the bma and the royal couege the virus.alls to allow fully vaccinated staff to continue working with appropriate testing and ppe. the continue working with appropriate testing and ppe.— testing and ppe. the nhs is incredibly — testing and ppe. the nhs is incredibly busy _ testing and ppe. the nhs is incredibly busy at _ testing and ppe. the nhs is incredibly busy at the - testing and ppe. the nhs is. incredibly busy at the moment, testing and ppe. the nhs is- incredibly busy at the moment, it is going full pelt recovering care backlogs, we have record levels in many places of emergency care demand, we have lost a lot of capacity due to infection control and we have now got large numbers of staff who are effectively having to self—isolate. staff who are effectively having to self-isolate-_ self-isolate. infections are spreading _ self-isolate. infections are spreading across _ self-isolate. infections are spreading across england, | self-isolate. infections are - spreading across england, with oxford the latest area to see c

the bma sa s control of this infection. the bma says peeple _ control of this infection.hould _ control of this infection. the bma says people should have - control of this infection. the bma says people should have to - control of this infection. the bma i says people should have to continue to wear masks on public transport and in shops. and there should be a new campaign encouraging the public to carry on practising social distancing. a government spokesperson said the vaccine rollout is helping to keep the number of deaths and admissions to hospital low, and more details on its plans will be set out shortly. the aim to remove restrictions cautiously, but irreversibly. simon jones, bbc news. british tourists who've had two coronavirus vaccines may be able to travel to germany without quarantining "in the foreseeable future." that's according to chancellor angela merkel, who met with borisjohnson yesterday in what was likely to be her last official trip to the uk as german leader. here's more from our world affairs correspondent, caroline hawley. angela! how are you? de

i spoke to mike henley from the bma earlier.urance can you give to those patients who are waiting for treatment? you said at the top of your piece we're talking about strike action, but we are not, we're talking about industrial action short of a strike is the thing we're contemplating at the moment. urgent care, cancer care is not the sort of thing we're looking at upsetting, but it is the overtime, paid and unpaid, which might take the hit if members decide that is what they to do. but what reassurance can you give to patients that are potentially watching this now? normal care, in terms of if you have cancer or you come in as an emergency, will not be affected, it will continue as normal. but where it might be impacted is if you are one of those patients who have been waiting a long while. that is the difficulty, that if we decide we are not doing overtime, that's where there might be some impact. but this can be sorted out by the government. it is not something any doctors want to do, it is completely in the power of the gov

the bma and the royal college of nursing's backed calls to allow fully vaccinated staff to continue workinge testing and ppe. the nhs is incredibly busy at the moment. it's going full pelt recovering care backlogs. we've got record levels in many places of emergency care demand. we've lost a lot of capacity due to infection control, and we've now got large numbers of staff who are effectively having to self—isolate. infections are spreading across england, with 0xford the latest area to see cases spike to their highest level in the pandemic. from monday, the city will get extra government support for surge testing and to help boost vaccine take—up. it is about, you know, getting on with your lives in a sensible way, in a pragmatic way, and exercising personal responsibility. and i think if people do that and get themselves tested and have their vaccinations, we can certainly address this steep rise in covid cases that we've seen in the city. medical leaders say people should remain cautious after restrictions are lifted in england injust over a week's time, including wearing facemasks in cr

consultants will be surveyed by their union, the bma, on whether they might take protest action, suchan overtime ban. 0ther unions have branded the pay award as insulting and grossly inadequate. it will be down to each of them to consult members and gauge how strongly feelings might be running. and hugh is here. first, it is an award, it is not an offer. with that in mind, are unions likely to demand more? in offer. with that in mind, are unions likely to demand more?— offer. with that in mind, are unions likely to demand more? in effect the government — likely to demand more? in effect the government are _ likely to demand more? in effect the government are saying _ likely to demand more? in effect the government are saying here - likely to demand more? in effect the government are saying here is - likely to demand more? in effect the government are saying here is the i government are saying here is the money, we are going to put it in your pay packets and one union source said they will have to ask members, what do you want to do? some might feel 3% is an improvement and take it, ot

we had heard the bma _ introduced in the future.ce between the political thinking and the scientific medical thinking? i think the political thinking is actually— think the political thinking is actually that what the public now it needs _ actually that what the public now it needs is— actually that what the public now it needs is clear guidance, so i don't think— needs is clear guidance, so i don't think there — needs is clear guidance, so i don't think there is a dispute about the value _ think there is a dispute about the value of— think there is a dispute about the value of masks. 0r indeed any of the other— value of masks. 0r indeed any of the other measures. i think it's a political, _ other measures. i think it's a political, philosophical point about how to _ political, philosophical point about how to encourage citizens in the uk to behave — how to encourage citizens in the uk to behave. by the same token, the misery— to behave. by the same token, the misery that— to behave. by the same token, the misery that has been cast

the bma says people should have to continue to wear masks on public transport and in shops.arry on practising social distancing. a government spokesperson said the vaccine roll—out is helping to keep the number of deaths and admissions to hospital low, and more details on its plans will be set out shortly. the aim to remove revisions cautiously... but irreversibly. simon jones, bbc news. brazil s prosecutor general has asked the country s top court to investigate presidentjair bolsonaro for failing to respond to allegations of corruption, in a contract for the purchase of covid vaccines. the president is under increasing attack for his handling of the pandemic. more than half a million people have died with covid—19 virus in the country, which is home to the world s second deadliest outbreak. around 200 us businesses have been hit by what's being described as a "colossal" ransomware attack, according to one cyber—security firm. huntress labs said the hack targeted a florida—based it company before spreading through corporate networks that use its software. that company, kase

the bma says people should have to continue to wear masks on public transport and in shops.rry on practising social distancing. a government spokesperson said the vaccine roll—out is helping to keep the number of deaths and admissions to hospital low, and more details on its plans will be set out shortly. the aim to remove restrictions cautiously, but irreversibly. simon jones, bbc news. you saw in that report the british medical association council chair and i'm pleased to say dr chaand nagpauljoins me now for more on this. thank you forjoining us. how concerned are you about the level of infections? you are obviously saying you think that level means that more restrictions need to remain in place after the 19th ofjuly, but it is not translating the huge numbers in hospitals or deaths, is it? what is your concern's yes, so what we are saying is that the idea that on the 19th ofjuly we cannot return to a pre—covid world of having no restrictions, we think is not sensible in light of our spiralling infection rates. == sensible in light of our spiralling infection rates.— infe

the doctors' union, the bma, previously said strike action may be considered, if consultants were not%, following a recommendation from an independent pay review body. stay with us on bbc news. still to come... feeling the heat at tokyo 2020 — we'll look at how the extreme heat of the japanese summer is affecting the olympics. (tx breakfiller) this is bbc news. our main story this hour. adam peaty has won britain's first gold medal of the tokyo olympics, and successfully defended his 100 metres breaststroke title. extreme weather is being recorded around the world, from flooding in europe, to wildfires in the us. and scientists say it's underlined the urgent need for action on climate change. in less than a hundred days, the uk will host a major meeting of world leaders on climate issues. ahead of the cop26 summit in glasgow, representatives from more than 50 countries are meeting in london. courtney bembridge reports. extreme temperatures and dry conditions are fuelling wildfires in northern california. fire is threatening spain, too. this is the catalonia region and one of the worst

we've heard from the chair of the bma this is likely to become quite a concern problem.brid strategy and protection to vaccination. about half of our population has been fully vaccinated for them and trying to attain her immunity through him mass affection in our young by letting it rip to them rather than protecting them. that herd immunity. —— protecting them with vaccines which we could do in the coming weeks. it which we could do in the coming weeks. , ., ., _, , weeks. it is our dilemma come up with the doses _ weeks. it is our dilemma come up with the doses available. - weeks. it is our dilemma come up with the doses available. in - weeks. it is our dilemma come up with the doses available. in the i with the doses available. in the decision by the government to have booster vaccine deuces for all the people and doubts are being raised about supplier, never mind the question of whether you should vex and the adults in other countries. how can you more effectively resolve that dilemma because we have a limited capacity? i that dilemma because we have a limited capaci

then there is a public health reason to have done this in a graded way and the bma has always said thisin a safe way and measures such as social distancing and wearing masks in crowded shops or certainly wearing masks in a train, you know, it makes absolute sense and it isn't about personal responsibility because when it comes to wearing masks or being close to others, you can't make that choice and decision. if you have to go to work by train, you don't have a choice about going to work in a crowded environment. and your safety depends on what other people do. that's where governments come in and governed by making rules to protect its citizens. ., ., governed by making rules to protect its citizens. ., ,, , ., ., , ., its citizens. thank you for your time this morning. _ scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon will reveal today whether coronavirus restrictions will be eased as planned next monday, after a review of the latest data. the scottish government had intended to move the whole country to the lowest level of restrictions from the 19th ofjuly, however it's since been hit by a

the doctors' union — the bma — previously said strike action would be considered if consultants werecommendation from an independent pay review body. a new compensation fund is being set up for other potential victims of the disgraced breast surgeon ian paterson. he is serving a 20—year—prison sentence after being found guilty of wounding patients by carrying out unnecessary surgery on men and women. paterson's unregulated mastectomies meant many of his patients saw their cancer return. others had surgery they did not need, including some who found out years later they did not have cancer. with me now are elizabeth webb, who found out in january that three operations carried out by ian paterson were unnecessary, and kashmir uppal, who is representing some of the victims. good afternoon to you both. thank you so much for talking to us on bbc news. cani can i ask you first, elizabeth, you just found out this year that your surgery was unnecessary. how did you find out? t surgery was unnecessary. how did you find out? ., ., , , find out? i found out because the court case. _ find out? i

the doctors' union, the bma, previously said strike action would be considered if consultants were nottate of emergency because of the rising numbers of coronavirus cases. we can speak now to dr brian mccloskey, public health adviser to the international olympic committee's medical and scientific commission. thank you very much forjoining us. with the cases on the increase in tokyo generally, what is happening to try to protect the athletes and all of those associated with the games? all of those associated with the names? ~ ., ., , games? well, at the moment it is auoin games? well, at the moment it is going well- _ games? well, at the moment it is going well- we — games? well, at the moment it is going well. we have _ games? well, at the moment it is going well. we have a _ games? well, at the moment it is going well. we have a full- games? well, at the moment it is going well. we have a full range l games? well, at the moment it is| going well. we have a full range of measures in place to reduce the risk of coronavirus here in tokyo, including the standard public health measures of

there are voices like the bma, the british medical association, questioning why now is a sensible momentnk 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 e

the critics, the doctor's union, the bma, labour, to say this is irresponsible.cians in the country, the home secretary, priti patel. take a look at this tweet. he was responding to priti patel, who herself was tweeting her disgust at the racist abuse that some england players have been subjected to. look at the language from tyrone mings. the antiracism message is a reference to taking the knee. tyrone mings is clearly boiling with anger at what he sees at best the home secretary being equivocal around taking the knee and broadly speaking she is pretty critical of it. she is not sure it is worth doing, hence that description of gesture politics. no direct response from the home secretary. last night this morning. so the first chance we have to get the response from the government was when stephen barclay, priti patel�*s a colleague, was in this chair and breakfast. the priti patel's a colleague, was in this chair and breakfast. the home secretary herself _ this chair and breakfast. the home secretary herself has _ this chair and breakfast. the home secretary her

scientists who are putting out reports on the spread of the pandemic from health organisations like the bmathe final restriction now and accelerating the spread. those are the tensions, pulling in different ways. but what we understand is that are signals today that borisjohnson, downing street, i going to march ahead and that is what they are going to lay out later this afternoon, to go ahead to the ending of all of those final legal restrictions.— ending of all of those final legal restrictions. �* , ., .. ., ., restrictions. beside the vaccination programme — restrictions. beside the vaccination programme being _ restrictions. beside the vaccination programme being one _ restrictions. beside the vaccination programme being one of _ restrictions. beside the vaccination programme being one of the - programme being one of the mitigations that ministers pointed to, the fact that it is the big summer holidays coming up soon. that is art of summer holidays coming up soon. that is part of the — summer holidays coming up soon. trust is part of the reason for waiting for some of the school —relat

any covid admissions add strength to that and that is what the nhs ceo said last week, it is what the bmatter and fewer than 8000 admissions a day.— admissions a day. thank you very much forjoining _ admissions a day. thank you very much forjoining us. _ admissions a day. thank you very much forjoining us. we - admissions a day. thank you very much forjoining us. we are i admissions a day. thank you very much forjoining us. we are just i much forjoining us. we are just hearing from the courts that colin pitchfork who raped and murdered two schoolgirls in the 1980s will be released from prison. it has become an issue since he was cleared for release by the parole board. he was jailed for raping and murdering two girls in leicestershire in the 19805. girls in leicestershire in the 1980s. he has spent 33 years in prison. he was last denied parole in 2018. the parole board had said it was satisfied that he was suitable for release which is subject to conditions. the government took issue with the decision of the parole board and challenged it but we are hearing now that challenge has been rej

there are commendations have not yet been published but the doctor's union, the bma, have said they areaiting lists which are at record levels. senior doctors haven't tended to be caught up in pay disputes so this is unusual. if it does get backing it will be the first time they have walked out since the 1970s. nurses have also backed balloting for industrial action. the royal college of nursing is calling for a 12.5% pay rise and they feel it is an insult. they are worried their members might consider leaving their posts and it could escalate problems with staffing within the nhs.— within the nhs. what is the government _ within the nhs. what is the government saying? - within the nhs. what is the government saying? the i within the nhs. what is the - government saying? the prime minister has _ government saying? the prime minister has previously - government saying? the prime i minister has previously defended the 1% pay offer and the department of health has said it recognises the hard work in the nhs has made during the pandemic. it says it is committed to increasing nhs pay and for

why do you think the bma urged the prime minister not to go ahead with this final bit of unlocking inent the death rate is extremely low, we can see that in the nhs's and statistics. to me and most in the country, life is the ability to go to live sports, music, clubs if you feel that way inclined. the cost of this kind of attitude is simply too high. we cannot suppress everything that makes life worth living in order to achieve what seems to me to be a very marginal improvement in the public health outcome. it improvement in the public health outcome. , ., ., , ., ~ improvement in the public health outcome. , ., ., , ., outcome. it is not a stark choice, is it? between _ outcome. it is not a stark choice, is it? between a _ outcome. it is not a stark choice, is it? between a strict _ outcome. it is not a stark choice, is it? between a strict lockdownl outcome. it is not a stark choice, i is it? between a strict lockdown and no restrictions is it?— no restrictions is it? there are staaes no restrictions is it? there are stages in _ no restrictions is it? there are stages in between. _