hello, this is bbc news with rebecca jones. the headlines... with rebecca jones.w plans to be announced later. the government plans to lift almost all of england's restrictions in two weeks time as the health secretary warns that new cases could go as high as 100,000. this vaccine wall of defence, it is working and the link between cases and hospitalisation is severely weakened. let'sjust be cautious. let'sjust be careful. yes, let's get our pubs and restaurants back to normal, but let's have the masks on public transport. germany is relaxing covid restrictions on travellers from the uk — from tomorrow, they'll be able to enter the country even if they're not residents. a draft law is being introduced to parliament to prevent asylum seekers staying in the uk if they've already passed through a safe country. and coming up, we'll see how the social media platform tik tok is helping buskers earn hundreds of pounds and legions of fans. sport and time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. letsjoin gavin for some lets join gavin for some breaking news in cricke

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here is our respondent, rebecca jones, on the next steps in this saga. udges have ruled that they cannot dissolve it until she formally applies for it to be removed, and has not her father was taken control of her estate in 2008 because she suffered mental health difficulties, and she will have to prove she is capable of not only managing her money, but her private life as well. it's worth saying that lawyers for her father have denied that he is responsible for any apparent restrictions on his daughter's life. ros: this conservatorship is incredibly unpopular among britney's fans and amongst many of her relatives. after her testimony last week, her two -- her sister posted, if she wants to end the conservatorship or whatever it also she wants to do -- whatever else she wants to do to be happy, i support that. justin timberlake also posted, a woman should never be prevented from making decisions about her own body. protest said hearings er the conservatorship as well. they will be organizing one at the next hearing, slated for july 14. ♪ a quick reminder

this is bbc news — i'm rebecca jones. just three days as china's henen province — is hit by some of its worst ever flooding. at least 25 people have died — many caught on the subway — as water poured in — submerging trains and platforms. life expectancy in the united states dropped by one and a half years in 2020, the biggest decline since the second world war. the british home secretary agrees to give france millions more pounds in funding to stem the rising number of migrants crossing the english channel. plus, liverpool is stripped of its unesco world heritage status, we'll get local reaction to the news.

rebecca jones there.being able to perhaps live in a tony manhattan apartment rent—free or potentially receiving free tuition to private schools for his grandson. these kinds of perks are not uncommon, but you do need to pay taxes on those benefits. he presented himself to the manhattan district attorney's office, which isjust behind me, very early this morning here new york time. and we are expecting to hear from them. the trump organization has just released a statement saying that this is a scorched earth attempt to harm the former president. the former president has always alleged that this investigation is politically motivated. and what we're expecting lawyers for the trump organization to say is that the harm, or the potential financial and reputational damage that could come to the trump organization as a result of these indictments, would be very, very bad. samira hussain there in new york. the european union has begun rolling out its vaccine passport, which will allow people to move around the co

let�*s speak to our arts correspondent, rebecca jones. last november when britney spears and her lawyers applied to a court to end her father�*s control over her life and the state. he has been in charge since 2008 and they wanted him replaced with a private wealth management company. that is the request that has just been denied. then we come to the events of last week, that cheerful and explosive testimony from britney spears when she said she had been drugged, forced to perform against her will, that she had been prevented from having children. ijust want my life back, and there she was asking for a complete termination of this conservatorship, this complex legal arrangement which governs her life. thejudges have ruled that arrangement which governs her life. the judges have ruled that they cannot and that until she formally applies for it to be removed and she hasn�*t done that yet, and it�*s not going to be easy. herfather hasn�*t done that yet, and it�*s not going to be easy. her father was effectively put in control of her estate i

here is our arts correspondent rebecca jones on the next steps.that until she formally applies forward to be removed, and she hasn't done that yet. and it will not be easy. her father was effectively put in control of her estate in 2008 after she suffered mental health difficulties and she will have to prove that she is capable of not only managing her money but her private life as well, and it is also worth saying that lawyers for her father have denied that he is responsible for any apparent restrictions on his daughter's life. and it's extremely unpopular both amongst her fans and her family. after her testimony last week, britney's sister, jamie lynn, posted "i'm so proud of her for using her voice, if ending the conservatorship or whatever the hell else she wants to do to be happy — i support that." and herformer boyfriend the performerjustin timberlake wrote in a statement... and then there's this, the free britney army. they have been organising protests at hearings over britney's conservatorship and are organising another for the next hear

this is bbc news — i'm rebecca jones.ur top stories: a year's rainfall in just three days as china's henen province — is hit by some of its worst ever flooding. at least 25 people have died — many caught on the subway — as water poured in — submerging trains and platforms. life expectancy in the united states dropped by one and a half years in 2020, the biggest decline since the second world war. the british home secretary agrees to give france millions more pounds in funding to stem the rising number of migrants crossing the english channel. plus, liverpool is stripped of its unesco world heritage status, we'll get local reaction to the news. hello and welcome to the programme. the heaviest rain since records began has caused devastation in the central chinese province of henan. the city ofjung—joe has been hardest hit — at least 25 people have died — mostly on the subway system, where passengers were submerged in waist deep waters. chinese scientists say global warming has made china's annual flood season much more dang

our arts correspondent rebecca jones has more.since 2008, and they wanted him replaced with a private wealth management company. now, that is the request that has just been denied. then we come to the events of last week, that tearful and explosive testimony from britney spears when she said she had been drugged, that she had been forced to perform against her will, that she had been prevented from having children. "i just want my life back," and there, she was asking for a complete termination of this conservatorship, this complex legal arrangement which governs her life. the judges have ruled that they cannot end that until she formally applies for it to be removed, and she has not done that yet. it is not going to be easy, her father was effectively put in control of her estate in 2008 after she suffered mental health difficulties, and she will have to prove that she is capable of not only managing her money, but her private life as well. it is also worth saying that lawyers for her father have denied that he is responsible for

hopefully, pressure is _ this is bbc news, i'm rebecca jones. the headlines...ympic title. this victory wasn't mine. it was the british swimming team, it was my family, it was my friends. and those people i had to put to the sideline for a moment, because i knew it was going to take absolutely every single bit of energy to get to this point. oh, look at that. where are the scores? yes, yes, yes! and jubilation for diver tom daley with his new partner matty lee. four olympic games and he's finally won gold. all day today, it's been like everything is falling into place. we found that sense of flow. we didn't really say all that much to each other. we just knew what we had to do to get the job done. and more british success. a gold for tom pidcock in the men's mountain bike cross—country and silver for alex yee in the men's triathlon. a bit bizarre, really. that it's me that's doing this. i'm just a normal guy from south—east london. so it's just crazy that, yeah, dreams really do come true. ministers are meeting to decide if more key—workers in england will be gi

he was speaking to my colleague, rebecca jones.ding to the situation we are in. but it goes back to the late 1970s, 1980s with the economic recession. scotland was hit particularly badly by deindustrialisation after the war, worse than other parts of the country. we've had, probably, a bit of a disastrous housing policy since that time, which has broken up communities and caused housing schemes which have deteriorated in terms of living circumstances for people and over the last ten years, 15 years, we've seen rising levels of poverty as a result of the economic downturn in 2007—8, and ten years of austerity from the uk conservative—led governments which have undermined public services and made treatment services far less available to people — so it's a combination of those factors. a combination of social and economic factors. the scottish government has announced a quarter of a billion pounds to be invested over five years. there is clearly no single answer to this, but what sort of things might help improve the situation? well,

hello this is bbc news with rebecca jones.despite a puncture during the cycling. an independent review into child sexual exploitation in bradford says some children in the city remain unprotected and are still being abused. damning criticism of a london council for allowing the decades—long abuse of more than 700 children in five children's homes. a woman who was seriously injured after being hit by a car at a festival says her two—year—old daughter was saved by her husband throwing her out of the way. the prime minister has urged people to "remain cautious" and not jump to "premature conclusions" following the latest fall in covid cases. borisjohnson was speaking on a visit to surrey. our political correspondent nick eardley has the latest. it is only a couple of weeks since there was concern, there were warnings from government that the number of cases could reach 100,000 a day. as of yesterday, it is now under 25,000. the prime minister had been pinged as it was contact at the health secretary. today is his birthday out of

this is bbc news, i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at 11...iables going into it, it has been a long week, and a long living process. the prime minister says august the 16th is "nailed on" as the date for easing self isolation restrictions in england. plans for double—jabbed us and eu travellers to be allowed into england without quarantining are considered by ministers. ministers unveil what they call "transformative plans" to improve the lives of disabled people. campaigners criticise them for not going far enough. and, as the world races to achieve net zero, we take a look at what's being described as the most powerful tidal turbine in the world. good morning and welcome to bbc news. day five of the toyko olympics has seen more glory for team gb — once again in the pool. they took gold in the men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay. it's the first time in 113 years that great britain has won three swimming gold medals at an olympics. in rowing — team gb won a silver in the men's quadruple sculls — but the men's coxless fours missed out on a meda

this is bbc news, i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at 11. can they be gold and silver? medal success. georgia taylor—brown also won a silver medal in the women's traithlon — despite a puncture during the cycling. as the prime minister leaves self—isolation, it's anounced workers including refuse collectors and prison staff will be allowed to take daily tests if they're identified as a close contact of a postive covid case. more electronic tagging for burglars, and a pledge to provide a named officer for every neighbourhood are announced as part of a new crime reduction strategy for england and wales. and a woman who was seriously injured after being hit by a car at a festival says her two—year old daughter was saved by her husband throwing her out of the way. swimmer tom dean sensationally clinched britain's fourth gold of the tokyo games on day four of the olympics, six months after he contracted covid for a second time. the 21—year—old, who struggled to walk upstairs after contracting the virus, edged out fellow briton duncan scott in the 200m freestyle. there was mor

and i'm rebecca jones in london.g deaths in scotland reach a new record level for the seventh year in a row. more than 1,300 people died last year. pregnant women are urged to get vaccinated, as estimates from england suggest about nine out of ten have not had the jab. nine years in prison for incitement to secession and terrorist activities. pro—democracy activist tong ying—kit is the first person to be convicted under hong kong's new security law. and it's an epic battle between a star and her studio, s scarlettjohansson sues disney for streaming her latest movie. hello, and welcome to tokyo, where on day seven we have now reached the midpoint of the games. and a day where we've seen a former teaching assistant who partly crowdfunded herjourney to the olympics become team gb's first female gold medal winner in the bmx. beth shriever followed up team—mate kye whyte's stunning silver medal in the men's race to become the first british medalists in the sport since it was made an olympic event back in 2008. in the pool

i'm rebecca jones. the other main stories...abour says the easing of covid restrictions in england will cause a summer of chaos but the prime minister has defended his strategy. the government's confirmed that the £20 a week universal credit top—up will be phased out in the autumn. one of india's most accomplished and respected film stars, dilip kumar, has died at the age of 98. good afternoon from wembley. england s footballers are two games from glory: beat denmark here at wembley tonight and they ll face italy on sunday in what would be england s first major final since 1966. cheering them on will be the vast majority of the 60,000 fans in the stadium behind me — plus more than 20 million watching on tv. it's going to be quite a night. 0lly foster reports. this england team don't like to dwell on the past, but they can afford to look back at the last three weeks as a job very well done. that will do nicely. the rise of raheem sterling. his first goals at a major tournament took them to the top of their group. and england lead

earlier, rebecca jones spoke to the director of the clinical operational research unit at universityovernment, l the disease are. if you were . advising the government, what the disease are. if you were _ advising the government, what should it do in terms of timing? i advising the government, what should it do in terms of timing?— it do in terms of timing? i mean, we are about three _ it do in terms of timing? i mean, we are about three quarters _ it do in terms of timing? i mean, we are about three quarters of- it do in terms of timing? i mean, we are about three quarters of the - it do in terms of timing? i mean, we are about three quarters of the way| are about three quarters of the way through the vaccination programme, i would like to finish it before we go all the way to opening, which is what israel did, and even now israel are seeing delta, meaning they have not been able to keep control of it, and now they are starting to vaccinate their children, that is an option for us. the more people who are immune, the better. we really need to invest in better ventilation, we know it

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