so, sajid javid has that in his entry— so, sajid javid has that in his entry as _ so, sajid javid hase is an experienced politician, he has _ but he is an experienced politician, he has operated in five different departments of state, so he has got the experience to do it. but i sadly think— the experience to do it. but i sadly think it _ the experience to do it. but i sadly think it is — the experience to do it. but i sadly think it is a — the experience to do it. but i sadly think it is a very tall order and he has a _ think it is a very tall order and he has a lot— think it is a very tall order and he has a lotto — think it is a very tall order and he has a lot to get through. ali, think it is a very tall order and he has a lot to get through.- has a lot to get through. ali, g want to pick — has a lot to get through. ali, g want to pick up _ has a lot to get through. ali, g want to pick up on _ has a lot to get through. ali, g want to pick up on the - has a lot to get through. ali, g want to pick up on the story i has a lot to get through. ali, g j want to pick up on the story on h

fascinating to see that sajid javid is perhaps - to see that sajid javid is perhaps in sopport— to seeto pay for funding social care. social care is one of— funding social care. social care is one of the — funding social care. social care is one of the big political problems as government wants to deal with on the steps of— government wants to deal with on the steps of downing street in 2019, boris _ steps of downing street in 2019, borisjohnson said steps of downing street in 2019, boris johnson said there's a clear plan to— boris johnson said there's a clear plan to deal with it. but we haven't seen _ plan to deal with it. but we haven't seen it— plan to deal with it. but we haven't seen it and — plan to deal with it. but we haven't seen it and the government is promising _ seen it and the government is promising something later this year, but it's_ promising something later this year, but it's been a politically toxic question. _ but it's been a politically toxic question, if your member the 2017 election. _ question, if your member the 2017 election, theresa may brought out a plan

labour said sajid javid had insulted many said sajid javid had insulted many people still shielding fromning, the health secretary deleted his original tweet and said he was wrong to say the word cower. i was expressing gratitude that the vaccines help us fight back as a society, he wrote... but mrjavid's bullish tone reflects a government pushing on with opening up england in the face of very high infections. about 70% of adults have now had both jabs and ministers want to put pressure on younger people to vaccinated. earlier this week, the prime minister announced that vaccine passports would be used at night clubs in england from the end of september and a similar plan is being considered for premier league football matches as well, and talks between ministers and the league are at an early stage. i think our members are _ members are reflective of the wider society, so, there will be some who feel that this will give them the kind of reassurance they need in order to return safely to games. equally there will be others who are opposed to it in principle myra some events, like this we

rachel, the guardian story quotes sajid javid as the guardian story quotes sajid javid as saying englandcrapping lockdown rules from the 19th ofjuly. scrapping lockdown rules from the 19th ofjul . ~ scrapping lockdown rules from the 19th ofjuly-— scrapping lockdown rules from the 19th ofjul . ~ �* ., j~ ~ ., 19th ofjuly. well, we've got 8696 of the adult population _ 19th ofjuly. well, we've got 8696 of the adult population which - 19th ofjuly. well, we've got 8696 of the adult population which has had| the adult population which has had one ghost, which is fantastic. if you told — one ghost, which is fantastic. if you told us_ one ghost, which is fantastic. if you told us injanuary that's one ghost, which is fantastic. if you told us in january that's where we'd _ you told us in january that's where we'd be, _ you told us in january that's where we'd be, i'm — you told us in january that's where we'd be, i'm not sure anyone would believe _ we'd be, i'm not sure anyone would believe you —— one dose. two thirds of the _ believe you —— one dose. two thirds of the population, including the

this is sajid javid _ symptoms are very mild. this is sajid javid at — symptoms are very mild.e more than 54,000 positive cases reported yesterday and some are urging caution. , ., ., ., caution. there is a lot of uncertainty, _ caution. there is a lot of uncertainty, and - caution. there is a lot of uncertainty, and if - caution. there is a lot of uncertainty, and if you l caution. there is a lot of. uncertainty, and if you look caution. there is a lot of- uncertainty, and if you look at countries that are ahead of us in the curve, like the netherlands and israel, both of which incidentally have good vaccination stories, if we behave like they have done and change our behaviour too dramatically when restrictions are changed, then we will end up having to do what they are having to do now, which is reconsider imposing restrictions. now, which is reconsider imposing restrictions-— restrictions. next week will be a si . nificant restrictions. next week will be a significant moment _ restrictions. next week will be a significant moment in _ restrictions. next week will be a signif

what the mail on sunday is claiming is that sajid javid, the health — claiming is that sajid javid, the and amber plus country, which meant you had to guarantine _ plus country, which meant you had to quarantine for ten days when you came _ quarantine for ten days when you came home. now, the significant factor— came home. now, the significant factor here — came home. now, the significant factor here is that grant shapps, the transport secretary, wasn't actually _ the transport secretary, wasn't actually in — the transport secretary, wasn't actually in the meeting, and had he been. _ actually in the meeting, and had he been. he _ actually in the meeting, and had he been, he would probably have had something to say about that. what sa'id something to say about that. what sajid javid — something to say about that. what sajid javid was worried about was ripples— sajid javid was worried about was ripples that the astrazeneca vaccine was less _ ripples that the astrazeneca vaccine was less effective against the peter south _ was less effective against the peter south africa variant and that

and in so doing, can i call secretary sajid javid - to make his statement? sajid javid.jid javid struck a slightly different tone from his predecessor. there was more talk about the return of freedoms and warm words for matt hancock, too. ..who had worked hard throughout all these testing times. he has achieved a great amount in the work he did, and i know that he will have more to offer in public life, and i wish him the very best. as befits someone on his sixth cabinetjob, he was very careful to avoid saying whether all restrictions would be lifted at "step four" of the road map later this month. whilst we decided not to bring forward step four, we see no reason to go beyond the 19th ofjuly. because, in truth, no date we choose comes with zero risks for covid. we know we cannot simply eliminate it. we have to learn to live with it. we also know that people and businesses need certainty, so we want every step to be irreversible. now, i want to see an end to restrictions. our constituents want to see an end to restrictions. but i hope his confidence today aboutjuly 19th

the uk's health secretary, sajid javid, tests positive for coronavirus.

this is a sajid javid at a care home on tuesday, four days before his symptoms developed.et if any one else in government will have to self—isolate as a close contact. it comes ahead of a crucial week for ministers. from monday, legal restrictions will be lifted in england, but there were more than 5a,000 positive cases reported yesterday and some are urging caution. there is a lot of uncertainty, and if you look at countries that are ahead of us in the curve, like the netherlands and israel, both of which incidentally have good vaccination stories, if we behave like they have done and change our behaviour too dramatically when the restrictions are changed, then we are going to end up having to do what they are having to do now, which is reconsider reimposing restrictions. next week will be a significant moment in the sometimes slow road out of lockdown in england. but it won't be back to normality overnight. face coverings will still be recommended in some places and there will still be an emphasis on caution. and the number of positive cases we're seeing, like the health

the uk's health secretary, sajid javid, tests positive for coronavirus. he's self—isolating at home, as the government prepares to lift its legal restrictions. a new round of peace talks gets under way in qatar between afghan leaders and the taliban. both sides are said to be positive. the film that won the palme d'or is titane... wait, wait, wait, don't! and nervous laughter in cannes, as the director spike lee accidentally lets slip the name of the winner of the palme d'or. hello and welcome to bbc news. rescue crews have been racing to find survivors of floods that have wreaked havoc across western europe, killing at least 170 people. hundreds are feared missing after record rainfall triggered severe floods in germany and belgium. european leaders have blamed the extreme weather on climate change. chancellor angela merkel is due to visit affected areas on sunday. with more, here's our berlin correspondentjenny hill. in ahrweiler, everything, everyone, is covered in a thick, sticky mud. there is no power, nowhere to buy food, not much mobile reception.

the health secretary sajid javid says he has tested positive for coronavirus and is experiencing "mild" symptoms. travel firms criticise the government's decision to keep quarantine rules in place for travellers returning to england and wales from france, even if they are fully vaccinated. pop—up vaccine centres open in venues across england this weekend in a push to get more people vaccinated before the country unlocks next week. more than 150 people have now died in severe floods across western europe, with hundreds of people remaining unaccounted for as the waters begin to recede in some areas. european leaders blame the extreme weather on climate change. experts say global warming makes torrential rainfall more likely. olympics organisers announce the first case of coronavirus in the athletes village, six days before the tokyo games begin. in the past few minutes, the health secretary, sajid javid, has said he has tested positive for coronavirus. the health secretary — who replaced matt hancock in the post last month — said he had was fully vaccinated, with two doses of vaccine, an

the health secretary, sajid javid, is isolating at home after testing positive for coronavirus. new round of afghan peace talks has got under way in qatar between afghan leaders and the taliban. both sides have sounded a note of cautious optimism. olympics organisers have announced the first case of coronavirus in the athletes�* village six days before the start of the tokyo games. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the writer and broadcaster lucy beresford and the property and personal finance commentator anne ashworth. hello to you both. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... as health secretary sajid javid tests positive for covid, the observer highlights the plea from top scientists not to "let the virus rip" as england prepares to lift all remaining lockdown restrictions on monday. with that in mind, the mirror leads on calls by a scientists for monday to be dubbed "free—dumb day". the health secretary's positive covid test is also the lead for the express, with the paper carrying warnings from business leader

sajid javid's words were called insensitive by bereaved families — he's now apologised and said he didot mean to minimise the impact of covid. ministers are to meet tomorrow to discuss how exemptions from isolation will work, as businesses say there is still too much uncertainty. and as another fall in new infections is recorded, we'll be looking at the latest data. also tonight. police warn of the dangers of open water after three people, including a nine—year—old, drown in loch lomond. and in tokyo, chelsie giles becomes team gb's first medallist with her bronze injudo. while adam peaty is nowjust hours away from the race which he hopes will bring him olympic gold again. i'm the best racer in the world, i think. so i'm looking forward to it. good evening. the health secretary sajid javid has apologised for saying that people shouldn't "cower" from the coronavirus, after being criticised by opposition parties and families bereaved during the pandemic. he had used the word in a tweet posted after recovering from covid himself and was accused of insensitivity and causing hurt. meanwhile

but in a tweet announcing his own recovery from coronavirus yesterday, sajid javid said people should rebuke from opposition parties and bereaved families was swift. we're very disappointed at yet another barbed comment from a minister of the government. we find that the comments are distasteful, disrespectful to our loss, and insensitive, quite frankly. labour said sajid javid had insulted the many people still shielding from covid and trying to stay safe and, this morning, the health secretary deleted his original tweet and said he was wrong to say the word cower. but mrjavid's bullish tone reflects a government pushing on with opening up england in the face of very high infections. about 70% of adults have now had both jabs and ministers want to put pressure on younger people to get vaccinated. earlier this week, the prime minister announced that vaccine passports would be used at night clubs in england from the end of september and a similar plan is being considered for premier league football matches as well, and talks between ministers and the league are at an early stage. i thi

there is, i think the peace sajid - different feel now.calculated in it is trying to differentiate his style from that of his predecessor at matt hancock. that was always this great tension within government between protecting the nhs and physically saying that that was above and beyond what we needed to protect beyond the economy at the new health secretary is saying lifting restrictions and being a bit more bullish about what we can do is going to be betterfor our health than this kind of message that we got to ease the pressure on nhs. i think it is a good argument, not only have we been very concerned about those kind of missing health cases, the people that are going to a&e were things that could be worrying like cancer, there are hundreds of thousands of people that have fallen through the cracks there, equally, people have suffered terrible mental health problems, particularly young people during lockdown. sajid javid also raises the terrible spectre of domestic violence which has boomed into lockdown. where families have been kind

the health secretary sajid javid has tested positive for coronavirus. health secretary — who replaced matt hancock in the post last month — said he had was fully vaccinated, with two doses of the vaccine, and was experiencing only mild covid symptoms. he broke the news by posting a video on twitter. hi, everyone, ijust wanted to update you all that i have tested positive for covid. i was feeling groggy last night so i took a lateral flow test this morning and it came out positive. i am now self isolating at home with my family until i get the result of a pcr test. i am grateful that i have had two jabs of the vaccine and so far my symptoms are very mild. i also want to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in our national vaccine roll—out programme, truly the best of its kind anywhere in the world. if you haven't had yourjabs in the world. if you haven't had your jabs yet, in the world. if you haven't had yourjabs yet, please get out there and get them as soon as you can. add if you might feel a bit groggy you feel you might have come into co

last night, though, sajid javid confirmed he had coronavirus, after a second test. 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 and legally you won't have to wear a face covering. although in some places, they will still be recommended. but the number of cases is increasing. there were more than 54,000 in the last 24—hour period. and some have warned about being too relaxed in the coming days and weeks. next week will be a significant moment in the sometimes slow road out of lockdown in england, but it won't be back to normality overnight. face cove

the uk's health secretary sajid javid says he has tested positive for coronavirus and is experiencing "mild" symptoms. i was feeling a bit groggy last night so i took a lateral flow test this morning and it's come out positive, so i'm now self isolating at home with my family until i get the results of a pcr test. olympics organisers announce the first case of coronavirus in the athletes�* village, six days before the tokyo games begin. a new round of afghan peace talks get under way in qatar between afghan leaders and the taliban. what can they achieve? we hear from afghan leaders and the taliban. what can they achieve? we hearfrom our correspondent in doha. and why the world's new space race is all about getting technology rather than people up into orbit around the earth. hello and welcome. rescue crews have been racing to find survivors after the floods that wreaked havoc in germany and its western neighbours switzerland, luxembourg and the netherlands. at least 160 people are so far known to have died across europe, some 140 of them in germany alone. hundreds remain unaccounted f

i think sajid javid was part of— messaging.hat daily testing pilot but i'm not aware that the prime minister_ i'm not aware that the prime minister of the chancellor are so they will— minister of the chancellor are so they will be joining it as of today, presumably. i'm not sure how reliable — presumably. i'm not sure how reliable that can be. i have to say that only — reliable that can be. i have to say that only yesterday i was doing the lateral— that only yesterday i was doing the lateral flow test in the morning to id lateral flow test in the morning to go to— lateral flow test in the morning to go to a _ lateral flow test in the morning to go to a wedding and i spent most of the wedding slightly worried that this wasn't good enough and the reason _ this wasn't good enough and the reason is — this wasn't good enough and the reason is i — this wasn't good enough and the reason is i had a friend who did the same _ reason is i had a friend who did the same thing — reason is i had a friend who did the same thing last week for a

both say they will self—isolate. —— sajid javid contracted coronavirus.

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

just buildin: sajid javid has been saying? just building on _ sajid javid has been saying?ficant for anybody who has_ ian. hugely significant for anybody who has been pinged by the app or contacted — who has been pinged by the app or contacted by contact racers that they will— contacted by contact racers that they will not run august the 16th, if they've — they will not run august the 16th, if they've had two jobs, have to self—isolate for ten days. it has cost _ self—isolate for ten days. it has cost a — self—isolate for ten days. it has cost a lot — self—isolate for ten days. it has cost a lot of inconvenience for people. — cost a lot of inconvenience for people, loss of earnings, there's been _ people, loss of earnings, there's been a _ people, loss of earnings, there's been a lot— people, loss of earnings, there's been a lot of complaint about lack of financial — been a lot of complaint about lack of financial support from people having _ of financial support from people having to — of financial support from people having to self—isolate for ten days. so there's — havin

sajid javid has promised to make tackling the backlog a priority — and says england remains on courseists, people stuck in waiting list for longer. irate waiting lists, people stuck in waiting list for longer. we knew is bad, but it — waiting list for longer. we knew is bad, but it looks _ waiting list for longer. we knew is bad, but it looks like _ waiting list for longer. we knew is bad, but it looks like it _ waiting list for longer. we knew is bad, but it looks like it will- waiting list for longer. we knew is bad, but it looks like it will be i bad, but it looks like it will be worse. sajid javid says he is shocked and conversations with officials recently when they describe the already worryingly high waiting list figures, nearly 5.5 million at the moment in england, focus to become perhaps in the region of 13 million later on this year, and the reasons for that of course are partly due to the pandemic, people stayed away from hospitals, the health secretary says it is either through fear of catching coronavirus, or because they didn�*t want to overwhelm the health service, but

again, this is the - announcement today by sajid javid announcement today by sajid javid that on augustaround self—isolation if you get pinged by nhs test and trace, if you come into contact with someone who has covid—19, the requirement to isolate for ten days at home will be withdrawn provided you get a clear pcr test. but the issue is that the government is opening up onjuly the 19th. that's the direction of travel. the problem is in that period when you open up, it will be people who have not been second jabbed who are vulnerable to actually contracting the infection or to be coming into contact with people who have, who could end up staying at home. you have the situation where you're opening up, but some people could isolate. if i give you my own example, on august the 13th, i shall be a dj. as rachel knows, i'm a part—time house music dj. | knows, i'm a part—time house music dj. i can't believe anyone won't wear face max, dj. i can't believe anyone won't wearface max, and of one person has covid symptoms, we could all get pinged in the whole thing will get close for weeks. that's

here the health secretary sajid javid says there's a strong argument that easing coronavirus restrictions in england will improve the country's health. in miami, an approaching storm accelerates plans to demolish the rest of the apartment block where at least 2a people died and more than 120 are missing. and hidden away for 42 years — the priceless andy warhol paintings finally being put on show by a gallery in iran. hello and welcome to bbc news. england are heading to theirfirst semi final at the euros for 25 years after a decisive 4—0 win over ukraine in rome last night. gareth southgate�*s side will now head home to wembley to face denmark in the last four on wednesday. spain and italy face each other on tuesday also at wembley stadium in the other semi. mark lobel reports. # i cannot escape, and i cannot forget!# for england fans that travelled to italy for this one, the sky is the limit. the only thing perhaps worth flagging up now — for once — is overconfidence. if you were gonna offer us a tournament semifinal against denmark, you take that every time. so at wembley, i think, it i

here, the health secretary sajid javid says there's a strong argument that easing coronavirus restrictions in england will improve the country's health. in miami, an approaching storm accelerates plans to demolish the rest of the apartment block where at least 2a people died and more than a 120 are missing. and, hidden away for 42 years, the priceless andy warhol paintings, finally being put on show by a gallery in iran. hello and welcome to bbc news. a military plane with 92 people on board has crashed. it has broken up in flames. at least 17 people have been killed in the country's worst disaster in 70 years. it crashed onjolo island. the incident happened when the plane missed the runway and try to be gained power. many of those on board had recently completed basic training for that they were being deployed to the region as part of a joint task force, fighting along —— a long war against islamist militants. as you mentioned, all of the rest, 84, were soldiers, just completed basic training. they only went to the island ofjolo to begin an operation against militants operating in the are

sajid javid said he had mild symptoms, having been vaccinated.ummer. afghan government sources have expressed optimism after the start of renewed peace negotiations with the taliban in qatar. the long—stalled talks come as the resurgent taliban continue to overrun many afghan districts and with concerns about the country's future following the withdrawal of us and other foreign troops. now on bbc news, our world. a warning — this programme contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. human remains, possibly a female, found lying near an unoccupied house. badly decomposed. hands and wrists still bound together.

sajid javid said he had mild symptoms, having been vaccinated. sources have expressed optimism after the start of renewed peace negotiations with the taliban in qatar. the long—stalled talks come as the resurgent taliban continue to overrun many afghan districts.

sajid javid.ctions interrupted consideration of the mammoth police, crime, sentencing and courts bill. the commons only had one day to debate a large number of changes suggested by mps across all the various parts of the bill. one of the main points of contention was a measure to limit public protest, including the setting of noise limits and making it an offence to cause a public nuisance. critics say it would pit demonstrators against the police. mps from across the commons spoke out against it. the new measures in the bill target protesters for being too noisy and causing serious unease or serious annoyance. the vague terminology creates a very low threshold for a police involved imposed conditions and essentially rules out entirely potentially peaceful protests. the government must have the power to arrest people who cause serious annoyance or serious inconvenience. these are incredibly vague terms, frankly. it was clearly a breach of the normal reasoning behind a demonstration when somebody g

and i'm not the only one — sajid javid, the secretary of health, says so as well.'re talking about a near ally and competitor in the netherlands, but a look at israel. israel had pretty much stuffed this thing down, normal life had pretty much resumed in the middle ofjune, in tel aviv, and now they are having, because of the virulence of the delta variation, they're starting to reimpose restrictions. and one final point which is t has been clear since january 2020 that some kind of herd immunity, let this thing go wild through the population, was a point of view within the cabinet and they're doing it now, but doing it on the backs of children. schoolkids, you know, we are coming to the end of term and many schools have already shut down. if not officially — a grade here or a year here — because kids have it and it will continue to flow through them throughout the summer and it would not be the first time in history that borisjohnson had to backtrack with wiffle and waffle as some people like to call it, and say, "0h, we have to change again." james, prior to doing

we imagine that that is sajid javid. we've been told that is sajid javid.orrow in england when legal restrictions and social contact are lifted, and when we head into that... find social contact are lifted, and when we head into that. . ._ we head into that... and it looks like we've _ we head into that... and it looks like we've got — we head into that... and it looks like we've got a _ we head into that... and it looks like we've got a problem - we head into that... and it looks like we've got a problem with i we head into that... and it looks| like we've got a problem with our line. the key thing to take out of thatis line. the key thing to take out of that is that the prime minister will still be working, albeit in a limited capacity, as will the chancellor, and they will be participating in this test and release scheme. i don't know who gets to say if you can participate, but presumably being the prime minister helps in that situation. but we will bring you more on that, and don't forget the andrew marr show from nine o'clock this morning. we will have

sajid javid made the comment after tweeting he�*d made a "full recovery" from the virus.well as some medical and familes groups, who said it was insensitive to those who�*d suffered serious illness or lost their lives. elsewhere this lunchtime, and mps have described as "wholly inadequate" the complaints process for women in the armed forces, and a reported 60% had faced bullying, discrimination during their careers. the ministry of defence said many improvements have been made but admitted that women plus my experience is not yet equal to men�*s. jonathan beale reports. what�*s it like being a female soldier i�*m often asked. this is the army�*s latest recruitment campaign, aimed at women. i'm the one stitching them up! i'm not a miss or a mrs, i'm a sergeant. it suggests gender is not an issue in today�*s armed forces. but this report by mps paints a very different picture. with women suffering disproportionately from bullying, harassment, discrimination and even sexual assault and rape. six out of ten women in our evidence said that they don�*t make complaints because

javid, _ himself was in isolation and sajid javid, the — himself was in isolation and sajid javid, thesat in isolation, _ javid, the minister of health, sat in isolation, and _ javid, the minister of health, sat in isolation, and the _ javid, the minister of health, sat in isolation, and the leader- javid, the minister of health, sat in isolation, and the leader of. javid, the minister of health, sat. in isolation, and the leader of the opposition— in isolation, and the leader of the opposition went _ in isolation, and the leader of the opposition went into _ in isolation, and the leader of the opposition went into isolation, . in isolation, and the leader of the opposition went into isolation, as| opposition went into isolation, as well because _ opposition went into isolation, as well because they _ opposition went into isolation, as well because they were _ opposition went into isolation, as well because they were also - opposition went into isolation, as . well because they were also pinged. so it does— well because they were also pinged. so it does seem _ well because they were al

the health secretary sajid javid says he has tested positive for coronavirus and is experiencing "mild a lateralflow test and it has come out positive, so i am now self isolating at home with my family until i get the result of a pcr test. travel firms criticise the government's decision to keep quarantine rules in place for travellers returning to england and wales from france — even if they are fully vaccinated. pop—up vaccine centres open in venues across england this weekend in a push to get more people vaccinated before the country unlocks next week. more than 150 people have now died in severe this is bbc news with the latest headlines... the health secretary sajid javid says he has tested positive for coronavirus and is experiencing "mild" symptoms. i was feeling a bit groggy last night, so i took a lateralflow test and it has come out positive, so i am now self isolating at home with my family until i get the result of a pcr test. travel firms criticise the government's decision to keep quarantine rules in place for travellers returning to england and wales from france — even i

both say they will self—isolate. —— sajid javid contracted coronavirus.overnment said the pair were due to be exempt from some self—isolation because they were taking part in the specials pilot scheme. labour criticised the move saying many members of the public felt it was unfair. it members of the public felt it was unfair. . , ., , ., ., unfair. it really was one rule for them and _ unfair. it really was one rule for them and another _ unfair. it really was one rule for them and another for _ unfair. it really was one rule for them and another for the - unfair. it really was one rule for i them and another for the festivals and they've only to because been caught out by this. there are lots of questions about what the trial is and how you access it and i hope the minister will come to the house of commons and explain. —— one rule for them and anotherfor the commons and explain. —— one rule for them and another for the rest of us. angela merkel has visited the parts of germany that have been hit by heavy rains and flooding. more than 180 people have die

the health secretary sajid javid has apologised for — and deleted — a tweet in which he said the nationstop "cowering" from coronavirus. campaigners for people who've died during the pandemic had condemned the remark as "deeply insensitive" and "distasteful". british mps have warned that taxpayers will bear the cost of the government's coronavirus spending for decades. a report found £372 billion has already been spent, pushing government debt to a rate not seen since the early 1960s. thousands of people in the western united states are spending the weekend in evacuation centers, as wildfires continue to burn across the region. more than 80 large wildfires in 13 us states have burnt around 1.3 million acres in recent weeks. now on bbc news... scenes of burning cars and families under siege from a rampant mob shocked the nation. but why did this happen on an estate in swansea? were warning signs ignored? and what can be done to stop it happening again? bbc wales investigates. emergency, the police, please. smashing. oh my god! quick! there's hundreds of people here. you need to come quic

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