rana rahimpour, bbc news.mber of people who have died from covid—i9 has risen by 2115 to 41,128. the prime minister borisjohnson announced a further easing of some lockdown restrictions for some in england, including the setting up of what he called social bubbles. the uk prime minister added that the measure is specifically targeted at single adults, and it's not possible for those who do not qualify to start meeting inside other people's homes — that remains against the law. i want to stress that support bubbles must remain exclusive. meaning you cannot switch the household you are in a bubble with to connect with multiple households. and if any member of the support bubble develops symptoms, all members of the bubble will need to follow the normal advice on household isolation. we are making this change to support those who are particularly lonely as a result of lockdown measures. it's a targeted intervention to limit the most harmful effects of the current social restrictions. it is emphatically not design

rana rahimpour, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.ach record levels as the familes of india's daily workers suffer the most during lockdown. the day the british liberated the falklands. and by tonight, british troops had begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the west german capital, this was gorby—mania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who for them has raised great hopes for an end to the division of europe. it happened as the queen moved towards horse guards parade for the start of trooping the colour. gunshots the queen looks worried but recovers quickly. as long as they'll pay to go and see me, i'll get out there and kick 'em down the hill. what does it feel like to be the first man to go across the channel by your own power? it feels pretty neat. it feels marvellous, really. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the funeral of african—american george floyd, whose death in police custody caused global outrage, hears impassioned pleas for racial justice. president trump provokes criticism by accusing

here's rana rahimpour from bbc persian. we can see a difference.eeks, the deaths went to below 100 every day. which is probably a result of a few weeks lockdown around march and the iranian new year. but it is going up and we now have more and more cases. so today for instance we had 2500 confirmed cases and 120 deaths. so it is definitely going up. but for some reason, unknown to us, the officials are refusing to call it a second wave. we know the president has said that we do not want to create fear among people and it is important to know that iran understands among people and it is important to know that iran under sanctions and huge systematic corruption is running out of money. so they really cannot support people and they are not in a position to reintroduce a lockdown. also on another development, the bbc persian services has done research about the excess deaths that have been announced only for winter and it seems that the confirmed deaths is probably five times less than the actual numbers. it seems during that period, more than 6000 exc

rana rahimpour, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...nnounce more plans to ease the lockdown, with zoos, safari parks and drive—in cinemas in england allowed to re—open from monday. the announcement comes a day after the government abandoned plans for all primary schools to return before the summer. a warning from national health service leaders in england — 10 million people could end up on hospital waiting lists by the end of the year. more than 30 years after the assassination of swedish prime minsiter 0lof palme, police identify the main suspect as a man who died 20 years ago. the most senior ethnic minority police officer in the uk, neil basu, assistant commissioner of the metropolitan police, has issued what he calls a personal message in the wake of the killing of george floyd and the protests that follows. in it, he urged all his policing colleagues across the uk to stand up to racism. in the letter, he says: earlier i spoke to leroy logan. he is a former superintendent in the metropolitan police, where he worked for 30 years, an

rana rahimpour, bbc news. now it‘s time for a look at the weather. hello.elatively mild night, seven or 11 degrees. we could see as much as a couple of inches of rain before the system clears away from the south—west. a few sharp showers following behind, driven by a brisk north—easterly wind. by the end of the afternoon, that could bring a spell of more heavy, persistent rain in off the north sea. the wind remains gusty throughout the day and certainly quite noticeable. but, that said, temperatures are likely to peak into the afternoon, ranging from 12 to 20 degrees. that‘s it, take care. this bbc news. we‘ll bring you the latest coronavirus briefing from the government in half an hour‘s time, today led by the prime minister borisjohnson. but first, the headlines. anger in the commons as the prime minister is accused of failing to take responsibilty for his failures in getting children in england back to school. it in england back to school. is no good the prime mi flailing it is no good the prime minister flailing around trying to blame others. last week