this is bbc news. the headlines... an update to international travel guidance is being prepared by ministers, with the possibly more quarantine—free destinations. meanwhile borisjohnson hints at hope for foreign travel, for those with two vaccine jabs. the crucial thing is come forward and get your second jab. now, i'm not going to claim that this summer for travel purposes is going to be like any other summer. an announcement is expected in the next hour, amid speculation that malta and the balearic islands could be moved onto the green list. the phone operator, ee, is to charge british customers for using their mobiles in eu countries, despite saying it had no plans to do so after brexit. tv adverts for unhealthy food are to be banned before 9pm in a bid

to curb childhood obesity. "i want my life back," britney spears tells a us court, ——and astronomers find evidence of the cosmic dawn — the moment when the first stars began to form. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. ministers are preparing to announce the latest update to england's traffic light system for travel abroad, and there's speculation that malta could be added to the so—called green list,— with no quarantine required on returning home. that's along with the spanish balearic islands of ibiza, majorca and minorca. the prime minister has hinted that in future, foreign travel without quarantine might be possible, for those who've been double jabbed. business leaders are hoping the government will relax restrictions on holidays, but any changes come amid rising

concern, here and abroad, about the continuing spread, of the delta variant. here's theo leggett. summer is here. travel companies and would—be holiday—makers are desperate for restrictions to be eased so people can go to more destinations abroad without facing quarantine on their return. under the so—called traffic light system in england, arrivals from green list countries don't have to go into isolation, although they do need to take a test within two days. those coming back from amber, or medium risk countries, need to isolate at home. red means high risk, and quarantine in hotels is compulsory. the government in westminster has been reviewing the system. more countries could be added to england's green list today. scotland, wales and northern ireland have previously adopted the same list. but ministers have also suggested this week that quarantine restrictions might be removed for travellers coming from amber list countries, if they've been fully vaccinated.

the real opportunity we all have now is to open up travel through the double jab, and, if you look at it, we have more than 60% of our population now have had two jabs, 83% have had one jab. we are really getting through it now. easing restrictions in this way would make a big difference to rachel, who lives in switzerland. her stepfather is ill in hospital, while her 81—year—old mum has also been very unwell recently. they are both in england. it would make such a big difference if we could get over to see my mum, just to give her a big hug because she's gone through so much and... yes, it has been a difficult time. save travel! people within the travel industry attended protests around the country yesterday calling for more action to protect their livelihoods. travel businesses are lobbying hard. what we need today is government being transparent with us about how

they are selecting the countries to go onto the green list on the traffic light system or not, to use the traffic light system in the way that it was intended. not everyone wants britons to travel more freely. german leader angela merkel said this week that she would like all eu nations to impose quarantine measures on people arriving from the uk to limit the spread of the so—called delta variant of covid. but politicians in tourist hotspots disagree. i can understand ms merkel�*s concern that she wants to take precaution but tourism is a vital issue for different state members, france, greece or italy, or even in spain. the government has consistently said the main goal of its international travel policy is to protect public health. but with more and more people now being fully vaccinated, pressure to ease restrictions is becoming intense. theo leggett, bbc news.

with more on this is our political correspondent damian grammaticas. perhaps correspondent damian grammaticas. we may get a little perhaps we may get a green list a little less than it has been. i wouldn't hold your breath too much. there might be wanted to it, that's all that's all that's been talked about, but even that if there are changes, very, very limited ones, and we will have to see what comes out. of course, you have to remember that this is one end of the equation. this is what the uk has within its control. but it doesn't have within its control is what those other countries say and whether they are prepared to let uk travellers and. now, we know that the place is being talked about, the balearic islands and spain from places like that at the minute would welcome uk visitors, basically, in

spain with a form that you have to do before you arrive. a multi—come i thank you have to do a pcr test within 72 hours of getting there. so reasonably simple procedures, but we do know that in europe, angela merkel has been saying she has concerns about the levels of the delta variant here and once that eu countries to consider more measures to protect themselves from that coming from the uk. this is a complicated and moving picture all the time. in complicated and moving picture all the time. ,., complicated and moving picture all the time. ., ., ., the time. in the debate now going on within government _ the time. in the debate now going on within government about _ the time. in the debate now going on within government about facemasks, | the time. in the debate now going on | within government about facemasks, a discussion that we haven't really heard much about in the last few weeks and months. in heard much about in the last few weeks and months.— heard much about in the last few weeks and months. in the background, behind all of — weeks and months. in the background, behind all of this _ weeks and months. in the background, behind all of this talk _ weeks and months. in the background, behind all of this talk of _ weeks and months. in the background, behind all of this talk of travel - behind all of this talk of travel and holidays are these government reviews looking at what to do about all the other measures in place, and we know that they are aiming, obviously for that date ofjuly the 19th two lift the remaining restrictions on where you can

gather, so indoor events, theatres, things like that separate to that, we have a separate issue around facemasks, the social distancing measures, those protection measures. what we are hearing today, ministers, the environment minister, george used to chancellor, rishi, talking about the fact that they are hoping to be able to take their masks off as soon there is the green light to do so. at the minute, it is a legal requirement to have a mask in public transport, in a taxi, and a shop in a supermarket where you can socially distance, and there are fines if you break that, you can be subject to. that was something that george usually says that that could change also on the 19th ofjuly, but thatis change also on the 19th ofjuly, but that is a separate issue that the government is also looking at and, again, there may be restrictions that they look to keep in place. it depends a lot on those sort of levels of infection that are going on. ., ~ , .,

levels of infection that are going on. ., ~ i., ., on. indeed, damien, thank you for that. our correspondent tim muffettjoins us from gatwick airport. ten, tour operators, travellers, airlines, all hoping that the green list is extended somewhat today. that's right. the announcement is thought to be in the names, and you can bet your bottom euro that there is a lot of attention being paid to it here at gatwick airport. typically, there would be around 900 flights handled here each day. today, there is around 70, and more than half of those are two uk destinations. as we saw in the report earlier, yesterday, there were demonstrations across the uk from people who work in the travel and tourism industry, pilots, airport staff, pointing out what a hugely devastating impact this has had and them and theirfamilies. i've been speaking to one pilot this week who flagged up the enormous impact it's had on how uncertain things are at the moment. so this

really is a desire for more clarity. of course, there are the holiday—makers themselves, and if there are additions to the green list, that could potentially open up more travel opportunities. it then look at what happened to portugal recently. it moved onto the green list, people travelled there, then it moved to the amber list and people were faced with isolation when they came back. so even if there are additions onto the green list, it is fair to say that uncertainty over foreign travel is here to stay for some time yet. yes. here to stay for some time yet. yes, indeed. here to stay for some time yet. yes, indeed- ten. — here to stay for some time yet. yes, indeed. ten, thank— here to stay for some time yet. yes, indeed. ten, thank you _ here to stay for some time yet. yes, indeed. ten, thank you for _ here to stay for some time yet. yes, indeed. ten, thank you for that. live from gatwick airport. let's speak to virginia messina — she is from the world travel and tourism council, which is a forum that works with governments for the travel and tourism industry. the hello to you. thank you for joining us. borisjohnson has hinted today, giving hope to those travellers who may have had two coronavirus jabs that foreign travel may be a little bit more open to them. does that make sense to you?

absolutely. we would certainly welcome such a move, especially since _ welcome such a move, especially since the — welcome such a move, especially since the uk has had such a successful vaccination roll—outs, as we have _ successful vaccination roll—outs, as we have heard, more than 60% of the aduu we have heard, more than 60% of the adult population have now been inoculated, and therefore, the uk should _ inoculated, and therefore, the uk should definitely make the most of that and _ should definitely make the most of that and take advantage of that situation — that and take advantage of that situation to be able to welcome travellers — situation to be able to welcome travellers that also allow other people — travellers that also allow other people to move freely. but travellers that also allow other people to move freely. but you are, i think people to move freely. but you are, i think your — people to move freely. but you are, i think your organisation _ people to move freely. but you are, i think your organisation is - people to move freely. but you are, i think your organisation is arguing i i think your organisation is arguing for a replacement over pcr tests as a requirement for vaccinated travellers with a lateral flow test. the fact is, even if you have been double vaccinated, you can still contract and to be infected with the coronavirus and pass it on. absolutely. some of the different protocols like facemasks and distancing will continue to be important as well as testing, especially for those who cannot be vaccinated, so i think that the problem — vaccinated, so i think that the problem is the current system we

have _ problem is the current system we have in_ problem is the current system we have in the — problem is the current system we have in the uk with quarantine, two or 38— have in the uk with quarantine, two or 38 pcr _ have in the uk with quarantine, two or 38 pcr tests on return to make it effectively _ or 38 pcr tests on return to make it effectively impossible for people to travet _ effectively impossible for people to travel. it's too costly, it's too restrictive _ travel. it's too costly, it's too restrictive. it's too onerous in generat _ restrictive. it's too onerous in general. when pcr test is an average of £130, _ general. when pcr test is an average of £130, if_ general. when pcr test is an average of £130, if you think of a family of four and _ of £130, if you think of a family of four and completely changes the economics of travel. that doesn't mean _ economics of travel. that doesn't mean that— economics of travel. that doesn't mean that the measures don't need to be there. _ mean that the measures don't need to be there, but again, we have to be taking _ be there, but again, we have to be taking advantage of all of these adults— taking advantage of all of these adults that have been vaccinated. we are adults that have been vaccinated. are getting adults that have been vaccinated. - are getting daily figures showing that there are increases in infections from the delta variant here. we know that a number of foreign countries, we heard angela merkel around today suggest that there should be eu wide restrictions on british travellers because of that rising rates of infection. the situation is too fluid, isn't it, to take those safeguards when it comes to proper testing and quarantining and someone? to get rid of those

safeguards... irate and someone? to get rid of those safeguards- - -_ and someone? to get rid of those safeuuards... ~ . , .., . safeguards... we are very concerned, certainl safeguards... we are very concerned, certainty of — safeguards... we are very concerned, certainly of these _ safeguards... we are very concerned, certainly of these proposals _ safeguards... we are very concerned, certainly of these proposals for - certainly of these proposals for introducing these in some european markets, _ introducing these in some european markets, because some of these countries — markets, because some of these countries had already been very open ahout— countries had already been very open about welcoming vaccinated travellers from their countries, whether— travellers from their countries, whether that's the uk, travellers from their countries, whetherthat's the uk, us travellers from their countries, whether that's the uk, us or other important — whether that's the uk, us or other important markets. so we certainly would _ important markets. so we certainly would not — important markets. so we certainly would not want to backtrack. the reality— would not want to backtrack. the reality is — would not want to backtrack. the reality is that these viruses are around, — reality is that these viruses are around, there are many variants, but we know— around, there are many variants, but we know that — around, there are many variants, but we know that the vaccine is working against _ we know that the vaccine is working against him, which is obviously great _ against him, which is obviously great news as well as testing, so testing _ great news as well as testing, so testing does need to remain in place — testing does need to remain in place the _ testing does need to remain in place. the vaccination is important, but we _ place. the vaccination is important, but we need — place. the vaccination is important, but we need to go about our lives and he _ but we need to go about our lives and be able to travel freely and learn _ and be able to travel freely and learn to— and be able to travel freely and learn to live with the virus, because _ learn to live with the virus, because the reality is, it is not going — because the reality is, it is not going away. right next you are saying — going away. right next you are saying that we have reached the point _ saying that we have reached the point where the focus on public health— point where the focus on public health is— point where the focus on public health is still very, very important, but the economic side and all the _ important, but the economic side and all the other— important, but the economic side and all the other problems associated with lockdowns and quarantine and so

on, they— with lockdowns and quarantine and so on, they now have to be recalibrated in relation _ on, they now have to be recalibrated in relation to — on, they now have to be recalibrated in relation to the virus now that more _ in relation to the virus now that more people have been vaccinated. absolutely. it's about striking the i’i l ht absolutely. it's about striking the right balance between the health and the economy. we know our sector supports — the economy. we know our sector supports millions ofjobs and livelihoods around the world, and certainly — livelihoods around the world, and certainly these we where looking at these _ certainly these we where looking at these yesterday and it's precisely because — these yesterday and it's precisely because people are frustrated. they have put— because people are frustrated. they have put their whole lives at risk because — have put their whole lives at risk because of— have put their whole lives at risk because of not being able to go back to their— because of not being able to go back to theirjobs to be able to deduce what _ to theirjobs to be able to deduce what they— to theirjobs to be able to deduce what they do best, and as we know, the sector— what they do best, and as we know, the sector is— what they do best, and as we know, the sector is interconnected, it is notjust_ the sector is interconnected, it is notjust the — the sector is interconnected, it is notjust the airlines the sector is interconnected, it is not just the airlines are the hotels, _ not just the airlines are the hotels, but all the supply chain that depends on travel and i mean, delaying _ that depends on travel and i mean, delaying international travel to august— delaying international travel to august instead ofjuly will cost the uk economy £20 billion, and millions ofjobs _ uk economy £20 billion, and millions ofjobs that— uk economy £20 billion, and millions ofjobs that are still at risk. gk, of jobs that are still at risk. 0k, vir: inia of jobs that are still at risk. 0k, virginia from — of jobs that are still at risk. 0k, virginia from the _ ofjobs that are still at risk. oi, virginia from the world travel ofjobs that are still at risk. i>i, virginia from the world travel and tourism council, thank you for joining us, virginia, thank you. as we wait to hear the government's plans for foreign travel,

we've been looking at what it's currently like to make your way around europe. 0ur correspondent nick beake began hisjourney in munich. travelling within the eu is generally much easier than travelling to and from the uk, despite the high vaccination rate in britain. today we are flying from munich to brussels. you need to fill in a form online before you travel, you need a negative test — you can show it on your phone — passport, ticket, and you are good to go. within europe, different countries have different rules about what happens when you reach your destination. at the moment, british people arriving in, say, spain, greece or portugal don't have to quarantine. but here in germany, and we are still in germany at least for the next few minutes, angela merkel has said

she would like to see all brits having to quarantine this summer, that is to try to stop the spread of the delta variant first seen in india. well, we are back in brussels and we will not have to quarantine, but if we had arrived from the uk or another red zone it would be the start of at least a week of self—isolation. travel within the eu is supposed to get even easier with the introduction of vaccine passports. they show if you've been jabbed or if you have taken a test recently, or in fact you have recovered from the virus. but with covid variants there is big uncertainty, so even if the uk government wants to ease quarantine restrictions for people coming into the uk, there is absolutely no guarantee that brits will be able to travel freely around europe this summer. nick speak with his travels there across europe. let's speak now to virologist dr chris smith. good to see you, thank you for being with us. we have borisjohnson suggesting that if you have been double jabbed him at some point in

the future, you will be able to travel without having to quarantine on your way back. the fact is, contract can —— coronavirus and you can still pass it on, can't you? two things fighting each other there? i think they're trying to explore ways of making the most of the vaccine legacy that we are in a position to pass on now whereby we have a very high fraction of the population who are vaccinated which means the risk to people who you could pass it on to people who you could pass it on to you is following all that time. people who are going to travel are probably going to be people who are fit anyway. so i think they are looking at keeping an open mind and ways in which we might use that benefit, reinforce it with other measures that are a bit more practical and a bit less restrictive and will enable us to move some way towards being as close to normal as we can. what we all agree on is that the coronavirus is not going away anytime soon. we will have to come up anytime soon. we will have to come up with a workable strategy in order to live alongside it, decide what sort of case burden we can tolerate

and what we are willing to tolerate and what we are willing to tolerate and then put in place a plan that enables us to keep surveillance on it that enables people to go about their business as much as possible. so the blunt instrument and the brute force attack of isolation isn't necessarily the best one, they are arguing, and perhaps a more middle—of—the—road let's do some testing and rely on a certain drop in risk because of vaccination. that seems to be a reasonable thing to try. i mean, we don't know, because there is no golden rule here. but it is also, there is no golden rule here. but it is also. having _ there is no golden rule here. but it is also, having potentially - there is no golden rule here. but it is also, having potentially the - there is no golden rule here. but it is also, having potentially the side effect of encouraging people who have not been vaccinated to get vaccinated. the bottom line is if you have two caps, you are freer to move about speculating that's absolutely true. it will act as an incentive, one of a number of incentives, and we have been hearing the news reports and alarming statistic of maybe as many as 150,000 people who break in the health care sector currently and vaccinated in the uk, obviously, that will be something on the government's mind as well and

helping people to embrace vaccination might be part and parcel of their strategy. i don't think it will be foremost in their mind. at the end of the day, it's looking for a workable solution that enables us to get back to a step closer to normality. borisjohnson himself has said i don't want to lure you into a false sense of security that everything will be back to what we are used to anytime soon, but a lot closer to normal then we used to be, and i think this is one step towards facts, using testing and a slightly less rigorous isolation process where by people are being cautious, they are testing, but they are not confined to barracks. i mean that seems to be reasonable, if you have been vaccinated, and it's what many countries are doing. it's not like a step into the dark, it is actually informed by the evidence we have from other countries experience as well, which at the moment, obviously, as i say, there is no golden rule but here. we don't know for sure, golden rule but here. we don't know forsure, but golden rule but here. we don't know for sure, but at the moment, the seems to be a reasonable approach. i guess we will have to see. but that doesn't mean other countries aren't going to be braid given our rising

rates of delta variant infection in this country. we have seen angela merkel suggesting that the eu should have a blanket wide not so much a band, but restrictions on british travellers, and we know that the italians, for instance in the last couple of days have now put in five days quarantine on arriving in italy, so other countries are still going to be buried, even if you have got two tabs. going to be buried, even if you have got two tabs— got two tabs. well, fair enough, every country — got two tabs. well, fair enough, every country makes _ got two tabs. well, fair enough, every country makes its - got two tabs. well, fair enough, every country makes its own - got two tabs. well, fair enough, i every country makes its own mind got two tabs. well, fair enough, - every country makes its own mind up. i think one thing to bear in mind is we have got to keep in mind a big picture view of this and a long—term deal, because there 8 billion people on earth and abouti billion people have either had, became immune to have either had, became immune to have been vaccinated to become immune to coronavirus, which means there is a significant world population that is susceptible to it, and variance of the virus can arise anywhere, anywhere where there are big flurries and outbreaks of infection. the world is such a connected place these days that the time we detected, this last sub

variants, the delta variant, that had already been picked up in 30 plus countries around the world. the routes and channels of transmission through the world are so dense and rich that it really is very difficult unless you are doing what australia and new zealand are doing and being extremely rigorous and not letting anybody come and go, and thatis, letting anybody come and go, and that is, you know, not without disadvantages as well, you know, it is a high price to pay for impunity and immunity to coronavirus. no one knows exactly what the right approach is, so i think they are taking these gentle kitty steps forward and we see but the outcomes are if it doesn't appear to be the right step, i think they then stepped backwards, but it's all been about taking gentle steps forward, hasn't it? since i thinkjanuary has really been the approach where they have adopted this much more cautious, let's do things in gentle steps and see what happens approach. indeed. doctor chris smith, thank you forjoining us. you indeed. doctor chris smith, thank you forjoining us.— indeed. doctor chris smith, thank you forjoining us.

a further 21 coronavirus deaths have been recorded in the uk. the deaths occured within 28 days of a positive test for the virus. there were also 16,703 new cases reported. more than 43 and a half million people have now received their first vaccination and almost 32 million people have had both jabs. and something very different now. in miami — at least one person has died and 51 others are unaccounted for after the collapse overnight of a 12—storey residential building. 35 people have been rescued — many of them needing medical treatment. 0ur correspondent will grant is in maimi. take us through what is continuing with the rescue operation. yes. with the rescue operation. yes, clive, it with the rescue operation. yes, clive. it is _ with the rescue operation. yes, clive. it is a _ with the rescue operation. yes, clive, it is a continuing - with the rescue operation. yes, clive, it is a continuing rescue l clive, it is a continuing rescue operation. they are searching the rubble of the building behind me, as you say can it was 12 stories. i came down overnight. we believe that

the 135 apartments in the building from at least 55 where in the area, the wind that was destroyed, as he sat in a 50 or so people still unaccounted for. now, it is worth stressing that the authorities don't believe that that means they are lost in this event. some may have been, for example, owners of holiday homes in the building behind me and that they simply have not got in touch to say they are safe. so the entire area, all of the families, of course, are waiting for a full update from the authorities. very nervously, there was a lot of concern preoccupation this part of miami at the moment. this is a place called surfside, just north of miami beach, and we are expecting the states governor to make a statement soon, to visit the site will stop we have passed a community centre which has been turned into a reunification site for families, has been turned into a reunification site forfamilies, and recycle has been turned into a reunification site for families, and recycle them as you can imagine from a very, very rated family members and relatives

there. an extremely difficult time for the city of miami, and before too long, this will move from an operation of searching for survivors, then the authorities will begin to look instead for answers as to how a tragedy like this could have unfolded.— to how a tragedy like this could have unfolded. indeed, all right, thank ou have unfolded. indeed, all right, thank you for— have unfolded. indeed, all right, thank you for that, _ have unfolded. indeed, all right, thank you for that, live - have unfolded. indeed, all right, thank you for that, live in - have unfolded. indeed, all right,| thank you for that, live in miami. scientists who've been examining the long—term effects of covid—19, are warning the potential complications of the virus, pose a major challenge for the nhs. researchers at imperial college in london, say around two million adults in england may have had what's known as "long covid". here's our health correspondent, katharine da costa. 42—year—old abbey robb, from london, thinks she caught covid on her way back from the netherlands in september. what started off as hay fever—like symptoms in isolation then turned into difficulty breathing, muscle pain and swelling. months on, she's still impacted every day. i'm still struggling now, so i really have to limit every activity that i do.

i need to think really carefully, do i have the energy to do this? i've had to turn down a lot of work, i need help around the house, i still am not able to really stand and cook myself a full meal. abbey's not alone. researchers surveyed half a million people in england. more than a third of people who reported they'd had covid went on to have at least one symptom that lasted for 12 weeks or more. the study didn't look at the severity of these symptoms but considered 29 different problems, ranging from muscle aches and chest pain, to headaches and tiredness. persistent symptoms were most common in women, older people, smokers and those living in deprived areas. researchers warn the long—term consequences could pose a major challenge for the health service. 0ur clinical colleagues are working out what the conditions they are seeing that's part of the syndrome, and it's only through getting greater understanding, more research, including actually

trials of treatment, that we're really going to understand how to improve management and treatment of the condition. more than 80 long covid clinics, like this one in surrey, have been opened across england, and the government has provided £50 million for more research. the long covid clinics are great. i've onlyjust been referred and i haven't been given any proper help yet. that's nine months into my illness. it's a long journey ahead for hundreds of thousands of people like abbey, needing help to manage a condition medics still know so little about. katharine da costa, bbc news. i'm joined now by rebekah aiston, who has been suffering from long covid for the past 14 months. thanks forjoining us here in bbc news. when did you first contract covid—19? when did you develop the

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mid may, ifelt so weeks, and then kind of, i remember mid may, i felt so terrible that my husband rang the end because my fatigue was so bad. i was having difficulty breathing, i got taken to a&e. so i think at this point, i was probably over a month then and we were discussing, well, what could be wrong? and covid obviously came out. at that time it was difficult to get tested, despite being taken to hospital. i didn't actually have a test for covid at that point. but they very much about that that was what was happening. i got sent home later that day, and i think it was probably in the following weeks that i realised ijust wasn't really getting better. the fatigue in particular was a major problem, breathlessness, headaches, so whenever i would exercise or try to walk or do something, ijust didn't feel well at all. itjust walk or do something, ijust didn't feel well at all. it just wasn't getting better. feel well at all. it “ust wasn't getting better.— feel well at all. it “ust wasn't getting better. feel well at all. it “ust wasn't caettin better. �* . getting better. and are those the continuin: getting better. and are those the continuing symptoms _ getting better. and are those the

continuing symptoms he - getting better. and are those the continuing symptoms he still- getting better. and are those the l continuing symptoms he still has? yes. mostly it's fatigue. i'm still struggling to lack any decent distance. in fact, struggling to lack any decent distance. infact, if struggling to lack any decent distance. in fact, if i want to spend time with my family, if i want to go out and do things, and good days when i feel able to come i sometimes use a wheelchairjust to conserve energy so that i can experience being out with my family and not getting too tired. you experience being out with my family and not getting too tired.— and not getting too tired. you used to be a swimming _ and not getting too tired. you used to be a swimming instructor, - and not getting too tired. you used| to be a swimming instructor, right? absolutely. presumably, you cannot do any of that now. now can i haven't been able to return to work. i've effectively lost myjob. my contract ended, and that has been bad. ijust haven't been able to return. . ., , bad. ijust haven't been able to return. . . , .. bad. ijust haven't been able to return. . ., , ,, ., return. had even given any kind of roanosis return. had even given any kind of prognosis by _ return. had even given any kind of prognosis by doctors _ return. had even given any kind of prognosis by doctors on _ return. had even given any kind of prognosis by doctors on how- return. had even given any kind of prognosis by doctors on how long | prognosis by doctors on how long this might last, whether or not it will get better and so on? unfortunately, no, i have had a very supportive gp, to be fair, but no

one barely has any answers, and that is what is so difficult for people like me with long covid from its 14 months down the line, i can't work. i still struggle to do normal things around the house. like i said, to walk the dog around the block, there are so many things that i cannot deal, and there are just no answers at the moment. i am definitely a lot better than i was, but i would say that i am probably operating at about 50% at the moment. that i am probably operating at about 5096 at the moment. that's the roblem, about 5096 at the moment. that's the problem. isn't — about 5096 at the moment. that's the problem, isn't it? _ about 5096 at the moment. that's the problem, isn't it? this _ about 5096 at the moment. that's the problem, isn't it? this is _ about 5096 at the moment. that's the problem, isn't it? this is such - about 5096 at the moment. that's the problem, isn't it? this is such a - problem, isn't it? this is such a new disease, the medical establishment itself, it is struggling to understand it and get answers for you and so many others. yes, absolutely. ithink answers for you and so many others. yes, absolutely. i think lots of people like me orjust having to resort to our own, kind of, ways of supporting each other and there are some fantastic facebook groups and things that i am part of this supportive community online run by anything when and, and honestly, if i hadn't found that group, things could be quite different for me. i

don't think i would be doing as well as i'm doing. i think that the mental health side of things is really worrying. a way for people that perhaps don't have the support that perhaps don't have the support that i have at home with friends and family. it is serious, it is very, very debilitating. taste family. it is serious, it is very, very debilitating.— family. it is serious, it is very, very debilitating. we believe that there. very debilitating. we believe that there- good _ very debilitating. we believe that there. good luck— very debilitating. we believe that there. good luck to _ very debilitating. we believe that there. good luck to you - very debilitating. we believe that there. good luck to you and - very debilitating. we believe that there. good luck to you and your| there. good luck to you and your family, rebecca. thank you so much forjoining us here in bbc news. suffering with long covid along with thousands and thousands of other people. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. it was the mid 20s today chemical or tomorrow, mind you coming tonight, there is some arrange a time as well. moving away from northern ireland, western scotland, more rain for eastern scotland transferring east rates across england and away from wales later in the night. a lot of cloud tonight, much warmer night than recently in the southeast nc ganglia. cooling down attached, northerly breeze here, that is bringing the cooler air tomorrow. the rain does finally clear away for much of eastern england but comes back into eastern scotland,

southeast scotland in particular across northern england towards northern ireland. toward the south and it brightens up and it will trigger if you have become a thundershowers. temperatures will be lower on friday, significantly so across eastern scotland and the northeast of england. as part of the weekend sees the chance of a few showers breaking out in england and wales. the really beefy ones are just the other side of the channel, mind you. still some of that damn chemical, cloudy weather, otherwise, many northern areas will be some sunshine. hello, this is bbc news with clive myrie. the headlines... an update to international travel guidance is being prepared by ministers, with the possibly more quarantine—free destinations. meanwhile borisjohnson hints at hope for foreign travel, for those with two covid jabs. the crucial thing is come forward and get your second jab. now, i'm not going to claim that this summer for travel purposes is going to be

like any other summer. an announcement is expected in the next hour, amid speculation that malta and the balearic islands could be moved, onto the green list. the phone operator, ee, is to charge british customers for using their mobiles in eu countries, despite saying it had no plans to do so after brexit. tv adverts for unhealthy food are to be banned before 9pm, in a bid to curb childhood obesity. "i want my life back," britney spears tells a us court, as she battles to gain control of her financial affairs from her father. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's —— ears austin. formula i champion louis hamilton says he feels allowing a capacity crowd back next month is a little premature. the grand prix has been included in the government's event research

programme, meaning 140,000 spectators will be at the circuit for the race on 18july. it'll be the biggest crowd at a uk event since the start of the pandemic. aha, since the start of the pandemic. huge relief. i'm absolutely delighted. 0f huge relief. i'm absolutely delighted. of course there are fans up delighted. of course there are fans up and down the land who will be leaping at the air knowing their favourite event of the year is on. for us as a commercial business, this is essential. i mean, it was looking incredibly bleak, we aren't alone in the hospitality world having stared at the abyss for the last few months. and it's a blessed relief, i'm delighted. idols? last few months. and it's a blessed relief, i'm delighted.— last few months. and it's a blessed relief, i'm delighted. now the group stare of relief, i'm delighted. now the group stage of the — relief, i'm delighted. now the group stage of the gross _ relief, i'm delighted. now the group stage of the gross is _ relief, i'm delighted. now the group stage of the gross is done _ relief, i'm delighted. now the group stage of the gross is done and - stage of the gross is done and dusted, so all eyes are on the last 16. whales face denmark in the first of the knockout games. defender, roberts believes 99% of the world will be backing the danes — that's because they have been the uplifting story of the tournament so far.

after qualifying for the knockout stage just a few days after their midfielder christian eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch. as a result, roberts expects all neutrals to be backing the danes. ' ' ' all neutrals to be backing the danes. ' ' , ., ., , danes. 9996 of the world will be supporting _ danes. 9996 of the world will be supporting denmark _ danes. 9996 of the world will be supporting denmark on - danes. 9996 of the world will be i supporting denmark on saturday, danes. 9996 of the world will be - supporting denmark on saturday, and it'll be tough. but like you say, we are a good team with good players, and we've got a bit more momentum, we've got some good performances, that kind of thing. so hopefully we can take it into saturday now and — yeah, we know it'll be tough, they'll have a lot of support. but when you cross that white light and you just have to give it everything, and if it's good enough, it's good enough. if it's not, it's not. you ava has announced _ enough. if it's not, it's not. you ava has announced it _ enough. if it's not, it's not. you ava has announced it will scrap the away goals rule in all competitions next season. just uefa. it's been in place since 1965, chelsea will be the last team to win the league with the last team to win the league with the champions rule. all teams will now go straight to extra time rather

than the team with more away goals going through. uefa president said it's no longer appropriate for an away goal to carry more weight. that's all the sport for now, there's plenty more on the website, including all the build—up to england's second t20 international against sri lanka, which is live on bbc two from 6:30pm. awesome, thank you for that. —— austin. boris johnson says it was entirely right for the royal navy destroyer hms defender to be travelling through waters off crimea yesterday. russia claims warning shots were fired at the british ship, which the government here denies. borisjohnson says the uk government doesn't recognise russia's annexation of crimea from ukraine, and the ship was passing through international waters. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, has the latest. this is not something you see every day. a british warship in the sights — yes, the sights — of russian warplanes. i have a visual tracking

light, altitude low. —— tracking right. in all, some 20 russian aircraft flew near hms defender as it passed close to crimea yesterday. too close, according to the russians, whose threat was explicit. if you cross the border line i will fire. if you do not change course, i will fire. do you read me? 0ver. the coastguard vessel trying to get defender to change course say it was in russian waters. the british destroyer said, no, it was in an internationally recognised seaway. what happened is disputed. russia claimed warning shots were fired. the ministry of defence said no shots were directed at or near defender. to russia, this was a dangerous and premeditated provocation. to the uk, an assertion of its right of navigation in what it sees as ukrainian waters. the man who ultimately ordered this mission said it was the right decision. we do not recognise the russian annexation of crimea. it was illegal.

these are ukrainian waters and it was entirely right to use them to go from a to b. but the prime minister's test of russia's resolve prompted only further threats from moscow. russia's deputy foreign minister said, we can appeal to common sense and demand respect for international law... hms defender is part of the carrier strike group, currently in the mediterranean but bound for the far east and some say the message it delivered to moscow was designed to echo in beijing. russia is trying to determine where it is that british warships go in the black sea, and if russia gets away with that she will start stopping other ships going where they need to and where they want to, and if russia gets away with that china is going to do the same.

this fleet and the incident of crimea shows a more assertive use of military force by the uk, but it has consequences. moscow summoned the british ambassador for a telling off and, for the servicemen and women on board, the physical risks are real. james landale, bbc news. i'm joined now by tobias ellwood, chair of the defence select committee. good afternoon to you. ijust wonder, whose defence to make a decision would have been to take this particular route? just the captain, right? he this particular route? just the captain. right?— this particular route? just the catain, riuht? ., �* . ., captain, right? he would've declared his route and — captain, right? he would've declared his route and it _ captain, right? he would've declared his route and it would've _ captain, right? he would've declared his route and it would've been - his route and it would've been confirmed with mod operations. i'm pleased this has happened, you've articulated it in the reports there — this is a more robust position that britain is taking, and i think that britain is taking, and i think that stems from the g7 summit where there was a recognition by the international community that we are allowing russia and china to get away with things that we should've

challenged. the royal navy holding their ground and nerve and, despite being intimidated by the russians, it's what they are trained to do most the type 45 is a formidable warship, one of the best in its class. we need to make sure we don't get spooked by such events. james lansdale said it's not often you get the adversary in your sites, but it actually happens more often than you think. we are constantly scrambling typhoons from the uk on a regular basis to shadow and actually push away russian aircraft as well. but what you suggested here, going into crimea is new. i think it's more to do with the messaging. for prudent, this was all about looking strong and tough against the west, the west were the aggressors and he can feed this into the media to say healing tough —— putin. now the west is talking about putin, and there's nothing more that boudin likes than being talked about. so

nothing more that boudin likes than being talked about.— being talked about. so to be clear, this was a coordinated _ being talked about. so to be clear, this was a coordinated show - being talked about. so to be clear, this was a coordinated show of - this was a coordinated show of strength and assertive use of military force, coordinated from the mod through the captain, resulting in the course of action that was taken? . in the course of action that was taken? , ., , ,., , in the course of action that was taken? , ., , , �* taken? yes, absolutely right. and i hoe taken? yes, absolutely right. and i ho -e that taken? yes, absolutely right. and i hope that the _ taken? yes, absolutely right. and i hope that the government - taken? yes, absolutely right. and i| hope that the government continues to be as assertive in making sure we can test challenged waters. for too long, we've allowed space to be given up, seated to our investors, and we are almost too timid to go in there. so and we are almost too timid to go in there. , and we are almost too timid to go in there. . . and we are almost too timid to go in there. , , ,, and we are almost too timid to go in there. , , ~ ., and we are almost too timid to go in there. , , ,, ., .. ., there. so is this the kind of action that doesn't _ there. so is this the kind of action that doesn't need _ there. so is this the kind of action that doesn't need consultation - there. so is this the kind of action | that doesn't need consultation with our nato partners? did that not happen? our nato partners? did that not ha en? �* ., our nato partners? did that not hauen?�* ., , , ., happen? i'm not privy to the operational _ happen? i'm not privy to the operational situation - happen? i'm not privy to the operational situation on - happen? i'm not privy to the operational situation on the | happen? i'm not privy to the - operational situation on the ground. i would say from my experience on the ground as a previous minister, absolutely, we would've had back—up and support and this would've been part of a nato planning. don't forget we are in the black sea, 32

other nations are heading into the black sea as well for a massive exercise. at the same time russia is doing its own gunnery exercises and will probably bump shoulders with them again. what happened yesterday is likely to be repeated. i them again. what happened yesterday is likely to be repeated.— is likely to be repeated. i want to be straight _ is likely to be repeated. i want to be straight on — is likely to be repeated. i want to be straight on this _ is likely to be repeated. i want to be straight on this - _ is likely to be repeated. i want to be straight on this - this - is likely to be repeated. i want to be straight on this - this was, - is likely to be repeated. i want to | be straight on this - this was, you be straight on this — this was, you believe, it coordinated nato action? it would've been a sovereign decision which the nato patrol vessel, those others in the black sea at the same time would've absolutely been fully aware. but the details, you have to confirm with the mod. but that was my understanding.— the mod. but that was my understandinu. , . , , understanding. does that suggest, then, understanding. does that suggest, then. because _ understanding. does that suggest, then, because the _ understanding. does that suggest, then, because the only _ understanding. does that suggest, then, because the only thing - understanding. does that suggest, j then, because the only thing that's different between now and a year ago isjoe biden. are we seeing perhaps a change in the military posture of nato members as a result of a more

assertive belief that russia has to be taken on — and by extension, china is well? be taken on - and by extension, china is well?— be taken on - and by extension, china is well? yes. life is change considerably _ china is well? yes. life is change considerably now _ china is well? yes. life is change considerably now that _ china is well? yes. life is change considerably now that trump - china is well? yes. life is change considerably now that trump is i china is well? yes. life is change i considerably now that trump is out. nobody understood what the relationship was between trump and russia. it's now very clear that the united states wants to take a leadership role. we've stepped forward and signed that charter and upgraded to it to say we are committed to it, we have allowed nations to get away with things and the erosion of the international rules —based order has almost become common practice in speeches. but then you asked the question, what shall we do about it? and here's a great example of the freedom of the seas that we are absolutely now enforcing. it probably should be said we weren't expecting perhaps such a spike in activity in the black sea, given the fact that we are heading towards the south china sea where i'm sure we expect tempers to rise, as well. sea where i'm sure we expect tempers to rise. as well-— to rise, as well. interesting, good to rise, as well. interesting, good to talk to you. _

to rise, as well. interesting, good to talk to you, tobias. _ ee is introducing extra charges for new customers using their mobile phones in europe from january. it's the first uk operator to introduce the charges since the brexit trade deal was signed at the end of december. anyonejoining or upgrading from the 7th ofjuly will be charged a flat fee of £2 a day in 47 european destinations. the irish ministerfor foreign affairs simon coveney has said he is hopeful of progress later this week on extending the grace period for chilled meats entering northern ireland. speaking after the first british—irish inter—governmental conference meeting in two years, mr coveney said the irish government was listening to concerns about the implementation of the northern ireland protocol, which means checks on some goods arriving in northern ireland from the rest of the uk. hopefully this week and into next week, if we can get agreement on the chilled meats issue, at least for a temporary extension of that grace period,

that can be a catalyst perhaps for improved relationships, and the building of some trust that can allow the negotiating teams to try to solve some of these other issues over the summer months. because they need to be settled, and people in northern ireland need certainty. and i think if we can give them certainty, as well as flexibility, and as long as we can reassure people that the protocol can function and can do what it was designed to do — which is to minimise disruption, but also to protect the integrity of the eu single market — then i think that would be a significantly important piece of work over the summer. relations between the uk and ireland have deteriorated because of the fall—out from brexit. but the northern ireland secretary brandon lewis said the discussions today had been productive and that all sides want to find a way through by agreement.

this is an issue for the whole of northern ireland. there is undoubtedly an issue for those in the unionist community who have this sense of identity and feel very strongly about that — we have to understand and respect that. the issues, though, the challenges in the protocol, the problems with the outlook of it affect everybody in northern ireland, regardless of their constitutional view. and when we talk to civic society and business leaders, regardless of what constitutional view they have, they are all saying there are issues with the protocol that need to be corrected. and, as i said earlier this week, in its current format, the way that it's working is just not sustainable, because ultimately it's based on consent in northern ireland. so, we've got to make sure that we are able to find pragmatic, flexible solutions — we've put forward over a dozen papers to the eu and we're looking forward to them responding to us on those and having a genuine engagement on that. i agree we all need to have some flexibility and pragmatism, mayor selfridge himself has said that. we need to see some of that in practice, and hopefully we will see that over the next few days. ultimately we all want to be able to find a way through this by agreement, working with our partners in the eu, and getting a good solution that

works for the people of northern ireland. astronomers claim to have the first convincing evidence for when the first stars and galaxies began to shine. new analysis indicates that this crucial moment, known as the "cosmic dawn" occurred between 250 to 350 million years after the big bang. this report by our science correspondent, pallab ghosh. the night sky is littered with stars, but when did they first begin to shine? discovering when this critical moment known as the cosmic dawn began, has been this man's life's work. and now he has the answer. the holy grail has been to look back far enough that you would see the very first generation of stars and galaxies. we've determined their ages and that gives us the first convincing evidence of when the universe was first bathed in starlight.

because we are ourselves the product of stellar evolution, in some sense, we are looking at our own origins. using telescopes from across the world, the team analysed some of the most far—away galaxies. so distant, they are just a few pixels on the computer screen. there are also among the earliest, seen not long after the creation of the universe. by working out their age, the team calculate the start of the cosmic dawn — when the first stars began to shine. so, what is the cosmic dawn, and why is it so important? the universe was created 13.8 billion years ago in the big bang. after a brief flash, it entered a period known as the dark ages. then, according to the new study, 250—350 million years after the moment of creation, the first stars began to form, bringing light to the universe. and here's what happened. the purple areas are clouds

of hydrogen gas, becoming ever denser until they form stars, blazing like fireworks. this simulation is based on astronomical data, but the new results indicate that the first galaxies will be bright enough to be seen by nasa's james webb space telescope, to be launched later this year. i am so excited! why are you so excited? isn't that just fantastic? that, as humanity, a tiny little civilisation on planet earth, that we can create a telescope that we can send up into space and peer back to the universe as it was just a couple of hundred million years after the big bang. this simulation shows just how different the very first stars were to what we see today. but these objects led to the formation of the universe as it is now, including everything and everyone on earth. we are, ultimately, made from the stars that were born at the dawn of the cosmos.

pallab ghosh, bbc news. i'm joined now by professor heymans, astronomer royal for scotland. you were very excited there — just sum up why this is such an important discovery? sum up why this is such an important discove ? ~ .. . sum up why this is such an important discove ? ~ ~ ., , discovery? well, i think what is don? for— discovery? well, i think what is don? for us. — discovery? well, i think what is don? for us, it's— discovery? well, i think what is don? for us, it's when - discovery? well, i think what is don? for us, it's when the - discovery? well, i think what is | don? for us, it's when the night discovery? well, i think what is - don? for us, it's when the night sky turned bright with the sun rising. that's what's happening in our universe at the sea pocket of the dawn, the first stars switching on and like bathing our universe. now these new results are giving us hints that this cosmic dawn happened just a few million years after the big bang, and this new telescope should be able to see this. so very excited for its launch later on this year. excited for its launch later on this ear. �* ,., , year. also when might we see ictures year. also when might we see pictures there? _

year. also when might we see pictures there? from - year. also when might we see pictures there? from james i year. also when might we see - pictures there? from james webb? it mi . ht take pictures there? from james webb? it might take some _ pictures there? from james webb? it might take some time, _ pictures there? from james webb? it might take some time, this _ might take some time, this instrument, and its launch, was going to go up into space and it will take about two weeks to unfold. it's a gorgeous golden mirror that'll unfold. astronomers around the globe will be crossing their fingers the entire two weeks at this all goes under, as well as it can be. and then it'll be appearing for a long time at these galaxies. they are incredibly far—away and faint so it'll take a long time collect the light. the study that you're talking about today appearing at these galaxies for 70 hours, it takes a long time to gather this data, and they won't look like the gorgeous galaxies you see in the hubble telescope, they'll be these little blobs. but they'll be the first galaxies in our universe which is really exciting to imagine that we can build something to go out and see these things. it’s

can build something to go out and see these things.— see these things. it's incredible, but will any _ see these things. it's incredible, but will any of _ see these things. it's incredible, but will any of this _ see these things. it's incredible, but will any of this change - see these things. it's incredible, but will any of this change of - see these things. it's incredible, but will any of this change of the current view we have of the formation of the stars and eventually earth?- formation of the stars and eventually earth? formation of the stars and eventuall earth? ~ ., eventually earth? well, there are big questions _ eventually earth? well, there are big questions in _ eventually earth? well, there are big questions in science - eventually earth? well, there are big questions in science and - big questions in science and astronomy. we don't really understand how the first stars in the first galaxies formed because we never saw it. you showed a simulation of how we think it might�*ve happened, and with this new data will be able to actually test that out. what's really exciting about this is the new results of these six that they found early early on in the universe, we didn't really know that these galaxies existed, we thought they did so it's fantastic that this group from cambridge and london have found evidence for these really old galaxies with old stars in it that take us right back to a couple hundred million years after the big bang. i’m hundred million years after the big bani. �* . , ., �* hundred million years after the big bana. �* ., , ., �* . �* bang. i'm glad you're excited, i'm excited too- _ bang. i'm glad you're excited, i'm

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change that exposure, perhaps we can influence children to prefer better foods. 0n television, foods considered high in fat, salt and sugar will only allowed to be advertised between 9pm and 5:30am. 0nline, companies will only be able to advertise foods defined as unhealthy on their own websites or social media pages, not paid for advertising elsewhere. but the rules only apply to businesses with 250 or more employees. the government says because smaller companies have already been hit by the pandemic. many businesses have already reformulated, ie reduced the fat, sugar or salt content of their products, and industry representatives think this further restriction will be counter—productive. everybody agrees we need to tackle obesity in the population and in particular amongst children. the real debate should be about what measures will be effective. the industry has cooperated with the government on a never before seen scale

in terms of reformulation. the irony of these proposals is that if enacted they will actually make it impossible for businesses to advertise the products which the government approves. the government says it hopes the measures will wipe billions off of the national calorie count, with the new rules planned to be in place by the end of next year. sarah campbell, bbc news. britney spears has urged a judge in los angeles, to remove her father's control over her personal and financial affairs. jamie spears was granted what's known as "conservatorship" over his daughter in 2008, because of concerns about her mental health. the singer told the court she'd been traumatised, and wanted her life back. here's sophie long. # oh baby, baby... she was one of the biggest stars of the early noughties. britney spears lived, loved and lost in the limelight. but for the last few years, she's been publicly silent

about the arrangement her fans have been so vocal about. but via video phone, she finally told a los angeles court her side of the story. in an impassioned speech, britney spears, clearly angry and upset, said she wanted the abusive and controlling arrangement to end. she said she had been forced to take drugs so strong she felt drunk and unable to hold a conversation. she told the court, "i want my life back". i am truly shocked at what i heard about the conservatorship. i think the reality was even worse than what we suspected. but i think we were also vindicated because a lot of what was suspected turned out to be true. in response, herfather�*s lawyer read a statement on his behalf. it said... it did little to appease the anger towards him and the other conservators outside court. they are really all in on this together, and it's part of a corrupt system that has allowed this to happen in broad

daylight for 13 years. she said that she hopes they all go to jail and i hope they do as well. # you're toxic, i'm slipping under... the star now hopes an end to the arrangement she has found so toxic could soon be in sight. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there, it'll be a cooler day tomorrow with a northerly breeze. some parts of the country will see a huge change in the weather. now this was north yorkshire early on in the sunshine, we saw high temperatures in the northeast of england today. 24 celsius and anaerobic, 22 celsius in scarborough. tomorrow temperatures could be as low as 10 celsius or lower. similar change on the way for eastern part of scotland. today before the rain arrived, temperatures are in the low

20s. more rain to come overnight. the heaviest rain early on was in northern ireland but it's drier here tonight. more rain in scotland for a while effecting whales before pushing towards the midlands and east part of england later tonight. tempers may drop off a bit in scotland and northern ireland, but it's another warm one for england and wales, warmer than it has been in the southeast. today we had high pollen levels in england and wales, it's more restricted to southern areas tomorrow because these areas areas tomorrow because these areas are more likely to get some sunshine eventually. but we start off quite cloudy with some outbreaks of rain, slowly pulling away from many eastern parts of england, continuing to bring some rain and northern england, rain developing in eastern scotland, getting close to northern ireland and towards northway also stopped to the south, some sunshine could trigger some heavy, thundershowers later in the day. temperatures could be low but significant lease so in eastern england. into the evening, it really does dismal summer's day —— a really

dismal. high pressure extending all the way across the atlantic to more northern parts of the uk, lower pressure in the south threatening some rain. 0n pressure in the south threatening some rain. on sunday most downpours will be on the other side of the channel, we could pick up a few showers depending on england and wales, and still some cloudy, damp and chilly weather across southeast scotland and northeast england. probably more sunshine during the second half of the weekend for the northern half of the uk, so temperatures will be a bit higher further south, and increasing risk of catching some heavy, thunder downpours running across southern england towards wales and the midlands, still a lot of doubt as to how far north that rain will get during sunday.

tonight at 6: an uncertain summer ahead for holidaymakers as the government prepares to update the uk's travel restrictions. the big holiday destinations — greece, spain, italy and france — are set to stay amber. malta looks to goes green — as do some spanish islands like ibiza. we need to unlock international travel for the sake of people having a holiday or going and seeing loved ones, for the sake of companies and employees whose livelihoods are absolutely on the line. but how welcome will british tourists be abroad as the uk records its highest daily covid cases since the start of february? also tonight: trouble in the black sea — russia accuses britain