best chris mason. it has been a face mask as we chris mason.l them now, face covering. and the advice that has changed through time in different parts of the uk about when and where not to wear them and how to wear them safely co m e wear them and how to wear them safely come if you do, cast your mind back to the 3rd of april, and when jonathan van tam, mind back to the 3rd of april, and whenjonathan van tam, the deputy chief medical officerfor whenjonathan van tam, the deputy chief medical officer for england, said this. there is no evidence that general wearing a facemask by the public who are well affects the spread of the disease in our society. what matters right now is social distancing. and what is the government think about mask right now? today, actually the announcement came today from the 15th of june announcement came today from the 15th ofjune in england, it will be compulsory to wear a face covering of some kind on public transport. something that for example the mayor of london has been talking about for almost two months now. an

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this week's grazia, page nine, chart of lust, next to michaeljordan, chris mason! hello. in the chart of lust. what page were you on, vicki? 34? 0h, stop it! chris, you're in the chart of lust alongside michaeljordan, alexis from schitt‘s creek and cardi b. big cardi b fan? it's nothing to do with my winter outfits. i think cardi was marginally above me in the chart, but there's always next week. she is, but she wasn't on gogglebox. how was that? to make matters even worse! it all came about... the brief story is it came about because we're now having, in the absence of make—up people, to use technological gadgetry when we appear on the telly, like this. good morning. welcome to breakfast with chris mason and rachel burden. i like chris mason. i like the confidence he has to part his hair in the middle. i love it! did you catch eurovision last night? yes, we did. we watched it! did i bleep, chris! the coronavirus newscast from the bbc. hello, it's adam in the studio. and vicki young in the studio. and chris in my socially—distant cupboard of news. just down the corridor. n

chris mason, bbc news.on a commercially built craft have welcomed aboard the international space station. the moment of crowning, in accordance with the order of service, by a signal given, the great guns of the tower. tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali, who has died at the age of 74. outspoken but rarely outfought, ali transcended the sport of boxing, of which he was three times world champion. he was a real fighter and he fought all the way to the end, even through his illness. yes, he did. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles‘ sergeant pepper's lonely hearts club band, a record described as the album of the century. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: fires burn in washington, dc, not far from the white house, as protesters defy the latest cu rfew to as protesters defy the latest curfew to demonstrate against police brutality. british school children prepare to go back to school — as

chris mason, bbc news.eopened mosques in mecca — the holiest city in islam — after they were closed for three months due to the coronavirus pandemic. but amidst an uptick in cases there's still no word on whether the hajj — the annual muslim pilgrimage which attracts millions will go ahead. reged ahmad reports. call to prayer sounds markings on the floor, temperature checks and hand sanitiser — just a few social distancing rules and restrictions in mecca, as the city's places of worship, some 1,500 mosques, finally open up after three months of coronavirus lockdown. translation: thank god. starting from fajr prayer, social distancing was implemented. masks are mandatory, and everyone has a private prayer mat. many mosques outside mecca have already reopened, but worshippers here will be relieved to be back and finally able to pray in the holiest city in islam. the country has also now lifted its nationwide curfew, with people wasting no time in taking to the streets, as restaurants and hair salons welcome b

chris mason, bbc news. to come: the first nasa astronauts to travel on a commercially built craft have been welcomed on board the international space station. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletics events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7:00am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot, as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into the juve ntus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. the whole world will mourn the tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than 4,500 episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri halliwell, otherwise known as 'ginger spice,‘ has announced she has left the spice girls. argh, i don't believe

chris mason there.an countries, myanmar‘s government is fighting another battle, against armed insurgents in rakhine state. now the central government's hold on the state is being challenged by the rival rakhine buddhist community. 0ur report from our south east asia correspondent jonathan head contains images of violence. for more than a year much of rakhine state has been at war. the myanmar military has been using air power and artillery against a relatively new and powerful insurgent group. entire communities have been uprooted, hundreds of civilians have been killed or wounded. with most muslim rohingyas now expelled or contained in camps, it's the rakhine buddhist population that's at the heart of this struggle, inflamed by their historical grievances against what they see as an occupation, and by the actions of government forces. the group which is claiming to fight in their name is arakan army. it was founded 11 years ago by rakhine migrants, far away, along the border with china, funded by smug

chris mason there.otball returns, with la liga's top teams playing to empty stadiums. the day the british liberated the falklands. and by tonight, british troops had begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the west german capital, this was gorby— mania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who for them has raised great hopes for an end to the division of europe. it happened as the queen moved towards horse guards parade for the start of trooping the colour. gunshots the queen looks worried, but recovers quickly. as long as they'll pay to go see me, i'll get out there and kick ‘em down the hills. what does it feel like to be the first man to go across the channel by your own power? it feels pretty neat. it feels marvellous, really. this is bbc world news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. the latest headlines: america's top military officer apologises for accompanying president trump to a photo—op at a church during black lives matter protests. let's stay with that story. willam arkin is a

chris mason, bbc news. has passed the half a million mark, accounting for more than half of all cases in latin america and the caribbean. brazil has the fourth highest number of deaths from the pandemic after the us, britain and italy. but, in sao paulo, the worst—affected city, authorities are planning on re—opening the economy. from there, our correspondent katy watson reports. as winter approaches, some welcome protection and, for the children, entertainment. these past few months have been brutal for families in this, sao paulo's biggest favela. beatriz has come here today with six—year—old gestapo. i'm unemployed — so is my husband, she tells me. and she lost her father—in—law to covid—19 just a few weeks ago. all these families have a story to tell. with half a million official cases and the true number believed to be many times higher, few people here are untouched. the message is stay at home, but community leaders tell me that, with a president who continues to be in denial, it's an uphill battle.

chris mason, bbc news. arrive in london shortly, for ceremonies to mark the 80th anniversary of charles de gaulle's bbc broadcast which urged the people of france to resist the nazi invasion. mr macron will meet borisjohnson in downing street, where they're expected to discuss brexit, and how to ease coronavirus travel restrictions. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. here is a statement in french of great importance to our french listeners by general de gaulle. vive la france! he speaks french. it was 80 years ago when charles de gaulle came to broadcasting house to make his famous speech, urging the people of france not to give up. "the flame of french resistance", he said, "must not and shall not die." driving the general around london in those days was a young englishwoman. 0livia jordan, then just 21, had been driving ambulances for the french army. now 101, she told us how, even then, she sensed the importance of this solemn frenchman. very impressive, de gaulle. he always made use of

chris mason, bbc news.ravel on a commercially—built craft have been welcomed on board the international space station. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletics events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7:00am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot, as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into the juve ntus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. the whole world will mourn the tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than 4,500 episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri halliwell, otherwise known as 'ginger spice,‘ has announced she has left the spice girls. argh, i don't believe it. she's the one with the bounce, the

here's our political correspondent chris mason. the signs, they are a changing.t from early next month, people in england won't have to keep two metres apart was not the health secretary says a plan will be published allowing the distance to shrink alongside new measures to cut the risk of getting the virus. we have seen in lots of the retail that has opened, lots of shops, perspex screens. obviously, you can be closer to two metres with a perspex screen and the risk of transmission is very, very low. masks also make an impact, hence the rule that masks must be worn on public transport and in hospitals. some unlikely ta keaway in hospitals. some unlikely takeaway venues have popped up under the existing restrictions. finding a way to make money and raise a glass while taking the necessary precautions. but, many businesses, particularly those in hospitality, have been pleading with the government to ditch the two metre rule because they fear that without it going, reopening simply wouldn't be practical. and after months of the like —— the lights being off, the doo

chris mason, bbc news. prison, for urinating next to the pc keith palmer memorial outside parliament. 28—year—old andrew banks was photographed during saturday's far—right protest in london. he pleaded guilty to outraging public decency during a hearing at westminster magistrates' court. wearing a face covering is now compulsory for anyone travelling on public transport in england — those failing to wear one could be fined up to £100. the new regulations don't apply in wales, scotland and northern ireland where officials are only recommending people wear them. danny savage is at york station. simon, this is quite strange. i have been reporting on the coronavirus outbreak since we had the first two confirmed cases here in york at the end of january. but confirmed cases here in york at the end ofjanuary. but for the confirmed cases here in york at the end of january. but for the first time in five months this is the only time in five months this is the only timei time in five months this is the only time i ha

many thanks indeed, chris mason, our political correspondent. chauvin, a white policeman, who has since been sacked, will face a judge remotely on murder and manslaughter charges. meanwhile, a public memorial service is being held for george floyd in houston, the town where he grew up. let's talk to jane 0'brien, who's there. tell us what is going on there. well, thousands of people are braving the heat there, absolutely sweltering, but they are coming out in d roves sweltering, but they are coming out in droves to pay their last respects to george floyd, and the stories i have been hearing from people lining up have been hearing from people lining up to view the casket have been incredibly personal. they all have something to say that is horribly familiar to the situation that george floyd confronted and ended up dying by, they talk about their brothers, their sons, their husbands, their uncles, african—american men who fear police brutality in america. and what they believe makes this different, why this could be a turning point, is because it

our political correspondent chris mason will talk us correspondent chris mason will talk us into it. announced the lockdown in england and he has at least eased large parts of it. that's right, a return for the final daily news conference from the westminster government of the trio that started the tradition, the prime minister leading the government's presentation with professor chris whitty, the england chief medical officer and patrick vallance, the government's chief scientific adviser. it will be interesting to hear their tone, tenor and language around what is happening in england from a week on saturday, july four, and no doubt a pressing from them of the necessity we stick to the rules between now and then and then the new rules in england as they kick in on the 4th ofjuly. this is the end of the tradition of the 5pm daily news conference. i of the tradition of the 5pm daily news conference. i guess pointless or whatever else is on will return at this time pretty soon. the government says it will continue to do these news conferences but not daily and they will happen when th

yes, chris mason. you can geta of this began. yes, chris mason. you can get a haircut. yes!you did that. thank you very much, see later. there are some images that just do not see later. there are some images thatjust do not go away and that will just be thatjust do not go away and that willjust be one of them. our health correspondent is here, nick triggle. the difference we talked about week after week —— health differences. this is a huge step that has been taken. it was expected after all this and many countries do not require a two metre social distancing— like germany, france, italy, australia all have something from one to 1.5 metres. the world health organization itself does not recommend or suggest a need for two metres. it is interesting, the prime minister talked about one metre plus. he said that where mid two metres is not possible, less than two metres is fine, but there needs to be steps taken to mitigate the risk. in shops, that may be screens put up, we may see some screens in pubs separating tables. in offices, people will not be sitting face—to—face. and w

except chris mason.ance, spain, italy, greece and turkey will be included. but it‘s likely that portugal will be left off the list, along with sweden, because of concerns over their infection rates. although the government says the plan applies to all four uk nations, ministers in scotland and wales have warned they haven‘t yet decided whether to introduce the measures. one of the companies itching to get people back on holiday is hays travel — you‘ll remember they took over thomas cook when that firm collapsed last year. we can speak to owners john and irene hays now. they‘re in sunderland. a very good morning to you. quite exciting, there is news at claim it. have you seen a flurry of bookings orare have you seen a flurry of bookings or are people waiting until we know for sure where we can go? oh, yes! absolutely! 0bviously for sure where we can go? oh, yes! absolutely! obviously the staff return to work a couple of weeks ago and every single day there has been increasing numbers of people inquiring,

good morning — welcome to breakfast with chris mason and sally nugent.ur headlines today: disturbances break out overnight in the us city of atlanta, where a black man has been shot dead by police. the fast—food restaurant where the shooting took place is ablaze. officers have used tear gas to disperse protestors. more than 100 people are arrested after a day of violent clashes in central london, involving some far—right activists. the individuals who are basically put in the safety of our police officers and the public will expect to face the full force of the law. borisjohnson commissions a review into the two metre social distancing rule, as non—essential shops across england prepare to reopen tomorrow matt lucas and david walliams apologise for the use of blackface make—up in the comedy series little britain. rory mcilroy and justin rose are three shots off the lead in texas as the pga tour returns. it could have been very different, though. two bogeys and a double bogey for rose in his third round. the good morning. lengthy sunny spells and slow—mov

chris mason, bbc news. across generations. young people have been less likely to fall ill, but significantly more likely to lose theirjobs and face long—term financial problems. and many of the young were already struggling with employment or burdened with student loans. amol rajan has been to rural warwickshire in central england to speak to those now rethinking their futures. reason the shadow of a financial crisis and counting the costs of covid—19, these young people know theirfuture needs a rethink. it is affected myself and my mother. there is less income coming into the house. so i have had to women's aid for the money that is not coming in. paying bills, rent. does money stress you out? it does. being in a single—parent family that's very stressful, especially now my mother has been furloughed. so it'sjust especially now my mother has been furloughed. so it's just a bit stressful now and then. but as long as i've still got a job that's fine and we are all good. i was are starting my a—levels, which

all correspondent chris mason. change for england toi all correspondent chris mason. change for englandich plenty of us have realised are relatively essential, will have the chance to head back to many of them and they will reopen this morning. but crucially with social distancing measures in place. screens up at the tills and also staying two metres apart. the government is sticking with this idea for now with this idea you stay two metres apart when you are out and about. although there are loads of countries in the world where it is much lower. what a prospect of a cut in that? we hear from the government that stuff is under constant review. it gives an impression of dynamism when actually diddly squat is happening. but on this measure of staying two metres apart, it does look like there is some movement. notjust scientists being listened to businesses and as well. this is the business minister on breakfast in the last half an hour. there are difficult decisions to be made but the government's first priority out of this is to save lives, but it needs to make sure we restore livelihoo

chris mason, our political correspondent.are now at risk. newquay is particularly vulnerable. two hotels have already permanently closed their doors. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan reports. it belonged to shearings holidays, but actually it didn't, it belonged to us. we cared for it, it was all of our lives. welcome to the beresford hotel. but in lockdown britain, these are not staff and guests, but former employees laid off when the company went under last month. life was lived here, busy and bustling. no more. receptionist caroline tansley would often lead the entertainment. everywhere would be packed and it'sjust dead, really. and to see the hoteljust standing empty is just heartbreaking. in the abandoned kitchen, chefs philip and andrew are among the 50 staff made redundant when the company behind shearings holidays called in administrators. they loved it all, their guests, their colleagues, theirjobs. to actually have no security now and no jobs actually in the area as well is very hard to swallow. yo

chris mason. let's get some of the day's other news.ention measures until daily new cases of the virus drop to single digits. clusters of new infections have persisted in the seoul area. south korea swiftly introduced a system of tracking and testing in early february to squash new outbreaks. a medical team from cuba has returned home after spending two months in italy helping tackle the country's coronavirus outbreak. the 52 medics were stationed in lombardy, the worst—affected region in italy. cuba's president paid tribute to what he called "intense, risky and heroic work". twitter says it has removed about 180,000 state—backed accounts, mostly from china, with the rest from turkey and russia. it said they were used for self—promotion or to attack critics and spread misinformation. twitter said the tweets mainly focused on narratives favourable to the chinese communist party, including its handling of the coronavirus outbreak, or denigrated pro—democracy campaigns in hong kong. in the middle east, there have been protests across leban

let's get some more detail from our political correspondent, chris mason. a little convoluted in a way, chris, but at the heart of it are fundamental questions about what's expected of ministers? that's right. good morning, charlie. what happened is mrjenrick and richard desmond, the former owner of the daily express and now a property developer, they met at a conservative fundraising dinner before christmas and they clearly had their own private phone numbers because there was messages that followed and there was a relu cta nce that followed and there was a reluctance from mr desmond to have to pay tens of millions of dough to a marxist council, as it was put, the reference to a community levy coming into force in tower hamlets in east london, where these flats we re in east london, where these flats were due to be developed, so the desire the planning permission was granted before that point. this is an idea that had been rejected, this planning idea, by the local council and government officials, but mr jenrick, the housing secretary, overruled that, he

chris mason, bbc news.old the commons, black voices have more in common with white working class people and lgbt communities than what she described as "this cruel government." this virus has magnified the scale of the inequality, colour of skin economic background, social and racial barriers are all factors as to whether you had a good chance of surviving this pandemic. the killing of george floyd in the middle of the pandemic is a pivotal moment for the world. i cannot breathe, is as true for covid— 19 as it is for racism. the french president emmanuel macron is in london to take part in commemorations — 80 years after the wartime speech charles de gaulle made. he urged the french people to resist the nazi occupation. let‘s discuss that visit. we can speak now to dr estelle paraque, lecturer of the humanities. thank you for having me. you can explain to a british audience why emmanuel macron is so keen to be in london in these challenging times for this anniversary. i think it a symbolic gesture that pres

no one needs a new retail therapy more than chris mason! t being able to go to a clothes shop for three months, my goodness. it's a dream for you. we hired celebrity stylist gok wan to give you some tips. hi, chris! i'm all right, thanks! you sound a bit nervous. i'm petrified! i'm a little less than a slave to fashion. i can't disagree because i'm looking at two pictures of you -- i kind —— i kind of disagree. right now and i have to say there's definitely a hardened style stamp going on there. let me talk about the first one with you in yourjumper full—on collar. a bit of colour, i like the fact that you are also owning the jumper. smiling directly. you are owning every single fleck! owning the fleck! my my twitter bio is changing by the second! can ijust check to reassure viewers that might be feeling nervous about this that this will not suddenly turn into an episode of how to look good naked? that was always the grand finale. it's not how to look good naked, it's something else. just to sound off on the second photo, i like the hat. i l

last six months and are not expected to be reciprocated by the eu. 0ur political correspondent, chris masonropean union at the end of january. we are in this transition period where technically, yes, we are outside of the eu, but in pretty much all practical terms we are still in and we are in a transition period that runs until the end of this year. now, the government is likely to confirm formerly very soon that that transition period will not be extended, that's what they have been saying repeatedly for the last few months. but a report in the financial times tonight saying that they will change their approach to imports coming into the country immediately after the end of the transition period at the start of next year. they will have a more flexible, pragmatic approach. and a source confirming that tonight saying to the bbc that is essential given the impact of the coronavirus as businesses adjust to the reality after the virus but also to being outside of the single market and the customs union — two of those big economic structures of the european union. you might have thought you'd

good morning — welcome to breakfast with chris mason and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today: disturbancesre the shooting took place is ablaze. officers have used tear gas to disperse protestors. more than 100 people are arrested after a day of violent clashes in central london, involving some far—right activists. the individuals who are basically put in the safety of our police officers and the public will expect to face the full force of the

last six months and are not expected to be reciprocated by the eu. 0ur political correspondent chris mason the end ofjanuary. we are in this transition period where, technically, yes, we are outside of the eu, but in pretty much all practical terms, we are still in, and we are in a transition period that runs until the end of this year. now, the government is likely to confirm formally very soon that that transition period will not be extended — that's what they've been saying repeatedly for the last few months — but a report in the financial times tonight saying that they will change their approach to imports coming into the country immediately after the end of the transition period at the start of next year, they will have a more flexible, pragmatic approach. and a source confirming that tonight, saying to the bbc that is essential, given the impact of the coronavirus, as businesses adjust to the reality after the virus, but also to being outside of the single market and the customs union — two of those big economic structures of the european union. you might have thought you'd heard the

our political correspondent chris mason is in westminsterfor us. chris, what is expected today?orning to you. where do you begin, isuppose? so much chris, good morning to you. where do you begin, i suppose? so much to talk about between these two gentlemen. good morning to you. the very fa ct gentlemen. good morning to you. the very fact they are meeting face—to—face is quite something after the last couple of months. 1.2 first of all. he does not have to spend, the president, two weeks in a budget hotel just spend, the president, two weeks in a budget hoteljust outside heathrow airport when he arrives. he is not subject to the quarantine restrictions that the rest of us would be, flying into the uk. those quarantine restrictions likely to be appointed discussion, given the pressure on the prime minister here to ease them, with people having an eye on summer to ease them, with people having an eye on summer holidays around the corner and business travel and all the rest of it. a big historical moment is the justification, the reason for this visit, the anniversary of president c

welcome to breakfast with chris mason and nina warhurst.cking new schools, hospitals and major transport projects. as coronavirus cases in the us surge to more than 2.5 million, florida becomes the latest state to reimpose lockdown. as reading remembers the three men stabbed to death in a park a week ago, a 25—year—old man is charged with murder. no crowds, but there's still late drama in the fa cup as manchester united beat norwich to become the first team

let's talk to our political correspondent chris mason.ses we heard there, the other quite a resting phrase, justifying this decision to rewrite the whitehall organic gram is the idea that in his view, the international development budget was seen as a giant cashpoint in the sky. what does he mean by that? he wa nts to sky. what does he mean by that? he wants to see a greater correlation between where the uk's aid money goes which by international standards is a big pot of money, both as a proportion of our international income, enshrined in law by 0.7% of our gross national income, but in absolute terms as well, better tied to uk international interests and it is his belief that having all of that decided under one departmental umbrella, under a supercharged foreign office that is also in charge of international development will better achieve that. the government has been heading in this direction for some time, the ministers in the foreign office and in the department for international development where one in the same apart from each d

chris mason said with had 92. well we would have, because it's been 92 days.l. lots of concern amongst people who own and go tojim ‘s and pools, swimmers. the chief executive swim england says it appears it's ok to sit on the couch, go to appears it's ok to sit on the couch, gotoa appears it's ok to sit on the couch, go to a high calorie meal in the pub and then go to a swim which provides and then go to a swim which provides a sanitised environment. jim operators are also concerned. pure jim says we understand these decisions aren't easy but it's a strange war on obesity that sees pubs and restaurants open beforejim ‘s. weddings are allowed. 30 guests at services from july the fourth stop churches mosques and synagogues will reopen prepares and services they have to have social distancing and if you have a wedding, you can't sing. scientists are concerned it carries an increased risk of transmitting coronavirus. you can open a theatre but you can't have a live performance. lots of the papers are running you to all the things you can and can't do. we'll be spe

mason, white house correspondent for reuters. katie pavlich, news editor at townhall.com. we are missing mr. chris if he pops up, we'll get them in the conversation. jeff, this is the story of the day, the story of the weekend since "the new york times" broke it. what about the explanation that the white house is saying that the president was not briefed on it because of the internal conflict inside the intelligence community about the information? >> it was interesting. kayleigh mcenany made the comment today the briefing with reporters that he had not been briefed because intelligence had not been verified. the intelligence community does give things to the president and to leaders in the government, sometimes with different levels of confidence. she didn't exactly explain why he hadn't been briefed on it when lawmakers were being briefed on it and what the president must've acknowledged, having learned something about it by tweeting about it yesterday. but i asked her if the president and the white house had any kind of message for moscow, given the information they had about her now and she sa

chris mason, bbc news. our political correspondent, vicki young, is at westminster.his frustration. —— david lammy. we don't need another commission, what we need is to influence of the findings of previous reports and i think that is the main the government is facing is this was a quick reaction to what has been going on over the last couple of weeks, announcing a review, governments do this kind of thing all the time. the problem they've got is if this is seen to be kicking the problem into the long grass, another report by the end of the year rather than implementing what has already been done, then they will come in for more criticism and talking about the use of language, borisjohnson talking about talking about the use of language, boris johnson talking about the sense of victimisation and dissemination. you want to stop, he says, the sense of victimisation, which has been condemned by some labour mps saying it's insulting but borisjohnson was my point in his article today, he says there have been some successes and he acknowledges there are still problems but