and here in the studio, at a covid—safe distance, the bbc‘s special correspondent, clive myrie.llion people infected, 900,000 dead. on monday, india recorded its highest daily infection figure — close to 91,000. heroic efforts by scientists researching vaccines, the guinea pigs testing them and those treating the sick give us hope for the future. yet, as those figures demonstrate, the reality is that we are only nine months into a pandemic the world health organization says could be with us beyond next year. between april and june, india's economy shrank by a quarter. between the first and the second quarter, south africa's economy was down by 51%. ian birrell, let's leave those bigger countries for a moment and talk about the smaller and poorer countries in the world, the least developed countries. every country has basically got the same question they are wrestling with. a new virus and we don't understand very much about it. how do we balance protection of public health and balancing the economy and wider health issues? we are beginning to see now the danger of many developin

and here in the studio my colleague, clive myrie.ely to see you all, thanks very much forjoining us. it feels like another pivotal moment on the covid front. as infections rise again everyone is asking what is the government strategy and will it act fast enough this time? will tighter restrictions come in just as the furlough scheme is due to end? will the furlough scheme therefore have to be extended? a lot of questions ahead at a crunch moment. polly toynbee, it has been quite a week and quite a dramatic change in tone from the government in the last couple of days. it certainly has. i think people feel that they have been on a roller—coaster with this government, changing their mind and their advice all the time. it is quite understandable in a way because obviously from day to day, the situation changes how fast the infection rises, but we always knew, the government always knew and said and warned that a second wave would come. we always could see across the channel that in france and in spain, it has been rampant again for quit

at ten o'clock, clive myrie will be here with the bbc news at ten. now, in a change of schedule, it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best movies available for viewing in cinemas and in the home. the standout new release this week is missjuneteenth, the directorial feature debut from channing godfrey peoples, whose cv includes writing credits on tv series queen sugar. turquoisejones. is that you? i haven't seen you since the pageant. it slipped my mind that you have a daughter old enough to be in the pageant. set in fort worth, texas, this very engaging drama follows a former pageant winner whose daughter is now competing for the same title that her mother won years ago. what's her problem? i beat her. nicole beharie is turquoisejones, the one—time beauty queen now juggling shifts at the local diner— bar at the funeral parlor juggling shifts at the local diner— bar and the funeral parlor while trying to ensure that teenager kai gets the breaks she never had. not only will you repre

and here in the studio, at a covid—safe distance, the bbc‘s special correspondent, clive myrie.million people infected, 900,000 dead. on monday, india recorded its highest daily infection figure — close to 91,000. heroic efforts by scientists researching vaccines, the guinea pigs testing them and those treating the sick give us hope for the future. yet, as those figures demonstrate, the reality is that we are only nine months into a pandemic the world health organization says could be with us beyond next year. between april and june, india's economy shrank by a quarter. between the first and the second quarter, south africa's economy was down by 51%. ian birrell, let's leave those bigger countries for a moment and talk about the smaller and poorer countries in the world, the least developed countries. every country has basically got the same question they are wrestling with. a new virus and we don't understand very much about it. how do we balance public health and wider health issues? we are beginning to see now the danger of many developing world countries rushing down to foll

and here in the studio, at a covid—safe distance, the bbc‘s special correspondent clive myrie.ighest daily infection figure — close to 91,000. heroic efforts by scientists researching vaccines, the guinea pigs testing them, and those treating the sick give us hope for the future.

and here in the studio, at a covid—safe distance, the bbc‘s special correspondent, clive myrie. its highest daily infection figure — close to 91,000. heroic efforts by scientists researching vaccines, the guinea pigs testing them and those treating the sick give us hope for the future. yet, as those figures demonstrate, the reality is that we are only nine months into a pandemic the world health organization says could be with us beyond next year. between april and june, india's economy shrank by a quarter. between the first and the second quarter, south africa's economy was down by 51%. ian birrell, let's leave those bigger countries for a moment

in a few minutes, clive myrie will bring you the tea—time news bulletin.ens more afghan interpreters who risked their lives working for british forces in helmand to settle in the uk. jonathon beale reports. it wasn'tjust british troops risking their lives in afghanistan. hundreds of locally—hired afghan interpreters often faced the same dangers. and the threats didn't go away when the british left helmand in 2014. some afghan interpreters have been allowed to settle in the uk, but under strict criteria. they had to be on the front line for at least a year before being made redundant. this isn't afghanistan, but a military training area in norfolk, where some of those afghans are still working alongside british troops, helping train the next rotation who will provide security in kabul. it's where ministers announced the relocation scheme will be expanded. the new rules will apply to those who worked on the front line for more than 18 months, but who resigned, often because of threats from the taliban. so we will continue to look at making sure we look after

and here in the studio my colleague, clive myrie.l moment on the covid front. as infections rise again everyone is asking what is the government strategy and will it act fast enough this time? will tighter restrictions come in just as the furlough scheme is due to end?

hello, this is bbc news with clive myrie.ng in his power to avoid a second lockdown" and that testing was a problem the government was working on. before people run down the uk's efforts, it really is worth bearing in mind that we are now testing more per head of population than france and germany and spain, and conducted more tests than any other european country. teachers want to be added to the priority list for access to testing with nhs staff and care workers to be at the front of the queue. in wales, another area is placed under lockdown restrictions. people will not be able to enter or leave rhondda cynon taf from 6pm tomorrow. the bbc understands the prime minister has reached a deal with tory rebels over a bill to rewrite the eu withdrawal agreement. boris johnson told mps he didn't think brussels was acting in good faith. perhaps they will agree in the joint committee to withdraw some of the extreme suggestions that i've heard and all will be well. but until such time, i prefer to have protections guaranteeing the i

iam i am clive myrie.from midnight, after a rise in cases.

iam i am clive myrie. the headlines: the head of nhs test and trace admits there aren't enough coronavirus tests available. it's clear from today that demand is significantly outstripping the capacity that we have, and so we are all going to need to work on this together. nearly 2 million people across most of the north east of england are set for tougher coronavirus restrictions from midnight, after a rise in cases. we do not take these decisions lightly. we agree with the local councils that we must follow the data and act, and the data says that we must act now. a similar story in south wales, where almost half a million people in rhondda cynon taff will have stricter lockdown rules from 6pm this evening. and bailing out of real madrid — gareth bale is due to fly to england on friday, when he's expected to complete his return to tottenham hotspur. good afternoon. the head of nhs test and trace, baroness dido harding, has admitted to mps that there are not enough coronavirus tests available in england to