completely and rishi sunak _ would have to do?uld have to do? completely and rishi sunak reference that - would have to do? completely and rishi sunak reference that in - would have to do? completely and rishi sunak reference that in his . rishi sunak reference that in his tweet. 0pposition mps saying there is one rule for their mentality. because this week we have heard stories of so many businesses and schools who have been affected by the test and trace app, people being pinged and not going into work and having to stay at home. the managing director of iceland supermarket, he was one of those he was highly critical this morning of the prime minister's original decision. we have had some reaction to this in the last half an hour from the opposition. the last half an hour from the opposition-— opposition. that is the right decision. — opposition. that is the right decision, but _ opposition. that is the right decision, but hasn't - opposition. that is the right decision, but hasn't it - opposition. that is the right decision, bu

not for the _ terms of that and it rishi sunak not for the first — terms of that and it rishi sunak— little bit and trying to say to boris johnson to little bit and trying to say to borisjohnson to try little bit and trying to say to boris johnson to try to make it clearer— boris johnson to try to make it clearer for— boris johnson to try to make it clearer for people and i think he is right— clearer for people and i think he is right in_ clearer for people and i think he is right in a _ clearer for people and i think he is right in a lot — clearer for people and i think he is right in a lot of ways. we need to see a _ right in a lot of ways. we need to see a clear— right in a lot of ways. we need to see a clear way of doing this on the traffic— see a clear way of doing this on the traffic light — see a clear way of doing this on the traffic light system slowly but surely — traffic light system slowly but surely we will see it eased out in terms _ surely we will see it eased out in terms of— surely we will see it eased out in terms of government i don't know what the british olympic

and what rishi sunak described _ the mps voted for.nak described as _ the mps voted for. and what rishi sunak described as a _ the mps voted for. and what rishi sunak described as a compromise| the mps voted for. and what rishi i sunak described as a compromise on the frankly it doesn't really amount to much and saying that he would restore that .7% in the next two years, still going to be billions of pounds and some of the poorest people in the world and some of the comments arejust from people in the world and some of the comments are just from really eminent former conservative prime ministers. john major said it's not great britain and we can afford a national yachts that no one wants or needs and cutting help to some of the most miserable and destitute people in the world. rishi sunak himself was the man a kind of millie bright this, make sure that this did not end in defeat. he saw off that manoeuvre by calling lots of the would be rebels and springing this vote and very quickly and so that the rebels did not have time to organis

borisjohnson and chancellor rishi sunak — who received covid alerts after health secretary sajid javidontracted coronavirus — both say they will self—isolate. the move comes as england prepares to ease restrictions further. a clean—up operation is under way in the areas of germany and belgium worst affected by unprecedented flooding. more than 180 people have died. england, scotland and wales say that from tomorrow fully—vaccinated travellers returning from france must self—isolate for ten days — unlike from other amber list countries. three athletes at the tokyo olympic village have tested positive for coronavirus — five days before the start of the games. and 140,000 fans are expected at silverstone for the british grand prix — the nation's biggest sporting event since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. downing street has confirmed that the prime minister and the chancellor will self—isolate after coming into contact with the health secretary, sajid javid — who has tested positive for coronavirus. earlier it was

he wants of fairness between _ —— rishi sunak. he wants of fairness between the — —— rishi sunak.xpayer and pensioners. it's going _ between the taxpayer and pensioners. it's going to be very interesting to see how— it's going to be very interesting to see how this comes through over the next few_ see how this comes through over the next few months as well especially. the biggest hint yet from the chancellor that this might not stay as it is _ chancellor that this might not stay as it is. �* , ., chancellor that this might not stay as it is. �*, ., ., chancellor that this might not stay asitis. �*, ., ., ._ as it is. he's got that really new encland as it is. he's got that really new england shirt — as it is. he's got that really new england shirt that _ as it is. he's got that really new england shirt that he _ as it is. he's got that really new england shirt that he was - as it is. he's got that really new l england shirt that he was pictured wearing the other day with the tags still on it, which no doubt he will bear on sunday. at the financial times says as he struggles to con

is saying, look, you know. _ rishi sunak is saying, look, you know. so— rishi sunak is saying,. you don't need all— vaccination programme. you don't need all these very confusing and complicated travel restrictions, some _ complicated travel restrictions, some of— complicated travel restrictions, some of which are more draconian, he says. _ some of which are more draconian, he says then _ some of which are more draconian, he says then our— some of which are more draconian, he says, then our european competitors. he is— says, then our european competitors. he is really— says, then our european competitors. he is really saying, let's get rid of them — he is really saying, let's get rid of them and have a much simpler system, — of them and have a much simpler system, which will enable british people _ system, which will enable british people to — system, which will enable british people to go on holiday abroad this summer— people to go on holiday abroad this summer without all this worry and confusion — summer without all this worry and confusion about whether or not they would _

and this time they are being told sorry, rishi sunak— they are being told sorry, rishi sunak whose popularityk whose popularity soared in the early part of the covid nightmare, when _ early part of the covid nightmare, when he _ early part of the covid nightmare, when he was handing out money and furloughing in the scheme and that scheme _ furloughing in the scheme and that scheme is — furloughing in the scheme and that scheme is out having to pull it back — scheme is out having to pull it back and _ scheme is out having to pull it back. and we will see where this leads _ back. and we will see where this leads. there is also certain groups of doctors — leads. there is also certain groups of doctors who were supposedly going to get— of doctors who were supposedly going to get their 3% are nope being told that they— to get their 3% are nope being told that they aren't. so we will see where — that they aren't. so we will see where that goes.— that they aren't. so we will see where that goes. that they aren't. so we will see where that noes. ,, ., ~ , , . where that goes. sunak becomes rich even

rishi sunak is rightiy— vu with this headline._ people, people at the start of their careers, where it is necessary to show— careers, where it is necessary to show uu — careers, where it is necessary to show up. there is a learning there and there's— show up. there is a learning there and there's alsojust being present. it and there's alsojust being present. it can— and there's alsojust being present. it can have — and there's alsojust being present. it can have advantages, and you get to disadvantaged if you're not showing — to disadvantaged if you're not showing up in that way. the idea that this — showing up in that way. the idea that this government which is constantly penalised young people, slap them with student debt, insecure _ slap them with student debt, insecure jobs, zero—hour contracts, unaffordable housing, the idea that this government suddenly cares about young _ this government suddenly cares about young people, give me a break. i do think— young people, give me a break. i do think it _ young people, give me a bre

borisjohnson and chancellor rishi sunak — who both got covid alerts after health secretary sajid javidontracted coronavirus — now say they will self—isolate. initially, the government had said the two men were exempt from some self—isolation because they part of a pilot scheme, and labour denounced that as unfair. it really was one rule for them and another for the rest of us, and they have only u—turned because they have been caught out by this. there's lots of questions as to what this trial is, how you access it and i hope a minister will come to the house of commons tomorrow and explain. german chancellor angela merkel visits the region of western germany hit by unprecedented flooding. more than 180 people have died in germany and belgium. england, scotland and wales say that from tomorrow fully—vaccinated travellers returning from france must self—isolate for ten days — unlike from other amber list countries. two athletes and an official at the tokyo olympic village have tested positive for coronavirus five days before the start of the games. good afternoon. both the prime ministe

unethical experiment and urge it to reconsider its plans to abandon all restrictions chancellor rishi sunak defends the decision to phase out the £20 weekly increase in universal credit introduced during the coronavirus crisis. this was a temporary measure, it was always intended to be a temporary measure and much like all the other things that we have done, they were the things that we put in place to deal with the crisis. plans for how and when fully vaccinated travellers can go abroad without having to quarantine on their return are to be set out later. good morning and welcome to bbc news. england have reached the final of euro 2020 after beating denmark 2—1 in front of more than 60,000 fans at wembley. captain harry kane hit the winner in extra time to secure a place against italy on sunday. if england win, it will be their first major tournament victory since the 1966 world cup, 55 years ago. 0ur sports news correspondent, andy swiss, was watching last night's game at wembley. it was a night 55 years of heartache turned to pure euphoria. england into the final, and theirfans into drea

rishi sunak is vowing -- the chance is we will see significant divergence from eu rules.e will hear from the chancellor this hour. crude continues to climb. topping $75 a barrel for the first time since 2019. we are seeing back into equities, but back into crude, up by 1.5%. alix: unbelievable -- back above that $75 a barrel, the highest we have seen in three years or so. this brings up those inflationary trends we keep talking about. underneath the hood, it was big tech end to that outperformed that for the first half of the year as we see more record highs. that continues. it hits the five year yield. the highest prices paid since 1979. the highest we have been at all week. this has been a very busy week for ipo's. didi was the second largest u.s. listing after alibaba. you are in the doghouse -- you did not bring me doughnuts for the krispy kreme ipo, which we eagerly await for trading! guy: i'm feeling like i really let you down -- krispy kreme doughnuts. let's talk about why we should think about what is going to happen in the second half of the year. andrew bailey d

the chancellor rishi sunak is expected to pledge to make the uk the most "advanced and exciting" financialces hub in the world at a speech he'll be making at mansion house in the city of london. more than two years after he was jailed for sexual assault, the american entertainer bill cosby has his conviction overturned. a tough message on the 100th anniversary of the chinese communist party — president xi jinping warns that foreign powers will "get their heads bashed" if they attempt to bully the country. the dukes of cambridge and sussex will come together later to unveil a statue of their mother, diana, princess of wales, on what would have been her 60th birthday. and andy murray reaches the third round of wimbledon beating german oscar otte in a centre court thriller. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the car—maker nissan has announced a major expansion of electric vehicle production at its car plant in sunderland. the development will see the creation of more than 1500 jobs at the site and several thousand more in the supply chain. most of these will facilitate the manufacture of t

talk us through what rishi sunak has been saying this morning?it's clear that businesses have _ been saying this morning? it's clear that businesses have expressed - that businesses have expressed frustration over the increased number of staff who have had to isolate because of the contact from the app. this comes on top of existing severe staff shortages for other reasons and the chancellor has recognised that. he has talked of the health secretary about a change that could be made to the app were some sort of more balanced approach, as he put it, so that would have to come in pretty quickly, clearly there are cabinet level discussions about that. another consequence of the pandemic has been on the way in which the state pension is increased year to year. because it's got to track the highest of either prices, earnings or 2.5% under the triple lock policy, as a result of basically a distortion in the way in which earnings have been calculated during the pandemic, that's due to go during the pandemic, that's due to 9° up during the pandemic, that

i asked rishi sunak yesterday. his what younger members of staff what -- might need. he says it comes from being in an office and being surrounded by senior staff. some might want more flexibility. what are we seeing in london? tom: variety. it's early to say. the big day was july 19, when the restrictions were lifted. but then the question is, you're right. will it be the city of london as we remember it? it's more likely labor day, the start of september, and that's the first big test of what will the city of london look like moving forward. it won't look like it did before, but equally won't be as empty as it has been for the past 18 months. anna: interesting, record labor day, when we pivot around labor day in the u.k. thank you very much. thanks for bringing us this story, varied as they are. british companies are finding it more difficult to fill jobs as they expand hiring following coronavirus lockdown rules. it may weigh on the strengths of economic recovery. joining us to discuss this and many other issues

borisjohnson and chancellor rishi sunak — who received covid alerts after health secretary sajid javidboth say they will self—isolate. the move cmes as england prepares to ease restrictions further the government said the pair were due to be exempt from some self—isolation because they were taking part in a special pilot scheme. labour criticised the move, saying many members of the public felt it was unfair it really was one rule for them, another for the festivals, and they've only you turned because they've only you turned because they've been caught out by this. there are lots of questions as to how this trial is and how you access it and i hope the minister can come to the house of commons tomorrow and explain. —— one rule for them, anotherfor explain. —— one rule for them, another for the explain. —— one rule for them, anotherfor the rest of explain. —— one rule for them, another for the rest of us. german chancellor angela merkel is visiting one of the villages in the west of the country hit by unprecedented flooding. more than 180 people have died in the floods in germany and b

and this time they are being told sorry, rishi sunak— they are being told sorry, rishi sunak whose popularityfurloughing in the scheme and that scheme _ furloughing in the scheme and that scheme is — furloughing in the scheme and that scheme is out having to pull it back — scheme is out having to pull it back and _ scheme is out having to pull it back. and we will see where this leads _ back. and we will see where this leads. there is also certain groups of doctors — leads. there is also certain groups of doctors who were supposedly going to get— of doctors who were supposedly going to get their 3% are nope

talk to us about the daily telegraph, rishi sunakfaces tim, talk to us about the daily telegraph, rishi sunakaces a blow from inflation.— from inflation. i am old enough to remember — from inflation. i am old enough to remember when _ from inflation. i am old enough to remember when inflation - from inflation. i am old enough to remember when inflation was - from inflation. i am old enough to remember when inflation was a i from inflation. i am old enough to - remember when inflation was a thing, when too much money is chasing too few goods in the economy. at the moment we are not noticing it, but one effect will be a lot of the government debt, about a quarter, is linked to the overall retail price index. with that going up, the telegraph is warning us that could cost £10 billion extra for the chancellor of the exchequer. and thatis chancellor of the exchequer. and that is £10 billion of course that can't go to the national health service, that can't go to policing, can't go to the other things we all care about. james is an economic commentator, he will be more expert than me, but we should

so i think it's not necessarily the great miracle that rishi sunak proposed it to be, but we shall seeeveryone agrees that these corporations need to pay tax, they need to pay more tax, partly because they're destroying businesses in other countries that do pay tax. there's a kind of a double whammy. but whether or not this is going to deliver, we will see. i'm sure those lawyers would probably characterise it as �*tax avoidance�* rather than �*evasion�*. in terms of the statistics, jeffrey, around a third of the profits of us multinationals were listed for tax purposes in three countries — ireland, luxembourg and the netherlands — which, surprise, surprise, have comparatively low corporate tax rates, but which only accounted for, i think, 5% or 15% of their sales maximum, in 2018 figures. janet yellen, the us treasury secretary, must be rubbing her hands with glee at the prospect of this. this is an early victory for her, for sure. - she is respected and a seasoned diplomat in the financial world. this is something that she very much wanted and, you know, i this is something that real

borisjohnson and chancellor rishi sunak — who received covid alerts after health secretary sajid javidontracted coronavirus — both say they will self—isolate. the move comes as england prepares to ease restrictions further there were initial suggestions that they could take part in a pilot scheme in which daily testing replaced self—isolation. a clean—up operation is under way in the areas of germany and belgium worst affected by unprecedented flooding. more than 180 people have died. england, scotland and wales say that from tomorrow fully—vaccinated travellers returning from france must self—isolate for ten days — unlike with other amber list countries. three people at the tokyo olympic village have tested positive for coronavirus — five days before the start of the games and 140,000 fans are expected at silverstone for the british grand prix — the nation's biggest sporting event since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. hello and welcome to the programme which brings together bbc specialists with foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences back home from the

been 8%, which means in theory the state pension should go up by 8% next year, which will cost rishi sunakllions of pounds, which is why he maybe sounds a little bit lukewarm about it when he was at covent garden market this morning. the triple lock is the government's policy, but i very much _ recognise people's concerns and we want to make sure l that the decisions we make - and the systems we have are fair both for pensioners and for taxpayers. i i love that, i very much understand people's concerns. what he basically means is, "i'm really concerned and i'm never going to do it, because it is going to cost the taxpayer and the treasury too much money." the thing is though, when you've made a promise, laura, in very different times, that looks kind of snazzy in an election manifesto because you can put it down in a couple of sentences, and then a quirk comes along like this. how... it is a difficult one to wriggle out of. the bottom line is you either do the 8%, or whatever the number is come the autumn, or you break your promise. indeed and that is a political choice and if the treasury

both borisjohnson and rishi sunak are to take part in a pilot programme in which daily testing replacesrjavid tested positive yesterday after a meeting at downing street on friday. the news comes a day ahead of most covid restrictions being lifted in england. 0ur political correspondent, nick eardly has this report. downing street on friday. the health secretary outside number 10, where he held talks with the prime minister. last night, though, sajid javid confirmed he had coronavirus, after a second test. i was feeling a bit groggy last night, so i took a lateralflow test this morning and it's come out positive. so i'm now self—isolating at home with my family until i get the result of a pcr test. i'm grateful that i've had two jabs of the vaccine, and so far my symptoms are very mild. he'll now have to self—isolate and there are questions over whether others might be told to stay at home, too. it comes ahead of a crucial week in which almost all legal restrictions in england will be lifted. from tomorrow, social distancing will be officially scrapped. there will be no limits at events

shery: rishi sunak speaking with anna edwards. get you the first word news now with vonnie quinn. vonnie: thank you. talks between opec and allies broke down after the uae blocked a deal. the cartel has been looking -- 400,000 barrels per day each month from august to december and the agreement would also have extended the broader opec-plus accord, pushing the final xp forward to december 2022 instead of april. talks are set to resume later on friday. 130 nations back to the global tax overhaul proposed by the biden administration. the endorsement puts the world a step closer to a minimum corporate tax rate and a new regime for sharing profits with multinational firms. several key countries agreed to the terms including india and china but nine held out. the aim is for a final deal by the end of october. the international monetary fund thinks the fed may need to start raising interest rates in late 2022 or early 2023. a statement after the article for consultation also said the central bank will likely begin to scale back asset pu

the chancellor rishi sunak _ been hardest hit. the chancellor rishi sunak has _ been hardest hit.ved off the scheme twice as fast as all other age brackets and that is another interesting detail about the numbers, how they cover industries and geographies but also industries and geographies but also in terms of age, who is still using furlough. in terms of age, who is still using furlou:h. . v in terms of age, who is still using furlou:h. . �*, ,. furlough. that's right. so, young workers have _ furlough. that's right. so, young workers have been _ furlough. that's right. so, young workers have been really - furlough. that's right. so, young workers have been really quick l furlough. that's right. so, young| workers have been really quick to leave the furlough scheme as the sectors that they work in over the last two months have opened up. so hospitality, the grand reopening we saw in may has seen huge falls in the number and share of workers who are under 25 furloughed. but, at the same time, the demography of the furlough scheme has flipped a little bit and older workers, so tho

— make sense of the fact that rishi sunak softened the blow of it and saying _ sunak softened thetrack. i think he will fix that there's enough people who wanted — that there's enough people who wanted to stick to that. i don't think— wanted to stick to that. i don't think it's — wanted to stick to that. i don't think it's a _ wanted to stick to that. i don't think it's a devastating blow to the government and if there are these voters _ government and if there are these voters who— government and if there are these voters who might have voted tory and i voters who might have voted tory and i want. _ voters who might have voted tory and i want. not _ voters who might have voted tory and i want, not 100% sure if that is true _ i want, not 100% sure if that is true it— i want, not 100% sure if that is true. it makes sense logically but the report— true. it makes sense logically but the report also sees that lib dems for various— the report also sees that lib dems for various reasons are not fans of foreign _ for various reasons are not fans of foreign aid — for various reasons are n

borisjohnson and chancellor rishi sunak — who received covid alerts after health secretary sajid javidurther. a clean—up operation is under way in the areas of germany and belgium worst affected by unprecedented flooding. more than 180 people have died. england, scotland and wales say that from tomorrow fully—vaccinated travellers returning from france must self—isolate for ten days — unlike from other amber list countries. three athletes at the tokyo olympic village have tested positive for coronavirus — five days before the start of the games. and 140,000 fans are expected at silverstone

than boris johnson on these selection on whether is tony blair, theresa may, jeremy corbyn, except rishi sunak mp made in my view, a very powerful statement about in her words, the number of lies the prime minister has told the house. you can use another word if you want, you could say whatever you like but these were not truthful statements in the house of commons. all this has been going on for a long time. and yet there are people who will be salted with this man because he's funny, he's fun, he's got all the kind of bad boy characteristics maybe some people love. and ijust think no other leader in my lifetime here has been quite so cavalier. and it may be now that it is time for a sober look at whether this country should be governed by such a character. should be governed by such a character-— should be governed by such a character. �* , ., ., character. rachel, let's move on the times. character. rachel, let's move on the times- these — character. rachel, let's move on the times. these figures _ character. rachel, let's move on the times. these figures quite _ character. rachel, let's mo

rishi sunak told the bbc any decision on pensions would be "based on fairness for pensioners and forts on the street. more than half a million people have died with the virus in brazil — the second highest death toll in the world after the us. 0nly13% of the population is fully vaccinated and around 2,000 people are still dying with the virus every day. our international correspondent 0rla guerin reports from sao paulo. brazil�*s agony, carved into the soil. fresh graves in sao paulo await the new covid dead. the virus is still reaching many here, long before vaccines do. josildo died from covid in mayjust hours after these pictures were taken and days before he was due to get a jab. the father of five was the heart of his family. his son felipe joined the recent street protests, seeking justice for his dad. for those who have come out on the streets here, this is notjust about grief and anger, it�*s about political responsibility. they believe that many of the dead are victims of president bolsonaro, his policies and his inaction, as well as victims of covid—19, and the pressure on

party donors known as the advisory board has been holding regular meetings with borisjohnson and rishi sunakhe daily express highlights angry campaigners hitting out as record numbers of families hit by inheritance tax will give the government a £6 billion windfall. so, let's begin. joanna, kick us off this evening with summer holidays in europe on the brink. sounds horribly familiar, this. it the brink. sounds horribly familiar, this. ., , the brink. sounds horribly familiar, this. ., ., _ this. it does sound horribly familiar- — this. it does sound horribly familiar. i— this. it does sound horribly familiar. ithink_ this. it does sound horribly familiar. i think the - this. it does sound horribly familiar. i think the first i this. it does sound horribly i familiar. i think the first time this. it does sound horribly - familiar. i think the first time i did the papers with you i talked about how excited i was for a summer holiday. i booked one at a time when i thought it was the green list and honestly that got changed two weeks later, and ifeel as if the general public, yet another bloat

we will be speaking to rishi sunak _ very much. we will be speaking to rishi sunak in _ very much.ve a covid—19 vaccine have not had both jabs. wandsworth council has the lowest takeup with just over 50% having had both jabs. according to the advisory group sage, 80% of staff and 90% of residents need to have received a first dose to provide a minimum level of protection against covid outbreaks. a vigil will take place later today to remember a woman who died when a crane crashed into her house. it was a year ago today whenjune harvey, who was 8, was killed when a 20 metre structure crashed through the roof of the house she shared with her niece and great nephew in bow. the incident is still being investigated. the northern line extension has reached a major milestone with the start of trials on the new 3 km section between kennington and battersea power station. the zone1 extension is due to open in the autumn with six trains running per hour initially. four trains per hour are currently being run through the extension at weekends as part of the tests. hms belfast is reopening to

initially, borisjohnson and rishi sunak said they had become part of a pilot scheme.itter. hi, folks. like so many hundreds of thousands of other people across the country, i've been pinged, i've been asked to self—isolate by the test, trace and isolate system after i have been in contact with somebody who has covid — in this case, the health secretary, sajid javid — and we did look briefly at the idea of us taking part in the pilot scheme which allows people to test daily, but i think it is far more important that everybody sticks to the same rules, and that is why i'm going to be isolating until the 26th ofjuly, monday, the 26th of july, and i really... i know how frustrating it all is, but i really do urge everybody to stick with the programme and take the appropriate course of action when you're asked to do so by nhs test and trace. borisjohnson there. our political correspondent nick eardley has been exciting —— explaining to me what led to a change of heart from the prime minister. eight o'clock this morning, we all got a statement saying that the prime minister

s chancellor rishi sunak about his plans to sharpen london's competitive edge. if you have questions on your own for our guests, extend them. ib+tv is the function to use. ♪ >> the good news is the technology is poised to be able to react. it is not as though if something really bad starts appearing it is going to take us years and years to react. we can do it in a shorter period of time if we all stay vigilant and coordinated. >> we are sequencing the variants to understand the prevalence. for now, extremely low, we will continue to sequence and pay a lot of attention to ensure we can respond. the best we have at the moment is to continue vaccinating. anna: the chairman of moderna and the spanish foreign minister talking about the delta variant with bloomberg. worries about the spread of the variant may be one of the biggest risks for markets at the end of the second half of the year. are you somebody who thinks concerns around the delta variant are overdone or underdone? j.p. morgan was saying by values in cyclicals. maybe we were worried too much about t

borisjohnson and rishi sunak only went into isolation because they were busted.le for them, another rule for the rest of us. borisjohnson has urged caution — but that's up to the individual now, not the government. and even he's admitted cases will keep rising. we've got to remember that this virus is sadly still out there, cases are rising — we can see the extreme contagiousness of the delta variant. and there's another thing worrying scientists besides the rising cases. here's our health correspondentjim reed. by allowing people to get infected, you are increasing the chance that a new variant could emerge. so at the moment, as i say, it's this delta variant — which is by far the most prevalent in the uk — could you see some mutation to that that is in some ways either more infectious or could make the vaccine less effective? and are you increasing the chances of that by having 50, 60, 70, 100,000 people a day infected? martin hibberd is a professor of emerging infectious diseases at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine. he agrees. what i worry ab

the headlines: borisjohnson and chancellor rishi sunak — who both got covid alerts after health secretaryajid javid contracted coronavirus — now say they will self—isolate. initially the government said the two men were exempt from some self—isolation because they part of pilot scheme — and labour denounced that as unfair. it really was one rule for them and another for the rest of us, and they have only u—turned because they have been caught out by this. there's lots of questions as to what this trial is, how you access it, and i hope a minister can come to the house of commons tomorrow and explain. german chancellor angela merkel visits the region of western germany hit by unprecedented flooding. more than 180 people have died in germany and belgium. now on bbc news, we look back at the week in parliament. hello again and welcome to the week in parliament — the week the beautiful game revealed its ugly side. labour accused ministers of failing to stand up for footballers fighting racism. we can all see what's happened here — the government has been trying to stoke a culture war and they

six former mps of work and pensions secretary is have asked rishi sunak to keep the extra £20 to universal explosives today in what is left in an collapsed apartment block in miami for controlled demolition. the decision was taken to demolish the building following fears of an approaching tropical storm that could endanger the lives of rescue teams. 120 people are still missing. 24 people were killed in the collapse. at least 45 people have died after a military plane crashed in southern philippines. the aircraft with more than 90 people on board crashed as it tried to land on the island ofjolo. three civilians on the ground are among the victims. david campa nale reports. a large ball of black smoke was seen above the wreckage of a transport plane, a lockhead c130 hercules, supplied to the philippines by the united states. the head of the armed forces said it had missed the runway. it's not clear why. and then it's tried to regain power but it had failed and hit the ground. many of those on board were soldiers. they were flying from mindanao to the provincial airport ofjolo, when the plan

the uk chancellor — orfinance minister — rishi sunak said he expected to see a "bounce" in consumer confidencese of the tournament. some businesses have benefited from england's run to the final. the british beer & pub association predicted england fans would consume more than 13 million extra pints on sunday alone. so will the feel good factor translate into an economic boost for the country? joining me now is steve alton, who's the ceo of the british institute of innkeeping. how long do you think this feelgood factor will last for? morning, ben. it's been fantastic, this tournament, in all of nations and its brought people back together again and you can see the absolute revealer for relief of people wanting to get out and reconnect with their communities and to have people who run pubs across the whole of the uk, for those who have been able to show the football, not every pub, they have created some special moments and places for us to come together and it's reminded people of the importance of the pub within the social fabric. it is the place we go to celebrate and commiserate is actually

rishi sunak.renewed pressure to do more to tackle the online racist abuse suffered by england footballers after sunday's euro 2020 final. one of the england squad, tyrone mings, accused the home secretary, priti patel, of fuelling the flames by initially refusing to speak out against spectators who booed the team for taking the knee to protest against racism before matches. does the noble minister agree with me that the deluge of racist abuse towards black players must not only be condemned and perpetrators brought to justice, but should not be fuelled in the first place by politicians, who, if we are honest, some of them in effect encourage fans to boo the national team, a brilliant team, that took a collective stand — taking the knee — against the very racism that the black players were subject to after sunday's defeat. surely the government can see that when senior politicians, like our prime minister and the secretary of state for home office make dog whistle comments and do not slap down raci

downing street initially said both borisjohnson — and the uk chancellor rishi sunak — would be part ofour political correspondent nick eardley. life might be feeling a bit more normal, but the impact of the pandemic is farfrom over. hundreds of thousands of people have been told to self—isolate in recent days. and now track and trace has hit the heart of government. the prime minister and chancellor are self—isolating after the health secretary tested positive for covid yesterday. boris johnson posted this video on twitter. we did look briefly at the idea of us taking part in the pilot scheme which allows people to test daily, but i think it's far more important that everybody sticks to the same rules. the prime minister will now spend the next week here, his country retreat at chequers. that wasn't always the plan, though. this morning, number 10 said the prime minister wouldn't have to self—isolate because downing street was part of a trial to allow people to keep working if they provided a daily negative test. a cabinet minister was sent out to defend the plan. it ensures that the p

downing street had to do a rapid u turn after initially saying borisjohnson and the uk chancellor rishi sunakrt of a pilot scheme allowing them to keep working if they tested negative every day. but with hundreds of thousands of people having to self—isolate after a positive contact, they were met with a barrage of criticism, and mrjohnson conceded it was �*important that everybody sticks to the same rules." it comes as almost all legal covid restrictions are due to be lifted in england on monday. here�*s our political correspondent nick eardley. life might be feeling a bit more normal, but the impact of the pandemic is far from over. hundreds of thousands of people have been told to self—isolate in recent days. and now track and trace has hit the heart of government. the prime minister and chancellor are self—isolating after the health secretary tested positive for covid yesterday. boris johnson posted this video on twitter. we did look briefly at the idea of us taking part in the pilot scheme which allows people to test daily, but i think it�*s far more important that everybody sticks to th

he and rishi sunak had announced they would use a little—known testing scheme so they didn't have to — but they backed down after a political backlash. it was left to the vaccine deployment minister to update mps. nadhim zahawi announced that, from the autumn, vulnerable children aged 12—15 would be vaccinated, and also that vaccine passports would be compulsory for night clubs and other crowded spaces. by the end of september, everyone aged 18 and over will have the chance to receive full vaccination, and the additional two weeks for that protection to really take hold. so at that point, we plan to make full vaccination a condition of entrance to nightclubs and other venues where large crowds gather. proof of a negative test will no longer be sufficient. any decisions will, of course, mr speaker, be subject medical reasons of why they cannot get vaccinated. and i'm clear that we will always look at the evidence available and do all we can so people can continue to do the things they love. he defended the use of self—isolation, despite signs that staff absences are hitting industry a

as chancellor rishi sunak attempts to get a grip on the public finances, borisjohnson has public financesinks the priority should be better paid jobs rather than welfare. many people see that as far too simplistic and the prime minister will face considerable pressure on those in the next few weeks, notjust from opposition mps, as you would expect, but also from conservatives. we have six former tory work and pensions secretary saying it should be made permanent and we have tory backbenchers, cibicki won their seats for the first time in 2019 from labour, worried about the impact of this policy. this government has made a pretty big u—turns over the course of the pandemic, for now boris johnson's policy is that as the restrictions and, so should these benefits. ., ~ , ., a restrictions and, so should these benefits. ., ~ , ., ., , benefits. thank you, nick eardley in westminster- _ the president of haiti, jovenel moise, has been assassinated at his home in the capital port—au—prince. the government said the property was stormed overnight by unidentified armed men. mr moise had been in pow

borisjohnson and rishi sunak previously said they would not isolate as they were part of a pilot schemeuarantine. it all comes as covid—19 restrictions are lifted in england from tomorrow. hi, folks. like so many of hundreds of thousands of others across the country, i have been pinged and asked to self isolate by the test, trace and isolate system after i had been contact with somebody who has covid, in this case, of course, the health secretary sajid javid. we did look briefly at the idea of us taking part in the pilot scheme which allows people to test daily, but i think it is far more important that everybody sticks to the same rules, and that is why i am going to be self isolating until the 26th ofjuly, monday the 26th ofjuly. and i know how frustrating it all is, but i urge everybody to stick with the programme and take the appropriate course of action when asked to do so by nhs test and trace. the reason for that is we are going tomorrow into step four and doing a big opening up, and that is quite right — if we don't do it now, we will be opening up in the autumn or winter months

and after the health secretary tested positive, borisjohnson and rishi sunak were traced.mber 10 announced instead of full isolation, the pair would take part in a daily testing pilot instead. a workplace scheme, it was said, being used by other public sector organisations, not just politicians. downing street is part of that pilot as well, and it ensures the pm, the chancellor can conduct the most essential business but at other times of the day, they won't be mixing with people outside of their own household. then, within an hour of that, this — a statement from downing street. it is one rule for them and another for the rest of us. and they have only u—turned because they have been caught out by this. there's lots of questions as to what this trial is, how you access it and i hope a minister will come to the house of commons tomorrow and explain. it was a fast, fairly loud u—turn driving into tomorrow, where the streets could get busier as legal restrictions on social contact are lifted in england. cases are expected to rise a lot, but scientists say precise predictions

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downing street initially said both borisjohnson and the uk chancellor rishi sunak, would be part of aed by a rapid u—turn, and now downing street has pulled out of the pilot scheme entirely. this report from our political corresponent nick eardley. life might be feeling a bit more normal, but the impact of the pandemic is farfrom over. hundreds of thousands of people have been told to self—isolate in recent days. and now track and trace has hit the heart of government. the prime minister and chancellor are self—isolating after the health secretary tested positive for covid yesterday. boris johnson posted this video on twitter. we did look briefly at the idea of us taking part in the pilot scheme which allows people to test daily, but i think it's far more important that everybody sticks to the same rules. the prime minister will now spend the next week here, his country retreat at chequers. that wasn't always the plan, though. this morning, number ten said the prime minister wouldn't have to self—isolate because downing street was part of a trial to allow people to keep working if the