i hear what you're — investors at stormont today?re hearing every day that these numbers are going up and we must make sure that we work according to the guidelines and keep everybody safe, so if they can improve things and allow us to let more people into our business and allow more groups together so we can become viable but still keep people safe, that is what we need. ., , ., still keep people safe, that is what we need. ., ., still keep people safe, that is what we need. .,, ., ., .., ., we need. people who are coming into the ub at we need. people who are coming into the pub at the — we need. people who are coming into the pub at the moment, _ we need. people who are coming into the pub at the moment, as _ we need. people who are coming into the pub at the moment, as they - the pub at the moment, as they required to show you anything, proof of vaccination? no. if it would help and allow you to get more people in, would that be something you would be willing to do? it is kind of being the covid police, which nobody wants to be.

the easing of restrictions in northern ireland from today and some further measures, some further opening up that the ministers are considering at stormontt yesterday in northern ireland put out and it —— put out an appeal for off duty staff to comment because of the pressure caused by the number of covid patients coming in. mr; the pressure caused by the number of covid patients coming in.— covid patients coming in. my public health colleagues _ covid patients coming in. my public health colleagues who _ covid patients coming in. my public health colleagues who would - covid patients coming in. my public health colleagues who would have l covid patients coming in. my public i health colleagues who would have the policy lead in this area to court things into consideration. there is obviously a balance between a balance between allowing the economy to open up and ensuring we maintain a downward pressure on numbers, so i would trust them to make the right judgment calls in that area.- judgment calls in that area. doctor eddie o'neill, _ judgment calls in that area. doctor eddie o'neill, thank _ judgment calls in that area. doctor eddie o'n

today. ministers in westminster insist the proposal will allow reconciliation, but victims�* groups and stormontasure amounts to an amnesty. if you are not in a position to get to the beach today, we can transport you there. sarah is in brighton. lucky you. i am very lucky. good morning, a gorgeous start in brighton on the beach. it is dry, a little bit fresh first thing. but we have light winds. and flat seas. the first swimmers have been dipping their toes into the water. we expect more settled weather through the weekend. the forecast across the country today, high—pressure has been building and that is bringing a largely dry, settled and a very warm theme to the weather. temperatures really shooting up over the next couple of days. cloud in the north—west of scotland that could bring drizzle. in the sunshine, it will feel pretty warm. temperatures between 21 in glasgow, 27 in cardiff today. some strong uv levels today and late sunshine lasting through the evening hours. tonight, things remain dry. more cloud in northern ireland and western scotland. and some misty patches in england and wale

changes we need to be agreed by ministers at stormont on the 22nd of this month. now todaye have had theirjabs before writing them in front of many organisers will not be legally required to follow it and could be in legaljeopardy if they try to enforce a rule and someone decides to challenge them in court for some let's speak to james, a managing director of a nightclub in bristol for those few who do not know it but for those who do remember it, the home of many a happy night. sadly too many years ago that i care to remember probably even before you were born. thanks very much for being with us this evening on bbc news. congratulations you must be so relieved at that today has come and you have had the reassurance of the confirmation that it really is going to happen come next week. we it really is going to happen come next week-— it really is going to happen come next week. ~ . , ., next week. we really are thrilled. this is opening — next week. we really are thrilled. this is opening on _ next week. we really are thrilled. this is opening on the _ next week. we really a

from today, up to 15 people from different households can meet indoors, and close contact services such as hairdressers can reopen without needing to pre—book an appointment. the stormontcampaign for working people, in an attempt to win back some of their traditional supporters who switched to the conservatives in the last general election. deputy leader angela rayner set out the party's vision for a post—pandemic britain with what she called �*good quality jobs' and �*proper wages.�* the conservatives say that they have protected millions ofjobs through the furlough scheme, raised the national living wage, and reduced unemployment. singer and presenter ronan keating has accepted substantial damages from news group newspapers over phone—hacking of his voicemails. his legal team said stories which emerged in newspapers between 1996 and 2011 caused him "considerable distress," and led to him distrusting some of his closest friends. news group newspapers apologised for the distress caused in relation to the news of the world, which closed in 2011. vintage, pre—loved, orsecond—hand — whatever you call them, clothes that have had a previous owner are all the rage, largely d

today. ministers in westminster insist the proposal will allow reconciliation, but victims' groups and stormont farah, says racist abuse towards black sportsmen and women is "getting worse". in an exclusive interview with us, the four—times olympic champion has called on authorities to do more to tackle the problem. sir mo has also revealed that despite failing to qualify for the tokyo 0lympics, he's not ready to hang up his running shoesjust yet. so mo farah has won multiple medals in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. and now he wants to give his support to england �*s footballers who were racially abused. it’s england 's footballers who were racially abused.— racially abused. it's really important _ racially abused. it's really important for _ racially abused. it's really important for myself - racially abused. it's really important for myself to i racially abused. it's really i important for myself to show racially abused. it's really _ important for myself to show support throughout the world for black people. d0 throughout the world for black --eole. ,, throughout the world for black --eole. ~'

from today, up to 15 people from different households can meet indoors, and close contact services such as hairdressers can reopen without needing to pre—book an appointment. the stormontres and concert halls. the headlines on bbc news — adam peter becomes the first british swimmer to successfully defend another big title. also goals for tom daley and mattingly, and for mountain biker tom pidcock. ministers are meeting to decide if more key workers are to be given the option of daily testing instead of self—isolation. the un says record numbers of afghan survivors, many of them children, have been killed in them children, have been killed in the first half of this year. the british medical association is to ask senior doctors in england whether they want to consider industrial action over the 3% pay rise offered by the government. the doctors' union — the bma — previously said strike action would be considered if consultants were not given at least a 5% increase. last week, the government raised its pay rise offer for most nhs staff in england from 1% to 3%. that following a recommendation from an independent pay review body. i'm nowjoined with mike henley, who is a me

stormont for us this morning. dan, what are we likely to hear today?ts, conferences, and music events, removing the last of the restrictions on live music and potentially increasing the limits on the number of pupils who can gather in household. it is six at the moment, looks like they are planning to move to something more like ten. we could also see facemasks, the requirement for those to be worn in places of worship, perhaps in classroom to be removed as well, but the covid case numbers are quite low here but they have been increasing in the last few weeks. but i think the caution comes about because, although the number of deaths have been very low, averaging just one a day in the last week or so, vaccination rates here in northern ireland are still lagging behind the rest of the uk. so that is why there is still some caution and why things are moving a bit more slowly, so evenif are moving a bit more slowly, so even if they do approve these relaxations for next week, there will still be some restrictions in place into august and even after that, i

from today, up to 15 people from different households can meet indoors, and close contact services such as hairdressers can reopen without needing to pre—book an appointment. the stormontres and concert halls. the headlines on bbc news: three olympic golds for team gb — diving pair tom daley and matty lee, swimmer adam peaty, and cyclist tom pidcock all win their events on day three of the tokyo games. two school boys are found guilty of murdering 13—year—old olly stephens, in a park in reading injanuary. as new rules on covid tracing alerts come in — giving some key workers in england the option of daily testing, instead of self—isolating — ministers meet to discuss how it's going. a man whose wife, nine year old son and close friend drowned in loch lomond said he did what he could to save them, but the water was just too deep. rana waris ali said the two families had been on holiday — and stopped off there on the way back home to glasgow. his wife edina olahova, and their nine—year—old son rana haris ali died in the incident, along with close family friend muhammad asim riaz. speaking to the our correspondent alexandra mckenzie, mr ali paid tribute to his wife and so

today. up to 15 people from unlimited households are now able to meet outdoors and close contacts services like hairdressers can open without the need for pre—booked appointments. ministers at stormont. the government says it is "investing millions in training mental health teams who will work with schools and colleges." stay with us on bbc news. still to come: feeling the heat at tokyo 2020 — we'll look at how the extreme heat of the japanese summer is affecting the olympics. three of britain's biggest conservation charities are calling on the government to do more to protect grasslands and meadows. the bumblebee conservation trust, plantlife international and butterfly conservation, say grasslands offer a natural solution to cutting carbon and should get similar protection to trees. the charities want the government to secure an international commitment to protect grasslands and meadows at this autumn's climate change conference in glasgow. gill perkins is ceo at the bumblebee conservation trust. species which grasslands are vital for carbon storage and biodiversity, notjust in the uk but globally because they currently store 30% of carbon. with protection they could store even mo