how much — borisjohnson in the coming days. additional restrictions will be involved? will you be _ restrictions will be involved? will you be instructed to socially distance _ you be instructed to socially distance and wear face coverings? or will this_ distance and wear face coverings? or will this be _ distance and wear face coverings? or will this be guidance from the government, saying, "we think you should _ government, saying, "we think you should be _ government, saying, "we think you should be doing this but ultimately it's your— should be doing this but ultimately it's your choice, you have the freedom _ it's your choice, you have the freedom to make that choice." i think— freedom to make that choice." i think if— freedom to make that choice." i think if that is the case, the language around freedom day signals a shift _ language around freedom day signals a shift in _ language around freedom day signals a shift in tone as sajid javid is the health secretary. he is more hawkish— the health secretary. he is more hawkis

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borisjohnson there. opposition boris johnson there. opposition parties, borisjohnson there.he government's decision to essentially lift a raft of restrictions as reckless. you are watching bbc world news. stay with us. coming up in a moment, president biden along with dozens of western allies criticises china over a major cyber attack that took place earlier in the year. we will have the details for you. coming down the ladder now. that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30 year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred to that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now a decade later, it has been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity, and an increase in malfunctioning sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry pott

tonight at ten: the prime minister's former chief adviser dominic cummings accuses borisjohnson of putting politics ahead of people's lives during the pandemic. he said the prime minister was reluctant to tighten restrictions again last autumn, saying the people who were dying were "essentially all over 80", and he didn't buy the idea that the nhs would be overwhelmed. dominic cummings also claimed he had to stop borisjohnson from going to see the queen in person as the virus took hold. if you go and you give her coronavirus and she dies, what are you...? you can't do that. you can't risk that. that's completely insane. tonight, downing street says the government has always taken the necessary action to protect lives, guided by the best scientific advice. also on the programme... nightclubs reopen for the first time since last march as covid restrictions are lifted in england, but there's a last—minute sting in the tail for revellers. we're are planning to make full vaccination the condition of entry to nightclubs and other venues where large crowds gather. proof of a negative test will no

angela merkel meets borisjohnson at chequers.ovid travel restrictions could be eased for britons visiting germany. translation: we think that, in the foreseeable future, _ those who have received double jabs will then, _

you get a borisjohnson's failure.rgent in british politics, a radical, a disruptor, he is pretty contemptuous and always has been of the civil servants, journalists, most politicians, i think that comes through in base and people either think he has got a valid point on some of that or he is a difficult witness to listen to. i think the fact that he sounds quite contemptuous of politics in the party system and will be sympathetic towards him and others will not. i think you are right, i think to be aware of where he is coming from might help people interpret what he is saying. might help people interpret what he is sa inc. ., ~ might help people interpret what he is sa inc. ., ,, i. might help people interpret what he issa inc. ., , might help people interpret what he issa in. ., , . a reminder... dominic cummings: the interview�* will be broadcast tonight on bbc two at 7pm and will be available on bbc iplayer and bbc sounds as a podcast. downing street has tried to clear up confusion about whether people should self—

it only takes a 40th borisjohnson's party to bring him down and so i think he's got to the state chairat money that we were promised to some of the most desperate people in the world. that's it for tonight. unfortunately all we have time for but lovely to see you both. jo phillips and nigel nelson looking at tomorrow's front pages. and it's goodbye for me. hello and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith. i'm filling in for mark kermode to review this week's releases.

dominic cummins accuses borisjohnson cummins accuses boris johnson of cummins accuses borisjohnson of putting politics about people�* lives during the pandemic. fires flare across russia as a heat wave tears through one and a half million hectares of land in siberian region. very welcome to tokyo, where for the next three weeks bbc world news will be broadcasting from the stunning location high above tokyo bay, to bring you the very latest on what is arguably the most controversial olympic games for a generation. a games delayed a year and now proceeding in a global pandemic. and with just four days to go until they get underway, the olympic village has been hit by a fourth coronavirus case. so far, two south african footballers, a czech beach volleyball player and an american gymnast have all tested positive for covid—i9. 62 cases in total have been reported among the athletes, media, contractors and other personnel. all of this is a concern for the japanese public, especially in tokyo itself where cases continue to rise. but the international olympic committee insists that these pos

borisjohnson will now self—isolate at chequers, the prime minister's country house.h his ministers remotely at the chancellor, rishi sunak, will also self—isolate. rishi sunak has tweeted recently, whilst the test and trace pilot is fairly restrictive, allowing only essential government business, i recognise that a sense that the rules are not the same for everyone is wrong. to that end i will be self isolating as normal and not taking part in the pilot. this morning, robertjenrick stated the rules for everyone with test and trace and self isolation are not changing and if you do get pinged by the app, you will need to self—isolate. we don't intend to change the policy, although we keep these things under review. we'll be guided by the expert opinion. the advice that we've received in the recent past is that it would be better to wait this period of six weeks to ensure that more people are double vaccinated. that gives them more protection for themselves. also, it decreases the amount of transmission that will happen as a result. so that is the plan, but of course we

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some good news for borisjohnson —— not for borisjohnson, but keir starmer?on by a narrow margin, only 323 votes. but winning the seat where her sister was, the mp, the murdered sisterjo cox, and keir starmer obviously hailing with a great deal of relief, but also calling it a victory for decency over extremism and abuse. and i think she herself has had quite a lot of abuse during the campaign, and winning despite the efforts of sir george galloway who came third with 8000 votes, and who looked at one point like he would split labour�*s vote and cost them that seat. labour's vote and cost them that seat. ., , , �* labour's vote and cost them that seat. ., ,, �* ., ., 4' labour's vote and cost them that seat. ., ,, �* ., ., ~' ., seat. nonetheless i'm looking at those figures _ seat. nonetheless i'm looking at those figures which _ seat. nonetheless i'm looking at those figures which the - seat. nonetheless i'm looking ati those figures which the guardian seat. nonetheless i'm looking at - those figures which the guardian has reproduced in its main story. that

focusing on what keir starmer was saying, accusing borisjohnson of being reckless.: position on this? i think there was something about, _ position on this? i think there was something about, maybe - position on this? i think there was something about, maybe it's - position on this? i think there was something about, maybe it's the i something about, maybe it's the batley and spen by—election he seems to be coming out of fighting. his point, which is a good point, but the one thing we know, the one restriction will be remaining is the compulsion to stay—at—home if you test positive. still the government, even though many, many different bodies, advisers have set up a critical factor is to have a better package to compensate people to stay at home. there's been no measures, improvements to those packages, and if he's really serious about keeping people safe, not the one thing we know really is affected, people who have covid to stay away from the rest of us. but it was interesting to see his response. i think keir starmer is in a difficult position because there's on

borisjohnson�*s dominance returning. boris johnson's dominance in returning.n this government, his omnipotent, is not really to do with grassroot policy detail, his management of people, it is to do with the perception that he is a great vote winner and he has been in the past. if that is questioned at all, some of his authority will go. prime ministerial authority in britain is all about the sense that the prime minister is guiding mps, party members, supporters, two more election victories and if that is cast into any doubt, some of that authority will be called into question. that all may be short—term or it might be the start of something big, a tidal switch we do not know that, but what we do know is that by—election surprises raise these questions. in is that by-election surprises raise these questions.— is that by-election surprises raise these questions. in the past, it has been said that _ these questions. in the past, it has been said that boris _ these questions. in the past, it has been said that boris johnson - these questions. in the past, it has

what i have been looking _ borisjohnson decision payouts? meant that we are having an unsustainable growth. what we do not want is that exponential growth and sickness happening again. that�*s what all countries will be looking out for. israel is well and others as well. that�*s of critics are saying the government is saying just let it spread throughout the community now. do you accept that is now policy? we are do you accept that is now policy? 2 are having exponential growth in cases. i suppose it�*s a consequence of that policy. i don�*t necessarily that it of that policy. i don�*t necessarily thatitis of that policy. i don�*t necessarily that it is the policy that we are all getting infected as rapidly as possible although what i would say is one of the things they could have done really easily would have been to keep the mask restrictions and i�*m not sure i understand why it�*s not being obliged that we wear them in places like crowded spaces and indoor as it does not make sense to me. i don�*t think making a trip is a good policy or

borisjohnson and chancellor rishi sunak — who received covid alerts after health secretary sajid javidontracted coronavirus — both say they will self—isolate. the move comes as england prepares to ease restrictions further there were initial suggestions that they could take part in a pilot scheme in which daily testing replaced self—isolation. a clean—up operation is under way in the areas of germany and belgium worst affected by unprecedented flooding. more than 180 people have died. england, scotland and wales say that from tomorrow fully—vaccinated travellers returning from france must self—isolate for ten days — unlike with other amber list countries. three people at the tokyo olympic village have tested positive for coronavirus — five days before the start of the games and 140,000 fans are expected at silverstone for the british grand prix — the nation's biggest sporting event since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. hello and welcome to the programme which brings together bbc specialists with foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences back home from the

that's where borisjohnson started this idea. very— borisjohnson started this idea.a. very good piece in the economist about how effective irish diplomacy has been present particularly in the context of brexit. they've managed to get ireland, the eu onto ireland side in that argument. perhaps will be able to get kind of the eu onto the uk side on the side of the argument. very interesting. finally we have to end with a very expensive, dare i say, rather self—indulgent flight and you briefly into space would you really spend $550 million augmented on a flight? ifi spend $550 million augmented on a fliuht? ., spend $550 million augmented on a fliuht? . ”~ 1: spend $550 million augmented on a flit ht? ., "~ :: ., spend $550 million augmented on a flirht? ., "~ :: ., �* flight? ifi had $550 million i'm clearly not _ flight? ifi had $550 million i'm clearly not working _ flight? ifi had $550 million i'm clearly not working hard - flight? |f| had $550 million i'm| clearly not working hard enough flight? if i had $550 million i'm - clearly not working hard enough as a wheth

borisjohnson.lso been more confusion about the ever changing covid travel rules. the top civil servant at the department for transport was grilled by mps on the public accounts committee about some of the changes. bernadette kelly agreed that putting france in a separate new category did add "complication" to the traffic light system. we seem to have introduced a fourth light in the traffic lights, which is usually a recipe for chaos i would've thought. are we likely to see more fourth lights or are we going to see a rainbow of all the colours with joy for everybody, but perhaps an illusory crock of gold at the end of it? look, i understand that obviously what we have done here with france is introduce an exemption to the red traffic light, but which nonetheless requires people who've been double—vaccinated to quarantine on arrival. i agree it does add some complications. i think what we are doing now is urgently ensuring that we have is a system that is as effective and also something that people

this week — will england pay a price for borisjohnson�*s freedom day?cta of global worry — afghanistan, iran, and lebanon. the dateline panel trying to put your mind at rest — or not — are the sudanese author and journalist, nesrine malik, bronwen maddox, director of the institute for government — and before that, foreign editor at the times. and with me in the studio, the middle east editor for the bbc world service, sebastian usher. welcome to you, sebastian, and welcome to both of you, thanks so much forjoining us. now, the sound of an english summer. no, not leather on willow, nor the clink of ice against glass — but the electronic "ping" of an alert on your mobile phone advising you to self—isolate because you've recently been in contact with someone who's developed covid. in just one week this month, 600,000 people were notified by the health service app. what effect might monday's ending of restrictions have on that "pingdemic"? one which has affected borisjohnson, his chancellor, the secretary of state for health — oh, and don't forget the leade

borisjohnson and chancellor rishi sunak — who both got covid alerts after health secretary sajid javidontracted coronavirus — now say they will self—isolate. initially, the government had said the two men were exempt from some self—isolation because they part of a pilot scheme, and labour denounced that as unfair. it really was one rule for them and another for the rest of us, and they have only u—turned because they have been caught out by this. there's lots of questions as to what this trial is, how you access it and i hope a minister will come to the house of commons tomorrow and explain. german chancellor angela merkel visits the region of western germany hit by unprecedented flooding. more than 180 people have died in germany and belgium. england, scotland and wales say that from tomorrow fully—vaccinated travellers returning from france must self—isolate for ten days — unlike from other amber list countries. two athletes and an official at the tokyo olympic village have tested positive for coronavirus five days before the start of the games. good afternoon. both the prime ministe

pushing borisjohnson on behind closed doors..., i gave a full report of my actions. ..until his own mistake exploded in public. and ended up on the outskirts of barnard castle town. we did not visit the castle or walk around town. he never agreed to account for what he's done until now. mr cummings, you've never spoken like this before. your story is, of course, completely interwoven with the prime minister's political fortune. how would you describe borisjohnson? how would i describe him? in what way? you mean politically? what does he believe politically? or? as a leader, as a politician, as a human being. how would you describe them? how would you describe him? he is a very complicated character. he, he is unusual in a lot of politicians in having a sort of odd self—awareness mode. he kind of knows in all sorts of ways it is ludicrous for him to be in that position. he said that to me a few times before the referendum and he said it to me the day after, the 24th ofjune. he said it would be ludicrous for him to be prime minister

money well spent, according to borisjohnson.o the uk economy. nissan is going to be creating about 900 jobs alone in the battery gigafactory. a further 750, plus thousands potentially in the supply chains. but what it's also doing is helping to lengthen the lead of this country in bringing low—carbon technology. it wasn't so long ago that nissan was warning a no—deal brexit could see it leave the uk. the future now looks brighter. nissan has always had a strong presence in the north—east of england and i think what this announcement does is solidifies that for the younger generation, for the future. this is clearly great news for this industry, for this region and for the uk. in the future, with petrol and diesel bans coming down the tracks, if you don't have a battery industry, you won't have much of a car industry. but investments like this are being made all over the world and this will have to be the first of many if the uk is to keep pace with the electric car revolution. batteries are heavy and require careful handling, so

borisjohnson and rishi sunak only went into isolation because they were busted.le for them, another rule for the rest of us. borisjohnson has urged caution — but that's up to the individual now, not the government. and even he's admitted cases will keep rising. we've got to remember that this virus is sadly still out there, cases are rising — we can see the extreme contagiousness of the delta variant. and there's another thing worrying scientists besides the rising cases. here's our health correspondentjim reed. by allowing people to get infected, you are increasing the chance that a new variant could emerge. so at the moment, as i say, it's this delta variant — which is by far the most prevalent in the uk — could you see some mutation to that that is in some ways either more infectious or could make the vaccine less effective? and are you increasing the chances of that by having 50, 60, 70, 100,000 people a day infected? martin hibberd is a professor of emerging infectious diseases at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine. he agrees. what i worry ab

dominic cummings, the former chief adviser to the prime minister has claimed that borisjohnson primeinister has claimed that boris johnson resisted tightening coronavirus restrictions again last autumn because the virus mainly affected the elderly. in a series of what's about messages seen by the bbc, borisjohnson appears to say that the people dying of covid were essentially all over 80 and he did not buy the idea of the national health service being overwhelmed full up service being overwhelmed full up number 10 service being overwhelmed full up numberio said service being overwhelmed full up number 10 said the government had always taken the necessary action to protect lives, guided by the best scientific advice. mr cummings has been given his first broadcast interview since leaving downing street last november to our political editor laura koons berg. her report contains flashing images. putting on to record, guys. yeah, is everybody happy? no one was closer to the prime minister in government. since their bitter fallout, no one has been more vicious than him. architect of the br

when did you last speak to borisjohnson? left number ten. no contact since then? he texted me a couple of days later asking if i would speak to him and i said no. do you think you'll ever speak to him again? don't know. do you want to? it doesn't bother me one way or the other. in response, downing street said... hello, warm sunday sunshine for some this afternoon. for others, torrential rain and thunderstorms. the met office have just issued an amber warning for thunderstorms across london and the home counties, valid until 7:00 this evening. torrential rain, gusty winds and hail. and even once the warning expires, we'll still keep those thunderstorms going across parts of east anglia, central southern england and south—east england. fading away slowly as the night wears on. mist and low cloud creeping into north—east coasts and northern ireland. elsewhere, dry and fairly clear, but another mild, muggy night with lows between 11 and 16 celsius. highest the further south you are. many of us getting off to a mainly dry start

borisjohnson has also described this shift.doing, mr speaker, is cautiously, prudently, moving from legal diktat, from legal diktat to allowing people to take personal responsibility for their actions. to some observers of borisjohnson, this is familiar territory. the veteran politicaljournalist steve richards tweeted: well, borisjohnson himself has been open about his reluctance to introduce nationwide restrictions. he has also often talked of the importance of "british common sense" in navigating the pandemic. so it's not a surprise to see this move to remove restrictions, and to ask the public to use itsjudgement. there are, though, concerns about the limits of common sense. this is one of those areas where my freedom affects your freedom. it's just like driving. my freedom to drive fast affects your safety. my freedom not to wear a mask affects your safety in terms of not getting covid. in areas like that, we recognise that we do need some level of regulation. so there's an argument that rules encourage us to act responsibl

some conservatives borisjohnson morphing.ohnson or brexit going over to the liberal democrats. we are seeing this in other countries as well in terms of what is happening to traditional left of centre in the us, the french socialist, marine le pen and other sources, socialist, marine le pen and othersources, in socialist, marine le pen and other sources, in italy and other sources, in italy and other places. it is part of an international phenomenon. the labour party, in the middle of all that, has found itself most squeeze of all because it has not been able to easily appeal to its more traditional supporters. sir kier starmer perhaps appealing to younger voters. making a pitch to the so—called red bull seeds. —— wall. because of expectations, it would be good for his leadership if they do indeed win it. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. the event should have been solely about their mother — the unveiling by her sons of a statue of diana, princess of wales. but the sons, william and harry, have fallen out. t

are borisjohnson. again and again. it's certainly— them again and again and again. it's certainly not — them again and again and again. it's certainly notjust down them again and again and again. it's certainly not just down to finding a useful— certainly not just down to finding a useful bogeyman. it sounded really hoiding _ useful bogeyman. it sounded really holding those who have been elected to account _ holding those who have been elected to account. if there was scheming like that— to account. if there was scheming like that going on that yes, it is troubling — like that going on that yes, it is troubling. but it's also the case that there — troubling. but it's also the case that there were clearly tensions in ongoing _ that there were clearly tensions in ongoing disagreements between the two before a very extended period of time _ two before a very extended period of time at _ two before a very extended period of time. at the prime minister felt he was being — time. at the prime minister felt he

among the tory rebels, borisjohnson's predecessor.fewer girls will be educated, more boys and girls will become slaves, more children go hungry and more of the poorest people in the world will die. i have been in this house for nearly a quarter of the century. during that time, i have never voted against a three line wip from my party. as prime minister, i suffered at the hands of rebels and i know what it's like to see party colleagues vote against their government. we made a promise to the poorest people in the world. the government has broken that promise. this motion means that promise may be broken for years to come. with deep regret, i will vote against the motion today. the snp said the government had got its priorities wrong. the prime minister, who is no longer in his seat — and he should be embarrassed when i read this — believes that spending upwards of £200 million on a shiny brand—new royal yacht britannia 2.0 is more important than using life—saving aid to deliver a more just, peaceful and secure world. and tory critics

borisjohnson and dominic cummings became foes.uced 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 was spending my time on what i thought was important, not on politics, not on media and communication and campaigning stuff. he was the elected prime minister. you were an unelected adviser. yeah, we basically disagreed on what was happening on covid. i thought his girlfriend was interfering with appointments, people who were being... she wanted to have people fired and have people promoted in ways that i thought were unethical and unprofessional. and that also led to a big argument between us. accusing somebody of having undue influence, which is what you are doing, is a big claim. the prime minister doesn't have a plan and he doesn't know how whitehal

are your headlines: the prime minister's former chief adviser, dominic cummings, tells the bbc borisjohnson put politics ahead of people's lives during the pandemic. the attitude at that point was a weird mix of... um...partly, "it's all nonsense and lockdowns don't work anyway" and partly, "well, this is terrible, but the people who are dying are, "essentially, all over 80." what do you make of dominic cummings�* claims? message me on instagram or twitter @vcderbyshire or email victoria@bbc.co.uk. we'll ask the business minister about them in half an hour. no jab, no entry. the pm says that from september only the fully—vaccinated can go to nightclubs and mass events. a report by mps says former pm david cameron lacked judgement in the way he lobbied the government over the now—collapsed firm greensill capital. more than 400 migrants crossed the english channel to the uk yesterday, a record number. the home office says it's acting to tackle the issue. and the world's richest man, amazon bossjeff bezos, prepares to blast off to the edge of space. good morning. the prime minister's former ch

and after the health secretary tested positive, borisjohnson and rishi sunak were traced.mber 10 announced instead of full isolation, the pair would take part in a daily testing pilot instead. a workplace scheme, it was said, being used by other public sector organisations, not just politicians. downing street is part of that pilot as well, and it ensures the pm, the chancellor can conduct the most essential business but at other times of the day, they won't be mixing with people outside of their own household. then, within an hour of that, this — a statement from downing street. it is one rule for them and another for the rest of us. and they have only u—turned because they have been caught out by this. there's lots of questions as to what this trial is, how you access it and i hope a minister will come to the house of commons tomorrow and explain. it was a fast, fairly loud u—turn driving into tomorrow, where the streets could get busier as legal restrictions on social contact are lifted in england. cases are expected to rise a lot, but scientists say precise predictions

he was borisjohnson's closest adviser in government. much of the covid crisis but since quitting his job the covid crisis but since quitting hisjob in november dominic cummings has been scornful of his former friend. speaking to the bbc, he claimed the prime minister had resisted a second lockdown, is covid crept back last autumn. his resisted a second lockdown, is covid crept back last autumn.— crept back last autumn. his attitude was at that point _ crept back last autumn. his attitude was at that point a _ crept back last autumn. his attitude was at that point a weird _ crept back last autumn. his attitude was at that point a weird mix - crept back last autumn. his attitude was at that point a weird mix of - was at that point a weird mix of partly, it is all nonsense, lockdown stunt work anyway, and partly, well, this is terrible, but people who are dying are essentially over 80, and we can't kill the economyjust because of people dying over 80. that's a very serious claim to make, what evidence do you have? lats that's a very seriou

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borisjohnson prepares to outline plans to lift lockdown in england. more than 20 million people watched england's brilliant night in rome — as they thrashed ukraine, and moved onto the semi—finals of the euros. ministers extend the period in which legal action can be taken against housing developers in light of the cladding crisis. from retail to real estate — john lewis outlines plans to build hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are parliamentaryjournalist tony grew and journalist and broadcaster caroline frost. lovely to have you back. a quick look at some of the front pages. the mail leads on the government's plans forjuly 19th in england — the paper says that tomorrow the prime minister will declare it's time to restore personal freedoms, and will argue that we need to learn to live with covid as we do with flu. you have to excuse the blank space at the top of the page because it the paper is leading with a story that has been embargoed. a good news story, though, which we will reveal af

into the decision _ what bounced borisjohnson into the decision if— what bounced borisjohnson into theinfection rate overall is a good _ is that infection rate overall is a good deal— is that infection rate overall is a good deal lower than ours and of course _ good deal lower than ours and of course if— good deal lower than ours and of course if you have travel insurance you should — course if you have travel insurance you should be able to go there without — you should be able to go there without any problems. but you still don't _ without any problems. but you still don't get _ without any problems. but you still don't get over this difficulty of suddenly changing the rules and then having _ suddenly changing the rules and then having to _ suddenly changing the rules and then having to quarantine when you get back _ having to quarantine when you get back and — having to quarantine when you get back. and this is the kind of thing i back. and this is the kind of thing ithink— back. and this is the kind of thing i think that — back. and this is the kind of thing i think that people are

borisjohnson confirmed the changes in a downing street news conference. to the health secretary, sajid javid, to explain the new approach to mp5. he told them we had to learn to live with covid. we know that with covid—19 the situation can change, and it can change quickly. but we cannot put our lives on hold forever. he said rules and regulations would be replaced by guidance and good sense. we will revoke all social distancing guidance including the two metre rule. hallelujah! except... laughter. ..for in specific settings such as ports of entry and medical settings where of course it will continue to make sense. it will no longer be a legal requirement to wearface coverings in any setting including public transport. sajid javid was back 2a hours later to announce changes to the self isolation rules. from the 16th of august, when even more people will have the protection of both doses and when modelling suggests the risks from the virus will be even lower, anyone who is a close contact of a positive case will no longer have to self—isolate if they have

borisjohnson and priti patel. — players. borisjohnson and priti patel. in— players.age and said players should respect a decisioh~ — and said players should respect a decision... fans should respect a decision— decision... fans should respect a decision taken by players if they chose _ decision taken by players if they chose to— decision taken by players if they chose to take the knee. something of a politicised response here and then a politicised response here and then a second _ a politicised response here and then a second question that is being asked. — a second question that is being asked, both by the opposition and by the government, as to what the social— the government, as to what the social media company should do is to regulation _ social media company should do is to regulation of their platform. a question— regulation of their platform. a question about whether you should be able to— question about whether you should be able to post anonymously. and we heard _ able to post anonymously. and we heard from — able to post anonymously. and we heard from the

the prime minister, borisjohnson, used to say this final stage of unlocking would be irreversible, buts not so sure. globally, covid appears to be on the march again. cases are rising in france, germany, the netherlands and spain. in indonesia, japan and vietnam, it seems rampant. stephanie, first, the dutch government under mark rutte, the prime minister, announced three weeks ago or so that restrictions were being lifted and he's now had to reimpose some of them and has even apologised, saying it was a mistake. how worrying a precedent is that for the uk, do you think? i think this is — i am afraid — a very much a precedent for the uk. he had to apologise, or politically it has been very difficult for him and i wonder what is next for borisjohnson in that sense. if you look at the netherlands and, of course, the reason for this is the delta mutation because the delta mutation is far more infectious than the variant we had before. so, in the netherlands and there is a 500% rise in infections and there were a lot of mass gatherings so there was a music festival allowed again and of cou

borisjohnson and dominic cummings became foes.. 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 was spending my time on what i thought was important, not on politics, not on media and communication and campaigning stuff. he was the elected prime minister. you were an unelected adviser. yeah, we basically disagreed on what was happening on covid. i thought his girlfriend was interfering with appointments, people who were being... she wanted to have people fired and have people promoted in ways that i thought were unethical and unprofessional. and that also led to a big argument between us. accusing somebody of having undue influence, which is what you are doing, is a big claim. the prime minister doesn't have a plan and he doesn't know how whitehall works. someone is going to set the agenda. it is going to be

has been doing at borisjohnson has been doing at checkers — borisjohnson has been doing at checkersdays. don't _ checkers for the past seven days. don't forget he went into self isolation _ don't forget he went into self isolation about seven or eight days ago and _ isolation about seven or eight days ago and every single day since then, the seventh — ago and every single day since then, the seventh day in a row, covered 19 cases— the seventh day in a row, covered 19 cases of been following with him sitting _ cases of been following with him sitting there going mad. what is going _ sitting there going mad. what is going on? — sitting there going mad. what is going on? self isolation in the uk is failing — going on? self isolation in the uk is falling so it comes out all guns blazing _ is falling so it comes out all guns blazing a — is falling so it comes out all guns blazing a court of the story in my paper, _ blazing a court of the story in my paper. and — blazing a court of the story in my paper. and i_ blazing a court of the story in my paper, and i think it's quite a chance — pa

borisjohnson says his plans for ending inequalities in the uk won't make richer areas poorer.e musicians a fair share of the hundreds of millions of pounds record labels earn from streaming, says a group of mps. and the 149th 0pen gets under way, after a year's delay, in kent. and coming up on the bbc news channel... great 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 a

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