writing in the british medicaljournal, they called for ministers to set up an urgent review.an we were when the first wave hit us? why were we uncoordinated with supplies of our ppe? we still don't have an answer as to why my colleagues from the black, asian and minority ethnic groups are more likely to die from this illness. these are all things that urgently need looking into in a no blame forward—looking way. that urgently need looking into in a no blame forward-looking way. the letter was signed by the presidents of the royal college of surgeons, nursing and gps, it said identifying areas of weakness was crucial to preventing further loss of life. today, the government declined to commit toa today, the government declined to commit to a review and stressed the need for people to continue to take precautions. no one can predict what is going to happen in the future. i hope what we can do is go back to some sort of normality. all of this is predicated on people continuing to follow the guidelines in the rules. that's how we keep people safe. yesterday, the ongoing risks we

colleges of surgeons, nursing, physicians, and gps have signed an open letter in the british medicaljournalalling for ministers to do more to prevent further loss of life. it comes as the prime minister announces the biggest easing of the lockdown to date in england. john mcmanus reports. the 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 a

fourteen senior doctors and scientists have written to the british medicaljournal expressing concernsteries of covid—19, even if you know you have antibodies, does that mean you are actually immune to the virus and can you still transmitted to other people? antibody tests are already proving popular and last month the government said it had bought 10 million to be used on nhs england staff as well as some patients who are having their blood taken and wa nt to having their blood taken and want to know if they have had the virus. but in a letter to the virus. but in a letter to the british medicaljournal, 14 senior academics question the wisdom of doing that. they're worried both about whether the tests have been properly assessed and whether it's a good use of resources, given that there are still so many unknowns. there are lots and lots of problems with these tests. the first is they haven't been properly validated and we've got very little data and we've got very little data and understanding of what these tests actually mean. these tests actually mean. these tests are for research

a new paper published in the lancet medicaljournal warns governments must go further to prevent deadlystuart kinner, is head of thejustice health unit at melbourne university. hejoins me now. thank you for being with us. clearly theissue thank you for being with us. clearly the issue of covid—19 and presents asa the issue of covid—19 and presents as a global challenge, what makes prisons across the asia pacific area particularly vulnerable? a prison in general is a very high risk setting because it concentrates people with health problems, you have a high prevalence of many of the chronic diseases which are associated with the prognosis of people who contract covid—19 and importantly, for example in the philippines to pegula this is a very considerable concern, to also acquire covid—19 is a significant risk so you have all of that health problems and then people concentrated together in very congruent dominic congregate settings. you mentioned the problems of complications with things like tobacco this, what are the health outcomes likely for prisoners who contract covid—19? outcomes l

but in a letter to the british medicaljournal,11i senior academics question the wisdom of doing that. both about whether the tests have been properly assessed and whether it's a good use of resources, given that there are still so many unknowns. there are lots and lots of problems with these tests. the first is they haven't been properly validated and we've got very little data and understanding of what these tests actually mean. these tests are for research and they don't actually tell you, as an individual, whether you are safe or not. in response to the bmj letter, public health england said it believed its evaluation of the tests was to a high standard. the department of health said that antibody testing will play an increasingly important role as we move into the next phase of our response to this pandemic. naomi grimley, bbc news. let's talk now to two of the signatories of that letter — dr helen salisbury, a gp and lecturer at the university of oxford, and professor william irving from the university of nottingham. thank you both very much forjoining us thank you both very much

hydroxychloroquine increased the risk of death in covid—i9 patients has been retracted from a leading medicaljournalt. the anti—malarial drug had been touted by president trump as a potential cure. three of the study‘s authors said the research was no longer considered reliable. nba basketball is planning a return to the court. the sport's board of governors approved a plan that allows 22 teams to resume the regular season. they intend to play all games without fans, in orlando, florida. but — the plan still needs approval from the players association. 13 years after she vanished, prosecutors german prosecutors, who are investigating the disappearance of the british girl madeline mccann, are assuming she is dead. they're investigating a 43—year—old german man, who is believed to have been in the area of portugal where the child was last seen 13 years ago. jenny hill reports. they have looked everywhere for madeleine mccann. it's 13 years since she went missing during a family holiday in praia da luz. herfamily have never given up hope that they'd find her, but today, investigators in germany announc

but in a letter to the british medicaljournal, 11; senior academics question the wisdom of doing thatth about whether the tests have been properly assessed and whether it's a good use of resources, given that there are still so many unknowns. there are lots and lots of problems with these tests. the first is they haven't been properly validated and we've got very little data and understanding of what these tests actually mean. these tests are for research and they don't actually tell you, as an individual, whether you are safe or not. in response to the bmj letter, public health england said it believed its evaluation of the tests was to a high standard. the department of health said that antibody testing will play an increasingly important role as we move into the next phase of our response to this pandemic. naomi grimley, bbc news. pressure is growing on housing secretary robert jenrick to resign after he released emails and texts relating to his decision to grant planning permission to a £1 billion housing development in east london. mrjenrick gave the green light for the project i

the research, published in the lancet medicaljournal, suggests that high levels of diabetes are partlyged to do is to get on oui’ been encouraged to do is to get on our bikes more. cycling is big business right now. cycling shops have been booming. ben is on a cycle superhighway in london, with all the safety measures in place and luminous tops stop he will be seen and also he is told or so, you are off your bike this morning. we have come inside because it is absolutely not cycling whether this morning. carol will tell us about all that later. good morning. we're talking about cycling because sales are booming for all sorts of things, bikes, bicycle equipment and that is because many of us are avoiding public transport in the wake of coronavirus stop so much so it means that in many cities you cannot get hold of a bike. new figures monitor just the market for cycling will be worth £1 billion over the next two yea rs. worth £1 billion over the next two years. a huge increase. what are we buying? mountain bikes, commuter bikes, hybrid bikes to get us to the office or whatever you work b

in a letter published in the british medicaljournal, they say "the available evidence indicates that are increasingly likely and a second wave a real risk." there are also a lot of unknowns — here's what's been said on that. we still do not have an answer as to why my colleagues from the black, asian minority ethnic groups are more likely to die from this illness. these are all things that urgently need looking into in a no blame, forward—looking way so that we can be prepared and put measures in for a potential second wave in october and the winter. for the latest uk figures, we can go to our science editor david shukman. what is the state of the virus right now? things have definitely been going in the right direction. this line is a rolling seven day average of new infections across the uk, far lower now than it was at the peak back in april. but let us compare that to the rest of europe. in the uk, we're getting about 1000 new infections every day. germany, france, italy, spain all getting far fewer. again, this is a one—week average for the numbers. that gives them a much better

the research, published in the lancet medicaljournal, suggests that high levels of diabetes are partlyh because of the lockdown. in may, the government borrowed an estimated £55 billion pounds. that's nine times more than the same month last year. government debt is now equivalent to 100.9 per cent of gdp — the value of all goods and services produced in the economy. this is the first time that public sector debt has exceeded economic output since 1963. let's get more from our economics correspondent, andy verity. the first time that public sector debt has exceeded economic output since 1963, that is worth repeating, i think. but any surprises that we are in this position? well, in a way, knowing what we know about what the government has had to do since the government has had to do since the pandemic struck, it's not a surprise that we have record borrowing, in a way it is not a surprise that in the month of may, we borrowed nine times what was borrowed in may last year. because tax revenues have dropped massively, that's what the government wanted to happen. the government effectivel

in their letter to the british medicaljournal, they say that some of the infrastructure needed to containgence of covid—i9 is in place, but challenges 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. we must immediately learn the lessons as to how we dealt with the first wave of the pandemic so that the nhs can be at its absolute best if we get a second way. we must learn where we went wrong with procurement, for instance, that is ppe. the letter comes a day after the westminster government announced 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 customers contact details in case they need to be traced to prevent a virus outbreak. other venues opening on the 4th ofjuly include museums and cinemas, and for the first time in months, couples will be able to tie the knot again, but only with 30 guests. these precautions could include

based on data published in the last —— lancet medical journal, published in the last —— lancet medicaljournal have some semblance of normality in life with a two metres distance so one metre seems to be a reasonable compromise between risk and practicality. ok, thanks very much for that. obviously lots of use depending on where you're coming from on that one. i want to move on to of these questions on the new social support bubble advice. a question firstly from moira. if two people shielding in a separate household who are relatives and one lives alone for example my mother, can she stay in my house with myself, my husband and my son? this isa myself, my husband and my son? this is a tricky one, this one, and i have full sympathy. the issue is if you are shielding you are shielding for a reason and the current guidance is that because people who are shielding and being asked to shield at very high risk relative to the general population, the guidance for them has not currently changed. so people who are shielding should stay shielding, they shouldn't form these support bubbles at this stage.

from the british medicaljournal, they say a high proportion of pregnant women from the black communityommunities are being infected with covid-19. there has been 30% of women contracting covid—19 were from bame communities. try to stay indoors and make sure you wash your hands thoroughly as you wash your hands thoroughly as you possibly can. as always, thank you possibly can. as always, thank you for your time. good morning if you're watching brea kfast. good morning if you're watching breakfast. sally is back with us. good morning if you're watching breakfast. sally is back with usm really doesn't look quite strange. sadly you are here and there... what are you doing with me!|j sadly you are here and there... what are you doing with me! i do not have these around the house. ijust realise that looks incredibly awkward. we are talking about cardboard cutouts about football matches that why i have them. exactly. we have seen across several different ways of making foot bull stadiums look a little bit more like the fans are there. —— football. you could pay money to have a photograph of y

the research, published in the lancet medicaljournal, suggests that high levels of diabetes are partlyearch into deaths from covid—19 related to ethnicity as well as disability, and religion. the rugby football union is reviewing england fans' use of swing low, sweet chariot, saying many do not know about its links with slavery. # swing low, sweet chariot...#. a spokesperson for english rugby's governing body said the organisation needs to do more to "grow awareness". it's thought to have been sung for the first time when the former rugby league star martin 0ffiah was playing at twickenham, because his nickname is chariots. he says the review is a good thing, but it shouldn't be banned. the rate of deaths with coronavirus is about twice as high for black men and 40% higher for black women compared to white men and women, according to analysis by the office for national statistics. the data also revealed that the rate of deaths with coronavirus is twice as high for people with disabilities. the analysis is based on deaths between 2nd march and 15th may, where coronavirus was mentioned o

writing in the british medicaljournal, they called for ministers to set up an urgent review.re when the first wave hit us? why were we uncoordinated with supplies of our ppe? we still don't have an answer as to why my colleagues from the black, asian and minority ethnic groups are more likely to die from this illness. these are all things that urgently need looking into in a no—blame, forward—looking way. the letter was signed by the presidents of the royal college of surgeons, nursing, physicians and gps, it said identifying areas of weakness was crucial to preventing further loss of life. today, the government declined to commit to a review and stressed the need for people to continue to take precautions. no one can predict what is going to happen in the future. i hope what we can do is go back to some sort of normality. all of this is predicated on people continuing to follow the guidelines in the rules. that's how we keep people safe. yesterday, the chief scientific adviser sir patrick vallance underlined the ongoing risks, and experts are concerned about the potential fo