hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones: we start in brazil where the number of deaths related to covid—19 has passed half a million — the second highest toll in the world. the virus continues to spread as presidentjair bolsonaro refuses to back measures such as social distancing. experts say the outbreak could worsen with slow vaccination rates and the beginning of winter. mark lobel reports. as covid deaths reach 500,000 here, the painful goodbyes continue.

translation: the death rate has been much higher lately, - despite all the precautions. i lost members of my family. brazil's health minister tweeted the grim news of the 500,000 lives lost, saying that he is working tirelessly to vaccinate all brazilians in the shortest time possible and to change this scenario that has plagued brazilfor over a year. but some blame the government for that, accusing them of initially letting the virus spread, to build up herd immunity, and for rejecting masks and social distancing, leading to visible anger at this unenviable milestone. translation: maybe this year will also be difficult, _ because we depend on the delivery of vaccines, which have been purchased very late. at these protests,

replicated in dozens of cities across brazil, there is particular fury aimed at one man, brazil's president, jair bolsonaro, for his handling of this health emergency. translation: the feeling here is one of indignation. | we can't stand it any more. the government is worse than the virus. translation: he took too long to buy the vaccine. - herd immunity won't do any good. the only immunity you can get is with the vaccine. there's no other way. i've lost many friends, almost lost a cousin. millions of people are orphans, fatherless, motherless and childless. reducing hospitalizations remains a challenge here, as in many parts of the world. with only 11% of the population fully vaccinated, and 29% having had their first dose and with winter on its way, brazil's covid fight remains fraught. mark lobel, bbc news.

let's get some of the day's other news: the us says it will continue negotiating with iran to revive the international nuclear deal, following the election of the hardline cleric, ebrahim raisi, as the next iranian president. the state department said the us regretted that iranians were denied a free and fair electoral process. yemeni government sources say 50 people have been killed in fighting between their troops and houthi rebels, around the northern city of marib. the sources said the government had lost 16 men, including six officers. marib is the government's last stronghold in the north of the country, and is also the gateway to important oil fields. police in istanbul have arrested six women after a protest against turkey's withdrawal from a un convention designed to protect women. the convention commits governments to passing laws against domestic violence, marital rape and female genital mutilation.

conservatives say it weakens the family and serves to promote same—sex relationships. thousands of people waving rainbow flags have taken part in poland's biggest gay pride march, calling for an end to rising discrimination against the lgbt community. the equality parade was held in warsaw, despite coronavirus restrictions. critics of poland's conservative government have accused it of promoting homophobia. 0ur correspondent, adam easton reports. there were thousands of people on the streets of warsaw, it became a sea of colour, many people draped in the rainbow flag, and it was pretty noisy, too, because there was loud pop music playing in a truck as well. so, this is, as you mentioned, all taking place at the time of a backlash against lgbt+ rights, and the organisers

were saying that, basically, we want equality. as you mentioned, in poland, same—sex relationships are not legally recognised. 0ften same—sex couples are unable to, or at least have major problems, seeing their partners in hospital if either of them should fall ill. one of the organisers of today's parades said today is the only day where he feels safe enough to walk in the streets of warsaw, holding his partner's hand. you are watching bbc news. we pause that tooth say goodbye to our viewers watching around the world. here in the uk, pop—up vaccination centres have opened across england this weekend, in a major push to offer coronavirus jabs to all remaining adults. as cases of the delta variant continue to rise, stadiums, football grounds and parks have been transformed into giant clinics. here's our health correspondent, katharine da costa.

chelsea football stadium's used to hosting large crowds. now a pop—up vaccination centre, people packed in, ready to roll up their sleeves. for the first time, those aged 18—20 were eligible. for many, their turn couldn't come soon enough. my entire family is vaccinated so it is nice to be able to finallyjoin them. i feel quite safe, being able to see my grandparents and not feel kind of like i'm going to potentially infect her. i'm really happy. i feel a lot safer and better. elsewhere in the capital, london's olympic park welcomed 10,000 people who'd booked, as well as those who turned up on the day. it's a fantastic effort by the nhs, working with all our organisations. this is about getting all our residents vaccinated, so pop—up campaigns like this are crucial tojust get more people vaccinated. this hospital in manchester

is one of more than 30 walk—in sites across the north west. first jabs will firstjabs will not stop a jab overnight that it is hoped the extra push to offer second shots which provide much better protection should avoid overwhelming the nhs. i am, i suppose, at the moment cautiously hopeful that while we will probably expect some sort of wave over the next few weeks, it won't be the same scale we saw back and january. everyjab in every arm brings us closer to the so—called freedom day. hundreds of thousands of people across the country are expected to turn out for another super saturday. katharine de costa, bbc news. in the past 2a hours 14 deaths were reported and over 10,000

infections were recorded. that means an average of 9109 cases per day in the last week. nearly 219,000 people received a first dose of the vaccine into the latest 2a hour period. 81% of uk adults have received their first dose. 59% of uk adults have now had both doses. last year, covid restrictions wiped out the uk's summer festival season. this year — despite many events being delayed or cancelled — some are going ahead. download festival at donington park near derby is one of them. it's taking place this weekend as part of the government's live event pilot scheme. 0ur correspondent luxmy gopal has joined the music fans.

the closest return to normality yet, a 10,000 capacity crowd with no masks and no social distancing. this weekend's download festival pilot is the latest in the government's testing of live events, and hosts the first legal mosh pit since the start of the pandemic. to be back here, it's incredible. i'll go through every guideline and jump through every hoop they want me to do get back here like this. live festivals are basically what i want to do with my spare time, and live music, so it'sjust incredible to be here again and experience that. everyone attending the festival has had to get a negative result in their lateral flow test and in their pcr test and fill out a questionnaire on their health online. people are going to be living on site, we are going to understand that sort of living and socialising interaction but also we're going to have a large—scale stage—type events and be able to look at the science and understanding of the things like the mosh pits. covid levels have risen

recently, with most cases amongst the under 25s. 0ne fifth of people here fall into that demographic. that age group are gathering together, wherever they are. actually what they're doing here is gathering together safely because they're all being tested before they gather. limits on crowd sizes were set to be lifted on monday but advising infection rates have delayed that until next month. further pilot events will be announced in the coming weeks to learn more about how crowds and covid safety can coexist. luxmy gopal, bbc news. former speaker of the house of commons and previously tory mp john bercow says he has switched allegiance to join labour. he said the government "needs to be replaced" and sir keir starmer�*s party "is the only vehicle that can achieve that objective". the government says his move isn't a surprise and it's continuing to pursue an ambitious agenda.

this is bbc news. the headlines: protests have been taking place in brazil against the president's handling of the pandemic as the country passes 500,000 covid deaths. the us says it will continue negotiating with iran to revive the international nuclear deal following the election of the hardline cleric ebrahim raisi as the next iranian president. let's stay with that story. earlier, i spoke to professor abbas milani, director of the iranian studies programme at stanford university. i asked him where he thought we were with the iran nuclear deal now. i think it's under way towards the resolution. i think the iranian regime, in spite of its bombast, clearly needs to make a deal — wants to make a deal. the economy is on the verge of collapse and if they make a deal now, then they will have mr raisi hand—picked by mr khamenei as

the next president, and reap the benefits of improved economic conditions, so i would be surprised if there isn't some kind of an agreement in the nearfuture. interesting. so politically, it is in their interests to get a deal this time? does that mean sanctions have worked, or the deal is too favourable to iran or a combination of both? i think the sanctions clearly worked in the sense that they weakened the regime — they brought the regime to a position where they have no choice but to negotiate. but the problem is that the brunt of the pressure was borne by the iranian people and if now, in these new negotiations, the interest of the people is not taken into consideration, then the hardliners will have won and in the long run, i think it will be to the detriment of the us, the west, as well as iran. so a deal, i think, whether it is a wise thing to do or not, depends on the kind of deal that is made and the kind

of insistence to the regime's regional shenanigans, as well as the human rights of the iranian people to be included in these negotiations. you mentioned human rights and interests of the iranian people — let's talk about them. this low turnout — does that mean actually they are not that enthusiastic about this potential new regime? i think clearly, they are not enthusiastic because if you look at how many people did not participate, if you look at how many people turned in blank ballots — about 5 million people — there is a large majority of people who have said no to the status quo, and whether mr khamenei will hear this or not or whether he will double down on more oppression, more limits, and more of the same remains to be seen. if the past is any indication, he will double down on his policies that has gotten iran to this current moment of, i think, structural crisis. looking forward, where do you see this?

some people have said we could see raisi as potentially in the top job in future? i think that is one of the enigmas of this election. this election was an election with a foretold, preordained result. what we don't know is whether mr raisi is being groomed to replace khamenei when he passes away or whether he is a foil to bring khamenei's son, mojtaba, who has been lurking in the shadows and is a de facto head of the office for mr khamenei, to succeed him. that, to me, is the only unknown quantity about this election, but otherwise, the fact that mr raisi is the president, to me, doesn't really mean much in terms of foreign policy because foreign policy, nuclear policy, military policy, they have been the monopoly of mr khamenei.

it is he, not rouhani or zarif or raisi, who calls the shots. let's get some of the day's other news: the head of the world health organization has congratulated the people of guinea after the country's latest outbreak of the ebola virus was declared over. the who chief said that a coordinated response, community engagement and the use of a vaccine meant that guinea had managed to control the disease. six people have been left in a critical condition after a truck driver ploughed into cyclists taking part in a charity bike ride in arizona. police say the suspect fled the scene in show low and was pursued by officers, who later shot him. he's now in a critical but stable condition. rallies have been held across the united states to commemoratejuneteenth, marking the freedom and empowerment of african—americans. its origin isjune19, 1865, marking the end of slavery in the us.

murals were unveiled and in texas a march was led by the grandmother ofjuneteenth, 94—year—old activist 0pal lee, who earlier this weekjoined presidentjoe biden as he officially established a national holiday for the occasion. tropical storm claudette has caused serious flooding in the us state of louisiana. warnings were in place along the gulf states as the storm approached, but forecasters say it weakened as it moved towards louisiana, although it's expected to increase in strength again as it heads to the carolinas on sunday. us presidents are well known for their canine companions who are seen bounding across the white house lawn. the 0bamas had bo the portuguese water dog, the bushes a scottish terrier called barney. donald trump wasn't keen. now, the bidens are mourning the death of one of two family

dogs — a german shepherd called champ, whojill biden said was a "constant, cherished companion". i've been speaking to andrew hager, the historian—in—residence at the presidential pet museum in virginia. the bidens have been very upfront about how much they love their dogs and they've really kind of made the dogs a mascot, unofficially, of their administration, so this is really a sad day for everyone. it is fascinating, isn't it, the kind of politics — without taking it, you know, kind of too highbrow — but the politics of projecting a certain image of a family and family life, and animals being part of that. and we have seen presidents throughout the years with their pets, as part of what they project to their country. oh, it's true. it is very humanising. it allows the people of the country to connect to the politician, and i think that is why you see so many candidates, when they are running for office,

they bring their pets on the campaign trail, let people take selfies with their dogs. it is just a way of allowing the average person to have that sort of feeling that "this person is like me". yeah. and so, is itjust a recent thing or is there a long history of presidents having pets in the white house? the history of presidential pets goes all the way back to the beginning. george washington liked to breed foxhounds for hunting. john adams, the first preisdent to be actually in the white house, had two dogs, juno and satan — i don't know why his dog was named satan. lewis chuckles. president trump did not have any pets but that was a rarity. that's interesting that it is a rarity do not have them, isn't it? so what does it mean? what does it represent, these pets, usually dogs,

i presume, in the white house, and going back such a long way? i think it is just the fact that americans are very dog—loving people. i've seen studies that as high as two—thirds of american homes have dogs and i think, you know, it is a way to connect with the voters but it's also partially because our presidents come from our society and then, they are just common people — well, you know, to a certain extent like the rest of us, so if two—thirds of american homes have dogs, it makes sense that the majority of american presidents would have dogs. 0ur our thanks to andrew hagger. the legendary indian athlete milkha singh has died at the age of 91. popularly known as the �*flying sikh' because of how fast he ran, mr singh had a remarkable life, from being a refugee after the partition of india, to being an olympic sprinter. from mumbai, the bbc�*s india correspondent yogita limaye reports. with each run, milkha singh pushed a newborn india to dream bigger.

his own journey rooted in his nation's tragedy — his family was killed in religious violence, during the partition of british india in 19117. he escaped on a train, hiding in the women's compartment. a refugee, an orphan. and in 1958, at the commonwealth games in cardiff, a sprinter — seen here as he stunned record holders. commentator: and milkha singh! milkha singh of india! "i could feel the closest runner was right behind me, so i pushed as hard as i could. after that, the indian anthem played and 100,000 people in the uk stood up for it. i was told i had made india shine in the world," milkha singh said a few years ago. he narrowly lost out on an olympic medal.

that he even reached the games was an unimaginable feat at the time. he's inspired generations of athletes. indian icon anju bobby george is one of them. like, a real legend, a real motivating factor. you know, if you could — if he could hear you right now, what would you say to milkha? milkha, thank you very much for giving us — showing us the path to success. and india is really missing you and we respect and we salute all your victories. fanfare. milkha singh was given state honours. india has lost so many to covid. today, a national hero. yogita limaye, bbc news, mumbai.

tributes to the legendary indian athlete milkha singh. to euro 2020 now, and it's been a busy day with all the group f teams in action. hungary held the world champions france to a draw, while the defending european champions portugal were beaten by germany in a 6—goal thriller in munich. joe lynskey wraps up the action. this was euro 2020's heavyweight saturday. four previous winners, all with superstar players, and portugal have one man who thrives on this stage. commentator: there is ronaldo! this is cristiano ronaldo's 12th goal at a euros. his first was 17 years ago. germany have started slow but in the 11.5 minutes, their tournament came to life

through two own goals, and then they look like themselves, with this 11—2 end in munich hopes will rise that germany are contenders. few gave hungary a chance against france, but they had the crowd behind them in budapest. the world champions are behind! fiola's goal stirred 60,000 fans. it would have been this year rose against shock but france came back. rose against shock but france came back-— rose against shock but france came back._ still, | came back. griezmann! still, this is what _ came back. griezmann! still, this is what a _ came back. griezmann! still, this is what a draw _ came back. griezmann! still, this is what a draw meant - came back. griezmann! still, this is what a draw meant to | this is what a draw meant to hungary. they are group f's outsiders. 1—1 between spain and poland, both teen�*s euro hopes are in the balance. football has waited a year for days like today. joe lynskey, bbc news. it may not seem like the most obvious outlet for stress relief, but a new charity initiative which encourages screaming is proving popular in newcastle. it's one of a number of unorthodox techniques being used to help support frontline workers suffering from pandemic fatigue. megan paterson has been finding out more. children of the night by nakatomi plays.

let's go. in a secluded corner of this gateshead park, nhs key workers are letting out the tension built up over the pandemic months. physically exhausted. er... when i go home, i can't even talk about work. i just like to switch off. so it's been nice todayjust to get away from all the pressures at work, to take time for myself — which i haven't done for i don't know how long. keep doing your chanting. it doesn't matter if it sounds ridiculous! the one—day respite sessions, organised by the peer—run recoco mental health charity, offer a chance to shout, dance and drum away stress. some of the activities and exercises you'll have seen that we're doing, they look a bit daft, you know, but it works! it helps people kind of shake stuff off. it helps people realise what's going on in their body, where they're holding stress. chants: i am enough, i am enough. -

it's helping people kind of realise their resilience and learn management and coping mechanisms and techniques that can help them continue, because they've still got to go to work tomorrow and the day after and the day after. today's group work in mental health services. their patients often confused and overwhelmed, covid procedures making things harder. the most challenging thing over the last year has been having to wear the masks. and a lot of our patients rely on our facial expressions. it's because of that barrier, i suppose, it's been — erm, it's meant people have struggled to understand, and that's been the toughest thing over the last year. breathe out... from calming patients to dealing with increased demand on services, the workshops give staff a chance to share their experiences and find out ways that can help. you're stressed all the time and it's using little techniques all the time, and people don't even see that you're using these techniques in connecting with your breath and grounding yourself. just think about something that's happened at work. and if i can help one person, you know, recognise where that

stress is and learn them techniques to deal with their stress, it's... ..it�*s brilliant. covid. .. all scream. outlets like this at recoco are perfect for them because they can just let go and not be the nurse, they can just be themselves. over the coming months, around 500 nhs staff members will take part in the sessions. so far, the reviews are positive. when you're at work, it is really busy and you don't really have any time for yourself, so it's been nicejust to be able to come away and not think about everything else that's going on in the background and just be able to, like, relax and take some of the good strategies that we've learnt away. unless you look after yourself, how are you going to look after somebody else ? all scream. megan paterson, bbc news, gateshead. feel better?! right, that's it from me. if you want to scream at me, you can get me at social media.

ivan lewis vaughn can get me at social media. ivan lewis vaugthones. this is bbc news. goodbye. —— i'm lewis vaugthones. hello. last sunday, we saw temperatures in the mid to high 20s. this sunday, some of you will be lucky to get into the mid teens, and that's after a spell of yet more rain overnight, clearing its way off into the north sea as we go through the day and then leaving a legacy of cloud and developing easterly breeze. so, into the morning, admittedly not too chilly at this stage and certainly across scotland, northern ireland, not as chilly as it was on saturday morning but england and wales, lots of cloud around, outbreaks of rain and drizzle, some heavy bursts still towards the east of england in particular. that will gradually ease away. the rain and drizzle turns light and patchy and then a few showers will develop in across some southern counties of england and south wales. at the same time, after some sunny spells in scotland, northern ireland, we see cloud and showery rain, some of which will be heavy, pushing its way southwards and eastwards. a developing easterly breeze tomorrow across the eastern half of the country,

and that is what is going to limit the temperatures to just 1a or 15 degrees for some. but in some sunny spells — there will be some around the english channel — 20, 21. maybe similar sorts of temperatures in south—west scotland and north—west england. through sunday night then, and those showers across scotland and also northern ireland will push their way a little bit further southwards. at the same time, another batch of rain works its way out of france, across the channel islands and towards southern counties of england. a cooler night to take us into the summer solstice across parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england. when an high pressure is building in, it's the azores high, that same one we had the other week but it's to the north of us, bringing in cool air interacting with that rain we will see through the english channel. now, the big uncertainty is how far north this rain band gets. looks mainly across some southernmost counties but it could get into the midlands, maybe east anglia at times too. away from that, it should be a dry and bright day but with a northerly breeze. for this stage in latejune, it is going to be a cool one — temperatures for some

only around 13—16 degrees. and what will follow will be a distinctly chilly night. we finish the summer solstice and go into a night which could bring a touch of frost across some sheltered valleys in the grampians and also the highlands. single—figure temperatures, in fact, quite widely into tuesday morning. but tuesday compared to monday, much, much brighter, a lot more sunshine around. still that notable breeze down eastern coasts. that will ease through the day, so gradually becoming a little less chilly here and temperatures in one or two spots climbing back up to around 20 or 21 degrees. and then into the end of the week, it looks like a bit of a flip around. northern areas most likely to see some rain at times, southern areas, that bit drier. bye for now.

this is bbc news, the headlines: thousands of people in cities across brazil have been protesting against the government of president jair bolsonaro, demanding that the covid vaccination programme be speeded up. it comes as brazil passes the mark of half a million covid deaths, with the country

entering a third wave of the pandemic.