettled and saying it is an unsettling time. it is not great. but originally the

aim was to get all primary school children back before the break. it does feel different now. it feels like things are more in place for children to return this week but there will be a huge pressure on the government to get this right because they put political capital into this, calling it a moral duty to get children back into school. there is a huge pressure to get them right. right back on one hand, we had a process in which they have been at arms length from the government, with local education authority is becoming less important to all believers that central government used to have is being diminished and now you have government trying to impose a common approach to schools and parents expecting them to do stuff to get it sorted. it's a real

paradox for them to resolve. stuff to get it sorted. it's a real paradox for them to resolvem stuff to get it sorted. it's a real paradox for them to resolve. it is and we should say gavin williamson is only speaking for schools in england because they are separate responsibilities with schools in scotla nd responsibilities with schools in scotland already going back to you have that layer of complexity as well. no one is underestimating the challenge of getting us to this point but there is an expectation that it will be seen to take the lead and convince parents it is under control and that it has a grip on the system particularly after the summer where we had a big u—turn on exams in the summer which may have dented confidence so there is a real pressure to show that there is a grip on this and it will be fine. tens of thousands of anti—government protestors in belarus have taken to the streets of the capital minsk for a third sunday protesting against the re—election of president alexander lukashenko. there have been clashes with riot police seeking to stop them entering the capital's main independence square, as our correpondent

steve rosenberg reports. they are in minsk and police have moved in. there were chaotic scenes. in minsk, they headed to independence square. protesters keeping up the pressure on alexander lukashenko. but this time, the police were waiting for them and they moved in. there were chaotic scenes. some protesters were detained, others tried to free their comrades. we saw sasha wandering alone, completely confused. where is my husband, she says? the police took him and where is he? was he in here? no reply. further down the avenue there were more scuffles and more riot police taking up positions.

today's protests were very different from protests of previous sunday. you can see a lot more police, much tighter security. the police determined to stop this protest. it was not only the police putting on a show of strength. a column of armoured military vehicles was seen driving towards the centre of minsk. mr lukashenko had previously placed the army on high alert. as for the president, on his 66th birthday, this defiant image of a leader who has no intention of stepping down. but the protesters have other ideas. they managed to regroup and then they flooded through the capital. on their way to mr lukashenko's official residence. while they marched, they accused the leader of belarus are rigging an election, stealing the presidency and brutalising the people. they are insisting he resign.

i do not know what will be the result but i am sure people will not stop. they will not stop. but mr lukashenko retains the support of his security forces and of a powerful neighbour — russia. that for now is helping to keep him in power. the headlines on bbc news. university lecturers warn that plans to reopen universities in september will be too dangerous without a coronavirus testing programme. thousands of anti—government demonstrators take to the streets of minsk again to protest at what they believe is the rigged re—election of the belarus president. police have criticised "irresponsible" actions after thousands of people attended unlicensed raves in norfolk and south wales.

police are dealing with a number of illegal raves in breach of lockdown rules across britain this evening. one of the biggest is thought to be near neath in south wales. 0ur correspondent tomos lewis sent this update from our cardiff newsroom south wales police were made aware in the early hours of this morning of an illegal rave near a small village, some 15 miles from neath. it seems there were some 3000 people at this rave which went on through the night and continued into today. at the village this afternoon, residents told me the situation was horrendous. many were kept up through the night by the loud music and by partygoers drinking and engaging in anti—social behaviour in the streets. residents also told me that they were disappointed to find that many had travelled from across the uk to the village for this event. it's worth noting the welsh government's coronavirus restriction only allow for up to 30 people to meet outdoors. south wales police chief cancer to said they hadn't seen this scale of event to date. the force say they are now looking at legislation as to the next steps

they will be taking. and we've also had the latest government figures which show there were 1,715 new confirmed coronavirus cases across the uk, in the latest 2a hour period. that means the average number of new cases per day in the last week, was 1,24a. 0ne death was also reported, that's someone who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test, which means on average in the past week, 10 deaths were announced every day. that takes the total number, across the uk, to 111,499. and tomorrow, on the bbc news channel, we'll be answering your questions on why coronavirus cases are continuing to rise, but deaths remain relatively low in comparison to earlier in the pandemic. we'll be speaking to

professor chris smith, consultant medical virologist, and professor of public health linda bauld at 9:30 tomorrow morning. you can email your questions to yourquestions@bbc.co.uk or tweet them to the hashtag bbc your questions. all passengers who were on a flight to cardiff from the greek island of zante have been told to self—isolate, after some on board —— new research suggests care homes in england experienced the highest increase in excess deaths at the height of the covid19 pandemic, compared with those in the rest of the uk. the stirling university study shows overall that care home residents accounted for 40% of all britain's coronavirus deaths. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. at least 26 residents at melbury court in durham are believed to have died from covid—19. it is understood to be the highest death toll in a

single care home in the uk. but today's research underlines how death has become too common at too many care homes. academics analysed excess death rates, the number of people who died in care homes this year over and above the five year average. they found that, at the height of the pandemic, deaths in england were 79% above average, and in wales they were 66% higher. 62% in scotland, with the northern ireland performing best, though deaths were still 46 percent higher than usual. have you been able to do any analysis of why these figures are where they are at? that will be part due directly to measured covid, but partly due to unmeasured covid, and partly due to deaths caused by the pandemic but which weren't due to covid itself.

care homes in scotland, england and wales were described as having performed poorly by researchers. homeowners say it won't happen again. so, we've learnt quite a lot about not taking people out of hospitals without tests. you know, testing is the key to all of this. and people are being very careful about making sure they've got enough ppe, including masks etc. comprehensive testing of residents and staff will be key to avoiding further deaths in care homes, and pressure groups are aghast that it's still not happening. michael buchanan, bbc news.

the un refugee agency says hundreds of migrants who've been rescued in the mediterranean must be granted a place of safety. they're still at sea having been rescued by three boats — including one which has been paid for by the british street artist banksy. simonjones reports. brought to shore and to safety. 49 migrants who had initially been rescued by a ship belonging to banksy, the louise michel. they were taken to lampedusa by the italian coast guard. these are the lucky ones. the fate of hundreds more people still on the water remains unclear. the louise michel had picked up more than 200 people at sea. it became dangerously overcrowded and stranded off the coast of malta. some of the migrants had to stay on life rafts, floating alongside the boat. the crew said nobody in the international community was willing to help. everyone that has been rescued is deeply traumatised. we'll keep trying to contact the european authorities to be assigned a port of safety. 0ne ship did come to help — another rescue vessel, the sea—watch four. it was already carrying around 200 migrants. it has now taken on board those from the louise michel. they are being given medical assessments, with treatment for dehydration,

hypothermia and fuel burns. the sea—watch crew tweeted, we now have around 350 people on board who need to disembark in a safe port as soon as possible. the louise michel added, it is not over, we demand a place of safety for all survivors now. the louise michel had only recently gone into service as a rescue ship complete with its own banksy artwork. the artist has accused the eu authorities of ignoring distress calls from non—europeans. the un refugee agency says a solution must be found and saving lives is a humanitarian imperative. simon jones, bbc news. all passengers who were on a flight to cardiff from the greek island of zante have been told to self—isolate, after some on board tested positive for coronavirus. health officials say seven people from three different parties on tui flight 6215 on tuesday have tested positive for covid—19. public health wales is now contacting the rest of the passengers.

president trump will visit kenosha in wisconsin on tuesday, where a black man shot by a police officer last week. the shooting that left jacob blake paralysed from the waist down. meanwhile, in the north—western us city of portland, 0regon, a white man is reported to have died after a shooting on saturday night — it followed skirmishes between pro—trump and black lives matter protesters. it isn t clear if the shooting arose from the clashes in the city centre. local media said the dead man was wearing a hat bearing the insignia of a right—wing group. and north american corresponded gave us this update.

it certainly is very volatile and the authorities are still trying to figure out exactly what happened, what we understand at the moment is, as you said, a man was found to have been shot and killed in portland, a white man, believed to have perhaps been wearing a cap that suggested he was involved with a right—wing group. this was, as clashes and fights were occurring between black lives matter supporters and supporters of president trump, and those clashes have been intensifying over the last couple of weeks. they have been for several months now. again, black lives matter supporters in the city centre protesting but the situation does seem to have intensified over the last couple of weeks. for example, last night, there were hundreds of vehicles, around 600 vehicles carrying supporters of president trump, they were waving the american flag, they moved from the outskirts of portland into the city centre with president trump supporters. the centre of the city is where the black lives matter protests have been carrying onfor some time.

the united states has accused russian fighterjets of making what they describe as an ‘unsafe and unprofessional‘ intercept as the us airforce was flying over the black sea on friday. the us military has released footage which it says shows russian jets crossing ‘multiple times‘, within 100 feet — that‘s about 30 metres — of the nose of a us b—52 bomber‘. the us says it was conducting routine operations over international waters when the incident ooccured. the organisers of glastonbury have said they are aiming to have the festival back in june next year. emily eavis said there were no plans to move the event to september. she added that no new tickets would go on sale and the 135,000 music fans who bought tickets for this summer will be able to use them next summer. this summer would have been the 50th anniversary. there‘s been a special flypast today over hospitals in north west england as a tribute to all those who‘ve helped out during the coronavirus pandemic. a spitfire, with the words ‘thank you nhs‘ took to the skies —

and it‘s been hand—painted with thousands of names, nominated by members of the public. yunus mulla reports. the famous spitfire is an emotive site. a natural choice perhaps to celebrate the heroes of a very modern battle. the plane was seen across the region today. with a simple message on the underside of its wings as it told hospitals. the pilot and owner has also given people the chance to give a name being painted in return for a donation to an nhs charity. being painted in return for a donation to an nhs charitym being painted in return for a donation to an nhs charity. it can be doctors, nurses, charities or their own name. we have pets on there as well. it can carry any name. every name is written. rachel isa name. every name is written. rachel is a senior sister at leighton hospital in crewe. she was nominated

by her sister. i went out to watch it fly over. it was fabulous knowing my name was on that plane and that i was being thanked for doing what i love doing and caring for patients. today‘s fly—past included blackpool girl staff and visitors watch the flyover. it's brilliant, great for the nhs stop very humbling to see it. i like the idea is to cover this point with names up to 80,000 people. behind every name there is a story on those stories will form a historical record of the pandemic. almost £68,000 has been raised. the aircraft will be seen across the country for the next few weeks. i don‘t know whether it will be like

that next week. next week. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with ben rich. a relatively cool start to the new week with a dry start, turning wetter, windier and a bit warmer made week before cooler weather returns by next weekend. through this evening and tonight, it says predominantly dry. not quite as cold as it was last night but still down into single digits in many spots in the countryside and some sheltered glens of scotland looking at all those of 2—3 c. they call start tomorrow but they dry start for most. just a very small chance of catching a shower but once again i was a cloud through the day with sunny spells and rain arriving in the far west of northern ireland very late on in the afternoon. turning a bit windier and western parts. some patchy rain which is widespread by wednesday with 00:29:59,014 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 temperatures a bit higher.