this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. borisjohnson will announce the next steps on social distancing, face coverings and working from home in england — the majority of the remaining restrictions are expected to be lifted from the 19th of july. this is a really important moment because after the sacrifices that people have made and the huge success of our vaccination programme we are at last seeing a weakening of the link between the case numbers and hospitalisations and that is why we expect we are going to be able to take this step onjuly the 19th. on its 73rd anniversary —

the queen has awarded the national health service the george cross for heroism and bravery. nhs england's medical director has praised his colleagues�* response to the coronavirus pandemic our staff our workforce has stepped up our staff our workforce has stepped up magnificently treating patients with covid—19 and those with other conditions and i could with covid—i9 and those with other conditions and i could not be prouder and more humbled of the work that i have seen my colleagues who over the last 18 months. the apartment block which partially collapsed near miami killing 2a people 11 days ago is demolished — before a tropical storm sweeps in and endangers the lives of rescuers. the taliban warns that any foreign soldiers left in afghanistan beyond september 11th, will be treated as an occupying force. 18—year—old british wild card emma raducanu is back in action on wimbledon�*s court number one as she bids to reach the quarterfinals. after the covid—i9 situation,

i think that you have to just cherish every single moment that you get and all the opportunities, so i think that is definitely... if you're not having fun here at court one, then where are you going to have fun, you know, like...? hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. borisjohnson is expected to tell people in england that it will be left to their "judgment" to manage coronavirus risks, as he prepares to ease restrictions from the 19th ofjuly. the prime minister will lead a downing street news conference later, where he will tell the public that the country must "begin to learn to live with this virus". so what might we expect to be announced? many of the remaining restrictions in england do look

set to be swept away in a fortnight, including... social distancing. that will mean scrapping the one—metre—plus rule in public places. it's thought there will no longer be a requirement to scan in when going into cafes and restaurants, whether or not to wear a mask will come down to personal choice and it's also expected that it will get easier for friends and relatives to visit their loved ones plans for scotland, wales and northern ireland will be outlined later this month. our political correspondent chris mason reports. they've been everywhere for ages. signs telling us how to behave. rules the likes of which we've never seen before. but many of the remaining restrictions in england look set to be swept away in a fortnight, including social distancing, the requirement to scan in on the way to cafes and restaurants, and the need to wear a mask. plus, it's expected to be easier

to visit a care home. ministers accept the number of people with covid will go up. but far fewer of us will end up in hospital or die than would have been the case because of the vaccines. but others are worried. the nhs is actually in quite a pressured position. so, we've got a lot of covid cases coming through the door, not as high as previous waves, but still causing pressure. but alongside that, we've also got the challenges of recovering the backlog of care that the nhs faces. the mantra for ministers is changing. learning to live with the virus is now their emphasis. scotland isn't expected to remove all legal restrictions until early next month. neither wales nor northern ireland have committed to a date for returning to normal or something close. chris mason, bbc news.

stephen powis is the national medical directorfor england — he's been telling us what he thinks, about the government's plans to ease the final covid restrictions in england. the good news is also infection rates are rising hospital rates are not rising as in serious peaks. if you go back to december when we had around 23,000 infections per day which is the rate we've seen in the last few days, there were 15,000 people in cook hospital with covid—19 whereas now there are 1700 in england. the reason is the great success of the vaccine programme and our vaccines are turning out to be highly effective against severe disease, over 90% effective at preventing people having to be treated in hospital. 0ur chief political correspondent adam fleming is in westminster and has more now on what borisjohnson

could say later. if the data analyses next monday when the decision will be made, on the 19th ofjuly most of the legal restrictions on people in england will be elected. 0ne restrictions on people in england will be elected. one will remain, that will be the obligation to isolate for ten days if you test positive for covid—19. many of the others will disappear and things that were specific prohibitions by the government laid down in legislation will become advice and guidance and state for people to base their own personal decisions on using their own judgment. 0ne base their own personal decisions on using their ownjudgment. one of base their own personal decisions on using their own judgment. one of the examples as facemasks. currently mandatory on public transport, that will become advice about thinking about the risk posed to you by covid—19 and the risk you pose to other people and i will be your choice whether you wear a facemask are not. it opens up some tricky questions. a government ministers who are normally loath to comment on personal decisions as the social

care minister find out when she was interviewed this morning. i care minister find out when she was interviewed this morning.— interviewed this morning. i don't like wearing _ interviewed this morning. i don't like wearing a — interviewed this morning. i don't like wearing a facemask, - interviewed this morning. i don't like wearing a facemask, i - interviewed this morning. i don't like wearing a facemask, i think| interviewed this morning. i don'tl like wearing a facemask, i think it is something that many people will share _ is something that many people will share with — is something that many people will share with me. i also know that it is really— share with me. i also know that it is really hard for some people, those — is really hard for some people, those who— is really hard for some people, those who are hard of hearing to hear _ those who are hard of hearing to hear well — those who are hard of hearing to hear well when someone is speaking with a _ hear well when someone is speaking with a hack_ hear well when someone is speaking with a back facemask, but i will follow — with a back facemask, but i will follow the — with a back facemask, but i will follow the guidance that was set out when people think of wearing one or not when people think of wearing one or hot and _ when people think of wearing one or hot and to— when people think of wearing one or not and to make a common—sense judgment — not and to make a common—sense judgment and follow the guidance on what are _ judgment and follow the guidance on what are the right precautions to take _ what are the right precautions to take. ~ , what are the right precautions to take. ~' , , ., , ., take. the key question is whatever chan . es take. the key question is whatever changes are _ take. the key question is whatever changes are introduced, _ take. the key question is whatever changes are introduced, are - take. the key question is whatever changes are introduced, are the i changes are introduced, are the irreversible because we have seen in israel, they got rid of basements and they had reintroduce them. yes. and they had reintroduce them. yes, reversibility — and they had reintroduce them. yes, reversibility is _ and they had reintroduce them. yes, reversibility is the _ and they had reintroduce them. is: reversibility is the watchword through the space which is to get everyone going in one direction and one direction only. you heard it when he talked aboutjuly the 19th indeterminate state. there are plenty of scientists saying we will

have to revisit these issues in the winter because we will have a further resurgence of covid—19 because that is what happens to respiratory viruses in winter, we will have influence are coming back, a bad influenza season this year because of the lockdown over last winter, people have not built up immunity so there is a risk that it will be worse this year, and nhs capacity, we need more capacity to deal with the backlog of things that did not get done during the pandemic. that equation points to a tricky winter and some people are saying that talking about the restrictions being lifted in an irreversible way is a hostage to fortune. the paradox is aboutjuly the 19th, doors open, restrictions being lifted but in the same breath, cases will go up, covid—19 is a problem for the country and you cannot pretend it does not exist any more so it is a tricky message

saying go for it and do not go for it too much and it is up to you to decide and we will all grapple with this no matter who you are. the queen has awarded the george cross to the nhs as the health service marks its 73rd anniversary today. in a personal message, the queen said nhs staff across the uk had worked "with courage, compassion and dedication" for more than 70 years. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. the national health services in all four nations of the united kingdom have faced the most exceptional challenges over the past 16 months of the covid pandemic. it has been the most demanding period for its staff since the nhs was established, 73 years ago today. the award of the george cross to the nhs is an exceptional mark of gratitude. the medal ranks second only to the victoria cross as a means of recognising outstanding heroism. it has only been awarded to a collective body on two previous occasions.

in another unusual move, the queen has handwritten a personal message, setting out the citation. she writes. it is signed elizabeth r. nhs leaders say the award is a tribute to their staff. this is wonderful and unprecedented recognition for the staff of the nhs. they've looked after us with such skill and fortitude during covid, which has been the worst pandemic in a century and, arguably,

the biggest challenge facing this country since the second world war. but the queen has also been clear in her personal message today that this award also marks over seven decades in which the national health service has been integral to the well—being and life of this country. later today, at st paul's cathedral in london, a service of thanksgiving will take place, marking the 73 years of the nhs and giving thanks for the work of its staff during the pandemic. the service will be attended by the duke and duchess of cambridge. nicholas witchell, bbc news. let's cross to our health correspondent catherine burns. good morning. there is no sign of the duke and duchess of cambridge but we had seen a steady flow of nhs staff and patients coming here and the atmosphere is incredible today

because there is so much emotion around. i have spoken to the staff, some were crying, some are laughing, very grateful to be having this moment of recognition. i am joined now who was the person who gave the first astrazeneca vaccine. how do you feel? what does it to you? it means an awful lot to me, i am representing my profession and i am very grateful to take time in the service — very grateful to take time in the service of— very grateful to take time in the service of thanksgiving to think about— service of thanksgiving to think about everybody who supported us. you were _ about everybody who supported us. you were one of the moments of hope during the whole pandemic, you were there giving that first vaccine. what was that moment like? it was the eak what was that moment like? it was the peak of — what was that moment like? it was the peak of pandemic, _ what was that moment like? it was the peak of pandemic, after- what was that moment like? it was the peak of pandemic, after new i the peak of pandemic, after new year. _ the peak of pandemic, after new year. we — the peak of pandemic, after new year, we had no time off, it was really— year, we had no time off, it was really tough, we had a hospital vaccine — really tough, we had a hospital vaccine hub and then had the breakthrough of the astrazeneca vaccine _ breakthrough of the astrazeneca vaccine which was, you know, all about— vaccine which was, you know, all about the — vaccine which was, you know, all about the team at oxford university

hospitals _ about the team at oxford university hospitals which is five metres from one of— hospitals which is five metres from one of rny— hospitals which is five metres from one of my hospitals. i was working in the _ one of my hospitals. i was working in the vaccine help and they asked me to _ in the vaccine help and they asked me to get — in the vaccine help and they asked me to get the first one and it was not until— me to get the first one and it was not until afterwards that i realised it was— not until afterwards that i realised it was such — not until afterwards that i realised it was such a historical moment. as well as it was such a historical moment. well as that, it it was such a historical moment. is well as that, it was a hopeful moment but you have worked in intensive care, how has that been for you personally? mr; intensive care, how has that been for you personally? my background is in intensive care _ for you personally? my background is in intensive care nursing, _ for you personally? my background is in intensive care nursing, and - for you personally? my background is in intensive care nursing, and i- in intensive care nursing, and i wanted — in intensive care nursing, and i wanted to— in intensive care nursing, and i wanted to be part of the team and how we _ wanted to be part of the team and how we could support our colleagues in intensive — how we could support our colleagues in intensive care so it was important that i worked there. it was important that the public could see the _ was important that the public could see the reality of what it was truly like. see the reality of what it was truly like it _ see the reality of what it was truly like it was— see the reality of what it was truly like. it was a great team morale, we relied _ like. it was a great team morale, we relied on _ like. it was a great team morale, we relied on each other more than ever before _ relied on each other more than ever before verv— relied on each other more than ever before, very difficult conditions, difficult — before, very difficult conditions, difficult to communicate with the masks _ difficult to communicate with the masks and the protective equipment but feeling part of a team who looked — but feeling part of a team who looked after each other through very difficult _ looked after each other through very difficult times. on

looked after each other through very difficult times.— difficult times. on these days, we look back, — difficult times. on these days, we look back, when _ difficult times. on these days, we look back, when you _ difficult times. on these days, we look back, when you look - difficult times. on these days, we look back, when you look back- difficult times. on these days, we l look back, when you look back what you have been through, can you believe it? does it seem real to you? it believe it? does it seem realto ou? ., , ., , ., you? it does not seem real. i was chattin: you? it does not seem real. i was chatting with _ you? it does not seem real. i was chatting with you _ you? it does not seem real. i was chatting with you earlier- you? it does not seem real. i was chatting with you earlier about. you? it does not seem real. i was| chatting with you earlier about our memorial— chatting with you earlier about our memorial book of photographs, you look back— memorial book of photographs, you look back and so much has happened in the _ look back and so much has happened in the last— look back and so much has happened in the last 16 months. there has not been _ in the last 16 months. there has not been a _ in the last 16 months. there has not been a person who it has not touched for personal— been a person who it has not touched for personal reasons, it is quite unbelievable looking back. as well as lookin: unbelievable looking back. as well as looking back, _ unbelievable looking back. as well as looking back, you _ unbelievable looking back. as well as looking back, you also - unbelievable looking back. as well as looking back, you also look - as looking back, you also look forward. what are the challenges that you are wanting to get your department up and running and your staff up to full strength again? the eo - le staff up to full strength again? the --eole are staff up to full strength again? the people are the biggest asset, our staff well—being as people are the biggest asset, our staff well— being as fundamental to the nhs _ staff well— being as fundamental to the nhs. a variety of programmes, some _ the nhs. a variety of programmes, some people are not able to work at the moment, some are recovering, on leave' _ the moment, some are recovering, on leave some _ the moment, some are recovering, on leave, some are returning from leave and ready— leave, some are returning from leave and ready to — leave, some are returning from leave and ready to go. it is a huge

recovery— and ready to go. it is a huge recovery programme with staff and ensuring _ recovery programme with staff and ensuring that we schedule all those treatments and appointments that were postponed due to the pandemic, a huge _ were postponed due to the pandemic, a huge recovery programme and a huge staff well—being programme. we are still in _ staff well—being programme. we are still in the _ staff well—being programme. we are still in the pandemic and we are still in the pandemic and we are still completing the vaccine programme so we need to continue the opportunity— programme so we need to continue the opportunity for the country to recover~ _ opportunity for the country to recover. ., . y opportunity for the country to recover. ., ., , , opportunity for the country to recover. ., , , ., opportunity for the country to recover. ., , , . recover. today it seems to be a day of such a motion, _ recover. today it seems to be a day of such a motion, but _ recover. today it seems to be a day of such a motion, but in _ recover. today it seems to be a day of such a motion, but in the - of such a motion, but in the background, a lot of the staff have spoken about their friends and colleagues who they lost and today is for them as well because it's so important. the headlines on bbc news... the prime minister will today announce the next steps on social distancing, face coverings and working from home — the government is expected to confirm that the majority of the remaining restrictions in england will be lifted from the 19th of july. on the 73rd anniversary of the nhs — the queen has awarded the health service the george cross

for heroism and bravery. the apartment block for heroism and bravery. which partially collapsed near miami killing 2a people eleven days ago is demolished — before a tropical storm sweeps in and endangers the lives of rescuers. explosives have been used to demolish the remains of an apartment building near miami which collapsed 11 days ago. 2a people are known to have died and more than 120 are still missing. tanya dendrinos reports. a skyline changed in a matter of seconds. explosions. but unlike the time it took to demolish the remnants of this tower block, the horror that preceded will not soon be forgotten. the 12 story apartment complex in surfside, florida partially collapsed on the 24th ofjune. emergency crews have

worked desperately since, searching for survivors amongst the rubble. 2a people have been confirmed dead and 121 are still missing. finding them remains the priority. bringing the building down in a controlled manner is critical to expanding our scope of search, as you know, in the pile. and allowing us to search in the area closest to the building, which has currently not been accessible to the teams, given the great risk to our first responders due to the instability of the building. the demolition was brought forward, due to concerns over the approaching tropical storm elsa. small, strategically placed explosives were used in combination with gravity to safely bring down the remainder of the structure. while the focus now is firmly on those still missing, there are many questions still to be answered regarding what caused the ao—year—old building to crumble and whether the disaster could have been avoided. tanya dendrinos, bbc news.

nato's military mission in afghanistan is now all but over. america and its allies, including britain, invaded the country in 2001, following the september 11th attacks. two decades later, the last of the troops are leaving, except for around a thousand that will provide security. but as the us withdraws, the taliban is resurgent — and it's warned that if any international forces, including contractors, remain in afghanistan, they will be treated as an occupying force. from kabul, yogita limaye reports. afghan soldiers now managing what used to be america's biggest base. international forces making a quiet, hasty retreat. gains made here over 20 years under threat of being lost. people have voted in elections.

once repressed by the taliban, afghan women are at school and work. this mp fears the taliban will be back in power. the women are finished here. it would be like a black day for afghan women. notjust women, all the people. there won't be any lives, any freedom, any life here. how do you view international forces leaving afghanistan at this time? they are leaving so irresponsibly. after 20 years, theyjust went to an argument with the taliban and said to the taliban, it's ok, you can do whatever you do. it's a failure. 20 years ago, foreign forces arrived here with a fierce push. the moment in 2001 when the hardline islamist taliban regime was driven out of kabul.

america's response to the 9/11 attacks with the uk and other nato allies. the united states military has begun strikes against al-qaeda terrorist training camps and military installations of the taliban regime in afghanistan. years of fighting followed in provinces across the country. this is the area where some of the fiercest battles were fought. hundreds of british and foreign troops died here. thousands of afghan soldiers. the taliban were kept at bay but not defeated. finally, the us signed a deal with the militant group last year. agreeing to fully withdraw foreign forces. they are living amidst rising violence. this is one of the roads that leads out of kabul. in the province just beyond, the taliban are battling afghan government forces. that is how close the fighting

is to the capital. battles are being fought in more than half of the country's provinces. hundreds are dying every week. thousands are being displaced. every day, more areas are falling to the taliban. but the group says there is no violence. it told the bbc hundreds of afghan soldiers are defecting to the taliban, a claim the government denies. from their political office in doha, a taliban spokesman also told me residual foreign troops would be considered an occupying force. all foreign forces should withdraw from the country whether they are contractors advisers or trainers. it is a violation and we will react. but that action will be based on the decision of our leadership.

he said embassies and ngos would not be targeted. the foreign war in afghanistan has all but ended. its legacy will be determined by what happens here next. and yogita has the latest now on fears that troop withdrawals could lead to an increase in violence. we have been speaking to humanitarian agencies on the ground. there are people fleeing the fighting who have been talking about what they have been seeing. and reports from everywhere that the violence has been sharply rising, especially over the past couple of months. this morning, we had the first vice president put up a tweet saying tens of thousands of families are fleeing the onslaught of the taliban on cities around the country. the taliban insists it is not indulging in any violence, and districts that are falling to them, that is happening through mediation and negotiation with religious leaders and scholars. they also claim that afghan forces are willinglyjoining

the taliban in hundreds. we put that claim to the government here, they strongly denied it. they also said it is the taliban that is fighting. they are ready for talks and a ceasefire at any point and the taliban should stop fighting if they want to show the world that they are actually committed to peace. we know that there are talks between the afghan government and the taliban leader is taking place, but those are stalled. one of the key points of contention from the afghan government's side, what they want very clearly is for the taliban to agree in that deal that they will allow elections to take place. a cybercriminal gang — thought to be behind a huge ransomware attack in the us — is demanding 70 million dollars in cryptocurrency.

the russia—linked revil group says it will unlock all the computer systems it's blocking in exchange for the payment. hundreds of businesses worldwide have been affected by the breach. our cyber reporter joe tidy explains. we cover these ransomware attacks and they're always devastating for victims because the way they work, hackers will spend some time trying to infiltrate the network of an organisation. that could be a school, hospital, a company, a large corporation, pretty much everyone's getting hit, these days. they will find a way into a computer network and at their point of choosing, they will press a few buttons and encrypt the entire system, which means it scrambles all the files and makes it useless for the user of that network. and then, of course, they send a ransom note, saying, "we need to be paid x amount of money in cryptocurrency," usually bitcoin. "and then we will give you back your systems." and, of course, this happening to one victim is a devastating situation for them and all their customers and people

that rely on their services. but what's happened here is this cybercriminal ransom group, revil, have managed to target a company called kaseya, which is enormous but none of us have really heard of. they are used by lots and lots of other companies. so, by attacking one, they attack the entire supply chain. and what we've seen is some real horrendous knock on effects. for example, in sweden, 500 co—op supermarket stores have had to be closed over the weekend because their tills weren't working, their self—service checkouts and their tills just stopped working. because, of course, they use a company that uses kaseya. so, what we are seeing here is not only a ransomware attack but a supply chain attack. police say gunmen in nigeria have raided a hospital in the northern city of zaria, abducting babies, nurses and security guards. at the moment officials say it's unclear how many people have been taken. the bbc�*s ishaq khalid is in the capital abuja and has the latest. well, basically, what we know so far

is that the gunman stormed the staff quarters of the tuberculosis and leprosy centre in zaria. they opened fire and then abducted a number of people, including nurses and their security guard there, as well as little kids. we don't know exactly where they have been taken to. but, usually, when abductions like this happen, the gunman move into forest and later demand ransom from either the government or the relatives of the victims. and the authorities are now saying that they are still trying to locate these abductors with possible rescue of these victims. this is the latest in a series of attacks and abductions not only in kaduna state but across the country with gunman, criminal gangs, abducting people for ransom. and the attack on the hospital came just after some series of attacks in kaduna state itself where around a dozen people were killed. so, the security situation continues to deteriorate and many nigerians are worried about the situation. train services are returning to normal in edinburgh this morning,

after stormy weather caused flash flooding. torrential rain left some streets submerged in water, and shops were forced to close. tim muffett reports. ominous—looking clouds over glasgow yesterday, and the rain that fell from them caused widespread disruption. in edinburgh, many streets were flooded. there were tricky journeys for drivers and pedestrians. the train line between edinburgh waverley and haymarket station had to be closed. stjames quarter shopping centre only opened last month. naturally ventilated, it's deliberately designed to allow some rain to get in but not this much.

parts had to be cordoned off for safety reasons. many parts of the uk experienced heavy rainfall yesterday. sunday shopping for some turned out to be a rather soggy experience. tim muffett, bbc news. japanese rescue teams are still searching through wrecked homes and buried roads days after a landslide hit the town of atami. at least 3 people are known to have died so far but around 80 are believed to be missing. the area was hit by more than a month's worth of rain injust21i hours. pope francis has undergone successful surgery to treat a colon problem at a hospital in rome. the vatican says he is recovering well from the procedure, which was carried out under general anaesthetic yesterday. before the operation pope francis gave his sunday blessing to worshippers in st peter's square.

this is the first time the 84—year—old has been in hospital since his election in 2013. we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. you are watching bbc news. borisjohnson will boris johnson will announce the borisjohnson will announce the next steps on working from home in england. of the remaining restrictions are expected to be lifted from the 19th of july. on its 73rd anniversary — the queen has awarded the nhs the george cross for heroism and bravery. nhs england's medical director has praised his colleagues' response to the coronavirus pandemic the apartment block which partially collapsed near miami killing 2a people 11 days ago is demolished

before a tropical storm sweeps in and endangers the lives of rescuers. the taliban warns that any foreign soldiers left in afghanistan beyond september 11th, will be treated as an occupying force. 18—year—old british wild card emma raducanu is back in action on wimbledon's court number one as she bids to reach the quarterfinals. just want to bring new that the duchess of cambridge cannot attend engagements today because she is isolating. the press association is reporting that the duchess of cambridge is having to self—isolate

after coming into contact with someone who later tested positive for coronavirus. that is from kensington palace. she is having to self—isolate after coming into contact with someone who later tested positive for coronavirus. she was due to spend the day with prince william, celebrating the 73rd anniversary of the nhs at two major events today, one of them we have been reporting from this morning, haven't we, at st paul's cathedral? there was then to be a garden party at buckingham palace later on today. but she will now have a 10—day period of isolation at home. kensington palace said in a statement, last week, the duchess of cambridge came into contact with someone who has subsequently tested positive for covid—19. her royal highness is not experiencing any symptoms, but is following all relative li relevant government

guidelines and is self isolating at home. —— all relevant government. we know the duchess's last public event was a visit to wimbledon. that was on friday, when she took a tour around the sporting venue, meeting staff in the museum, centre court kitchen and sitting with former tennis star, tim henman, to watch jamie murray play in the doubles. just to bring you that news again that the duchess of cambridge is having to self—isolate after coming into contact with someone who later tested positive for coronavirus. it means she will be unable to attend that service of thanksgiving in honour of the nhs today. kensington palace has said, though, that while she came into contact with someone who has subsequently tested positive for covid—19, she is not experiencing any symptoms. let's return to the news that borisjohnson is expected to confirm

later that he is confident the majority of the remaining covid restrictions in england can be lifted from 19th ofjuly. a little earlier, i spoke to christina pagel. she's the director of the clinical operational research unit at university college london and a member of the group that established itself as an alternative to the government's official scientific advisors, calling themselves independent sage. i asked her whether she thought that given the recent rise in cases in the uk driven by the delta variant whether she thought now was the right time to ease restrictions. um, no. i mean, cases are going up very rapidly. hospitalisations have started going up, but they are much lower than they would be without vaccination, there's no doubt the vaccination has put us in a much, much better place than we were before, but infections still matter. they matter because about 10—20% of people end up with long covid,

which can be quite debilitating. they matter because every infection is a new chance for a new variant to arise and we still don't know what the long—term impacts of this disease is. if you were advising the government, what should the government do, in terms of timing? we are about three quarters of the way through our vaccination programme and i would like to finish it. before we go all the way to opening. it is what israel did. even now, israel is seeing that delta means they haven't kept control of it over time with the previous variant they had, which is alpha, the kent variant. now they are starting to vaccinate their children. that's an option for us. it helps — more people who are immune, the better. we need to invest in ventilation, it is airborne and that is how it spreads. ventilation is a public good. those aren't restrictions. it is just making places safer. we can do things like that. certainly, keeping masks in indoor public spaces is a good idea, as well.

isn't the underlying point that it is quite likely we will all be exposed to covid at some point and we've just got to get used to the idea? maybe, but why can't we all be exposed to covid after two doses of vaccine? i don't understand why suddenly because half the population has been vaccinated, then everybody else can just risk getting covid. we have safe and effective vaccines. we know they work. we know they are massively effective at preventing hospitalisation and death. why don't we offer that protection to everybody, instead of deciding it is over half way through? that is what i find hard to understand. i suppose the argument might be that all along, there's always a reason to delay, a reason to kick the can down the road that little bit further. we have heard from the health secretary, sajid javid, he has talked about the harms caused by the restrictions, domestic violence and mental health. aren't those arguments as compelling? a lot of the arguments about restrictions around mental

health and domestic violence are because we failed to contain covid in either lockdown. we are not currently in that kind of lockdown, we have a lot of freedoms. we are not yet back to the situation where we were before the pandemic but we are still in a pandemic. the reason we have had to delay the most recent opening is because the government allowed a new variant that was more transmissible, more severe, and more resistant to vaccines to establish itself in this country. with alpha variant, we could have got away with vaccinating most of the population with one dose, which we would have done injune. but now we have to wait until we got to two doses and we are not there yet. that is the situation. no—one wants to be in this situation but that is what it is. just because we don't like it, i can't see why that means it is fine for everyone else to get it. nonetheless, the link between cases and deaths, while it may not have been broken, it has been severely weakened, hasn't it? yeah, but i said that, it has been severely weakened

but the link between infections and long covid hasn't as far as we know. we know that is a big issue forallages, including children... well, forgive me for interrupting, i think research is ongoing about the effects of long covid, isn't it? we don't actually have any definitive data at the moment. we have lots of data, the office for national statistics released its latest update on friday, showing one million people in england are living with long covid. 400,000 of them for more than a year, 600,000 of them saying it has impacted the daily life. we have the data. it is not that we don't know it exists. imagine cycling about 200 kilometres in one go, much of it up the side of a mountain. now, imagine taking on a similar challenge virtually every day for three weeks — pedalling a total of over 3,000 kilometres. it's a feat which tests professional cyclists to their limits each year, despite their training. for non—professionals,

it's largely unknown territory. that hasn't stopped former england international footballer, geoff thomas mbe lead a team of amateur riders around the entire route of the tour de france, one week ahead of the official race which started just over a week ago. geoffjoins us from andorra. you have a rest day today, rather than talking to us in between cycling. obvious question, why on earth are you doing this? it’s obvious question, why on earth are you doing this?— you doing this? it's something i've done since — you doing this? it's something i've done since 2005 _ you doing this? it's something i've done since 2005 when _ you doing this? it's something i've done since 2005 when i _ you doing this? it's something i've done since 2005 when i went - you doing this? it's something i've done since 2005 when i went into | done since 2005 when i went into remission for a form of leukaemia. at first, i was told i had three months to live. when somebody saves your life, you want to repay them. 2005 we took on that challenge and ever since then, it has been a part of fund raising and raising awareness for canon! .,

awareness for canon! cure leukaemia. am i riaht, awareness for canon! cure leukaemia. am i right. you _ awareness for canon! cure leukaemia. am i right, you hadn't— awareness for canon! cure leukaemia. am i right, you hadn't been _ am i right, you hadn't been interested in cycling before your diagnosis, or not to this level anyway. diagnosis, or not to this level an a . ., . diagnosis, or not to this level an a. ., ., . ., ., anyway. you are correct. i had a bike, like _ anyway. you are correct. i had a bike, like any — anyway. you are correct. i had a bike, like any other _ anyway. you are correct. i had a bike, like any other teenager, i | anyway. you are correct. i had a . bike, like any other teenager, i had my first football and my first bike at the same time. i think my bike got a puncture and it was left in the garage at the age of about 13. i never picked up a bike again until 2005. so it is a challenging event, for sure, especially for me.- for sure, especially for me. yeah. tell us about _ for sure, especially for me. yeah. tell us about some _ for sure, especially for me. yeah. tell us about some of— for sure, especially for me. yeah. tell us about some of the - for sure, especially for me. yeah. i tell us about some of the conditions you face. because i was reading, you posted on social media, but gusts of wind strong enough to blow you off your feet? wind strong enough to blow you off our feet? ., wind strong enough to blow you off our feet? . ., .., . your feet? yeah, we did an iconic climb in the _ your feet? yeah, we did an iconic climb in the alps, _ your feet? yeah, we did an iconic climb in the alps, just _ your feet? yeah, we did an iconic climb in the alps, just outside . your feet? yeah, we did an iconic| climb in the alps, just outside the alps. it is a brutal mountain. it winds up steep ascent tos through woods and forest. and then you come

into a six kilometre road, which is exposed to all the elements. and the wind just blows, it is notorious. i think one of the highest... interference— think one of the highest... interference ~ , , ., , think one of the highest... interference ~ , , , interference wind speed has been recorded... interference - interference wind speed has been recorded... interference 40 - interference wind speed has been recorded... interference 40 mile | interference wind speed has been i recorded... interference 40 mile an hour lusts. recorded... interference 40 mile an hour gusts- it — recorded... interference 40 mile an hour gusts. it was _ recorded... interference 40 mile an hour gusts. it was tough _ recorded... interference 40 mile an hour gusts. it was tough getting - recorded... interference 40 mile an hour gusts. it was tough getting to - hour gusts. it was tough getting to the top. and we had to do it twice, this year. the organisers have really put on a tough event. yeah. and am i really put on a tough event. yeah. and am i right _ really put on a tough event. yeah. and am i right that _ really put on a tough event. yeah. and am i right that some - really put on a tough event. yeah. and am i right that some of - really put on a tough event. yeah. and am i right that some of the i and am i right that some of the other people you are cycling with, again, not professional cyclists. i don't know if i'm allowed to say, but all sorts of shapes and sizes, aren't they?— but all sorts of shapes and sizes, aren't the ? . , , ., aren't they? there are. this is what i sa to aren't they? there are. this is what i say to people- _ aren't they? there are. this is what i say to people. when _ aren't they? there are. this is what i say to people. when you - aren't they? there are. this is what i say to people. when you take - aren't they? there are. this is what i say to people. when you take on | i say to people. when you take on the challenge, the hardest part is committing to the challenge. once you do, then it is a case ofjust surviving it. i mean, we've got different... surviving it. i mean, we've got different---_ surviving it. i mean, we've got - different. . ._ qualities different... interference qualities of riders.

different... interference qualities of riders we — different... interference qualities of riders. we have _ different... interference qualities of riders. we have guys _ different... interference qualities of riders. we have guys who - different... interference qualities of riders. we have guys who are - of riders. we have guys who are enjoying the climb, the really tough days. they are finding it hard. but then we've got the guys who have just started riding only a couple of years ago in preparation for this challenge. that's where the stories are. we've got a guy who really struggled for days on end and he's just battled on through sickness and feeling terrible. and he'sjust grinding it out, you know. we are trying to look after everybody... interference— trying to look after everybody... interference n, ~ , , ., , interference make sure everyone gets to paris in some — interference make sure everyone gets to paris in some sort _ interference make sure everyone gets to paris in some sort of _ interference make sure everyone gets to paris in some sort of shape, - interference make sure everyone gets to paris in some sort of shape, in - to paris in some sort of shape, in good shape, hopefully. i to paris in some sort of shape, in good shape, hopefully.— to paris in some sort of shape, in good shape, hopefully. iwould love to keep chatting, — good shape, hopefully. iwould love to keep chatting, but _ good shape, hopefully. iwould love to keep chatting, but the _ good shape, hopefully. iwould love to keep chatting, but the line - good shape, hopefully. iwould love to keep chatting, but the line is - to keep chatting, but the line is breaking up a bit. we will have to leave it there. good luck to you and your fellow cyclists, great to talk to you, geoff thomas, thanks. president biden says the united states is closer than ever to declaring independence from covid—19. in a speech marking the 4th ofjuly public holiday, he said the country was emerging from the darkness and isolation of the pandemic, and although the virus wasn't yet beaten, he was optimistic.

mark lobel reports. stepping forward for a dazzling display, capping a year that's been anything but. july the 4th in america. celebrating independence day, but from what? listen to what president biden said back in may. our goal byjuly fourth is to have 70% of adult americans with at least one shot and 160 million americans fully vaccinated. but two months on, he's facing up to a more hesitant nation than he had anticipated. short of his target, 67% of americans have had a first dose with just over 149 million adults, 58% of americans, fully immunised. mission not yet accomplished. we are emerging from the darkness of years, a year of pandemic and isolation,

a year of pain, fear and heartbreaking loss. and think about how far we've come. since his election, joe biden made addressing the pandemic his priority, but almost six months on, he concedes the virus is not yet vanquished. the more contagious delta variant means that in some cities like los angeles, even vaccinated residents are being asked to resume mask wearing indoors and hospitals are filling up again where many remain unvaccinated. the best defence against these variants is to get vaccinated. my fellow americans, it's the most patriotic thing you can do. then, reaching into his jacket pocket, the 78—year—old gets a card he says he carries with his daily schedule on it.

on that card are the number of americans who have lost their lives to covid, the precise number. as of tonight, that number is 603,018 people have lost their lives. it's not the end of the pandemic they're celebrating here, though they're comfortable enough to get up close and personal, strengthened by the vaccine, convinced, it seems, the darkest days are over. mark lobel, bbc news. a new building safety regulator will be given powers to prosecute rule—breaking developers and take their properties off the market. the housing secretary, robertjenrick, will unveil the building safety bill later, which contains plans to avert a further tragedy like the grenfell tower fire,

which killed 72 people in 2017. the bill is expected to give residents more routes through which to raise concerns about safety. under the new system, property developers who fail to meet requirements could be prosecuted, or have their properties taken off the market. 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 end in the autumn, has been vital for protecting the incomes of many families and supporting the economy. mr sunak has said other long—term schemes will help compensate for the loss. more than 2,000 british businesses have set up new operations outside the uk since the brexit referendum, according to figures compiled by panorama. the programme has been listening to companies' concerns after six months of trading under the new rules. the government's said it's helping

businesses trade effectively with europe and to seize new opportunities elsewhere. panorama brexit: six months on at 7.35 this evening on bbc one, or via the bbc iplayer. the headlines on bbc news... the prime minister will today announce the next steps on social distancing, face coverings and working from home the government is expected to confirm that the majority of the remaining restrictions in england will be lifted from the 19th of july. on the 73rd anniversary of the nhs the queen has awarded the health service the george cross for heroism and bravery. the apartment block which partially collapsed near miami, killing 24 people 11 days ago is demolished before a tropical storm sweeps in and endangers the lives of rescuers.

in israel, mixed cities of arabs and jews remain on edge after some of the worst domestic unrest in the country's history erupted in may. as tensions rose injerusalem and fighting broke out with palestinian militants in gaza, mobs from both communities attacked passers—by, vandalised property and desecrated religious sites. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports on the ongoing divisions. the destruction left after neighbours turned on each other. it's a blessing to the house. in this house, will bejoy it's a blessing to the house. in this house, will be joy and it's a blessing to the house. in this house, will bejoy and healthy and peace. this man shows me the flat of his friends, a jewish couple. theyjust fled when it was set ablaze by arab israelis. how does it make you

feel, standing here? it's very, very tough. it can be my apartment and my life, this story. in may, police in lod broke up arab protests supporting gaza. hundreds went on the rampage, attacking synagogues and schools. jewish extremists came and the violent spiralled. two israeli citizens were killed, onejewish and one arab. "there's nobody better than you", this is the last message that moussa left for his father, not long before he was shot dead. a localjewish man is under arrest, but moussa's family are not reassured. they say arabs are discriminated against. translation: we have no future as lona as israel's policy is to kill arabs they are forced to leave. there is no hope.

across the city, the sense of calm feels fragile. a growing presence ofjewish religious nationalists here has fed arab resentment. talking to people here in lod, you realise the problems didn'tjust start with the latest violence. they are deeply rooted, going back years. now there is so much anger and distrust between people who are neighbours. now, we're just trying to get back to normal life. the government and the police did not do enough steps that it won't happen again. we still have illegal weapons going around here. since the riots, every day, we have something going on. there's an expectation things could easily erupt again. despite one being arrested, these two arab—israeli men say they're ready to return to the streets. translation: we have regained our dignity. . times have changed. we are a new generation. we want rights, we want to live. if anyone puts out their leg to stop us, we will break it. if the law is not for us, we will create the law. we will take the law into our hands. a new government in israel has

is promising to act, but putting out this smouldering fire will be a huge challenge. yolande knell, bbc news, lod. the number of people known to have died in a military plane crash in the philippines on sunday has risen to 50. the transport aircraft burst into flames after missing the runway on the island ofjolo. the defence ministry said most of the dead were soldiers, but three civilians on the ground were also killed. the flight�*s data recorder hasn't yet been recovered. over the last five years, the rspca has received almost 100,000 reports of cruelty to animals — with the summer often being their busiest time investigating cases. last month, four puppies made the headlines after they were abandoned by a river. luxmy gopal reports on the ongoing challenges faced by the organisation. good boy. cuddles, treats and playtime, everything man's best friend

deserves. but a year ago, max's life was different. we received a report from somebody that had overheard someone bragging they had just beaten up their dog. so, they made the call to us and we attended the address with the police. hello, can you open the door, please, sir, it is the police? that's when we found max, terrified, covered in blood and badly injured. there's a lot of blood here, sir. on the floor. do you know what that is from? evidence at the scene suggested max had been beaten with a metal colander. he was rescued and cared for at the rspca york animal home which oversees recovery, rehabilitation and rehoming. this was a willing act of cruelty. he wilfully submitted max to terrible injuries. and an appalling act of violence. and we... as long as we've been here, i don't think we'll ever understand what goes through people's minds. rspca inspectors say they're seeing a rise in deliberate acts of cruelty,

especially in summer months. it's possibly because the weather's better, the days are longer. people are spending more time outside, so it gives them more chance to see things and report it to us. over the past five years, the rspca has received the equivalent of 10,000 reports of intentional animal cruelty every six months, with a spike lastjuly when more than 1,500 incidents were reported in that month alone. max was left with a fractured pelvis and dislocated hip. over months, his health and confidence was rebuilt. we were overwhelmed, really, at how forgiving he was. an animal that's gone through what he went through really had the right not to never trust people again, but he did. and he's living his best life now. dogs are always rewarding, but particularly having a dog who's had the experience that he's had, to see him come through and come out

the other end and be a happy, healthy dog and want to be — have this contact with me and want to be sort of part of a normal life, i thinkjust makes it even more so. and, as a special treat, a reunion with the staff who turned his life around. good boy. he was probably one of the worst ones i've seen. just, like, the injuries. to see him bounce back like he has, yeah, he's a cracking little dog. to see him this happy. you know, it's why we do what we do, really. it just makes everything worthwhile. the idea of deliberate animal cruelty seems almost incomprehensible. but at least this tale has a happy ending, with max shaking off his past trauma and finding an owner worthy of his loyalty. 18—year—old british wild card emma raducanu is back in action on wimbledon's court number one

later as she bids to reach the quarterfinals. the london teenager, who is taking part in herfirst grand slam tournament. she's been talking to the bbc about what it was like playing on wimbledon's court number o in front of a massive on wimbledon's court number1 in front of a massive crowd of supporters. i think the first... the first moment was just walking out there and hearing the crowd actually roar and i was like, wow, the crowd is so behind me and i was just feeding off of their energy and i was loving every single moment. like, iwas... i remember some clear shots that i had... i thought i had no chance of pulling off but i managed to, somehow. i think at one point, i actually dropped my racket and it was only, like 15—15, but i don't know what i was doing! i wasjust living in the moment and having so much fun. i think that's why the crowd responded to you even more.

i mean, obviously, the quality of play, but the fact that you were clearly enjoying yourself, you are having a ball! yeah, i definitely was. i've been playing at court1 at wimbledon and especially after the covid situation, i think you just have to treasure every single moment that you get and all the opportunities. so i think that's definitely... if you're not having fun here at court 1, then where are you going to have fun, you know, like? a deal has been reached to release the vessel that blocked the suez canal earlier this year. after three months of wrangling over compensation between the suez canal authority and the owners of the ever given, the seized ship will be released and allowed to set off on wednesday. the vessel became wedged across the waterway for six days in march, disrupting global trade. with so much incredible sport to watch over the weekend — you might have struggled to get out and mow the lawn. for some people, however, cutting grass is a sport in itself. this annual scything contest has been taking place in south—west bosnia for the last 250 years.

competitors are judged on time, style and the amount of grass mown. they can even pick up points for turning out in their national dress. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. yesterday, edinburgh had 40.6 millimetres of rainfall in just one hour. of course, it led to some issues with flash flooding. today, the forecast for us all is one of some heavy showers and sunny spells. we have had quite a bit of cloud producing rain through the early part of today. some of that has moved into the north sea but i want to draw your attention to what is coming into the southwest later on. this is a new area of low pressure which will bring in heavy and potentially thundery rain.

now, some sunshine across parts of england, wales, northern ireland and southern scotland with fewer showers than we saw yesterday. we still have showers moving across scotland with rain getting the north. ——getting into the north. temperatures ranging from 14 to about 22 degrees. by the end of the afternoon, we will already have rain coming in across the south—west and the channel islands. that will be drifting north through the course of this evening and overnight. you can see the curl of it. the first band goes through and the second one follows on hot on its heels. to the north, we still have showers across parts of scotland, drying out across northern ireland. it won't be a cold night but it will be windy. especially in the south through the english channel, southern counties and into the south—east, where we could have gusts of winds up to 55 miles an hour. tomorrow, you can see the curl of this low pressure moving up the north sea coastline and eventually getting into north—east scotland. lots of dry weather around tomorrow, still some showers and some heavy across parts of northern ireland, wales and into the south—west. this low pressure is in no rush to leave.

through tuesday into wednesday, it is still anchored across the north—east of scotland. as we go through the latter part of the week, this ridge of high pressure in the atlantic will be coming our way and settling things down. on wednesday, there will still be a fair few showers and you can catch one almost anywhere during the course of the afternoon and they could be heavy. some bright skies, some sunshine in between with temperatures ranging from 15 in the north to about 21 in the south—east. as we go into thursday, this is when we have the ridge of high pressure across us. areas of cloud will still be with us. brighter sunny skies, but some showers, especially in eastern areas. by then, temperatures 15 in lerwick to highs of 22 in london.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: the prime minister will today announce the next steps on social distancing, face coverings and working from home — the government is expected to confirm that the majority of the remaining restrictions in england will be lifted from the 19th of july. this is a really important moment because after the sacrifices that people have made and the huge success of our vaccination programme we are at last seeing a real weakening of the link between the case numbers and hospitalisations, and that is why we expect we are going to be able to take this step on july the 19th. on its 73rd anniversary, the queen has awarded the nhs the george cross for heroism and bravery. nhs england's medical director has

praised his colleagues' response to the coronavirus pandemic. our staff our workforce has stepped up magnificently treating patients with covid and those with other conditions and i could not be prouder and more humbled of the work that i have seen my colleagues do over the last 18 months. the duchess of cambridge had been due to celebrate the nhs anniversary but is now having to self—isolate after coming into contact the apartment block which partially collapsed near miami killing 24 people 11 days ago is demolished — before a tropical storm sweeps in and endangers the lives of rescuers. the taliban warns that any foreign soldiers left in afghanistan beyond september 11th, will be treated as an occupying force.

18—year—old british wild card emma raducanu is back in action on wimbledon's court number one as she bids to reach the quarterfinals. after the covid—19 situation, i think that you have to just cherish every single moment that you get and all the opportunities, so i think that is definitely... if you're not having fun here at court one, then where are you going to have fun, you know, like...? borisjohnson is expected to tell people in england that it will be left to their "judgment" to manage coronavirus risks, as he prepares to ease restrictions from the 19th ofjuly. the prime minister will lead a downing street news conference later, where he will tell the public that the country must "begin to learn to live with this virus".

so what might we expect to be announced? many of the remaining restrictions in england do look set to be swept away in a fortnight, including... social distancing. that will mean scrapping the one—metre—plus rule in public places. it's thought there will no longer be a requirement to scan in when going into cafes and restaurants, whether or not to wear a mask will come down to personal choice. and it's also expected that it will get easier for friends and relatives to visit their loved ones in a care home. plans for scotland, wales and northern ireland will be outlined later this month. our political correspondent chris mason reports. they've been everywhere for ages. signs telling us how to behave. rules the likes of which we've never seen before. but many of the remaining restrictions in england look set to be swept away in a fortnight, including social distancing, the requirement to scan in on the way to cafes and restaurants, and the need to wear a mask. plus, it's expected to be easier

to visit a care home. ministers accept the number of people with covid will go up. but far fewer of us will end up in hospital or die than would have been the case because of the vaccines. but others are worried. the nhs is actually in quite a pressured position. so, we've got a lot of covid cases coming through the door, not as high as previous waves, but still causing pressure. but alongside that, we've also got the challenges of recovering the backlog of care that the nhs faces. the mantra for ministers is changing. learning to live with the virus is now their emphasis. scotland isn't expected to remove all legal restrictions until early next month. neither wales nor northern ireland have committed to a date for returning to normal or something close. chris mason, bbc news.

stephen powis is the national medical directorfor england — he's been telling us what he thinks, about the government's plans to ease the final covid restrictions in england. the good news is also infection rates are rising hospital rates are not rising as in serious peaks. if you go back to december when we had around 23,000 infections per day which is the rate we've seen in the last few days, there were 15,000 people in cook hospital with covid—19 whereas now there are 1700 in england. the reason is the great success of the vaccine programme and our vaccines are turning out to be highly effective against severe disease, over 90% effective at preventing people having to be treated in hospital. our political correspondent ben wright is at westminster. is the government preparing for a bonfire of covid regulations? i

think the tone boris johnson takes think the tone borisjohnson takes will be fascinating, because, yes, the restrictions, the laws that can governing our behaviour for over a year about who we can meet, where we can go, the wearing of masks, they will go. so, in that respect, there will go. so, in that respect, there will be a bonfire of regulations and laws to be replaced by guidance and advice about what the responsible sort of behaviour we should be following bob are involved, and i think the tone that the ministers in prime minister will take over the course of today will be interesting. but they say, let rip, effectively, will they be urging caution, as the question of face axe is fascinating, and ministers will be asking themselves, what the mandate will be, and helen whately the chemist was asked about this this morning. i don't particularly like wearing a face mask,

i think that's something that many people will share with me. i also know that it's really hard for some people, particularly those who are hard of hearing, to hear well when somebody's speaking to them in a facemask. but i will, of course, follow the guidance that we'll set out on when people should think of wearing one and not. and i think to make a common sense judgment and follow the guidance on what are the right precautions to take. we will find out later precisely what that guidance will involve and whether it will say anything about the advisability or not of people wearing facemasks. should they choose to do on public transport, for instance. there is still a lot we don't know, but the direction of travel is clear, and i think boris johnson will be pressed later to explain why now. it's clear he's been aiming forjuly the 19th is when the restrictions can be lifted, that has been clear for two or three weeks, even though the uk is clearly at the beginning of a third wave that will grow over the summer, it will accelerate with the lifting of

restrictions, but i think ministers will be pressed to explain how infection rates will increase, how death rates could increase, once the restrictions have been lifted. the government _ restrictions have been lifted. the government has said repeatedly that once the restrictions go they wanted to be a one—way street. do you expect it to be as firm on that? as we've seen in israel, they had to bring back masks very shortly after they were jettisoned. yeah, bring back masks very shortly after they werejettisoned. yeah, and i think we will see a similar row back in australia, and will see about the reversibility in australia, and will see about the reversibili j ., , in australia, and will see about the reversibility— reversibility about this, because the vaccine _ reversibility about this, because the vaccine has _ reversibility about this, because the vaccine has made _ reversibility about this, because the vaccine has made a - reversibility about this, because the vaccine has made a huge . the vaccine has made a huge difference in the uk, but with mutations of this virus there is no control, and the risk is higher the more people are getting infected, so there is a lot the government is having to consider. there are voices

like the bma, the british medical association, questioning why now is a sensible moment to do this. they think that some sensible wearing of us should continue into the summer when people are double vaccinated, so borisjohnson will want to speak about freedom day, and, you know, the fact that britain, england, we are talking about today, is in a position to be lifting the restrictions, but i think many others will be wary about doing this right now, as we are heading into a summer where infections are going to rise, and we must remember, a lot of people are still not double vaccinated, or partially vaccinated, and there are those who are clinically vulnerable for whom the vaccines don't produce any effect, they will be worried about the fact that the restrictions are all going to be lifted very soon.— that the restrictions are all going to be lifted very soon. thank you, ben. to be lifted very soon. thank you, ben- let's — to be lifted very soon. thank you, ben. let's talk _ to be lifted very soon. thank you, ben. let's talk about _ to be lifted very soon. thank you, ben. let's talk about more - to be lifted very soon. thank you, ben. let's talk about more about | ben. let's talk about more about what is going to happen with the masks. our health correspondent michelle roberts is here to explain more. it will come down to everybody

wherever they are? we it will come down to everybody wherever they are?— it will come down to everybody wherever they are? we will have to wait for this — wherever they are? we will have to wait for this evening _ wherever they are? we will have to wait for this evening to _ wherever they are? we will have to wait for this evening to hear- wherever they are? we will have to wait for this evening to hear what l wait for this evening to hear what the advices, but we are hearing that it will be removed from the legal requirement, so, at the moment, you can get a hefty fine if you're not wearing them in the places you're meant to, so, in shops, on public transport. the expectation is that will be removed. it may be that there will still be some advice to continue to be cautious and wear them in particular settings. you can see how it would make common sense if you are going into a hospital where there are lots of vulnerable people, as a visitor, it might recommend that you're still them then, but we need to see the details in terms of how much of a lift they say is, but we expect the legal requirement to be removed. in the end, it is advice, _ requirement to be removed. in the end, it is advice, and _ requirement to be removed. in the end, it is advice, and if _ requirement to be removed. in the end, it is advice, and if someone l end, it is advice, and if someone doesn't want to follow it, there is nothing to make them follow it. is there a likelihood that perhaps places, hospitals, anywhere there is

doing any medical treatment, maybe public transport, might introduce rules themselves? it is public transport, might introduce rules themselves?— rules themselves? it is a tricky one, rules themselves? it is a tricky one. isn't _ rules themselves? it is a tricky one. isn't it? _ rules themselves? it is a tricky one, isn't it? obviously - rules themselves? it is a tricky one, isn't it? obviously the - one, isn't it? obviously the legislation is put into try and empower people to have to wear these things, if you remove that financial threat then it becomes public responsibility, and also, guidance doesn't always have, you know, the teeth it needs to make people follow it, so in terms of what will happen next, i think people are already making their own judgments, their own decisions. if you travel on public transport, i'm sure you can see some people wearing them, lots of people are wearing them, some people are not, so as you move into the summer period, where we expect the summer period, where we expect the virus to still be increasing, we see rates increasing, it has not gone away, but the idea that the threat is slightly lower than before because we have a lot of people

vaccinated, then it makes the balancing act of public choice tricky, tricky to navigate. thank ou ve tricky, tricky to navigate. thank you very much- _ the duchess of cambridge is self isolating and won't be able to take part in any of today's events to mark the 73rd anniversary of the nhs. she had been due to accompany price william at the service of thanksgiving, which got under way at st paul's cathedral a few minutes ago — and at a special tea party for nhs staff at buckingham palace later. the duchess had come into contact with someone who later tested positive for covid. earlier, the queen awarded the nhs the prestigious george cross saying all staff, past and present had worked with "courage, compassion and dedication". let's cross to our health correspondent catherine burns. as you say, note duchess of cambridge, but quite a parade of

vips. really, it's not about them, it's about the nhs staff. so, i've been speaking to so many of them across the morning, and the atmosphere has reminded me of what weddings used to be like. people have turned up dressed up in their finery, there is a lot of excitement and giddiness in the air, and emotions are really near to the surface. some staff have been quite tearful talk to me about what they have been through and what this day means to them to have that recognition and thanks. earlier, i spoke to a gp, and her big role in the pandemic has been pushing up the vaccine uptake in her area. well, when it was about mid december, what i could see is that in my practice, like, it's a little practice at 5000, so, small to average size. i've been there for 18 years, and i could see that only 50% of my over 705, at that time we were only open to the over 705, in december, were going, whereas in the rest of the country, there was 80% uptake, and i wondered why this was. so, i rang them, and we had a lot

of public health messaging telling people this is good for you, but i wondered, what was it? so, i rang them up, like gps do, and i ask them, you know, do you want to discuss anything? what are the issues? and i had probably underestimated the power of, actually, that trusted relationship that we gps have with our patients, and i'm really pleased to say that now those results at my practice, for the over 655, they are over 80% and so it's been absolutely fab. so glad i did that work, because, of course, we know that it's the over 655, and, in fact, the over505, and those with long—term conditions, that were at risk of, very high risk of death. you know, those first nine cohort5, so, it's very meaningful work, and to see those results come up, and then to have their vaccine, so, that's why i started doing it, and then i go quite interested in a lot of the public me55aging, so iju5t went on twitter and, you know, did some little videos, and it's one of the nice things about being a gp, just being able to speak normally

to people, you know, in our community, because i live in newham, so i feel very much part of the community. i trained there, i've been a doctor there for 24 years. so, i really feel like i found what really made me tick, as well. it was so great talking to her, because she was so excited to be out. she was saying she is absolutely chuffed to be out and dressed up after the year she has had. i've been talking to staff about how they feel about the queen awarding the george cross. this is the award given for acts of heroism and courage in the face of extreme danger, and it first came about in the second world war during the blitz, that was given to civilians dying. one are said to me it feels fitting because when she was going to work in the first wave she felt like a soldier going into war. so she also spoke about her comrades, the nhs staff who haven't made it, and she says today it is to say thank you for the people who are here now, but also to remember their

colleagues who didn't survive. the headlines on bbc news: the prime minister will today announce the next steps on social distancing, face coverings and working from home. the government is expected to confirm that the majority of the remaining restrictions in england will be lifted from the 19th of july. on the 73rd anniversary of the nhs, the queen has awarded the health service the george cross for heroism and bravery. 18—year—old british wild card emma raducanu is back in action on wimbledon's court number one as she bids to reach the quarterfinals. explosives have been used to demolish the remains of an apartment building near miami which collapsed 11 days ago. 24 people are known to have died and more than 120 are still missing. tanya dendrinos reports. a skyline changed in a matter of seconds. explosions.

but unlike the time it took to demolish the remnants of this tower block, the horror that preceded will not soon be forgotten. the 12 story apartment complex in surfside, florida partially collapsed on the 24th ofjune. emergency crews have worked desperately since, searching for survivors amongst the rubble. 24 people have been confirmed dead and 121 are still missing. finding them remains the priority. bringing the building down in a controlled manner is critical to expanding our scope of search, as you know, in the pile. and allowing us to search in the area closest to the building, which has currently not been accessible to the teams, given the great risk to our first responders due to the instability of the building. the demolition was brought forward, due to concerns over the approaching tropical storm elsa. small, strategically placed

explosives were used in combination with gravity to safely bring down the remainder of the structure. while the focus now is firmly on those still missing, there are many questions still to be answered regarding what caused the 40—year—old building to crumble and whether the disaster could have been avoided. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. in a speech to mark independence day in the us, the presidentjoe biden has said his country was closer than ever to declaring independence from covid—19. he said the united states was emerging from the darkness and isolation of the pandemic, and although the virus wasn't yet beaten, he was optimistic. mark lobel reports. stepping forward for a dazzling display, capping a year that's been anything but. july 4th in america. celebrating independence day, but from what? listen to what president biden said back in may.

our goal byjuly 4th is to have 70% of adult americans with at least one shot and 160 million americans fully vaccinated. but two months on, he's facing up to a more hesitant nation than he had anticipated. short of his target, 67% of americans have had a first dose with just over 149 million adults, 58% of americans, fully immunised. mission not yet accomplished. we are emerging from the darkness of years, a year of pandemic and isolation, a year of pain, fear and heartbreaking loss. and think about how far we've come. since his election, joe biden made addressing the pandemic his priority, but almost six months on, he concedes the virus is not yet vanquished. the more contagious delta

variant means that in some cities like los angeles, even vaccinated residents are being asked to resume mask wearing indoors and hospitals are filling up again where many remain unvaccinated. the best defence against these variants is to get vaccinated. my fellow americans, it's the most patriotic thing you can do. then, reaching into his jacket pocket, the 78—year—old gets a card he says he carries with his daily schedule on it. on that card are the number of americans who have lost their lives to covid, the precise number. as of tonight, that number is 603,018 people have lost their lives. and that number keeps rising. it's not the end of the pandemic

they're celebrating here, though they're comfortable enough to get up close and personal, strengthened by the vaccine, convinced, it seems, the darkest days are over. mark lobel, bbc news. nato's military mission in afghanistan is now all but over. america and its allies, including britain, invaded the country in 2001, following the september 11th attacks. two decades later, the last of the troops are leaving, except for around a thousand that will provide security. but as the us withdraws, the taliban is resurgent — and it's warned that if any international forces, including contractors, remain in afghanistan, they will be treated as an occupying force. from kabul, yogita limaye reports. afghan soldiers now managing what used to be america's biggest base. international forces making

a quiet, hasty retreat. gains made here over 20 years under threat of being lost. people have voted in elections. once repressed by the taliban, afghan women are at school and work. this mp fears the taliban will be back in power. the women are finished here. it would be like a black day for afghan women. notjust women, all the people. there won't be any lives, any freedom, any life here. how do you view international forces leaving afghanistan at this time? they are leaving so irresponsibly. after 20 years, theyjust went to an argument with the taliban and said to the taliban, it's ok, you can do whatever you do. it's a failure. 20 years ago, foreign forces arrived here with a fierce push.

the moment in 2001 when the hardline islamist taliban regime was driven out of kabul. america's response to the 9/11 attacks with the uk and other nato allies. the united states military has begun strikes against al-qaeda terrorist training camps and military installations of the taliban regime in afghanistan. years of fighting followed in provinces across the country. this is the area where some of the fiercest battles were fought. hundreds of british and foreign troops died here. thousands of afghan soldiers. the taliban were kept at bay but not defeated. finally, the us signed a deal with the militant group last year. agreeing to fully withdraw foreign forces.

they are leaving amidst rising violence. this is one of the roads that leads out of kabul. in the province just beyond, the taliban are battling afghan government forces. that is how close the fighting is to the capital. battles are being fought in more than half of the country's provinces. hundreds are dying every week. thousands are being displaced. every day, more areas are falling to the taliban. but the group says there is no violence. it told the bbc hundreds of afghan soldiers are defecting to the taliban, a claim the government denies. from their political office in doha, a taliban spokesman also told me residual foreign troops would be considered an occupying force. foreign forces should withdraw from the country whether they are contractors advisers or trainers. it is a violation and we will react.

but that action will be based on the decision of our leadership. he said embassies and ngos would not be targeted. the foreign war in afghanistan has all but ended. its legacy will be determined by what happens here next. yogita limaye, bbc news. pope francis has undergone successful surgery to treat a colon problem at a hospital in rome. the vatican says he is recovering well from the procedure, which was carried out under general anaesthetic yesterday. before the operation pope francis gave his sunday blessing to worshippers in st peter's square. this is the first time the 84—year—old has been in hospital since his election in 2013. the forestry department in cyprus says a wildfire, the island's worst in decades, is now under control.

around 50 square kilometres of pine and scrub in the foothills of the mountains were scorched by flames. four egyptian farm workers also died in the wildfire. countries including the uk have been sending in planes to help extinguish the flames. japanese rescue teams are still searching through wrecked homes and buried roads days after a landslide hit the town of atami. at least 3 people are known to have died so far but more than 100 are believed to be missing. the area was hit by more than a month's worth of rain injust 24 hours. train services are returning to normal in edinburgh this morning, after stormy weather caused flash flooding. torrential rain left some streets submerged in water, and shops were forced to close. tim muffett reports. ominous—looking clouds over glasgow yesterday and the rain that fell from them caused widespread disruption. in edinburgh, many streets were flooded.

there were tricky journeys for drivers... ..and pedestrians. the train line between edinburgh waverley and haymarket station had to be closed. stjames quarter shopping centre only opened last month. naturally ventilated, it is deliberately designed to allow some rain to get in. but not this much. parts had to be cordoned off for safety reasons. many parts of the uk experienced heavy rainfall yesterday. sunday shopping for some turned out to be a rather soggy experience. tim muffett, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. for many of us today, it's going to be another day of sunshine and showers. however, there is some rain in the forecast. this band in the north sea

moving across the north of scotland and later, we got this band of heavy rain coming into the south—west. so, a lot of dry weather across england and wales, drying up a touch across northern ireland and scotland. but still prone to some showers and our top temperature up to 21 degrees. through this evening and overnight, this band of rain migrates northwards and it's going to be heavy at times with potentially some thunder and lightning. and then the tail end of it follows on behind. still some showers in the north and the west with temperatures about 9—14 degrees. but the wind also picking up. gusty winds across the south and south—east of the country, gusting 40 to maybe 55 miles an hour. tomorrow, the rain pushes up parts of the east, eventually clipping north—east scotland and, for many, another dry and sunny day but a fair few showers out to the west.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: boris johnson will announce the next steps on social distancing, face coverings and working from home in england. the majority of the remaining restrictions are expected to be lifted from the 19th ofjuly. on its 73rd anniversary, the queen has awarded the nhs the george cross for heroism and bravery. a ceremony is taking place at st paul's cathedral, but the duchess of cambridge is not there, as she is having to isolate. explosions the apartment block which partially collapsed near miami killing 24 people 11 days ago is demolished before a tropical storm sweeps in and endangers the lives of rescuers. the taliban warns that any foreign soldiers left in afghanistan beyond september 11th will be treated as an occupying force. 18—year—old british wildcard emma raducanu is back in action on wimbledon's court number one as she bids to reach

the quarterfinals. sport, and a full round—up now from the bbc sport centre. hello there. it's a packed day at wimbledon, with all the fourth—round matches taking place. british teenager emma radacanu is through to the last 16 at wimbledon as she continues her dream grand slam debut. the 18—year old will play australian ajla tomljanovic today for a place in the quarterfinals. laura scott reports. long goals, my dream is to win wimbledon. emma raducanu is hardly the only tennis mad teenager with that ambition. the difference is, she's already made her mark on sw19 in remarkable style. promoted from court 18 to the show courts, she is now being hailed the new star of british tennis, after making it to the fourth round, all without losing

a set or her cool. after the covid situation, i think you just have to cherish every single moment that you get. and all the opportunities. if you're not having fun on court 1, where are you going to have fun? on the court or in the classroom, raducanu holds herself to high standards. in april, she was doing her a—levels and won't accept anything less than a*s. after her surprise result at wimbledon, her coach, andy murray's father—in—law, hope she doesn't get swept up in the whirlwind. she's got to do the same as everybody else, she has to learn her trade and work her way up. i hope she stays grounded. i hope she keeps things together. and her parents must take a lot of credit for that. because that's the way she handles herself. that's the way she's been brought up. raducanu's promise was spotted young, but it was on these courts in bromley that her rise through the ranks accelerated. despite her talent, school friends

have still been surprised by her achievements. i think it's been mad, i don't think anyone really realised she would play this well or get this far. it's not over yet. preparing for the biggest match of her career, emma raducanu knows few would have known her name this time a week ago. she's made sure millions do now. laura scott, bbc news, bromley. well, the action is well under way on what's know as manic monday. these are live pictures from court number three where the women's second seed, aryna sabalenka, is up against the 18th seed from kazakhstan, elena rybakina. you can watch all the action on the bbc sport website and app. excitement is building ahead of england's european championship semifinal against denmark at wembley on wednesday. the players spent time relaxing in a swimming pool yesterday. the stunning 4—0 win over ukraine in the last eight on saturday means there's genuine hope that they can

reach a major tournament final for the first time since 1966. it's something former england striker alan shearer thinks manager gareth southgate should take a lot of credit for. he allows them to express themselves. he takes a lot of the pressure on his shoulders, which will be very, very tough for him but he handles it magnificently. but that allows his players to go out and play with a freedom. they don't seem to care about past tournaments. it's great to see. it's great to see them go out and strut their stuff. let's hope they can do it again on wednesday evening. england flanker tom curry will make his first appearance for the british and irish lions, while ireland's iain henderson will be captain against the cell c sharks injohannesburg on wednesday. the lions recorded their first win on the tour when they thumped the sigma lions 56—14 on saturday. wales lock adam beard and back row josh navidi will also make their debuts after being called up by warren gatland as replacements.

that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you, gavin, and just do so, i will be speaking to emma raducanu's head teacher and pe teacher before midday, that should be good. hundreds of thousand of taxpayers could benefit after a part—time piano teacher took on her majesty's revenue and customs and won in a fight over child benefit claims. sam wilkes had been claiming child benefit since 1997 after the birth of her first child when she gave up work to be a stay—at—home mum. after the rules around eligibility for the benefit changed in 2013, sam and her husband jason fell foul of the new criteria which restricted who could claim, but they did not realise. when they were presented with a bill for thousands of pounds in 2018, sam turned amateur laywer and beat the taxman. sam and jasonjoin me now, along with james austen,

head of tax disputes at collyer bristow. hello, welcome, thanks forjoining us. tell us first of all, simon jason, how you felt when the taxman got in touch to say there may be an issue. ~ ~ issue. well,! i think we were shocked- _ issue. well,! i think we were shocked. it _ issue. well,! i think we were shocked. it came _ issue. well,! i think we were shocked. it came out - issue. well,! i think we were shocked. it came out of- issue. well,! i think we were shocked. it came out of the l issue. well,! i think we were - shocked. it came out of the blue. neither of us had been aware, as the charge hadn't applied back in 2012, when it first came in. jason wasn't in that kind of income anyway, so we were shocked, it was out of the blue. it were shocked, it was out of the blue. . ., , were shocked, it was out of the blue. . . , .,, were shocked, it was out of the blue. . . , ., so were shocked, it was out of the blue._ so the i were shocked, it was out of the i blue._ so the rules blue. it certainly was. so the rules were that if _ blue. it certainly was. so the rules were that if one _ blue. it certainly was. so the rules were that if one partner _ blue. it certainly was. so the rules were that if one partner was - blue. it certainly was. so the rules i were that if one partner was earning over £50,000, you couldn't claim, and your income was very low because, sorry, sam, because of the fact that you won't really working.

so what happened after that initial letter? , ., , letter? hmm, well, you run first, didn't you? _ letter? hmm, well, you run first, didn't you? the _ letter? hmm, well, you run first, didn't you? the initial _ letter? hmm, well, you run first, didn't you? the initial letter - letter? hmm, well, you run first, | didn't you? the initial letter asked us to make _ didn't you? the initial letter asked us to make a _ didn't you? the initial letter asked us to make a declaration, - us to make a declaration, highlighting the fact that there were _ highlighting the fact that there were many thousands due, and they sent a _ were many thousands due, and they sent a letter of the 23rd of december, a very merry christmas from _ december, a very merry christmas from hmrc. ithink december, a very merry christmas from hmrc. i think that was the catalyst — from hmrc. i think that was the catalyst for sam to say, this doesn't _ catalyst for sam to say, this doesn't feel right, as a paye person. _ doesn't feel right, as a paye person, we didn't realise it existed, _ person, we didn't realise it existed, and it didn't 5it person, we didn't realise it existed, and it didn't sit right, and exi5ted, and it didn't sit right, and after— existed, and it didn't sit right, and after looking into it more and morer _ and after looking into it more and more it— and after looking into it more and more it has— and after looking into it more and more, it has affected hundreds of thousands— more, it has affected hundreds of thousands of people. a5 you say, sam turned _ thou5and5 of people. a5 you say, sam turned super— thousands of people. a5 you say, sam turned 5uper 5leuth. how thousands of people. as you say, sam turned super sleuth.— turned super sleuth. how did you go about corralling _ turned super sleuth. how did you go about corralling the _ turned super sleuth. how did you go about corralling the arguments - turned super sleuth. how did you go about corralling the arguments and l about corralling the arguments and actually understanding what you needed to do to take on this case?

well, it really did take a lot of research. i want to thank people very much, because without having access to the information about similar cases, you know, what should be construed as income, you know, and how income was dealt with the tax management acts, the various assessment powers of the hmrc, and i didn't know any of this at the start, but the more i started looking, that's i realised myself, even up to four years after something hadn't gone right essentially in your tax affairs, it seemed punitive, this particular assessment, which is what hmrc actually delivered to us on the 23rd

of december, it was that in itself that can go up to 20 years basically. so that is where we felt, you know, if we had been asked at the time to pay, or even within two years, you could understand that would be acceptable, but to come back to something you received weekly over such a long time, to be asked for that money back within 30 days, ijust felt asked for that money back within 30 days, i just felt was very wrong. it day5, iju5t felt was very wrong. it is very complicated to get your head around. what experience and skills that you have to take this on? and, as we have said, you ended up winning. as we have said, you ended up winnina. ., .,, ., , , �* winning. yeah, obviously i didn't know i winning. yeah, obviously i didn't know i was _ winning. yeah, obviously i didn't know i was going _ winning. yeah, obviously i didn't know i was going to _ winning. yeah, obviously i didn't know i was going to win - winning. yeah, obviously i didn't know i was going to win going i winning. yeah, obviously i didn't. know i was going to win going into it, so i did an awful lot of reading, joanna, and surging relevant cases and case law. but i

came up with quite a few different contentions, the main one being that income, the word income couldn't be treated any way by hmrc. but i felt the legislation was discriminatory, the legislation was discriminatory, the government and john osborne, who brought in the tax, had been warned it could be a reputational disaster, because it could be unfair in cases like ours. so the fact that it covered the tax and welfare system, it seemed like there was a lot of buckpassing, and it was very complex indeed, but seeing that certain other cases had fallen down, for instance on what you might call time out, or cases with reasonable excuse, i decided to focus on the word income. excuse, i decided to focus on the word income-— excuse, i decided to focus on the word income. james, this is a real david and goliath _ word income. james, this is a real david and goliath situation, i word income. james, this is a real david and goliath situation, isn't l david and goliath situation, isn't it? you and a team of lawyers came

in for the second round, because sam and jason, sam won in the first round, but then hmrc appealed, and thatis round, but then hmrc appealed, and that is when you and others came in. when they came to you and tell you what had happened and how they had won the first time around, what did you think? i won the first time around, what did ou think? ., won the first time around, what did ou think? . ., won the first time around, what did ou think? ., ., ' i: i: i: i: you think? i mean, there are 10,000 a- eals you think? i mean, there are 10,000 appeals that — you think? i mean, there are 10,000 appeals that we _ you think? i mean, there are 10,000 appeals that we hear _ you think? i mean, there are 10,000 appeals that we hear every _ you think? i mean, there are 10,000 appeals that we hear every year, i appeals that we hear every year, most _ appeals that we hear every year, most of— appeals that we hear every year, most of which _ appeals that we hear every year, most of which have _ appeals that we hear every year, most of which have taxpayers i appeals that we hear every year, i most of which have taxpayers without le-al most of which have taxpayers without legal help _ most of which have taxpayers without legal help it — most of which have taxpayers without legal help it is — most of which have taxpayers without legal help. it is very— most of which have taxpayers without legal help. it is very unusual - most of which have taxpayers without legal help. it is very unusual for i legal help. it is very unusual for anybody— legal help. it is very unusual for anybody to— legal help. it is very unusual for anybody to win _ legal help. it is very unusual for anybody to win so _ legal help. it is very unusual for i anybody to win so comprehensively, a5 anybody to win so comprehensively, as sam _ anybody to win so comprehensively, as sam had — anybody to win so comprehensively, a5 sam had done, _ anybody to win so comprehensively, a5 sam had done, and _ anybody to win so comprehensively, a5 sam had done, and sam - anybody to win so comprehensively, a5 sam had done, and sam is- anybody to win so comprehensively, | a5 sam had done, and sam is unduly modest _ a5 sam had done, and sam is unduly modest about — a5 sam had done, and sam is unduly modest about the _ a5 sam had done, and sam is unduly modest about the scale _ a5 sam had done, and sam is unduly modest about the scale of— a5 sam had done, and sam is unduly modest about the scale of her- modest about the scale of her achievement, _ mode5t about the scale of her achievement, which— mode5t about the scale of her achievement, which really- modest about the scale of her| achievement, which really was fantastic _ achievement, which really was fantastic. and _ achievement, which really was fantastic. and it— achievement, which really was fantastic. and it laid _ achievement, which really was fantastic. and it laid all- achievement, which really was fantastic. and it laid all the i fanta5tic. and it laid all the groundwork— fanta5tic. and it laid all the groundwork for— fantastic. and it laid all the groundwork for richard i fantastic. and it laid all the l groundwork for richard black fantastic. and it laid all the i groundwork for richard black qc fantastic. and it laid all the - groundwork for richard black qc and others _ groundwork for richard black qc and others to— groundwork for richard black qc and others to come — groundwork for richard black qc and others to come in _ groundwork for richard black qc and others to come in on— groundwork for richard black qc and others to come in on the _ groundwork for richard black qc and others to come in on the appeal i groundwork for richard black qc and others to come in on the appeal to l others to come in on the appeal to the upper— others to come in on the appeal to the upper tribunal— others to come in on the appeal to the upper tribunal and _ others to come in on the appeal to the upper tribunal and present, i the upper tribunal and present, essentially, _ the upper tribunal and present, essentially, the _ the upper tribunal and present, essentially, the same _ the upper tribunal and present, essentially, the same case, i the upper tribunal and present, essentially, the same case, but| the upper tribunal and present, i

essentially, the same case, but with a bit more _ e55entially, the same case, but with a bit more legal— e55entially, the same case, but with a bit more legal weight— essentially, the same case, but with a bit more legal weight behind - essentially, the same case, but with a bit more legal weight behind it. i a bit more legal weight behind it. and i_ a bit more legal weight behind it. and i am — a bit more legal weight behind it. and i am very— a bit more legal weight behind it. and i am very pleased _ a bit more legal weight behind it. and i am very pleased to - a bit more legal weight behind it. and i am very pleased to say i a bit more legal weight behind it. and i am very pleased to say that a bit more legal weight behind it. i and i am very pleased to say that we won there _ and i am very pleased to say that we won there on — and i am very pleased to say that we won there on all _ and i am very pleased to say that we won there on all grounds. _ and i am very pleased to say that we won there on all grounds. so - and i am very pleased to say that we won there on all grounds.— won there on all grounds. so on face value, the won there on all grounds. so on face value. the case _ won there on all grounds. so on face value, the case was _ won there on all grounds. so on face value, the case was a _ won there on all grounds. so on face value, the case was a breach - won there on all grounds. so on face value, the case was a breach of i won there on all grounds. so on face value, the case was a breach of the l value, the case was a breach of the rules, but they won the argument and won it twice. how was the argument won? what does it mean for others in the same boat. it is won? what does it mean for others in the same boat-— the same boat. it is really quite a narrow point- _ the same boat. it is really quite a narrow point. hmrc _ the same boat. it is really quite a narrow point. hmrc essentially i narrow point. hmrc e55entially misused — narrow point. hmrc e55entially mi5u5ed their— narrow point. hmrc e55entially mi5u5ed their power, _ narrow point. hmrc essentially. mi5u5ed their power, accidentally, it was— mi5u5ed their power, accidentally, it was not— mi5u5ed their power, accidentally, it was not deliberate, _ mi5u5ed their power, accidentally, it was not deliberate, but - mi5u5ed their power, accidentally, it was not deliberate, but as - mi5u5ed their power, accidentally, it was not deliberate, but as sam i it was not deliberate, but as sam was saying. — it was not deliberate, but as sam was saying. they— it was not deliberate, but as sam was saying, they have _ it was not deliberate, but as sam was saying, they have a - it was not deliberate, but as sam was saying, they have a power. it was not deliberate, but as sam was saying, they have a power to assess _ was saying, they have a power to assess income _ was saying, they have a power to assess income, if— was saying, they have a power to assess income, if it _ was saying, they have a power to assess income, if it wasn't - was saying, they have a power to| assess income, if it wasn't taxed, but all— assess income, if it wasn't taxed, but all of— assess income, if it wasn't taxed, but all ofjason'5_ assess income, if it wasn't taxed, but all ofjason's income - assess income, if it wasn't taxed, but all ofjason's income has i assess income, if it wasn't taxed, | but all ofjason's income has been taxed, _ but all ofjason's income has been taxed, so — but all ofjason's income has been taxed, so they— but all ofjason's income has been taxed, so they didn't _ but all ofjason's income has been taxed, so they didn't have - but all ofjason's income has been taxed, so they didn't have power. but all ofjason's income has been. taxed, so they didn't have power to assess_ taxed, so they didn't have power to assess his — taxed, so they didn't have power to assess his income _ taxed, so they didn't have power to assess his income again— taxed, so they didn't have power to assess his income again to - taxed, so they didn't have power to assess his income again to tax - taxed, so they didn't have power to assess his income again to tax for i assess his income again to tax for child _ assess his income again to tax for child benefit _ assess his income again to tax for child benefit. and _ assess his income again to tax for child benefit. and it _ assess his income again to tax for child benefit. and it was - assess his income again to tax for child benefit. and it was for- assess his income again to tax for child benefit. and it was for that i child benefit. and it was for that reason _ child benefit. and it was for that reason that_ child benefit. and it was for that reason that we _ child benefit. and it was for that reason that we won. _ child benefit. and it was for that reason that we won. so - child benefit. and it was for that reason that we won. so it - child benefit. and it was for that. reason that we won. so it doesn't undermine — reason that we won. so it doesn't undermine the _ reason that we won. so it doesn't undermine the high— reason that we won. so it doesn't undermine the high income - reason that we won. so it doesn't undermine the high income childi undermine the high income child benefit _ undermine the high income child benefit charge, _ undermine the high income child benefit charge, which _ undermine the high income child benefit charge, which is, - undermine the high income child benefit charge, which is, as - undermine the high income child

benefit charge, which is, as i - undermine the high income child l benefit charge, which is, as i most income _ benefit charge, which is, as i most income is — benefit charge, which is, as i most income is very— benefit charge, which is, as i most income is very controversial - benefit charge, which is, as i most income is very controversial and i income is very controversial and affects — income is very controversial and affects a — income is very controversial and affects a lot _ income is very controversial and affects a lot of— income is very controversial and affects a lot of people, - income is very controversial and affects a lot of people, and - income is very controversial and l affects a lot of people, and there is a lot— affects a lot of people, and there is a lot of— affects a lot of people, and there is a lot of strong _ affects a lot of people, and there is a lot of strong feeling - affects a lot of people, and there is a lot of strong feeling about i affects a lot of people, and therei is a lot of strong feeling about it. but there — is a lot of strong feeling about it. but there are _ is a lot of strong feeling about it. but there are likely— is a lot of strong feeling about it. but there are likely tens - is a lot of strong feeling about it. but there are likely tens of - but there are likely tens of thousands— but there are likely tens of thousands of— but there are likely tens of thousands of taxpayers - but there are likely tens of thousands of taxpayers in. but there are likely tens of. thousands of taxpayers in the but there are likely tens of - thousands of taxpayers in the same situation _ thousands of taxpayers in the same situation as — thousands of taxpayers in the same situation asjason, _ thousands of taxpayers in the same situation as jason, and _ thousands of taxpayers in the same situation as jason, and we - thousands of taxpayers in the same situation as jason, and we hope - thousands of taxpayers in the samei situation asjason, and we hope they will find _ situation asjason, and we hope they will find some — situation asjason, and we hope they will find some redress, _ situation asjason, and we hope they will find some redress, and - situation asjason, and we hope they will find some redress, and we - situation asjason, and we hope they will find some redress, and we hope| will find some redress, and we hope that hmrc_ will find some redress, and we hope that hmrc witi— will find some redress, and we hope that hmrc will do— will find some redress, and we hope that hmrc will do that _ will find some redress, and we hope that hmrc will do that voluntarily, l that hmrc will do that voluntarily, but we _ that hmrc will do that voluntarily, but we waited _ that hmrc will do that voluntarily, but we waited to _ that hmrc will do that voluntarily, but we waited to see _ that hmrc will do that voluntarily, but we waited to see what - that hmrc will do that voluntarily, but we waited to see what they- that hmrc will do that voluntarily, | but we waited to see what they are going _ but we waited to see what they are going to _ but we waited to see what they are going to do. — but we waited to see what they are going to do. and _ but we waited to see what they are going to do, and they— but we waited to see what they are going to do, and they may- but we waited to see what they are going to do, and they may still- going to do, and they may still appeal— going to do, and they may still appeal this _ going to do, and they may still appeal this case, _ going to do, and they may still appeal this case, of— going to do, and they may still appeal this case, of course. i going to do, and they may still. appeal this case, of course. hora; appeal this case, of course. how would somebody _ appeal this case, of course. would somebody know if they appeal this case, of course.- would somebody know if they had appeal this case, of course— would somebody know if they had been caught in the same way? presumably there are others who might have just paid up when they got the demand. many tens of thousands of people will have — many tens of thousands of people will have done _ many tens of thousands of people will have done just _ many tens of thousands of people will have done just that, - many tens of thousands of people will have done just that, and - many tens of thousands of people will have done just that, and in. will have done just that, and in fact one — will have done just that, and in fact one of— will have done just that, and in fact one of the _ will have done just that, and in fact one of the interesting - will have done just that, and in. fact one of the interesting things about— fact one of the interesting things about the — fact one of the interesting things about the child _ fact one of the interesting things about the child benefit _ fact one of the interesting things about the child benefit appeals l fact one of the interesting things i about the child benefit appeals that have gone — about the child benefit appeals that have gone through _ about the child benefit appeals that have gone through the _ about the child benefit appeals that have gone through the first - about the child benefit appeals that have gone through the first tier- have gone through the first tier trihunat— have gone through the first tier tribunal is _ have gone through the first tier tribunal is that _ have gone through the first tier tribunal is that they _ have gone through the first tier tribunal is that they are - have gone through the first tier tribunal is that they are not - have gone through the first tier. tribunal is that they are not about the child _ tribunal is that they are not about the child benefit— tribunal is that they are not about the child benefit itself— tribunal is that they are not about the child benefit itself but-

tribunal is that they are not about the child benefit itself but about l the child benefit itself but about the child benefit itself but about the penalty— the child benefit itself but about the penalty charges. _ the child benefit itself but about the penalty charges. typically, i the penalty charges. typically, people — the penalty charges. typically, peopte don't— the penalty charges. typically, people don't begrudge - the penalty charges. typically, people don't begrudge payingi the penalty charges. typically, i people don't begrudge paying the child trenefit_ people don't begrudge paying the child benefit charge, _ people don't begrudge paying the child benefit charge, but - people don't begrudge paying the child benefit charge, but they- people don't begrudge paying the i child benefit charge, but they don't like being _ child benefit charge, but they don't like being treated _ child benefit charge, but they don't like being treated as _ child benefit charge, but they don't like being treated as though - child benefit charge, but they don't like being treated as though we - child benefit charge, but they don't i like being treated as though we have done something _ like being treated as though we have done something wrong _ like being treated as though we have done something wrong deliberately. | done something wrong deliberately. in done something wrong deliberately. in this _ done something wrong deliberately. in this case, — done something wrong deliberately. in this case, hmic_ done something wrong deliberately. in this case, hmic had _ done something wrong deliberately. in this case, hmic had not— done something wrong deliberately. in this case, hmic had not charged i in this case, hmic had not charged any penalties. _ in this case, hmic had not charged any penalties, they— in this case, hmic had not charged any penalties, they realised - in this case, hmic had not charged any penalties, they realised that l any penalties, they realised that jason— any penalties, they realised that jason had — any penalties, they realised that jason had a _ any penalties, they realised that jason had a reasonable - any penalties, they realised that jason had a reasonable excuse, i any penalties, they realised that i jason had a reasonable excuse, but people _ jason had a reasonable excuse, but people witt— jason had a reasonable excuse, but people will find _ jason had a reasonable excuse, but people will find out _ jason had a reasonable excuse, but people will find out with _ jason had a reasonable excuse, but people will find out with great - people will find out with great difficulty— people will find out with great difficulty whether _ people will find out with great difficulty whether they - people will find out with great difficulty whether they can - people will find out with great| difficulty whether they can get people will find out with great - difficulty whether they can get the benefit _ difficulty whether they can get the benefit of — difficulty whether they can get the benefit of this _ difficulty whether they can get the benefit of this victory. _ difficulty whether they can get the benefit of this victory. we - difficulty whether they can get the benefit of this victory. we will - benefit of this victory. we will publicise _ benefit of this victory. we will publicise it _ benefit of this victory. we will publicise it as _ benefit of this victory. we will publicise it as soon _ benefit of this victory. we will publicise it as soon as - benefit of this victory. we will publicise it as soon as we - benefit of this victory. we will| publicise it as soon as we have further— publicise it as soon as we have further information, _ publicise it as soon as we have further information, so - publicise it as soon as we havei further information, so affected taxoayers — further information, so affected taxoayers coutd _ further information, so affected taxpayers could keep _ further information, so affected taxpayers could keep an - further information, so affected taxpayers could keep an eye - further information, so affected taxpayers could keep an eye on| further information, so affected - taxpayers could keep an eye on our website _ taxpayers could keep an eye on our website and — taxpayers could keep an eye on our website and we _ taxpayers could keep an eye on our website and we will _ taxpayers could keep an eye on our website and we will help _ taxpayers could keep an eye on our website and we will help them - taxpayers could keep an eye on our website and we will help them to l taxpayers could keep an eye on our i website and we will help them to the extent— website and we will help them to the extent that _ website and we will help them to the extent that we — website and we will help them to the extent that we can. _ website and we will help them to the extent that we can. we _ website and we will help them to the extent that we can. we will - website and we will help them to the extent that we can. we will engage l extent that we can. we will engage with hmrc— extent that we can. we will engage with hmrc as — extent that we can. we will engage with hmrc as this— extent that we can. we will engage with hmrc as this goes _ extent that we can. we will engage with hmrc as this goes forward - extent that we can. we will engage with hmrc as this goes forward in. with hmrc as this goes forward in the hope — with hmrc as this goes forward in the hope that— with hmrc as this goes forward in the hope that we _ with hmrc as this goes forward in the hope that we can _ with hmrc as this goes forward in the hope that we can come - with hmrc as this goes forward in the hope that we can come to - with hmrc as this goes forward in the hope that we can come to a l the hope that we can come to a satisfactory _ the hope that we can come to a satisfactory resolution - the hope that we can come to a satisfactory resolution for- satisfactory resolution for everyone _ satisfactory resolution for everyone it— satisfactory resolution for everyone-— satisfactory resolution for eve one. , ., ., ~ ., everyone. it is good to talk to you all, thank everyone. it is good to talk to you all. thank you _ everyone. it is good to talk to you all, thank you for _ everyone. it is good to talk to you all, thank you forjoining - everyone. it is good to talk to you all, thank you forjoining us - everyone. it is good to talk to you all, thank you forjoining us this i all, thank you forjoining us this morning. here, a new building safety regulator in england will be given powers to prosecute rule—breaking developers and take their properties off the market. the housing secretary, robertjenrick, will unveil the building safety bill later, which contains plans to avert a further tragedy like the grenfell tower fire, which killed 72 people in 2017.

the bill is expected to give residents more routes through which to raise concerns about safety. under the new system, property developers who fail to meet requirements could be prosecuted, or have their properties taken off the market. let's speak to miki vyse. her and her fiancee bought a flat in leeds in 2018 which later turns out to have unsafe cladding. thank you forjoining us. what do you think about these new powers? it you think about these new powers? it is a little too late, to be honest. in reality, we have a flat that is worthless, as is all of the flats in our building, and the regulator is being brought on post everybody purchasing those flats, and in reality what is happening is that we are being charged a ludicrous amount for it, and then we will have powers

to prosecute within a 15 year time sep- to prosecute within a 15 year time gap. and ourflat building was 2005, it was built, so in 2021, will we have the ability to prosecute the builders? well, no, we want because apart from anything, they are out of business now. so we are still left with a massive bill for a flight we bought in good faith in 2018. everybody caught up in it is facing extra bills, so how appealing would have thought of having to spend money on legal action be? weill. have thought of having to spend money on legal action be? well, it is... it is money on legal action be? well, it ism it isiust _ money on legal action be? well, it is... it isjust another _ money on legal action be? well, it is... it isjust another bill. - money on legal action be? well, it is... it isjust another bill. we - is... it is just another bill. we are already paying... we have paid for new smoke alarms that should have been in place in the first place when we bought the flat, paying for waiting watch every month, and we have got the service charge we pay for, which most buildings pay. and we pay ground rent to a freeholder that is

completely devoid of any responsibility in this crisis. and now the potential for legal costs, which are not cheap, as well as potentially paying for the remediation as well, which in our flat is about £70 — 80,000 per leaseholder, and people do not have that type of money to be able to pat’- that type of money to be able to pay. and with legal costs on top of that, it is going to be astronomical, it is making people bankrupt as it is. so astronomical, it is making people bankrupt as it is.— bankrupt as it is. so what is the situation with _ bankrupt as it is. so what is the situation with the _ bankrupt as it is. so what is the situation with the cladding - bankrupt as it is. so what is the situation with the cladding on i bankrupt as it is. so what is the i situation with the cladding on your building? in situation with the cladding on your buildin: ? :: ' j~ situation with the cladding on your buildin: ? i: ' j~ ,., building? in 2018, when we bought the flat, we — building? in 2018, when we bought the flat, we had — building? in 2018, when we bought the flat, we had a _ building? in 2018, when we bought the flat, we had a survey _ building? in 2018, when we bought the flat, we had a survey done, - building? in 2018, when we bought the flat, we had a survey done, as| the flat, we had a survey done, as you do when you purchase a property, and it said that the cladding had been inspected post—grenfell and it was fine. we found out when we were looking to sell, two years ago, that in fact we hadn't had the form is completed, so we pressured our management company to do that, and outside the insulation were highly

flammable and we got a b2, which means people cannot sell the properties and the mortgage companies won't give you a mortgage on it. we can't remortgage, and we can't sell, so as leaseholders, we are told there is a problem with the building until their management company, much later down the line, when we are essentially forced them to tell us what was happening and why we couldn't sell. 50 to tell us what was happening and why we couldn't sell.— to tell us what was happening and why we couldn't sell. so what is the situation now _ why we couldn't sell. so what is the situation now about _ why we couldn't sell. so what is the situation now about what _ why we couldn't sell. so what is the situation now about what happens l situation now about what happens with the cladding?— with the cladding? well, we have a- lied for with the cladding? well, we have applied for money _ with the cladding? well, we have applied for money from - with the cladding? well, we have applied for money from the - with the cladding? well, we have i applied for money from the building safety fund, we think, but we are not kept in the loop very often from the management company. we know that the management company. we know that the person who was responsible for liaising with the building safety fund has now left his role within the company, and as leaseholders, we have absolutely no right to contact the building safety fund, we are not told any information, so we are

sitting in limbo wondering whether we will get a bill tomorrow for the best part of £80,000 or a section 22 tell us that the remediation work is going to start soon. we don't know what is happen. no—one is telling us, and we are unable to find out whether we are going to get money from the building safety fund or not. everything is taking a long time, and in that time we are paying every single month for waiting watch, where somebody is walking around the building checking it is not on fire every hour, which is not... it is not helpful to anybody�*s mental health, apart from anything, and it is not a way you want to live your life.— anything, and it is not a way you want to live your life. miki, thank ou ve want to live your life. miki, thank you very much — want to live your life. miki, thank you very much for _ want to live your life. miki, thank you very much forjoining - want to live your life. miki, thank you very much forjoining us. - 18—year—old british wildcard emma raducanu is back in action on wimbledon's court number one as she bids to reach the quarterfinals. the london teenager who is taking part in herfirst grand slam tournament faces australia's ajla tomljanovic later this afternoon. shes been talking to the bbc

about what it was like playing on wimbledon's court number one in front of a massive crowd of supporters. i think the first... ..the first moment was just walking out there and hearing the crowd actually roar and i was like, wow, the crowd is so behind me and i was just feeding off of their energy and i was loving every single moment. like, iwas... i remember some clear shots that i had... i thought i had no chance of pulling off but i managed to, somehow. i think at one point, i actually dropped my racket and it was only, like 15—15, but i don't know what i was doing! i wasjust living in the moment and having so much fun. i think that's why the crowd responded to you even more. i mean, obviously, the quality of play, but the fact that you were clearly enjoying yourself, you are having a ball! yeah, i definitely was. i've been playing at court one at wimbledon and especially after the covid situation, i think you just have to treasure every single moment that you get and all the opportunities. so i think that's definitely... if you're not having

fun here at court one, then where are you going to have fun, you know, like? joining me now to talk about emma raducanu's dream run is her headteacher at newstead wood school, alan blount, and her pe teacher, sarah eells. that has to put a smile on your face, we are all proud of her, you two must be beside yourself. brute face, we are all proud of her, you two must be beside yourself. we are all really chuffed _ two must be beside yourself. we are all really chuffed and _ two must be beside yourself. we are all really chuffed and hanging - two must be beside yourself. we are all really chuffed and hanging on - all really chuffed and hanging on every word, watching every minute thatis every word, watching every minute that is on the screen.— that is on the screen. sarah, are ou that is on the screen. sarah, are you surprised — that is on the screen. sarah, are you surprised at _ that is on the screen. sarah, are you surprised at all _ that is on the screen. sarah, are you surprised at all by _ that is on the screen. sarah, are you surprised at all by how- that is on the screen. sarah, are you surprised at all by how well| that is on the screen. sarah, are i you surprised at all by how well she has done so far? he. you surprised at all by how well she has done so far?— you surprised at all by how well she has done so far? no, absolutely not. she is an incredible _ has done so far? no, absolutely not. she is an incredible sportswoman i she is an incredible sportswoman with the — she is an incredible sportswoman with the right mentality, her mindset, _ with the right mentality, her mindset, so no, a great talent. and that mentality. _ mindset, so no, a great talent. and that mentality, i— mindset, so no, a great talent. sixth. that mentality, i mean, it's mindset, so no, a great talent. a"ic that mentality, i mean, it'sjust shines through, talking about, who wouldn't enjoy being on court number one? most of us would shrink away in terror, but clearly she is very

grounded! how she always been like that? , ., , grounded! how she always been like that? , . , , that? yes, what we see when we see her on court — that? yes, what we see when we see her on court and _ that? yes, what we see when we see her on court and in _ that? yes, what we see when we see her on court and in the _ that? yes, what we see when we see her on court and in the interviews i her on court and in the interviews is the amount that we have known since year seven, all the way through newstead, she is focused, in the zone, enjoying herself, in her element, that is what you see coming across. ., y ., element, that is what you see coming across. ., , ., .,. element, that is what you see coming across. ., ., , across. could you teacher anything, sarah? i across. could you teacher anything, sarah? i mean _ across. could you teacher anything, sarah? i mean come _ across. could you teacher anything, sarah? i mean come up _ across. could you teacher anything, sarah? i mean come up with - across. could you teacher anything, l sarah? i mean come up with anything like this, there is a natural talent and there is graft.— like this, there is a natural talent and there is graft. afraid not! that is all her coaches, _ and there is graft. afraid not! that is all her coaches, she _ and there is graft. afraid not! that is all her coaches, she did - and there is graft. afraid not! that is all her coaches, she did play i and there is graft. afraid not! that is all her coaches, she did play a l is all her coaches, she did play a few matches, but it is natural talent — few matches, but it is natural talent with emma and hard work. and ou have talent with emma and hard work. and you have got — talent with emma and hard work. a"!c you have got something very appealing there to tell the other kids about, i mean, they are all aware of it, but a really brilliant example of how somebody can succeed, somebody can go from, a few days ago we didn't know her name, and now everybody knows her name. absolutely, she was that in the

classrooms and horse and a canteen, exactly the same as all the other students, and it shows you can be in the classroom one day and on the court at wimbledon and just like that it court at wimbledon and just like thatitis court at wimbledon and just like that it is great. court at wimbledon and 'ust like that it is greatfi that it is great. let's not underestimate - that it is great. let's not underestimate the - that it is great. let's not underestimate the hard | that it is great. let's not i underestimate the hard work, that it is great. let's not - underestimate the hard work, how hard has it been for her? filth. underestimate the hard work, how hard has it been for her?— hard has it been for her? oh, the hard has it been for her? oh, the hard work. _ hard has it been for her? oh, the hard work, the _ hard has it been for her? oh, the hard work, the training _ hard has it been for her? oh, the hard work, the training and - hard has it been for her? oh, the hard work, the training and the i hard work, the training and the hours _ hard work, the training and the hours she — hard work, the training and the hours she puts it in, we see her at the tennis— hours she puts it in, we see her at the tennis centre working away, she has had _ the tennis centre working away, she has had to— the tennis centre working away, she has had to overcome injuries and setbacks, — has had to overcome injuries and setbacks, but she has got it all. and she — setbacks, but she has got it all. and she was notjust getting ready for this, she was obviously doing her a—levels as well, how was she managing that, alan? the her a-levels as well, how was she managing that, alan?— her a-levels as well, how was she managing that, alan? the same way that she managed _ managing that, alan? the same way that she managed the _ managing that, alan? the same way that she managed the whole - managing that, alan? the same way that she managed the whole way i that she managed the whole way through the school, so committed and determined and organised that she just balances her work marvellously. she knows that education is important, that his sport is important, that his sport is important, and she approaches both with equal dedication and hard work. did she tell you two about her ultimate dreams?—

did she tell you two about her ultimate dreams? . ., ., ultimate dreams? yeah, we have an elite sports — ultimate dreams? yeah, we have an elite sports board, _ ultimate dreams? yeah, we have an elite sports board, and _ ultimate dreams? yeah, we have an elite sports board, and absolutely i elite sports board, and absolutely her dream — elite sports board, and absolutely her dream is to get there, and i'm she will _ her dream is to get there, and i'm she will. ~ ., her dream is to get there, and i'm| she will-— she she will. win the whole thing? she is auoin to she will. win the whole thing? she is going to win- — she will. win the whole thing? she is going to win. obviously - she will. win the whole thing? she is going to win. obviously i - she will. win the whole thing? she is going to win. obviously i hope . she will. win the whole thing? she is going to win. obviously i hope it| is going to win. obviously i hope it is going to win. obviously i hope it is this— is going to win. obviously i hope it is this year. — is going to win. obviously i hope it is this year, but i am sure she will _ is this year, but i am sure she will. �* ., is this year, but i am sure she will. . . ., , is this year, but i am sure she will. ~ . ., , , will. and are there any tickets cominu will. and are there any tickets coming your _ will. and are there any tickets coming your way, _ will. and are there any tickets coming your way, all- will. and are there any tickets coming your way, all for - will. and are there any tickets coming your way, all for the l will. and are there any tickets i coming your way, all for the school? we can watch on tv, but it would be nice to be there as well. mt; we can watch on tv, but it would be nice to be there as well.— nice to be there as well. my view! we are there _ nice to be there as well. my view! we are there in _ nice to be there as well. my view! we are there in spirit! _ nice to be there as well. my view! we are there in spirit! if - nice to be there as well. my view! we are there in spirit! if she - nice to be there as well. my view! we are there in spirit! if she is i we are there in spirit! if she is -la in: we are there in spirit! if she is playing during _ we are there in spirit! if she is playing during school - we are there in spirit! if she is playing during school time, i we are there in spirit! if she is i playing during school time, what will you do?— playing during school time, what will ou do? , , ., will you do? oh, it will be streamed into classrooms, _ will you do? oh, it will be streamed into classrooms, we _ will you do? oh, it will be streamed into classrooms, we will _ will you do? oh, it will be streamed into classrooms, we will all - will you do? oh, it will be streamed into classrooms, we will all be - into classrooms, we will all be there 100%. into classrooms, we will all be there 10096-— into classrooms, we will all be there100%. ., ., ,, there 100%. what other kids saying to ou there 100%. what other kids saying to you about _ there 100%. what other kids saying to you about her? _ there 100%. what other kids saying to you about her? they _ there 100%. what other kids saying to you about her? they are - there 100%. what other kids saying to you about her? they are seeing. there 100%. what other kids saying | to you about her? they are seeing it is a real inspiration, _ to you about her? they are seeing it is a real inspiration, a _ to you about her? they are seeing it is a real inspiration, a rising - is a real inspiration, a rising tennis star, as well as students that aren't sporty, they are all taking confidence from this and

going, yes, anything is possible, we can do this too, and it is a great legacy to leave at newstead take on forwards. latte legacy to leave at newstead take on forwards. ~ . ., ., , ., ~ forwards. we have already talked about her being _ forwards. we have already talked about her being so _ forwards. we have already talked about her being so grounded, i forwards. we have already talked | about her being so grounded, one forwards. we have already talked i about her being so grounded, one of the things that was really appealing when she won her first match was how she said, now i have to go and do the laundry for the next match, and she also handed over her phone to someone else so that she wouldn't get distracted, because obviously thousands of people are wanting to send her messages. is that something that you have to teach? she send her messages. is that something that you have to teach?— that you have to teach? she came with it in abundance, _ that you have to teach? she came with it in abundance, she - that you have to teach? she came i with it in abundance, she committed to his sport and his studies, and the way she has been able to work so hard revolves around her being so organised, and she compartmentalised us. but she is in the zone, she has got the right mindset, the resilience and great to know when things are important and what needs to happen, and shejust rolls things are important and what needs to happen, and she just rolls with it, it is great to watch, and really

humbling as well, just to see someone taking it in their stride. an absolutejoy, great someone taking it in their stride. an absolute joy, great to talk to you both, it will be lovely to check in with you again if she keeps going on, let's hope that she does. thank you. we think she will be on court at about five o'clock or later. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. yesterday, edinburgh had 40.6mm of rainfall in just one hour. of course, it led to some issues with flash flooding. today, the forecast for us all is one of some heavy showers and sunny spells. all is one of some heavy we have had quite a bit of cloud producing rain through the early part of today. some of that has moved into the north sea, but i want to draw your attention to what is coming into the south west later on. this is a new area of low pressure which will bring in heavy and potentially thundery rain. now, some sunshine across parts of england, wales, northern ireland and southern scotland with fewer showers than we saw yesterday. we still have showers moving across scotland with rain getting into the north. temperatures ranging from 14

to about 22 degrees. by the end of the afternoon, we will already have rain coming in across the south west and the channel islands. that will be drifting north through the course of this evening and overnight. you can see the curl of it. the first band goes through, and the second one follows on hot on its heels. to the north, we still have showers across parts of scotland, drying out across northern ireland. it won't be a cold night, but it will be windy. especially in the south through the english channel, southern counties and into the south east, where we could have gusts of winds up to 55mph. tomorrow, you can see the curl of this low pressure moving up the north sea coastline and eventually getting into north east scotland. lots of dry weather around tomorrow, still some showers and some heavy across parts of northern ireland, wales and into the south west. this low pressure is in no rush to leave. through tuesday into wednesday, it is still anchored across the north east of scotland.

as we go through the latter part of the week, this ridge of high pressure in the atlantic will be coming our way and settling things down. on wednesday, there will still be a fair few showers, and you could catch one almost anywhere during the course of the afternoon and they could be heavy. some bright skies, some sunshine in between with temperatures ranging from 15 in the north to about 21 in the south east. as we go into thursday, this is when we have the ridge of high pressure across us. areas of cloud will still be with us. brighter sunny skies, but some showers, especially in eastern areas. by then, temperatures 15 in lerwick to highs of 22 in london.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the prime minister will today announce the next steps on social distancing, face coverings and working from home — the government is expected to confirm that the majority of the remaining restrictions in england will be lifted from the 19th of july. this is a really important moment because after the sacrifices that people have made and the huge success of our vaccination programme we are at last seeing a real weakening of the link between the case numbers and hospitalisations, and that is why we expect we are going to be able to take this step on july the 19th. on its 73rd anniversary, the queen has awarded the nhs the george cross for heroism and bravery. nhs england's medical director has praised his colleagues' response to the coronavirus pandemic

ourstaff, ourworkforce, has stepped up magnificently treating patients with covid and those with other conditions and i could not be prouder and more humbled of the work that i have seen my colleagues do over the last 18 months. a service of honouring the nhs is taking place at st paul's cathedral — prince william arrives alone after the duchesses of cambridge goes into self isolation the apartment block which partially collapsed near miami killing 2a people 11 days ago is demolished — before a tropical storm sweeps in and endangers the lives of rescuers. the taliban warns that any foreign soldiers left in afghanistan beyond september 11th, will be treated as an occupying force. is—year—old british wild card emma raducanu is back in action on wimbledon�*s court number one as she bids to reach the quarterfinals. after the covid—i9 situation, i think that you have to just cherish every single moment that

you get and all the opportunities, so i think that is definitely... if you're not having fun here at court one, then where are you going to have fun, you know, like...? borisjohnson is expected to tell people in england that it will be left to their "judgment" to manage coronavirus risks, as he prepares to ease restrictions from the 19th ofjuly. the prime minister will lead a downing street news conference later, where he will tell the public that the country must "begin to learn to live with this virus". so what might we expect to be announced? many of the remaining restrictions in england do look set to be swept away in a fortnight, including social distancing. that will mean scrapping the one—metre—plus rule in public places. it's thought there will no longer be

a requirement to scan in when going into cafes and restaurants, whether or not to wear a mask will come down to personal choice. and it's also expected that it will get easier for friends and relatives to visit their loved ones in a care home. plans for scotland, wales and northern ireland will be outlined later this month. our political correspondent chris mason reports. they've been everywhere for ages. signs telling us how to behave. rules the likes of which we've never seen before. but many of the remaining restrictions in england look set to be swept away in a fortnight, including social distancing, the requirement to scan in on the way to cafes and restaurants, and the need to wear a mask. plus, it's expected to be easier to visit a care home. ministers accept the number of people with covid will go up. but far fewer of us will end up in hospital or die than would have been the case because of the vaccines. but others are worried.

the nhs is actually in quite a pressured position. so, we've got a lot of covid cases coming through the door, not as high as previous waves, but still causing pressure. but alongside that, we've also got the challenges of recovering the backlog of care that the nhs faces. the mantra for ministers is changing. learning to live with the virus is now their emphasis. scotland isn't expected to remove all legal restrictions until early next month. neither wales nor northern ireland have committed to a date for returning to normal or something close. chris mason, bbc news. stephen powis is the national medical directorfor england — he's been telling us what he thinks, about the government's plans to ease the final covid restrictions in england. well, the good news, of course, is although infection rates are rising, hospital admissions

are not rising at the rate that we have seen in previous peaks. if we go back to december, for instance, when we had around 23,000 infections per day, which is around the rate we've seen in the last few days, there were 15,000 people with covid in hospital, whereas now there's only around 1700 in england. the reason for that is the great success of the vaccine programme, and our vaccines are turning out to be highly effective against severe disease, over 90% effective at preventing people having to be treated in hospital. our political correspondent ben wright is at westminster. how much get swept away? what remains? fix, how much get swept away? what remains? �* ., ., , remains? a lot. the main rule is that have _ remains? a lot. the main rule is that have governed _ remains? a lot. the main rule is that have governed our- remains? a lot. the main rule is that have governed our lives - remains? a lot. the main rule is| that have governed our lives now remains? a lot. the main rule is- that have governed our lives now for more than a year around who we can meet indoors, how many people, how we have to move around pubs and restaurants, limits on numbers of

people at weddings, all of that will 90, people at weddings, all of that will go, so that will go, so the one metre plus rule, the rule of six, these have been in place for some time, legal limits on behaviour that will go to be replaced by guidance, advice, about how people should behave, behave responsibly is what we will hear from the prime minister, i'm sure, later on. it's a big change, businesses i'm sure will be delighted with the end of the one metre plus rule. the question mark around masks, businesses are being asked what they will do themselves narrative that is no longer mandated to wear a mask on public transport, princes, and the health minister was asked about that this morning. i don't particularly like wearing a face mask, i think that's something that many people will share with me. i also know that it's really hard for some people, particularly those who are hard of hearing, to hear well when somebody's speaking to them in a facemask. but i will, of course, follow the guidance that we'll set out on when people should think of wearing one and not.

and i think to make a common sense judgment and follow the guidance on what are the right precautions to take. and the contents of that guidance will be really critical later on, and the tone, i think, from the prime minister, too. you will be asked, i'm sure, what people should be doing, advised to do one age crowded tube train, if they have flu symptoms themselves, should they be wearing a facemask out of precaution and concern for others? these are the fine details, and the guidance of already matter.— the fine details, and the guidance of already matter. what about the rules on isolation? _ of already matter. what about the rules on isolation? is _ of already matter. what about the rules on isolation? is there - of already matter. what about the rules on isolation? is there clarity| rules on isolation? is there clarity on that? obviously if cases go up exponentially, albeit if they are not hospitalised and that is the reason for easing restrictions, does that mean many, many more people having to keep isolating?— having to keep isolating? that's a aood having to keep isolating? that's a good question. — having to keep isolating? that's a good question, you _ having to keep isolating? that's a good question, you are _ having to keep isolating? that's a good question, you are right. - having to keep isolating? that's a good question, you are right. thej good question, you are right. the government expects the rising number of cases to accelerate on the lifting of these restrictions, more people will be getting covid, but

more people will be getting ill, will people be getting their phones pinging telling them to add have two self—isolate, just that remain a sort of plausible strategy of so many people out there becoming infected, and what support will there be to encourage people to stay at home if they feel that actually the pandemic is largely over in all these other restrictions have gone? i think the way the self isolation works in practice is something that ministers are going to have to explain. they are also going to have to explain the timing, because we are in the early stages of this third wave of the virus, infection rates are continuing, there are many in the medical profession who are urging greater caution at this time, people like the bma, who think it is the wrong time to be lifting restrictions completely, who argue for the continued use of masks in public places through the summer. ministers will have to explain why

they think doing this now is better than waiting till the winter or, you know, later to when more people have been double vaccinated before lifting the restrictions. questions around timing, and i think the tone of the prime minister will be very important. of the prime minister will be very im ortant. �* , of the prime minister will be very im ortant. �*, , ., important. let's bring in our correspondence _ important. let's bring in our correspondence to - important. let's bring in our correspondence to talk - important. let's bring in our| correspondence to talk more specifically about the mask issue. our health correspondent michelle roberts is here to explain more. if the government is saying it is down to individuals, and others don't, and their own environment like public transport, they want mask wearing to continue, what could happen? could it be the case that some employers and organisations say they're going to continue with mask wearing in our environment? what they're going to continue with mask wearing in our environment? what we are expecting — wearing in our environment? what we are expecting is _ wearing in our environment? what we are expecting is that _ wearing in our environment? what we are expecting is that the _ wearing in our environment? what we are expecting is that the legal - are expecting is that the legal requirement goes, the finalists are

expected to be removed, it be a matter of personal choice, different businesses might suggest that they want customers to wear facemasks or travellers, or whichever setting it is, but if there is not that legal requirement there then it calls into question how far you can push with this. also, it is personal choice. we know infections are increasing, so there is more covid out there at the moment than there was a couple of months ago. also the delta variant, which is more contagious, but on the flip side of that, we know the vaccines are working to help protect people, so we are trying to work out your own personal risk as well as responsibility for protecting other people, we know facemasks a really good at reducing risks of spreading the infection to other people, slightly less good at protecting yourself from other people.

protecting yourself from other --eole. , . protecting yourself from other eo le. , ., , protecting yourself from other ..eole, , ., ,., protecting yourself from other ..eole. , ., ,., , people. israel is an interesting case to look— people. israel is an interesting case to look at _ people. israel is an interesting case to look at and _ people. israel is an interesting case to look at and that - people. israel is an interesting | case to look at and that israel's levels of vaccination are high, like ours, and there were doing well at keeping it under control, but is stopped mask wearing when it went to zero, but then just ten days after that they brought back masks for indoor use. the government has said it will not be going back, it is a one—way street, but is it clear whether there is going to be flexibility of thinking on that? i think there will always be a little bit of flexibility. obviously now we are moving into the summer there is are moving into the summer there is a bit more confidence that we can have more freedoms without the risk going up too much, going into winter, that's a different matter. there is talk about extra booster doses, possibly, to help people get more protection from the vaccine again, long lasting immunity, whether there might be question marks over facemasks again, we know they are effective with other

respiratory viruses, so it will be towards the winter thinking about fluid can, so a lot to think about is cases edge up. let's get reaction now from bobby morton — he's the national officer for passenger transport at unite the union. what do you think about no masks? i think it's a gentle idea, and i noted that during a report you did say that people who know, and they have just been awarded the george cross, are urging the prime minister not to make or not to move these restrictions. from my point of view, people i represent, which would be the drivers of the vehicles on public transport, we have had over 60 fatalities in the pandemic, we don't wish to see any more. 50. 60 fatalities in the pandemic, we don't wish to see any more. so, what would ou don't wish to see any more. so, what

would you like _ don't wish to see any more. so, what would you like to _ don't wish to see any more. so, what would you like to happen? _ don't wish to see any more. so, what would you like to happen? it - don't wish to see any more. so, what would you like to happen? it does - would you like to happen? it does seem pretty clear that the mask wearing it's going to become voluntary. so, even if a particular company, a particular environment size they want people to wear masks, evenif size they want people to wear masks, even if the government says they would like people to still wear masks on trains, if there is no legal requirement, people don't have to do it. ., ., ., legal requirement, people don't have to do it. ., . ., in legal requirement, people don't have to do it. n n n in to do it. no, and what you will find is that people _ to do it. no, and what you will find is that people will _ to do it. no, and what you will find is that people will not _ to do it. no, and what you will find is that people will not wear - to do it. no, and what you will find is that people will not wear them. | is that people will not wear them. for instance, i travel on public transport, i use buses, and i hate wearing a mask, but i'm used to it. i will never get on a public transport vehicle without that mask, now, that's a personal opinion, but most people, if they are allowed to take that mask, they will do that, and they will do it at the time that the rate of infection are increasing on a daily basis. it doubles on a daily basis. this is madness, to remove the masks on the social

distancing of public transport. pare distancing of public transport. are ou sa inc distancing of public transport. are you saying you you would continue wearing a mask? i you saying you you would continue wearing a mask?— wearing a mask? i most certainly will continue _ wearing a mask? i most certainly will continue to _ wearing a mask? i most certainly will continue to wear— wearing a mask? i most certainly will continue to wear one. - wearing a mask? i most certainly will continue to wear one. white | wearing a mask? i most certainly i will continue to wear one. white wir use will continue to wear one. white wir us- n i n will continue to wear one. white wir us- n , n , n , will continue to wear one. white wir us n n will continue to wear one. white wir use would you saying that you would rather want. — use would you saying that you would rather want, but _ use would you saying that you would rather want, but others _ use would you saying that you would rather want, but others wouldn't? i l rather want, but others wouldn't? i am very close to the situation. we have had over 60 fatalities, and i've had a place in my mind, and i would hate to think that i would be the person that would infect someone, certainly one of the staff, who are not very well protected, no other people might see it from a different perspective.— other people might see it from a different perspective. bobby morton, thank ou different perspective. bobby morton, thank you very _ different perspective. bobby morton, thank you very much _ different perspective. bobby morton, thank you very much for _ different perspective. bobby morton, thank you very much forjoining - different perspective. bobby morton, thank you very much forjoining us. l and a reminder the prime minister will lead the downing street coronavirus news briefing at 5pm. we'll bring that to you live here on the bbc news channel. and at 3:30 this afternoon

we'll be putting your questions to health experts on what the proposed changes in england might mean for you. do send in your questions using #bbcyourquestions, or by emailing us at yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. the headlines on bbc news: the prime minister will today announce the next steps on social distancing, face coverings and working from home. the government is expected to confirm that the majority of the remaining restrictions in england will be lifted from the 19th of july. on the 73rd anniversary of the nhs, the queen has awarded the health service the george cross for heroism and bravery. is—year—old british wildcard emma raducanu is back in action on wimbledon's court number one as she bids to reach the quarterfinals. sport, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. hello there. it's a packed day at wimbledon, with all the fourth—round matches taking place.

british teenager emma radacanu is through to the last 16 at wimbledon as she continues her dream grand slam debut. the 18—year old will play australian ajla tomljanovic today for a place in the quarterfinals. that's later on court number one. former british number one laura robson feels the spotlight hasn't been as intense for raducanu, due to conditions being in a bubble. it's probably quite nice, but i am sure she is still under so much pressure, especially going into today, but in terms of ranking, she is absolutely the underdog still, so she can play as freely as she did on saturday, who knows? we might have a massive story on our hands. well, the action is well under way on what's know as manic monday. these are live pictures from court number three, where the women's second seed, aryna sabalenka, is up against the 18th seed from kazakhstan, elena rybakina. you can watch all the action on the bbc sport website and app.

excitement is building ahead of england's european championship semifinal against denmark at wembley on wednesday. the players spent time relaxing in a swimming pool yesterday. the stunning 4—0 win over ukraine in the last eight on saturday— means there's genuine hope that they can reach a major tournament final for the first time since 1966. it's something former england striker alan shearer thinks manager gareth southgate should take a lot of credit for. he allows them to express themselves. he takes a lot of the pressure on his shoulders, which will be very, very tough for him but he handles it magnificently. but that allows his players to go out and play with a freedom. they don't seem to care about past tournaments. it's great to see. it's great to see them go out and strut their stuff. let's hope they can do it again on wednesday evening. england flanker tom curry

will make his first appearance for the british and irish lions, while ireland's iain henderson will be captain against the cell c sharks injohannesburg on wednesday. the lions recorded their first win on the tour when they thumped the sigma lions 56—14 on saturday. wales lock adam beard and back row josh navidi will also make their debuts after being called up by warren gatland as replacements. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. a service has been held to mark the 73rd anniversary of the nhs but the duchess of cambridge is not taking part in any of today's events as she is having to self—isolate. kate had been due to accompany price william at the service of thanksgiving, which got under way at st paul's cathedral just over an hour ago — and at a special tea party for nhs staff at buckingham palace later. the duchess had come into contact with someone who later tested positive for covid. well, earlier, the queen awarded the nhs the prestigious george cross saying all staff, past and present had worked with "courage,

compassion and dedication". let's speak to our correspondent frankie mccamley at st paul's. as you can see, they are just taking down some of the railings behind me as the service lasted around an hour. in the last few minutes facing the prime minister, borisjohnson, the prime minister, borisjohnson, the health secretary, sajid javid, and prince william making his way down his steps, alone because the duchess of cambridge is self isolating because she came into contact with someone with coronavirus. the service lasted for around an hour with emotional times, we heard from doctors who treated some of the very first coronavirus cases here in the uk. also patients who are saved by some of the nhs health workers, and one of those patients that spoke in st paul's earlier was kathrine dawson. thank you so much forjoining us. you are pregnant when you quote coronavirus.

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tanya dendrinos reports. a skyline changed in a matter of seconds. explosions. but unlike the time it took to demolish the remnants of this tower block, the horror that preceded will not soon be forgotten. the 12 story apartment complex in surfside, florida partially collapsed on the 24th ofjune. emergency crews have searching for survivors amongst the rubble. 2a people have been confirmed dead and 121 are still missing. finding them remains the priority. bringing the building down in a controlled manner is critical to expanding our scope of search, as you know, in the pile. and allowing us to search in the area closest to the building,

of the building. the demolition was brought forward, due to concerns over the approaching tropical storm elsa. small, strategically placed explosives were used in combination with gravity to safely bring down the remainder of the structure. while the focus now is firmly on those still missing, there are many questions still to be answered regarding what caused the ao—year—old building to crumble and whether the disaster could have been avoided. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. nato's military mission in afghanistan is now all but over. america and its allies, including britain, invaded the country in 2001, following the september 11th attacks. two decades later, the last of the troops are leaving, except for around a thousand that will provide security. but as the us withdraws, the taliban is resurgent, and it's warned that if any international forces, including contractors, remain in afghanistan, they will be treated as an occupying force.

from kabul, yogita limaye reports. afghan soldiers now managing what used to be america's biggest base. international forces making a quiet, hasty retreat. gains made here over 20 years under threat of being lost. people have voted in elections. once repressed by the taliban, afghan women are at school and work. farzana kochai, an mp, fears the taliban will be back in power. the women are finished here. it would be like a black day for afghan women. notjust women, all the people. there won't be any lives, any freedom, any life here. how do you view international forces leaving afghanistan at this time? they are leaving so irresponsibly. after 20 years, theyjust went to an argument with the taliban

and said to the taliban, it's ok, you can do whatever you do. it's a failure. 20 years ago, foreign forces arrived here with a fierce push. the moment in 2001 when the hardline islamist taliban regime was driven out of kabul. america's response to the 9/11 attacks with the uk and other nato allies. the united states military has begun strikes against al-qaeda terrorist training camps and military installations of the taliban regime in afghanistan. years of fighting followed in provinces across the country. this is helmand, in the south, where some of the fiercest battles were fought. hundreds of british and foreign troops died here. thousands of afghan soldiers. the taliban were kept

at bay but not defeated. finally, the us signed a deal with the militant group last year. agreeing to fully withdraw foreign forces. they are leaving amidst rising violence. this is one of the roads that leads out of kabul. in the province just beyond, the taliban are battling afghan government forces. that is how close the fighting is to the capital. battles are being fought in more than half of the country's provinces. hundreds are dying every week. thousands are being displaced. every day, more areas are falling to the taliban. but the group says there is no violence. it told the bbc hundreds of afghan soldiers are defecting to the taliban, a claim the government denies. from their political office in doha, a taliban spokesman also told me residual foreign troops would be considered an occupying force.

foreign forces should withdraw from the country whether they are contractors advisers or trainers. it is a violation and we will react. but that action will be based on the decision of our leadership. he said embassies and ngos would not be targeted. the foreign war in afghanistan has all but ended. its legacy will be determined by what happens here next. yogita limaye, bbc news. pope francis has undergone successful surgery to treat a colon problem at a hospital in rome. the vatican says he is recovering well from the procedure, which was carried out under general anaesthetic yesterday. he will stay in hospital for another week. before the operation pope francis gave his sunday blessing to worshippers in st peter's square. this is the first time

the 84—year—old has been in hospital since his election in 2013. the forestry department in cyprus says a wildfire, the island's worst in decades, is now under control. around 50 square kilometres of pine and scrub in the foothills of the troodos mountains were scorched by flames. four egyptian farm workers also died in the wildfire. countries including the uk have been sending in planes to help extinguish the flames. japanese rescue teams are still searching through wrecked homes and buried roads days after a landslide hit the town of atami. at least 3 people are known to have died so far but around 80 are believed to be missing. the area was hit by more than a month's worth of rain injust21i hours. train services are returning to normal in edinburgh this morning, after stormy weather caused flash flooding. torrential rain left some streets submerged in water, and shops were forced to close. tim muffett reports. ominous—looking clouds over glasgow yesterday

and the rain that fell from them caused widespread disruption. in edinburgh, many streets were flooded. there were tricky journeys for drivers... ..and pedestrians. the train line between edinburgh waverley and haymarket station had to be closed. stjames quarter shopping centre only opened last month. naturally ventilated, it is deliberately designed to allow some rain to get in. but not this much. parts had to be cordoned off for safety reasons. many parts of the uk experienced heavy rainfall yesterday. sunday shopping for some turned out to be a rather soggy experience. tim muffett, bbc news.

hello again. so far there's been a bit of a north—south divide, one or two into north—west england, more rain and strong winds through the night tonight, with this area of low pressure moving in steadily north and east, so a spell of heavy rain overnight tonight with gusts and to the coast, into the north of england. the rain lilies in scotland, some clearer skies, here perhaps single figures, but it will be a relatively mild start, but it's all about the grain sitting. the north of england into the scottish borders. a blustery day generally across the country, the temperatures will peekjust

across the country, the temperatures will peek just to across the country, the temperatures will peekjust to the high teens if we are lucky, with a few scattered showers and to the south west a little later on. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: boris johnson will announce the next steps on social distancing, face coverings and working from home in england. the majority of the remaining restrictions are expected to be lifted from the 19th ofjuly. on its 73rd anniversary, the queen has awarded the nhs the george cross for heroism and bravery. a ceremony is taking place at st paul's cathedral, but the duchess of cambridge is not there, as she is having to isolate. the apartment block which partially collapsed near miami, killing 2a people 11 days ago is demolished, before a tropical storm sweeps in and endangers the lives of rescuers. the taliban warns that any foreign soldiers left in afghanistan beyond september 11th will be treated as an occupying force.

borisjohnson is expected to confirm later that the remainder of the covert restrictions can be lifted from the 19th ofjuly. earlier, rebecca jones spoke to the director of the clinical operational research unit at university college london and a member of the group that established itself as an alternative to the government's official scientific advice is, calling themselves independent site. rebecca asked, given the recent rises in the uk driven by the delta variant, whether she thought this was the right time to ease restrictions. no. cases are going up, it is no doubt that vaccination has put us in

a better place, but infections still matter, because about 10—20% of people end up with long covid, which can be debilitating, and every infection is a chance for a new variant to arise, and we still don't know what the long—term impacts of the disease are. ii know what the long-term impacts of the disease are.— the disease are. if you were advisin: the disease are. if you were advising the _ the disease are. if you were advising the government, l the disease are. if you were . advising the government, what the disease are. if you were _ advising the government, what should it do in terms of timing? i advising the government, what should it do in terms of timing?— it do in terms of timing? i mean, we are about three _ it do in terms of timing? i mean, we are about three quarters _ it do in terms of timing? i mean, we are about three quarters of- it do in terms of timing? i mean, we are about three quarters of the - it do in terms of timing? i mean, we are about three quarters of the way| are about three quarters of the way through the vaccination programme, i would like to finish it before we go all the way to opening, which is what israel did, and even now israel are seeing delta, meaning they have not been able to keep control of it, and now they are starting to vaccinate their children, that is an option for us. the more people who are immune, the better. we really need to invest in better ventilation, we know it is airborne, and ventilation is a public good. it isjust making and ventilation is a public good. it is just making places safer. we could do things like that, certainly

keeping masks in indoor public spacesis keeping masks in indoor public spaces is a good idea as well. it is ruite spaces is a good idea as well. it is quite likely _ spaces is a good idea as well. it is quite likely that _ spaces is a good idea as well. it is quite likely that we will all be exposed to covid at some point and we just got to get used to the idea. well, that may be the case, but why can't we all be exposed to covid after everyone has been given two doses of the vaccine? you know? i don't understand why half of the population being vaccinated means everyone else can risk getting covid. we have a safe and effective vaccines, we know they work, we know they are massively effective at preventing hospitalisation and death, so why don't we offer that to everybody, instead of deciding we are halfway through. i everybody, instead of deciding we are halfway through.— everybody, instead of deciding we are halfway through. i suppose the arc ument are halfway through. i suppose the argument might — are halfway through. i suppose the argument might be _ are halfway through. i suppose the argument might be that, _ are halfway through. i suppose the argument might be that, all - are halfway through. i suppose the j argument might be that, all along, there is a reason to delay, a reason to kick the can down the road a little bit further, and we have heard from the health secretary, sajid javid, who has talked about the harms caused by restrictions,

domestic violence and mental health. aren't those arguments as compelling? a lot of those arguments are about lockdown, and we are not yet back to the situation we were before the pandemic, but we are still in a pandemic. the reason we have had to delay the most recent opening is because the government allowed a new variant that was more transmissible and more severe and more resistant to vaccines to establish itself in this country, so with the alpha variant, we could have got away with vaccinating most of the population with one doubts, which we would have donein with one doubts, which we would have done injune, but now we have to wait for two doses, and no—one wants to be in the situation, but that is the way it is, just because we don't like it, i can't see why it is fine that everybody else gets it. nonetheless, the link between cases and deaths, it has not been broken

but it has been severely weakened, hasn't it? i but it has been severely weakened, hasn't it? n n , , hasn't it? i said that, it has been severely weakened, _ hasn't it? i said that, it has been severely weakened, but - hasn't it? i said that, it has been severely weakened, but the - severely weakened, but the infections —— the link between infections —— the link between infections and long covid has not, as far as we know. i infections and long covid has not, as far as we know.— infections and long covid has not, as far as we know. i think research is ongoing — as far as we know. i think research is ongoing about _ as far as we know. i think research is ongoing about the _ as far as we know. i think research is ongoing about the effects - as far as we know. i think research is ongoing about the effects of- as far as we know. i think research | is ongoing about the effects of long covid, isn't it? we don't have any definitive data at the moment. we have lots definitive data at the moment. , have lots of data. the office of national statistics released an update on friday showing thati million people in the country are living with long covid, 400,000 of them for more than a year, 600,000 saying it impacts their daily life. we have the data. it is not that we do not know that it exists. in a speech to mark independence day in the us, presidentjoe biden has said his country is closer than ever to declaring independence from covid—i9. he said the united states was emerging from the darkness and isolation of the pandemic, and although the virus wasn't yet beaten, he was optimistic. mark lobel reports.

stepping forward for a dazzling display, capping a year that's been anything but. july 4th in america. celebrating independence day, but from what? listen to what president biden said back in may. our goal byjuly 4th is to have 70% of adult americans with at least one shot and 160 million americans fully vaccinated. but two months on, he's facing up to a more hesitant nation than he had anticipated. short of his target, 67% of americans have had a first dose withjust over 149 million adults, 58% of americans, fully immunised. mission not yet accomplished. we are emerging from the darkness of years, a year of pandemic and isolation, a year of pain, fear

and heartbreaking loss. and think about how far we've come. since his election, joe biden made addressing the pandemic his priority, but almost six months on, he concedes the virus is not yet vanquished. the more contagious delta variant means that, in some cities like los angeles, even vaccinated residents are being asked to resume mask wearing indoors and hospitals are filling up again where many remain unvaccinated. the best defence against these variants is to get vaccinated. my fellow americans, it's the most patriotic thing you can do. then, reaching into his jacket pocket, the 78—year—old gets a card he says he carries with his daily schedule on it. on that card are the number of americans who have lost their lives to covid, the precise number.

as of tonight, that number is 603,018 people have lost their lives. and that number keeps rising. it's not the end of the pandemic they're celebrating here, though they're comfortable enough to get up close and personal, strengthened by the vaccine — convinced, it seems, the darkest days are over. mark lobel, bbc news. some reaction to the end of mask wearing, which is expected to be announced later by borisjohnson, from the rail delivery group, saying trains should be treated consistently with other indoor settings when it comes to the removal or ongoing use of restrictions. trains are well

ventilated with air refreshed either by air conditioning systems or by doors and windows being opened, so any decision to leave public transport behind other parts of the economy would need to be based on the science. train companies will continue with extra cleaning and better information about how busy services are, and given that wearing a mask helps to protect others, we would support people who wish to continue wearing one in the future if it becomes voluntary. we heard earlier from the unite if it becomes voluntary. we heard earlierfrom the unite union, which is saying that they want masks to remain compulsory on public transport. they say they should still be worn on buses and trains, and ending the requirement would be and ending the requirement would be an act of gross negligence by the government, that is the unite union. the rail delivery group says they must be treated the same as everyone else. here, a new building safety regulator in england will be given powers to prosecute rule—breaking developers and take their properties off the market. the housing secretary, robertjenrick, will unveil the building safety bill later,

which contains plans to avert a further tragedy like the grenfell tower fire, which killed 72 people in 2017. the bill is expected to give residents more routes through which to raise concerns about safety. under the new system, property developers who fail to meet requirements could be prosecuted, or have their properties taken off the market. it is a little too late, to be honest. in reality, we have a flat that is worthless, as is all of the flats in our building, and the regulator is being brought on post everybody purchasing those flats, and in reality what is happening is that we are being charged a ludicrous amount for it, and then we will have powers to prosecute within a 15 year time gap.

and our flat building was 2005 it was built, so in 2021, will we have the ability to prosecute the builders? well, no, we won't, because apart from anything, they are out of business now. so we are still left with a massive bill for a flat we bought in good faith in 2018. everybody caught up in it is facing extra bills, so how appealing would have thought of having to spend money on legal action be? well, it is... it is just another bill. we are already paying... we have paid for new smoke alarms that should have been in place in the first place when we bought the flat, paying for waking watch every month, and we have got the service charge we pay for, which most buildings pay. and we pay ground rent to a freeholder that is completely devoid of any responsibility in this crisis. and now the potentialfor legal costs, which are not cheap, as well as potentially paying

for the remediation as well, which in our flat is about £70—80,000 per leaseholder, and people do not have that type of money to be able to pay. and with legal costs on top of that, it is going to be astronomical, it is making people bankrupt as it is. so what is the situation with the cladding on your building? in 2018, when we bought the flat, we had a survey done, as you do when you purchase a property, and it said that the cladding had been inspected post—grenfell and it was fine. we found out when we were looking to sell, two years ago, that in fact we hadn't had the forms completed, so we pressured our management company to do that, and outside the insulation were highly flammable and we got a b2, which means people cannot sell the properties and the mortgage

companies won't give you a mortgage on it. we can't remortgage, and we can't sell, so as leaseholders, weren't told there was a problem with the building until the management company, much later down the line, when we are essentially forced them to tell us what was happening and why we couldn't sell. so what is the situation now about what happens with the cladding? well, we have applied for money from the building safety fund, we think, but we are not kept in the loop very often from the management company. we do know that the person who was responsible for liaising with the building safety fund has now left his role within the company, and as leaseholders, we have absolutely no right to contact the building safety fund, we are not told any information, so we are sitting in limbo wondering whether we will get a bill tomorrow for the best part of £80,000 or a section 20 to tell us

that the remediation work is going to start soon. we don't know what is happen. no—one is telling us, and we are unable to find out whether we are going to get money from the building safety fund or not. everything is taking a long time, and in that time we are paying every single month for waking watch, where somebody is walking around the building checking it is not on fire every hour, which is not... it is not helpful to anybody�*s mental health, apart from anything, and it is not a way you want to live your life. the co—leader of the green party jonathan bartley will step down at the end ofjuly. the party's longest—serving leader says he's hugely proud of what the greens have achieved in his five years of tenureship. co—leader sian berry is set to continue as acting leader while a leadership election takes place. the headlines on bbc news: the prime minister will today announce the next steps on social distancing, face coverings

and working from home — the government is expected to confirm that the majority of the remaining restrictions in england will be lifted from the 19th of july. on the 73rd anniversary of the nhs — the queen has awarded the health service the george cross for heroism and bravery. i8—year—old british wild card emma raducanu is back in action on wimbledon's court number one as she bids to reach the quarterfinals. over the last five years, the rspca has received almost 100,000 reports of cruelty to animals, with the summer often being their busiest time investigating cases. last month, four puppies made the headlines after they were abandoned by a river. luxmy gopal reports on the ongoing challenges faced by the organisation good boy! cuddles, treats and playtime, everything man's best friend deserves. but a year ago, max's life was different. we received a report from somebody

that had overheard someone bragging they had just beaten up their dog. so they made the call to us, and we attended the address with the police. hello, can you open the door, please, sir? it is the police. that's when we found max, terrified, covered in blood and badly injured. there's a lot of blood here, sir. on the floor. do you know what that's from? evidence at the scene suggested max had been beaten with a metal colander. he was rescued and cared for at the rspca york animal home, which oversees recovery, rehabilitation and rehoming. this was a willing act of cruelty. he wilfully submitted max to terrible injuries. and an appalling act of violence. and we... as long as we've been here, i don't think we'll ever understand what goes through people's minds. rspca inspectors say they're seeing a rise in deliberate acts of cruelty, especially in summer months.

it's possibly because the weather's better, the days are longer, people are spending more time outside, so it gives them more chance to see things and report it to us. over the past five years, the rspca has received the equivalent of 10,000 reports of intentional animal cruelty every six months, with a spike lastjuly when more than 1,500 incidents were reported in that month alone. the other end and be a happy, healthy dog and want to be... have this contact with me and want to be sort of part of a normal life,

i thinkjust makes it even more so. and as a special treat, a reunion with the staff who turned his life around. come on! good boy. bless him! he was probably one of the worst ones i've seen. just, like, the injuries. to see him bounce back like he has, yeah, he's a cracking little dog. to see him this happy is... you know, it's why we do what we do, really. it just makes everything worthwhile. the idea of deliberate animal cruelty seems almost incomprehensible. but at least this tale has a happy ending, with max shaking off his past trauma and finding an owner worthy of his loyalty. as we've been hearing, i8—year—old british wildcard emma raducanu is back in action on wimbledon's court number one as she bids to reach the quarterfinals. the london teenager who is taking part in herfirst grand slam tournament faces australia's ajla tomljanovic

later this afternoon. shes been talking to the bbc about what it was like playing on wimbledon's court number one in front of a massive crowd of supporters. i think the first... ..the first moment was just walking out there and hearing the crowd actually roar and i was like, wow, the crowd is so behind me and i was just feeding off of their energy and i was loving every single moment. like, iwas... i remember some clear shots that i had... ..i thought i had no chance of pulling off, but i managed to, somehow. i think at one point, i actually dropped my racket and it was only, like 15—15, but i don't know what i was doing! i wasjust living in the moment and having so much fun. i think that's why the crowd responded to you even more. i mean, obviously, the quality of play, but the fact that you were clearly enjoying yourself, you are having a ball! yeah, i definitely was. i mean, playing at court one at wimbledon and especially after the covid situation, i think you just have to treasure

every single moment that you get and all the opportunities. so i think that's definitely... if you're not having fun here at court one, then where are you going to have fun, you know, like? a little earlier i spoke to her head teacher at newstead wood school, alan blount, and her pe teacher, sarah eells. i began by asking them what they were feeling after her performance last week and ahead of seeing her in action later. we're all really chuffed and hanging on every word, watching every minute that's on the screen. sarah, are you surprised at all by how well she has done so far? no, absolutely not. she is an incredible sportswoman with the right mentality, her mindset, so, no, a great talent. and that mentality, i mean, itjust shines through, talking about, who wouldn't enjoy being on court number one? most of us would shrink away in terror, but clearly she is very grounded! has she always been like that? yes, what we see when we see her

on court and in the interviews is the emma that we have known since year seven, all the way through newstead, she is focused, in the zone, enjoying herself, in her element, that is what you see coming across. could you teach her anything, sarah? i mean, with anything like this, there is a natural talent and there is graft. afraid not! that is all her coaches, she did play a few matches, but it is natural talent with emma and hard work. and you have got something very appealing there to tell the other kids about, i mean, they are all aware of it, but a really brilliant example of how somebody can succeed, somebody can go from, a few days ago we didn't know her name, and now everybody knows her name. absolutely, she was that in the classrooms and the halls and the canteen, exactly the same as all the other students, and it shows you can be in the classroom one day and on the court at wimbledon,

just like that, it is great. let's not underestimate the hard work, how hard has it been for her? oh, the hard work, the training and the hours she puts it in, we see her at the tennis centre working away, she has had to overcome injuries and setbacks, but she has got it all. and she was notjust getting ready for this, she was obviously doing her a—levels as well, how was she managing that, alan? the same way that she managed the whole way through the school, so committed and determined and organised that she just balances her work marvellously. she knows that education is important, that her sport is important, and she approaches both with equal dedication and hard work. did she tell you two about her ultimate dreams? yeah, we have an elite sports board, and absolutely her dream is

to get there, and i'm she will. win the whole thing? she is going to win. obviously i hope it is this year, but i am sure she will. and are there any tickets coming your way, or for the school? we can watch on tv, but it would be nice to be there as well. we are there in spirit! if she is playing during school time, what will you do? oh, it will be streamed into classrooms, we will all be there 100%. what are the kids saying to you about her? they are seeing it is a real inspiration, a rising tennis star, as well as students that aren't sporty, they are all taking confidence from this and going, yes, anything is possible, we can do this too, and it is a great legacy to leave at newstead to take on forwards.

we have already talked about her being so grounded, one of the things that was really appealing when she won her first match was how she said, now i have to go and do the laundry for the next match, and she also handed over her phone to someone else so that she wouldn't get distracted, because obviously thousands of people are wanting to send her messages. is that something that you have to teach? she came with it in abundance, she committed to her sport and her studies, and the way she has been able to work so hard revolves around her being so organised, and she compartmentalised us. but she is in the zone, she has got the right mindset, the resilience and grit to know when things are important and what needs to happen, and she just rolls with it, it is great to watch, and really humbling as well, just to see someone taking it in their stride.

emma raducanu's head teacher and a pe teacher, we wish you all the best, she will be in court at about five. time for the weather with louise. good afternoon. it may well be the height of summer, but it's been a bit of a nightmare to try and make plans to see friends and family outside, hasn't it? the best of the sunshine so far today has been across england and wales. and it should be a reasonable day if you are spending time outside, the risk of a few shower clouds developing, but there's more widespread rain further north. and we've seen some overcast skies so far across edinburgh where we had that heavy rain on sunday. this weather front still to clear away, still bringing the risk of showers, rumbles of thunder, with another area of low pressure waiting in the wings to arrive a little later on. so, so far today, the sharpest of the showers have been through scotland, one or two across the north of england and also into northern ireland. some of those showers could be heavy and thundering and bring a lot of heavy rain in a short space of time this afternoon.

the best of the sunshine will be through england and wales, and any showers here will be very isolated. with the sunshine, we should see temperatures peaking at around 22 degrees, that's 72 fahrenheit. but you can't escape the fact that there's more wet weather to come down through the isle of scilly into cornwall, that arrives later on this afternoon. it's going to be accompanied by some pretty unseasonably strong winds for this time of year, particularly on the southern flank of that low, so running up through the channel as we go overnight. so gale force gusts of wind, a spell of heavy rain as well moving its way across wales into the midlands, further north by dawn. we keep some clearer skies into scotland, but temperatures generally staying into double figures to greet us on tuesday. that will be fairly academic, particularly if you're caught under the cloud, the wind and the rain. the strongest of the winds across the kent coast, the heaviest of the rain moving out to the north of england across the scottish borders, a trail of showers following in behind, particularly into the south west and into wales. top temperatures tuesday afternoon down a degree or so at around 18 or 19 degrees.

that's because of the amount of cloud around. but it does mean, for wimbledon — which has been pretty tricky, hasn't it? — there's still the risk of some showers around on tuesday, wednesday, but thursday, friday certainly looks much better. and the reason for that is that we finally say goodbye to the low pressure, and an area of high pressure starts to build in from the south west, quietening things down. there'll be a good deal of dry weather, some lighter winds, and temperatures once again back up into the low 20s.

borisjohnson will confirm this afternoon details of plans to ease most of the remaining covid restrictions in england. rules which have dominated our lives, including social distancing and face coverings, could go because of the success of the vaccine say ministers. we are at last seeing a real weakening of the link between the case numbers and hospitalisations and that's why we expect we are going to be able to take this step onjuly 19th. but despite the vaccination programme, some experts are urging caution over lifting all restrictions. it seems to be odd to me to take all those risks with infection when we are so close to vaccination doing the job of keeping us safe. we'll bring you all the latest ahead of the prime minister's briefing this afternoon.

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