lauren moss, bbc news.rpool. it's part of what's being called a new digital age for science, with artificial intelligence and robotics keeping research moving — at a time when social distancing means fewer human scientists in their labs. victoria gill has more. keeping the experiments going, single—handedly. in a chemistry lab that has been closed to most human researchers since the beginning of lockdown, this robotic scientist has been working 24 hours a day, all alone. just occasionally, its designers are able to check in on their intelligent machine. doesn't get bored, doesn't get tired, it works around the clock. doesn't need holidays. it frees up my time to focus on innovation and new solutions, rather than doing the same action over and over again. because it would easily go to thousands of samples, which would take me a very long time to do by hand. in the age of social distancing, this £100,000 robot has taken on a whole new role. so many of us are going to have to get used to keeping our distance f

lauren moss, bbc news.n newspaper is continuing for a third day. david sillito reports. johnny! johnny depp arriving at court for a day of questioning about his struggles with drink and drugs. this libel trial against the publishers of the sun was provoked by this article that called him a wife—beater, something he strenuously denies. that story was based on claims from his former wife, amber heard. she said there were a number of assaults during their marriage. she said there was, withinjohnny depp, a monster linked to his usage of drink and drugs. the court was shown this appearance at an awards ceremony in 2014. that's the weirdest microphone i've ever seen in my life. right. johnny depp was asked if he was drunk or taking illegal drugs. he said, "i'm not ashamed of this moment. "this was a sick man, a drug addict coming off some very "unpleasant medication. "i was under the influence of many, many medications." and so you have to watch the film. a few months before he'd gone into detox on a private isla

lauren moss, thank you very much for now. as promised, we will talk more about leicester.ols will close to most pupils from tomorrow. local residents and businesses are wondering how long the measures will last. phil mackie has been speaking to people in the city about the return of lockdown. inside the lockdown zone it has all shut again. even businesses that were expecting to open now can't. it's only a short drive to a very different world, where the new restrictions haven't been imposed. if you live on the outskirts of leicester you'll have been studying the map very closely to work out where the red zone starts and begins. we think it's around here. that side, the lockdown is easing. but towards leicester, things are shutting down. so if we take this one and then put that there... in braunston, inside the red zone, they had been trying to get ready for their regulars this weekend. saturday would've been the ideal time for us to start making our money again financially. we would have been more secure. whereas now we don't know exactly what help we're going to get, if t

restaurants will also have to display the calories of dishes on menus, as lauren moss reports.ar issue. obesity. being overweight and carrying excess body fat is linked with diabetes, heart disease, some cancers, and a greater risk of getting seriously ill from covid—19. now the department of health has announced how it plans to tackle it in england. butjust how easyis tackle it in england. butjust how easy is it to make healthier choices? like, if there was an option between, like, a watermelon and mcdonald's, i would choose the mcdonald's and most people would choose the mcdonald's. somebody sees takeaway adverts and wa nts somebody sees takeaway adverts and wants one! it's down to individual choice and lifestyle, isn't it? it's what people feel happy with and comfortable with. some of the steps we re comfortable with. some of the steps were put out to consultation in 2018 but stalled. they include a ban on advertising food high in fat, sugar and salt before 9pm on tv and online, an end to promotions like "buy one, get one free" on unhealthy foods, and calorie labels in resta

our health correspondent, lauren moss, thank you.

lauren moss, bbc news, in blackpool. cricket now, and england have beaten the west indies by 269 runs in the third test, and in doing so, they've won the series. the match at old trafford saw stuart broad take his 500th test wicket, as our correspondent andy swiss reports. victory for england and history for one of its stars. after beginning the day on 499 test wickets, stuart broad promptly charged into the record books. must be! it is! 500 for stuart broad. he had done it. kraigg brathwaite the victim as broad joined one of cricket's most exclusive clubs. just the second england player to take 500 test wickets, after his team—matejimmy anderson, who was there to congratulate him. so was his dad chris, the match referee no less. not a bad game to be watching. it is some 13 years since broad made his test match debut and took his first wicket so, how does 500 of them feel? really special moment and i think, as players, you want milestone moments to happen in test match wins and test series wins so for it to have contribu

lauren moss is here.e general infection rate, the details we get from public health england. we look at some of these areas in the north—west, blackburn is seeing is quite a significant rise. looking around 90 cases per 100,000 people. 0ldham next at 60, leicester is also around 60. when leicester is also around 60. when leicester went into lockdown several weeks ago it was around 150 cases per 100,000 people. what they are trying to do is stop us getting into a complete lockdown? yes, the announcement made last night are about tougher restrictions and difficult work so many people, 4 million people, to follow but it is not the total lockdown we saw in leicester a few weeks ago and now leicester a few weeks ago and now leicester is coming out of that and easing into the measures that the north—west and parts of east lancashire and west yorkshire are now going into. an emerging of those measures. taking these steps they have done is to try to avoid having that complete lockdown which is hospitality venues,

our political correspondent, leila nathoo at westminster, but first to our health correspondent, lauren mossmedical officer says we may have reached a limit of the kind of easing we can go through while this virus is still out there. there is plenty of evidence giving him the feeling that should be the case. cla p feeling that should be the case. clap that's right, chris whitty said the idea could open everything back up the idea could open everything back eping the idea could open everything back up keeping the virus under control wrong, and he said there would be difficult trade—offs ahead, and we we re difficult trade—offs ahead, and we were always warned this could happen as we emerged from lockdown, as human behaviour changes, people are mixing more together, and that's when the virus spreads. as we heard in david's piece, the rate of infection is nowhere near what it was at the pandemic‘s peak, cases are climbing, up about a quarter on two weeks ago, and tonight the who emergency committee has called the pandemic a once in a century health crisis. it heard that many countries who thoug

here's our health correspondent, lauren moss. us all eating healthy food like this. just off lewisham high street in south london, a fresh fruit and vegetable market pitches up four days a week, but with many fast food outlets just around the corner, even the customers say it can sometimes be hard to make the healthier choice. there are healthy eating options but people do not take them. like, if there was an option between a watermelon and mcdonald's, i would choose the mcdonald's and most people would choose the mcdonald's. as a mother of four children, it is very important for me to come here. if you compared this one with the supermarket, these are very cheap. i am going to make smoothies for my children, so i want them to live a healthy life. after the prime minister initially promised to review what he called "syntaxes" last year, the government has now announced a new obesity strategy. some of the measures were put out to consultation two years ago but stalled. they include a ban on advertising food high in fat, sugar and

lauren moss, bbc news. we've got more than that in about one hour. £1.5 billion into the arts set. the shadow business minister lucy powell can tell us more. shejoins us from south london. we've heard from so many different parts of the arts, theatres, music venues concerned about the future. is this going to be enough money? it's very welcome news indeed. we said when the government do the right thing, we will support them in doing that. i represent manchester central where i normally am, not just today and will gotta huge number, music venues. i know this will be an absolute lifeline to those institutions. the devil will be in the detail and hopefully the government will be able to get the money out of the door quickly enough. it's certainly very welcome news. what about getting them open? people still can't go to the theatre. i think that's what's becoming really clear now, today we are calling on the government to really get together this hospitality and high street fight what's becoming clearer is that we're going to be be living alongside socia

lauren moss, bbc news. campaign are jamie 0liver. are you celebrating these new measures? today is a really important, i think pivotal moment actually. we have been working on this for about five years. all of these points were in the first chapter of the obesity strategy with mr cameron. we have gone a long way since then. ups and mainly downs. this feels like a joined up, more holistic approach, it feels bold and it feels like finally we have got a pm that is taking this seriously. how it came to be, who knows? but i think the environment at the moment right now, where it is amplify the importance of good health and good immune system, probably has given it the little push it needed. when you say the environment at the moment, do you mean the link between obesity and covid—19 severe illness and death? absolutely. i think there is a link intrinsically between diet —related disease and the severity of covid—19. and i think we want to arm ourselves. going back pre—covid—19, i think diet —related disease is t

with me now is our health correspondent lauren moss.usion in the scientific community as well? that's right, there were concerns a few months ago that wearing a face covering could be slightly counter—productive covering could be slightly counter— productive and they covering could be slightly counter—productive and they might lure people into a false sense of security, not to follow hygiene measures and not to socially distance. but since then the evidence has emerged that suggest they could be a barrier against the virus and against passing it on. especially amongst those who don't know they've got it and in confined spaces. but eight months ago we didn't know about coronavirus and the science is emerging on the advice is changing. in the last few minutes, it's no been announced they will be mandatory on public transport in wales from the 27th of july. that is the case and the rest of the uk and they are also compulsory in shops in scotland. of the uk and they are also compulsory in shops in scotlandm the meantime, there is news of a

here's our health correspondent lauren moss. it's in my lung, it's in my liver, it's in my brain. was 28. she underwent surgery and countless treatments. chemotherapy... we'll see what it does. then, on the 23rd of march, the day the uk went into lockdown, her treatment was paused. she told me about the great scan results and said, i think now, because of the covid, it's a good time that we could afford to take a break. and i said, i don't think it's a good idea. kelly, here with her six—year—old son finn, isn't alone. at the start of the pandemic, nhs leaders published new guidelines to prioritise urgent care and protect people with cancer who are vulnerable to catching covid. but kelly told bbc panorama the decision to halt her chemotherapy left her fearful of the future. terrified, absolutely terrified. i didn't want to die. like, i feel i've got so much more to do. but, yeah, terrified. kelly's health went downhill during lockdown. ten days after speaking to the bbc, she died. nothing can prepare you for the vacuum nothing can prepare you for the vacuum that is left when you l

our health correspondent, lauren moss, thank you. time for a look at the weather.ker. good afternoon. the heat out there is oppressive, not necessarily a good thing at all, certainly far too hot for our shores. at the moment the temperature in the last ten minutes or so hit 36 celsius in greater london and its possible that it's going to write a little further. it's not a record but it certainly is right up there on the list of highest temperatures recorded injuly. list of highest temperatures recorded in july. quite list of highest temperatures recorded injuly. quite an extreme day for our climate and perhaps a sign of extreme days that we'll be experiencing more frequently in the future years. this is what's happening right now. it's not necessarily a heat wave, just a blast of hot air from the south that's lasting one day. for a heatwave technically the met office suggests three days of sustained heat, we are just getting one day. you can see how widespread the heat is this afternoon. from around three pmo for pm the temperatures will start to come down. it's a

lauren moss, bbc news.ou like on iplayer. one in seven young women has been threatened with the release of intimate images or videos of themselves — that's according to research by uk domestic abuse charity refuge. but while sharing intimate images without consent became an offence in england and wales in 2015, threatening to do so is not covered by a specific law. that's something refuge wants to change. due to the nature of our conversation we're about to have you may not want young children to be around. i'm joined now by natasha saunders. she was verbally, physically and psychologically abused by her ex—partner. in 2018, he was found guilty of three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault and sentenced to 12 years. she has waived her right to anonymity to talk to us today. also with us this morning is ellie butt, head of policy and public affairs at refuge which is launching the campaign today. welcome, both of you, thank you, natasha, for talking to us again. i wa nted natasha, for talking to us

with me is our health correpsondent lauren moss. symptoms, high temperature, a new continuous car for symptoms, high temperature, a new continuous carfor a symptoms, high temperature, a new continuous car for a recent loss of sense of taste or smell, then you self—isolate at home for up to seven days and anyone living with you, their isolation period is 1a days. but the chief medical officer's fur the uk have updated that advice and are advising anyone who tests positive for the virus or has the symptoms to stay at home for ten days. that is because there is a strengthening, although limited, but strengthening, although limited, but strengthening evidence to suggest that people may be able to transmit the virus for up to nine days after they have become ill. most people are able to transmit the virus a couple of days before they get ill. and then in the first few days of when they have the symptoms, when they are coughing, sneezing and that sort of thing. but it was initially thought that it could be seven days that they are most ab

here's our health correspondent lauren moss.ven the customers that it can sometimes be ha rd to customers that it can sometimes be hard to make the healthier choice. the right healthy eating options but people do not take them. an option between a watermelon or mcdonald's, i would choose mcdonald's and most people would choose mcdonald's. i would choose mcdonald's and most people would choose mcdonald'sm is important for me to come here. compared this to the supermarket, these are very cheap. i am going to live a healthy life. after the prime minister promised to review syntax as last year, the government has announced a new obesity strategy. some of the measures were put out to consultation two years ago but stalled. including a ban on advertising food high in fat, sugar and salt before 9pm and on line. an end to promotion of my one and get one free and calorie levels in restau ra nts a nd ta keaways. one free and calorie levels in restaurants and takeaways. this 19—year—old has been campaigning for greater healthy options for

our health correspondent lauren moss is with me now. where are we, lauren?the weather turns cold. with coronavirus, it is still relatively new, everyone is still learning a lot about it and there is no one real agrees definition. some scientists say it is only really classified as a second wave when all or most cases from the first wave have all but disappeared. that isn't what we're seeing here. just yesterday, there were 581 new cases in uk yesterday. there are still cases from that first wave, there has been a decline that they haven't gone. what we could be seeing is a resurgence, a spike in cases. in france, where they have had 1a new deaths in the last 2a hours, then health minister isn't calling it a second wave. they say it is a continuing of the epidemic but i think it is semantics. there is still a lot of debate about this in the scientific community, about what we call it, whether it is a second wave or a spike in cases. what is important is for governments around the world to work out how to manage that, to stop those cases climbing even further

restaurants will also have to display the calories of dishes on menus, as lauren moss reports.liar issue. obesity. being overweight and carrying excess body fat is linked with diabetes, heart disease, some cancers, and a greater risk of getting seriously ill from covid—i9. now the department of health has announced how it plans to tackle it in england. butjust how easy is it to make healthier choices? if there was an option between, like, a watermelon and mcdonald's, i would choose the mcdonald's and most people would choose the mcdonald's. somebody sees takeaway adverts and wants one! it's down to an individual's choice and an individual's lifestyle, isn't it? it's not about big brother watching you and what the government want — it's what people feel happy with and comfortable with. some of the steps were put out to consultation in 2018, but stalled. they include a ban on advertising food high in fat, sugar and salt before 9pm on tv and online, an end to promotions like "buy one, get one free" on unhealthy foods, and calorie labels in restaurants and takeaways. it's a bit of

lauren moss reports. lorraine has osteoarthritis. replacement in april, but a few weeks before the surgery, it was cancelled. coming up stairs, it is painful and surgery, it was cancelled. coming up stairs, it is painfuland i surgery, it was cancelled. coming up stairs, it is painful and i have to think, can i get up the stairs with what i am carrying. she is 54 and she cares for her husband who has cancer at the home, near coventry. she says not knowing when her operation will be makes her situation harder. how is this going to affect you, the longer it goes on? a mood comes on, ori go to affect you, the longer it goes on? a mood comes on, or i go into tea rs on? a mood comes on, or i go into tears and it is not like me. it is a lwa ys tears and it is not like me. it is always at the back of my mind because i know i need to do things, but i can't. she is one of many, latest figures reveal the effect covid—19 is continuing to have on health care. 55,000 planned operations were carried out in may, more than 80% fewer than last year. 1