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a delay in the full lifting of england's lockdown, has been agreed by ministers. the pause could be for another four weeks. borisjohnson will make an announcement later today. but a glimmer of hope for those waiting to be married, with hints restrictions on weddings might still be eased. and christian eriksen�*s agent tells the bbc he's feeling fine, and thanks everyone wising him well.
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good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the final easing of covid restrictions in england — planned for next monday — is almost certain to be delayed by up to four weeks. borisjohnson will make an announcement later today but ministers have already signed off on a postponement as cases of the delta variant, first detected in india, continue to rise. here'sjim reed. people in england will, it looks like, have to wait longer until restrictions like this are finally lifted. ministers always said june the 21st was the earliest, that all social—distancing rules could be scrapped, allowing more than six people to meet inside again. a rise in infections music that is now very unlikely to happen. sadly, we are in the grip of the early stages of a third wave of the virus and it is this delta variant, the so—called indian variant, which has a very significant transmission advantage over the previous variant,
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the kent variant. covid cases are still well below the peak injanuary but covid cases are still well below the peak in january but they covid cases are still well below the peak injanuary but they have been going up driven by that delta variant. ministers say the data shows vaccines can still stock many of those cases turning into hospital admissions. we are not seeing by and large that pulled _ we are not seeing by and large that pulled through into hospitalisations or deaths_ pulled through into hospitalisations or deaths at the moment and although they are _ or deaths at the moment and although they are going up a little bit they are not_ they are going up a little bit they are not going up as much and predominantly those people who are ending _ predominantly those people who are ending up _ predominantly those people who are ending up in hospital sadly with severe — ending up in hospital sadly with severe cases of the virus by and large _ severe cases of the virus by and large are — severe cases of the virus by and large are not vaccinated people. it delayed to reopening would allow more people to get a second vaccine dose before full mixing is allowed again. laboursaid dose before full mixing is allowed again. labour said the country would not be in this position if the variant had been stopped at the border. here we are doing the 21st was meant to be freedom day, and why are we not going to hit it? the answer, because of the government's pathetic borders policy. the delay to full opening will be
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confirmed at a news conference later. rules in scotland, wales and northern ireland are due to be relaxed or jim reed, bbc news. this month. any delay in easing restrictions means more hardship for industries already badly hit by successive lockdowns. the 21st ofjune had been billed by some as freedom day, the earliest possible date that all restrictions could be lifted. now the removal of all remaining rules is not expected to happen that day. for many businesses which remain closed, there's frustration and even anger at the idea of a four—week delay. it's thought most nightclubs have already been gearing up for a 21st ofjune reopening. it's going to be catastrophic to us. this will possibly hurt us more than the initial lockdown back in march last year. because you've already put money, have you, into opening from the 21st? we've been buying stock, booking staff for the last four weeks.
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we've had people in, getting the venue ready to open. it's notjust something where we can literally turn the keys and just open up in two weeks�* time. theatres can only operate with reduced numbers at the moment due to social distancing. one producer told the bbc that just isn't sustainable. while masks are absolutely fine, and obviously temperature—taking as you come in is absolutely fine, and all the other deep cleaning and all the other safety measures are fine, the social distancing simply doesn't make the model viable. the trade body for restaurants, pubs, bars and hotels says 300,000 jobs could be at risk if restrictions aren't lifted next week. wedding businesses and couples are also waiting anxiously to see if rules, including a 30—person limit, will be relaxed. the british chambers of commerce says there needs to be adequate support for businesses if a full reopening is delayed, something we should know for sure later today. katy austin, bbc news. relations with russia are likely
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to dominate the upcoming nato summit in brussels. the alliance's secretary general says the relationship with moscow is worse now than at any time since the end of the cold war. the summit comes ahead of a meeting on wednesday betweenjoe biden and president putin. the danish footballer christian eriksen says he wants to thank everyone who's sent him best wishes after his collapse during a euro 2020 match on saturday. he'd sufferd a cardiac arrest and is now undergoing more hospital tests. here's nick beake. less than 48 hours after they nearly lost one their team—mates on the pitch, the danish side were back on the training ground, trying to prepare as best they can for their next euro 2020 match. leicester city goalkeeper kasper schmeichel said they would give it their all for christian eriksen. the real important thing for us is that we know that christian's 0k,
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and from there on we would talk a lot about the spirit we have in this team, and to be able to fight the way we've done. that wouldn't be possible without us knowing that christian was ok. this was already a very close group of players, and it seems their ordeal has only brought them closer together. but there has been strong criticism of the way they were asked to make a decision very quickly on saturday night as to whether or not they resume the match. schmeichel, whose dad peter, the manchester united legend, has already blasted europe's football authorities, says no other team should be put in the same situation. a decision about the game should probably not have been made in the heat of the moment. i think it would probably have been a wise decision to maybe change the rules or the regulations in extraordinary circumstances, and maybe take a breath and then reconvene the day after and make a decision on how to go forward. the players have been able to talk to eriksen who remains stable in hospital
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and is said to be making jokes, and spurring on his friends to beat belgium on thursday. nick beake, bbc news, copenhagen. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. 0n the football theme, the match between scotland and the czech republic, about 15 degrees, there will be a lot of cloud, most of the match should be dry. further south—east, blue skies, warm and sunny weather across southern england, the south midlands, south east wales. to the south of this line of cloud which is a cold front, with higher temperatures, 29 in london, even 30. across the north of wales, northern ireland, scotland, fresher air, temperatures around 16-18. most fresher air, temperatures around 16—18. most of us will see some lengthy spells of sunshine. a few
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passing showers in the western isles, and highlands. 0therwise passing showers in the western isles, and highlands. otherwise a dry picture. 0vernight tonight, some cloud across central areas, otherwise a comfortable night for sleeping, still warm across the south—east. tuesday starts on a bright note, sunshine for many. a weather front will bring more cloud to northern ireland and western scotland and will push in rain in the afternoon. across england and wales, temperatures are past their peak but still very warm, up to 23 widely. wednesday, more sunshine across england and wales. a weak cold front brings cloud to central errors, northern ireland and scotland. further east, temperatures in the high 20s and feeling more humid. that humidity will expose us to the risk of thunderstorms.
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in less than an hour, scotland begin their euro 2020 campaign against the czech republic. it's the first appearance of the men's team at a major?tournament for 23 years. 0ur correspondentjane dougall is at hampden park. those 23 fallow years have been tough for scotland fans, a lot of hurt and pain but that wait is almost over, the tartan army have been gathering outside the stadium since early morning wearing kilts and strips. they have filtered their way into hampden park. 0nly and strips. they have filtered their way into hampden park. only 12,000 are allowed in way into hampden park. 0nly12,000 are allowed in because of covid. about 25% capacity. they will more than make up for those empty seats. already they have been lifting this place, full of voice, as they watch history unfold. this first group match is against the czech republic,
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a match scotland how to do well in, the aim is to get out of the group stages for the first time in their history. half—an—hour ago the players came out and were greeted by the fans in an incredible way, no wonder they have been waiting for this day for a generation. good afternoon, it's just gone ten past one. i'm chetan pathak with the latest from the bbc sport centre. not from the bbc sport centre. long to go until scotlar off not long to go until scotland kick off their european championships against the czech republic. 23 years scottish fans have waited to see the men's team at a major tournament. these are the scenes in glasgow. 12,000 supporters will be at hampden park, including the family and girlfriend of 19—year—old nathan patterson who's on the bench for scotland this afternoon.

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