mr dowden said ‘normal life was slowly returning'.rtant milestone for oui’ this is an important milestone for our performing artists that have been waiting patiently since march. of course we won't see crowds flooding into their venues, but from the 11th ofjuly, or flooding into their venues, but from the 11th of july, or theatres flooding into their venues, but from the 11th ofjuly, or theatres could, operas, dance and music shows can start putting on outdoor performances to socially distant audiences. that means theatregoers can experience a live play for the first time in months in places like the stunning theatre in cornwall. music lovers can attend this summer. we are taking measures to make these places save as they reopen. venue capacity will be reduced and organisations encouraged to move to electronic to test and trace. at our performing artist deserve an audience and now they will be getting one. although the outdoors performances get under way, we will be working with public health experts to carefully pilot a number of ind

0liver dowden did say that pa nto answer?ssion risks, and obviously it isa transmission risks, and obviously it is a particular art form, theatre does not just represent is a particular art form, theatre does notjust represent panto, as we know. i think he is referring to multi—generational families going to pantomimes, people of all ages, and some medics feel that as an increased risk. i'm not sure we agree with that. we have got more and more evidence going into the government, the government themselves have some scientific trials under way around transmission within auditoriums. we need to see all that accelerated. you know, we don't want to lose pantomime, we don't want to lose pantomime, we don't want to lose pantomime, we don't want to lose the winter season. work has to accelerate, and we have to get conclusions around that. or we will see our venues close for a much longer period of time. so you feel theatre has to be back performing before winter? helen, would you agree? because if not, are you saying that theatres l

oliver dowden not going as far as that.ut i think at the moment the government really not biting in terms of an imminent move towards testing at airports. clearly something they are looking at but more broadly what they seem to be saying is that they are not ruling out imposing quarantine measures on other countries in europe if that is deemed necessary. jessica, thank you for your analysis, thank you. let's get the latest from spain now. mairead smyth is in majorca. morning, mairead. no plans to relax the measures. what has the reaction been there? yes, no plans to relax, as you have said, and everyone here has been so interested to see if there would be any move back from that 1a day quarantine affecting people on these islands and the canary islands as well we have cases and deaths are low. but that is not to happen. we will be subjected to the same two weeks of isolation. i have spoken to people who live there and depend on tourists coming here. theyjust cannot understand the reasoning. the spanish prime minister has sa

here's oliver dowden again on that.restrict huawei ability to import us products using us technology or software. given the uncertainty that this creates around huawei supply chain, the uk can no longer be confident it will be able to guarantee the security of future huawei 5g equipment affected by the change in us foreign direct product rules. to help us understand all of this, here's karishma vaswani — our asia business correspondent in singapore. it's precisely because of the access to technology from the united states that huawei, because of the sanctions that washington has imposed, would not be able to use, and that's what's concerning countries like the uk going forward. it's not just simply about the national security threat. although, you know, the pressure from washington has been a big reason why countries like the uk have been re—looking at huawei in its 56 network. it's also the tech access behind it. so this is a commercial decision, but with very real political undertones. politics is a big part of this s

will set out in statute that mobile network operators can no longer purchase that equipment. 0liver dowdencial care in england says he'd now recommend a cap on costs at around £45,000. sir andrew dilnot, who published his report on paying for care nine years ago, told mps on the health and social care committee that not enough money was spent on care. we want to be a society where we look after people, and right now, the funding of social care is inadequate and it's inadequate both for the means tested system that simply looks after those who cannot look after themselves, we are not putting enough money into that. that's a stain on us as a nation. but we also have a social care funding system that doesn't help the rest of the population that has some resource, prepare and look after themselves well. mps backed a proposed new law to give effect to a temporary holiday on stamp duty on the first £500,000 of all property sales in england and northern ireland. the tax threshold has been temporarily raised until next march to boost the property market and help buyers struggling because of the co

but the culture secretary oliver dowden has already admitted not everyjob can be saved.tor will gompertz. theatres, music venues, cinemas and museums across the country have been brought to their knees by the covid—19 pandemic, with many saying they will be bankrupt within weeks without emergency government support. that arrived today with oliver dowden, the culture secretary, announcing a £1.57 billion rescue package for the culture and heritage sector. we had set out these clear criteria to protect the so—called crown jewels, the things that really define us as a nation nationally and internationally, but secondly, and just as important to me and the government, protecting there was little local venues, whether that is the theatre or the gallery which is often the only place people can go to to access culture, it is just as important to protect that. the announcement has been warmly welcomed by many arts leaders, who say they can now see a way for their organisations to survive — at least until the spring. of the total amount, £270 million will be made available as loa

so it came as a surprise when digital secretary oliver dowden said well we would be purged from the 5 g. network by 2027. the best way to secure our networks is for operators to stop using new offensive while way too quick meant to build the u.k.'s future fight networks so to be clear from the end of this year telecoms operators must not buy any 5 g. equipment from while away and once the telecom security bill is passed it will be illegal for them to do so. donald trump at long pushed johnson to reverse a decision he made in january giving while away a limited role in 5 g. the british will raise china's hackles by signalling that the world's biggest telecoms equipment maker is no longer welcome in the west china views while way as a national champion and is certain to retaliate. but since leaving the e.u. johnson needs to boost trade ties of both the u.s. and china. 5 g. will become the nervous system of the future economy it will speed up everything from the flow of information on energy defense and transport to downloading movies and playing games to accessing global financial data.

so it came as a surprise when digital secretary oliver dowden said huawei would be purged from the 5 g. network by 2027. the best way to secure our networks is for operators to stop using new affected huawei quick meant to build the u.k.'s future 5 g. networks so to be clear from the end of this year telecoms operators must not buy any 5 g. equipment from while away and once the telecom security bill is passed it will be illegal for them to do so. donald trump at long pushed johnson to reverse a decision he made in january giving while weigh a limited role in 5 g. the british will raise china's hackles by signalling that the world's biggest telecoms equipment maker is no longer welcome in the west china views while way as a national champion and is certain to retaliate but since leaving the e.u. johnson needs to boost trade ties of both the us and china. 5 g. will become the nervous system of the future economy it will speed up everything from the flow of information on energy defense and transport to downloading movies and playing games to accessing global financial data. the focus

digital minister oliver dowden said sanctions against the company means that britain can no longer be confident it will be ableo guarantetee the fure equipment. china's ambassador said it was wrong. whether the uk can provide a fair and non-discriminatory business environment for companies. the british government said in january it would allow service providers to use huawei for up to 30% of their networks. but that decision came under review following the u.s. sanctions on the company. criticism of china is growing within the ruling party after beijing introduced the national security law for hong kong. >>> now, japanese style dining bars can usually be found on any high street and are also popular with foreign tourists. but t the coronavirus pandemic s dealt a big low to the companies operating them. they cannot conduct business as usual with their bars filled with customers. so they y are embarking on some radical reforms. >> reporter: this company operates about 180 stores across japan, but they temporarily clososed allll their outletets april. during that time, sales fell to virt

no viable alternative, says 0liver dowden, at the moment, for people returning from spain.is a viable alternative? yes, there is and u nless we alternative? yes, there is and unless we test and learn some of these alternatives, we will not get beyond the blanket 14 days of quarantine that is currently in place. we can see that other countries have gone to other ways of doing this. france at the beginning ofjune where doing trials of testing on departure and on the rival. then they went down to a single test. —— and on arrival. we are calling for a double test, once on arrival and a second after five oi’ on arrival and a second after five or eight days, where people would remain in quarantine until they had had two match that show they did not have the disease and then they would be allowed out, earlier than otherwise would be the case. 50, otherwise would be the case. so, reducing the 14 day period of quarantine which currently stands? exactly. so that people can get out of quarantine four, five, six days earlier than would be the case. that would make it easierfor earlier

that arrived today with oliver dowden the culture secretary announcing a £1.75 billion rescue packager organisations to survive, at least until the spring. of the total amount, £270 million will be made available as loans, with the rest, the vast majority, coming in the form of grants. there are likely to be many winners, but the money has come too late for some venues, which have already been forced to close, while others only just clinging on to the hope of a post—pandemic return. this is outside source, live from the bbc newsroom. china warns the uk over interference in hong kong — and over fresh questions about huawei‘s role in uk telecoms. now we‘re going to take a detailed look at why the seemingly dry issue of postal voting has become a major political issue in the us. the presidential election is in november — and covid—19 means voting‘s going to take longer at polling booths. so many states are looking to expand postal voting. i think that mail in voting is a terrible thing. i think if you vote, you should go. mail in ballots are very dangerous, there is tremendous fraud invo

so it came as a surprise when digital secretary oliver dowden said huawei would be purged from the 5 g. network by 2027. the best way to secure our networks is for operators to stop using new a fair way to quit and to build the u.k.'s future 5 g. networks so to be clear from the end of this year telecoms operators must not buy any 5 g. equipment from while away and once the telecom security bill is passed it will be illegal for them to do so. donald trump at long pushed johnson to reverse a decision he made in january giving huawei a limited role in 5 g. the british bomb will raise china's hackles by signalling that the world's biggest telecoms equipment maker is no longer welcome in the west china views while way as a national champion and is certain to retaliate. but since leaving the e.u. johnson needs to boost trade ties of both the us and china. 5 g. will become the nervous system of the future economy it will speed up everything from the flow of information on energy defense and transport to downloading movies and playing games to accessing global financial data. the focus now

that arrived today with the oliver dowden, the culture secretary, announcing a £1.57 billion rescue packagee and heritage sector. we wished it would come sooner, but that does not mean we're not extremely happy, but all i will say is that until we know what the future looks like for the performing arts, it will still always be a bandage on a wound of unspecified scale. the announcement has been warmly welcomed by many arts leaders, who say they can now see a way for their organisations to survive — at least until the spring. of the total amount, £270 million will be made available as loans, with the rest, the vast majority, coming in the form of grants. all those communities, those regional vital social hubs, have now at least got something to at least tide them over while they think of what is next. there are no guarantees, of course. my big next follow—up question would be, how do you plan to spend that cash, that emergency lifeline, to ensure that people still will be able to come and visit these vital venues? as ever, the devil is likely to be in the detail. the government has not speci

but the british culture secretary 0liver dowden said that testing is not a "silver bullet" to stop thecan develop over time. 0ur europe correspondent gavin lee sent this report from the island of majorca. this is the street that is legendary for millions of british partygoers in magaluf — the strip, wall—to—wall with pubs and bars, all closed now. the club reps have no clubs to represent. at least 10,000 people normally. at least 10,000 people a night at this place. and now it's like a ghost town. jodie and christian from london come to work here every summer season. so i actually worked here, crystals bar, magaluf. i also lost myjob, obviously. there's about 20 other people that have lost theirjobs too now, people with kids, people that live here permanently, everyone, and now the british government have brought out the new two—week quarantine, which has completely destroyed it for everyone. it's even quieter this week than it was last week. we've literally looked forward to it so much and then we've come here and it'sjust been taken away again. after we've waited, it's gone. the stua

digital secretary oliver dowden said the national cybersecurity center can no longer assure the security of wild ways products because of new u.s. sanctions now the prime minister is doing an about face saying monday afternoon that he does not want the country to be vulnerable to a high risk state vendor in response the chinese ambassador to the u.k. says this is an example of the u.k. allowing its national policy to be controlled and dictated by the trump administration. we have to try our best to tell the story. but we cannot control their end of it is government isn't either that's a lot of. speculations and you know we're ready we're ready to and he's seen any consequences i think paul way will survive while we will prosper you know no more pressure the you know from so-called a superpower the more pressure from his on ice i'm going to while we will grow stronger that is my prediction. earlier we had a chance to catch up with former british m.p. george galloway who elaborated on the idea of the u.k. deferring to the us on the situation. where on the brink of all out economic war agai

but says the company is a security risk britain's digital minister all over dowden said it was not an easy decision but the right one for u.k. telecoms. the u.k. can no longer be confident it will be able to guarantee the security of future privacy while we 5 to equipment affected by the change in u.s. foreign direct product rules the best way to secure our networks is for operators to stop using new affected huawei to equipment to build the u.k.'s future 5 g. networks so to be clear from the end of this year telecoms operators must not buy any 5 g. equipment from while away and once the telecom security bill is passed it will be illegal for them to do so china is accusing the united states of trying to stir up trouble in the south china sea that's after secretary of state michael said beijing's claims to the region are completely unlawful china claims almost the entire area but that's disputed by several other southeast asian countries i hear boats from bangkok. in several areas of the south china sea islands at holes in reefs have been transformed china claims almost the entire area

lady barran spoke for the culture secretary, 0liver dowden.e government will continue to take action commensurate with the scale of the crisis at the time that action is needed. could i remind the minister that extraordinarily, after the second world war at a time of huge deprivation and austerity, the arts council was created under the leadership of maynard keynes with cross—party backing to deliver major coordinated support for performing arts, museums, and other cultural venues? now that once again these entities are facing the extreme financial consequences of forced closure and further restrictions as a result of covid—19, will the government mount a similarly extraordinary and coordinated long—term response to sustain their existence? the minister said a cultural renewal task force has been set up, to report to the government. a member of that task force is the former top television executive, lord grade. the creative industries and the arts sector are going to lose forever a large swathe of our regional venues throughout the uk, particu

we have also heard from the culture secretary oliver dowden, who says it is very disappointing news,n rates we cannot go ahead with these pilots this weekend. i know that horse racing, and snooker and other sports have welcomed fans back and we are working hard to get them back as soon as working hard to get them back as soon as possible,. clearly this is a big setback to the sporting world. they were hoping to start the process to welcome back some fans to bring back the atmosphere and much—needed income to the sporting world, but clearly those plans are once again hold. thank you for that. it's practice day ahead of the british grand prix at silverstone, the race will be run without sergio perez who's tested without sergio perez, who's tested positive for cornavirus. the racing point driver has been replaced by nico hulkenburg at short notice, who will miss next weekend's race as well. according to officials, signs that testing in and around the sport's bio—secure environment is working. iam i am definitely one of the saddest moments in my career. the preparation we put into this w

the culture secretary oliver dowden has responded to comments from the head of heathrow airport, whouggested holiday—makers could be tested as soon as they land in the uk, and again a few days later, to reduce how long they have to isolate. since sunday, anyone entering the uk from spain must quarantine for m days — leaving the travel plans of millions of people in chaos. simon browning reports. the sudden reimposition of quarantine from spain has brought huge disruption. for the tens of thousands of british holiday—makers who flout and will today be enjoying spain's beaches now face two weeks of isolation on their return. the race is on to find an alternative —— who flew out. this morning the boss of heathrow who has been pressuring the government for weeks to start coronavirus testing and airports says it is the solution. we are calling for a double test. the first on arrival and the second after five days or eight days where people would stay in quarantine until they had had two test that showed they didn't have the disease, and then they would be allowed out earlier than would ot

the culture secretary 0liver dowden says the government is keeping all options under review, but he insistst, there is no viable alternative to the 14—day quarantine for people when they return from spain. we have to act in a way to keep the virus under control in this country. it was rising in spain. we had to ensure that we didn't import cases. that is why we are advising against all but essential travel, and that is why we are asking people to quarantine for m days. if it is the case, and it isn't at the moment, we don't believe... and all the evidence is not that we can simply test people once and then say you can go back into the community. of course, we will continue to work through this and if there are ways that we can ease the burden, we will do that. but at the moment, the safest thing for people to do is to quarantine for m days if they are returning from spain. the reason we're asking people to do that is to ensure that the disease does not spread from spain into the united kingdom. and that is why... you know, we want to keep our economy open and keep the disease under control.

but this all stems from a report which is now on the desk of the culture secretary 0liver dowden.ve said about the chinese involvement in the 5g network because, since the americans imposed some sanctions on china, certain components cannot be used in the mechanisms. that would limit our control on what access the chinese company, technical company, would have on our 5g system. so, they are rethinking and of course, this is all on top of, not only the coronavirus starting in wuhan in china and the way the chinese dealt with it, the authorities there, but also the treatment of people in hong kong, virtual martial law, after all the assurances they gave britain 23 yea rs the assurances they gave britain 23 years ago when we handed the territory back to china. dawn, an interesting story in the sunday times about laughing gas and those little silver bullet containers that it says you may have seen littering the british countryside and towns. yeah, by sheer coincidence i was discussing this with a friend a few days ago. there has been a huge uptick when you walk around any area, countr

the summer of sport is back on according to the culture secretary oliver dowden who has announced thatisolating. most people have had to isolate for 1h days on arrival affecting sports teams and people coming into the uk to work in the tv and film production industry as well. so the government has said that this means some european football, europa league and champions league football will be able to go ahead this summer. the pga british masters for golf fans and the world snooker championships. so good news for those events, and fa ns so good news for those events, and fans of those sports, but there will still be restrictions in place on people coming into the country. they will have to remain in a bubble with other competitors and staff at those events and undertake regular testing to ensure that it does not lead to an increase in cases. all right, jonathan, good to see you. jonathan blake, our political correspondent. australia has so far weathered the coronavirus pandemic better than many other nations, with just 8,400 cases and 104 deaths, but a recent spike in the state of victo

the culture secretary, oliver dowden, told mps the uk could no longer be confident of being able to guaranteerity of future 56 equipment affected by the us sanctions. the government agrees with the national cyber security centre advice, the best way to secure our networks is for operators to stop using new affected huawei equipment to build the uk's future 56 networks. so to be clear, from the end of this year, telecoms operators must not buy any 56 equipment from huawei and once the telecoms security bill is passed it will be illegal for them to do so. this will delay our roll—out of 56. our decisions injanuary had already set back there rolled out by a year and cost up to £1 billion. the decision today to ban the agreement of new huawei sg equipment from the end of this year will delay roll—out by a further year and will add up to half £1 billion to costs. requiring operators in addition to remove huawei equipment from their 56 networks by 2027 will add hundreds of millions of pounds further to the cost and further delay roll—out. this means a cumulative delay to sg roll—out of two to three

that arrived today with oliver dowden, the culture secretary, announcing a £1.57 billion rescue packageritage sector. no we had set out these clear criteria to protect the so—called crown jewels, the things that really define us as a nation nationally and internationally, but secondly, and just as important to me and the government, protecting there was little local venues, whether that is the theatre or the gallery which is often the only place people can go to to access culture, it is just as important to protect that. the announcement has been warmly welcomed by many arts leaders, who say they can now see a way for their organisations to survive — at least until the spring. of the total amount, £270 million will be made available as loans, with the rest, the vast majority, coming in the form of grants. watching over the last few months the industry crumble, at the point we didn't think we were going to get any funding, it was really very, very frightening for me, for everybody in the industry, because you don't know where to go next, and if you think, oh, this is the career i love, t

but the british culture secretary 0liver dowden said that testing is not a "silver bullet" to stop thee virus can develop over time. 0ur europe correspondent gavin lee sent this report from the island of majorca. this is the street that is legendary for millions of british partygoers in magaluf — the strip, wall—to—wall with pubs and bars, all closed now. the club reps have no clubs to represent. at least 10,000 people normally. at least 10,000 people a night at this place. and now it's like a ghost town. jodie and christian from london come to work here every summer season. so i actually worked here, crystals bar, magaluf. i also lost myjob, obviously. there's about 20 other people that have lost theirjobs too now, people with kids, people that live here permanently, everyone, and now the british government have brought out the new two—week quarantine, which has completely destroyed it for everyone. it's even quieter this week than it was last week. we've literally looked forward to it so much and then we've come here and it's just been taken away again. after we've waited, it's gone.

isver dowden says that it about long-term telecom security.sident trump has pressured the u.k., and the prime minister's decision to impose the band as a major reversal from his earlier decision. virgin atlantic airways has secured a one point billion dollar rescue, a major victory for richard branson, whose airline could have gone under. were --and davidson will provide about $460 million in funding. urgent election -- virgin atlantic will get $1 billion in relief. lockheed martin is the primary contractor. china previously threatened to sanction american companies over arms sales to taiwan. that is your bloomberg business flash. thank you very much indeed. is ongoing and definitely worth paying attention to in that is happening with that company. charlie sharp making it very clear that we are going to see aggressive cost cutting coming through at the business. he is pretty blunt about it. layoffs.management we will get a series of -- the situation that wells is bad. he has known as a cost cutter and he has big work ahead of him. alix: and bl

we will speak to the secretary of state for digital culture media and sport 0liver dowden in about 15 correspondent chris page in northern ireland in a moment but first, let's cross to our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie, who is at falkland palace and gardens, a national trust property in fife, for us this morning. it is looking magnificent! alexandra, what is changing there from today? morning! across scotland today, open air hospitality will be open, able to open up. but his pubs, cafes and restau ra nts to open up. but his pubs, cafes and restaurants that have open airspace. also the national trust for scotland will be opening up many of its gardens, like this one at falkland palace in fife. this was a royal hunting lodge in the 1500s and i'm joined by the operations manager, wendy purvis. what have you been doing to make sure it is safe for people to come back today? what can they expect? we have over nine acres of gardens so plenty of space for visitors to spread out but we have had to work out what social distancing may look like so what is two metres looking like in

but culture secretary oliver dowden has already unveiled a road map to open up the performing arts sector but the 5 step plan which will initially allow socially distance rehearsal's and training predicts performances are still a long way off and so many venues further delay could mean disaster as r t u k s martin andrius reports the coronavirus pandemic brought the cut down on theater land cancelling every show in london's west end as well as all performances up and down the country while other non-essential businesses get back to a new normal as a unique cultural conundrum for theaters and concert venues in england they are allowed to open from the 4th of july but live performances are still a bit legendary producer kevin mcintosh has announced that his shows how multan time some lame is and mary poppins will not be restarting until 2021 i mean we've already lost one major regional theater and some other regions this is going to administration places like loves in the film. house and places like about i'm not sure how long they're going to be able to hold on without any vet really going

that arrived today with 0liver dowden the culture secretary announcing a £1.75 billion rescue packagecan now see a way for their organisations to survive, at least until the spring. of the total amount, £270 million will be made available as loans, with the rest, the vast majority, coming in the form of grants. there are likely to be many winners, but the money has come too late for some venues, which have already been forced to close, while others onlyjust clinging on to the hope of a post—pandemic return. this is 0utside source, live from the bbc newsroom. china warns the uk over interference in hong kong — and over fresh questions about huawei‘s role in uk telecoms. let‘s look at some of the day‘s other news. china says it‘s reached an understanding with india to ease border tensions and disengage front—line troops along the disputed frontier. the decision follows talks on sunday. however, china says it would continue to safeguard its territorial sovereignty. the new president of malawi says he‘ll end corruption and donor dependency because they undermine taxes and dignity. lazarus

the uk had originally allowed huawei limited access but culture secretary oliver dowden followed recenteview of u.s. restrictions at that bar huawei and its suppliers from using american technology and software >> national security center consequences of u.s. actions. the nc sb now reported to ministers they have significantly changed their security assessment of a huawei presence in the uk 5g networks. the uk can no longer be confident it will be able to guarranty the security of future huawei 5g equipment affected by the change in u.s. foreign direct product rules. lou: that is a british form of u-turn. in a statement, secretary of state pompeo said with the decision, the uk join as growing list of countries around the world standing up for their national security, prohibiting the use of untrusted high-risk vendors. the uk's ban on huawei equipment takes effect december 31st, plenty of time for adjustments. british telecom companies also have until, well, 2027 to strip their 5g infrastructure of all huawei products and components. as the president moves toward new action against china

well culture secretary oliver dowden has already unveiled a road map to open up the performing arts sector but the 5 step plan which will initially allow socially distance rehearsals and training predicts performances are still a long way off and for many venues further delay could mean disaster as r.t.u. case martin under reports the coronavirus pandemic brought the curtain down on the atlanta canceling every show in london's west end as well as all performances up and down the country while other non-essential businesses get back to a new normal as a unique cultural conundrum for theaters and concert venue's in england they are allowed to open from the 4th of july but live performances are still a bit legendary producer kevin mcintosh has announced that his shows how milton time to blame is and mary poppins will not be restarting until 2021 i mean we've already lost one major regional theater and some other regional theaters are going to ministration places like loves in the film and so play house and places like about i'm not sure how long they're going to be able to hold on without any

but the british culture secretary, oliver dowden, said that testing is not a "silver bullet" to stop virus can develop over time. simon browning reports. the sudden reimposition of quarantine from spain has brought huge disruption. for the tens of thousands of british holiday—makers who flew out and will today be enjoying spain's beaches now face two weeks of isolation on their return. the race is on to find an alternative. this morning, the boss of heathrow, who has been pressuring the government for weeks to start coronavirus testing in airports, says it is the solution. we are calling for a double test. once on arrival and the second after five days or eight days, where people would stay in quarantine until they had had two tests that showed that they didn't have the disease, and then they would be allowed out earlier than would otherwise be the case. trials to countries like singapore and canada could get under way within weeks and heathrow says it's needed. airports are losing money, the public is once again lacking the confidence to book, holidays are being cancelled. every day

the very man they're waiting to hear directives from, the secretary of state for the dcms, oliver dowdenow if we're going ahead or not. last year, we had our bestselling pantomime ever. we played to about 97% capacity. and some local schools have been coming here for 20 years, and this is the first year that they can't come. steve bowden's company produces 15 pantomimes a year and provides the costumes for dozens more. literally, you're witnessing a building that was abounded in march when we went into lockdown and all of our staff were furloughed. as an industry, collectively realise that the start of august takes us to out absolute limit where we could possibly react. beyond that pantomimes, as we know it cannot happen this year. we're then looking at what our alternatives are. cinderella knew all about the dangers of the clock striking 12. for britain's 2020 pantomime season, the deadline is about to be reached. colin paterson, bbc news, coventry. joining me now is actress elaine c smith, who is set to star as the fairy godmother in the upcoming panto, cinderella. she is indeed behind

culture secretary oliver dowden announcing they will exempt some of the u.s.gentlemen, can resume production.ju a wk ter he spokef about the plans on how "mission: impossible 7" can safely resume filming, making production now mission possible. come on now, you knew it was coming. right now it's slated to hit theaters in the fall of 2021. >>> now paris jackson who is opening up in a new series, michael jackson's daughter who by the way is now 22 years old, how time flies, gorgeous, is giving the public a never before seen view inside her private life including her relationship with boyfriend and bandmate gabe glen in a new series on facebook watch called unfiltered, paris jackson and gabriel glynn. now paris revealing struggles with body image and self-esteem. this is an exclusive clip. take a look. >> i do believe that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and i think more than what i look like, if someone finds me beautiful, then i really appreciate that because i have a lot of ink securities. personally, yeah, there are probably a couple things i probably wa

the culture secretary oliver dowden has called on people to "work out to help out", as he announced that a swimming pool in manchester to find out how they are preparing for reopening. it's time to dig out those goggles and your swimming costumes because local pools across england will be reopening injust over two weeks' time, which is great news for those people who are swimming fans and want to get back into their fitness regimes but it's not just about fitness fanatics. this is for families who love to come swimming, it is for older people, of course, as well, who really see their local pools as part of their local community and their weekly routine. and it's notjust about fitness, of course, either, it's about your mental health, too. something that people have been speaking about at length when they haven't been getting that time in the pool. let's speak to susie now, who's a swimming teacher. good morning, susie. you must have been really missing out over the last few weeks. oh, desperately, desperately. swimming and teaching for me, so, yes, yes. and swimming has effectively chang

the very man they're waiting to hear directives from, the secretary of state for the dcms, oliver dowdens have been coming here for 20 years and this is the first year that they can't come. we're in our warehouse, this is the brains of the operation. normally there'd be 18 people in here, working, pulling scenery, costumes, props together. we've got 30 productions in storage in here and this year they would be getting ready to go out on the road. steve bowden's company produces 15 pantomimes a year and provides the costumes for dozens more. literally you're witnessing a building that was abounded in march when we went into lockdown and all of our staff were furloughed. —— a building that was abandoned. these props should be sprinkling fairy dust, instead they're gathering dust in this warehousing in coventry. as an industry collectively realised that the start of august takes us to out absolute limit where we could possibly react. beyond that pantomimes as we know it cannot happen this year. we're then looking at what our alternatives are. cinderella knew all about the dangers of the clo

i know oliver dowden is working with the industry to look at how we can allow them to reopen.of england are set to receive £600 million from the government to help improve lines in the region. nina is at manchester piccadilly station with more on this. this morning. tell us m( what —— this morning. tell us more about what this money would mean and how many people are travelling at the moment? not many, clearly. not many, charlie. and it will be interesting going forward to see how many people choose to work from home. £589 million, the transport secretary reassured me earlier it is a new money to improve and electrify the pennine railways. when there is a slower train, blocking a faster one, sometimes it has to wait but it would be able to go around it. northern leaders will work with central council. but lots of northerners say they have heard all of this before. the transport secretary earlier told me that we have his word that improvements will happen and we will be stepping on electrified trades in the next four yea rs. we electrified trades in the next four years. we can

the culture secretary oliver dowden has called for people to "work out to help out," as he announceds it? exactly. like everything else, it comes with the additional rules and regulations. i imagine when that news broke yesterday a lot of people will be charging their fitness trackers and looking for the swimming goggles and swimming caps because yes, indoor swimming caps because yes, indoor swimming pools will be reopening in england injust swimming pools will be reopening in england in just over two weeks‘ time for top for a lot of people, they have been shut since the start of lockdown and i am not talking about fitness fanatics. i mean families, older people, people that really invest in leisure centres as part of their weekly routine. whether it is like this or smaller centres that are still very much part of the local community. 4.7 million people in england swim at least twice a month. i have been finding out what that means to some local communities across england. these bars in manchester have an impressive history. it is the only edwardian pool still in use in history. it h