this is bbc news. the headlines at five: a cabinet minister indicates that the use of face coverings will become a personal choice when lockdown restrictions in england are eased. we trust the british public to exercise good judgment. people will come to different conclusions. more than 20 million people watched england's brilliant night in rome — as they thrashed ukraine, and moved on to the semi finals of the euros. it's been a long year for everybody, and i'm chuffed that the two performances we put on have brought so much enjoyment and happiness to people. cheering it was a saturday night to celebrate for fans — football now is coming home — with england facing denmark at wembley on wednesday night. ministers extend the period in which legal action can be taken against housing developers in light

of the cladding crisis. greece, italy and israel send planes to cyprus to tackle a fatal wildfire on its south coast. and coming up in half an hour — a special programme as the ruling communist party marks its centenary. good afternoon. the government is giving strong signals that all legal restrictions around covid protection will end on the 19thjuly as we learn to live with the virus. the housing secretary robertjenrick said this morning that the public must start to exercise personal responsibility, including overfacemasks, rather than the government telling people what to do. our political correspondent, nick eardley, has the details.

masks and social distancing have become part of our lives, but for how much longer? with shops open again, pubs serving pints, the government wants to go further, lifting all legal restrictions in england. this morning, ministers suggested legal rules around face coverings were among those likely to go. it does look as if, thanks to the success of the vaccine programme, that we now have the scope to roll back those restrictions and return to normality as far as possible. we should all be prepared, though, that cases may continue to rise, they may continue to rise significantly, but we do now have to move into a different period where we learn to live with the virus, we take precautions and we, as individuals, take personal responsibility. as this graphic shows, the number of positive cases is rising. but look at this line too — hospitalisations, a key test for the government, are not rising as quickly,

and that gives ministers some confidence the restrictions can be lifted without overwhelming the health service. the link is not totally broken. there are people in hospital who have been vaccinated, but it's severely weakened. so of course, the key aim now is to get as many people vaccinated before july the 19th. but some are still urging caution. the british medical association has said some measures should be kept in place later this month. labour says it wants to see the evidence. i want the economy and society to open up again. we are all getting sick and tired of the restrictions to our everyday lives and doing the things that we love, but it is important that if the qr codes are going to stop, if the masks are going to come off, that we are confident that is the right thing to do. at the moment all we are hearing is briefings from ministers rather than the science behind it. we need to see that science. the prime minister will detail more of the government's thinking

in the next few days. separate decisions will be made for scotland, wales and northern ireland, as the period of unprecedented restrictions on our lives looks set to be coming to an end. nick eardley, bbc news. joe twyman is the co—founder of deltapoll, a public opinion consultancy. he says that while public support for masks wearing remains high, this may change once restrictions are lifted in england on the 19th ofjuly. consistently, a majority of people have said they support the rule is that people should wear masks in public places, but of course, there's a distinction, as with so many areas of survey work, between people who say, yes, they support the policy, and the actual practice and behaviour of people wearing them, and i think a lot will come down to exactly what is seen on the streets. �* ,., �* , ., , streets. and so, it's all very well in the abstract _

streets. and so, it's all very well in the abstract concept _ streets. and so, it's all very well in the abstract concept of - streets. and so, it's all very well in the abstract concept of a - streets. and so, it's all very well. in the abstract concept of a survey instrument saying, i will or won't do this, but i think when people actually see changes in behaviour as actually see changes in behaviour as a result of what we assume will happen on the 19th ofjuly, then i think we'll see an even greater evolution of public opinion. it may well be that if people stop taking mosques off, then a snowball effect will occur, and indeed, the opposite may be true. if people see that actually most people keep their masks on, particularly on things like public transport, that may bring about the change as well. it will be very interesting, and really it's impossible to predict, because this is such a complicated situation. there are so many different elements at play. paul hunter is professor in medicine at the university of east anglia and says he expects covid will remain for generations, and we will have to learn to live with it. i think our grandchildren�*s grandchildren will be getting covid, but like the other coronaviruses that have been circulating for

decades, it'll probably end up, fairly soon, being just another cause of the common cold. how wise, in your view, is it that we ditch the remaining restrictions, such as face coverings, when things change in england for certain on the 19th ofjuly? i think a lot of the debate at the moment is around, is it the safe thing to do at present? and actually, i don't think that's the correct question to be asking. the question should be, when is it going to be the safest? and if we don't do it now, we'll be lifting restrictions in the early autumn, when schools will be back, so increasing transmissions. the first round of vaccines, before we start the next booster round of vaccines, will be possibly reducing in their effectiveness somewhat, and also by then we may well be seeing the arrival of other respiratory virus infections that have been kept at bay. so, ultimately, i think we've got to do it now, because relaxing in the autumn might actually carry

with it an even bigger risk of disease burden for the public health, because of these other viruses, because of waning immunity to people who've just had their first round of vaccine. and that's despite us seeing these big increases on some days in the delta variant. yeah, absolutely, but, and they have been quite dramatic in the last week or so. some element of that might be around celebrations around the euros. it's noticeable that this epidemic has spread up about a week or so after the first games, when you would expect to start seeing some impact, so that may turn out to be a fairly short lived spurt, but you're quite right — case numbers are going up, but hospitalisations are drifting up slowly. and actually, this last week, we saw fewer deaths reported

in the last seven days than in the previous seven days before that, so there is no evidence that deaths are going up. but again, if we don't do it now, things might be actually a lot worse in the autumn because of the reasons that i've already mentioned. robertjenrick, the housing secretary, told the bbc this morning that he thinks the government will be making a statement on school bubbles and what will happen in the new term in september. that's when entire groups of pupils have to self—isolate if one within the group tests positive. how likely is it do you think we will be able to dispense with bubbles in september? it's been hugely disruptive. absolutely, and i hope we do, because i think they had substantial value early on in the epidemic, when we still had many people that weren't immunised. i think the value of those school bubbles are coming to the end now, and i would certainly be very uneasy about them continuing into the autumn. given that this virus is going to be here forever, and that

we are not, we are unlikely to be vaccinating children under 11, and we may well not also vaccinate children between 11 and 16, you know, they are going to at some point have to get an actual infection, so to a large extent, the school bubbles are in effect delaying the inevitable. and at the same time, damaging children's education, so i think the value of them continuing in the new school year is quite low, and i would certainly be arguing for that rule to be lifted. professor paul hunter of the university of east anglia. the england team are back home after their stunning euro 2020 quarter final victory over ukraine in rome last night. it was the most—watched live sporting tv event of the year, attracting a peak audience of 20.9 million people. england are now the bookies' favourites to win the championships.

they are due to meet denmark at wembley on wednesday in the semi—finals. 0lly foster reports. gareth southgate was right. he said a change of scene, a first match in the tournament away from wembley, would be good for the players, and this was rome, sweet rome. because of quarantine and travel restrictions, there were only a few thousand england fans inside the stadio 0lympico, but millions were packed into the fan parks and beer gardens back home, and this is just a taste of what could be a very special week ahead. i know what will be happening at home, and that's great. you know, it's lovely to send everybody on a saturday night, beer in hand, in the air, wherever it is, and they should. they should enjoy it. england have been moving through the gears at this tournament. they are now accelerating fast. sterling has got it through to kane now. and harry kane has found the net! if there had been any nerves against ukraine last night, harry kane settled them within five minutes. at the world cup three years ago, england's other harry scored his first international goal.

another quarterfinal, another thumping headerfrom maguire. luke shaw delivered that free kick, and he picked out kane for england's third, and his third at these euros. mason mount... with the corner! jordan henderson had never scored for his country. another headed goal and england were heading into the semifinals with their biggest knockout win at a major tournament. we've got another big game coming up, and we want to go further this time than we did at the world cup, so, of course, it's a great feeling to win here, and the way that we've done it as well shows the big progress that we are making as a country, so... so impressive from the guys, and harry kane leading from the front. we are not really used to that, but very comfortable, very comprehensive — never in doubt. the atmosphere has been incredible, | like, we always knew it was going to| be england fans come out for the football. . we can't wait for the game - against the danes on wednesday night. the players will have returned to a nation unified in praise.

they should be in no doubt of the support they'll have going into the semifinal, with the hope that they can embrace the occasion. this is what you look forward to as a kid. don't use it as a point of fear, use it as a point of excitement to go out and prove to the world how good you are, and i think that change in mentality means the players are going out, they are expressing themselves. they did that last night but must raise their game again for potentially one of the greatest weeks in their history. the players arrived back here at five o'clock this morning from rome, so a day of recovery for them, but three weeks into this tournament, england finally have lift off. they are expected not just to beat denmark on wednesday, but they are favourites to become european champions. 0lly foster, bbc news, at saint george's park. some breaking news to bring you now from northern ireland, where we are told that there has been a fire that

started in strabane. this is the twitter feed of the police in started in strabane. this is the twitterfeed of the police in derry city and strabane. 0fficers twitterfeed of the police in derry city and strabane. officers are advising the public to stay away from the area around railway street in strabane because they need to deal with this place. reports suggest it has been started because of lightning. as we know, there have been a lot of storms and rain, unsettled weather, across the country in the last 2a hours or so. police officers are at the scene. follow their directions, they say. we will bring you the pictures and more information when we get it. at least 45 people have died after a military plane crashed in southern philippines. the aircraft with more than 90 people on board crashed as it tried to land on the island ofjolo. three civilians on the ground are among the victims. david campa nale reports. a large ball of black smoke was seen above the wreckage of a transport plane, a lockhead c130 hercules,

supplied to the philippines by the united states. the head of the armed forces said it had missed the runway. it's not clear why. and then it's tried to regain power but it had failed and hit the ground. many of those on board were soldiers. they were flying from mindanao to the provincial airport ofjolo, when the plane came down in patikul. remarkably, a number of soldiers were seenjumping out of the aircraft before it hit the ground, sparing them from explosion caused by the crash according to an army statement. dozens of soldiers were pulled from the site of the burning wreckage. they are now receiving hospital treatment. the soldiers were part of the military�*s stepped up presence in the philippines to combat islamist militants, stepped up such as the abu sayyaf group. 0fficials there said there was no sign that the aircraft had been attacked, and an investigation would start once the rescue operation was complete.

many of those on board had only recently completed basic military training. the government wants to give people living in flats with flammable cladding and other fire safety defects up to 15 years to sue developers for their poor construction. it's the ministry of housing's latest attempt to solve the cladding crisis in the wake of the grenfell fire. the proposal is in building safety legislation being presented to parliament tomorrow. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. four years on from the grenfell tower fire, hundreds of other buildings still haven't been made safe. the government says it is putting over £5 billion towards the removal of dangerous cladding. and today, the housing secretary announced a change that will increase the current six—year time limit for homeowners to seek compensation from developers for sub—standard building work. it is not right that either the leaseholder or the taxpayer has to step up. and i am announcing today

that we are going to change the law retrospectively to give every home owner 15 years in which to take action against the people who built their building, if there is shoddy workmanship. but some flat owners say this won't help them. this building in sheffield is set to receive £6 million from the government's building safety fund for cladding removal. however, to fix other fire safety defects, the leaseholders still face another £6 million in bills, an average of £50,000 each. willis one of them. i welcome it. it won't help me, my building is over 15 years and even if my building was less than 15 years old, my developer is insolvent so it won't help me. mrjenrick this morning said on the show that the majority of these buildings were built in the 2000s so it doesn't take a mathematician to work out that by the time the bill is implemented many of those buildings will not benefit from this because they will be over 15 years old. this morning, robertjenrick was challenged on how much power the legal change would actually give leaseholders.

all this does is it allows groups of leaseholders, tenants, to get together and take a legal case against a very, very powerful, well funded, well lawyered development company. that is not a level playing field. there is no easy way out of the situation, you are right. i want the developers, the builders, the warranty companies, the insurance, to pay up. i want shoddy workmanship to be paid for by the people who did it, not by the leaseholders. it'll take time for the change in the law to come effect. longer still for legal cases to get going. those stuck in flammable flats they cannot sell say they need help much sooner. katy austin, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: a cabinet minister indicates that the use of face coverings will become a personal choice when lockdown restrictions in england are eased. more than 20 million people watched england's brilliant night in rome — as they thrashed ukraine, and moved on to the semi

finals of the euros. ministers extend the period in which legal action can be taken against housing developers in light of the cladding crisis. for many parents across the uk, the school drop—off can be a logistical nightmare. but now residents living near one school who have grown so fed up of the influx of traffic each morning and afternoon have chosen to �*take a stand' — providing another obstacle for families to contend with, as philip norton reports. these are some of the people who live in this cleethorpes street who were behind the blockade. they said they are fed up with school traffic and some pupils' behaviour. we knew we were blocking _ and some pupils' behaviour. we knew we were blocking a _ and some pupils' behaviour. we knew we were blocking a main _ and some pupils' behaviour. we knew we were blocking a main road. - and some pupils' behaviour. we knew we were blocking a main road. but. we were blocking a main road. but no, we had to make a stand. the?

we were blocking a main road. but no, we had to make a stand. they are ridin: their no, we had to make a stand. they are riding their bikes _ no, we had to make a stand. they are riding their bikes on _ no, we had to make a stand. they are riding their bikes on the _ no, we had to make a stand. they are riding their bikes on the path - no, we had to make a stand. they are riding their bikes on the path is, - riding their bikes on the path is, in the _ riding their bikes on the path is, in the middle of the road and everything, and it'sjust manic. my everything, and it's 'ust manic. my main everything, and it'sjust manic. main concern everything, and it'sjust manic. my main concern is people not being able to— main concern is people not being able to get— main concern is people not being able to get in_ main concern is people not being able to get in and _ main concern is people not being able to get in and out— main concern is people not being able to get in and out of- main concern is people not being able to get in and out of the - able to get in and out of the cul-de-sac_ able to get in and out of the cul—de—sac when _ able to get in and out of the cul—de—sac when they- able to get in and out of the cul—de—sac when they needl able to get in and out of the i cul—de—sac when they need to. residents _ cul—de—sac when they need to. residents say _ cul—de—sac when they need to. residents say it _ cul—de—sac when they need to. residents say it was _ cul—de—sac when they need to. residents say it was agreed . cul—de—sac when they need to. | residents say it was agreed the cul—de—sac when they need to. - residents say it was agreed the gate would stay closed more than ten years ago, but it was reopened for the pandemic, to help the school manage student flow. tote the pandemic, to help the school manage student flow.— the pandemic, to help the school manage student flow. we moved to our four manage student flow. we moved to your four years _ manage student flow. we moved to your four years ago, _ manage student flow. we moved to your four years ago, and _ manage student flow. we moved to your four years ago, and if - manage student flow. we moved to your four years ago, and if i - manage student flow. we moved to your four years ago, and if i had - yourfouryears ago, and if i had known that game was going to be opened, i wouldn't have done. tote opened, i wouldn't have done. we want it stopped. this is a small cut-de-sac, _ want it stopped. this is a small cul—de—sac, not built for loads of cars _ cul-de-sac, not built for loads of cars. ,., . cul-de-sac, not built for loads of cars. , ., . ., cul-de-sac, not built for loads of cars. the police have been attending- _ cars. the police have been attending. some - cars. the police have been attending. some parents l cars. the police have been. attending. some parents on cars. the police have been - attending. some parents on the school run have said they have been threatened, so didn't want to be identified. i threatened, so didn't want to be identified. , ., ., identified. i do not leave the car in case it gets — identified. i do not leave the car in case it gets damaged. - identified. i do not leave the car in case it gets damaged. i - identified. i do not leave the car in case it gets damaged. i don'tl in case it gets damaged. i don't know what the problem is. anybody can park here, because it's not a private road. but they said they don't want it. i private road. but they said they don't want it.— private road. but they said they don't want it. i 'ust want to come u - , ick don't want it. i 'ust want to come up. pick my — don't want it. i just want to come up. pick my and _ don't want it. i just want to come up. pick my and go _ don't want it. i just want to come up, pick my and go home. - don't want it. i just want to come up, pick my and go home. i- don't want it. i just want to come up, pick my and go home. i don't want _ up, pick my and go home. idon't want this— up, pick my and go home. i don't want this hassle and heartache what they are _

want this hassle and heartache what they are causing us. it�*s want this hassle and heartache what they are causing us.— they are causing us. it's not acceptable. _ they are causing us. it's not acceptable. the _ they are causing us. it's not acceptable. the school- they are causing us. it's not acceptable. the school says they are causing us. it's not l acceptable. the school says it followed government covid guidance which prompted the reopening of the gate and its not happy with the events this week. late gate and its not happy with the events this week.— gate and its not happy with the events this week. i've had parents in tears, events this week. i've had parents in tears. as _ events this week. i've had parents in tears, as tears, _ events this week. i've had parents in tears, as tears, as _ events this week. i've had parents in tears, as tears, as well - events this week. i've had parents in tears, as tears, as well as - in tears, as tears, as well as children, so i am extremely disappointed. i'm looking forward to meeting with local councillors, residents and police, to find a solution that is suitable for all concerned. my primary concern and my primary reason for opening both of these entrances is to ensure the safety of my children. is these entrances is to ensure the safety of my children.— these entrances is to ensure the safety of my children. is this not bein: a safety of my children. is this not being a bit _ safety of my children. is this not being a bit petty _ safety of my children. is this not being a bit petty about - safety of my children. is this not being a bit petty about the - safety of my children. is this notl being a bit petty about the school gate? this goes on outside school gates everywhere in the country. h0. gates everywhere in the country. no, it's not petty- — gates everywhere in the country. no, it's not petty. you've got a bunch of elderly — it's not petty. you've got a bunch of elderly citizens here. they've had enough disturbance. they've done their time _ had enough disturbance. they've done theirtime in— had enough disturbance. they've done theirtime in life, and had enough disturbance. they've done their time in life, and they wanted some _ their time in life, and they wanted some peace, and that's why they moved _ some peace, and that's why they moved here. these bungalows, with other— moved here. these bungalows, with other elderly people, and basically, it's not— other elderly people, and basically, it's not right. other elderly people, and basically, it's not rism-—

it's not right. those who live here sa this it's not right. those who live here say this roadblock _ it's not right. those who live here say this roadblock and _ it's not right. those who live here say this roadblock and people - it's not right. those who live here i say this roadblock and people power has already made a difference, with a meeting next week, they feel the school is listening. philip norton, bbc news, cleethorpes. at least four people have been killed in a wildfire in cyprus. the blaze has been spreading through an area north of the cities of limassol and larnaca and has forced the evacuation of several villages, though rescue workers say people are no longer at risk. police have arrested a man on suspicion of arson, after he was seen driving away from a village near limmasol as the fire started. sodaba haidare reports on what the country's president has described as the worst tragedy on the island in decades. fla mes flames raging out of control in the southern coast of cyprus. wild fires broke out in limassol district around two in the afternoon local time, and raced through the village, swiftlyjumping district boundaries, swiftly jumping district boundaries, into swiftlyjumping district boundaries, into larnaca. visiting and aid effort coordination centre, this is

true —— the cypriot president said it was the worst tragedy the country had seen in decades. translation: the services responded immediately and did everything possible in order to prevent deaths. unfortunately, this was not avoided, as we now know that a deadly incident has been reported. that a deadly incident has been re orted. , ., ., ., , reported. the fires ravaged homes and cars and _ reported. the fires ravaged homes and cars and destroyed _ reported. the fires ravaged homes and cars and destroyed a - reported. the fires ravaged homes and cars and destroyed a large - and cars and destroyed a large forested area. it also forced evacuation of several nearby villages. translation: icipiii evacuation of several nearby villages. translation: civil defence volunteers found _ villages. translation: civil defence volunteers found four _ villages. translation: civil defence volunteers found four burnt - villages. translation: civil defence volunteers found four burnt bodies i volunteers found four burnt bodies in a mountain area on the outskirts of a village. according to information, it seems the bodice belonged to the four egyptians we were searching for since yesterday afternoon. as various rescue teams attempted numerous efforts, the scene has been secured, and coroners are on site for an autopsy. helicopters tried to douse the

wildfire, fanned by strong winds and high temperatures. cyprus has been experiencing a week—long heatwave, and temperatures rising to a0 celsius, posing a challenge for firefighters trying to tackle the blaze. planes assisted by british troops and equipment stationed on the mediterranean island are fighting the flames, but cyprus has called for more help. israel has come to the rescue, and eu neighbours are sending more planes to help put out the fires. teams are preparing to install explosives later today in what's left of a collapsed apartment block near miami to allow for its controlled demolition. the decision was taken to demolish the building following fears of an approaching tropical storm that could endanger the lives of rescue teams. 2a people were killed in the collapse, and more than 100 and 20 people are still missing. borisjohnson may perform a u—turn on planned cuts to the foreign aid budget. a report in the sunday times says

the prime minister will allow mps a vote on the issue before parliament breaks for the summer recess. there's been growing controversy over the plans, which would see the uk's spending on aid slashed from 0.7% to 0.5% of national income. around 50 conservative mps, including the former prime minister theresa may are amongst those against the ea billion cut. one of those mps is tobias ellwood. he says he would welcome a vote on the issue the uk prides itself on its strength to identify problems across the world, find solutions and take nations with them, so this decision to cut our aid budget has caused huge harm both on a strategic and on our operational level. it's damaged our hard—fought reputation as a soft power superpower, it's sent a poor example to other nations. as us as a permanent member of the united nations security council, how do we persuade others to stand with us? and, of course, we were the only g7 nation at the summit this summer to actually cut our budget. and, operationally, this saves lives. this money provide support for clean

water, for polio vaccinations, for tackling hiv, and, of course, the critical humanitarian support in places like yemen, in syria and in libya. and those vacuums get filled either by extremists or, indeed, by other nations with very different agendas. if china or russia push in then they will pursue very, very different agendas — very difficult for us to get back in there. six former conservative work and pension secretaries have written to the chancellor, rishi sunak, urging him to keep the £20—a—week increase in universal credit, introduced at the start of the pandemic. they say the rise, due to be replaced in the autumn, has been vital for protecting the incomes of many families and supporting the economy. retail bosses are calling on the government to take action against violence and abuse aimed at shop staff. this security footage was released by boots pharmacy to highlight the problems workers face.

some of the uk's biggest brands are campaigning for greater legal protection for employees. the government said courts should be increasing sentences for such assaults. chinese astronauts have conducted their first ever double spacewalk. it's only the second time chinese astronauts have stepped outside their craft while in space. the astronauts are testing next—generation spacesuits and installing equipment forfuture missions. the launch is a matter of huge prestige for china, which this month is marking the hundredth anniversary of the ruling communist party. paintings from andy warhol are being exhibited for the first time at the tehran museum of contemporary art, in iran. the masterpieces had been left for decades in the museum's storage, away from the public�*s eye. sara monetta reports. bright colours, nervous lines, andy warhol's work is unmistakable. but these paintings are even more extraordinary because they've never

been seen before. now they're on display for the first time in their home, tehran. translation: when they heard about a new exhibition on andy warhol, i thought it was happening abroad. but no, it's happening here. it's a real surprise. i didn't know we had any warhol work. these, like hundreds of other pieces, were bought in the 1960s, by iran's empress, who posed for warhol herself. after the iranian revolution in 1979, these artworks remained locked away from sight in the museum's storage. the empress' collection is one of the largest in the world, it counts 3,500 masterpieces and has been valued at over three billion euros. the museum's curators think it's time to start sharing their treasure with the public. people are much more up—to—date in iran than — about the west than west — about iran.

andy warhol broke down barriers in the art world. the curators hope his work could do the same with some of the barriers between iran and the west. sara monetta, bbc news. we were telling you a while ago about a file that has broken out in strabane in county tyrone in northern ireland. we got these pictures, and we have to think raymond mccarron for them. the bbc�*s weather presenter in northern ireland, barra best, has also been writing about this on social media. it is in railway street in strabane, which has been closed, and people have been asked to avoid the area if they can, cars and people on foot as well. a fire has broken out at a premises in this area, and there are reports that it was caused by a

lightning strike this afternoon, so this is railway street in strabane in county tyrone. we'll keep annoy on it and bring you more details when we get them. now, it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello. some torrential, thundery downpours in some spots going into this evening. the greatest chance of disruption from north wales across north midlands, northern england, northern ireland, much of scotland away from the far north—east but further showers possible just about anywhere to end the day and overnight further spells of rain across northern ireland, northern england, scotland. north wales, south wales, turning drier, clearer, along with much of southern england as we go into monday morning after a mild night. that does mean, at least here, there'll be some early morning sunshine. a lot of cloud across northern england, northern ireland and scotland to start the day. further outbreaks of rain, some heavy bursts within this as well. northern england turning drier, brighter, along with the rest of england and wales. there'll be some sunny spells around — feeling pleasant in those. the chance of catching a shower but many places staying dry. winds for the most part are light but strengthening, with another area of rain moving

into south—west england as we go on through the afternoon. and this with wet and windier weather pushing in across england and wales overnight and into tuesday morning. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. a cabinet minister indicates that the use of face coverings will become a personal choice when lockdown restrictions in england are eased. we trust the british public to exercise good judgment. people will come to different conclusions. more than 20 million people watched england's brilliant night in rome — as they thrashed ukraine, and moved on to the semi finals of the euros. it has been a long year for everybody and i am chuffed that the performances we have put on have brought so much enjoyment and happiness to people.