this is bbc news with the latest headlines. the government defends its rationing of coronavirus testing in some areas, which has left some people with symptoms having to drive more than a hundred miles for a swab. if people need a test, the vast majority get it quickly and close to home, but when those testing centres are full, then obviously, people are offered a test at the nearest place at which one is available. and if you've been asked to travel a considerable distance for a test — please do get in touch.

on twitter, it's @annita—mcveigh or #bbcyourquestions. leading figures in uk aviation accuse the government of overseeing the demise of the industry due to the lack of testing at airports. from today, people in scotland will have different travel quarantine rules from the rest of the uk as new rules come in for people returning there from greece. russia demands to see the evidence that the opposition activist, alexei navalny, was poisoned with a novichok nerve agent. body camera footage emerges showing that an unarmed black man died in new york state after he was hooded by police and held face down for two minutes. and dwayne "the rock"johnson, the world's highest—paid actor and former wrestler, reveals that he, his wife and his daughters have all contracted covid—19.

good morning and welcome to bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh. ministers are being warned that rationing appointments for coronavirus tests could lead to local outbreaks being missed. resources are being focused on current areas of concern — leading to a shortage of slots elsewhere. it's reported that some people with symptoms are being asked to travel more than 100 miles for a swab. the government has announced £500 million in funding to expand capacity and invest in new technology. trials will take place in salford, southampton and hampshire with rapid tests and saliva—based kits. the health secretary, matt hancock, insisted that "if people need a test, the vast majority get it quickly and close to home."

over the coming weeks and months, we're starting the roll—out today. that's not very specific when we're looking ahead to a winter with a possible second wave. weeks and months sounds a bit vague, can we be more specific? no, because i'm relying on brand—new technology. we're working with the companies so they can manufacture these kits as fast as possible. we're supporting them with the funding that i've announced today. all the way through this virus, i've been expanding the testing programme and i'm absolutely driving this as fast as is humanly possible. but what i won't do... there's 100 different companies we're working with. we're able to talk about three today where we've verified those tests,

and i'm going to be bringing more on stream as fast as we possibly can, but it's important in the reporting of this as well, i know that this morning the news is leading on some of these operational challenges, but the vast majority of people get a test really easily. it's turned around so you get the result the next day or you can get one at home, and the important message for your viewers is, if you have symptoms, you must get a test. 0ur political correspondent, iain watson, is in westminster. the health secretary was very keen to focus on the fact that most people are getting tests quickly and close to home, but the fact that some people are having to travel long distances, what flaws does that expose in the current system?m exposes what matt hancock called operational challenges and what others may think our flaws in the system. it seems to be a decision taken to prioritise areas where there are outbreaks. that means

there are outbreaks. that means there are outbreaks. that means there are some areas which had a very early and sharp peak in infections but now has far less prevalence of the virus, which includes london, the testing capacity there to be less than it was, although at a national level, the testing capacity hasn't changed at around 350,000 tests a day. for example, the bbc found that some people who were trying to book tests in london were offered slots in cardiff or on the isle of wight. some people in devon who were trying to book slots were offered a nearest testing site in wales. so that is frustrating for the people involved. also, there is a public dimension as well. some public health experts are saying this is a disincentive for people to travel to get tests and if they bother, although the prevalence of the virus may be low in these areas, you might get localised spikes which are picked up a bit too late. matt hancock would have cost say most people can still have tests

close to home, but he was keen to stress that he was now moving onto the next generation of testing. there were problems with the driving tests but there are still home kits available, but he wanted to speed up the testing and speed up the number of people being tested. the government is trialling some of the more rapid testing in two areas. you can get results in 90 minutes in southampton. and in salford, there is mass testing of people who don't have symptoms, being tested perhaps every week. this is something the former health secretary jeremy every week. this is something the former health secretaryjeremy hunt had been calling for an something the former prime minister tony blair was calling for as well, but they wa nt was calling for as well, but they want this done more rapidly and they wa nted want this done more rapidly and they wanted universal testing throughout the uk. but when asked, matt hancock wouldn't put a timescale on when this trial in salford would go nationwide. one of the reasons that i refuse to your kind

invitation to put a date oi'i when mass testing is available, when it's impossible to know because the machines haven't been built yet, is because i don't want then to come on this programme in a couple of months' time and you wag your finger at me and say, "you didn't hit that goal". and the government has also been accused today of overseeing the demise of uk aviation, to quote the boss of three uk airports. what did matt hancock have to say about that? it is certainly not the first time the government has faced calls to do something about testing on site at airports. some other countries are doing this, where you get tested and then get another test five or eight days later if you are coming from what is regarded as an at risk country. that has effectively been what the bosses of heathrow airport and other airports have been pressing the government to do here. what was interesting about matt hancock's response was that although

the policy was controversial, he poured buckets of cold water on this idea of airport testing and suggested that quarantine could be here to stay. if you test on day one on return, the scientists reckon that we find only about 7% of the total cases. so you still have to quarantine. and in fact, the countries around the world that have introduced this testing on arrival are now moving away from it and doing the testing much later, because it doesn't clinically work. in this country, we've introduced this quarantine policy and i know it was controversial when we introduced it, but by god, i'm glad that we did, because if you see the cases going up in france, in spain, even in germany, the case numbers are going up and we've had to, in the case of france and spain, take that action to have the quarantine policy in place. so matt hancock was completely

unapologetic about the quarantine policy. we know today that arrivals from greece to scotland have been quarantined and that might be extended to other parts of the uk. portugal, which was off the list, could be back on again. all the uncertainty is not good for the travel industry, but the message from the department of health is that we cannot expect that quarantine regime to be lifted any time soon. iain watson in westminster. in a few minutes' time, i will be speaking to the ceo of ats airports, which is in charge of aberdeen, glasgow and southampton airports, who i quoted a moment ago, saying that the government is overseeing the demise of uk aviation. the interview is coming up inafew aviation. the interview is coming up in a few minutes' time. we will return to the subject of quarantine ina return to the subject of quarantine in a second, but now some breaking news from amazon. it says it is to create 7000 jobs in coming months at its warehouses and other sites across the uk. the online giant has announced that in the last few

minutes. it is to create 7000 jobs in the coming months at its warehouses and other sites across the uk, with business booming during the uk, with business booming during the pandemic. we can now speak to sarah stewart—brown — professor of public health at the university of warwick. let's pick up with the quote from the boss of three of the uk ‘s airports, saying the government is presiding over the demise of the uk aviation industry, that there should bea aviation industry, that there should be a testing regime at uk airports for people coming back from abroad. is that something the government should do, would it be useful in helping to deal with this virus? the problem is that all these things can help a bit. none of them are

perfect. so quara ntining help a bit. none of them are perfect. so quarantining is a good idea but it doesn't solve the problem and there are all sorts of issues we heard with the tests and how accurate they are and how much we can rely on them. but they are all giving we can rely on them. but they are allgiving an we can rely on them. but they are all giving an indication, and these are helpful. local lockdowns are a good thing. quarantine is a good thing. but they all come at this enormous cost. it's as though we all desperately wants the government just to have a magical way to be certain and say if we all do this, it's all going to be all right. and we are possibly being unreasonable in that. the government has never faced something like this before, and we don't know this virus, and things are emerging along the way. so to have the approach that they are always getting it wrong, i don't

think is fair. i don't think anyone does think it's easy. you are talking about a balancing of costs, though, and with so many deaths, it's difficult for people to reframe the narrative and reframe how this should be approached, isn't it? well, except that when we are talking about costs, we are not talking about costs, we are not talking about costs, we are not talking about hospital deaths from covid, which are a big issue that we need to take seriously, but the effect on the economy and/or the enormous stress as it has put on families, people and businesses, with businesses going bust and people losing their livelihoods. these will also create huge health problems, because we know that they do. so all the time, you have to balance, is this policy working in a way that solves the immediate

problem that creates others later? and one of the difficulties with research is that the later on problems are less immediate straightaway. so that balancing act can't be done. on the subject of testing specifically, the health secretary says most people are getting tests done quickly and close to home, but there are people who are having to travel. it sometimes seems impractical to travel long distances to get a test. isn't that something the government should be doing better on at this stage? you said the government has never faced anything like this before and that is true, but we are months down the line now and testing. should there bea line now and testing. should there be a better system in place? well, i think there is a key question here about what sort of test as well. people have been raising issues about whether we are significantly underestimating herd immunity

because the sort of testing we are doing works for one particular antibody, but there are other antibodies which are important. so this whole issue about our immune systems and what we might be able to do to create greater resilience in the population isn't being put in the population isn't being put in the story at the moment, and it matters. there is lots you can do from outside to protect ourselves from outside to protect ourselves from this virus. but the most important thing, given that many of us are thinking that this could go on for a long time and even if there isa on for a long time and even if there is a vaccine, it won't work terribly well and once we are over this pandemic, there are probably going to be other pandemics like this. so is there a longer term solution? that is what seems to be missing from the discussions at the moment. there are lots of things we can do to boost internal resilience and protect ourselves, and these are not

being discussed. many from the general public know perfectly well that how they look after themselves has a big influence on whether they get sick or not. so i am sure as we speak, people are logging onto online yoga classes and tai chi and things like singing, which fortu nately, things like singing, which fortunately, the government has now relax the guidelines on. there are clear indications that that boosts your immunity. so where in the whole debate are we talking to people and making the evidence public that there is something we can all do which would protect us notjust from this pandemic, but from future pandemics? then any protective measures the covenant has to bring in would be less severe, less damaging and easy to live with. it's an interesting discussion. i guess there is so much firefighting in terms of the immediate challenge is

going on that people perhaps are not looking that far ahead. but professor, thank you very much for your thoughts. some of the uk's biggest aviation bosses — including the heads of tui and heathrow — have told the bbc they're frustrated with the government's handling of travel quarantines. they fear more industryjobs will be lost and say testing should have been brought in at airports to help save holidays and consumer confidence. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge reports. it has been unbelievably challenging, demanding beyond your wildest dreams. today, a message from some of the biggest names in uk aviation — if the government doesn't open up travel abroad significantly soon, the economic fallout will be even worse. i fear that if we don't act now, more jobs will be lost. 500,000 people in the uk rely on travel and tourism, so action and leadership by the uk government and industry,

which has always been at the forefront, is essential. week in, week out, we lose more destinations. with the travel quarantine tightening again, the man running glasgow, aberdeen and southampton airports says the sector faces ruin. well, quite frankly, i think, at this moment in time, the uk government is overseeing the demise of the aviation industry in the uk. we are seeing more job losses than we did in the demise of the coal industry in the '805. that surely cannot be an accolade that any government would like to have. it's really quiet at heathrow right now, but aviation bosses say the government could change that by bringing in testing for covid at airports. but the facility already built at heathrow isn't being used because it doesn't have the government's backing. a passenger arriving into the uk will have booked a test online. they would then provide a saliva swab test to a trained nurse. they should get the results of that test within 2a hours, and they would be given a kit

so they could do a second test at home in several days. two negative results would cut your quarantine period short. for months, ministers have been considering the idea. the industry wants action now. it's something that is working for over 30 other countries around the world. this is the way the international standards are going. the uk government needs to get behind testing as an alternative to quarantine to save millions ofjobs in this country. this german—owned travel company has received massive loans from the german government to get it through the winter. its uk boss says support for the aviation sector here hasn't been on the same scale. the uk government isn't taking the long—term view of the economic value that the aviation industry and the leisure industry in its wider sense brings to the economy, so, therefore, i think they're betting on the fact that large operators will survive, however weakened they may become. the government says it's provided

unprecedented support to the aviation industry, paying the wages of staff in the sector for months and providing loans to the likes of easyjet. it says the quarantine is under constant review. but these aviation bosses are frustrated that there hasn't been more action from the government to ensure that foreign travel does pick up soon. tom burridge, bbc news. 0ur correspondent nina warhurst is at liverpool airport for us this morning. give us a sense of how liverpool airport demonstrates the issues we have been talking about, the frustration from the industry, the uncertainty for travellers and the whole issue of quarantine, where you can go and return from and you don't know whether you are going to have to quarantine or not? that's right.

quarantine roulette, the boss of heathrow has called it. we have been here since 4:30am this morning. flights have been leaving for portugal, for the greek islands and also for spain, a very mixed picture from speaking to holiday—makers. some of them are excited. we all know that fuzzy feeling in an airport early in the morning. a group of lads i was speaking to where saying it's a lads‘ holiday where saying it‘s a lads‘ holiday like any other year. an older couple we spoke to were slightly concerned about the number per 100,000 going up about the number per 100,000 going up in portugal, where they were travelling. they said, our holiday hasn‘t been cancelled but if we chose to cancel it before the advice changes, we would lose our money. there has been flights going to spain as well with ryanair this morning. 0ver there, you can see people checking in for that flight. some of the people flying to spain where saying they were not sure what their insurance was flying to a country where the fco advise is not to go, but they said nonetheless, they were willing to take that

chance and quarantine when they got home. that is the question for people flying to portugal and greece this morning. will things change when they are away and what will it mean when they come home? we know portugal flights are booked mean when they come home? we know portugalflights are booked up mean when they come home? we know portugal flights are booked up for today and tomorrow because there is an expectation that the advice to travel there will change. it doesn‘t exactly travel there will change. it doesn‘t exa ctly ma ke travel there will change. it doesn‘t exactly make for a relaxing holiday lying on your sun lounge, wondering whether you will be able to go to work the following week. the advice from consumer group which met coach is if you know you have to go to work and your employer will not be flexible, the best thing to do is not to book a foreign holiday at the moment. they also say when it comes to insurance, that can change. there are so many eventualities, so be careful when you book. make sure it is atol protected and make sure there are conditions so that if the travel advice to that country changes, you are still protected, but it‘s very difficult to get full

insurance at the moment. so really check your insurance closely. nina warhurst at liverpool airport. with uncertainty over whether quarantine restrictions will be applied to more countries, travellers are facing some difficult decisions. let‘s speak to to our europe correspondent, gavin lee, who is at faro marina in the algarve this morning. gavin, what is the current situation in portugal? we have been talking about quarantine roulette this morning and portugal certainly seems to be in the picture for that. i have heard quarantine hokey cokey, which the newspapers seem to be picking on as well. it has been 12 days since portugal, for the first time during the pandemic, there was a safe travel corridor and this is the one place where there are more british tourists than any other foreign tourists than any other foreign tourists coming to this country. they are reliant on british tourists in terms of hotel stays. we are told by the hotel association that there are about six british tourists for every tourist from another country,

so it‘s a big difference. and we understand there are between 25000 and 30,000 british tourists who came in the last 12 days. we are not sure how many are still here, but thousands of people decided to come here knowing what it was a safe corridor and knowing the government mantra that you might have to face the unexpected. still, where hearing stories from people i have spoken to, saying that some have booked expensive flights back tomorrow, plus they have kept their original flights in case they have to go back and they don‘t want to quarantine. 0thers and they don‘t want to quarantine. others are worried about the cost and saying about one third of the flights tomorrow have sold out. the announcement hasn‘t come yet but it is strongly being hinted at by the british ambassador to portugal. we are expecting, because of the figures, last time they had about 1k infections per 100,000 cases, and that has now gone over the 20 mark, it is now about 21.5. so we are

waiting here. it is going to affect the portuguese economy. they call it silver season, the time when older brits come out when the children are back at school and the golfing seasonis back at school and the golfing season is arm and the weather is beautiful. gavin lee in the algarve. quarantine restrictions have been imposed on people travelling from greece to scotland, the scottish government has announced. they are now required to isolate for 1h days if they arrive in scotland from 4am this morning. let‘s speak to our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, who is at glasgow airport this morning. they will face different travel rules to the rest of the uk. tell us how that is going to work? the announcement came out early tuesday evening, as has been the pattern. you don‘t get a lot of notice of

these quarantine measures. it kicked in atfour these quarantine measures. it kicked in at four o‘clock this morning, so there was a big scramble for people who were trying to get back before they would have to quarantine for 1h days. there was one flight into glasgow a couple of hours before that four o‘clock deadline. the scottish government said it had to impose the new quarantine restrictions on people travelling from greece because of a significant rise in the number of cases of covid being brought back here over the past few days. some holiday—makers are finding their plans very disrupted, perhaps losing money. airports are also unhappy. they are calling this a blunt tool. we heard in tom‘s report that they think this might lead to the demise of the industry. they would like to see more testing brought in to lower the 14 more testing brought in to lower the 1a day quarantine limit. the greek government tourism minister is calling this a harsh and disproportionate moves and tour

operators are also unhappy. they are calling it a muddle. they say that once again, scottish holiday—makers are facing a disjointed approach, a decision that is out of step with the rest of the uk. but the scottish government says this is proportionate and necessary and of course, nicola sturgeon, scotland‘s first minister, has repeatedly warned people in scotland to think very carefully before travelling abroad in case any restrictions are suddenly brought in. non-garden at glasgow airport. —— lorna gordon. derek provan is chief executive of ags airports — that‘s the company which owns aberdeen, glasgow and southampton airports. hejoins me live from glasgow. we have been quoting you already on the programme this morning, this

striking quote from you that the government is overseeing the demise of uk aviation. what is the situation at the three airports you run, how bad they have they been affected by the pandemic to date? well, even before the pandemic started, we saw the demise of two prominent uk airlines in the winter six months previously. that was thomas cook last october and flybe in february. so that identifies that we we re in february. so that identifies that we were operating in tough conditions even at that time. as we stand today, we are still operating, six months later, at less than 20% of our expected capacity this year. and because, no business can continue to operate with no revenues during a six—month period, especially when we are now about to

move into the quieter winter period which is the danger zone for most airlines. to what extent would testing at airports, something we have been talking about this morning, to what extent would that make a difference? we believe testing is the only way we can move forward , testing is the only way we can move forward, aligned to more localised air corridors. for example, if we look at spain, at this moment in time, catalonia is the same distance from the ca nary time, catalonia is the same distance from the canary islands as it is to london. so surely we could open up some destinations for people to travel. and when it comes to testing, what is really important is that we reduce the 1a day quarantine. we accept that at this moment in time, we may not have tests that allow us to fully negate

quarantine, but anything that reduces that gives confidence to the airline to put lights on for the public to travel. the health secretary matt hancock, when he was asked about this this morning, said that countries, and he mentioned france amongst others, which had gone for systems of testing people airports were now changing their mind on that. what is the evidence from elsewhere that this helps? well, we already have evidence that demonstrates that testing reduces the quarantine. we just have to understand how much we can reduce it. but today, we do know testing at all. there has been no testing coming into this country and even on the track and trace forums, only 20% of people feel that the track and trace form. the government are not

having that discussion with the industry, so how can we move forward ? industry, so how can we move forward? matt hancock says that testing a airports only picks up 7% of cases. 7% out of a total number of cases. 7% out of a total number of cases. 7% out of a total number of cases may not seem like a huge number, but i am not sure you would quantify that in the same way because for you, it‘s about consumer confidence, isn‘t it? because for you, it‘s about consumer confidence, isn't it? it is absolutely about consumer confidence. and if it is not testing an airport, let the government work with us to understand what they need from the industry to allow testing to ta ke from the industry to allow testing to take place. wejust from the industry to allow testing to take place. we just want to have that conversation. we must leave it there, we are having a few technical difficulties, but we appreciate you talking to us. that was the boss of asg airports, which runs aberdeen, glasgow and southampton. and you are seeing a couple of other people periodically on your screens. they

area periodically on your screens. they are a couple we will be speaking to later about the situation they find themselves in now that their grandchildren are back at school and they don‘t feel so comfortable about seeing them. so in case you were wondering who those two people p°ppin9 wondering who those two people p°pping up wondering who those two people popping up on your screens were, we will speak to them in a few minutes. lots of you have been getting in touch about coronavirus testing, thank you. about whether you have had to travel a distance to get a test. lorraine says, yesterday i tried for a drive—through test online and was told my nearest is 167 miles away, i am in norwich. she said she cold again, after 20 minutes on hold i got a test for just over a mile away this morning. the call handler told me the system is too busy already. andrew says, i was asked to go to dundee as that

was asked to go to dundee as that was the closest available. this one says, i tried to book a test and one was offered miles away and i got a postal test instead, which had no return label. although a few people are saying they were offered a test are saying they were offered a test a long way away, but local centres are coming up, local tests did come up, after hours of trying. it wasn‘t an availability issue. let me just bring you one more. john, searched for covid test in south—east essex, nothing within 18 minutes drive, tried every hour or so, at 11pm,

allocation five miles away came up for next morning so his advice is to keep trying for a local location. quite a few people mentioning that in their messages. that seems to be cropping up. moving away from coronavirus now. russia is facing international demands for a "full and transparent investigation" after germany said it had proof that one of president putin‘s leading critics, alexei navalny, had been poisoned with the nerve agent, novichok. mr navalny is in a coma in hospital in berlin, he was flown there after being taken ill on a flight in russia. 0ur berlin correspondent jenny hilljoins me now. first of all, is there any update on the condition of mr navalny? yes, we had from the hospital yesterday evening, doctors said he is still in a serious condition but not life—threatening, he is remaining in intensive care on a ventilator

although he has shown more signs of improvement. he did say that it is far too early to gauge whether he will be suffering long—term ill effects of this poisoning. we heard angela merkel say that this whole affair raises very difficult questions that only the russian government can answer. so very strong government can answer. so very strong words from her. what‘s more is the german government saying about any action it proposes to take in concert with the international community, and do they realistically think that they can get some a nswers ? think that they can get some answers? you are quite right, the german government was talking tough yesterday, they had the russian ambassador into the foreign ministry yesterday, telling him and telling the world that they expect russia to conduct a full investigation with full transparency. angela merkel was very strident in what she had to say yesterday, making it quite clear that she thought it was the russian government‘s responsibility to explain itself, and what has happened here. she has said that she

wa nts to happened here. she has said that she wants to wait to hear what russia has to say and what russia will do next before she goes any further. but she has already consulted with some of her partners within the eu and nato. her stance seems to be that she wants to push for a coordinated and proportionate, she said, response to the russian government, dependent on what they do next. it‘s probably worth noting that already in berlin this morning, she is coming under some pressure than do more than just talk tough. this is a bit of a bind for germany because this isn‘t a crime committed on german soil, mr navalny was brought here specifically for treatment by a german ngo after he collapsed on a plane in siberia. so angela merkel is having to deal with this and lead the charge, if you like. some senior political figures raising the rather controversial gas pipeline which has not yet come

online, due to double the amount of russian gas coming into europe via germany. it has been controversial since work began on the pipeline, angela merkel has faced a lot of opposition from within her own ranks on the project. some this morning saying, come on, let‘s maybe put that on ice for the time being as a way of slapping russia on the wrist and hitting vladimir putin where it hurts. this isn‘t a new call, tension between germany and the west of russia has been increasing for some time but that is emerging more in berlin this morning. thank you very much. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here‘s katherine downes. good morning. we‘re talking about the six time world footballer of the year lionel messi and his potential move from barcelona. it‘s the transfer story this year. talks between the club and his dad, who‘s also his agent started

yesterday and they‘re set to continue. alex gulrajani has the latest. just when you thought 2020 couldn‘t get any more surprising... messi...and he scores. a transfer involving one of the world‘s best footballers. however much messi wants to leave barcelona, it is not going to be easy. his fatherjorge is trying to make it happen, but in his own words it is proving to be difficult. and this is why. £623 million, that is the release fee for his contract. but his team believe a break clause allows him to leave for nothing. that is some difference of opinion. if a club was to sign him, whatever the transfer fee, here is what you would to pay him. £54 million a year, yes, he is one of the best paid athletes in the world. so don‘t expect that to drop significantly.

so will he be staying or going? i think lionel absolutely wants to leave the club after 15 years in the first team and i think most fans accept he will go, with great reluctance. he is 33 now. i watched him 20 times last season and he is still the best player in spain, probably at 95% of his level and i think he still has two or three years at the very top level. manchester city in a reunion with their former coach pep guardiola is a destination that seems more likely than others. but as with most events this year... anything is possible. brazil will pay its womens footballers who represent the country the same as the men. it‘s one of a few national teams to do so, meaning these players will earn the same as the likes of neymar, roberto firmino and gabrieljesus. australia, norway and new zealand are amongst the other nations who also have equal pay

for its players. we‘re in store for another huge day at the us open with andy murray, dan evans, johanna konta and serena williams amongst the names in action later. british number two kyle edmund‘s run in new york is over, however. despite taking the first set against novak djokovic, the world number one rediscovered his touch to take the next two 6—3, 6—4 before winning sealing the win in the fourth. he‘s unbeaten this year as he chases an 18th grand slam title. while edmund is out, cameron norrie‘s stay in new york continues. he‘s into the third round of a grand slam for the first time in his career after beating argentine federico coria in straight sets. top women‘s seed karolina pliskova is out. she lost 6—1, 7—6 to world number 50 caroline garcia of france. meanwhile, the 2018 champion naomi 0saka‘s continued her protest against racial inequality in the us by wearing the names of african—americans

killed in police custody. herface mask read elijah mcclain, in tribute to the 23—year—old who died last summer after being detained. and a british rider will be wearing cycling‘s famous yellow leaders jersey on stage six of the tour de france later after the man who was in possession of it was penalised for taking a drink at the wrong time. julian alaphilippe in yellow, in the middle of your screen, you can see him stretching out to take a bottle from a team—member. the thing is, you‘re not allowed to do that in the final 20 kilometres of a stage. so the frenchman got a 20 second penalty. which means adam yates inherited the overall lead, moving him to the top of the podium. he‘s only the ninth british rider to lead the race. stage six is today. and that‘s all your sport for now. let me bring you some pictures that we are getting from westminster, this is the group extension

rebellion, who have staged —— extension rebellion, who have staged a sit in protest by the main vehicle engines at westminster. reported 25 protesters sitting on the pavement. unclear whether they have been managed to move on or not. also reports that section —— group of extinction rebellion protesters could have glued themselves to the ground at the piers entrance. more now on fears that new spikes of coronavirus could be missed because the government has prioritised testing in certain areas. public health experts say they are worried about a shortage of drive—through tests in some areas and that people are being asked to drive more

than 100 miles for a swab. the health secretary, matt hancock, has announced details of a £500 million fund to trial a 20—minute saliva test for the virus, which he says will boost capacity. dr bharat pankhania is a senior clinical lecturer at university of exeter medical school, with over 20 years experience in communicable disease control and infectious disease management. very good to have you with us as ever. let‘s look at the key lines from today. first of all this idea that the testing capabilities, as they are, are being focused on areas where there are higher rates of coronavirus at the moment, leaving other areas perhaps shorter of tests. what issues will that give rise to, do you think, or do you think that is a sensible way to allocate resources available? i think it is a clear example of failing. we are failing to have created the capacity to test

extensively, it is failing. because if you are not looking for cases where you should be looking, and where you should be looking, and where it may be occurring, especially now that the schools have opened, then we are blinded. in other words, we don‘t know if our case numbers are going up. and therefore we are only focusing on a place where it is known that the case numbers are up. in other words, we are firefighting rather than proactively looking at where the case numbers are up, then doing something about it, ie, identify, find the contacts, remove them out of circulation. we are unable to do it if we are not extensively testing. this is very disappointing. so it‘s all about getting ahead of the virus, where its on the rise. the health secretary said that most people are able to get a test quickly and close to where they live. well, this is a selective sample of people being tested.

that‘s another thing i have been talking about for a long time which is, only people who can get a test by booking it online, in other words, they are internet savvy, they have got a car, and can drive to a driving test centre. what we should have done and what we should be doing is put test centres where the people are. in the car park of a large gp practice, or a high street, where a random sample of people are. that will give us the eyes and ears, the intelligence to act early and fast and subdue a rising tide of infections if we were to find it. we are not in that position if we aren‘t doing that thing is. are not in that position if we aren't doing that thing is. why hasn‘t that happened, do you think? i wish i knew. i think this has been the gamble of centralising and asking private laboratories of setting it up. this is the consequent is of that gamble. if at the early stage we had said to all

our nhs labs, i want you to create testing facilities, as well as our university labs, as well as bring on private labs, then we would have had many, private labs, then we would have had any, private labs, then we would have had many, many, many more labs able to do lots more tests. instead we decided to go on one focused private provider of tests. this is the gamble. one more question ifi may, the health secretary also talking this morning about this £500 million fund to trial new test including a 20 minute saliva test for the virus. something that could be turned around as quickly as that, what sort of difference would that make, especially as we go into the winter, children back to school, the health secretary said weeks and months ahead, he would not be more specific about when it would be more widely available? i remember talking about this two months ago and i‘m disappointed that it has not already come online. this is a special test,

this is a quick turnaround. it might not be as accurate as the tests that we have at the moment, but it is still a pretty good idea of what i was calling the rising tide of cases. so this saliva test could be also set up in the high street, in easier to access places, because it doesn‘t need complicated laboratory or staff to need it. we should have done this a little while ago. thank you as ever, senior clinical lecturer at the university of exeter medical school. for parents sending their children back to school this week, their kids‘ safety isn‘t the only thing they‘re having to consider. some families will now be facing the prospect of vulnerable grandparents being unable to see their grandchildren when they return to school. it‘s a blow to families who had managaed to spend some time with each other over the summer when lockdown rules were relaxed. penny and bob charles join us from near woking this morning. they‘re both over 70 and vulnerable

so managed to see their two grandchildren in recent weeks, but this week that came to an end when school reopened. great to have you with us. our viewers would have seen your face is p°pped viewers would have seen your face is normed up viewers would have seen your face is popped up earlier in the middle of another interview, i don‘t know if you were aware of that, but you got an early introduction! great to talk to you now properly. penny, first of all, tell us a little bit about your family and your grandchildren, and how much you have been able to see them over the summer holidays. right. in the early stages, of com plete right. in the early stages, of complete lockdown, we didn‘t see them apart from zoom meetings. but when things ease, we were able to go around and have lunch of —— have lunch with them in the garden, and then got easy and we could have them to stay. so we have spent a lot of time with them. i bet that was

fabulous because you must have missed them hugely. absolutely, really did. we used to read a story to the little one every day on zoom, and we can‘t even do that now because she is back at school. and bob, how do you feel, you have gone through those months of only being able to talk to them via zoom, then being able to see them and now it is back to not having that physical contact again. how does that feel for you? it's obviously very difficult, but we have to be realistic. they have to go back to school, we have to see what happens in the coming future with the pandemic. if it gets worse, or whatever, or if there is a second wave. so i'm quite happy about not seeing them to start with but obviously as time goes on, then i wa nt obviously as time goes on, then i want to be able to cuddle them again, as we have been doing. but penny, obviously, you have some health considerations. how nervous would you be about having that

contact with your grandchildren again until you see how things pan out with the return to school and the level of the virus in the community? yes, it's such an unknown. i personally would see them, but i know it would possibly not be a good idea. and it‘s come it‘s worrying for my daughter. she wouldn‘t want to be the cause of introducing us to an illness. and, bob, i guess then it is back to conversations at a distance, chatting on zoom, that sort of thing, for the foreseeable future? hopefully over the weekend we can get back on zoom and speak to them, and just take that as being what it is. we can't do anything about it until we know what's happening. it's a great unknown, that's the problem. and our daughter doesn't want us to get ill, and i can understand that.

so we willjust go on zoom and hopefully by half term, may be, we will know what we can do, and we can get together again. maybe social distancing, and then a few weeks later, maybe we will be able to give them a good cuddle again.|j later, maybe we will be able to give them a good cuddle again. i know you are expressing the thought of so many grandparents all around the country this morning. and the situation that many grandparents and other vulnerable relatives will be in. ido other vulnerable relatives will be in. i do hope you get to see your grandchildren very soon, take care. a new case outlining allegations of police violence has emerged in the united states. camera footage obtained from police in new york state shows an unarmed black man being hooded by officers and held down with his face to the road for two minutes. 41—year—old daniel prude died

in march. cbs correspondent laura podesta in new york explained what‘s known about the case. another case causing outrage, this one in the rochester new york community, north of new york city. this happened back in march but body camera footage was just released which shows this man, daniel prude, being held down by rochester police, face down, with a spit hood over his head. a split hood is like a mesh bag, and it was being used on him because this was while coronavirus was ramping up. and there are reports that daniel prude told officers he had coronavirus so they put the spit hood on him as a precaution so they would not get his saliva on them and contract the coronavirus. but daniel prude held down for over two minutes, face down, he became unconscious, he was taken to hospital and died seven days later after being taken off life support. so now there is an investigation, an internal investigation, an internal investigation into the police officers involved, we are told they

are still on the force, they have not been suspended or fired. this are still on the force, they have not been suspended orfired. this is in contrast to the george floyd case in minneapolis that you will remember back on memorial day in may. those officers have been either suspended or fired and are facing charges now. during lockdown many of us spent more time in ourgardens, with some even growing their own fruit and veg, but an abundance of produce gave one woman in northumberland an idea to help others. she started donating to a fresh food bank which helps families across the county. now more than 200 home—growers are taking part. alison freeman reports. from field to fork via the foodbank. sue‘s surplus of garden grown goods are just some of the fresh fruit and veg which are now being distributed to the most in need. i‘m more than happy to share

what i‘ve got, my time and my produce with everybody. i think everybody has the right to have fresh food and fresh food is so expensive. this is a way of helping people to access fresh food that can‘t normally afford it. every week, sue‘s one of 200 home and allotment growers in northumberland to contribute to the hexham fresh foodbank. their produce is gathered at a local shop before being given to foodbank volunteers to hand out. this was all the idea of ginnie 0‘farrell, who saw lockdown was giving people the time to grow gluts of fruit and vegetables. she decided they could be shared with those who might be forced to rely on more traditional tinned and dried supplies. for some of our more unusual products then people have actually started labelling, writing recipes, telling people what to do with them. so everybody can access good, fresh produce.

so do you think that people who use the foodbank are most in need of fresh produce? absolutely. they're the kind of people who are going to be using, typically, tinned or frozen produce. and there's no reason why they shouldn't have access to good produce. the fact that we are growing without pesticides, without chemicals is just the cherry on top. once the west northumberland foodbank gets the fresh produce it sorts it into bags, alongside the other donations for delivery by its volunteers. but for those who run the project, it‘s not just about the fantastic range of food that‘s being delivered. the team with ginnie have even been making some apple crumbles and apple pies and home—made jams and chutneys. and i think the response has been people are amazed that complete strangers have taken the time to be so kind to make something nice to eat for somebody that they‘ve never met before. so people really appreciate that. oh, that looks brilliant, katie.

is it ready for the pan? sam‘s daughter rosie is a single mum of three on a low income. the foodbank‘s enabled her to give nutritious food to her children. she was quite excited about it. because i‘ve tried growing vegetables myself, which i‘m not very good at. but being able to receive free produce — it‘s fantastic. and it‘s a good way of showing the kids where the food comes from. it‘s hoped other growers will follow suit across the country, sharing not only their food but this sense of community. and all this is happening with food that might have gone to waste. exactly. it was just from a couple of packets of seeds in my cupboard that i wasn‘t going to use this year. alison freeman, bbc news, northumberland. dwayne ‘the rock‘ johnson — usually seen jumping out of burning buildings in one of his action films — has revealed on instagram that he and his family have been recovering from coronavirus. the actor said the positive test results were a ‘kick in the gut‘, but has offered his social media followers some of his

tips on staying safe. this has been one of the most challenging and difficult things we have ever had to endure as a family and for me personally as well. be disciplined, be disciplined when it comes to people coming over to your house, get them tested. you never know. be extra cautious. do not let your guard down. boost your immunity with antioxidants or vitamins things of that nature. you have to listen to him! now it‘s time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. for some of us it‘s been a cloudy, wet and murky start to the day with some poor visibility, and that‘s because we do have a weather front sinking south. as that moves into the south, for all of us we are looking at a breezy day and a showery one, with gusty winds once again across the north west. gusting 40, 45 miles an hour, later 50 miles an hour

across the northern isles. here is that weather front sinking south, taking its cloud and rain with it, but as it does so, it turns patchy. it will be fairly cloudy across southern areas in the south—eastern corner through the afternoon with one or two brighter breaks. but as we move to the other side of that weather front, brighter skies, some sunny spells as well and also some showers. some of the showers coming into the west being blown on this brisk wind over towards some eastern areas as well. temperatures ranging from 15 in the north, 20 in aberdeen, to 21 in london and norwich. as we head on through the evening and overnight, what you will find is this weather front sinks southwards as a band of cloud. behind it there will be some clear skies, lumps of cloud at times, and also the showers are still being driven in on those brisk winds, again, some of which will be heavy. not going to be a cold night, overnight lows 9—13 degrees, but it won‘t be as mild a start to the day as it was today. so tomorrow we pick up our weather front, it has sunk southwards, it pivots around and then it

rejuvenates and brings some rain towards the south—eastern corner. this is where we think rain will be, it could be a little bit further north, so do keep checking the forecast if you have outdoor plans. but for the rest of the uk, sunshine and showers. and then through the weekend, the azores high builds in, so we still have low pressure close to scotland so for you you will be prone to some showers and also stronger winds. those winds blowing the showers from the west towards the east. some sunshine as we can further south and temperatures down a touch. the north—westerly wind is a cooler direction so we are looking at 11 to around 18 degrees. then as we go to saturday night into sunday, we have a little feature coming through northern ireland, southern scotland into northern england and wales which will push southwards during the course of sunday. that will be fairly showery. in between them, some bright skies, and behind that, a return to some sunshine and temperatures 11 in lerwick to 19 in london.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the uk government defends its rationing of coronavirus testing in some areas, which has left some people with symptoms having to drive more than a hundred miles for a swab. if people need a test, the vast majority get it quickly close to home. but when those testing centres are full, then obviously people are offered a test at the nearest place at which one is available. and if you‘ve been asked to travel a considerable distance for a test in the uk, please do get in touch. on twitter, it‘s @annita—mcveigh or #bbcyourquestions. leading figures in uk aviation accuse the government of overseeing