tv Breakfast BBC News June 15, 2021 6:00am-9:01am BST
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good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. our headlines today. learn to live with the virus. that's the message from the prime minister as the final stage of lockdown easing in england is delayed by four weeks. we must learn to live with it and every day that goes by, we're better protected by the vaccines and we're better able to live with the disease. some good news for happy couples, as the 30 person cap on wedding guests is scrapped. i warning that this latest extension is more than some businesses can
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bear. i am is more than some businesses can bear. iam in is more than some businesses can bear. i am in york talking to the hotelier, the pub landlord, nightclub owner and the wedding dj and some are asking, if we cannot work, where is our support? a wonder goal from the halfway line sinks scotland in their first match at a major tournament in 23 years. yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far, the temperature really reached 29 degrees in london. it will not be as warm in the south but it will be warm elsewhere, and some rain in the west. it's tuesday the 15th ofjune. our top story. borisjohnson says we will have to learn to "live with the virus" as he delayed the easing of covid restrictions in england by four weeks.
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the prime minister said the postponement, which will last until the 19th ofjuly, will allow more people to get vaccinated. our political correspondent jess parker has more. these markers will remain for weeks to come at least as england's final release from lockdown is pushed back. but delay won't lead the virus to disappear. we must learn to live with it. and with every day that goes by, we are better protected by the vaccines, and we're better able to live with the disease. vaccination greatly reduces transmission and two doses provide a very high degree of protection against serious illness and death. but there are still millions of young adults who have not been vaccinated. an accelerated vaccination programme will run up to the new so—called freedom day ofjuly 19th. the aim by then is for two thirds of adults to have been offered a double dose and for all over 18s to have been offered at least one. from today, vaccinations are opening up to 23 and 24—year—olds. by getting to both more people over
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the age of 40 double vaccinated, which protects those most likely to end up in hospital and get seriously ill, and getting all over 18s one dose, that will reduce the spread. because the single dose will put up another barrier to spread amongst the age group most likely to spread because they have more social contact. so for now many businesses must continue to keep their customers apart. a cause for celebration for some couples, the cap of 30 guests at weddings will be lifted, but strict social distancing rules will still apply. pilots of big events including the euros will continue with a full crowd at the wimbledon finals, but did a lax border policy lead to this delay? the government has defended its approach as tough, however labour claims ministers were slow to act. our borders were secure as a sieve.
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we are in this state because we had a weak puny border policy which allowed the sverige to get into this country and then spread. australia's prime minister came to downing street last night to agree the broad terms of a trade deal. borisjohnson said he's confident that no further delay on lifting lockdown will be needed, but behind this door, they know, with covid, there are few guarantees. jess parker, bbc news. we'rejoined now by our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. there was no surprise about the delay but a change in rhetoric in some ways?— delay but a change in rhetoric in some ways? this idea that we are auoin to some ways? this idea that we are going to have _ some ways? this idea that we are going to have to _ some ways? this idea that we are going to have to live _ some ways? this idea that we are going to have to live with - some ways? this idea that we are going to have to live with the - some ways? this idea that we are | going to have to live with the virus forever has been around amongst govan ministers and scientists and scientists in the wider medical community for sometime —— government ministers, but it is something that we are the public have to get used to. we are going to experience it pretty soon because even with the
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delay to the step four of the road map, there is going to be an inevitable number of new cases of covid in the next few weeks. and the modelling shows that could get quite high. the key thing is, though, it looks like the vaccine has broken the link between the increase in the number of people who get sick and the number of people who go into hospital and the number of people who died. people will still go into hospital, and sadly people will still die. they willjust be at much lower levels than at previous stages in the pandemic. it will be interesting to see if the public, the scientific community and the political community, how they react to that increase in cases and what will feel like an increase in risk. the prime minister has set himself up the prime minister has set himself up a little bit of her hostage to fortune here. he says the new date of the 19th ofjuly is an end date of the 19th ofjuly is an end date of restrictions, he cold it a terminus. if the dell —— if that
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delta variant turns out to be worse than expected and the vaccination doesn't go fast enough, if there is some interaction between vaccinations and our behaviour that the scientists has not predicted or if there is a new variant to be on the delta variant, he might need to change his mind again. in terms of the politics, quite a few conservative mps thinking they are being too cautious, labour think they still need to provide financial support for much longer, labour saying, would we be in this situation if the government had had a much stricter border policy in the last two months anyway? interesting, thank ou last two months anyway? interesting, thank you very — last two months anyway? interesting, thank you very much, _ last two months anyway? interesting, thank you very much, we _ last two months anyway? interesting, thank you very much, we will - last two months anyway? interesting, thank you very much, we will be - thank you very much, we will be speaking tojonathan ashworth thank you very much, we will be speaking to jonathan ashworth from labour late on in the speaking tojonathan ashworth from labour late on in the programme and the cabinet minister michael gove who is here at 7:30am. the four—week delay came as a blow to many businesses, particularly those hospitality, events and live entertainment. nina is in the centre of york. good morning. yes, good morning. the
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staff writers had _ good morning. yes, good morning. the staff writers had been _ good morning. yes, good morning. the staff writers had been signed _ good morning. yes, good morning. the staff writers had been signed off, - staff writers had been signed off, the stock had been ordered and the mothballed dance floors had been coming back to life. we were six days away from the point at which the full reopening was due to happen. the chief executive of admiral taverns who run 1000 pubs say, for many licensees, the situation is desperate, they are not making money because of the extra stuff they have to have in full table service and social distancing. many unhappy couples say they do not want a wedding unless they have a big indoor party, and the live music sector says they face losses of £5 million over four weeks and 250 businesses face eviction unless there is more support from government. we are hearing widespread condemnation that the government could pull the plug at
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the 11th hour without offering any extra financial support. the treasury told us they deliberately made the support long and large with a view that this could happen. that will come as little comfort for the thousands of businesses who were expecting, they were days away from a rapid recovery. expecting, they were days away from a rapid recovery-— a rapid recovery. thank you, speak to ou a rapid recovery. thank you, speak to you later— a rapid recovery. thank you, speak to you later on _ a rapid recovery. thank you, speak to you later on this _ a rapid recovery. thank you, speak to you later on this morning, - a rapid recovery. thank you, speak to you later on this morning, lots l to you later on this morning, lots to you later on this morning, lots to come from nina in york on breakfast. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon is expected to give an update on covid restrictions there later today. the central belt of scotland is still in level two restrictions — classed as "high" — while the rest of the mainland is in level one, or "medium." all areas are due to move to level zero on the 28th ofjune. the uk and australia are expected to announce that they've agreed the broad terms of a trade deal later this morning. the two prime ministers, borisjohnson and scott morrison, met at downing street last night. 0ur australia correspondent shaimaa khalil is in sydney. shaimaa, thank you forjoining us on
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the programme. what does this look like from both sides of this deal? good morning, pretty significant really, essentially that the deal allows a uk owned australian businesses and food producers more easy and direct access to each other�*s markets by dropping tariffs and quotas. we understand these will be phased out over 15 years or so, we are still waiting on confirmation on that detail. for the uk it is significant, this is the first deal that has been negotiated from scratch after the uk has left the eu, so the world is watching post—brexit british economy in action if you will, it will set the tone. it will eventually allow the uk into a transpacific 11 country block market which could be huge for uk agriculture. here in australia this is big news because it essentially allows australian farmers access to the uk market, which they have been essentially locked out of it for nearly 50 years
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with the uk being in the eu. also at a time when there are increase tensions between china and australia. so welcome news here in australia, not so much for uk farmers who do worry about these potential importations of low standard industrial scale from australia, seeing it as a threat for their livelihood so they will want assurances that their business will be protected. assurances that their business will be protected-— be protected. thank you, we will discuss that _ be protected. thank you, we will discuss that later. _ if you've never seen a water shrew in action, that's about to change. they're tiny mammals which have long baffled scientists with their ability to hunt underwater. now researchers from the university of liverpool have worked out how the water shrew evolved to be so different to most other marine predators. 0ur science and environment correspondent victoria gill has this report. a water shrew�*s ability to dive and hunt in freezing water appears to defy evolutionary logic. they only weigh about 15 grams, less than one aa battery,
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and their tiny bodies lose heat and burn energy quickly. for marine mammals like seals, bulky bodies packed with oxygen storing muscle and insulated by layers of fat help them spend many minutes underwater. the researchers used dna to work out exactly how such a diminutive mammal evolved this unusual semi—aquatic lifestyle. the scientists created a genetic family tree of 71 related insect eating mammal species, and they discovered that at five distinct points in their history, shrews and moles had evolved the ability to store much more oxygen in their muscles in a protein called myoglobin. we can actually use the genetic, the sequences to tell us about the lifestyle. it's just a sequence of one protein that we are just using that is really incredibly important for this lifestyle, that actually tells us something that we couldn't figure out having all these fossils. so now having this incredible set of genes from all these different
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species, and making a thorough analysis, we really could figure it out. it's the availability of food or the insect larvae that live in beds of rivers and streams that drove water shrews into the water. their record dive time is 2a seconds and this research has revealed how these tiny predators' bodies became engineered for this high—speed aquatic hunting. victoria gill, bbc news. very impressive little animals, aren't they?— very impressive little animals, aren't they? very impressive little animals, aren'tthe ? ., , , aren't they? there you go, yes. time now for some — aren't they? there you go, yes. time now for some weather. _ aren't they? there you go, yes. time now for some weather. carol - aren't they? there you go, yes. time now for some weather. carol has - aren't they? there you go, yes. time now for some weather. carol has it i now for some weather. carol has it and can tell us about some pretty hot temperatures yesterday. that's right, yesterday was the warmest day of the day so far, we have had that everyday recently! it will not be today. we reached 29.7 degrees in teddington in london. it will not be as warm today in london
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as yesterday but it will be one of the rest of the country, a dry and sunny day for most of the uk. we have yesterday's weather front moving slowly southwards taking cloud with it, the brighter skies to start with in parts of wales, south—west england and north—east scotland, and more fair weather cloud through the day but we also have a weather front coming in from the west introducing some rain across western scotland and also northern ireland. accompanying this in the north it will be quite gusty as well. 1a in aberdeen, 20 in liverpool, 25 or 26 in london. the other thing worth mentioning today is the pollen level, if you have an allergy to pollen, levels are very high or high across england and wales, lower across scotland and northern ireland. this evening and overnight, the weather front thinks southwards, and around it there will be some hill fog and coastal mist as well. behind it clearer skies with showers, clearer skies ahead of it
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as well. not quite as muggy night is the one that has just gone with the temperature nine tomorrow the front thinks south and weakens but later in the day we are going to have some thunderstorms in the east. i will tell you about that in half an hour. thank you, carol. here's a couple of words which most parents and their children probably hoped we'd heard the last of: "home schooling". sadly the spread of the delta variant means that a growing number of pupils are being told to isolate at home. the latest figures for england will be released today. ellie price has been to a couple of schools to see how the students, teachers and parents are coping with the ongoing disruption. it's happening again. the corridors at birchfields primary school in manchester are getting quieter. and teachers are having to sort out the home learning kits once again. in the last four weeks, four class bubbles were sent home
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and told to isolate because one family had tested positive. that's 180 pupils, and it's all too familiar for parents. today we got a text saying that we had to collect the kids. 0h, here we go again! yeah, but i think because it's happened a few times now, i think parents are used to it now. we are very worried about it in general because this is the delta variant, isn't it? and it's the not knowing, really. i suffered from covid myself, i was hospitalised with it and was quite poorly with it. so you just worry for your children. the head teacher said there had been no cases between february and may, but more recently covid is making a comeback. a lot of the children have been asymptomatic. so this isn't about the children's health, because, as i say, a lot of them have been asymptomatic, but it's about the disruption to their education. but we have to take all of these precautions because we don't want transmission to get out
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into the community even more so, and we want to be able to educate our children in the normal way, not the new normal way. a few hundred miles away, covid levels on this bit of the sussex coast are very low in comparison. but students at seaford head secondary school agree with teachers, even the current guidelines mean they don't have to, they have kept most of the safety measures in place. and that includes wearing masks in the corridor, and for some students, if they choose, even in the classroom. there's about two or three for each class, but really there's quite a good culture around it, i think people understand why other people continue to wear their mask. it could be because they're scared of covid or they're trying to protect a family relative, or i think for some people itjust makes them feel secure. there's security too in the lateral flow tests. students and teachers should be taking them twice a week. there's always a monday morning panic of, have i done the test yet? have i done it before breakfast?
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so it's hard to remember them but we get them done. and it makes you feel better, does it, that everyone is doing them? yeah, yeah, definitely. a lot of people are trying to do it, even if some people might forget, they don't need to, just to be considerate of others. everyone has experienced different stuff, i know my mum had it in the first lockdown. so that kind of made me realise that it's not a joke. the school says it has plans in place to switch to remote learning at a day's notice if they had to send a whole year group home. but it's obviously something they want to avoid. we've seen more kind of young people who are more anxious about being in social situations or maybe wanting to attend school, and certainly feeling the pressure and some of these emotions are slightly overwhelming them. we are very fortunate we have quite an extensive pastoral team here, we've got a number of therapists and counsellors on staff which we feel really lucky, we are able to help support those young people. but we've definitely seen a marked
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increase into the second lockdown. back in manchester, it's the end of the school day but what this pandemic has already shown is that too much time is taking its toll. pandemic has already shown is that too much home time is taking its toll. i just hope that everybody who can have a vaccine goes and has their vaccine. and also, if any sort of symptom where you think that there might be a problem, please go and have a test. ellie price, bbc news. a picture of what is happening in some schools there. let's take a look at some of today's papers. will we ever be free? asks the sun, adding that borisjohnson's announcement of an extra four weeks of covid restrictions has "sparked nationwide anguish". �*vax to the future'
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is the daily mirror headline, with a focus on the government's pledge that all adults will get a firstjab byjuly 19th — and all over—40s will be fully vaccinated by the same date. the daily telegraph points out that borisjohnson refused to offer a "cast—iron guarantee" there would be no more delays to fully re—opening onjuly the 19th, as a new variant could potentially throw the plan off course. and away from coronavirus, the front page of this morning's times carries this beautiful image of paddle boarders off the coast of north norfolk yesterday on what was the hottest day of the year so far. "bathed in bronze" is the caption. nor norfolk, and that caption, all a bit alan partridge! north norfolk digital. pare bit alan partridge! north norfolk diuital. �* ,, bit alan partridge! north norfolk diuital. ~ ., ., bit alan partridge! north norfolk ditital. �* . ., i digital. are you auditioning? i think i have _ digital. are you auditioning? i think i have been _ digital. are you auditioning? i think i have been for - digital. are you auditioning? i think i have been for a - digital. are you auditioning? i think i have been for a while, | think i have been for a while, nothing accidental about my partridge. nothing accidental about my tartridte. , , nothing accidental about my partridge-— nothing accidental about my tartridte. , , ., , partridge. this is an interesting story about _ partridge. this is an interesting story about holidays, _ partridge. this is an interesting j story about holidays, additional flights being introduced to countries on the green list, because of a surge in demand for foreign travel. gibraltar, iceland and
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israel, where we can currently travel and return without quarantine, they are reporting a big rise in bookings. the airline companies are putting on extra flights. 0ne price comparison site showed the number of seats showed two flights to gibraltar —— sold two flights to bridgwater —— to gibraltar increased by 115 possess. i think this is a waterfall in iceland. i i think this is a waterfall in iceland. ., , , iceland. i have been there, they have all cold _ iceland. i have been there, they have all cold something -foss. i iceland. i have been there, they i have all cold something -foss. -- have all cold something —foss. —— they are all called something —foss. i highly recommend a trip to iceland, it's a beautiful country with lots of things called —foss! i am in the process of switching from
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am in the process of switching from a diesel to electric car. i am in the process of switching from a diesel to electric car.— a diesel to electric car. i love how ou are a diesel to electric car. i love how you are in — a diesel to electric car. i love how you are in the _ a diesel to electric car. i love how you are in the process. _ a diesel to electric car. i love how you are in the process. i - a diesel to electric car. i love how you are in the process. i have - a diesel to electric car. i love how you are in the process. i have the| you are in the process. i have the toints you are in the process. i have the points put — you are in the process. i have the points put in _ you are in the process. i have the points put in but _ you are in the process. i have the points put in but not _ you are in the process. i have the points put in but not the - you are in the process. i have the points put in but not the car- you are in the process. i have the points put in but not the car so i you are in the process. i have the. points put in but not the car so i'm not charging anything! this is in the daily mail, land rover are trying to develop a hydrogen powered car where the only emissions are water. they think it might take a decade to get going but there is a hydrogen cell in the car which fires the electricity up. a guy from a car magazine says this is the significant first step in hydrogen electric fuel cell cars becoming mainstream. it might take a decade to get there but that would transform emissions. brute to get there but that would transform emissions. we have both been on countdown _ transform emissions. we have both been on countdown which - transform emissions. we have both been on countdown which is - transform emissions. we have both been on countdown which is great l been on countdown which is great fun. this is the first picture, maybe, of the new host anna robinson, alongside rachel riley and susie dent. —— and robinson. i think it is on air later this month. the sixth host of the series. the back
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me. sixth host of the series. the back tate of sixth host of the series. the back page of lots _ sixth host of the series. the back page of lots of— sixth host of the series. the back page of lots of the _ sixth host of the series. the back page of lots of the papers - sixth host of the series. the back page of lots of the papers have i sixth host of the series. the back. page of lots of the papers have got the scotland results from yesterday, losing to the czech republic. itruiith losing to the czech republic. with the wonder _ losing to the czech republic. with the wonder goal? _ losing to the czech republic. with the wonder goal? yes, _ losing to the czech republic. with the wonder goal? yes, amazing . losing to the czech republic. with i the wonder goal? yes, amazing goal from patrick — the wonder goal? yes, amazing goal from patrick schick. _ the wonder goal? yes, amazing goal from patrick schick. poor _ the wonder goal? yes, amazing goal from patrick schick. poor old - the wonder goal? yes, amazing goal from patrick schick. poor old david l from patrick schick. poor old david marshall in the scotland goal, off his line, caught up on the halfway line and scotland's next game is also england's next game, friday at 8pm. i imagine there will be a big audience. i 8pm. i imagine there will be a big audience. . w' 8pm. i imagine there will be a big audience. . w ., 8pm. i imagine there will be a big audience. . w . ., , audience. i checked what time it was to make sure — audience. i checked what time it was to make sure this _ audience. i checked what time it was to make sure this morning. - audience. i checked what time it was to make sure this morning. it - audience. i checked what time it was to make sure this morning. it is - audience. i checked what time it was to make sure this morning. it is 22 i to make sure this morning. it is 22 minutes past six. it's a murder which has remained unsolved for 3h years and is mired in allegations of police corruption. today an independent panel will publish its report into the killing of a private detective called daniel morgan in a south london car park. as sanchia berg reports, mr morgan's family are hoping it will answer at least some of their questions. alistair morgan spent nearly half his life searching for the truth. it's become his mission to find out why his brother was killed. there he is, daniel, shortly before he was murdered,
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with his two little children there. they're grown up now, they have families of their own, and they want answers. as they've grown up, they are now both engaged in, they want to know the truth, you know. they want to know what happened to their father and why it happened. the nine 0'clock news from the bbc. it's britain's most investigated unsolved murder. the body of 37—year—old daniel morgan was found in sydenham in south—east london. he'd worked in as a specialist in debt collection for an investigation company. he was found axed to death in the pub car park. since 1987, there have been five investigations into the murder. during the first, which police admitted later was tainted by corruption, six people were arrested. all were later released without charge. in 2008, five people were charged including daniel morgan's former business partner jonathan rees. they all denied the charges. three years later, that murder trial collapsed.
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i shouldn't be here today, it should never have happened in the first place. the prosecution should have never even been started. jonathan rees and other defendants later sued the metropolitan police for malicious prosecution and won substantial damages. for decades, the journalist duncan campbell has followed this case. he is looking forward to the report which will examine corruption and links between police, private detectives and the press. i think it's extremely important because i hope that it will be the culmination of a lot of research and investigation into what went wrong. something went very, very badly wrong. and i think there will be some very uncomfortable people within both the police and in private detection services with what the panel come up with, but we will have to wait and see. the independent panel, commissioned by the home office, has had a mammoth task. it's combed through 100,000 documents, interviewed scores of witnesses,
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taken eight years, cost £16 million. unsurprisingly perhaps, its final report is 1200 pages long. thanks to the latest line of duty and popular podcasts, millions more people know of the family's campaign. she'd seen the success of a podcast about police corruption surrounding the murder of a private detective, daniel morgan. but the family are eager for the official version. i can shout about it, cry, you know, cry foul as much as i like, and it doesn't make any difference. but with the panel, this is the, the state's verdict on itself. not my verdict. but it has much more impact than anything i can say. alistair�*s mother campaigned alongside him. she died three years ago. she won't be here, which is, you know, that's a kind of big gap in it.
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what did she hope to get from the panel? well, i mean, exactly the same as me, really, the truth. or as close to the truth is we can get. alistair is hoping that today will hope all these today will show all these years of campaigning, fighting forjustice, have been worthwhile. sanchia berg, bbc news. you're watching bbc breakfast. still to come on today's programme. three years ago, some of the moors and hillsides of northern england were ablaze for more than a0 days. we'll be on winter hill, near bolton, to hear how fire chiefs are trying to avoid a repeat of that disaster as the weather warms up. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm tolu adeoye.
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reports of anti—semitism in the capital have risen to the highest recorded numbers. the community security trust — an organisation set up to keep britishjews safe — says there was more abuse last month than at any other point since 1984. almost all of it was linked to the recent conflict in israel and gaza. i've walked around london dressed as an 0rthodoxjew for years, and never had any issues. but something feels different at the moment, there is a wave of anti—semitism and it's notjust me that's feeling vulnerable. mostjews that i know suddenly feel unsafe in a country that we've lived in our entire lives, it really is harrowing. the announcement yesterday about the delay to so—called freedom day did bring some relief for those hoping to get married. the limit on guest numbers has been scrapped, but social distancing remains with dancing inside banned. chanel has set a date for her big day three times. i was a little bit upset if that's the right word when i saw that the evening
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dancing couldn't get a celebration normally. 0bviously i've got seven days to go, i'm losing count now, and we've already paid for our dj, evening entertainment, everything. well, are there any aspects of the rules that you're confused about? send us your questions and we'll try to answer them on our programme this evening at 6.30. a rare orchid thought to be extinct in the uk has been discovered on top of a building in the city. 15 small flowered tongue orchids were found on the roof of the japanese bank nomura. experts believe the seeds were blown in. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. 0n the trains, there's disruption on south western railway services between waterloo and clapham junction due to over—running engineering works. turning to the roads, and it's the usual delays on the highway from shadwell towards tower bridge. in vauxhall, nine elms lane is closed in both directions between wandsworth road
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and ponton road for a police investigation. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. it will come as no surprise to learn that yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far, but today is set to feel a little cooler. it's still a mild start to the morning, there is a bit of cloud around for a time, but that cloud is set to thin and break as we head through the morning. and then for much of the morning as we head into the afternoon, we will see that blue sky and sunshine again. so long spells of sunshine and light winds once more. pleasantly warm in the sunshine, the temperature will peak in the mid 20s in celsius. as we head through this evening and overnight, it is feeling a bit fresher than it was last night. temperatures are still in double figures of course, but the heat and humid conditions return on wednesday. temperatures will once again reach the high 20s in celsius and then as we head through wednesday evening, there's the threat of some thunderstorms moving in from the south, possibly some torrential downpours through the night wednesday into thursday, and for much of the day on thursday as well.
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there is a met office weather warning in place. i'm back with the latest from bbc london in half an hour. now, though, it's back to dan and louise. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. coming up on breakfast this morning — big weddings are back on the cards in england from next week, but is it possible to have a proper do while staying covid safe? we'll find out after 8.00. the former 0lympic sprinter iwan thomas will tell us why he's swapped his trademark 400 metres for a slightly longer distance of 100 miles. and you've heard of the hell's angels. now meet the scooter grannies. we'll speak to the men who like to ride bmx scooters while dressed as elderly women. and, yes, the first question will be "why?"
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all that coming up for you. the hospitality industry should have been making final preparations this week for the lifting of covid rules in england from monday. that's now been delayed by four weeks, as the prime minister announced last night. nina's in york to see what sort of impact it will have. that's right. lots for businesses to work out. good morning everyone, and welcome to york. this is a roman road in york. this is a tourist city, university city with a thriving nightlife. have a look at some of these small shops, and the cabbies and restaurants. what makes this place charming is that they are small and old, which means they cannot get as many in, especially with social distancing. we have had widespread reaction overnight to the extension to the delay of reopening. let me talk you through some of them, suffer night anotherfour through some of them, suffer night
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another four weeks through some of them, suffer night anotherfour weeks for through some of them, suffer night another four weeks for them and music venues being closed. the night time industries association say the government has effectively "switched the lights off" for the sector. weddings can go ahead but with table service, social distancing, and n0 inside dance floor. then there are venues that are open but are hamstrung by table service, masks, social distancing. the pub sector reckons this delay will cost the industry 100 million quid a week. you can see how small the pubs are around here, so you can see why that would be the case. rebecca runs a hotel here. frustrating for you, you had a big revamp in 2019, and last year was a bit of a damp squib. hotels are not doing too badly,
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though. hotels are not doing too badly, thouth. ., , , though. no, the news is disappointing, _ though. no, the news is disappointing, but - though. no, the news is - disappointing, but definitely not devastating for us. we are really happy to be open, the hotel and restaurant are open. a bit of restrictions in that we are obviously at a reduced capacity, york is very busy, and really feel for colleagues in the wider hospitality industry where the impact will be bigger. you mentioned that one of the _ impact will be bigger. you mentioned that one of the toughest _ impact will be bigger. you mentioned that one of the toughest thing - impact will be bigger. you mentioned that one of the toughest thing for - that one of the toughest thing for you right now is that people are sick and tired of wearing the masks if they have been double vaccinated. that has been a challenge, there has been a change in customer behaviour since we have been able to open inside. previously people were so happy to be out, so forgiving, which has changed a little bit. people are still lovely, really enjoying their time out, but there's mass fatigue, queue fatigue, not been able to come to the bar and waiting for table service. we have got a really friendly team, and to be fair, i work with quite a lot of small
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businesses, itjust feels a little bit harder. businesses, it 'ust feels a little bit harder.— businesses, it 'ust feels a little bit harder. . , ., ~ , ., bit harder. exhausting to keep on doint it. bit harder. exhausting to keep on doing it- let's— bit harder. exhausting to keep on doing it. let's talk _ bit harder. exhausting to keep on doing it. let's talk to _ bit harder. exhausting to keep on doing it. let's talk to mark, - doing it. let's talk to mark, superstar dj. the decks will be moved from indoors to outdoors, is not that simple?— not that simple? pretty much so it has happened _ not that simple? pretty much so it has happened awhile _ not that simple? pretty much so it has happened awhile back - not that simple? pretty much so it| has happened awhile back anyway, moving and to that sort of flow. mixed emotions today, really, about everything. welcome news on the added numbers at weddings, that's all good. not exactly the news we wanted to hear, but we will keep moving and take that at the moment. 0n the flip side, completely devastated for the live events industry supply chain, lots of friends and co—workers struggling away in that, and another devastating blow for that and nightclubs as well. you devastating blow for that and nightclubs as well.— devastating blow for that and nightclubs as well. you have only had a few hours _ nightclubs as well. you have only had a few hours to _ nightclubs as well. you have only had a few hours to digest - nightclubs as well. you have only had a few hours to digest this - nightclubs as well. you have only i had a few hours to digest this news, 12 weddings you are booked for in the coming month or so. what are the
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couples seem to you, the organisers? we have already have a discussion with a lot of those people anyway, so it was some sort of expectation, what can we do now, what will we do things change? so there has been planning on two different levels, one for a full release and the other four restrictions are still in place. people are almost at the end of their tether now when it comes to weddings, and theyjust want of their tether now when it comes to weddings, and they just want to of their tether now when it comes to weddings, and theyjust want to get on with them and get going, so as long as we can still get out there, digester guidance, understand what it is that we need to do to deliver for these people, and just get on with it. g, for these people, and 'ust get on with it. �* ' , . ., with it. a different picture for nightclubs. — with it. a different picture for nightclubs, though, - with it. a different picture for nightclubs, though, sadly. i with it. a different picture for. nightclubs, though, sadly. lots with it. a different picture for- nightclubs, though, sadly. lots of people this morning, and those we spoke to yesterday and earlier on, saying that they understand why this has to happen, but something more support is needed, so that extension of business rates holiday and commercial rent delay, they have to start paying again at a reduced rate comejuly, and also the furlough
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scheme will begin to taper as well. pressure increased on businesses, while scotland, wales and northern ireland waits to hear about their restrictions, they will be watching closely the impact on england. thank you, nina. the time is 6.35. that's what business owners think about the delayed re—opening. let's get a view now from the medical front line. dr rachel ward is one of our regular breakfast gps — she joins us from berkshire. thank you forjoining us. let's get straight to it. you can probably like millions of other people, wasn't to be prime yesterday, and heard before that what was going to be said. what do you feel about the delay to the lifting of those restrictions?— delay to the lifting of those restrictions? ,., ., ., . restrictions? good morning. well, i think overall. _ restrictions? good morning. well, i think overall, i _ restrictions? good morning. well, i think overall, i have _ restrictions? good morning. well, i think overall, i have to _ restrictions? good morning. well, i think overall, i have to say - restrictions? good morning. well, i think overall, i have to say i - restrictions? good morning. well, i think overall, i have to say i am - restrictions? good morning. well, i think overall, i have to say i am in l think overall, i have to say i am in agreement with the decision that has been made. of course i have sympathy for those in the hospitality and entertainment industry, and that is obviously causing a significant amount of stress for people working
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in that area that they cannot open their businesses fully again. however, i think for me, for the medical world, however, i think for me, for the medicalworld, but however, i think for me, for the medical world, but we have always wanted as the decisions to be based on science, and i think previously when changes, you know, there is criticism about how things have previously been done not based on science, i do believe that these decisions are looking at the facts, and therefore i think it is the right decision at the moment. you're slithtl out right decision at the moment. you're slightly out of _ right decision at the moment. you're slightly out of sync, _ right decision at the moment. you're slightly out of sync, but _ right decision at the moment. you're slightly out of sync, but we - right decision at the moment. you're slightly out of sync, but we will - slightly out of sync, but we will carry on with the interview. the vaccine roll—out, should there be any concerns about the fact that despite that success, we still have this four week delay? i despite that success, we still have this four week delay?— this four week delay? i don't think so, i think— this four week delay? i don't think so. i think we _ this four week delay? i don't think so, i think we are _ this four week delay? i don't think so, i think we are still— this four week delay? i don't think so, i think we are still seeing - so, i think we are still seeing significant improvements from the vaccine roll—out. we are seeing the benefits there. chris whitty was
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talking about the incredible stats last night about the benefits of reducing hospitalisation and death rates from the vaccine. however, i think we just have to remember that we are not quite there yet with the number of adults that we need to vaccinate to give us that full protection to open things up. there has also been _ protection to open things up. there has also been a _ protection to open things up. there has also been a bit _ protection to open things up. there has also been a bit of _ protection to open things up. there has also been a bit of discussion . has also been a bit of discussion around changing symptoms to covid and perhaps some of that is driven by the new delta variant. what have you seen in your practice and what are you hearing about those symptoms? latte are you hearing about those symptoms?— are you hearing about those s m-toms? ~ . , , , ., symptoms? we have seen this before where there — symptoms? we have seen this before where there has _ symptoms? we have seen this before where there has been... _ symptoms? we have seen this before where there has been... one - symptoms? we have seen this before where there has been. .. one of- symptoms? we have seen this before where there has been... one of the i where there has been... one of the problems with covid is that at present in such a varied way, some people have a cough, some have a fever, some lose a sense of smell, some people have no symptoms, and we are seeing with the delta variant that people also have a runny nose,
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headache, nausea, so a very varied pattern which has always been one of the challenges. at the moment, we just have to keep looking for those key symptoms, but it could be that it changes as the virus changes in the delta variant is more common, it might be that those changes, but at the moment we stick at the key symptoms when we look at who needs to test and isolate.— to test and isolate. thank you very much forjoining _ to test and isolate. thank you very much forjoining us _ to test and isolate. thank you very much forjoining us this _ to test and isolate. thank you very much forjoining us this morning. i a lot of excitement yesterday in scotland. the noise inside and park yesterday was but that is the image,
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thatis yesterday was but that is the image, that is the one everyone was talking about stop —— hampden park. a big debate about whether that was the greatest ever euros goal. well, marco van basten scored the best ever goal in 1988. you can go on the bbc sport website and vote for your favourite goal. czech republic won 2—0 at hampden park. it was scotland's first game at a major championship in 23 years, but it wasn't the outcome the tartan army were hoping for. jane dougall reports. ya beauty! there is a lot of time to make up for. scotland! if absence makes the heart grow fonder, these fans are besotted. a whole generation has missed out on watching their country at a major
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tournament. so momentous was the occasion that some scottish schools stopped lessons at kick—off to pupils to watch. it feels quite a lot to me because scotland have not played a proper match in ages. when we went up the stairs there, i felt so proud for scotland. inside hampden, the anthem raised goose bumps and hopes. the crowd sounding louder than their 9,000. those not lucky enough to have tickets accompanying them, some watching from fan zones. the man credited with getting scotland to the tournament was called upon early. an heroic save from david marshall. christie has it. captain andy robertson thought he'd settled nerves with this impressive strike, the keeper getting a hand to it. tipped over the top. but before the break, the czechs took the lead. in comes the cross ball,
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david marshall is beaten. with an unstoppable patrick schick header. in response, scotland came out fighting. jack hendryjust inches away. jack hendry, and it clipped the crossbar! in possession, the czechs were ruthless. schick again. it's the czech republic on the break. spotting the scotland keeper off his line. his daring strike from almost the halfway line leaving marshall floundering. the home side had more chances, but just weren't clinical. dykes! what a save. it finished 2—0. scotland has been here before. after all the excitement and build—up to this first match back at a major tournament, there's been yet another disappointment. a loss here just wasn't good enough. and the players knew it. for our first game in a very long time, it's a lesson for us that at the highest level, at the best tournaments in the world, you have to take your chances when they come to us. the czech republic done
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that, we didn't, and unfortunately that's why we are on the wrong end of the result. it's far from over, but scotland will need to up their game. they face england at wembley on friday. this defeat would be best forgotten about. something many scots have become accustomed to. jane dougall, bbc news, hampden. today sees a huge game at the euros in the so—called group of death with france facing germany. elsewhere yesterday, sweden held spain to a goalless draw in seville. the spaniards had 17 attempts on goal, including this late effort from gerard moreno, but couldn't find a winner. in the same group, slovakia upset 10—man poland to win 2—1. milan skriniar�*s strike 20 minutes from time was enough for a surprise victory. the seats at wimbledon will be half full when the tournament starts in a couple of weeks,
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but by finals time, there'll be a full house on centre court. it's part of a government pilot, following the delay to lockdown restrictions ending announced by the prime minister yesterday. attendance will be increased to around 115,000 at wembley for the last four matches of the european championships, including the semifinals and final. it was 22,500 for the opening game at the weekend. the government are in discussions with the open and the british grand prix about how their attendances in mid—july could be impacted. andy murray steps back onto a grass court today in his first match for three months. murray's won a record five titles — the last in 2016 — at the queen's club, where he plays benoit paire later. the scot�*s now 3a, but is taking inspiration from 39—year—old roger federer, who's just come back from injury. murray admits, though, that he's not sure if his body will hold up. been happy with the way i've been playing in practice, i've been hitting the ball well. but i need to hope my body holds up during this period.
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and that is a big if for me. i can't say with certainty that i'm going to be fine, because that hasn't been the case over the last sort of six, six to nine months, really, when i've been playing. 0n the court yestersday, there was a victory for cameron norrie and a huge win for britain's jack draper. the teenage wild card knocked out the number three seed and fellow 19—year—old yannick sinner. everyone says he is the best teenage player in the on big things. guess who else won his first atp match at queens 16 years ago? andy murray. either member watching boris becker, but that was probably more than 16 years ago. —— i remember watching
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boris becker. here's carol with a look at the weather. beautiful at the weather. sunrise in northern ireland beautiful sunrise in northern ireland sent in by one of our weather watchers, archie. we mild start for many of us, as you can see from these temperatures, but not everywhere. 0nly from these temperatures, but not everywhere. only six celsius at the moment in braemar, cyber is chillier for you. yesterday, a temperature of 29 in greater london. today in the south—east, a bit fresher, dry and sunny day for many. for most of the day. i say that because we have a weather front approaching from the atlantic, which will eventually introduce some rain, but high still very much across us means that things will remain fine and settled. so we're starting a weak weather front which will push off into the north sea, producing some cloud at the moment, through the day a bit more fair whether cloud, turning the
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sunshine hazy at times. but the cloud starting to break up as well, come under the same time, the weather front come under the same time, the weatherfront coming in come under the same time, the weather front coming in from the west introducing the rain and also in the far north—west of the wind will be quite brisk. temperatures a bit higherfor most will be quite brisk. temperatures a bit higher for most of than they were yesterday, but lower in the south—east. if you have an allergy to pollen, it is worth pointing out that today the pollen levels across england and wales are high or very high, low to moderate across northern ireland and scotland. through this evening and overnight, here's the weather front continuing to slowly move south across scotland and northern ireland, eventually making it into northern england. a lot of hill fog and coastal most associated with this as well, then behind it, some clearer skies and also a few showers, and head of it still looking at some clearer skies. not quite humid a night as in previous nights. as we head on through the course of tomorrow, here is our weather front, still producing some rain to start with,
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but starting to weaken as we go through the day, and mainly band of cloud, with some health organ customers. behind it, some sunshine, ahead of it, a lot of sunshine, and we are back into feeling humid once again showers not far off 33 in some parts of the south—east. the importance of thunderstorms from spain and france crossing the english channel getting to our shores overnight, and on thursday, roughly where we expect them to be, could be some torrential downpours from this, as well as some thunder and lightning. towards the west, something drier and brighter is likely. 11 to 17 celsius, but still sticky as we move towards the south—east at 21 or 23 celsius. the reason for this as these weather fronts, and also we are dragging in some milder humid airfrom the far
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south, and you will also fine that we start off on friday morning with this, but eventually it will move away, potentially leaving some showers in its wake, but as we drift further west, showers in its wake, but as we drift furtherwest, back showers in its wake, but as we drift further west, back into some dry conditions, some sunshine as well, temperatures in the west 12 to 16 celsius. 18 to 19 further south—east. quite a contrast compared to what we are looking at in the next couple of days. thank you very much, carol, bit of a mash up you very much, carol, bit of a mash up when it comes to the weather. see you later. so, it's barbecue weather for many of us, and that's causing concern to fire service chiefs. they're desperate to avoid a repeat of the wildfires which destroyed huge swathes of moorland three years ago, and which are often sparked by campers and day—trippers cooking food or lighting campfires. adam mcclean is on winter hill, near bolton, to tell us more. a beautiful morning up here, some
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rolling hills and moorland. if you're watching in the north west of england was morning, a very good chance you will be receiving as from the transmitter behind us here on winter hill. the area around us was engulfed by fire in 2018, causing damage that will take a generation to recover from. we damage that will take a generation to recoverfrom. we will damage that will take a generation to recover from. we will be speaking to recover from. we will be speaking to the woodland trust about the work they are doing about recovery. but in warning from those who run the fire services across the uk. the wildfire on winter hill burned for 42 days. seven square miles of moorland was destroyed in the blaze. conditions here make the area at high risk of wildfire. the vegetation dies off over the winter, gets killed entirely as such by the early frost, and at that point, you then get a local topographical winds that dry the vegetation out, and as
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soon as then you get an ignition point or a heat source, the area is ripe to actually burn. last year, disposable barbecues caused large wildfires in devon, lancashire and wareham forest in dorset. today, the national fire chiefs council is warning against their use in areas like this, and asking people to make sure they're always put out with water. you can still enjoy the countryside, without having to use campfires or barbecues or anything which presents a naked flame. take a picnic, you know, take a picnic, you'll have just as good a day, and don't run the risk of being the person who is responsible for damaging the very countryside and destroying the wildlife that you actually want to enjoy. so be wildfire aware, and protect, respect and enjoy our absolutely fantastic beautiful countryside. disposable barbecues sold by the co—op now come with
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clear warnings about putting barbecues out with instructions on how to safely extinguish one. so it is as simple as, put me out thoroughly with water, dispose of me safely, once you know it has for sure been disposed of, and make sure you only use authorised outdoor spaces. and the vast majority of the people do use disposable barbecues really safely. and it's just bringing the education of it to the fore front of everybody�*s mind this summer whilst its warm and everybody is trying to get outdoors. there have already been more than 200 wildfires in england and wales this year. fire chiefs hope people will help to reduce the number of dangerous and avoidable fires in the countryside. we arejoined now we are joined now by we arejoined now byjohnnie we are joined now byjohnnie walker from the woodland trust. good morning. tells about the work you
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are doing here, talk us through it. just finished a load of work, a lot of work to re—wet the moore, are working with our neighbours and all of our volunteers to do fibre trails and keep an eye on any fires that could break out. with; and keep an eye on any fires that could break out.— could break out. why is it so important — could break out. why is it so important to _ could break out. why is it so important to stop _ could break out. why is it so important to stop these - could break out. why is it so - important to stop these wildfires happening in spaces like this? moorland like this is important for a number of reasons. carbon has been in the news a lot recently, so keeping carbon in the ground is important, but a great habitat and something that people want to come and visit, so it is really important to look after it. we and visit, so it is really important to look after it.— to look after it. we work you're doint is to look after it. we work you're doing is not _ to look after it. we work you're doing is not a _ to look after it. we work you're doing is not a quick _ to look after it. we work you're doing is not a quick fix, - to look after it. we work you're| doing is not a quick fix, though. to look after it. we work you're - doing is not a quick fix, though. we are looking at decades, aren't we? we are, we talk about habitat restoration, but it is more creation now because of so much damage has
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been done because of the fires, so it is good to give anyone time for the ground to recover. what it is good to give anyone time for the ground to recover.— the ground to recover. what can --eole the ground to recover. what can people do _ the ground to recover. what can people do to _ the ground to recover. what can people do to help _ the ground to recover. what can people do to help out? - the ground to recover. what can people do to help out? people i the ground to recover. what can i people do to help out? people can make sure — people do to help out? people can make sure they — people do to help out? people can make sure they are _ people do to help out? people can make sure they are not _ people do to help out? people can make sure they are not having - make sure they are not having barbecues or flicking cigarette or leaving any glass bottles on the moor, taking everything home with them if they can. if you see a fire, reported, 999, because we do not want that to spread. we want people to enjoy these spaces, we want them to enjoy these spaces, we want them to go up there. this is access land, people want to go up there and have a good time, we do encourage that, which need to make sure they are careful, especially around five. thud careful, especially around five. and tleefull , careful, especially around five. and gleefully, what are the next steps here? ~ ., gleefully, what are the next steps here? a, ., ~' gleefully, what are the next steps here? a, ., ~ ., , gleefully, what are the next steps here? ., ~ ., , ., gleefully, what are the next steps here? ., ~ ., ., ., here? more work to be done, a lot more, here? more work to be done, a lot more. there _ here? more work to be done, a lot more. there is— here? more work to be done, a lot more, there is something - here? more work to be done, a lot more, there is something cold - here? more work to be done, a lot more, there is something cold the | more, there is something cold the great northern bug which is a conservation initiative in the north, with more work going on in
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all of the moorland in the north carrying on. all of the moorland in the north carrying on-_ carrying on. oh, thank you for “oinint carrying on. oh, thank you for joining us _ carrying on. oh, thank you for joining us this _ carrying on. oh, thank you for joining us this morning. - carrying on. oh, thank you for joining us this morning. the i carrying on. oh, thank you for - joining us this morning. the message from the national fire chiefs council very clear, they want people to enjoy themselves,, peer and enjoy the beautiful countryside, but they say there is a term and a place for a barbecue, and areas like this are not to be placed. such a stunning view up there. thank you so much, we will be back with you a bit later. fed up of looking at adam, look at that beautiful backdrop instead! in the next half hour or so, we will be speaking to jonathan the next half hour or so, we will be speaking tojonathan ashworth, the shadow health secretary, about 7.10 this morning, and michael gove from the government will be here just after 7.30. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm tolu adeoye. reports of anti—semitism in the capital have risen to the highest recorded numbers. the community security trust, an organisation set up
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to keep britishjews safe, says there was more abuse last month than at any other time since 1984. almost all of it was linked to the recent conflict in israel and gaza. i've walked around london dressed as an orthodox jew for years, and never had any issues. but something feels different at the moment, there is a wave of anti—semitism and it's not just me that's feeling vulnerable. mostjews that i know suddenly feel unsafe in a country that we've lived in our entire lives, it really is harrowing. yesterday's announcement about the delay to so—called freedom day did bring some relief for those hoping to get married. the limit on guest numbers has been scrapped, but social distancing remains with dancing inside banned. chanel has set a date for her big day three times. i was a little bit upset if that's the right word when i saw that the evening dancing couldn't go ahead like a celebration as normal. 0bviously i've got seven days to go, i'm losing count now, and we've already paid for our dj,
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evening entertainment, everything. if there any aspects of the rules that you're confused about, send us your questions and we'll try to answer them on our programme this evening at 6.30pm. a rare orchid thought to be extinct in the uk has been discovered on top of a building in the city. 15 small flowered tongue orchids were found on the roof of the japanese bank nomura. experts believe the seeds were blown in. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. 0n the trains there's disruption on south western railway services between waterloo and claphamjunction due to over—running engineering works. turning to the roads, and it's the usual delays on the highway from shadwell towards tower bridge. in forest hill. towards tower bridge. 0ne lane is part closed towards tower bridge. on london road westbound due to a burst water main. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini.
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hello, good morning. it will come as no surprise to learn that yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far, but today is set to feel a little cooler. it's still a mild start to the morning, there is a bit of cloud around for a time, but that cloud is set to thin and break as we head through the morning. and then for much of the morning as we head into the afternoon, we will see that blue sky and sunshine again. so long spells of sunshine and light winds once more. pleasantly warm in the sunshine, the temperature will peak in the mid 20s in celsius. as we head through this evening and overnight, it is feeling a bit fresher than it was last night. temperatures are still in double figures of course, but the heat and humid conditions return on wednesday. temperatures will once again reach the high 20s in celsius and then as we head through wednesday evening, there's the threat of some thunderstorms moving in from the south, possibly some torrential downpours through the night wednesday into thursday, and for much of the day on thursday as well. there is a met office weather warning in place. i'm back with the latest
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good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today. learn to live with the virus. that's the message from the prime minister as the final stage of lockdown easing in england is delayed by four weeks. we must learn to live with it and every day that goes by, we're better protected by the vaccines and we're better able to live with the disease. some good news for happy couples, as the 30 person cap on wedding guests is scrapped. but it is more than some businesses can bear. i am but it is more than some businesses can bear. iam in but it is more than some businesses can bear. i am in york and just metres from here there are nightclubs, wedding venues, restaurants counting the cost of cancelling with just days to go. the uk and australia agree the broad
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terms of a trade deal. a formal announcement is expected this morning. a wonder goal from the halfway line sinks scotland in their first match at a major tournament in 23 years. we are starting off with a fair bit of clout in some parts, that will break, quite a bit of sunshine around, but the weather front will bring rain into the north—west later, warmerforemost bring rain into the north—west later, warmer foremost today than yesterday except the south—east where it will be a bit fresh. it's tuesday the 15th ofjune. our top story. borisjohnson says we will have to learn to "live with the virus" as he delayed the easing of covid restrictions in england by four weeks. the prime minister said the postponement, which will last until the 19th ofjuly, will allow more people to get vaccinated. 0ur political correspondent, jess parker has more. these markers will remain for weeks to come at least as england's final
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release from lockdown is pushed back. but delay won't lead the virus to disappear. we must learn to live with it. and with every day that goes by, we are better protected by the vaccines, and we're better able to live with the disease. vaccination greatly reduces transmission and two doses provide a very high degree of protection against serious illness and death. but there are still millions of younger adults who have not been vaccinated. an accelerated vaccination programme will run up to the new so—called freedom day ofjuly19th. the aim by then is for two thirds of adults to have been offered a double dose and for all over 18s to have been offered at least one. from today, vaccinations are opening up to 23 and 24—year—olds. by getting to both more people over the age of 40 double vaccinated, which protects those most likely
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to end up in hospital and get seriously ill, and getting all over 18s one dose, that will reduce spread. because the single dose will put up another barrier to spread amongst the age group most likely to spread because they have more social contact. so for now many businesses must continue to keep their customers apart. a cause for celebration for some couples, the cap of 30 guests at weddings will be lifted, but strict social distancing rules will still apply. pilots of big events including the euros will continue with a full crowd at the wimbledon finals, but did a lax border policy lead to this delay? the government has defended its approach as tough, however labour claims ministers were slow to act. we are in this state because boris johnson failed to protect our borders. 0ur borders were as bad as secure as a sieve. we had a weak, puny border policy, which allowed this variant to get into the country and then spread.
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australia's prime minister came to downing street last night to agree the broad terms of a trade deal. borisjohnson said he's confident that no further delay on lifting lockdown will be needed, but behind this door, they know, with covid, there are few guarantees. jess parker, bbc news. we'rejoined now by our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. good morning. it seemed like there was quite a change in the rhetoric from those behind the podium yesterday. from those behind the podium yesterday-— from those behind the podium esterda . ., ., yesterday. yeah, i think the prime minister was _ yesterday. yeah, i think the prime minister was a _ yesterday. yeah, i think the prime minister was a mixture _ yesterday. yeah, i think the prime minister was a mixture of- yesterday. yeah, i think the prime minister was a mixture of cautious j minister was a mixture of cautious and confident yesterday, cautious because the decision he has made to delay the lifting of the final restrictions in england by four weeks is a cautious one based on a very cautious reading of the data about the delta variant and just how much more transmissible it is. but he was very confident that the new date of 19th ofjuly was an end
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date, he called it a terminus and this morning downing street say they are determined that is the case. you can see where their confidence comes from because alongside that press conference in downing street yesterday, they published a lot of documents from the modellers at various universities to plug all of the numbers into their calculators and work—out what might happen in various scenarios and the site is to advise the government. they seem pretty sure that by delaying the lockdown by four more weeks and getting lots more people, millions more to have their second dose of vaccine, that will reduce the number of cases and the number of people going into hospital and the number of deaths which means we should be in an ok place. that is where the prime minister's confidence is coming from. this next few weeks is going to be a test of the nerve of the country because the number of cases is going to increase to quite high levels and it could increase
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quite quickly which might feel quite scary for a lot of people. but the scientists say the vaccination means that the link between the number of people getting sick and getting coronavirus and the number of people going to hospital and dying has been broken. but still he will look at those graphs every day on the government website and see the numbers go up which it might seem a bit scary, especially when you then get the government saying, don't worry, everything will get the government saying, don�*t worry, everything will be get the government saying, don't worry, everything will be lifted on the 19th ofjuly. latte worry, everything will be lifted on the 19th of july.— worry, everything will be lifted on the 19th ofjuly. we will be putting some of those _ the 19th ofjuly. we will be putting some of those points _ the 19th ofjuly. we will be putting some of those points to _ the 19th ofjuly. we will be putting some of those points to the - the 19th ofjuly. we will be putting l some of those points to the cabinet minister michael gove who will be here at 7:30am and before that we will be speaking to the shadow health secretaryjonathan ashworth health secretary jonathan ashworth and health secretaryjonathan ashworth and a few minutes. the four—week delay came as a blow to many businesses, particularly those hospitality, events and live entertainment. nina is in the centre of york. she will give us an assessment of what the business reaction is. good mornint. what the business reaction is. good morning- six _ what the business reaction is. good morning. six days _ what the business reaction is. good morning. six days is _ what the business reaction is. good morning. six days is not _ what the business reaction is. good morning. six days is not a - what the business reaction is. (13mg. morning. six days is not a long time
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to put on the brakes for a business, stock will be wasted, shifts will be cancelled, and mothballed sites will have to be put in mothballs again after being prepared to be opened. you talked about weddings being allowed by the uk wedding task force says 50,000 events will be affected by the extension in that four—week period and many couples will decide to delay or cancel having huge ramifications for the wedding industry. hospitality uk is warning that already many venues are working at a loss because of the extra restrictions in place and an industry body for the live event sector says, after 15 months with all but no work, inadequate financial support from the government and so many false starts, this is truly devastating for the live events supply. there is widespread criticism of the government for making this move so close to the date of reopening although the treasury has said they have made to support long and generous because there was a view
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that this might happen all along. that isn't very much comfort for the businesses we have been speaking to this morning that are already counting the cost of the outlay they have had to make in preparation for opening just a few days away on top of losses throughout the last 15 months. ., ., of losses throughout the last 15 months. ., ,, , ., of losses throughout the last 15 months. ., ~' , ., , of losses throughout the last 15 months. ., ,, , ., , . ., scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon is expected to give an update on covid restrictions there later today. the central belt of scotland is still in level two restrictions, classed as "high", while the rest of the mainland is in level one, or "medium". all areas are due to move to level zero on the 28th ofjune. as long as there has been a clear explanation, and as long as there has been a respect for the public and clear indication of the real risks, then people are prepared to go along with it. i think the notion of an adult conversation between government and the public has been completely critical. the problem is
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that if you treat people as if they were children, that you have to make wild promises of christmas to them and then you take things away, that is when the solution sets in. —— thatis is when the solution sets in. —— that is when people get disillusioned. the uk and australia are expected to announce that they've agreed the broad terms of a trade deal later today. the two prime ministers — borisjohnson and scott morrison — met at downing street last night, to discuss the first trade deal to be negotiated from scratch since the uk left the eu. australian farmers have been effectively locked out of the uk market for almost 50 years. an independent panel will publish its report today into a murder linked to claims of police corruption which remains unsolved after 34 years. private detective daniel morgan was found dead in a pub car park in south london in 1987. five police investigations, costing millions of pounds, have proved fruitless. his brother alastair says the family is determined to get answers. if you've never seen a water shrew in action, that's about to change.
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they're tiny mammals which have long baffled scientists with their ability to hunt underwater. now researchers say the creatures have evolved special muscles that carry more oxygen, allowing them to stay submerged for much longer than other mammals of the same size. sorry, did ijust say manimals? i think that is because you were recently on that richard osman house of cards show. the recently on that richard osman house of cards show-— of cards show. the answer smash round is in _ of cards show. the answer smash round is in my — of cards show. the answer smash round is in my head, _ of cards show. the answer smash round is in my head, i _ of cards show. the answer smash round is in my head, i am - of cards show. the answer smash i round is in my head, i am inventing words all over the place! this round is in my head, i am inventing words all over the place!— words all over the place! this could be a fun morning! _ words all over the place! this could be a fun morning! do _ words all over the place! this could be a fun morning! do you _ words all over the place! this could be a fun morning! do you have - be a fun morning! do you have another one up your sleeve? ida. be a fun morning! do you have another one up your sleeve? no, i don't think— another one up your sleeve? no, i don't think so! _ good morning, everyone. look at this beautiful weather watchers picture, sentin beautiful weather watchers picture, sent in from torbay. some of us off
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to a lovely start. there is a cloud around but that will break up and more of us will see some sunshine. in the south—east where it was hot and humid yesterday, it will feel fresher but warm of the rest of the uk. lion's share of the sunshine in south—west england and wales, part of the midland, and here is the weather front resting across the north of england, not much more than a band of cloud at this stage. northern ireland and scotland will have cloud breaking up, a lot of sunshine across north—east scotland. through the day you will notice the cloud building towards the west, heralding the arrival of a weather front coming in introducing some rain. temperature wise today, ten in lerwick, 21 in hull, 23 in birmingham, 26 in the south—east. this evening and overnight in the rain continuing its journey that
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south—east across scotland, northern ireland getting into northern england eventually, some hill folk and coastal mist as well. behind it some clearer skies and a few showers and ahead of it some clearer skies. it will not be quite as humid night as it was last night, still quite fresh across the north. we are in for some thunderstorms and i will tell you about that later in the programme. the final stage of easing of covid restrictions in england has been delayed by four weeks, borisjohnson says we will have to learn to "live with the virus". the postponement will be until the 19thjuly. let's speak to the shadow health secretaryjonathan ashworth. good morning, thank you forjoining us. is delaying the right thing to do? , , ~ us. is delaying the right thing to do? , , . ., ., do? yes, it is. we have made huge strides against _ do? yes, it is. we have made huge strides against this _ do? yes, it is. we have made huge strides against this horrific, - strides against this horrific, dangerous virus, and i'm optimistic that we will get beyond this, but
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the truth is, the delta variant, the variant that came to our shores they india, has seen an increase, and there is a growing prevalence of the virus, we are beginning to see some increase in hospitalisations so it is right to extend these restrictions but let's be honest. the reason we are in this situation is because rather than red putting india on the red list when we should have done, we gave this new variant the red carpet to come to the country, we had a weak border policy, our border is as secure as a sieve, and that is the fault of borisjohnson. sieve, and that is the fault of boris johnson.— sieve, and that is the fault of boris johnson. ., _ ., ._ boris johnson. you say that delaying is the ri t ht boris johnson. you say that delaying is the right thing _ boris johnson. you say that delaying is the right thing to _ boris johnson. you say that delaying is the right thing to do _ boris johnson. you say that delaying is the right thing to do so _ boris johnson. you say that delaying is the right thing to do so does - is the right thing to do so does that mean that when we have a vote in the commons, labour will support that? , is in the commons, labour will support that?_ is the _ in the commons, labour will support that?_ is the 19th - in the commons, labour will support that?_ is the 19th of- that? yes, we will. is the 19th of jul the that? yes, we will. is the 19th of july the right _ that? yes, we will. is the 19th of july the right date _ that? yes, we will. is the 19th of july the right date as _ that? yes, we will. is the 19th of july the right date as far - that? yes, we will. is the 19th of july the right date as far as - that? yes, we will. is the 19th of july the right date as far as you i july the right date as far as you
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think? ~ ., ., , , . ., , think? we want to see restrictions lifted but the _ think? we want to see restrictions lifted but the question _ think? we want to see restrictions lifted but the question is - think? we want to see restrictions lifted but the question is what - lifted but the question is what measures will be put in place so we can meet that 19th ofjuly target. we still do not pay people a decent sick pay to isolate themselves. we know that the virus has been increasing in schools but secondary school children do not have to wear masks and we do not have to have proper ventilation in place. we know that as the virus takes off, more people will be contacts of people who have had the virus so if you have had two jabs yet test and trace say you are a contact, to isolate or can you release yourself if you take daily testing? if you have been in contact with someone who has had the virus, should you take a test? these things need to be resolved but these other measures, such as sick pay and ventilation support, that need to be put in place so we can meet thejuly 19 target. put in place so we can meet the july 19 tartet. w' put in place so we can meet the july 19 tartet. x' i. , put in place so we can meet the july 19 tartet. w' ,, , ., put in place so we can meet the july 19 tartet. x' i. , ., ., 19 target. picking you up on what ou said 19 target. picking you up on what you said about _ 19 target. picking you up on what you said about schools, - 19 target. picking you up on what you said about schools, do - 19 target. picking you up on what you said about schools, do you i 19 target. picking you up on what. you said about schools, do you think that secondary schools should be
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wearing masks again? that that secondary schools should be wearing masks again?— that secondary schools should be wearing masks again? that was the tuidance wearing masks again? that was the guidance and _ wearing masks again? that was the guidance and the _ wearing masks again? that was the guidance and the government - guidance and the government abandoned that even though the virus levels have been increasing. we ask the government why they have stepped back from that given that we know that the virus is increasing in schools. we need to understand the government thinking and they have not been able to explain it. you would like _ not been able to explain it. you would like to _ not been able to explain it. you would like to see _ not been able to explain it. you would like to see masks in schools again? we would like to see masks in schools atain? ~ ., ., would like to see masks in schools atain? . ., ., ., , again? we have to do everything we can to see infection _ again? we have to do everything we can to see infection levels _ again? we have to do everything we can to see infection levels driven - can to see infection levels driven down in the next few weeks to meet the 19th ofjuly target. if we get there and the case numbers are still rocketing, hospitalisations are still rocketing, i think the whole country will be utterly despondent. so the ball is in the government because my court. they have to do absolutely everything they can to push infections rates down —— the ball is in the government's court. it was interesting to hear professor chris whitty talking about learning to live with the virus, do you agree we have to do that? we to live with the virus, do you agree we have to do that?— to live with the virus, do you agree we have to do that? we have to live with all kinds _ we have to do that? we have to live with all kinds of— we have to do that? we have to live with all kinds of horrendous - we have to do that? we have to live with all kinds of horrendous viruses| with all kinds of horrendous viruses
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and diseases but we take measures to mitigate against them. every year we have flu vaccinations, we try to encourage people to give up smoking and give them support to give up smoking, so living with the virus doesn'tjust mean letting it rip, it means putting in measures to try and push infection rates down. if the government are now saying that you have to have some level of this virus circulating year after year, what level is acceptable, and what measures will be in place to ensure the levels are as low as possible in the levels are as low as possible in the same way as we have flu vaccines, we have support people to stop smoking, we do other things in society to keep people safe. it isn't quite the same could, but people wear seat belts in cars. what will be the measures in place to keep people safe on this virus year after year? keep people safe on this virus year after ear? ., keep people safe on this virus year after year?— after year? from labour's point of view, after year? from labour's point of view. what — after year? from labour's point of view, what level— after year? from labour's point of view, what level is _ after year? from labour's point of view, what level is acceptable? i after year? from labour's point of. view, what level is acceptable? this is wh we view, what level is acceptable? this is why we need _ view, what level is acceptable? this is why we need to _ view, what level is acceptable? ti 3 is why we need to have some clinical advice and guidance. i don't think
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any premature death from this virus is acceptable, i don't think any long—term illness from this virus x acceptable. and don't forget, long favoured as it is cold, which can be a variety —— long covid as it is called, which can be a variety of different illnesses, can be very serious. it isn'tjust for tea, there are people who have lost their hair and their teeth, people have serious depression and anxiety and even psychosis in some places so long covid can be very serious. we need some clinical explanation from government. so what does it mean for people who have long—term sickness? you said no premature deaths, the flue statistics, i will give them to you, on an average year, 7000 people die from flu, on a baddie, of the 20,000 people die from the flu. —— in a bad year. so where does it what
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you say fall between those guidelines? brute you say fall between those guidelines?— you say fall between those tuidelines? ~ . ~ ., , you say fall between those tuidelines? ~ .~ ., , ., guidelines? we take initiatives to t and guidelines? we take initiatives to try and stop _ guidelines? we take initiatives to try and stop as — guidelines? we take initiatives to try and stop as many _ guidelines? we take initiatives to try and stop as many deaths - guidelines? we take initiatives to try and stop as many deaths as i try and stop as many deaths as possible. we roll out the flu vaccination, we will not have the children, we put in place safety measures —— we have ruled that out to children. we have a big campaign —— we have given that children now. what is the equivalent for covid? that is the point i am making. there are no easy — that is the point i am making. there are no easy answers _ that is the point i am making. there are no easy answers but _ that is the point i am making. there are no easy answers but i _ that is the point i am making. there are no easy answers but i am - that is the point i am making. there are no easy answers but i am trying| are no easy answers but i am trying to get from you your view on the answer to that question.- answer to that question. sadly, teo . le answer to that question. sadly, people die _ answer to that question. sadly, people die every _ answer to that question. sadly, people die every year, - answer to that question. sadly, people die every year, but - answer to that question. sadly, people die every year, but i - answer to that question. sadly, i people die every year, but i don't think it is as simple as saying, 4000 deaths is acceptable but once it is 4001, it is unacceptable. sadly people die year by year from the flu and from cancer and all kinds of different diseases but what we do as a society is try and avoid it as much as possible by taking measures and initiatives and putting in place mitigation to try and keep
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your view as safe for as long as possible and keep people alive for as long as possible. if we have this debate about what level of virus circulating is acceptable, we need to understand the measures that will be taken year by year. other government going to say, facemask wearing, we should carry that on on public transport because it protects you from covid and probably colds and flu as well? if we are going to have some degree of the virus is circulating which we obviously are, thatis circulating which we obviously are, that is the biology of it, there are two things to do, pay people decent sick pay. we have people presenting at work when they are ill and that is part of our culture. if you are ill stay at home, but have access to decent sick pay. the second thing is better ventilation in public buildings. that will not only secure you or mitigate against this, it will also mitigate against flu and colds as well. 50 will also mitigate against flu and colds as well.— will also mitigate against flu and colds as well. ., i. , ,
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colds as well. so would you support the liftint colds as well. so would you support the lifting of— colds as well. so would you support the lifting of restrictions _ colds as well. so would you support the lifting of restrictions but - the lifting of restrictions but still having social distancing and for example, like you just said, squaring? this is all up for —— mask wearing? squaring? this is all up for -- mask wearint ? , , ., squaring? this is all up for -- mask wearint? , , ., , ., wearing? this is all up for debate, but i am speaking _ wearing? this is all up for debate, but i am speaking personally - wearing? this is all up for debate, | but i am speaking personally here, wearing? this is all up for debate, i but i am speaking personally here, i think it might be sensible to wear masks in public transport this autumn and winter certainly. i want to get to a point where we don't have to be a metre away from one another and we can all go and enjoy restaurants and theatres like we used to, like football games, like we used to be able to, and i hope that we can lift this restrictions in july, that we can lift this restrictions injuly, but we have to start pushing and infection rates now. there will probably be other measures we mourn to maintain for longer, facemask wearing is probably an obvious one because it will take you from covid and other respiratory viruses as well.— viruses as well. thank you for your time this morning. _
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one of the reasons for the four—week delay is to hit those targets of offering all adults at least one jab by the time restrictions are lifted. and we've seen more positive news about the effectiveness of those vaccines. the latest data from public health england shows that the pfizer vaccine is 94% effective against hospitalisation after the firstjab — this rises to 96 % after the second, while the astrazeneca vaccine is 71% effective against hospital admission afterjust one jab, rising to 92% after the second. we can speak now to professor adam finn, who is a member of thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation. thank you very much, i know we speak to you regularly, good to speak to you as ever. to you regularly, good to speak to you as ever-— to you regularly, good to speak to - you as ever._ hopefully you as ever. good morning. hopefully ou could you as ever. good morning. hopefully you could hear — you as ever. good morning. hopefully you could hear the _ you as ever. good morning. hopefully you could hear the shadow— you as ever. good morning. hopefully you could hear the shadow health - you could hear the shadow health secretary there, i have no doubt you listened to what the prime minister and professor chris whitty and patrick vallance said yesterday, talking about learning to live with the violence. what does that look like from your point of view? —— live with the virus.
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like from your point of view? -- live with the virus.— like from your point of view? -- live with the virus. that is a good tuestion, live with the virus. that is a good question. one — live with the virus. that is a good question, one always _ live with the virus. that is a good question, one always hesitate . live with the virus. that is a good question, one always hesitate to| question, one always hesitate to confidently predict the future in these uncertain times. i think we are seeing a position where there are seeing a position where there are fewer seriously ill people in the context of an increasing number of infections which is very encouraging. what has really paralysed this country and all of the countries in the world in the last year has been the fact that so many people have got seriously ill when this virus starts to spread around. and there is promising evidence that the vaccines are now starting to break that connection. certainly, one piece of news that came out in the last 24 hours that gives us real hope is that both the two vaccines after two doses remain extremely reliable at preventing hospitalisation, therefore severe infection with the virus, and i think that gives us a real ray of
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hope amidst otherwise a rather depressing headline. interesting to hear ou depressing headline. interesting to hear you say _ depressing headline. interesting to hear you say that. _ depressing headline. interesting to hear you say that. let's _ depressing headline. interesting to hear you say that. let's talk - depressing headline. interesting to hear you say that. let's talk about | hear you say that. let's talk about the four week delay, is that really key to as you say break the links here? , ., _, , key to as you say break the links here? , ., , , key to as you say break the links here? , ., , here? yes, of course there is always this tendency _ here? yes, of course there is always this tendency to _ here? yes, of course there is always this tendency to sort _ here? yes, of course there is always this tendency to sort of _ here? yes, of course there is always this tendency to sort of pick - here? yes, of course there is always this tendency to sort of pick a - this tendency to sort of pick a particular date and get very focused on that date. it was the 19th of june, the 21st ofjune, sorry, now it is the 19th ofjuly. but more broadly conceptually, this is about more people getting immunised with two doses and many more with one dose to get ahead of this current wave increase in this new variant. so the longer we continue to, if you like, press down the rise in cases and increase the number of people who have been immunised, the better position we are in. in the past, the lockdown simply pushed cases into
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the future. people were not infected but they were still vulnerable. this is different, we are giving ourselves time to get people immune, so those people will not get sick when the virus starts to spread about. the additional four weeks when the virus starts to spread about. the additionalfour weeks is extremely welcome, and i hope like we all do that that is enough. there did seem to — we all do that that is enough. there did seem to be _ we all do that that is enough. there did seem to be a _ we all do that that is enough. there did seem to be a little _ we all do that that is enough. there did seem to be a little bit _ we all do that that is enough. there did seem to be a little bit of- we all do that that is enough. there did seem to be a little bit of a - did seem to be a little bit of a shift in the language towards cautious confidence, where it had always been the date injune, that had always been a case of data, not dates, but the 19th ofjuly there seems to be more certainty that this will be the date from which life will be the date from which life will go back to normal. i will be the date from which life will go back to normal.- will be the date from which life will go back to normal. i can see this politically. _ will go back to normal. i can see this politically, people _ will go back to normal. i can see this politically, people do - will go back to normal. i can see this politically, people do need i this politically, people do need some kind of date to be able to plan, particularly businesses who rely on people being able to meet indoors. so i can see why dates are
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being put forward for people to hold onto. nevertheless this is a process, and there are uncertainties in that process, there are still uncertainties about the infectiousness of this virus and how many hospitalisations it will cause. as days go by we get more certainty around that. one thing we should hold on to is this evidence that people who have had the vaccine are very unlikely to end up in hospital. i think that really shows is that as long as we get people immunised in the rates we have at the moment, we are getting into a better place every day. are getting into a better place every day-— are getting into a better place every day. are getting into a better place eve da. . ., every day. can i ask you about the vaccines being _ every day. can i ask you about the vaccines being used? _ every day. can i ask you about the vaccines being used? astrazenecaj every day. can i ask you about the i vaccines being used? astrazeneca is being offered only to people 40 and above, might that be changed, could it be a good idea to offer it to people younger because of supplies? 0h, people younger because of supplies? oh, i see, you are right that supply is the main issue. i think the understandable situation at the
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moment is that the policy pretty much matches the supply, so we have astrazeneca and it has been used almost entirely on giving people their second doses who are older, and we have sufficient supply to immunise young people with both pfizer and moderna vaccines. that could change in the future but that is the situation as it stance now and it allows the policy that we have at the moment to continue unchanged. have at the moment to continue unchanged-— have at the moment to continue unchanted. ., ., , , , unchanged. one of the other issues is the vaccination _ unchanged. one of the other issues is the vaccination of _ unchanged. one of the other issues is the vaccination of children. - unchanged. one of the other issues is the vaccination of children. when j is the vaccination of children. when you ask the government, they say, it depends on what the jcvi you ask the government, they say, it depends on what thejcvi say, so what do you say? i depends on what the jcvi say, so what do you say?— depends on what the jcvi say, so what do you say? i am a member of the ch what do you say? i am a member of the jcvi and — what do you say? i am a member of the jcvi and they — what do you say? i am a member of the jcvi and they are _ what do you say? i am a member of the jcvi and they are considering i what do you say? i am a member of the jcvi and they are considering it| thejcvi and they are considering it and i think they will be an announcement quite soon about that. until that announcement comes out, i can't say any more. until that announcement comes out, i can't say any more-— can't say any more. interesting to hear that- — can't say any more. interesting to hear that- so — can't say any more. interesting to hear that. so just _ can't say any more. interesting to hear that. so just tell _ can't say any more. interesting to hear that. so just tell us, - hear that. so just tell us, interesting to talk to you today because i do sense a note of optimism from you. i
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because i do sense a note of optimism from you.- because i do sense a note of optimism from you. i am really optimistic _ optimism from you. i am really optimistic in — optimism from you. i am really optimistic in the _ optimism from you. i am really optimistic in the sense - optimism from you. i am really optimistic in the sense that. optimism from you. i am really optimistic in the sense that we | optimism from you. i am really - optimistic in the sense that we have got these vaccines and they are the way out of the problem. my one note of caution is that the need is for this to be spread across the european region and the world, we cannot solve the problem in the uk and forget about the rest because as we saw with the delta variant, the virus can evolve and new versions can be imported again. we do need to think beyond our own borders, and think beyond our own borders, and think about the global situation as well. ., ., think about the global situation as well. . ,, , ., think about the global situation as well. . ,, i. think about the global situation as well. . ,, . ., well. thank you so much as ever for our well. thank you so much as ever for your time. — well. thank you so much as ever for your time. a — well. thank you so much as ever for your time, a professor _ well. thank you so much as ever for your time, a professor adam - well. thank you so much as ever for your time, a professor adam finn. i your time, a professor adam finn. thank you. ii your time, a professor adam finn. thank you-— your time, a professor adam finn. thank ou. ., , , . thank you. if you have 'ust switched on, we thank you. if you have 'ust switched we win — thank you. if you have 'ust switched we will be h thank you. if you have just switched on, we will be speaking _ thank you. if you have just switched on, we will be speaking to _ thank you. if you have just switched on, we will be speaking to michael. on, we will be speaking to michael govein on, we will be speaking to michael gove in a few moments. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm tolu adeoye.
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reports of anti—semitism in the capital have risen to the highest recorded numbers. the community security trust — an organisation set up to keep britishjews safe — says there was more abuse last month than at any other time since 1984. almost all of it was linked to the recent conflict in israel and gaza. i've walked around london dressed as an 0rthodoxjew for years, and never had any issues. but something feels different at the moment, there is a wave of anti—semitism, and it's notjust me that's feeling vulnerable. mostjews that i know suddenly feel unsafe in a country that we've lived in our entire lives, it really is harrowing. the announcement yesterday about the delay to so—called freedom day did bring some relief for those hoping to get married. the limit on guest numbers has been scrapped, but social distancing remains, with dancing inside banned. chanel has set a date for her big day three times. i was a little bit upset, if that's the right word, when i saw that the evening
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dancing couldn't get a celebration normally. 0bviously i've got seven days to go, i'm losing count now, and we've already paid for our dj, evening entertainment, everything. well, are there any aspects of the rules that you're confused about? send us your questions and we'll try to answer them on our programme this evening at 6.30. a rare orchid thought to be extinct in the uk has been discovered on top of a building in the city. 15 small flowered tongue orchids were found on the roof of the japanese bank nomura. experts believe the seeds were blown in. let's take a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tubes, thejubilee line is part suspended betwen stratford and north greenwich. 0n the trains, there's disruption on south western railway services between waterloo and clapham junction due to over—running engineering works. turning to the roads, and it's the usual delays on the highway from shadwell towards tower bridge. in vauxhall, nine elms lane is closed in both directions
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between wandsworth road and ponton road for a police investigation. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. it will come as no surprise to learn that yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far, but today is set to feel a little cooler. it's still a mild start to the morning, there is a bit of cloud around for a time, but that cloud is set to thin and break as we head through the morning. and then for much of the morning into the afternoon, we will see that blue sky and sunshine again. so long spells of sunshine and light winds once more. pleasantly warm in the sunshine, the temperature will peak in the mid 20s in celsius. as we head through this evening and overnight, it is feeling a bit fresher than it was last night. temperatures are still in double figures of course, but the heat and humid conditions return on wednesday. temperatures will once again reach the high 20s in celsius and then as we head through wednesday evening, there's the threat of some thunderstorms moving in from the south, possibly some torrential downpours through the night wednesday into thursday, and for much of the day on thursday as well.
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there is a met office weather warning in place. i'm back with the latest from bbc london in an hour. now, though, it's back to dan and louise. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. let's return to our top story now, and that warning from the prime minister that we are going to have to learn to live with coronavirus. borisjohnson made the comment after announcing that restrictions in england will be extended by four weeks, but no further. let's discuss this with the cabinet minister michael gove. thank you for being with us. can we start with that mantra from yesterday, learning to live with the virus? what does that look like to you this morning, mr gove? the you this morning, mr gove? recognition that the most important
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thing is that our successful vaccination programme continues, that every adult get two doses of the vaccine that provides the best protection possible against a virus thatis protection possible against a virus that is going to be with us for the foreseeable future. that virus will of course circulate and it is likely that, come winter, we may see an increase in its level of circulation. it is also the case that that virus is still circulating significantly in other parts of the world, the best protection we can give to people against that virus is the jag. brute give to people against that virus is the jat. ~ _, give to people against that virus is the ja i _ . . ., ., give to people against that virus is thejat.~ .,, the jag. we will come to be vaccination _ the jag. we will come to be vaccination programme - the jag. we will come to be vaccination programme in l the jag. we will come to be vaccination programme in a the jag. we will come to be - vaccination programme in a moment. the jag. we will come to be _ vaccination programme in a moment. i suppose it is an awkward conversation about the level of deaths that are acceptable. this is something the chief medical officer has spoken about in the past, the level of deaths that the government would be able to tolerate, and it is a tough conversation, we will be speaking to jonathan a tough conversation, we will be speaking tojonathan ashworth about this, in a normalyear, speaking tojonathan ashworth about this, in a normal year, you speaking tojonathan ashworth about this, in a normalyear, you might get 7000 deaths from you. any
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barrier, you might get as many as 20,000 deaths from flu. are those the sort of figures that would be acceptable to live with coronavirus? i'm not an epidemiologist, so i can't predict with confidence what the likely level of the circulation of the virus will be, and what the public health impact will be. but what i do know is that the best way of minimising the number of people who go into hospital and to face terrible consequences as a result, the best way of reducing that number is by increasing vaccination. so i do not think we are still —— we are at all blase or shoulder shrugging about anybody dying, but i think the best way we can protect everyone, including the vulnerable, is by all of us getting the job. i including the vulnerable, is by all of us getting thejob. i am including the vulnerable, is by all of us getting the job.— of us getting the “oh. i am sure the are of us getting the job. i am sure they are conversations - of us getting the job. i am sure they are conversations you - of us getting the job. i am sure i they are conversations you must of us getting the job. i am sure - they are conversations you must be having in government, about learning to live essentially with deaths from the virus. it to live essentially with deaths from the virus. , ., . to live essentially with deaths from the virus. , . . ., to live essentially with deaths from the virus. , ., . ., , the virus. it is tragic that every ear we the virus. it is tragic that every
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year we lose — the virus. it is tragic that every year we lose friends _ the virus. it is tragic that every year we lose friends and - the virus. it is tragic that every . year we lose friends and relatives. what we must do is everything we can in order to what we must do is everything we can in orderto minimise what we must do is everything we can in order to minimise pain and suffering and mortality. we cannot eliminate it, but what we cannot do is weaken use science and we can support our gifted professionals on the front line of the nhs should have —— what we can do is we can use science. in -- what we can do is we can use science. , , ., _ science. in the premise of saying esterda science. in the premise of saying yesterday that — science. in the premise of saying yesterday that we _ science. in the premise of saying yesterday that we are _ science. in the premise of saying yesterday that we are delaying i yesterday that we are delaying lockdown to allow 70% of the population to be fully vaccinated. is that why there was a slight shift? there seems to be some cautious confidence about the prime minister yesterday, whereas before it was about data are not dates, the 19th ofjuly was put forward as a date that things will change on. do you share that confidence this
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morning? you share that confidence this mornint ? , ., you share that confidence this morning?_ is - you share that confidence this morning?_ is that i you share that confidence this - morning?_ is that because morning? yes, i do. is that because ofthe morning? yes, i do. is that because of the vaccination _ morning? yes, i do. is that because of the vaccination programme? - of the vaccination programme? millions of people will be watching this morning who are trying to plan, businesses, families, all trying to plan, and data is important, but dates are essential for them to be able to plan. so the 19th ofjuly, from your mind, as they do that thing. from your mind, as they do that thint. ., from your mind, as they do that thin _ ., ., ., from your mind, as they do that thint. ., ., ., , from your mind, as they do that thint. ., ,. ., , thing. for good? it is certainly the da we thing. for good? it is certainly the day we will — thing. for good? it is certainly the day we will move _ thing. for good? it is certainly the day we will move to _ thing. for good? it is certainly the day we will move to stage - thing. for good? it is certainly the day we will move to stage four, i day we will move to stage four, yeah. yesterday, we made it clear that we will make a judgment about how appropriate it was to lift some restrictions, we were clear in the road map that we would not move to stage four any earlier than the 21st ofjune, and regrettably, we have had to do with that move, as you know. however, it is also the case that the evidence which came out yesterday shows that the vaccine is
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highly effective, especially if people get two doses against the delta variant. so one can never predict the future with perfect confidence, but in so we can be confident about anything in this complex world, we can be confident that the increased level of vaccination that we will have by the 19th ofjuly should allow us to further relaxed restrictions. fine 19th ofjuly should allow us to further relaxed restrictions. one of the other things _ further relaxed restrictions. one of the other things jonathan - further relaxed restrictions. one of| the other things jonathan ashworth the other thingsjonathan ashworth was saying, this is the point that labour have been making, is the reason why we have had to keep these restrictions for a further four weeks is because there was not action taken quickly enough to put india on the red list. jonathan ashworth said that rather than put them in the red dust, you put them on the red carpet. do you accept that if you had acted more quickly towards india, we would not be in this situation now?— this situation now? jonathan is a tolitician this situation now? jonathan is a politician with _ this situation now? jonathan is a politician with the _ this situation now? jonathan is a politician with the gift _ this situation now? jonathan is a politician with the gift of - this situation now? jonathan is a politician with the gift of the - this situation now? jonathan is a | politician with the gift of the gab. the reality is that we put india on
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the red list before the delta variant was under investigation, and well before it was a feeling of concern. we can only act on the basis of the information we have at the time... i basis of the information we have at the time- - -— basis of the information we have at the time- - -_ we i the time... i appreciate that... we tut them the time... i appreciate that... we put them on _ the time... i appreciate that... we put them on the — the time... i appreciate that... we put them on the revellers - the time... i appreciate that... we put them on the revellers at - the time... i appreciate that... we put them on the revellers at that l put them on the revellers at that point. i put them on the revellers at that oint. ., ,, . ., put them on the revellers at that oint. . ,, . . . put them on the revellers at that toint. . , , . ., ., , put them on the revellers at that oint. . ,, .. . , point. i appreciate that, but you did to action _ point. i appreciate that, but you did to action over _ point. i appreciate that, but you did to action over bangladesh i point. i appreciate that, but you i did to action over bangladesh and pakistan before, as you said, this was a variant of concern. you put those countries in the red list on the 9th of april, and yet those cases were similar to what was going on india, in fact india had a higher on india, infact india had a higher case on india, in fact india had a higher case point at that time, yet india did not go on the red list until april 23, so why did you make that judgment about bangladesh and pakistan but not india?- judgment about bangladesh and pakistan but not india? because a hither pakistan but not india? because a higher proportion _ pakistan but not india? because a higher proportion of _ pakistan but not india? because a higher proportion of people - pakistan but not india? because a. higher proportion of people coming from bangladesh and pakistan had a higher positivity rate. i from bangladesh and pakistan had a higher positivity rate.— higher positivity rate. i thought ou mitht higher positivity rate. i thought you might say _ higher positivity rate. i thought you might say that, _ higher positivity rate. i thought you might say that, so - higher positivity rate. i thought you might say that, so i - higher positivity rate. i thought you might say that, so i had . higher positivity rate. i thought you might say that, so i had a i higher positivity rate. i thought. you might say that, so i had a look at the figures, and actually, according to nhs test and trace, they do not support that claim, because when we look at it, they say
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from the period 25th of march to the 7th of april, the positivity rate from bangladesh was 3.7%, from india it was 5.1%, and from pakistan it was 6.2%, slightly, those positivity rates were all quite similar, and india was higher than bangladesh. the advice that we had from the security centre was that the danger from pakistan and bangladesh, the risk i should say, was such that we should propose in place, and then subsequently we put measures in place for india. and as i say, the measures that we put in place for india occurred before we knew that this variant was a variant under investigation. but this variant was a variant under investigation.— this variant was a variant under investigation. but that delay was two weeks. _ investigation. but that delay was two weeks. mr — investigation. but that delay was two weeks, mr gove, _ investigation. but that delay was two weeks, mr gove, then - investigation. but that delay was two weeks, mr gove, then that i investigation. but that delay was - two weeks, mr gove, then that time, the suggestion is that 20,000 people potentially arrived in this country, some of those have the indian variant. it some of those have the indian variant. , .. , some of those have the indian variant. , , ., some of those have the indian variant. , ., , variant. it is the case, of course, but even — variant. it is the case, of course, but even with — variant. it is the case, of course, but even with countries - variant. it is the case, of course, but even with countries that - variant. it is the case, of course, | but even with countries that have the tightest of travel restrictions,
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like australia for example, you can never be absolutely certain that you can eliminate the risk of a new variant arriving. but the decision to place india on the red list, of course, meant that visitors from india had to go into hotel quarantine. but even before then, anyone coming from india had to immediately on arrival in this country quarantine it on for ten days. country quarantine it on for ten da s. �* :: :: :: :: country quarantine it on for ten das. ::::::::,.,, , days. but 20,000 people still came into the country _ days. but 20,000 people still came into the country and _ days. but 20,000 people still came into the country and those - days. but 20,000 people still came into the country and those few - into the country and those few weeks. the accusation is, i would be interested to hear what your responses to this, but this was allotment to this potential trade deal with india, and the prime minister's thingking was a dental photocall. —— this was all linked to this potential trade deal. photocall. -- this was all linked to this potential trade deal.— this potential trade deal. specious nonsense, because _ this potential trade deal. specious nonsense, because the _ this potential trade deal. specious nonsense, because the prime - this potential trade deal. specious - nonsense, because the prime minister would never put the health of the people in this country at risk to that extent, people who say that are either trying to make a political
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point or are not looking at the facts and the time when we have been discussing. what can one say? people will throw all sorts of rubbish like that around. i think the thing is to just shrug one's shoulders and look at the facts. just shrug one's shoulders and look at the facts-— at the facts. you say the fact of the time when _ at the facts. you say the fact of the time when we _ at the facts. you say the fact of the time when we have - at the facts. you say the fact of the time when we have been i the time when we have been discussing, but the point i was making to you is and the time when suggest that india should have been on the robust earlier than it was. of course it is possible to look of course it is possible to look back and reflect on the decisions that were taken at the time, and to hope that we had had more information which would have given us a greater degree of insider knowledge and confidence. but as i say, the trend that india was placed on the red list, that was before the delta variant was under investigation, let alone a variant of concern. i investigation, let alone a variant of concern-— investigation, let alone a variant of concern. ., ., ., ., ., ., of concern. i do not want to go over the same ground _ of concern. i do not want to go over the same ground again. _ of concern. i do not want to go over the same ground again. our- of concern. i do not want to go over. the same ground again. our audience will be able to make their minds up about whether or not you have answered those questions. a couple
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more things, we are talking about business certainty, what is your advice this morning to a business planning to make changes from the 2ist planning to make changes from the 21st ofjune, we were looking this morning at businesses in york and how they are reacting, how can they have certainty about what might happen on the 19th ofjuly, how are they able to plan, where is the support for some of the things they will have to pay for? it is support for some of the things they will have to pay for?— will have to pay for? it is the case that there — will have to pay for? it is the case that there is _ will have to pay for? it is the case that there is discretionary - will have to pay for? it is the case that there is discretionary support that there is discretionary support thatis that there is discretionary support that is given to local authorities and to others. some of that money has been drawn down, some of the remains available for businesses. i do not deny for a moment that the hospitality sector faces particular challenges, but we have got to balance the risk in certain circumstances with the wider impact on public health. imilli circumstances with the wider impact on public health.— on public health. will there be any chante on public health. will there be any chan t e to on public health. will there be any change to the _ on public health. will there be any change to the potential _ on public health. will there be any change to the potential level- on public health. will there be any change to the potential level of. change to the potential level of support for those, given that extra four weeks of restrictions? ida.
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support for those, given that extra four weeks of restrictions? no, the chancellor made _ four weeks of restrictions? no, the chancellor made a _ four weeks of restrictions? no, the chancellor made a decision, - four weeks of restrictions? no, the chancellor made a decision, i - four weeks of restrictions? no, the chancellor made a decision, i thinki chancellor made a decision, i think a wise one, earlier this year to run support longer, that is why full extends into september, that is because the chancellor anticipated that there may have been, as there has been, a slippage in our ability to reach the 21st ofjune date. you said that a slight furlough extends into september.— said that a slight furlough extends into september. jonathan ashworth was also talking _ into september. jonathan ashworth was also talking about _ into september. jonathan ashworth was also talking about the - into september. jonathan ashworth was also talking about the use - into september. jonathan ashworth was also talking about the use of. was also talking about the use of masks and social distancing after the 19th ofjuly, how are you looking at that, what is in your mind as to what the rest of the year might look like? i mind as to what the rest of the year might look like?— might look like? i want as few restrictions _ might look like? i want as few restrictions as _ might look like? i want as few restrictions as possible, - might look like? i want as few restrictions as possible, but i | might look like? i want as few. restrictions as possible, but i will be guided by clinical advice from doctors and scientists. do be guided by clinical advice from doctors and scientists.— be guided by clinical advice from doctors and scientists. do you think mass wedding _ doctors and scientists. do you think mass wedding will _ doctors and scientists. do you think mass wedding will be _ doctors and scientists. do you think mass wedding will be used - doctors and scientists. do you think mass wedding will be used in - doctors and scientists. do you think mass wedding will be used in this i mass wedding will be used in this country overwinter this year? —— mask wearing? country overwinter this year? -- mask wearing?— country overwinter this year? -- mask wearing? again, i want as few restrictions — mask wearing? again, i want as few restrictions as _ mask wearing? again, i want as few restrictions as possible, _ mask wearing? again, i want as few restrictions as possible, but - mask wearing? again, i want as few restrictions as possible, but i'm - restrictions as possible, but i'm not an epidemiologist or a viral just, so i will listen to those who
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are and weigh their advice in the balance. ., ., r' are and weigh their advice in the balance. . ., ,~' i. are and weigh their advice in the balance. . ., i. ., ., balance. can i ask you about covid teassorts balance. can i ask you about covid passports as _ balance. can i ask you about covid passports as well? _ balance. can i ask you about covid passports as well? you _ balance. can i ask you about covid passports as well? you were - balance. can i ask you about covid passports as well? you were the l passports as well? you were the minister responsible for looking at this, we have not had much about it, this, we have not had much about it, this was for use for travel and potentially being looked at for access to venues as well, is that something that is still potentially on the menu? i something that is still potentially on the menu?— on the menu? i would encourage eve one on the menu? i would encourage everyone to _ on the menu? i would encourage everyone to download _ on the menu? i would encourage everyone to download the - on the menu? i would encourage everyone to download the nhs i on the menu? i would encourage - everyone to download the nhs covid appt everyone to download the nhs covid app, because it not only provides you and others with proof of vaccination, it is also an incredibly useful way of interacting with the national health service, and of course the transport secretary has been negotiating with other countries in order to ensure that we can use that technology in order to smooth international travel later this year. 50 order to smooth international travel laterthis year-— later this year. so what about the covid passport. — later this year. so what about the covid passport, though? - later this year. so what about the covid passport, though? that - later this year. so what about the covid passport, though? that is l later this year. so what about the i covid passport, though? that is it, that is what _ covid passport, though? that is it, that is what i _ covid passport, though? that is it, that is what i have _ covid passport, though? that is it, that is what i have been _ covid passport, though? that is it, that is what i have been talking - that is what i have been talking about. 50 that is what i have been talking about. ., that is what i have been talking about, ., , that is what i have been talking about. ., , ., , , , about. so that is it, the app, is it? of course — about. so that is it, the app, is it? of course there _ about. so that is it, the app, is it? of course there are - about. so that is it, the app, is it? of course there are other i about. so that is it, the app, is i it? of course there are other ways of demonstrating _ it? of course there are other ways of demonstrating covid _ it? of course there are other ways of demonstrating covid status, i it? of course there are other ways of demonstrating covid status, as| it? of course there are other ways i of demonstrating covid status, as we
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know, but the app provides us with a perfect opportunity to demonstrate that status, and it is an opportunity for people to demonstrate that status when they travel abroad. the demonstrate that status when they travel abroad.— travel abroad. the last to talk to ou as travel abroad. the last to talk to you as the _ travel abroad. the last to talk to you as the trade _ travel abroad. the last to talk to you as the trade deal _ travel abroad. the last to talk to you as the trade deal with i you as the trade deal with australia. the president of the national farmers' union has said farmers will find it almost impossible to compete, because farmers in australia are able to use additives that are banned in the uk, how do you answer that this morning? the first thing is that the president of the nfu is a great champion forfarmers president of the nfu is a great champion for farmers across the country. the second thing is that trade barriers will provide them with opportunities to sell more
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abroad. there has also been some of making up some of the practices that australian farmers use, the fourth thing is that we are going to maintain our high standards when it comes to things like hormone injection beef and cognitive chicken, so again, i want to make sure we get the best possible deal for british farmers. you mentioned myth-making- _ for british farmers. you mentioned myth-making- do _ for british farmers. you mentioned myth-making. do they _ for british farmers. you mentioned myth-making. do they not - for british farmers. you mentioned myth-making. do they not use i for british farmers. you mentioned i myth-making. do they not use those myth—making. do they not use those pesticides and additives in australia? it pesticides and additives in australia?— pesticides and additives in australia? , ., australia? it is the case that there are some practices _ australia? it is the case that there are some practices in _ australia? it is the case that there are some practices in austria i australia? it is the case that there are some practices in austria that| are some practices in austria that we would not allow here, but we also have restrictions on some of the products that can be brought in because of our particular public health requirements. —— in australia. the majority of australian produce goes to asia, thatis australian produce goes to asia, that is their closest market, and the demand for protein, beef and lamb, grows in asia. the proportion of australian meat that is likely to
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come to the uk is going to be a pretty small part of their overall production, and it is also the case, as i understand it, that liz truss has secured a commitment from australia to work with us on higher animal welfare standards, which i think is a good thing. mr animalwelfare standards, which i think is a good thing.— think is a good thing. mr gove, i appreciate _ think is a good thing. mr gove, i appreciate your _ think is a good thing. mr gove, i appreciate your time, _ think is a good thing. mr gove, i appreciate your time, thank i think is a good thing. mr gove, i appreciate your time, thank you | think is a good thing. mr gove, i i appreciate your time, thank you very much for talking to us. hat appreciate your time, thank you very much for talking to us.— much for talking to us. not at all, thanks you- _ much for talking to us. not at all, thanks you. you _ much for talking to us. not at all, thanks you. you are _ much for talking to us. not at all, thanks you. you are watching i much for talking to us. not at all, | thanks you. you are watching bbc breakfast, thanks you. you are watching bbc breakfast. it _ thanks you. you are watching bbc breakfast, it is _ thanks you. you are watching bbc breakfast, it is 7.46. _ time now for the sport. for millions of young scots yesterday, it will have been a life defining, the long hot summer days, the anticipation, the fever pitch in scotland, the television is being wheeled into the classrooms so the children could watch, the realisation of the significance of
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having a national team at a major tournament. the result, i'm afraid, is all part of that experience, the crushing disappointment. we have all been there. after 23 years of waiting, all the expectation of their fans, it was a disappointing start for scotland, losing 2—0 at hampden park in front of more than 12,000 fans. despite a bright opening spell, scotland went behind just before half—time when patrick schick headed into the corner. then schick's stunning effort from the halfway caught out keeper david marshall. now scotland have to focus on getting a result against england at wembley to have a chance of making it to the knockout stages. it's a good learning experience. we didn't come here to learn, but you still have to learn your lessons. if you don't take your chances as and when they present themselves, you have to make sure that you stay in the game and give yourself a chance to get something from it. it was quite an even game between the two sides, i don't think there was much in it. 0bviously they were a bit more
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clinical with their chances. today sees a huge game at the euros in the so—called group of death, with france facing germany. yesterday, sweden and spain ended 0—0. in the same group, slovakia upset 10—man poland to win 2—1. milan skriniar�*s strike 20 minutes from time was enough for a surprise victory. wimbledon will be at 50% capacity when the tournament starts in a couple of weeks, but by finals time, there'll be a full house on centre court. its part of a government pilot, following the delay to lockdown restrictions ending announced by the prime minister yesterday. attendance will be increased to around 45,000 at wembley for the last four matches of the european championships, including the semifinals and final. it was 22,500 for the opening game at the weekend. the government are in discussions with the open and the british grand prix about how their attendances in mid—july could be impacted. andy murray steps back
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onto a grass court today in his first match for three months. murray's won a record five titles — the last in 2016 — at the queen's club where he plays benoit paire later. he is also planning to return to grand slam action at wimbledon provided he does not encounter any further injury problems. he says he feels 0k, he says he feels ok, but he is not sure if his body will hold up. we had the euro is on bbc one and queens on bbc two yesterday, this is how we like it. so, disappointment for scotland yesterday, but it'll take more than a 2—0 defeat to make our entertainment correspondent colin paterson lose heart. colin — who is a tartan army veteran —
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was at the match yesterday. let's take a look at how his day went. it's 11.30 in the morning, we are in a cafe, the proclaimers are on. even the cakes are celebrating. a flag, tartan army, no scotland, no party! we have seen scotland lose in how many countries, do you think? too many, too many. are we going to see them lose again today? no! 2-1, 2-1. everyone is slightly reeling because the team sheet is in, and arguably our best player, kieran tierney, is not on it. # yes sir, i can boogie, but i need a certain song # i can boogie, boogie, boogie, all night long # half—time, scotland nil, czech republic one. that is it, scotland nil, czech republic two. we had a good five minutes at the start of the second half, we hit the bar,
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a couple of great saves. probably saw the goal of the tournament, though. very, very difficult to qualify from here. hey, mum! did you watch the game? i listened to quite a bit of it. i was there. you saw it? mum, i need a hug. boo—hoo! and colinjoins us now. are you going to recreate the david marshall running towards the goal this morning? i marshall running towards the goal this morning?_ marshall running towards the goal this mornint? ~' ., ~ , ., ., ., this morning? i know kids all around the uk will be _ this morning? i know kids all around the uk will be doing _ this morning? i know kids all around the uk will be doing that _ this morning? i know kids all around the uk will be doing that in - this morning? i know kids all around the uk will be doing that in the i the uk will be doing that in the playground, trying to chip it in from the halfway line. what a moment, it will be the goal of the tournament, as i said in the report, and i was there. i am absolutely gutted this morning, but what a privilege to have been there. when you go away with the tartan army, you go away with the tartan army, you see guys who you know at the cup
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in 1978 when we were of course knocked out in the first round, and when you see them, you don't think, you were there, you think, you were at argentina 78, that is what you have to think, it was an absolute privilege to be there and see scotland in a tournament. ijust wish the result had so different. even just watching your report, you really get a sense of the joyous, perhaps until the end, atmosphere. it was just perhaps until the end, atmosphere. it wasjust a perhaps until the end, atmosphere. it was just a wonderful day, apart from the last 45 minutes, as so often, when you go and watch scotland. forthe often, when you go and watch scotland. for the guys, often, when you go and watch scotland. forthe guys, i often, when you go and watch scotland. for the guys, i got to do all kinds of things yesterday i would not have got to do if scotland had not qualified. i got thejoy would not have got to do if scotland had not qualified. i got the joy of meeting a group of mates i had not seen since before the pandemic for breakfast, talk about the game, who's going to be on the side, the amazing walk to the ground when you're so full of hope. i had a very odd moment, when i went into the ground, i was wearing a kilt, and
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you had to have a full body search, but because of covid regulations, they could not face you, so i had a man behind me, his arms coming round me, trying to search on my sporran. it was like something from the generation game, extraordinary. and it was probably first time in british custody 9000 people have sung yes sir, i can boogie together, and all of those moments will live with me for a long time, as, sadly, will the idea of the goalfrom with me for a long time, as, sadly, will the idea of the goal from 45 yards. i will the idea of the goal from 45 ards. ., �* ~' ., will the idea of the goal from 45 ards. ., �* ~ ., will the idea of the goal from 45 ards. ~ ., ., yards. i don't know about anyone else, but i _ yards. i don't know about anyone else, but i will— yards. i don't know about anyone else, but i will never— yards. i don't know about anyone else, but i will never be - yards. i don't know about anyone else, but i will never be able i yards. i don't know about anyone else, but i will never be able to i else, but i will never be able to get the image of somebody searching your sporran from behind out of my mind for quite some time. in terms of what happens now, there is a guarantee of two more games, but arguably scotland have had their so—called easiest game in the group, because england is to come on friday followed by croatia, two teams go through and then the four best third placed teams go through, so what are
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scotland's chances, do you think? 0ur scotland's chances, do you think? our next two games against two sides that reach the semifinals of the world cup, it is pretty hard. we were getting the statistic books out last night, in these tournaments, where four accent to a third get through, apparently what you need in history, if you get three points and isidore goal difference, you will get through —— in a zero goal difference, so we probably need to win one of these games by a large margin to get through, and that looks very unlikely. but we are determined to make the most of this week that we have any tournament. we have got two games, i have got a ticket for wembley and for hand and next tuesday, and i am going to try and absolutely make the most of it. and reallyjust enjoy every moment that you can. and reallyjust en'oy every moment that you can.— that you can. colin, i would love to tet a that you can. colin, i would love to get a scottish _ that you can. colin, i would love to get a scottish goal— that you can. colin, i would love to get a scottish goal live _ that you can. colin, i would love to get a scottish goal live on - that you can. colin, i would love to get a scottish goal live on bbc i get a scottish goal live on bbc breakfast this morning, sojust place the ball down and leather it into the goal for us, will you?
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place the ball down and leather it into the goalfor us, will you? i into the goal for us, will you? i can take out all my frustration on it. this is how frustrated ifelt when kieran tierney was not on the team sheet yesterday. iflaiiih team sheet yesterday. colin patterson — team sheet yesterday. colin patterson scored _ team sheet yesterday. colin patterson scored for - team sheet yesterday. colin i patterson scored for scotland team sheet yesterday. colin patterson scored for scotland in the euros, thank you, colin. you'll know iwan thomas best for his speed over 400 metres. he ran it at the olympics, the commonwealth games, and he's held the uk record for the past 24 years. but iwan's now recovering at home after taking on the slightly chunkier distance of 100 miles — on one of the hottest weekends of the year — and all for a cause very close to his heart. hejoins us now from southampton. good morning, iwan, lovely to have you on the show. how are your feet?
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i am recovering faster than i thought. you cannot should be pictures of my feet from the finish line, but i was in pieces, and i think about mile 50 or 60, i knew i had blisters, but it was only when i took my shoes off the finish line i realised i had done some serious damage. but it didn't matter to me, as you said, i was running for the course so close to my heart, an illness that nearly took the life of my son. and that 100 miles, i would do it again and again if i could just help one family be a way of strip the and help them not go through what we had to go to. —— help one family be aware of strep b. we can see you are emotional, and i'm not surprised, because also, the van was epic and —— the run was epic, and the 100 miles was impressive, but you had a phone call about your son in the middle of the run, didn't you? i
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about your son in the middle of the run. didn't you?— about your son in the middle of the run, didn't you? i got to about mile 48, and it run, didn't you? i got to about mile 48. and it was— run, didn't you? i got to about mile 48, and it was a _ run, didn't you? i got to about mile 48, and it was a coal _ run, didn't you? i got to about mile 48, and it was a coal you _ run, didn't you? i got to about mile 48, and it was a coal you do - run, didn't you? i got to about mile 48, and it was a coal you do not i 48, and it was a coal you do not want to receive any time, let alone then. teddy had been rushed to hospital in an ambience because his breathing was all over the place. i had a decision, do i stop and try to get a taxi and get home, or do i finish? he was in great hands on the nhs, i couldn't help anyway, so it could mean that extra momentum to just get to that finish line in eastbourne, run round that track, get in a taxi and get home. so it was horrific, my mind was all over the place, but in a strange way, just made the realisation even more true. it is such a serious illness he had, and he still has applications. ijust wish, i really wish that people would get routinely screened and tested for strep b when they are pregnant, and i would urge anyone watching who is expecting or think of starting a family, talk to your midwife, go and get a test. you have to go private at the moment, it is a £25. contact me if you wanted,
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i will pay for anyone, i don't care. it is a serious illness that people really know about, and it can be horrific. i have had so many messages from people, amazing messages, sad messages where they saw identity we can, they lost their child to strep b, thank you for raising awareness. it is the least i can do. ., raising awareness. it is the least i cando. ., ., ., raising awareness. it is the least i cando. ., , can do. your passion about it 'ust shines through. i can do. your passion about it 'ust shines through. 100 i can do. your passion about it 'ust shines through. 100 miles i can do. your passion about it 'ust shines through. 100 miles is i can do. your passion about itjusti shines through. 100 miles is super tough, i have been in races where there are cut—off times, and there were points when you are close to those cut—off times, when you would basically have to leave the race. that was the worst but, i was running with a couple of minutes from the national running show, and my friend mike had to drop out at 38 miles because the heat was so bad. i was on my own until mile 50 when you are allowed someone to support you. i got to a checkpoint with 40 miles to go, and our calculus on what i had about 25 minutes to spare, and
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actually said to me, no, you're down four minutes. you said —— they said, you might not even make the next checkpoint. for me, that was it, i found that little burst of energy, and i made it. ithen found that little burst of energy, and i made it. i then had ten minutes to spare the next checkpoint, 15 at the next one, and by the end i had 25 minutes to spare, which sounds like a lot but it does not. i did the last 50 miles quicker than the first 50, and i truly do not how i did it. well, i do know, it is because of the awareness that i needed to race. the olympic switch or something inside 0lympic switch or something inside of me, don't get me wrong, i was hurt in, i have nothing but admiration for people who do these runs because there are many people out there on the day who were struggling like i was, they found the energy to finish, so must respect to anyone who takes on any challenge, and i think people who think may be running is quite easy, have a look on my instagram, have a look at my feet at the finish line, it was horrific. but as i said earlier, i would do it again. you sa , earlier, i would do it again. you say. look _ earlier, i would do it again. you say. look at _
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earlier, i would do it again. you say, look at your _ earlier, i would do it again. you say, look at your feet, - earlier, i would do it again. you say, look at your feet, we have say, look at yourfeet, we have shown a picture of your feet while you were talking earlier on, so our viewers have seen just how badly blisters were. iwan, you talked about preparing for the olympics, i wonder what you think many of the athletes, the mental space they might be in at the moment, but still the olympics unsure whether it will go ahead, just a few weeks away now. it must be so tough for them, because when it is your life, more than just your because when it is your life, more thanjust yourjob, it is because when it is your life, more than just yourjob, it is everything to you, you train for that one moment in the spotlight, that is only every four years or so. i think when you have that end goal, it is easier, because you know that training helps, you might have personal problems you're going through, but the olympics is sweaters at. if that is taken away from you, to remain focused and dedicated must be soul destroying. all i would say is if i was in that situation, i would continue to train and hope it goes ahead. if it does, i hope it will, the icing on the
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cake at any 0lympic i hope it will, the icing on the cake at any olympic games is to have your coach and your family around you, from what i understand there will be no foreign visitors allowed, so that will be tough, butjust keep pushing through, and to all those athletes training for this, just go out there and do britain proud, and i hope you get your chance. if you don't, i will be mortified for everybody, because they have worked so hard, it is notjust the athletes, it is the support networks, parents who have driven them to training for years, it is very hard, people think you just turn up and do your sport but years of dedication go into it, so i can only imagine how tough it is for them, ijust pray go ahead. them, i 'ust pray go ahead. thank ou so them, ijust pray go ahead. thank you so much _ them, ijust pray go ahead. thank you so much for— them, ijust pray go ahead. thank you so much for talking _ them, ijust pray go ahead. thank you so much for talking to - them, ijust pray go ahead. thank you so much for talking to us i them, ijust pray go ahead. thank you so much for talking to us this| you so much for talking to us this morning, and raising awareness as well, and i hope teddy continues to recover as well. thank you, rest well. ., ., recover as well. thank you, rest well. . ,, , ., recover as well. thank you, rest well-_ look _ recover as well. thank you, rest well._ look after i recover as well. thank you, rest i well._ look after those well. thank you. look after those feet. well. thank you. look after those feet- thank _ well. thank you. look after those feet. thank you, _ well. thank you. look after those feet. thank you, iwan. _ stay with us, headlines coming up.
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good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. 0ur headlines today. learn to live with the virus. that's the message from the prime minister as the final stage of lockdown easing in england is delayed by four weeks. we must learn to live with it and every day that goes by, we're better protected by the vaccines and we're better able to live with the disease. some good news for happy couples, as the 30 person cap on wedding guests is scrapped. but it is more than some businesses can bear. good morning from york, where the nightclubs, wedding venues and restaurants are counting the
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cost of cancelling again. a wonder goal from the halfway line sinks scotland in their first match at a major tournament in 23 years. good morning. a cloudy start for some of us this morning but the cloud within and break and for most it will be dry with sunny spells. however there will be some rain coming in across western scotland and northern ireland, but for most it will be warmer than yesterday, except the south—east where it will not be quite as hot. it's tuesday the 15th ofjune. our top story. borisjohnson says we will have to learn to "live with the virus", as he delayed the easing of covid restrictions in england by four weeks. the prime minister said the postponement, which will last until the 19th ofjuly, will allow more people to get vaccinated. 0ur chief political correspondent adam fleming is in wesminster. i know you will have been listening, we will be speaking —— we have been
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speaking to a couple of politicians this morning, there is an interesting change in the use of language this morning. yes. interesting change in the use of language this morning. yes, learning to live with the _ language this morning. yes, learning to live with the virus, _ language this morning. yes, learning to live with the virus, we _ language this morning. yes, learning to live with the virus, we will- language this morning. yes, learning to live with the virus, we will get i to live with the virus, we will get an expense that in the next few weeks because it is inevitable that the number of cases will increase quite quickly and that is a combination of the fact that the delta variant is much more transmissible than previous versions of the virus and we are living more open lives as a result of previous steps of the road map so case numbers will increase and will be a bit of a test of the country's nerve although the increase in cases will not automatically lead to a big increase in the amount of people going to hospital or people dying, the scientists and the government think. yesterday, ithought the scientists and the government think. yesterday, i thought the combination from the prime minister was cautious and confident, when he was cautious and confident, when he was announcing the delay to the final lifting of restrictions in england. he is taking a cautious
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approach based on the new scientific data and the potential risks from the variant but confident because he seems very pretty confident that they will be able to go ahead on the 19th ofjuly which is the new target date. the reason they are so confident is that they are backed up by the scientists, all of the modelling and calculations suggest that delaying things by four weeks and letting loads more people have a second dose will help keep the virus under control. the third thing i wanted to point out to you is, what happens after the 19th ofjuly? previously the government had said that with the lifting of all restrictions and all of the advice and restrictions go. but listen to the cabinet office minister michael gove who sounds, his language is slightly different from that when you asked him about what life will look like of the 19th ofjuly. the evidence which _ look like of the 19th ofjuly. the evidence which came out yesterday shows _ evidence which came out yesterday shows that — evidence which came out yesterday shows that the vaccine is highly effective. — shows that the vaccine is highly effective, especially if people get two doses, against the delta
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variant _ two doses, against the delta variant. so one can never predict the future — variant. so one can never predict the future with perfect confidence. but insofar as we can be confident about— but insofar as we can be confident about anything in this complex world, — about anything in this complex world, we _ about anything in this complex world, we can be confident that the increased _ world, we can be confident that the increased level of vaccination that we will _ increased level of vaccination that we will have by the 19th ofjuly should — we will have by the 19th ofjuly should allow us to further relax restrictions.— restrictions. so, a further relax restrictions. — restrictions. so, a further relax restrictions, not _ restrictions. so, a further relax restrictions, not to _ restrictions. so, a further relax restrictions, not to get - restrictions. so, a further relax restrictions, not to get rid i restrictions. so, a further relax restrictions, not to get rid of i restrictions. so, a further relax| restrictions, not to get rid of all restrictions, not to get rid of all restrictions at all. the other thing which is growing in politics is about financial support for businesses and now this is going on for longer, is there enough support? the government says there is £1 billion of unspent money in local council bank accounts available to businesses who find themselves struggling a bit longer.- businesses who find themselves struggling a bit longer. thank you for talkin t struggling a bit longer. thank you for talking us _ struggling a bit longer. thank you for talking us through _ struggling a bit longer. thank you for talking us through that, i struggling a bit longer. thank you | for talking us through that, adam. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon is expected to give an update on covid restrictions there later today. the central belt of scotland is still in level two restrictions, classed as "high", while the rest of the mainland is in level one, or "medium".
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all areas are due to move to level zero on the 28th ofjune. as long as there has been a clear explanation, and as long as there has been a respect for the public and clear indication of the real risks, then people are prepared to go along with it. i think the notion of an adult conversation between government and the public has been completely critical. the problem is that if you treat people as if they were children, that you have to make wild promises of christmas to them and then you take things away, that is when dissolution sets in. the jobs market is "showing signs of recovery", with the unemployment rate falling and the number ofjob vacancies rising. that's according to the office of national statistics. unemployment stood at 4.7% in the three months to april, down by 0.1%, and the number ofjob vacancies in march to may was just 27,000 below pre—pandemic levels. however, unemployment among the young and those in hospitality remains high.
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the uk and australia are expected to announce that they've agreed the broad terms of a trade deal later today. the two prime ministers, borisjohnson and scott morrison, met at downing street last night, to discuss the first trade deal to be negotiated from scratch since the uk left the eu. australian farmers have been effectively locked out of the uk market for almost 50 years. if you've never seen a water shrew in action, that's about to change. they're tiny mammals which have long baffled scientists with their ability to hunt underwater. now researchers from the university of liverpool have worked out how the water shrew evolved to be so different to most other marine predators. 0ur science and environment correspondent victoria gill has this report. a water shrew�*s ability to dive and hunt in freezing water appears to defy evolutionary logic. they only weigh about 15 grams, less than one aa battery, and their tiny bodies lose heat and burn energy quickly.
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for marine mammals like seals, bulky bodies packed with oxygen storing muscle and insulated by layers of fat help them spend many minutes underwater. the researchers used dna to work out exactly how such a diminutive mammal evolved this unusual semi—aquatic lifestyle. the scientists created a genetic family tree of 71 related insect eating mammal species, and they discovered that at five distinct points in their history, shrews and moles had evolved the ability to store much more oxygen in their muscles in a protein called myoglobin. we can actually use the genetic, the sequences to tell us about the lifestyle. it's just a sequence of one protein that we are just using that is really incredibly important for this lifestyle, that actually tells us something that we couldn't figure out having all these fossils. so now having this incredible set of genes from all these different species, and making a thorough
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analysis, we really could figure it out. it's the availability of food or the insect larvae that live in beds of rivers and streams that drove water shrews into the water. their record dive time is 2a seconds and this research has revealed how these tiny predators�* bodies became engineered for this high—speed aquatic hunting. victoria gill, bbc news. the denmark midfielder christian eriksen, who collapsed after suffering acardiac arrest during saturday's a cardiac arrest during saturday's match with finland, has posted a message from his hospital bed. he posted a smiling selfie of himself with a thumbs—up gesture and a message reading... big thanks for your amazing and sweet greetings messages from all around the world, he says, i am a fine under the circumstances, i still have to go to some examinations but i feel 0k. now i
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will cheer on the boys on the denmark team in the next matches. pray for all of denmark, beth, from christian. i pray for all of denmark, beth, from christian. ~ ., ., ., , ., , christian. i think a lot of people will be cheering _ christian. i think a lot of people will be cheering on _ christian. i think a lot of people will be cheering on denmark. . christian. i think a lot of people will be cheering on denmark. i | christian. i think a lot of people - will be cheering on denmark. i think their next game _ will be cheering on denmark. i think their next game is _ will be cheering on denmark. i think their next game is against _ will be cheering on denmark. i think their next game is against belgium | their next game is against belgium on thursday. i was one of those, my kids aren't that into football but we all sat down and watched that, they had so many questions about what had happened, why it happened, how he was, the good news that he is ok, and i'm sure a lot of people 0k, and i'm sure a lot of people will be very happy to see christian eriksen with his thumbs up, hopefully on the mend. i’m eriksen with his thumbs up, hopefully on the mend. i'm sure they will make the — hopefully on the mend. i'm sure they will make the game _ hopefully on the mend. i'm sure they will make the game is _ hopefully on the mend. i'm sure they will make the game is available - hopefully on the mend. i'm sure they will make the game is available to i will make the game is available to him. , , ., ., will make the game is available to him. , in ., ., ~ will make the game is available to him. , ., .,~ , ., him. yes, you would make sure that ou had a him. yes, you would make sure that you had a message _ him. yes, you would make sure that you had a message from _ him. yes, you would make sure that you had a message from christian i you had a message from christian eriksen on your phone if you are on the danish side! carroll has another glorious view from us. —— for us. the cloud will then an break today
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and most of us will be dry and sunny, feeling fresher in the south—east compared yesterday but not that much and everywhere else, the temperatures will be a little bit higher. we have some showers across the north west of scotland but into western ireland and the western isles, we have a weather front which will bring in some rain and the breeze will fashion, the cloud building ahead of it. —— the breeze will be fresher. temperatures quite high today, 12 degrees in aberdeen, which does not sound spectacular, 18 in newcastle, 21 in liverpool and birmingham, 25 or 26 into the south—east corner where it will still be humid and we will still have a fair bit of sunshine. not quite as humid as yesterday, though. these are the uv levels across england and wales, high or very high. this evening and
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overnight the weather front continues to sink slowly southwards, taking the rain with it, hill fog and coastal mist associated with this, and behind it clear skies and showers and ahead of its clear skies. not quite humid as it was three the course of last night. tomorrow, a weather front thinking south will start with some rain but gradually that will tend to weaken and it willjust be a band of cloud. humidity will build in the south, top temperatures, 29, but we could see some torrential thunderstorm is overnight wednesday into thursday. a big matchup in the weather on the way, then! there wasn't much to celebrate in the prime minister's announcement last night of that four—week extension to covid restrictions in england. some of the rules around weddings however were relaxed slightly.
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from monday, there will be no maximum number of guests allowed at either the service or reception. the number had been capped at 30. however, venues must follow social distancing rules, which will limit how many people they can host. the organisers must provide table service, with up to six guests per table. indoor dancefloors remain banned although the happy couple can still have their first dance. and if you're holding a wedding in a private outdoor setting, such as your garden or on private land, you'll need to complete a risk assessment to determine how many guests you can host safely. these changes only apply to england — the rules on weddings vary in scotland, wales and northern ireland. last week we spoke with riana evans and herfiancee bobby easterbrook, who are getting married in the cotswolds in earlyjuly. we can say that they are definitely getting married now! we can catch up with them now, along with debbie marshall, who's a wedding co—ordinator in buckinghamshire.
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first to you, riana and bobby, yourreaction. pm first to you, riana and bobby, yourreaction.— yourreaction. an emotional roller-coaster! _ yourreaction. an emotional roller-coaster! we - yourreaction. an emotional roller-coaster! we were i yourreaction. an emotional| roller-coaster! we were sat yourreaction. an emotional- roller-coaster! we were sat on the roller—coaster! we were sat on the edge of our seats and we were still slightly confused when boris did mention weddings, it was quite quick. mention weddings, it was quite auick. �* . , mention weddings, it was quite auick.�* ., ., i quick. but it was ecstatic, emotional, _ quick. but it was ecstatic, emotional, like _ quick. but it was ecstatic, emotional, like riana - quick. but it was ecstatic, l emotional, like riana said, quick. but it was ecstatic, i emotional, like riana said, it quick. but it was ecstatic, - emotional, like riana said, it was an emotional ten or 15 minutes, we laughed. _ an emotional ten or 15 minutes, we laughed, cried, popped a bottle! so we are_ laughed, cried, popped a bottle! so we are over— laughed, cried, popped a bottle! so we are over the moon. i bet laughed, cried, popped a bottle! so we are over the moon.— laughed, cried, popped a bottle! so we are over the moon. i bet you are. i think you — we are over the moon. i bet you are. i think you probably _ we are over the moon. i bet you are. i think you probably may _ we are over the moon. i bet you are. i think you probably may have - we are over the moon. i bet you are. i think you probably may have had i we are over the moon. i bet you are. i think you probably may have had to change a number of guests so you can nowjust go on with however many people you want? nowjust go on with however many peeple you want?— nowjust go on with however many people you want?— nowjust go on with however many people you want? absolutely, so we are incredibly _ people you want? absolutely, so we are incredibly fortunate, _ people you want? absolutely, so we are incredibly fortunate, we - people you want? absolutely, so we are incredibly fortunate, we are - are incredibly fortunate, we are aware that people still who are going to be massively affected by these new set of restrictions and rules regarding weddings and social
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distancing, we are fortunate enough that we planned an almost outdoor wedding. so it will not be as exactly as we planned it, but it's going to be pretty near to it. and it's just the relief of not having to now cancel and an invite family members and friends.— to now cancel and an invite family members and friends. thank goodness! -- and un-invite _ members and friends. thank goodness! -- and un-invite family _ members and friends. thank goodness! -- and un-invite family and _ members and friends. thank goodness! -- and un-invite family and friends. - —— and un—invite family and friends. i know you have been inundated with questions. mi; i know you have been inundated with cuestions. g , ., i know you have been inundated with questions-_ sorry. - i know you have been inundated with questions._ sorry, i - questions. my phone... sorry, i didn't quite _ questions. my phone... sorry, i didn't quite catch _ questions. my phone... sorry, i didn't quite catch that! - questions. my phone... sorry, i didn't quite catch that! my - questions. my phone... sorry, i. didn't quite catch that! my phone started getting — didn't quite catch that! my phone started getting messages - didn't quite catch that! my phone started getting messages at - didn't quite catch that! my phonej started getting messages at 6pm didn't quite catch that! my phone - started getting messages at 6pm last iii-ht started getting messages at 6pm last night and _ started getting messages at 6pm last night and i_ started getting messages at 6pm last night and i was— started getting messages at 6pm last night and i was still— started getting messages at 6pm last night and i was still on _ started getting messages at 6pm last night and i was still on the _ started getting messages at 6pm last night and i was still on the phone - night and i was still on the phone at 11pm! — night and i was still on the phone at 11m! ' . , ., night and i was still on the phone at11m! m , ., at 11pm! the difficulties that you are facing. _ at 11pm! the difficulties that you are facing, tell _ at 11pm! the difficulties that you are facing, tell us _ at 11pm! the difficulties that you are facing, tell us about - at 11pm! the difficulties that you are facing, tell us about those? | at 11pm! the difficulties that you l are facing, tell us about those? it is the uncertainty, we know it is more _ is the uncertainty, we know it is more people _ is the uncertainty, we know it is
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more pecule llul— is the uncertainty, we know it is more people but there - is the uncertainty, we know it is more people but there are - is the uncertainty, we know it is more people but there are six. is the uncertainty, we know it isl more people but there are six to is the uncertainty, we know it is l more people but there are six to a table _ more people but there are six to a table and — more people but there are six to a table and they— more people but there are six to a table and they cannot _ more people but there are six to a table and they cannot come - more people but there are six to a table and they cannot come to - more people but there are six to a table and they cannot come to thej table and they cannot come to the bar, table and they cannot come to the her. there — table and they cannot come to the her. there is — table and they cannot come to the bar, there is so _ table and they cannot come to the bar, there is so much _ table and they cannot come to the bar, there is so much uncertainty, and nothing — bar, there is so much uncertainty, and nothing has _ bar, there is so much uncertainty, and nothing has been _ bar, there is so much uncertainty, and nothing has been made - bar, there is so much uncertainty, and nothing has been made clearl and nothing has been made clear atrout— and nothing has been made clear about what— and nothing has been made clear about what people _ and nothing has been made clear about what people can _ and nothing has been made clear about what people can and - and nothing has been made clearl about what people can and cannot and nothing has been made clear- about what people can and cannot do. one of— about what people can and cannot do. one of the _ about what people can and cannot do. one of the things _ about what people can and cannot do. one of the things i _ about what people can and cannot do. one of the things i understand, - about what people can and cannot do. one of the things i understand, they. one of the things i understand, they are allowed their first dance but no dance floors inside, how will that affect the weddings that were due to take place where you are?— take place where you are? again, because i cannot _ take place where you are? again, because i cannot answer - take place where you are? again, because i cannot answer the - because i cannot answer the question. _ because i cannot answer the question. people _ because i cannot answer the question, people say, - because i cannot answer the question, people say, can. because i cannot answer the question, people say, can ii because i cannot answer the i question, people say, can i put because i cannot answer the - question, people say, can i put a marquee — question, people say, can i put a marquee out _ question, people say, can i put a marquee out outside? _ question, people say, can i put a marquee out outside? i- question, people say, can i put a marquee out outside? i don't - question, people say, can i put a . marquee out outside? i don't know the answer— marquee out outside? i don't know the answer to — marquee out outside? i don't know the answer to that. _ marquee out outside? i don't know the answer to that. so _ marquee out outside? i don't know the answer to that.— the answer to that. so are you 'ust fieldin: the answer to that. so are you 'ust fielding cans, fl the answer to that. so are you 'ust fielding calls, what is it i the answer to that. so are you 'ust fielding calls, what is it like i the answer to that. so are you just fielding calls, what is it like for- fielding calls, what is it like for you? fielding calls, what is it like for ou? , . ., , fielding calls, what is it like for ou? , , ., , fielding calls, what is it like for ou? ,, ., , . ., you? yes, calls, e-mails, whatsapps, from last night. _ you? yes, calls, e-mails, whatsapps, from last night. i— you? yes, calls, e-mails, whatsapps, from last night, i have _ you? yes, calls, e-mails, whatsapps, from last night, i have had _ you? yes, calls, e-mails, whatsapps, from last night, i have had messages| from last night, i have had messages this morning. — from last night, i have had messages this morning, people _ from last night, i have had messages this morning, people saying, - from last night, i have had messages this morning, people saying, what i this morning, people saying, what are we _ this morning, people saying, what are we allowed _ this morning, people saying, what are we allowed to _ this morning, people saying, what are we allowed to do? _ this morning, people saying, what are we allowed to do? and - this morning, people saying, what are we allowed to do? and i- this morning, people saying, whatl are we allowed to do? and i cannot answer— are we allowed to do? and i cannot answer the — are we allowed to do? and i cannot answer the questions _ are we allowed to do? and i cannot answer the questions at _ are we allowed to do? and i cannot answer the questions at the - are we allowed to do? and i cannot. answer the questions at the moment. how do _ answer the questions at the moment. how do you _ answer the questions at the moment. how do you think _ answer the questions at the moment. how do you think he _ answer the questions at the moment. how do you think he will _ answer the questions at the moment. how do you think he will cope - answer the questions at the moment. how do you think he will cope over. how do you think he will cope over the next few weeks? do you think you will get more information which will help? will get more information which will hel ? ., , , will get more information which will hel? , , , will get more information which will hel? ., , , , , . will get more information which will hel? , , , . . help? hopefully, yes. we need direct uuidelines help? hopefully, yes. we need direct guidelines or — help? hopefully, yes. we need direct guidelines or not _ help? hopefully, yes. we need direct guidelines or not we _ help? hopefully, yes. we need direct guidelines or not we are _ help? hopefully, yes. we need direct guidelines or not we are allowed - help? hopefully, yes. we need direct guidelines or not we are allowed to l guidelines or not we are allowed to do and _ guidelines or not we are allowed to do and what — guidelines or not we are allowed to do and what we _ guidelines or not we are allowed to do and what we are _ guidelines or not we are allowed to do and what we are not _ guidelines or not we are allowed to do and what we are not allowed - guidelines or not we are allowed to do and what we are not allowed to| do and what we are not allowed to do. do and what we are not allowed to
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do if_ do and what we are not allowed to do if it— do and what we are not allowed to do if it is— do and what we are not allowed to do if it is his _ do and what we are not allowed to do. if it is his table _ do and what we are not allowed to do. if it is his table surface, - do and what we are not allowed to do. if it is his table surface, they. do. if it is his table surface, they need _ do. if it is his table surface, they need more — do. if it is his table surface, they need more -- _ do. if it is his table surface, they need more —— if— do. if it is his table surface, they need more —— if it's— do. if it is his table surface, they need more —— if it's table - do. if it is his table surface, theyl need more —— if it's table service, nrany_ need more —— if it's table service, many more — need more —— if it's table service, many more staff— need more —— if it's table service, many more staff to _ need more —— if it's table service, many more staff to serve - need more —— if it's table service, l many more staff to serve everyone, it will_ many more staff to serve everyone, it will he _ many more staff to serve everyone, it will he very — many more staff to serve everyone, it will be very difficult _ many more staff to serve everyone, it will be very difficult but _ many more staff to serve everyone, it will be very difficult but we - it will be very difficult but we 'ust it will be very difficult but we just want _ it will be very difficult but we just want the _ it will be very difficult but we just want the best _ it will be very difficult but we just want the best for - it will be very difficult but we just want the best for our. it will be very difficult but we - just want the best for our apples. they— just want the best for our apples. theyiust — just want the best for our apples. they just want _ just want the best for our apples. theyiust want to _ just want the best for our apples. theyjust want to go _ just want the best for our apples. theyjust want to go ahead - just want the best for our apples. theyjust want to go ahead with l theyjust want to go ahead with their— theyjust want to go ahead with their wedding _ theyjust want to go ahead with their wedding now. _ theyjust want to go ahead with theirwedding now. —— - theyjust want to go ahead with theirwedding now. —— better. theyjust want to go ahead withi theirwedding now. —— betterfor theyjust want to go ahead with - theirwedding now. —— betterfor our couples _ theirwedding now. —— betterfor our couples hie — their wedding now. -- better for our coules. ~ ., ., couples. we thought that it might have to stay _ couples. we thought that it might have to stay at — couples. we thought that it might have to stay at 30 _ couples. we thought that it might have to stay at 30 guests, - couples. we thought that it might have to stay at 30 guests, the - couples. we thought that it might | have to stay at 30 guests, the fact that it does not, does that help people? that it does not, does that help --eole? , . that it does not, does that help eo le? , ., , that it does not, does that help n-eole? , ., , , people? yes, that is absolutely brilliant news, _ people? yes, that is absolutely brilliant news, i'm _ people? yes, that is absolutely brilliant news, i'm so _ people? yes, that is absolutely brilliant news, i'm so pleased l people? yes, that is absolutely i brilliant news, i'm so pleased for my couples — brilliant news, i'm so pleased for my couples that _ brilliant news, i'm so pleased for my couples that they _ brilliant news, i'm so pleased for my couples that they can - brilliant news, i'm so pleased for my couples that they can have i brilliant news, i'm so pleased for. my couples that they can have more guests, _ my couples that they can have more guests, and — my couples that they can have more guests, and absolutely— my couples that they can have more guests, and absolutely amazing - my couples that they can have more i guests, and absolutely amazing news and it _ guests, and absolutely amazing news and it has _ guests, and absolutely amazing news and it has made — guests, and absolutely amazing news and it has made me _ guests, and absolutely amazing news and it has made me so _ guests, and absolutely amazing news and it has made me so emotional. i guests, and absolutely amazing newsl and it has made me so emotional. but it is what— and it has made me so emotional. but it is what the _ and it has made me so emotional. but it is what the restrictions _ and it has made me so emotional. but it is what the restrictions are. - and it has made me so emotional. but it is what the restrictions are. we - it is what the restrictions are. we don't _ it is what the restrictions are. we don't know— it is what the restrictions are. we don't know the _ it is what the restrictions are. we don't know the restrictions - it is what the restrictions are. we don't know the restrictions on - it is what the restrictions are. we | don't know the restrictions on the civil, _ don't know the restrictions on the civil, how— don't know the restrictions on the civil, how many— don't know the restrictions on the civil, how many they— don't know the restrictions on the civil, how many they are - don't know the restrictions on the civil, how many they are allowed i don't know the restrictions on the i civil, how many they are allowed to have in _ civil, how many they are allowed to have in civil~ — civil, how many they are allowed to have in civil-— have in civil. riana and bobby, talk us throu . h have in civil. riana and bobby, talk us through that, _ have in civil. riana and bobby, talk us through that, you _ have in civil. riana and bobby, talk us through that, you talked - have in civil. riana and bobby, talk us through that, you talked a - have in civil. riana and bobby, talk us through that, you talked a little| us through that, you talked a little bit about not having to un—invite guests, that was one of the most awkward things, wasn't it? yes. guests, that was one of the most awkward things, wasn't it? yes, we had already — awkward things, wasn't it? yes, we had already made _ awkward things, wasn't it? yes, we had already made several— awkward things, wasn't it? yes, we had already made several different| had already made several different lists, _ had already made several different
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lists, 30, _ had already made several different lists, 30, 50, 60, any eventuality. and it _ lists, 30, 50, 60, any eventuality. and it was — lists, 30, 50, 60, any eventuality. and it was getting harder and harder because, _ and it was getting harder and harder because, i_ and it was getting harder and harder because, ijust did my hen party, and i_ because, ijust did my hen party, and i had — because, ijust did my hen party, and i had my friends and family there. — and i had my friends and family there, thinking they might not be at my wedding, that was heartbreaking. but we _ my wedding, that was heartbreaking. but we are _ my wedding, that was heartbreaking. but we are so lucky and fortunate now that — but we are so lucky and fortunate now that if — but we are so lucky and fortunate now that if we can, socially distancing, yes, but we can do it. so on _ distancing, yes, but we can do it. so on the — distancing, yes, but we can do it. so on the night, for example, you will be able to hug friends and family, presumably, as well? well, eah. as family, presumably, as well? well, yeah- as we — family, presumably, as well? well, yeah. as we understand. _ family, presumably, as well? well, yeah. as we understand. after - family, presumably, as well? ell yeah. as we understand. after the release that was, the hug with responsibility and caution, that's what we assume, it is the table plans, just ensuring that there is that social distancing element there, and table service. the bar, we need to speak with our suppliers, and work out how they wish to go about it. we are relieved for us,
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and the suppliers, that they can, we can now go ahead at capacity. but also the other suppliers and wedding coordinators, in some capacity. so it's great news across the board. i love the way you already call yourselves mr and mrs! definitely! we ut yourselves mr and mrs! definitely! we put that— yourselves mr and mrs! definitely! we put that up _ yourselves mr and mrs! definitely! we put that up thinking, _ yourselves mr and mrs! definitely! we put that up thinking, we - yourselves mr and mrs! definitely! we put that up thinking, we are i yourselves mr and mrs! definitely! | we put that up thinking, we are just attempting the future! goad we put that up thinking, we are 'ust attempting the future!i attempting the future! good luck, lovel to attempting the future! good luck, lovely to speak — attempting the future! good luck, lovely to speak to _ attempting the future! good luck, lovely to speak to you _ attempting the future! good luck, lovely to speak to you with - attempting the future! good luck, lovely to speak to you with a - attempting the future! good luck, lovely to speak to you with a note j lovely to speak to you with a note of optimism. riana and bobby, and debbie, i can see it is stressful for all of you but thank you very much indeed.— for all of you but thank you very much indeed._ thank for all of you but thank you very - much indeed._ thank you. much indeed. thank you. thank you. thank you! — so there was some good news for the wedding sector but yesterday's announcement by borisjohnson was a blow for many venues and theatres. let's speak now to the theatre impresario sir howard panter. can we start with how you reacted to
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what the prime minister said yesterday?— yesterday? thank you. we'veabsolutely - yesterday? thank you. - we'veabsolutely devastated of course, because following the guidance that we have been getting throughout this road map, iforget how many times we have recorded borisjohnson how many times we have recorded boris johnson saying how many times we have recorded borisjohnson saying he sees nothing in the data that would change the unlocking on the 21st, given that we have been keeping this industry and many other related industries going for the last 15 months out of our investor's pockets and looking after people, many people have been suffering from mental illness and all kinds of stress and family stress, and incredibly stressful time for many people in the country. many people in our sector of freelancers and have fallen through the net in terms of furlough. we have much to the army up the hill in terms of getting ready on the 21st ofjune, you cannot put on a whole industry in a week or indeed five
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weeks. and now we have hundreds of people, hundreds of employees, i have been speaking them today and tomorrow, thousands of other related jobs in tourism, hospitality, hotels, taxis or whatever, all related to theatre, most city centres need theatres to drive the night—time economy. and it is simply that we do not know. yet again it is a situation of, is the 19th ofjuly a situation of, is the 19th ofjuly a fixed date or not? how can businesses plan without any certainty? we say that the reaction of the government is completely disproportionate to the facts. the facts are, and i have been affected by covid in my own life, i don't want to go into it in this discussion, but i understand, there are three deaths, yesterday, three to many, obviously. there are thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands and
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thousands of people's jobs in business is at risk, and many of those businesses will not come back after 60 months off. so have certainty on the one hand —— 16 months off. so you have certainty in one hand on significant image to the mental health and other matters in the country, or maybe there will be a spike and maybe they will not be a spike. so there has to be a statesman—likejudgment about spike. so there has to be a statesman—like judgment about what is more important. xyour statesman-like judgment about what is more important.— is more important. your words i'm sure will resonate _ is more important. your words i'm sure will resonate this _ is more important. your words i'm sure will resonate this morning i is more important. your words i'm. sure will resonate this morning with some of our viewers, but from the government point of view, the point they were making yesterday and the point michael gove made today, they are expecting the numbers of the delta variant to rise, and their point is that they want to accelerate the vaccination programme for the next four weeks, and they would say it is a short and sensible delay. would say it is a short and sensible dela . ~ , ., ., would say it is a short and sensible dela . ~ , . ., , would say it is a short and sensible dela . ~ , . . , ., delay. will they guarantee it is a 19th? no, — delay. will they guarantee it is a 19th? no, they— delay. will they guarantee it is a 19th? no, they won't. _ delay. will they guarantee it is a 19th? no, they won't. and - delay. will they guarantee it is a 19th? no, they won't. and will. delay. will they guarantee it is a - 19th? no, they won't. and will they,
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much more to the point, all of the business is struggling on the very edge now, all of the people who have been out of work, will they give them their money back all the more money? no, they won't. they hope it will happen, they may be wrong. and if they don't, if we don't unlock, then definitely businesses will go under. you cannot stay out of business for 16 months, it is not practical. unlike the government, we are unable to print money. it's a real serious problem, and there's a lot of nanny knows best, and maybe we are hoping it will be better, and maybe we can vaccinate in a people, we hope we can but we don't know. i'm sorry if i sound a little facetious, but you can tell that this is a real problem. i have two today address hundreds and hundreds of employees, and they are uncertain about where theirjobs are going to be, where the livelihoods are going to be. there is no certainty, it's
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disproportionate, and it'sjust disproportionate, and it's just kicking disproportionate, and it'sjust kicking the can a little bit further down the road and hoping it will be fine. at the moment, the important facts is that hospitalisations and deaths are, important as they are, are tiny, minuscule in numerical terms. they were twisting the numbers saying it was 62% up, it was 62% up from 30 to 60 or something. the numbers are tiny in the population of this country. listening to the prime minister yesterday, he mentioned theatres when he talked about potential pilot schemes. did that give you any hope about potentially some performances being included in that? hate about potentially some performances being included in that?— being included in that? we certainly haven't heard _ being included in that? we certainly haven't heard of _ being included in that? we certainly haven't heard of any _ being included in that? we certainly haven't heard of any of _ being included in that? we certainly haven't heard of any of them, - haven't heard of any of them, haven't heard of any of them, haven't been in contact with any of the people who actually work in the industry, they may have been in touch with andrew lloyd webber, there is some room of that but i haven't been told. our trade association has not been told. what pilot schemes? every scheme that has been taken, every test that has gone on in a theatre has proven it is
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much, much less likely, there will be no covid transmission in theatres, and the truth of the matter is that every single test may choseit matter is that every single test may chose it will be far more likely that you would get it in a bus, tube, car, party orwhatever. theatre is one of the least likely places you will get it. indeed there have been no instances within tests of theatres of covid transmission. so i come back to it every time, it is the facts. why cannot we focus on the facts in an analytical way, and on the damage it will course? we have got a brand—new theatre ready to go forjersey boys, a fabulous show, many millions of people are booking, they want to come. and they don't have to come, there is a choice. if you want to stay at home for the rest of your life, you can make that choice. what we're saying is, people should be allowed the choice. if they have been vaccinated, and we of course carry out temperature checks, we carry out
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sanitation for everyone, everyone is checked for safety every day in the building. i go to a safety test every day. building. i go to a safety test every day-— building. i go to a safety test eve da . ., ., ., every day. cert howard panter, appreciate _ every day. cert howard panter, appreciate your _ every day. cert howard panter, appreciate your time _ every day. cert howard panter, appreciate your time this - every day. cert howard panter, i appreciate your time this morning. i know you have got some difficult employee conversations to have today but thank you for spending some time with us explaining what you are going to at the moment. it's a murder which has remained unsolved for 3h years and is mired in allegations of police corruption. today an independent panel will publish its report into the killing of a private detective called daniel morgan in a south london car park. as sanchia berg reports, mr morgan's family are hoping it will answer at least some of their questions. alistair morgan spent nearly half his life searching for the truth. it's become his mission to find out why his brother was killed. there he is, daniel, shortly before he was murdered, with his two little children there. they're grown up now, they have families of their own, and they want answers.
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as they've grown up, they are now both engaged in, they want to know the truth, you know. they want to know what happened to their father and why it happened. the nine 0'clock news from the bbc. it's britain's most investigated unsolved murder. the body of 37—year—old daniel morgan was found in sydenham in south—east london. he'd worked in as a specialist in debt collection for an investigation company. he was found axed to death in the pub car park. since 1987, there have been five investigations into the murder. during the first, which police admitted later was tainted by corruption, six people were arrested. all were later released without charge. in 2008, five people were charged including daniel morgan's former business partner jonathan rees. they all denied the charges. three years later, that murder trial collapsed. i shouldn't be here today, it should never have happened in the first place. the prosecution should have
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never even been started. jonathan rees and other defendants later sued the metropolitan police for malicious prosecution and won substantial damages. for decades, the journalist duncan campbell has followed this case. he is looking forward to the report which will examine corruption and links between police, private detectives and the press. i think it's extremely important because i hope that it will be the culmination of a lot of research and investigation into what went wrong. something went very, very badly wrong. and i think there will be some very uncomfortable people within both the police and in private detection services with what the panel come up with, but we will have to wait and see. the independent panel, commissioned by the home office, has had a mammoth task. it's combed through 100,000 documents, interviewed scores of witnesses, taken eight years, cost £16 million. unsurprisingly perhaps,
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its final report is 1200 pages long. thanks to the latest line of duty and popular podcasts, millions more people know of the family's campaign. she'd seen the success of a podcast about police corruption surrounding the murder of a private detective, daniel morgan. but the family are eager for the official version. i can shout about it, cry, you know, cry foul as much as i like, and it doesn't make any difference. but with the panel, this is the, the state's verdict on itself. not my verdict. but it has much more impact than anything i can say. alistair�*s mother campaigned alongside him. she died three years ago. she won't be here, which is, you know, that's a kind of big gap in it. what did she hope to get from the panel? well, i mean, exactly the same
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as me, really, the truth. or as close to the truth is we can get. alistair is hoping that today will show all these years of campaigning, fighting forjustice, have been worthwhile. sanchia berg, bbc news. you're watching bbc breakfast. still to come on today's programme. three years ago this landscape was ablaze for more than a0 days. this morning we're back at winter hill, in lancashire, to hear how fire chiefs are trying to avoid a repeat of that disaster as the weather warms up. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm tolu adeoye. reports of anti—semitism in the capital have risen to the highest recorded numbers. the community security trust —
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an organisation set up to keep britishjews safe — says there was more abuse last month than at any other time since 1984. almost all of it was linked to the recent conflict in israel and gaza. i've walked around london dressed as an orthodox jew for years, and never had any issues. but something feels different at the moment, there is a wave of anti—semitism, and it's notjust me that's feeling vulnerable. mostjews that i know suddenly feel unsafe in a country that we've lived in our entire lives, it really is harrowing. the announcement yesterday about the delay to so—called freedom day did bring some relief for those hoping to get married. the limit on guest numbers has been scrapped, but social distancing remains, with dancing inside banned. chanel has set a date for her big day three times. i was a little bit upset, if that's the right word, when i saw that the evening dancing couldn't go ahead like a celebration normally. obviously i've got seven days to go, i'm losing count now, and we've already paid for our dj, evening entertainment,
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everything. well, are there any aspects of the rules that you're confused about? send us your questions and we'll try to answer them on our programme this evening at 6.30. a rare orchid thought to be extinct in the uk has been discovered on top of a building in the city. 15 small flowered tongue orchids were found on the roof of the japanese bank nomura. experts believe the seeds were blown in. let's take a look at the travel situation now. on the tubes, minor delays on the district. on the trains, there's disruption on south western railway services between waterloo and clapham junction due to over—running engineering works. turning to the roads, and it's the usual delays on the highway from shadwell towards tower bridge. in vauxhall, nine elms lane is closed in both directions between wandsworth road and ponton road for
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a police investigation. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. it will come as no surprise to learn that yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far, but today is set to feel a little cooler. it's still a mild start to the morning, there is a bit of cloud around for a time, but that cloud is set to thin and break as we head through the morning. and then for much of the morning into the afternoon, we will see that blue sky and sunshine again. so long spells of sunshine and light winds once more. pleasantly warm in the sunshine, the temperature will peak in the mid 20s in celsius. as we head through this evening and overnight, it is feeling a bit fresher than it was last night. temperatures are still in double figures of course, but the heat and humid conditions return on wednesday. temperatures will once again reach the high 20s in celsius and then as we head through wednesday evening, there's the threat of some thunderstorms moving in from the south, possibly some torrential downpours through the night wednesday into thursday, and for much of the day on thursday as well. there is a met office weather warning in place. i'm back with the latest from bbc london in an hour. now, though, it's back to dan and louise.
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bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. kym and gethin can tell us what's on today's show. coming up on morning live today, with covid infection figures rising daily, the battle against obesity is more critical than ever. top geneticist giles yeo tells us why counting calories is not the answer to losing weight, and what we should be doing instead. and it's previously been something that's a taboo to talk about. in fact, just this week, mpjess phillips said she felt shame after being diagnosed with it herself. we're talking about hpv — the virus that can cause cervical cancer. dr punam shares why it's vital to talk more about screening. and as you will have heard on breakfast this morning, full lifting of lockdown in england has now been delayed for four weeks. so how do you feel about this? is it the right decision?
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please get in touch and let us know what you think in the usual ways. also today — with a recent report finding that a third of people only wash their bed sheets once a year, matt allwright reveals the best ways to get rid of bacteria in our beds, including why the washing temperature is key, because the wrong one can actually make your sheets dirtier! and on a more fragrant note, mark lane's here to show us how to celebrate british flowers by creating window displays that will be talk of the town. and he'll reveal how bleach could be the answer to longer—lasting blooms. plus, he made a dramatic entrance to the queen vic last month. today brian conley tells us why his dad dreamed of him joining eastenders. and leading today's strictly fitness, janette manrara has a lower body work—out we can all do without even getting up off the sofa. see you at 9.15.
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did you say once a year? that is disgusting. might put you off the rest of the show. that is a shocker, once a year. the hospitality industry should have been making final preparations this week for the lifting of covid rules in england from monday. that's now been delayed by a four weeks, as the prime minister announced last night. nina's in york to see what sort of impact it will have. just waiting for my tonic to settle after that bedspread news. let me talk about the shambles in central york, these benches were where meat
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used to be sold. this is a really interesting historical part of the country, loads of tourists starting to trickle back in here, but businesses are small along the street, so they cannot exactly pack in the numbers. the extension to restrictions as critical for businesses like phil's. nice to see you, gorgeous shop, but one in, one outcome i would imagine. {line you, gorgeous shop, but one in, one outcome i would imagine. one group at a time, outcome i would imagine. one group at a time. as — outcome i would imagine. one group at a time. as it _ outcome i would imagine. one group at a time, as it has _ outcome i would imagine. one group at a time, as it has been _ outcome i would imagine. one group at a time, as it has been since i outcome i would imagine. one group at a time, as it has been since last i at a time, as it has been since last march, we have been close to edmonds of the time, but when we are open, we have got a queue, which is difficult with a couple of metres frontage. difficult with a couple of metres frontaue. ., ., frontage. you were telling me that this extension _ frontage. you were telling me that this extension of _ frontage. you were telling me that this extension of restrictions i frontage. you were telling me that this extension of restrictions is i this extension of restrictions is more critical than others, because what happens at the beginning of july. hate what happens at the beginning of jul . ~ . what happens at the beginning of jul . . ., ., what happens at the beginning of jul. ., what happens at the beginning of jul. ~ ., ., , ., july. we have to start paying business rates _ july. we have to start paying business rates again, - july. we have to start paying business rates again, and i july. we have to start paying| business rates again, and we july. we have to start paying i business rates again, and we are told that lock restrictions would end in june told that lock restrictions would end injune in the chancellor's budget statement, which is why
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business rates were only discounted until the end ofjune. now we have an extension untiljuly, and businesses have to start paying businesses have to start paying business rates, including nightclub owners, who are still not allowed to open at all. owners, who are still not allowed to open at all-— open at all. yes, that is the point at which the _ open at all. yes, that is the point at which the furlough _ open at all. yes, that is the point at which the furlough scheme i open at all. yes, that is the point i at which the furlough scheme starts to taper. rebecca runs a bed and breakfast that is also a pub, you had to restrict numbers, send out cancellation e—mails because of shared bathrooms, but you say you have noticed an increased level of aggression of confrontation from punters. aggression of confrontation from unters. , , , punters. definitely, hostility towards us, _ punters. definitely, hostility towards us, obviously i punters. definitely, hostility towards us, obviously have. punters. definitely, hostility. towards us, obviously have to punters. definitely, hostility- towards us, obviously have to follow the guidelines the government has set out, and people are now saying, i do not have to wear a facemask, i'm exempt, you're not allowed to ask me why i'm not, and it is getting to the stage now where people are threatening to put on bad reviews about us, and what can you do? you cannot tolerate that sort of behaviour towards your staff, you can only defend him and support them as best you can. people arejust getting fed up now the whole thing, it is frustrating but at the end of the day we still have to continue. you are quite philosophical about
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this, you are happy to postpone if it is what is right for hospitals. absolutely, i sent a precautionary e—mail last week is everybody saying, if it changes, the prime minister changes everything, then we will not be able to have you stay with us, that is what has happened, so we have had a couple of cancellations, a couple of people have just cancelled us straightaway, and some have said, thank you for the e—mail, hopefully we will see you soon. the e-mail, hopefully we will see ou soon. ,., ., the e-mail, hopefully we will see ou soon. , w the e-mail, hopefully we will see ou soon. , you soon. good luck, rebecca, horrible to _ you soon. good luck, rebecca, horrible to hear _ you soon. good luck, rebecca, horrible to hear your _ you soon. good luck, rebecca, horrible to hear your face i you soon. good luck, rebecca, horrible to hear your face and i you soon. good luck, rebecca, i horrible to hear your face and that aggression from customers, because nobody deserves that, nobody is choosing these extensions. let's talk to gavin, part of a nightclub chain. you have not been able to generate any revenue for 15 months. talk to me about how much it is costing to get ready to open. it is costin: costing to get ready to open. it is costing millions. _ costing to get ready to open. it 3 costing millions. we ordered stock that will now sit on the sell for hopefully four weeks —— to sit in the cellar, but who knows? we have
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spent a lot of money on recruiting team members, bringing our current one back to work, that is all the other costs that sit in the background, the rent, business rates, nothing is coming in. from the outside _ rates, nothing is coming in. from the outside looking _ rates, nothing is coming in. from the outside looking in, _ rates, nothing is coming in. from the outside looking in, people i rates, nothing is coming in. from the outside looking in, people might think a business that has been mothballed for 15 months, doesn't matter, just extended for another few weeks, but it is not that simple, is it? it few weeks, but it is not that simple, is it?— few weeks, but it is not that simple, is it? it is surely not. peole simple, is it? it is surely not. people think— simple, is it? it is surely not. people think we _ simple, is it? it is surely not. people think we can - simple, is it? it is surely not. people think we can turn i simple, is it? it is surely not. i people think we can turn around in a matter of days. it is a big industry. everybody is saying the hotels are struggling, but we haven't got the people to go and hire any more, because everybody has come out of our industry and gone and got otherjobs, and now we are trying to entice them back into a late—night industry, and there is no certainty to when it is going to end. �* . , certainty to when it is going to end. �* ., , ., certainty to when it is going to end. �* . , ., ., , ., end. and that is what lots of businesses _ end. and that is what lots of businesses have _ end. and that is what lots of businesses have been i end. and that is what lots of| businesses have been telling end. and that is what lots of i businesses have been telling us
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since we found out about the extension, the government has announced that at the 11th hour but not announced any extra financial support. the treasury has said they made support long and large to taken these businesses. they also point to these businesses. they also point to the fact of the economy is bouncing back faster than expected, but not much comfort for businesses in york. a quarter of cola bottles please, nina. this is where you want to be, nina. this is where you want to he, get some sausages and pies. that's lovely. i haven't had a proper breakfast yet, actually. what does a proper breakfast? a substantial breakfast.
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scotland have to focus on getting a result against england to have a chance of making it to the knockout stages of the euros after losing 2—0 in their opening game against the czech republic. despite a bright opening spell, scotland went behind just before half—time when patrick schick headed into the corner. then schick's stunning effort from the halfway caught out keeper david marshall. scotland play england at wembley on friday.
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we have got two more chances to produce a good performance. it is a big occasion, the whole country will be behind us and we need to produce a performance to match. and some good news from christian erkisen in the last half hour. the denmark midfielder has sent this tweet from hospital, thanking fans for their messages. he says he's "fine, under the circumstances" and is looking forward to cheering on his team in their upcoming games. eriksen had to be resuscitated on the pitch after collapsing during denmark's opening game of the euros against finland on saturday. today at the tournament, the holders portugal get their campaign undeway against hungary in budapest. and later on this evening, one of the biggest games of the group stages, world cup champions france play germany in munich. the teams met in the semifinals in 2016 which france won 2—0, with antoine griezmann
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scoring both goals. wimbledon will be at 50 % capacity when the tournament starts in a couple of weeks, but by finals time, there'll be a full house on centre court. it's part of a government pilot following the delay to lockdown restrictions ending announced by the prime minister yesterday. attendance will be increased to around a5,000 at wembley for the last four matches of the european championships, including the semifinals and final. it was 22,500 for the opening game at the weekend. the government are in discussions with the open and the british grand prix about how their attendances in mid—july could be impacted. tennis from queens this afternoon, the us open golf start this week.
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earlier, when you mashed up words and said manimal, but one of our viewers has let us know that manimal was a tv series from the 1980s. maybe i remember that somewhere. here's carol with a last look at the weather, and you've got some special news for one of your very talented weather watchers. for one of your very talented if for one of your very talented you remember this tii if you remember this time last week, i invited you to vote for your favourite weather watchers picture of the season, and we were talking about spring. you did in abundance, and thank you so much for voting. there was an amazing selection to choose from. any of the final ten was a worthy winner, but this one is the one that you chose. it is a beautiful picture, look at all the colours in it, the way it is set out, and the winner is actually the swan, so thank you for voting, if you want to be a weather watcher, it is not too late to sign up. we use
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them on a daily basis across the bbc. what we have today is a day not quite as hot as yesterday. yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far. in greater london, the temperature reached 29.7 celsius. today in the south—east, a bit cooler, but not much, and across the rest of the uk, it will be a little bit warmer. it will also be dry and sunny for most of the uk. we do have a clutch of weather fronts coming in from the atlantic, connected to an area of low pressure, and what they will do through the day is introduce thicker cloud and also some rain. at the moment, we have some showers across parts of north—west scotland, but here comes the rain from that weather front through the day. we are starting off on unplanned as well in places, but that will break up, he will see more sunshine develop. and in that sunshine, temperatures could get up to 25 or 26 in the south—east as we push further north and west, looking at between 12 and 23. pollen levels
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today at high or very high across england and wales, so this may not be music to your ears. through this evening and overnight, a weather front continues to take a rain across scotland and northern ireland into northern england, somehow fog and gust almost associated with this as well. the north of that, some clear skies and a few showers. to the south of it, some clear skies and not quite as oppressive tonight as it has been in recent nights, across the south—east. we pick up that weather front again tomorrow, draped across southern scotland, northern england, fringing and through wales, and the client associated with it is just getting into the isles of scilly. as we move through the south, the rain will tend to peter out. the other side of it in scotland, some sunshine and just a few showers, and ahead of it, humidity is going to build and we could have highs of 28 or 29 celsius. later on wednesday night and into thursday, we pull up this area of low pressure, and it will be
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area of low pressure, and it will be a humid night, but notjust that, these are heavy and thundery downpours, and we could have them again through the course of thursday. the met office has a weather warning out to this extent running until six o'clock on friday morning, and it covers a lot of england and wales, some still a little bit of uncertainty as to exactly where those thunderstorms are going to be. further west, brighter skies, those are temperatures, 13 to about 19 and northern and western areas. down to what the south—east, a humid 21 to 23 celsius. freda, a of dry weather, variable amounts of cloud, and those are temperatures, 12 in lerwick, 18 in liverpool, about 19 in london. thank you, carol.
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here's a couple of words which most parents — and their children — probably hoped we'd heard the last of — "home schooling". sadly, the spread of the delta variant means that a growing number of pupils are being told to isolate at home. the latest figures for england will be released today. ellie price has been to a couple of schools to see how the students, teachers and parents are coping with the ongoing disruption. it's happening again. the corridors at birchfields primary school in manchester are getting quieter. and teachers are having to sort out the home learning kits once again. in the last four weeks, four class bubbles were sent home and told to isolate because one family had tested positive. that's180 pupils, and it's all too familiar for parents. today we got a text saying that we had to collect the kids. 0h, here we go again! yeah, but i think because it's happened a few times now, i think parents are used to it now. we are very worried about it in general because this
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is the delta variant, isn't it? and it's the not knowing, really. i suffered from covid myself, i was hospitalised with it and was quite poorly with it. so you just worry for your children. the head teacher said there had been no cases between february and may, but more recently covid is making a comeback. a lot of the children have been asymptomatic. so this isn't about the children's health, because, as i say, a lot of them have been asymptomatic, but it's about the disruption to their education. but we have to take all of these precautions because we don't want transmission to get out into the community even more so, and we want to be able to educate our children in the normal way, not the new normal way. a few hundred miles away, covid levels on this bit of the sussex coast are very low in comparison.
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but students at seaford head secondary school agree with teachers, even though current guidelines mean they don't have to, they have kept most of the safety measures in place. and that includes wearing masks in the corridor, and for some students, if they choose, even in the classroom. there's about two or three for each class, but really there's quite a good culture around it, i think people understand why other people continue to wear their mask. it could be because they're scared of covid or they're trying to protect a family relative, or i think for some people itjust makes them feel secure. there's security too in the lateral flow tests. students and teachers should be taking them twice a week. there's always a monday morning panic of, have i done the test yet? have i done it before breakfast? so it's hard to remember them, but we get them done. and it makes you feel better, does it, that everyone is doing them? yeah, yeah, definitely. a lot of people are trying to do it, even if some people might forget, they don't need to, just to be considerate of others. everyone has experienced different stuff, i know my mum had it
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in the first lockdown. so that kind of made me realise that it's not a joke. the school says it has plans in place to switch to remote learning at a day's notice if they had to send a whole year group home. but it's obviously something they want to avoid. we've seen more kind of young people who are more anxious about being in social situations or maybe wanting to attend school, and certainly feeling the pressure and some of these emotions are slightly overwhelming them. we are very fortunate we have quite an extensive pastoral team here, we've got a number of therapists and counsellors on staff which we feel really lucky, we are able to help support those young people. but we've definitely seen a marked increase since the second lockdown. back in manchester, it's the end of the school day, but what this pandemic has already shown is that too much home time is taking its toll. i just hope that everybody who can have a vaccine goes and has their vaccine. and also, if any sort of symptom where you think that there might be a problem, please go and have a test.
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ellie price, bbc news. so, it's barbecue weather for many of us — and that's causing concern to fire service chiefs. they're desperate to avoid a repeat of the wildfires which destroyed miles of moorland three years ago, and which are often sparked by campers and day—trippers lighting stoves, campfires and barbecues. adam mcclean is on winter hill near bolton to tell us more. a beautiful day out here on the winter hill, we are surrounded by countryside and rolling hills, the fewer nearby and happen to be watching in the north west this morning, a very good chance you will be coming to us, we will be transmitting from the steely mast at the top of the hill. the area around
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it was completely alight in 2018. it will cause damage that will take a generation to repair. first, a warning from those who run the fire services across the uk. the wildfire on winter hill burned for 42 days. seven square miles of moorland was destroyed in the blaze. conditions here make the area at high risk of wildfire. the vegetation dies off over the winter, gets killed entirely as such by the early frost, and at that point, you then get a local topographical winds that dry the vegetation out, and as soon as then you get an ignition point or a heat source, the area is ripe to actually burn. last year, disposable barbecues caused large wildfires in devon, lancashire and wareham forest in dorset. today, the national
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fire chiefs council is warning against their use in areas like this, and asking people to make sure they're always put out with water. you can still enjoy the countryside, without having to use campfires or barbecues or anything which presents a naked flame. take a picnic, you know, take a picnic, you'll have just as good a day, and don't run the risk of being the person who is responsible for damaging the very countryside and destroying the wildlife that you actually want to enjoy. so be wildfire aware, and protect, respect and enjoy our absolutely fantastic beautiful countryside. disposable barbecues sold by the co—op now come with clear warnings about putting barbecues out with instructions on how to safely extinguish one. so it is as simple as, put me out thoroughly with water, dispose of me safely,
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once you know it has for sure been disposed of, and make sure you only use authorised outdoor spaces. and the vast majority of the people do use disposable barbecues really safely. and it's just bringing the education of it to the fore front of everybody�*s mind this summer whilst its warm and everybody is trying to get outdoors. there have already been more than 200 wildfires in england and wales this year. fire chiefs hope people will help to reduce the number of dangerous and avoidable fires in the countryside. we're joined now by pete hargreaves, a volunteer with the woodland trust. just tells about the work you're doing to repair this area. that just tells about the work you're doing to repair this area. at the moment. _ doing to repair this area. at the moment, there _ doing to repair this area. at the moment, there is _ doing to repair this area. at the moment, there is a _ doing to repair this area. at the moment, there is a project i doing to repair this area. at the i moment, there is a project going on thatis moment, there is a project going on that is re—wetting
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estate in good order, mending gates, building fences, parent walls —— repairing walls, streaming, anything they tell us to do, we will do it. well, keep up the good work. thank you forjoining us this morning. the message from the national fire chiefs council is very clear, they want people to come up and enjoy these spaces, they say there is a time and a place for a barbecue, an area like this it is thank you so much. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8.59.
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this is bbc news with the latest headlines. downing street says the prime minister is determined lockdown restrictions in england will end on the 19th ofjuly, as business groups demand more support for firms hit by the delay in easing. this morning, we'd like to hear how the delay to lifting restrictions is affecting you. you can reach me on twitter @annita?mcveigh, or using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. i would love to read as many of your comments as we can fit in. the uk and australia agree the broad terms of a trade deal — a formal announcement is expected this morning. a bbc investigation has found that the uk's police forces received more than 800 allegations of domestic abuse against their officers and staff
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