and coming up on the bbc news channel: the second round of the open championship is underway at royal — and rory mcilroy�*s battling to make the cut. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. more than 100 people are confirmed as having died after some of the worst flooding in decades devastated parts of northern europe. many hundreds more are injured or unaccounted for, across germany, belgium and the netherlands. the work of the emergency services is being severely restricted because of the difficult conditions. the german president has called for a more determined battle against climate change. anna holligan sent this report. an apocalyptic scene. lives, homes, lost to the most devastating floods here in decades. hundreds are still missing and more rain is on the horizon. this is one german village, but the catastrophic energy spanned three nations with banks on the river. across the border in belgium it is impossible to capture the scale of the disaster but this is an indication. a submerged town engulfed in flames. there are fears it is not over yet. translation: i it is

and coming up on the bbc news channel: coronavirus continues to dominate the build—up to the tokyo olympicsletes test positive — with just three days to go. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. downing street has tried to clear up confusion about whether people should self—isolate when pinged by the nhs covid app. the business minister, paul scully, suggested that self—isolation when pinged should be a matter for individuals and employers to decide. but number ten has since said it is crucial to isolate when contacted, and businesses should be supporting their employees to do so. labour has accused the government of making it up as they go along. theo leggett reports. it is being called the pingdemic foot. from cafes the car factories, from hairdressers to hospitals, staff shortages across the country are reaching critical levels. hundreds of thousands of workers are in isolation because they have either been pinged by the app or contacted by nhs test and trace. ben porter runs this bar and restaurant on the dockside in bristol. it has been shut for the past week after 18 staf

coverage of that starts here on bbc one and on the bbc news channel from a50.italy. and coming up, the boss of google warns the ideal of a free and open internet is under attack. coming up on the bbc news channel, we'll continue to look at how england pick themselves up after that agonising defeat on penalties to italy in the finals of euro 2020. gareth southgate says there are many positives. parts of the united states are struggling to contain wildfires, after a record breaking heatwave. forecasters are warning that some places including california and nevada will remain dangerously hot with fears that more fires will break out. firefighters say the air is so dry that much of the water dropped by aircraft to tackle the flames evaporates before it even reaches the ground. our north america correspondent peter bowes has this report. wildfires are burning with a ferocity that has rarely been seen before. in oregon, firefighters on the front line of this inferno had to be pulled back for their own safety. after almost a week, its spread to more than 600 square ki

coming up on the bbc news channel.ng test against south africa — less than a month after suffering a dislocated shoulder. the three test series in cape town starts on saturday. with lockdown restrictions in england lifted, hospital leaders are worried about the rising number of covid patients being admitted — many of whom are unvaccinated. the latest official figures show that 88 per cent of the adult population have had theirfirst dose, and 68 per cent are now fully vaccinated. doctors treating patients in hospital say many are younger than during the last wave. our health editor hugh pym has been to king's college hospital in london to find out how they're coping. there's been no summer let up and now another covid surge is developing. king's college hospital in london, like many others, is treating more covid patients, and they are younger. one of them is henry, who is 28. he became ill a few days before he was due to have a first vaccine dose. i felt like i was dying. you feel your head is full of glass. you've got

and coming up on the bbc news channel, bronze for bianca walkden, after a heartbreaking loss in the taewon do semifinal. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. an official inquiry has heard that hundreds of children in the care of lambeth council in south london, were abused on a scale that was "hard to comprehend" over many years, from the 1960s to the 1990s. more than 700 former residents complained about sexual abuse at five children's homes, butjust one senior member of staff was ever disciplined. the independent child abuse inquiry says the local authority was distracted by political arguments, and the children were treated as if they were worthless. lambeth council has made an unreserved apology to the victims. our home editor mark easton has the story. a chance conversation between a music producer and a friend he knew from a south london children's home is what led to the worst child sexual abuse scandal in british history being uncovered. this video features some of hundreds of survivors from care homes and foster families in lambeth, people who, according to today's

and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: more from the tokyo games, as bryony page wins bronze in the women's trampolining final. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has said she's determined to make changes that will save lives — after the country reported a record number of deaths from drug misuse for the seventh year running. more than 1,300 people died of drug misuse in scotland last year alone. almost two thirds of all drug—related deaths were of people aged between 35 and 5a. scotland's drug—death rate continues to be more than three and a half times that for the uk as a whole. it means scotland continues to have by far the highest drug death rate recorded by any country in europe. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports on scotland's drugs crisis. it would've been angela maclachlan�*s birthday this week. angela had one of the most contagious laughs, smiles, big blue eyes, and everybody loved her. but, like too many others in scotland, her life lost to drugs. do you miss her? every day. because you feel robb

you can see more you can see more on you can see more on all of today�*s stories on the bbc news channelrnoon. hello, you�*re watching the bbc news channel. let�*s get more on the news that the health secretary, sajid javid, has apologised for an earlier tweet which suggested the nation doesn�*t need to "cower" from coronavirus. he said he�*s deleted the original post which used the word "cower". a covid victims�* group had accused mrjavid of "flippancy and carelessness" over the use of that word. before the tweet was deleted, i spoke tojean adamson, who�*s a member of the covid—19 bereaved families forjustice group. she lost her father to coronavirus last year and she said that the language used on social media really matters. we�*ve had a series of insensitive remarks, barbed comments, disparaging remarks over the last few months or so from various government ministers, including the pm himself. we�*ve lost tens of thousands of people who have died due to covid in this country. there are so many people who are bereaved and who will be very hurt by these remarks today. let�*s get more o

news channel. coming up on sports day on the bbc news channel.with the first women's game of the hundred. we will be live at the oval. the opening events of the tokyo 2020 olympic games have taken place, two days ahead of the formal opening ceremony on friday. thousands of athletes have arrived injapan for the games, which will be held without spectators, as cases of coronavirus continue to rise. in rio in 2016, team gb finished second in the medal table, and our sports correspondent natalie pirks has been catching up with some of the british athletes. the wait has been a long one, but today tokyo finally welcomed the start of an 0lympics that many thought would never happen. the joy of a home run was still there forjapan in the softball this morning, despite the empty stadium. that will be a recurring theme. great britain's women were also off to a 2—0 winning start in the football. and white! yes! brilliant. but with only staff to cheer them on. for the athletes still waiting their turn, though, being here is a relief, regardless of the obstacl

and coming up on the bbc news channel. instead of coming home, it's gone to rome. y return triumphant with the european championship trophy after beating england on penalties. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the spirit of optimism and unity felt by so many ahead of last night's euros final has been followed by an onslaught of racial abuse against some of england's defeated black players. the prime minister said those responsible should crawl back under the rock they came from. the police are conducting an investigation and the england manager gareth southgate has called it unforgiveable. as the england players returned to their homes, the manager reflected on their defeat saying he felt as if his stomach had been ripped out — but that the team will build on what they've learnt ahead of next year's world cup. our sports editor dan roan reports. and it's luke shaw! it had all started so well. having waited more than half a century for their first major final, england took the lead afterjust two minutes. but then suffered the cruelty of an all—too—fami

and coming up on the bbc news channel... max verstappen sets the pace in practise on day one of the british grand prix as thousands of fans back are back at silvestone. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. more than 100 people have died across europe in severe flooding, the worst in several decades, and many hundreds are also missing. in germany, emergency crews are searching for dozens who are unaccounted for, with the chancellor, angela merkel, describing the floods as a catastrophe. torrential rain has also devastated parts of belgium, the netherlands and luxembourg. swollen rivers, including the rhine, the meuse and the ahr, have swept through towns and villages, destroying homes leaving many stranded. in erftstadt in germany, whole houses have been submerged and a landslide has demolished parts of the town. well, our correspondent, jenny hill is in erfstadt, with the very latest for us this evening. good evening. this is the headquarters for the emergency services who through the night and through the day hav

and coming up on the bbc news channel, can anyone stop novak djokovic? er one is on centre court later as he looks to reach a third straight wimbledon final. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. metropolitan police officer wayne couzens has pleaded guilty at the old bailey to the murder of sarah everard. the 33—year—old disappeared as she walked home in clapham in south london in march this year. her body was found a week later in woodland near ashford in kent. the head of the metropolitan police, cressida dick, said outside court she was sickened and angered by the crimes committed by couzens. our special correspondent lucy manning is at the old bailey. tell us what happened in court today and what the reaction was. well, sarah everard's murder was one thatjailed the entire country, and it resonated with women everywhere, but most importantly it devastated her family, but most importantly it devastated herfamily, and herfamily were in court today to hear wayne couzens appear via video link from belmarsh prison, and he said the word guilty,

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. e for the news where you are. hello, there. with such a big sporting day ahead, what does the weather hold in store? it's not exactly a simple picture day, it's quite complicated. it's sunny spells and showers, low pressure sat to the south—west of us. it looks as if we'll see fewest showers in southern and eastern areas, some of the heaviest ones, northern england and scotland, light winds mean they will be slow—moving, some torrential, thundery downpours, and then this is a more persistent band of rain moving in on the weather front to the south and west through the afternoon. now, in the sunshine, 22, 23 celsius. that's possible at wimbledon for the final day of play. i'd say, on balance, probably mostly dry, the odd light shower, but into the evening, this rain may arrive, if the play continues that late, so, it does look as if it's going to arrive in time for the football at wembley around about kick—off, it will be around through the match, and certainly for the players�* and fan

and coming up on the bbc news channel. restrictions lifted, capacity crowds are allowed back at english sporting events — with a full house expected in manchester tomorrow, for england against pakistan. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. after living with the covid pandemic for well over a year, almost all covid restrictions in england have been lifted. but it's not exactly freedom day — with the self—isolating prime minister urging people to exercise great caution and young people to get vaccinated as infections soar. in the last half hour, borisjohnson has announced plans that from september, people in england will have to show proof of double vaccination — effectively a covid passport — to enter any crowded indoor space such as a nightclub. so what has changed in england from today? facemasks are no longer manadatory — but they are still required in some businesses and shops and on some public transport. the government suggests they should be worn in crowded indoor spaces. all social distancing is scrappe

and coming up on the bbc news channel... t britain's women's football squad will take the knee before their matches at the tokyo 0lympic games this month. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. sugar and salt should be taxed, and fruit and vegetables prescribed by the nhs in order to improve our diets, an independent review has said. the report, led by the businessman henry dimbleby, says the taxes raised could also be used to extend free school meals to more children. mr dimbleby said that poor eating habits cause "horrific health harms". but the food industry says new taxes could increase the price of food — and, when asked about the review, borisjohnson said that he is "not in favour" of raising taxes on food. here's our correspondent ellie price. maureen has got a number of physical and mental health issues. she knows she needs to eat more fresh food but it's something she can't afford without the help of a charity. if we without the help of a charity. if we had an ideal _ without the help of a charity. if we

and coming—up on the bbc news channel... s targeted with racist abuse following his clash with max verstappen on his way to victory in the british grand prix. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. 16 months after they were introduced, most legal restrictions on social contact have been lifted in england. there are now no limits on how many people can meet or go to events; nightclubs can reopen; table service won't be needed in pubs and restaurants. but the prime minister, borisjohnson, is urging people to remain cautious. he, the chancellor, and the health secretary are all self—isolating, and ministers warn that the number of new infections will continue to surge. our first report from luxmy gopal contains flashing images. all: six, five, four, three... the moment they've been waiting for for over a year. cheering. the final stage of unlocking in england, with social—distancing rules dropped. 1,000 people packed into this club in central london — no testing, contact—tracing details orjabs required — with many mo

and coming up on the bbc news channel: england's make—shift one—day team made an emphatic start to their match against pakistan, as they eye victory in cardiff. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. in 11 days�* time anyone in england who is fully vaccinated against covid—19 can travel to an amber country without needing to quarantine on return. under 18s won't have to self—isolate either, meaning families can travel abroad this summer. the relaxation of rules will mean a big boost for the travel industry as people rush to book a last minute summer holiday. but, despite no quarantine, tests are still needed on return to england — pushing up prices. and a number of countries — like italy — still won't allow british travellers in without a period of isolation. here's our transport correspondent, caroline davies. the empty aircraft and quiet departure halls may soon be full of noise again. the announcement is the most significant change seen this year. from the 19thjuly, anyone vaccinated doesn't need to quarantine when they travel to an amber country. but they will need to take

and coming up on the bbc news channel, after battling his way through to the third round andy murraying to go back onto centre court to face tenth seed dennis shapovalov at wimbledon. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. sir keir starmer says "labour is back" after the party's narrow victory in the batley and spen by—election. in a close contest, kim leadbeater, the sister of the murdered mp jo cox, held the west yorkshire seat, with a majority of just 323 votes. the conservatives had hoped to gain the seat — they came second, with george galloway in third. the result is likely to ease pressure on keir starmer for now — after recent criticism of his leadership from some within the party. our political correspondent nick eardley is in batley for us. during the last few days there were many people predicting that labour would lose this by—election, a result which would have prompted a crisis for the leadership. instead, in the last couple of hours, keir starmer here has been here celebrating a victory which he hopes will give his party and his leadership a new lease of li

and coming up on the bbc news channel: covid—i9 strikes right at the heart of the tokyo olympics as theion pole vaulter sam kendricks test is positive and withdraws a day before track and field events start. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at midday. the met office says climate change is "already being felt" across the uk, and that 2020 was the third warmest year on record. in its latest report on the state of britain's climate, meteorologists say increased rainfall as well as higher temperatures are now recognisable features of our weather. as well as being the third warmest year on record, 2020 was also the fifth wettest and the eighth sunniest. here's our science correspondent, rebecca morell. dramatic changes in our skies. in 2020, the uk experienced a year of extremes. from storms in february, which caused chaos across the country, to a summer heatwave where temperatures sweltered above 3a degrees for six consecutive days, and rain in october with the uk's wettest day on record. it is all charted in an annual assessment of the climate which found the uk is getting wetter

coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel...oman in an olympic all—around final, finishing in tenth. thousands of women are made homeless every year across the uk. for many of them it's because of domestic abuse — fleeing violent partners, often with their children. but a new report says the strong link between women being abused and ending up homeless is often not talked about enough and far more needs to be done to protect them. it says they should be given more help, for example, to stay in their home while their abuser is moved away. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. he wouldn't leave. he'd locked me in the house. it was then that i had to pay him money for me to escape, basically. among many instances of abuse, liana fairfax was held hostage by a former partner. i went back later that evening. all my clothes had been cut up. they had been set on fire in the back garden. all my electricals had been put in the bath with water in. ijust remember feeling extremely scared, because ijust didn't know where

and coming up on the bbc news channel — making a splash before the serious business. s footballers relax ahead of their european championship semifinal against denmark on wednesday. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister is to announce details of plans to ease most of the remaining coronavirus restrictions in england. the measures could include making the wearing of a facemask voluntary, ending social distancing rules, and signing in at pubs and restaurants. covid infections in england are still rising, and are expected to rise further if the rules are eased, but ministers think the vaccine is limiting the number of deaths. there is concern though from medical leaders, scientists, and some union leaders about making the wearing of face coverings a personal decision. plans for scotland, wales and northern ireland will be outlined later this month. here's our political correspondent helen catt. for more than a year, ministers have certain laws that have closely governed some of the smallest details of our lives. from the 19th ofjuly in engl

andy, thank you very much- — you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. . i'm annita mcveigh. more now on the announcement that fully vaccinated travellers returning to england and wales from france from monday was so had to spend ten days in quarantine. our correspondent lee milner is at london st pancras station, which eurostar trains depart an about return from france. it isa it is a busy day here, there was a queue outside from half past nine smaller, so despite the beautiful weather here, it seems that many people still want a holiday abroad. for many, monday cannot come soon enough because for those who are double vaccinated, here in the uk, arriving from amber list countries, they won't have to isolate for ten days. that is unless they are coming from france. that has caused a lot of confusion, notjust with holiday companies, but with holiday makers as well. i companies, but with holiday makers as well. ., , ., , . ., companies, but with holiday makers as well. . , . ., ., as well. i was really excited to go to france. _ as well. i was really excite

and coming up on the bbc news channel, we'll take you inside the denmark camp. and from reaching a first major final since 1966? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. just two hours to go until england kick off their euro 2020 semi—final clash with denmark. the eyes of the nation will be on wembley, with 60,000 fans in the stadium. and expectations are high. if england win, they'll go through to theirfirst major tournament final since the world cup of 1966. let's go straight to wembley and our sports correspondent, natalie pirks. forget the emotion of the scotland game, the history of the germany match or the euphoria of ukraine. denmark are the highest ranked side that england would have faced so far. they are playing some beautiful football, and they are chasing their own fairy tale, but something seems to be happening with england. after so many years of falling short. here is our sports editor dan roan. england's long quest to reach the final of a major tournament again has been a painful one. from those tears at italia �*90... oh, dear me. ..and t

and coming up on the bbc news channel... olympics, where bianca walkden misses out on a taekwondo final after being beaten in the last second. she'll now go for bronze. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. there's been more triumph for team gb at the olympics in tokyo, with gold and silver medals in the men's swimming 200 metres freestyle. tom dean touched home in one minute a422 seconds, securing a british record on his debut games, with duncan scottjust 0.04 seconds behind his teammate. it's the first time in more than 100 years that two british male swimmers have shared the podium. tom dean described it as a "dream come true" after contracting covid twice in the past year. and there there was more success with georgia taylor—brown winnning silver in the women's triathlon. let's go over now to natalie pirks, who's been watching all the action in tokyo for us. natalie. welcoming resort glorious old -la natalie. welcoming resort glorious gold play moore — natalie. welcoming resort glorious gold play moore yesterday - natal

coming up on the bbc news channel, after isolating because of a covid outbreak, england captain eoin an and nine others are back in the side for their t20 series against pakistan. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister has promised action to deal with racism in football. he says fans who racially abuse players online will be banned from matches — "no ifs, no buts, no excuses." he also threatened to fine social media companies 10% of their global revenues if they fail to deal with racial abuse and hate online. but, in the commons, the labour leader sir keir starmer accused borisjohnson of failing to condemn those who boo players when they take the knee. our political correspondent ben wright has the latest. taking a stand against racism at wembley on sunday. england took the knee before every game of the european championship, but, following defeat in the final, there was a torrent of racist online abuse against three of the teen�*s black players. in withington, a mural of marcus rashford was defaced before being covered up. and, in the commons this lunch

and, coming up on the bbc news channel, tom pidcock completes a gold and david team gb. d is the new olympic champion in the men's mountain bike cross country. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at 6pm. there was a flurry of gold in tokyo today, as team gb won medal after medal, in the space ofjust a few hours. first up was adam peaty, who made history, as he won the 100 metres breaststroke, becoming the first british swimmer to defend an olympic title. he was followed, just hours later, by the diver tom daley, at his fourth olympic games, with two bronze medals to his name, he finally struck gold with his team mate matty lee in the synchronised ten metres platform. and before the celebrations were even over, another gold for team gb, from tom pidcock, in the cross country mountain biking. at the end of day three, great britain has already won three gold medals, three silver and one bronze. we start tonight with matty lee and tom daley, the man who began his quest for olympic gold in 2008, at the age ofjust14. our sports correspndent natalie pirks reports. he is the

and coming up on the bbc news channel, world number one ashleigh barty heads a wimbledon semifinal fieldes a former number one, a former champion and the big hitting second seed. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the wait is finally over, and england fans are daring to dream — after a dramatic extra time 2—1win against denmark in the semifinals of the euros. the crucial goal was scored by captain, harry kane, after he'd missed a penalty. more than 25 million people watched the action on tv, making it one of the most watched broadcasts in the last decade. england now face italy at wembley on sunday, in their first major men's final since — yes, you guessed it — 1966. our sports correspondent, andy swiss, was watching last night's game. a night for heroes and for history. sweet caroline has surely never sounded sweeter. at last a major final beckons for england and whether it was the players or the supporters, the emotion and the elation were plain to see. coming home! it's _ elation were plain to see. coming home! it's fantastic. _ elation were plain to see. coming home!

bbc one live tonight, will be following it all from here as well, all direction to come on the bbc news channelow, that is just about it from me, enjoy the match wherever you're watching and we wait to see whether this is the moment that, at long last, england can get over the line in a major tournament. from myself and the team here at wembley, that's all for me, next up on the books is a new channel, it's the weather, bye foot for now. hello there. it looks as though we're to see something a lot more like summer as we move into the new week. major change in weather pattern. much of the summer has been wet because of low pressure close by, as we have now, bringing the rain. that's because the jet stream has been to the south of the uk. hop the other side of the atlantic, run things on a bit, we have much more amplification of the jet, meaning we'll find a strengthening jet running to the north of of the uk, allowing high pressure too slowly but surely build up from the southwest and settle things down. things are not settled at the moment, though. we have rain developing and pushing its way ea

and coming up on the bbc news channel: just 18 days after dislocating his shoulder, alun wynjones is e—join the lions squad. it�*ll be his fourth successive lions tour. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. spain�*s popular holiday islands — ibiza, majorca and menorca — are all being moved on to the government�*s amber list just two weeks after they were approved for quarantine—free travel. from next monday, anyone who�*s over 18 and not fully vaccinated will have to quarantine on return home. around 200,000 british tourists are understood to be holidaying on the islands now with many more booked to travel there over the summer. it comes after a sharp rise in new cases — particularly on majorca — which is being blamed on end of term parties on the islands. 0ur correspondent coletta smith is at manchester airport. hi, sophie. yes, the balearic islands of majolica, minorca, a beefy, particularly popular with young people, many of whom have not been able to receive their second vaccination yet. —— ibiza. that provides a quandary for the summer. do they go and work out how to q

and coming up on the bbc news channel: heartbreak for the rowers in the men's fours — a disastrous finales them miss a medal and almost crash in tokyo. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. from monday, england and scotland's covid border controls will be significantly relaxed as people who have been fully vaccinated in either the united states or the european union are finally allowed back in without having to quarantine. under 18s will be exempt as well. international cruise ships will also be allowed to operate again after being shut down in march last year. it's all a much—needed boost for businesses and the travel industry — which have been losing billions of pounds since the start of the pandemic. the transport secretary grant shapps said the new rules will apply to all travellers from the united states and the european union, as well as norway and switzerland, but france, for now, is not included after being classed as amber plus. passengers will need to have been fully vaccinated in america or the eu. travellers will still need a test before setting off and another tes

bbc news _ stop. we will keep you across it here on the bbc news channel. | stop. it - here on the bbc news channel. thank you very much. there's only two days to wait now until england take on italy in the final of euro 2020 — their first major tournament final since 1966. now the squad are continuing their preparations at st george's park — olly foster is there for us — what's going on today olly? and i don't think we can actually speak to him. it looks like he is there but we don't have quite him at there but we don't have quite him at the moment. england continue in their preparations ahead of that final with italy on sunday. the england team yesterday, they were split up, so a lot of the key players in that england starting team who beat denmark, theyjust had a very light session yesterday, just some of this stretching you can see here. getting some of the aches out of those muscles. ollie is back with us. what is going on at st george's park? , ., us. what is going on at st george's park? , . ., , ., park? they have trained this morning to sto park? they have

john donna summer, bbc news, in the english channel. minister�*s former chief adviser, has told the bbc there was talk of trying to replace borisjohnson as prime minister within days of the conservative election victory in december 2019. mr cummings, who had been director of the vote leave campaign in 2016, also suggested that people who were completely sure that brexit was a good idea had �*got a screw loose�*. he spoke to our political editor laura kuenssberg. what really happened? this man used to be one of the most powerful figures in the government, but his friendship of political convenience with the prime minister fell to bits. borisjohnson and dominic cummings became foes. their strategy had produced a massive win at the election. ~ election. well, we did it, we did it. once election. well, we did it, we did it- once they — election. well, we did it, we did it. once they were _ election. well, we did it, we did it. once they were all— election. well, we did it, we did it. once they were all safely - it. once they were all safely

and coming up on the bbc news channel, uefa opens disciplinary proceedings into security breaches at 0 final at wembley. is a uk bid for the 2030 world cup derailed? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has confirmed that covid restrictions will be eased from monday, but she said face coverings will still be mandatory for some time to come. in what is a more cautious approach than england's, scotland will relax social distancing to one metre inside public spaces and ease but not lift the restrictions on the number of people allowed to meet in homes. ms sturgeon said it was to protect the vulnerable in society. it comes as the uk has recorded its highest daily death toll since early april. here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. all of scotland will move to level zero on monday, the lowest tier of its covid controls. up to ten people from four household will be allowed to meet indoors in pubs and restaurants and up to 15 outdoors. unlike in england, face coverings will still be compulsory and night clubs will stay closed. the fir

and coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel — we'll have the latest from the euros and wimbledonso news from the british and irish lions, as the springboks are forced into isolation again. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. within the last hour, the prime minister has set out how he sees life in england afterjuly the 19th — though the final decision won't be taken until next week. many of the current restrictions in place since the start of the pandemic would come to an end. borisjohnson said that he wants to move away from legally enforced restrictions in favour of people making their own informed decisions. so, in england social distancing, which has dominated life for over a year, would finally come to an end. people would no longer be legally required to wear face coverings — but it would still be advised in hospitals,? healthcare settings and in enclosed public spaces such as public transport. limits on socialising would be lifted — bringing an to end to the rule of six or two households indoors. and the advice to work from home would end and employers could st

coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel — 0n the cusp of greatness. confirmed plans to build electric vans at its ellesmere port plant in cheshire. stellantis has received financial support from the government towards its 100 million pound investment. the future of the plant had been in doubt after the company scrapped plans to build its new astra model there — and the decision will safeguard more than 1,000 factoryjobs. our business co—respondent colletta smith is there for us this evening. hi, it is a huge relief for all of the workforce based here whose jobs have been hanging in the balance for the last couple of years after successive takeovers of the company, then brexit uncertainty and the decision to end production of the astra here, so the shift to electric vehicle production is not only a big economic boost to the whole region, but also a change in the landscape for the car industry as a whole. and that will impact everyone who works in the sector, no matter how big or small business. the car industry has been straddling old and new technolog

bbc news, tokyo. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. for the news where you are. goodbye. you're watching bbc news. the number of daily coronavirus cases in the uk has fallen again for the fifth successive day. overall, 29,173 new cases were reported across the uk in the last 24 hours. after the figures, i spoke to professor paul hunter, who's a professor in medicine at the university of east anglia. he gave his reaction to the declining case numbers. the trend is continuing, and we're seeing quite substantial reductions in case numbers over the last few days, and today's figures are about 40% lower than they were last sunday, which is roughly the same drop as we saw yesterday compared to the previous saturday as well, so it is looking very encouraging at the moment. we're not quite a week from freedom day, and you'll want the two weeks presumably to give an accurate picture and what impact that may have had, if anything, on infection rates. do these figures look manageable at the moment? you're quite right. it won't be till friday at th

remember, you can watch witness history every month on the bbc news channel or you can catch up on allh over 1000 radio programmes on our online archive. now let's head post warjapan and a shocking example of the environmental damage that can be caused by lax regulations on big business. in the 19505, thousands of people in the town of minamata were poisoned by industrial waste. a factory was pumping heavy metals into a river that led to the sea. witness history has been speaking to fujie sakamoto who lost one daughter to what has been called minamata disease, while her second daughter was born severely disabled. translation: | can't tell. you exactly how much i hate that chemical factory. the chisso corporation devastated our ocean and our people. ijust hate it. people used to say that life in minamata was wonderful. chisso corporation was the only company in minamata. we are still frightened by the mercury that was leaked by the factory. it poisoned the fish, then people who ate the seafood got the minimata disease. there had been no poisoning before a chemical factory was built in t

now on the bbc news channel, the film review.ek's releases. french exit, a dark comedy starring michelle pfeiffer, is finally making a glamorous entrance to uk cinemas this weekend. it's all gone. i spoke to you about this as a possibility for seven years. and then eventuality for three. what did you think was going to happen? frances, what was your plan? my plan was to die before the money ran out, but i kept on keep not dying and, here i am. based on the novel by patrick dewitt and directed by azazeljacobs, it stars pfeiffer as deliciously curt manhattan socialite, frances price. after her wealthy husband dies, frances is forced to sell up and decides to move to an apartment in paris with her grown son malcolm, played by lucas hedges. there's also a key role for a pet cat, so this is a fittingly feline move for the former catwoman.

welcome to those of you watching on pbs in america, on bbc world news, d on the bbc news channel.begin in england. after 480 days, the legal restrictions on social contact in england have been lifted. this was the moment when the clock struck midnight and restrictions were eased. some people chose to celebrate in this way. people have been calling it freedom day, but from today, face coverings are no longer required by law, though they are recommended in crowded public spaces. the social distancing one meter plus guidance is no longer mandated except in some places like hospitals. nightclubs can reopen in theaters and cinemas can have full capacity. the number of cases in the u.k. has returned to january levels, currently 50,000 cases a day are being recorded, spurred primarily by the delta variant. some scientists predict that number could reach 200 a day by the end of summer. prime minister boris johnson has again said this is the right time to do this. >> if we don't do it now, then in the autumn the virus will have the advantage of the cold weather and we will lose the preciou

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. pics. while the sight of all those athletes on bikes might inspire some of us to hop on the saddle, not all of our local streets are suitable for cycling, let alone allowing children to ride on — unlike the netherlands, where a huge portion ofjourneys are made by bike. so what does it take to make a nation one of cyclists? anna holligan has been collecting some tips from the dutch bike lanes. here in the netherlands, bikes rule. 40 years ago, the government created the dutch cycling embassy as there was so much interest in how cities transform themselves into this paradise for people on bikes. and here's their first tip. well, you need to make it really comfortable. and i think what we are doing right now is a perfect example of that. chris bruntlett travels the world, teaching other countries how to make cycling a viable alternative to driving. we have to create these conditions where an eight—year—old is comfortable cycling and an 80—year—old is comfortable cycling. so what does that

coming up on the bbc news channel.ucsovics on centre court. the other news this lunchtime. the government's covid strategy has been challenged in the commons by the labour leader sir kier starmer. he said the plans to ease covid restrictions in england later this month will lead to chaos and confusion. speaking at prime minister's questions, sir keir warned that if infections reach 100,000 every day, that will lead to huge numbers of people having to self—isolate. but borisjohnson said the vaccination programme makes the relaxation possible — and that he's taking decisions in a balanced way. here's our political correspondent helen catt. the prime minister will be hoping that england can win the football and the country can combat a rise in covered cases. the health secretary has said that cases could reach 100,000 per day. sir keir starmer wanted to know how many would end up in hospital could die.— in hospital could die. we've certainly — in hospital could die. we've certainly proved _ in hospital could die. we've ce

bbc news. #...don't you look back. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. ak. john lewis has announced plans to move into the residential property market by building 10,000 homes for rental over the next few years. the department store chain said it wanted to address the national housing shortage and support local communities. tenants of the new properties — which will be built on sites owned by the chain — will have the choice of renting fully furnished with john lewis products or using their own. earlier i spoke to the i newspaper's housing correspondent vicky spratt — and asked her what she thinks of this announcement from john lewis. we do have a housing emergency. there are not enough affordable homes and there isn't enough social housing. but, 10,000 really won't make a dent in that emergency. and i suppose what we have to wonder is, will these homes be affordable in terms of rent? at what point in the market all the rent be? and who will they be aimed at? i think whether they are furnished or unfurnished, that's kind of by the buyer. 0bviously, john l

jon donnison, bbc news, in the english channel. ime minister's former chief adviser, has told the bbc there was talk of trying to replace borisjohnson as prime minister within days of the conservative election victory in december 2019. mr cummings, who had been director of the vote leave campaign in 2016, also suggested that people who were completely sure that brexit was a good idea "had got a screw loose". he spoke to our political editor laura kuenssberg. what really happened? this man used to be one of the most powerful figures in the government, but his friendship of political convenience with the prime ministerfell to bits. borisjohnson and dominic cummings became foes. their strategy had produced a massive win at the election. well, we did it, we did it. once they were all safely installed in number ten, he ended up on the outside. he was fed up with the media portrayal of him being a kind of puppet for the vote leave team. it was driving him round the bend. he was upset about the fact, connected to that, that essentially i w

remember, you can watch witness history every month on the bbc news channel or you can catch up on allover 1000 radio programmes on our online archive. now let's head post warjapan and a shocking example of the environmental damage that can be caused by lax regulations on big business. in the 19505, thousands of people in the town of minamata were poisoned by industrial waste. a factory was pumping heavy metals into a river that led to the sea. witness history has been speaking to fujie sakamoto who lost one daughter to what has been called minamata disease, while her second daughter was born severely disabled. translation: | can't tell. you exactly how much i hate that chemical factory. the chisso corporation devastated our ocean and our people. ijust hate it. people used to say that life in minamata was wonderful. chisso corporation was the only company in minamata. we are still frightened by the mercury that was leaked by the factory. it poisoned the fish, then people who ate the seafood got the minimata disease. there had been no poisoning before a chemical factory was built in the

or the bbc news channel in the uk or on bbc world news.s the eve of the official start of the olympic games in tokyo. delayed by a year because of the pandemic, and being held in unique circumstances, without spectators. new infections have been edging up again acrossjapan — and among athletes. in tokyo itself, coronavirus cases are now the highest they've been since the middle ofjanuary. on thursday, tokyo reported close to 2000 new coronavirus cases — up by more than 600 compared with the same day last week. this chart shows the seven—day average of daily covid cases in the capital. so far this month, a total of 91 cases directly linked to the olympics have been recorded. organisers say these are isolated. they're keen to disassociate the games from any connection with cases in the wider population. sebastian coe is a double olympic champion and president of world athletics — he spoke earlier to the bbc�*s garry richardson. i do know that the protocols put in place — the tracking, the tracing, the isolation — which is working — and is te

of those people watching on bbc news channel, easy out yet? have been waiting for her to come on quite but before that there was a five set match involving felix the 28—year—old canadian is being trained and coached by uncle tony. that is wrapped around the tao�*s uncle and did fantastically well and took the first step and lost the next two steps before winning that exciting sex but we are waiting for emma the british story of the championships and any british player left in the single and most people have not heard of before the championships and she was sitting her a—levels a couple of months ago and wracked the 38 in the world when we started here in round one. she has gone up 150 places and i have to say there are not too many people on hand and to the right of me. damn by their umbrellas up but they would be wishing her well. can she get a place in the quarterfinals? she has but to get through first if she does and it would be another history making moments for the 18—year—old. thanks for taking us through it. those of you watching you c

we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. mily of saskia jones who was murdered by a convicted terrorist in a rehabilitation centre in central london are calling on the organisation to step down. her uncles and say the family will be distressed and insulted if the cambridge university athletics remain in place. they have been speaking to our correspondent, zoe conway. people need to know what has actually happened here. the enormity of what's happened and what a devastating effect it has had on ourfamily and on a number of other people. convicted terrorist usman khan surrounded on london bridge. three men armed with a fire extinguisher and a narwhal tusk tackle him to the ground. nearby in fishmongers' hall, saskia jones and jack merritt lay dying. khan had stabbed them with knives strapped to his wrists. just two hours earlier, he was sat at a table chatting to saskia. both were guests at a prison education event. as a teenager, usman khan was convicted of plotting to set up a terrorist training camp and went to prison. short

remember, you can watch witness history every month on the bbc news channel, or you can catch up on all0 radio programmes on our online archive. just go to bbc. co. uk/witnesshistory. now to the 1980s, and a protest which made the national news in america. in 1988, students at the deaf—only gallaudet university barricaded their campus, protesting their board of trustees' decision to appoint a hearing president. witness history spoke to dr irving king jordan. it's important to know that i am totally deaf — i can't hear a jet engine, i can't hear anything. right now i'm working with a sign language interpreter, sarah, so's sitting front of me next to the camera, so instead of hearing your questions, i am seeing sarah's signs. newsreader: gallaudet college has being the centre of deaf- education in america since1847. in 1987 the president at that time stepped down. right away there was a push for the board to recognise that the next president should be a deaf individual. so they narrowed it down to three finalists. two of us were deaf and one was hearing. i have a lot to bring to the unive

remember, you can watch witness history every month on the bbc news channel, or you can catch up on allmes on our online archive. just go to bbc.co.uk/witnesshistory. now to the 1980s, and a protest which made the national news in america. in 1988, students at the deaf—only gallaudet university barricaded their campus, protesting their board of trustees�* decision to appoint a hearing president. witness history spoke to dr irving king jordan. it's important to know that i am totally deaf — i can't hear a jet engine, i can't hear anything. right now i'm working with a sign language interpreter, sarah, who's sitting front of me next to the camera, so instead of hearing your questions, i am seeing sarah's signs. newsreader: gallaudet college has i been the centre of deaf education | in america since 1847. in 1987 the president at that time stepped down. right away there was a push for the board to recognise that the next president should be a deaf individual. so they narrowed it down to three finalists. two of us were deaf and one was hearing. i have a lot to bring to the university but i