hello, this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm sally bundock. don't give a knee—jerk reaction — vladimir putin's warning to president biden about dealing with russia. translation: there are some advantages. — translation: there are some advantages, some _ translation: there are some i advantages, some disadvantages, but there will not be any knee—jerk reactions on behalf of the sitting us president. borisjohnson�*s vision of global partnerships post—brexit begins — with the uk and australia agreeing the broad terms of a free trade deal. afghanistan's covid surge — we've a special report on the overcrowded hospital forced to turn patients away. and diamonds are for everyone — fortune seekers flock

to a field in south africa. a very warm welcome to the programme. vladimir putin says russia's relationship with the us "has deteriorated to its lowest point in recent years." mr putin made the comments ahead of his meeting withjoe biden on wednesday. the us president is expected to take a tough stance amid warnings at monday's nato summit, that russia remains the biggest security risk to western allies. courtney bembridge has this report. nato leaders have made it clear they see russia as the biggest threat. next, president biden will meet vladimir putin one—on—one.

i shared to their allies that what i'll convey to president putin, that i'm not looking for conflict with russia, but that we will respond if russia continues its harmful activities. to which president putin says this... translation: as far as nato, | i have said on many occasions, this is a cold war relic. it's something that was born in the cold war era. i'm not sure why it still continues to exist. russia was mentioned more than 60 times in a nato communique released after monday's summit. china was mentioned less than a dozen times. russia is described as a threat, whereas china is described as a challenge. a challenge you could manage and deal with. a threat, you need to counter. and clearly, russia remains the most important security threat to the united states and to nato within the tra ns—atla ntic context. ahead of wednesday's meeting withjoe biden, president putin gave his first interview with an american

network in three years, and he was frank. translation: we have i a bilateral relationship that has deteriorated to its lowest point in recent years. however, there are matters that still need a certain amount of comparing notes. president biden was tight—lipped when asked about his approach. what's your mindset walking into a meeting with a former kgb agent who you have said has no soul? i will tell you all that when it is over. look, i've been doing this a long time. the last thing anyone would do is negotiate in front of the world press as to how he's going to approach a critical meeting with another adversary and/or someone who could be an adversary. it's the last thing i am going to do. the pair have a lot to talk about. russian cyberattacks, meddling in us elections, military aggression, and the jailing of prominent putin critic, alexei navalny, are all likely to be on the agenda.

one thing is clear, the meeting in geneva won't be a piece of cake. a local bakery came up with this concoction to mark the occasion — a combination of russian honey cake and american red velvet cake. two very different flavours representing two very different leaders. courtney bembridge, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. thousands of people have protested in budapest ahead of the government passing a law that would ban the portrayal or promotion of homosexuality amongst under—18s. the new regulations are part of wider legislation which drastically increase penalties for sexual crimes against children. opponents, though, accused the government of homophobia and spreading hate. the belarussian activist, roman protasevich, seized three weeks ago on a diverted airline flight, has been brought, unexpectedly before journalists at a news conference in minsk. he was there supposedly, to give more details of the incident.

the bbc and other international media, as well as foreign diplomats, left the press conference so as not to validate the seizure of the journalist. a former contractor for the us national security agency has been released from prison. reality winner was sentenced to 63 months for leaking classified documents that described russian efforts to launch cyber attacks before the 2016 presidential elections. she's been released after three years for what her lawyers say is good behaviour. her supporters though are still pushing for a full pardon. prosecutors have begun questioning the seven members of the medical team who treated the argentine football star diego maradona before he died. a board of experts looking into his death decided he had received inadequate care. maradona died of a heart attack last november at the age of 60, weeks after surgery to remove a blood clot.

the bbc understands that the british prime minister, borisjohnson, and his australian counterpart, scott morrison, have agreed the broad terms of a trade deal between the two countries. a formal announcement is expected today about what would be the first trade deal to be negotiated from scratch since the uk left the european union. let's discuss this with shaimaa khalil, our correspondent in sydney. there has been a lot of to—ing and fro—ing to get to this point. what do we know about the deal?— this point. what do we know about the deal? that's right. this deal— about the deal? that's right. this deal has _ about the deal? that's right. this deal has been _ about the deal? that's right. this deal has been talked - this deal has been talked about, i am sure, this deal has been talked about, iam sure, in this deal has been talked about, i am sure, in australia and the uk, as well as quite significantly, the g7. now that two leaders within the same room, around the same dinner table, quite tangible. both leaders... table, quite tangible. both leaders---_ table, quite tangible. both leaders... ,, ., ,, ., leaders... shaimaa, shaimaa. .. we are going — leaders... shaimaa, shaimaa. .. we are going to _ leaders... shaimaa, shaimaa. .. we are going to interrupt - leaders... shaimaa, shaimaa. .. we are going to interrupt you. |

we are going to interrupt you. we are going to interrupt you. we will cut back to you in a moment. the microphone needs to be change. we will speak to you in a second. and we will have more on that story in our business coverage. hopefully we can reconnect with shaimaa once those technical issues are sorted. let's go back to the uk. uk prime minister boris johnson has said britain "will have to learn to live with the virus", as he delayed the easing of restrictions in england until the 19th ofjuly. speaking at a downing street briefing on monday, the prime minister said the delay will allow more people to get vaccinated. our political correspondent, jessica parker, has more. these markers will have to remain four weeks as england's final release from lockdown is pushed back. but delay won't defeat the virus. taste pushed back. but delay won't defeat the virus.— pushed back. but delay won't defeat the virus. we must learn to live with _ defeat the virus. we must learn to live with it. _ defeat the virus. we must learn to live with it. and _ defeat the virus. we must learn to live with it. and with - defeat the virus. we must learn to live with it. and with every i to live with it. and with every day that goes by, we are better protected by the vaccines and better able to live with the

disease. vaccination greatly reduces transmission, and two doses provides a very high degree of protection against serious illness. but there is still millions of young adults who have not been vaccinated. and exhilarated vaccination programme will run up to the so—called freedom day ofjuly 19. bm is to have most adults offered a double dose and of 185 offered at least one. from today, vaccines are opening up today, vaccines are opening up to 21-24 today, vaccines are opening up to 21—24 —year—olds. to today, vaccines are opening up to 21-24 -year-olds. to getting more peeple — to 21-24 -year-olds. to getting more people over _ to 21-24 -year-olds. to getting more people over 40 _ to 21-24 -year-olds. to getting more people over 40 double i more people over a0 double vaccinated, which protects tho5e vaccinated, which protects those most likely to end up in hospital or seriously ill, and giving all over eating is one dose, that will reduce spread, because the single dose will put up another barrier to spread amongst the age group 5pread amongst the age group mo5t 5pread amongst the age group most likely to spread because they have more social contact

—— over 185 one dose. g, they have more social contact -- over 18s one dose. a cause for celebration _ -- over 18s one dose. a cause for celebration for _ -- over 18s one dose. a cause for celebration for some - for celebration for some couples, a cap of 30 guests at weddings will be lifted but 5trict social distancing rules will still apply. 5trict social distancing rules will 5tillapply. big 5trict social distancing rules will still apply. big events including the euros will continue, a full crowd at the wimbledon finals. bori5johnson wimbledon finals. boris johnson said wimbledon finals. bori5johnson said he is confident no further delay on lifting lockdown will be needed. but behind this door, they know with covid there are few guarantees jessica parker, bbc news. after the news conference, with regards to the delay of restrictions being fully lifted, the uk prime minister met with australian prime minister, scott morri5on, met with australian prime minister, scott morrison, and they brokered the trade deal. let's talk to shaimaa khalil. i believe we have fixed that problem with the microphone. shaimaa, i did say earlier, what we know about this deal? 1 what we know about this deal? i hope you can hear me now,

sally. this deal has been talked about, it has been really, really hoped for and waited for here in australia. it is quite significant, of course, because it is the first deal to be struck from scratch after the uk has left the eu. and i think both leaders will draw on the significance of that. essentially, what the deal does is it gives people in the uk and australia businesses and food producers, easy access to each other�*s market by dropping tariffs and quotas. we understand that these tariffs and quotas will be phased out in the next 15 years. we have heard reports about ten crucial details, one of which we are hoping to hear about, a broader agreement, we are waiting for a formal announcement. agreement, we are waiting for a formalannouncement. i agreement, we are waiting for a formal announcement. i think the devil will be in the detail. it is welcome news here in australia because essentially australian farmers have been locked out of the uk market for more than if the years. now since uk hasjoined

the eu common market. now they finally have a chance to go backin finally have a chance to go back in and go back in on a large—scale. 0n back in and go back in on a large—scale. on any given day, that would have been significant enough, but i think it gains even more significance as australian exporters are looking desperately, desperately looking to diversify, with china imposing these restrictions and tariffs on anything from australia: beef, barley, wine, which was on the dinner table at number 10, iam on the dinner table at number 10, i am sure scott morrison was happy about that. as things get more intense with china, this potential opening up of the uk market comes as welcome news here in australia. fik. news here in australia. ok. thank you _ news here in australia. ok. thank you very _ news here in australia. ok. thank you very much - news here in australia. 0k. thank you very much indeed, shaimaa khalil. welcome news in australia, but not for some farmers here in the uk. will be hearing about their concerns about food safety, about the flood of australian beef and other products into the uk market. all that still to come in our business coverage. also still to come on bbc news...

why yashoda swapped a football for a crystal ball during the european championship. there was a bomb in the city centre. a code word known to be one used by the ira was given. army bomb experts were examining a suspect van when there was a huge explosion. the south african parliament has destroyed the foundation of apartheid by abolishing the population registration act which, for a0 years, forcibly classified each citizen according to race. just a day old, and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. early this evening, the new prince was taken by his mother and father to their apartments in kensington palace. germany's parliament, i the bundestag, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat of government i from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.

the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the top stories: president putin has responded to president biden's warning about the threat from russia, appearing to warn mr biden against taking any quick decisions against moscow. the uk and australian prime ministers agree the broad terms of the first post—brexit trade deal. afghanistan is currently experiencing a devastating surge in coronavirus cases. official numbers are rising sharply but the actual figure is likely to be much higher. many people are dying at home, often turned away from hospitals because there is no space. and in the parts of the country controlled by the taliban,

it's difficult to get any accurate data. from kabul, yalda hakim reports. for people who have long faced the threat of violent death from war, the invisible coronavirus adds a new terror to their lives stopping the escalating pace of new cases has threatened to overwhelm the country's fragile health system. already weakened by decades of conflict. and with the americans withdrawing and the americans withdrawing and the telephone on the offensive, afghans are facing this battle increasingly on their own. outside the afghanjapan outside the afghan japan hospital, outside the afghanjapan hospital, afghans are taking matters into their own hands. having to bring their own cylinders and provide vital oxygen to their loved ones. tents have also been set up in front of the hospital for relatives. they are angry and

feel abandoned. translation: aha, feel abandoned. translation: patient has been in a critical condition for four days now and we want to admit him to intensive care. when we are there we can see there is an empty bed but we can see that it is booked for ministers�* relatives. we have seen them turning away many people and they have passed away at the gate. they have passed away at the ate. , .., gate. the intensive care unit is completely _ gate. the intensive care unit is completely full. _ gate. the intensive care unit is completely full. this i gate. the intensive care unit. is completely full. this doctor says every day up to 200 patients show up from across the country looking for treatment. most of them are turned away. the hospital only has 120 beds. translation: you saw, has 120 beds. translation: you saw. people _ has 120 beds. translation: you saw. people are _ has 120 beds. translation: gm, saw, people are dying. we are asking people to please be careful and adopt basic precautions. wear masks, social distance. but sadly they don�*t listen and the result is this. the hospital is now overwhelmed.-

the hospital is now overwhelmed. �* ., , overwhelmed. and so are its medics. doctors _ overwhelmed. and so are its medics. doctors and - overwhelmed. and so are its medics. doctors and nurses| medics. doctors and nurses desperately try to save this a2—year—old. he didn�*t make it, like so many others. we visited a nearby burial ground. this man has been a stonemason for 25 years. he says he has never been busier. translation: shifter been busier. translation: after this recent wave, _ been busier. translation: after this recent wave, every _ been busier. translation: after this recent wave, every day i this recent wave, every day eight, ten or 12 bodies are coming in to be buried. these days almost every hilltop is turning into a graveyard. there are few countries _ turning into a graveyard. there are few countries in _ turning into a graveyard. there are few countries in the i turning into a graveyard. there are few countries in the world | are few countries in the world less equipped to deal with a wave of this scale. afghans are

being killed by the war and coronavirus. yalda hakim, bbc news, kabul. more than a thousand fortune seekers have flocked to a village in south africa�*s kwazulu—natal province to dig for what they believe to be diamonds, after a discovery of unidentified stones in the area. the diamond rush started on saturday after a local herder made a find in an open field. aruna iyengar has the story. jubilation at the discovery of gems in a village in kwazulu—natal province. fortune seekers believe these gems could change their lives. translation: i have never seen or touched a diamond _ in my life. it is my first time touching one here. i hope this will make a difference at home because we are really struggling so i hope things will be better. but are they diamond or quartz crystal? that is yet to be determined. the mines department is sending a team of geological and mining experts to the site to analyse the stones. the provincial government has tried to stop

digging, saying it is illegal mining activity. illegal or not there is a brisk trade in these stones by those hoping to make some money. many have struggled to earn a living and the unemployment rate in south africa runs at 32%. youth unemployment is at a record high. after pictures and videos of the gems circulated on social media, people have travelled from all over south africa to come here and this is what it means. translation: thisj means our lives will change because no—one had a properjob. i only do odd jobs. when i returned home with the stones the family was overjoyed. translation: this will really help the community. - we hope that crime will come to an end, especially crime against women because the youth do all these things because of unemployment. police are keeping a watch on events. the provincial government has asked

the diggers to leave. they have also suggested the people who could be spreading coronavirus. for now, the opportunity to make money from the ground is a more pressing concern. now for more news from the european championship let�*s head over to the bbc sport centre. hello, i�*m tulsen tollett and this is your sports news where the game that promised the most on monday at the european championship arguably delivered the least. three—time winners spain were facing sweden in seville but in a contest of few chances it finished goalless in the group e encounter as spain had 85% possession in the match but couldn�*t break down their opponents defence. poland suffered a surprise first up loss as they went down 2—1 to slovakia. milan skriniar with a neatly taken finish to win the match 20 minutes from the end against their opponents who played with 10 men for the last 30 minutes leaving slovakia top of the group.

while in group d scotland lost out to czech republic 2—0 at hampden park. the second goal scored by patrik schick from near the half way line is already what�*s looking like goal of the tournament with scotland, bottom of the group playing england next on friday. we�*ve had some really, really good chances that on a different day we should have done better with. and if you do better with that it is a different game, but i think for ourfirst game and different game, but i think for our first game and a very long time into is a tough lesson for us that at the highest level in the best tournaments in the world, you have to take your chances when they come. the general public did that, we didn�*t and that is why we are unfortunately on the wrong end of the result. group f — also known as the group of death gets underway later on tuesday with defending champions portugal led by cristiano ronaldo up against hungary in budapest. in the late game world champions france will have a fit karim benzema and antoine griezmann to choose

from when they play germany who�*ll be without the injured leon goretzka. argentina and chile played out a 1—1 draw in their opening match at the copa america. the group a encounter saw lionel messi strike first in rio de janeiro with this wonderfully flighted free kick in the first half and then when arturo vidal saw his penalty saved after the interval it was eduardo vargas who followed up to equalise and see the honours shared. andy murray returns to singles action for the first time in three months when he features at queens later on tuesday against france�*s benoit paire. the 3a—year—old former world number one has been suffering from a groin injury and hasn�*t played competitively on the singles court since losing to russia�*s andrey rublev at the rotterdam open in march. the eastern conference semi—final between the brooklyn nets and milwaukee bucks moves back to new york later with the series level at 2—2. there�*s no word yet

as to whether kyrie irving will play after he sustained an ankle injury in game a while the home side will need to stop this man giannis antetoukonmpo if they�*re to move ahead again in the series after his 3a points and 12 rebounds on sunday. in the nhl, defending stanley cup champions tampa bay lightning will look to come from 1—0 down against new york islanders in their best of seven semi—final series. en route to last year�*s crown, the lightning twice dropped the opener before winning a series with whoever comes out on top in this series playing either vegas golden knights or montreal canadiens for the stanley cup trophy. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that�*s bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team that�*s your sports news for now. let�*s stay with sport, and the european championships, because there are many fans of course, who think they�*re pretty good at predicting results. but others have a different way

of guessing the score, as tim allman reports. her name is yashoda. but around here she may as well be called judas. a long—time resident of this zoo in hamburg, she has predicted that france will beat germany in the football. translation: on the one hand i do want her to be right. i on the other hand i do have a german heart, so i would be happy if germany did actually win. elephants have a a long memory but are not normally regarded as soothsayers. and she has not got much of a track record when it comes to psychic prognostication. "we hope the elephant�*s mistaken," said this visitor. "and germany manages to win." "i trust the team" said this woman. "france are world champions. i think the lads can do it."

there is a long and noble tradition of animal oracles predicting sporting results. perhaps the most most famous of them all was paul the octopus. he made his name during the 2010 world cup. and then there was the psychic pig who tried to do the same at the european championship two years later. and this was a sheep picking winners at the rugby world cup. another of these furry forecasters is achilles the cat. he predicted poland would beat slovakia in saint petersburg. unfortunately the slovaks won 2—1. perhaps we found achilles�* heel? so, who is your money on and how are you with the winners maybe as we get through the european championships? do tell. you can reach me on twitter — i�*m @sallybundockbbc. just to say that coming up in business we�*re going to be looking the news that we

expected the prime minister here in the uk about the delay of so—called freedom day, four weeks afterjune the 21st that all restrictions may be relieved. well that is not good news because some industries, yesterday i spoke to kate nichols, the chief executive of uk hospitality, she clearly outlined the challenges facing pubs and restaurants. today i am speaking to the chair of the british institute of and keeping and we are going to be also hearing from an australian farmer about that deal that has been brokered between boris johnson and scott morrison late yesterday. don�*t know if you heard about the dinner they had in downing street, they had welsh lamb, scottish salmon and australian wine while they together discussed the deal and agreed on some of the details. as yet, we don�*t know the detail but as i say, we will be

hearing from an australian farmer but we will also be going live to the university of south wales for some analysis on that. you can see the two leaders there for what was probably a very delicious dinner. and we will see you soon. hello there. monday was a day of contrast. still hot and humid in london. the temperatures were soaring. in fact, by the middle of the afternoon, we reached the highest temperatures recorded so far this year and that was 30 celsius in greater london. now, it was a different story further north and west because of a weak weather front that was spilling in across scotland, into the north of england. behind it, the wind direction changing to a north—westerly and that brought with it some fresher air and a marked contrast. look at sunday�*s highs across northern ireland, 25 degrees, the warmest day of the year here. but by monday, those temperatures were down quite sharply. and it looks as though that fresher feel will continue to be the theme of the weather into tuesday, as well. starting off with a good deal of dry weather, our weak weather front just a band of cloud lingering first thing in the morning

but there will be a lot of sunshine coming through in area of low pressure bringing in some rain into western fringes of scotland by the middle part of the day and the winds increasing here. so, we�*re looking at around 10—18 degrees as the overall high but futher south and east, 25 is not out of the question. down a touch, but still that�*s 77 fahrenheit. that weather front that�*s bringing the rain is going to bring some heavy bursts of rain for a time across scotland overnight, but as we move into wednesday, it�*ll be a fairly weak affair by then as it moves out of the scottish borders into the north of england and parts of north wales. behind it, we�*ll see some sunshine as well, top temperatures around 1a—18 degrees, ahead of it, we�*re starting to drag up more heat and humidity once again, 28 degrees not out of the question. and it is this heat and humidity which may well trigger off some sharp thundery downpours late on wednesday towards the end of the working week. why? we�*ve got this warm humid air starting to move up from spain and into france, could

trigger off some sharp thunderstorms moving their way across the channel. there�*s a lot of uncertainty just where these thunderstorms are likely to crop up and so, it�*s worth keeping abreast of the forecast but anywhere across eastern england could be at risk of real torrential thundery downpours from time to time. further north and west, it�*s a drier and bright affair on thursday. top temperatures down considerably, we�*re looking at 13—22 degrees.

this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i�*m sally bundock with the business stories. australia and the uk have agreed the broad terms of a trade deal, the bbc understands, despite british farmers having some beef with it. most covid restrictions in england will remain for another month after the 21st ofjune, and two industries in particular are crying foul: pubs and weddings. and the biggest revolution in computing ever — quantum computers — i get some help from ibm europe�*s chairman to explain what it is and why it will change everything.