i'm geeta guru—murthy.ll covid rules in england could go if lockdown restrictions are eased as planned later this month — including the use of face coverings. south africa's former president jacob zuma says he'll defy a court order to hand himself in to start a 15 month jail sentence. at least 45 people have died after a military plane crashed in the southern philippines — up to 50 survivors have been taken to hospital. nations send help to cyprus as it tackles a huge wildfire. its president describes as the worst in decades. and mesmerising aerialfootage of sheep goes viral — we'll have more on that. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. i'm geeta guru—murthy. the uk government is signalling that all legal restrictions relating to covid will end on the 19thjuly in england, including the wearing of facemasks. the housing secretary, robertjenrick, said the public must learn to live with the virus and use their personaljudgment. labour said they're keen for the economy to open up

you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ geeta guru murthy good evening.ad thunderstorms because we have low pressure sat on top of the uk which is with us through the day ahead. we are watching this developing area of low pressure bringing some more persistent rain in later. still plenty of showers as we get going on monday morning, perhaps some in the south and east as well as those close to the weather system in the north, so a mild start to the day. but it looks as if we will see more sunshine, compared with sunday across the southern half of the uk, still showers in northern england, northern ireland and scotland with mist and low cloud near the coast, and some of those will turn out to be heavy with some thunder. you cannot rule out the odd one further south but fewer than we saw during sunday. some strong sunshine but look at this coming in from mid—afternoon to the south and west. more sunshine, so high levels of pollen, grass pollen at this time of year for many, something to be aware of if you are heading off to wimbledon, for the day. quite a lo

i'm geeta guru—murthy.rce fighting in afghanistan — three afghan cities are battling the taliban. the taliban already control vast swathes of rural territory in afghanistan, now they are really pushing in on a number of cities, and advancing right to the heart of lashkar gah, capital of helmand province. more than a dozen aid trucks have reached the capital of ethiopia's war—torn tigray region. and several wildfires sweep through turkey — affecting tourist areas on its aegean and mediterranean coasts. borisjohnson and his wife, carrie, have announced they are expecting a second child. their first child, wilfred, was born in april last year. and, it's blast off for britian�*s telecommunications industry — their latest multi—tonne satellite heads into orbit. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. there is heavy fighting in the southern afghan city of lashkar gah, the capital of helmand province. security forces in two other key cities, kandahar in the south and herat in the west,

this is bbc news i'm geeta guru—murthy with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around thema says he'll defy a court order to hand himself in to start a 15 month jail sentence. he also said that he was not scared of going to jail, he's been there before. at this time around, he refuses to go because he believes that it was an injustice to be sentenced to an injustice to be sentenced to a prison term without having gone to trial. all covid restrictions could be lifted, later this month in england — including the use of face coverings. afghanistan's troops patrol their country alone — as the final nato forces pull out after nearly 20 years. and, mesmerising aerialfootage of sheep on the move, goes viral —

i'm geeta guru—murthy with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. they're really pushing in on a number of cities, advancing right to the heart of lashkar gah, capital of helmand province. more than a dozen aid trucks have reached the capital of ethiopia's war—torn tigray region. borisjohnson and his wife, carrie, have announced they are expecting a second child. their first child, wilfred, was born in april last year. and as jamaica's elaine thompson—herah takes gold in the olympic hundred—metre final, we'll look ahead to day nine of the tokyo games.

i'm geeta guru—murthy.nth — including the use of face coverings. south africa's former president jacob zuma says he'll defy a court order to hand himself in to start a 15 month jail sentence. at least 45 people have died after a military plane crashed in the southern philippines — up to 50 survivors have been taken to hospital. nations send help to cyprus as it tackles a huge wildfire. its president describes as the worst in decades. and mesmerising aerialfootage of sheep goes viral — we'll have more on that.

i'm geeta guru—murthy.already control vast swathes of rural territory in afghanistan, now they are really pushing in on a number of cities, and advancing right to the heart of lashkar gah, capital of helmand province. more than a dozen aid trucks have reached the capital of ethiopia's war—torn tigray region. and several wildfires sweep through turkey — affecting tourist areas on its aegean and mediterranean coasts. borisjohnson and his wife, carrie, have announced they are expecting a second child. their first child, wilfred, was born in april last year.

i'm geeta guru—murthy with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.ierce fighting in afghanistan — three cities are battling the taliban. the taliban already control vast swathes of rural territory in afghanistan. now they're really pushing in on a number of cities, advancing right to the heart of lashkar gah, capital of helmand province. more than a dozen aid trucks have reached the capital of ethiopia's war—torn tigray region. borisjohnson and his wife, carrie, have announced they are expecting a second child. their first child, wilfred, was born in april last year. and as jamaica's elaine thompson—herah takes gold in the olympic hundred—metre final, we'll look ahead to day nine of the tokyo games. hello and welcome. there is heavy fighting in the southern afghan city of lashkar gah, the capital of helmand province. security forces in two other key cities — kandahar in the south and herat in the west — are also battling to try to halt the taliban offensive. thousands of people have been fleeing their homes to other parts of afghanistan and neighbour

this is bbc world news, i'm geeta guru—murthy. our top stories.wo crew members are reportedly killed after an israeli operated oil tanker is attacked by a drone off the coast of oman. amazon is fined almost $900 million — the biggest fine ever — for breaking the eu's data protection laws. china battles its worst covid outbreak since the the beginning of the pandemic in wuhan — all nine million residents of nanjing are being tested. injapan a state of emergency is extended in tokyo and other regions — after record breaking numbers of coronavirus cases across the country. the prime minister says the virus is spreading with unprecedented speed. in scotland — drug related deaths reach a new record level — with the worst rates in europe. why is this still happening? why has this been allowed to continue? why are these numbers up, death figures up again? there has been another attack on an oil tanker in the arabian sea, with concerns in israel that iran is responsible. in the latest incident, the israeli company, zodiac maritime, said two crew members o

this is bbc world news, i'm geeta guru—murthy. our top stories.sidents of nanjing are being tested. injapan a state of emergency is extended in tokyo and other regions — after record breaking numbers of coronavirus cases across the country. the prime minister says the virus is spreading with unprecedented speed. in scotland — drug related deaths reach a new record level — with the worst rates in europe. why is this still happening? why has this been allowed to continue?