john mcmanus, bbc news. t time agojohn mcmanus — who's still at the scene of the attack in reading — gave us this update. that investigation really getting under way. in the last hour while we have been here more police officers have been here more police officers have arrived and are certainly more forensic officers, all heading to the park behind me where that stabbing frenzy took place at about a 7pm last night. unlike today's weather, it was a beautiful evening, plenty of people in the park caught u nawa res plenty of people in the park caught unawares it plenty of people in the park caught unawa res it seems plenty of people in the park caught unawares it seems in this confusing attack. now the investigation under way. police perhaps will tell us a little bit more about what happened. we know for example they raided an apartment building a few hours after the attack. we would like to know why that happened. they might tell us. why that happened. they might tell us. we know that three people died in last

john mcmanus, bbc news. let's go to the us. told a rally of his supporters in tulsa in oklahoma that anyone who burns the american flag should face a year injail. his was trump's first rally since march, when the us —— this was trump's first rally since march, when the us coronavirus lockdown began. although the president said that almost a million people had requested tickets for the event, the tulsa's bank of oklahoma center, which can host up to 19,000 people, was, however, farfrom full. during his speech, trump said he asked for coronavirus testing to be slowed down because the us was having so many positive test results. i've been speaking about these remarks from mr trump to republican strategist matt mackowiak. —— to republican strategist matt mackowiak. i took that as a joke. there was laughter from the audience right after he said it. you know, he said the more you test, the more cases you have, the more negative the coverage is. and that's true. the more important thing is the positivity rate and the hospitalisation r

john mcmanus, bbc news. john mcmanus is live in reading now.yone who lives there. morning. morning, louise. yes, ithink who lives there. morning. morning, louise. yes, i think that minute's silence at 10am this morning will be very widely observed here in reading and not just because very widely observed here in reading and notjust because of the a p pa re ntly and notjust because of the apparently random attack on saturday but with groups of friends gathered in the park behind me, enjoying the sunshine on the longest day of the year, suddenly caught up in a terrifying and from the sounds of things, extremely violent terror attack. the investigation continues andi attack. the investigation continues and i think there will be a lot of focus now on what mi5 may have known about the suspect khairi saadallah. sources are saying they didn't consider him to be a genuine risk. police state —— say they are still looking for a motive for the attack but they do consider this to be a terrorist incident. and briefly, on the subject of the police, now we kn

john mcmanus, bbc news. s thoughts were with all those affected by this incident, and there's been a message too, from the home secretary priti patel.0ur political corresondent helen catt joins us now. helen, what has the home secretary been saying? she echoes borisjohnson's sentiment and says this senseless attack on people who are simply enjoying a saturday evening with friends and family, that are hard, prayers and thoughts of all those affected did and the people of reading who would be deeply shocked and concerned by this terrible incident and she thanked thames valley police for their response to that. as policing minister kit malthouse has been commenting, describing it as a horrific, dreadful incident but also included a warning, read today warning from the national police chief counsel not to speculate or share footage on line, echoed by the shadow secretary and as you heard in john's report, the labour leader sir keir starmer has been commenting on it and sending his thanks to those who responded. w

john mcmanus, bbc news. the coronavirus in brazil, where more than a million cases of the virus have also been confirmed. only the united states has recorded more deaths and cases. our correspondent katy watson has this report from sao paolo. it was just a little cold said the brazilian president when the brazilian president when the crisis started. and even as the crisis started. and even as the infection soared and the death toll climbed bolsonaro carried on. i am no gravedigger, he quipped in april when question over the numbers. a week later he was taken to task again. so what, he answered, i am no miracle worker. this man had hoped for miracles. his family has been torn apart by covid—19. his father, marcus antonio, passed away in april. translation: my father was always the pillar of the family, a person who would help others without wanting anything in return. he was a peacemaker. his death has been very painful but i feel privileged to have had a father like i did. luciano is a musician and keen memb

here's john mcmanus.ts of england, had been hoping for a further easing of the lockdown this weekend. but the confirmation that the city accounted for 10% of all positive cases across the country over the past week led to this dramatic announcement at 9pm last night. having taken clinical advice on the actions necessary and discussed them with the local team in leicester a leicestershire, we have made some difficult but important decisions. we have decided that from tomorrow, non—essential retail have to close. and as children have been particularly impacted by this outbreak, schools will also need to close from thursday. the health secretary's advice to those in the city, stay—at—home as much as possible and travel only if it is essential. that includes to and from leicester. from today, or not assessed two essential shops, many of them recently reopened, will have to close again. on thursday, schools once again have to shut the gates to all but the children of key workers and those assessed as vulnerabl

our correspondent, john mcmanus, is here. john, what more can you tell us? promise made by the department of health on the 15th of may, the same date that deaths from covid—19 in care homes almost match those from hospitals. there had been a huge political outcry about those deaths in care homes and allegations that while ministers had prioritised testing and ppe for nhs hospitals those in social care settings were left to fend for themselves which importantly meant many residents couldn't be tested and therefore couldn't be tested and therefore couldn't be tested and therefore couldn't be isolated from fellow residents, which is so important because at least 12,000 people have died from the virus in care settings and it is probably higher. the national care forum released a survey seeing a tenth of its members had not received any testing kit by the start of this week but the department of health told me it would announce in the next few days whether it had met its target and said it was confident it was on track to do so. thank you. pubs and restaurants in

john mcmanus reports.t to resume, but marcus rashford has already scored a major goal that's got more than just football fans sitting up and taking notice. his open letter calling for free school meal vouchers in england to be continued over the summer holidays was a skilful piece of footwork that forced the government to concede. more than 1 million children will benefit. but the man united player was characteristically modest as he spoke exclusively to bbc breakfast. that must make you feel like you've achieved an incredible thing? yeah, it's a nice feeling. but i'm just more happy that, you know, people's lives and people's summers, especially, will be changed for the better. that was the important thing that i tried to change going into it. last week, the prime minister was still insisting he wouldn't change his mind over the meal vouchers. but by yesterday boris johnson appeared to have thought again. i talked to marcus rashford today and congratulated him on his campaign which, to be honest, i only b

john mcmanus, bbc news. 0ur correspondent andy moore is in reading.morning for the people of reading. yes, that's right. that minute's silence happening in about an hour's time. meanwhile the police investigation carrying on in the park behind me. that is forbury gardens behind that wall. the very large police cordoned still in place in reading. the whole of the city centre taped off. the railway station is just over here. it would normally be quiet in this time of lockdown, or a lockdown easing. but especially today, the city centre is very quiet indeed. the only presence on the streets, most of the people are infact on the streets, most of the people are in fact police officers. in the last half hour or so we've had a second victim named. not officially by the authorities but by his family in the states. he has been named by cbs as joe ritchie—bennett in the states. he has been named by cbs asjoe ritchie—bennett and cvs news has spoken to his family, we understand. we also believe he was a friend of james furlong, understand. we also believe he was

john mcmanus reports.been nearly three months since most of us were able to set foot in bars and restaurants. but is the entertainment drought about to end? in england, the government says it will make an announcement next week on whether the two—metre distancing rule should be relaxed. we have committed to reviewing the two metre to one metre rule, and we will be concluding on that shortly. within a few days we will get the outcome. one conservative mp says the rule should have been reviewed a month ago, and that it's notjust entertainment venues which stand to benefit. i've heard from manufacturers who say that two metres, they can't operate. but even with a metre and a half, it's possible to operate. now, the rules have been a bit more pragmatic in workplaces like manufacturing, but nevertheless the two—metre guidance has been widely understood. on friday, the national alert system was downgraded from four to three. that means the virus is considered to be in general circulation, and there could be a gr

john mcmanus is in reading now. good to talk to you, john. and regard those three men were held in by theirfriends, family and the communities they were pa rt family and the communities they were part of in reading, it is giving us a sense of the lives they were leading. david wails, the final victim to be named yesterday, had a friend who spoke to the bbc and described him as loving banter, he liked to go to the pub, talk to his friends, make them smile and was a lwa ys friends, make them smile and was always laughing, somebody he will be very sorely missed. joe ritchie—bennett was the american who came from philadelphia to the uk 15 yea rs came from philadelphia to the uk 15 years ago, making a careerfor himself in the pharmaceutical industry in reading, but his brother talked about how they messed around on bikes as children, helping each other with their paper rents. he said the family, quite naturally, we re said the family, quite naturally, were heartbroken and he said he did not think it was right its brother had gone that way. and the

john mcmanus reports.he premier league's about to resume but marcus rashford has already scored a major goal that's got more than just football fans are setting up than just football fans are setting up and taking notice. he's open letter calling for free school meal vouchers in england to be continued over the summer holidays was a skilful piece of footwork that forced the government to concede. more than1 forced the government to concede. more than 1 million children will benefit. at the man united player was characteristically modest as he spoke exclusively to bbc breakfast. that must make you feel like you have achieved an incredible thing? yes, yes, it's a nice feeling. but i'mjust yes, yes, it's a nice feeling. but i'm just not happy that, you know, people's lives and people's summers, especially, will be changed for the better. that was the important thing that i'd try to change going into it. last week, the prime minister was still insisting he wouldn't change his mind over the meal vouchers. but b

john mcmanus reports.he warning is stark, according to the health leaders, britain is at risk of a second wave of coronavirus and is to undertake a rapid assessment in order to prevent further loss of life. in a letter, they say some of the infrastructure needed to contain a resurgent of covid—19 is in place but challenges remain and they call for a cross— party remain and they call for a cross—party commission to start providing recommendations for all of the uk by august at the latest. it is essential, they say, in order for the country to get ahead of the curve. it comes a day after westminster government now sweeping changes to the virus restrictions in england. pubs and restaurants are set to reopen but social distancing will be observed and staff will take contact details in case people need to be contacted in case of an outbreak. museums and cinemas will also open at the end ofjuly and couples will be able to tie the knot again, but only with 30 guests. these precautions could include installing scr

john mcmanus reports.er, like other parts of england, had been hoping for a further easing of the lockdown this weekend. but the confirmation that the city accounted for 10% of all positive cases across the country over the past week, led to this dramatic announcement at 9pm last night. having taken clinical advice on the actions necessary and discussed them with the local team in leicester and leicestershire, we've made some difficult but important decisions. we have decided that from tomorrow, non—essential retail have to close. and as children have been particularly impacted by this outbreak, schools will also need to close from thursday. the health secretary's advice to those in the city — stay at home as much as possible and travel only if it's essential. that includes to and from leicester. from today, all non—essential shops, many of them only recently reopened, will have to close again. from thursday, schools will also once again have to shut their gates to all but the children of key workers and t

john mcmanus reports.shops begin to reopen in england, shoppers rushed to fill them. wales and scotland haven't been given a date when they could do the same. the pandemic is not over though, and precautions we re not over though, and precautions were taken. and, shoppers were asked to keep two metres apart. but one retail boss said that rule must be scrapped. economically unviable with that distancing in place you cannot just allow a sufficient number of customers in store to give it an economic chance. another measure on the agenda may be the cabinet meeting to discuss its regular review of covid—19 precautions. it's also coming under pressure from the hospitality sector, which says 1 millionjobs are at hospitality sector, which says 1 million jobs are at stake at less —— u nless million jobs are at stake at less —— unless the two metre rule becomes one metre. and restaurant chains have called for tax breaks and financial support until social distancing has ended. marcus rashford. .. manchester united's

john mcmanus, bbc news.has published detailed guidance on how pubs, restaurants, hotels and other businesses in england can operate safely when they come out of lockdown in ten days' time. our assistant political editor norman smith is at westminster. there is plenty of it, i have been trying to get through it. some of it is obvious, calculating the maximum amount of clients you can have on your premises. but other ones like unduly raising your voices, aerosol transmission... yes, a lot of it is pretty straightforward, some of it strikes me as being quite detailed. as you have said, do not raise your voice, do not put your elbows on cou nters voice, do not put your elbows on counters will stop keep your children under control. do not expect the table to be laid before the food is broch. —— braut. restau ra nts the food is broch. —— braut. restaurants and bars will be encouraged to put bike racks outside so encouraged to put bike racks outside so people can get to them without having to rely on public transpo

john mcmanus reports.ers! it has now been nearly three months since most of us were able to set foot in bars and restaurants. but is the entertainment throughout about to end? in england, the government says it will make an announcement next week on whether the two metre distancing rule should be relaxed. one conservative mp says the rule should have been reviewed a month ago, and that it is notjust entertainment venues which stand to benefit. i've heard from manufacturers who say that two metres, they can't operate. even the term metre and a half, it is possible to operate. now, the rules have been a bit more pragmatic in workplaces like manufacturing, but never the two metre guidance has been widely understood. on friday, the national alert system was downgraded from four to three. that means the virus is considered to be in general circulation, and they could be a gradual relaxation of restrictions. but the chief medical officers for england, wales, northern ireland and scotland have warned that localis

john mcmanus reports.n air ambulance descending to the centre of reading in response to reports of a brutal attack. the first alert came at around 7pm yesterday evening with witnesses reporting a lone man attacking random members of the public in forbury gardens. it's a small park right in the centre of the berkshire town, and it was busy with people relaxing in the sunshine on the longest day of the year. one witness described the savage nature of the assault. there were quite a few people in the park. there was a group of eight to ten people, middle—aged men drinking in a circle. suddenly there's one lone man darted off the park to the left towards them. he stabbed one just once, went around to the next person, stabbed them, went around to the next person. he managed to get three of them before anyone sort of realise. a local journalist who realise. a localjournalist who spoke to one of many witnesses said people scrambled to escape the scene. there was a rater —— waiter at a re sta u ra nt was a rater —

john mcmanus reports. it's a grim milestone. covid—19 emerged just six months ago in china.tless march across the world has had devastating health and economic repercussions. as well as the 10 million infections, the death toll is approaching 500,000. more than 125,000 of those deaths have occurred in the us, the highest global death toll from the virus. and now in some states, the situation is deteriorating as cases surge. florida is one place that wanted to fully reopen, a bars there have been ordered to stop selling alcohol on the premise.

john mcmanus reports.han 125,000 deaths, the us already has the highest global death toll from covid—19, and now, in some states, the situation is deteriorating as cases surge. florida is one place that wanted to fully reopen, but it has seen more than 9500 new infections in just 24—hour is. bars have been ordered to stop selling alcohol on the premises. we did everything. our staff were wearing masks, we had sanitising stations, we did weekly tests, limited occupancy. we did everything that was asked. it is a tough conversation to have with everybody that we won't be able to provide them with a place to work. texas and arizona have also been ha rd texas and arizona have also been hard hit, with critics saying that people from other areas have poured in. in response, bars have been told to close in texas and restaurants ordered to limit the number of diners. at the white house, doctor anthony fauci has said that the surge is due to some straits reopening too early. —— states reopening. police have named th

john mcmanus, bbc news.s published detailed guidance on how pubs, restaurants, hotels and other businesses in england can operate safely when they come out of lockdown in ten days‘ time. our assistant political editor norman smith is at westminster. companies will be poring over this detailed guidance, won't they? much of it is very detailed. a lot of it is quite obvious, if you take restau ra nts, pu bs is quite obvious, if you take restaurants, pubs and cafes, they are advised to reduce the number of customers they have and to reconfigure their premises to allow for more space between tables, ensure they are pre—booking and people are not queueing to come into the restaurant. they will be obliged to ta ke the restaurant. they will be obliged to take the contact details of people so they can be traced. if there is an upsurge in the virus they will be told to put clear one way marking around the restaurant, to provide plenty of hand gels, santander —— hand sanitiser is, that kind of thing. there is a lot of