this is bbc news — with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. more than half—a—million people in brazil have now died from coronavirus. experts warn the outbreak could worsen. people could worsen. in england who are at double

one of the countries hit hardest by the pandemic, brazil, has recorded a total of more than half a million coronavirus deaths — making it the second country, after the us, to pass that figure. 2000 300 people have died of covid in the past day alone. as the virus continues to spread, president bolsonaro has refused to back measures

like 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 recently, _ despite all 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 brazil for 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 particularfury 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 hospitalisations

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. if you come into contact with a clover test, you might get told to stay home for ten days. which can be burdensome for some people if they cannot get to work and work from home. they are looking at this idea where that you can take a daily rapid test in the morning and if you test negative, you can go about your

business and then repeat the exercise in the next day. government sources are stressing it is pretty early days in terms of looking at this, but public health england gave a few more details this morning. we will need to be alert and won't need to consider— will need to be alert and won't need to consider how we can measure the response _ to consider how we can measure the response of— to consider how we can measure the response of these vaccines to the new variants that come along. we are removing _ new variants that come along. we are removing steps for word. in the time in the _ removing steps for word. in the time in the future — removing steps for word. in the time in the future i can imagine at a situation — in the future i can imagine at a situation where we will have alternatives to isolation for people who have — alternatives to isolation for people who have two doses of vaccine. she said that who have two doses of vaccine. said that they who have two doses of vaccine. me: said that they were recruiting 40,000 people to do the study to see if the system would work. it is part of this conversation to see what is going to be part of the new normal. we hear politicians saying we will have to live with the virus, but what does that mean and actually look like? further lockdowns this winter will be up to politicians,

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will tell us whether it is possible that the final stage of restrictions can be left need a little earlier then delight i9, can be left need a little earlier then delight 19, but the mood music from downing street has been that is not likely. there's been a huge surge in coronavirus bookings by over—18s in england as the government steps up efforts to offer all adults a jab byjuly i9. sean dilly reports. these are among tens of thousands who turned out in socially distanced lines across england to claim their covid vaccines during a weekend of walk—in appointments. london's olympic stadium has played host to manyjubilant crowds in its short life, but few gatherings have meant so much to a country hoping to lift all lockdown restrictions by the 19th ofjuly — the same date the government plans to have offered all adults their firstjab. i'd rather have it than get covid. looking forward to coming back to normality. as soon as it opened up, everyone wanted it done | as soon as possible.

on friday morning, vaccination appointments opened up to 18—20—year—olds and by the end of the day, more than 720,000 people had booked theirs. pop—up campaigns like these are crucial tojust get more people vaccinated. the more we do to help support our local authorities and councils and the more that we can do to make it convenient, offer choices to our public and residents, then i think that is the right way to go ahead. in the latest 24—hour period, nearly 219,000 people received a first dose. 42.6 million people or 81% of adults have now had their firstjab. nearly 189,000 people have had their second dose of the vaccine in the latest 24—hour period. that means more than 31 million people or 59% of uk adults are now fully vaccinated. ministers will no doubt be comforted by the success of the uk's vaccination programme, but they will know, too, that news is mixed.

yesterday, the uk recorded more than 10,000 new confirmed infections for the third day running, with the delta variant accounting for most of them. and surge testing is under way in some areas of south london and cumbria in response to a rise in cases. eligible adults are being urged to take up their vaccine as soon as possible. while the prime minister has not ruled anything out, he says he's confident there will not need to be a further delay to the lifting of england's lockdown restrictions. sean dilley, bbc news. labour says robert buckland must resign asjustice secretary if he fails to increase prosecution and conviction levels for rape within a year. over the past few years, there's been a significant drop in the proportion of rape case reported to police where alleged perpetrators were charged. the government has announced an action plan, aiming to return the number of prosecutions to 2016 levels by the end of the parliament. but labour says the drop should be reversed within a year. taiwan is due to receive 2.5 million doses

of coronavirus vaccine, donated by the united states. the island has a vaccine shortage and only 6% of its population have received a jab. taiwan has accused china of interfering in its efforts to acquire vaccines from western manufacturers. cindy sui in taipei has more. the us donation comes at a difficult time for taiwan, where it has seen an upsurge in covid—19 cases. the number of confirmed cases has shot up from a little over 1000 a month and a half ago to now more than 12,000 cases, with several hundred deaths, in just the past few weeks. it also comes at a time when president tsai ing—wen's administration is facing strong criticism for being too slow in acquiring vaccines, not prioritising vaccinations, and also politicising the purchases of vaccines. washington increasingly sees president tsai ing—wen and her ruling party as important allies in its dealings with beijing on all sorts of disputes. these vaccines will not only save lives, they can also help

repair the damage done to president tsai ing—wen's administration with the recent upsurge in cases. but despite this huge donation, and one recently byjapan of more than 1 million doses, taiwan still lacks vaccines. it needs about 30 million doses to achieve herd immunity by vaccinating 60% of its population, but so far it has only vaccinated 6% of its population. in the coming weeks, it remains to be seen whether taiwan can acquire more vaccines. even though the island has been very successful in the past year in controlling the spread of covid—19, it is now watching neighbouring countries, as well as countries in europe and the united states, reopen their economies and societies. but taiwan does not know when it can actually reopen and lift its near lockdown that it has imposed throughout taiwan. seaside resorts are bouncing back faster than big cities when it comes to in—shop spending — that's according to new research by the think—tank, centre for cities.

it suggests large urban centres are still struggling to attract shoppers, partly due to office employees continuing to work from home. our business correspondent, katie prescott, has this report. remember this? beaches in the uk a few weeks ago and, whilst the heatwave may be over for now, the warmth has stayed in the economies of seaside towns. they have seen a bigger bounce back in the number of visitors than in any other part of the country. in the last weekend of may, blackpool saw its numbers up 147%. southend — 134%. bournemouth 127%, and brighton 119%. boosted by weekend visitors to the beach. but in our major cities, like here in london, it is a completely different picture. the trend here is for people to continue to work from home, so they are not in the centre spending money in the shops and cafes as they once were.

and the centre for cities says that if this trend continues into the autumn, then our big cities will see an even bigger economic hit. smaller and medium—sized city centres have a much more local catchment area, so traditionally, where they are pulling their customers from is very much within a very local distance. and the second thing, particularly with seaside towns, is that it appears that we are seeing a revisiting of the great british seaside and are seeing people going back to seaside towns such as blackpool and brighton and bournemouth and taking advantage of both the good weather, but of course also the restrictions in terms of not being able to go abroad. so while the seaside towns might start to suffer if the travel restrictions and the weather turns, for now, the sun is shining in theirfavour. katie prescott, bbc news. andy burnham has accused the scottish government of hypocrisy

after it banned travel from scotland to manchester.— after it banned travel from scotland to manchester. . , �* . , to manchester. andy burnham says he will demand compensation. _ to manchester. andy burnham says he will demand compensation. it - to manchester. andy burnham says he will demand compensation. it is - will demand compensation. it is double will demand compensation. it 3 double standards, it is hypocrisy. they had done to us exactly what they complain that the uk government does to scotland. i will be writing to the first minister today and asking for compensation for the individuals who might lose holidays and the businesses who might lose the kings. why a couple from salford who are double jabbed who are about to go on a walking holiday to scotland? it is completely disproportionate in my view, we could have come up with an arrangement of the first minister had contacted us. we need an arrangement here. the scottish government cannot impose things on parts of the north of england without any discussion with us, that is simply wrong. they need to live by the same standards that they have always called for from others. the former commons speaker and conservative mp, john bercow, has revealed he hasjoined the labour party.

in a interview with the observer newspaper, mr bercow said the government "needed to be replaced", and called borisjohnson's conservative party "reactionary, populist and nationalistic." the government says his move isn't a surprise, and it's continuing to pursue an ambitious agenda. john bercow has been speaking to sky news. if you believe, as i do, that this government is bad news, unfit to govern, and the prime minister, though a successful campaign, is a lousy governor, you have to ask yourself if you want rid of it. and if you want to read of it, then you have to push yourself the question and answer it, how exactly be achieved? no reality is that in the united kingdom are the only credible vehicle for the removal of this government as the election a labour government as the election a labour government committed to social justice, international and a fairer and inclusive society.

the headlines on bbc news: people in england who are double jabbed and come into contact with covid could be spared ten days of isolation. a surgeon coronavirus vaccination bookings in the uk is 18-20 vaccination bookings in the uk is 18—20 year old sign up for their jabs in huge numbers. at least one man has been killed after a pick—up truck slammed into a pride parade. it happened at the start of an lgbt+ parade in the town of wilton manors near fort lauderdale. another person was injured and the driver was later ta ken into custody. it's not clear if it was a deliberate assault. a special memorial service will be held laterfor three men murdered in an islamist attack in reading exactly one year ago. james furlong, joe ritchie—bennett and david wails were stabbed to death whilst sitting together in a park. a

ina park. a in a park. campaign has now been launched to fund a campaign has now been launched to fund a permanent memorial to the trio. more than 800,000 jobs in the uk's travel sector could be at risk. that's the warning from a union representing aviation workers. the british airline pilots association is appealing for urgent action from the government to end restrictions on travel, which it calls "ludicrously cautious." the government says it is working with the sector to navigate the challenges. the best industry estimates at the moment are that aviation will take four to five years to recover. some sectors of the market, for example, some business travel, probably will not recover... so, it's a devastating blow to the aviation sector. but that means trouble for the uk economy. if we do not have a thriving aviation sector, then instead of global britain, we will have grounded britain. the bbc has learned that a new bill to legalise assisted dying will be lodged at the scottish parliament. the bill will be lodged at holyrood on monday. the proposals — brought forward by liberal democrat msp liam mcarthur — aim to introduce the right to an assisted death for terminally

ill, mentally competent adults. there have been further warnings of wildfires for much of america's south—west as the region battles an intense heatwave. mountain ranges across arizona have been scorched and a state of emergency has been declared in california where temperatures have climbed above 54 celsius. residents have been urged to stay indoors and limit their use of energy and water after a severe drought left rivers and reservoirs running dry. wales will be looking to secure their place in the euros knock—out stage when they take on italy in rome later today. wales have all—but—guara nteed their spot with four points so far — thanks to a draw with switzerland, followed by a win over turkey. italy are already through to the last 16, having won their first two games. 0ur wales correspondent, hywel griffith, who is in in rome — says the wales team are feeling

relaxed ahead of this evening's contest. wales are in italy with thejob more or less done. they are virtually guaranteed a route through to the next round. the result today is important — win against italy, they top the group. a draw, that would secure second and a route through to a game in amsterdam next week. but even if they lose, wales could still go through in third place and a lot will depend on what happens between switzerland and turkey. let's not underestimate the task ahead in italy. they play an italian team that has not lost in 29 games and not conceded a goal in almost 1000 minutes of football. while italy might rest some stars today and will be missing their captain, they still are an incredible team to take on. rob page and gareth bale speaking yesterday, saying they are here to win. any game at this level they have to focus on the best result. i think the pressure is taken off a little. only a few hundred welsh fans to cheer them on. the covid travel advice was not

to come to italy to support wales, but i know thousands at home will be watching at 5pm, crossing theirfingers for a miracle in rome. the athletes village for the tokyo 0lympics has been unveiled just over a month before the start of the games. around 18,000 athletes and officials will be housed in the waterfront village, where residents will be asked to take daily covid tests, wear face masks and follow social distancing measures. from window boxes to balconies, allotments to backyards — thanks to its revival as a pandemic pastime, gardening is certainly enjoying its moment in the sun. and more and more young people are developing green fingers. amy garcia has been digging around to find out why. pottering in the garden. a past—time once associated with the older generation. but no longer. horticulture is enjoying a renaissance among young people. this group of friends in skipton met through a shared passion for plants during lockdown.

connecting a little more with nature. it is good exercise and nice to be outdoors and just learning something new. it is exciting. when you see something actually growing you go "i did that". we were fed up with living and working in the same place so i got the allotment on thursday and i am looking forward to getting stuck in. summer got her plot here in december and is now working through a waiting list of people like her, concerned about climate change and keen to be more green. there is a conversation about what we can do, and the obvious thing to do was to get away from a big monocultures and be a little more self—reliant. how can i build what i want to build but in a simplistic way that will not cost too much? is it cool? it is definitely cool. and others agree. in a poll, 83% of young people said gardening was now cool and more than half prefer to go to a garden centre than to a night out.

when nightclubs finally reopen, will you choose dancing or gardening? in the garden centre. gardening, definitely. i would bring the party to the allotment. what a great idea. this is my veg patch. more weeds here than anything edible, but it seems everyone is after it. there is a growing trend of social influencers posting about their perfect peas. this woman is a garden influencer on instagram, with 30,000 people following herjourney. the gardening community is amazing. they are so supportive and if they are new to it especially and want to learn and want tips — how do you grow that? they want you to show your experience with that plan. i want some tips from you. please look at my beans. or are they sweet peas, i think? they look sorry for themselves. as long as you have good quality compost and water them well they will be fine. i'm probably going

wrong with watering. but for these people, the party is here on the plots. they've become unlikely online stars thanks to their antics on �*nestcams' — and now it's hoped the popularity of four owls in somerset in southwest england will help promote conservation. barn owl numbers in the area are in decline, and there's been a call forfarmers to install more nest boxes. as scott ellis reports, it now seems to be paying off. just look at the wing of this. you can see it is not yet fully developed. born in the wild, but famous in tens of thousands of homes worldwide, thanks to nestcam. these are the parents, finn and 0rla. the eggs were laid in early april and hatched a month later, all in a nesting box in a barn in somerset�*s blackdown hills.

they have had their first outing, too, to have a numbered ring attached to a leg, the birds visibly unmoved by the experience. they are, after all, nocturnal. parents are feeding them during the night and then they are sleeping during the day. so the adults are sleeping as well during the day. so this is their sleep time. that is why they are so docile when you ring them? yep, they literally are falling asleep on you while you're ringing them, which is very sweet. ringing the four owlets will help identify them if they are found in future years in other nesting boxes or, sadly, if they die. a quarter of barn owls end up as roadkill. somerset�*s barn owl population declined ten years ago because of widespread floods. the good news is it is now on the up. actually, it did not affect them very much, because they are not stupid. they just flew to a different part and they bred in a different area and then they recolonised once

the floods dissipated. these four are not likely to fly far from their nest when they depart in a few weeks' time. there's plenty of voles, and mice here for them to eat. there's plenty of voles and mice here for them to eat. so i do not see them going hungry. and of course we are in an area where there's no major roads and we are not building houses here, so they are in a relatively safe environment but, as i said before, that is not the picture nationally. nationally, nature is really in trouble and all of these habitats are shrinking. give it another month and the famous four will be getting hunting lessons from mum and dad and may even consider moving out. so watch the nestcam now before it is too late. it is hoped their popularity will highlight the importance of natural habitats in an ever developing world. scott ellis, bbc news. thank you for your company. you're

watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. it's a quiet weather story to tell today, but it is a rather cloudy one. some early morning rain has eased away. although this weather watcher is from lincolnshire, it could be almost anywhere in the country. the rain continues to push off into the north sea, hopefully the cloud both and break allowing for some time trying to come through time from time. sony and scattered showers into northern scotland, some could be heavy. they leeds north—west direction meaning temperatures will be down in comparison of late. we mightjust squeeze 20 or 21 somewhere towards the south—east. moving out of sunday, low pressure will bring some heavy rain to france and the low countries, it could just bring some wet weather across southern fringes

of england. anywhere south of the m4 corridors will see some heavy rain, elsewhere we'll get some sunshine.

hello. this is bbc news. the headlines... more than half—a—million people in brazil have now died from coronavirus —— experts warn the outbreak could worsen. those in england who are double—jabbed, and come into contact with covid, could be spared ten days of self isolation. i think at the time in the future, not sure when, but i can imagine a situation where we will have an alternative to isolation for those who have two doses of the vaccine. a surge in coronavirus vaccination bookings in the uk, as 18—20 year olds sign up for theirjab in huge numbers to keep our family safe and be able to get back out there.— to get back out there. unlimited possibilities _ to get back out there. unlimited possibilities of _ to get back out there. unlimited possibilities of what _ to get back out there. unlimited possibilities of what you - to get back out there. unlimited possibilities of what you can - to get back out there. unlimited possibilities of what you can do, j possibilities of what you can do, when _ possibilities of what you can do, when travel opens, it will probably be easier— when travel opens, it will probably be easier when you been vaccinated.

how we do like to be beside the seaside — coastal towns are the biggest winners, as the uk economy bounces back from lockdown and at euro 2020 the spotlight is on wales, who will be looking to seal their place in the last 16 when they take italy in rome. now on bbc news... dateline london with shaun ley. hello. i'm shaun ley. welcome to the programme which brings together columnists from leading journals, bbc specialists and the reporters who write, broadcast and blog for folks back home from the dateline: london. this week — biden's back and bibi's out. what changes will follow from a united states administration

re—engaged on the world stage and an israel led by its first new prime minister in more than a decade? to discuss that and more, i'm joined byjeffrey kofman, who hails from canada and anchored programmes there and in the united states. he's also served as a foreign correspondent in war and peace. russian—born arkady 0strvosky reports on the country of his birth, as well as eastern europe, for the economist. the bbc�*s chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, also canadian by birth, is with me here. iam i am still canadian. still canadian. ..by birth and nationality. we are glad to have you here. thank you for being with us. pasties in cornwall, pate in brussels, petite arvine by the glass on lake geneva. us presidentjoe biden has had a busy week, encompassing multi—national diplomacy with g7 and nato and a bi—lateral with vladimir putin. more than once, in the folksy style honed by five decades in america's national politics, mr biden declared, "america is back".