values, uk policies and uk interests overseas.is is a long overdue reform and he should support it. i would like to associate myself with the comments the prime minister made regarding jo cox and our colleague from east dunbartonshire. i very much welcome the prime minister's statement today. can he confirm this is a merger, not a ta keover confirm this is a merger, not a takeover and actually this has the potential of enhancing the role of international development in our foreign policy, and will he also confirm this government's commitment to invest in and support the poorest parts of our world remains as strong as ever? it certainly does. i am grateful to my honourable friend, what is actually happening is that dfid and the fco are nowjoining together to become a new whitehall super department for international affairs which will be of huge benefit to our ability to project britain's sense of mission about overseas aid and it is for too long frankly, uk overseas aid has been treated as some giant cashpoint in the sky that arriv

the timing of the uk's lockdown was crucial, the uk's test, track and trace capacity was crucial, and fatalities. in fact, the virus claimed the lives of more than 5% of the uk's care home population. that figure is from the london school of economics, and it's the highest in europe, except for spain. and if we look at england, one decision seems central. for the month from march 17, 25,000 people were discharged to care homes without a coronavirus test — those are official figures. by the end of that period, almost 1,000 homes had reported infections. the care home industry puts it like this. our focus at the start of this pandemic was clearly the nhs, and there was not a recognition in either the planning process that happened in 2016, or indeed in this current pandemic, at the very start of it, that the most vulnerable people were in care homes. some of our problems around transmission, no doubt, are related to ppe, and very sadly, some of the deaths too. this has been a health pandemic, and what we haven't felt in the care sector is that we've had a health response. the government

indeed, the uk is obviously formally left the uk is obviously formally left the eu and started tradeotiations with his closest partners, with the us, australia, new zealand, south korea and of course japan as well. they have hailed these talks is historic moments one of the first trade talks to get going. but in our interview with the japanese trade minister today he's warned that in fact there is only really six weeks to do a deal because scotland passed by the next session of the jack but he is calm and in autumn. it can be in place by the beginning of next year. i think that this is a sign of the pressures of the government are under due to this shortened transition period. the eu often takes for another year. the uk say no we will finally leave the eu single market and customs at the end of 2020. which means if you want to get a preferential trade deal with japan it's going to have to be done pretty soon. harry, that deadline to get it through injapan coincides of course it was something agreed with july as well. exactly and talks with the eu have been going on for a lot longer.

full access for its boats to fish in uk waters.there's the governance of any future agreement. that's partly about how new agreements would be enforced and about the role of the european court ofjustice. now, it normally takes years to do a trade deal but this process only has a matter of months left. remember, the uk left the eu on january the 31st and we're now in a transition period when all the rules and regulations and payments stay the same until the end of the year. but if no trade agreement is completed by then the uk won't have any formal deal with its closest neighbours, which account for nearly half its total trade. by law, any extension to the transition period would have to be agreed by the end of this month and the eu says it's willing to talk about an extension. the scottish and welsh governments are also in favour. so is the northern ireland assembly. but the uk government has repeatedly ruled it out. so can any basic deal still be done? well, if there's political will to make concessions on both sides, then, yes, p

asylum in the uk, are you pushing for the uk government to be much tougher?r us. at least what boris johnson said, and that is good news for us. at least what borisjohnson said, it will sort it out by 2023, and i do believe that is the uk government and also the west, they can stand up to china. interesting, because indian the most important player he is donald trump in the united states stopper his messages are very mixed. 0n the one hand he has blamed china for covid—19 pandemic, he talks tough on china, but he has not, in very notably has not torn up the phase one trade deal with china. do you believe donald trump is serious about putting pressure on beijing? we will wait and see, but at least what we see compared with other western countries, the us, unless they show the strongest point to stand against china, and what we see, the statement made by the secretary of state, they are brave enough, they would retreat the special status to hong kong, so i do believe they have a determination to save hong kong. i want to and with a personal thought. i think i'm

we are certainly doing a lot better than the uk. so it isa a lot better than the uk.we visit. margaret, also not in the uk, says so i have to arrive 1a days before my actual vacation date, spend all that time ina vacation date, spend all that time in a hotel, and maybe get three orfour time in a hotel, and maybe get three or four days to actually visit the uk. it is not an attractive option. other viewers are saying the horse has already bolted. it is far too late for this sort of action. we have got other viewers, one viewer in colombia, i view who tells us she lives in a rural area in colombia and is only allowed out for one hour a week, so actually she believes our rules in the uk are much more liberal than what is being experienced elsewhere. and kerry, finally, u nfortu nately elsewhere. and kerry, finally, unfortunately it is necessary right now because there is still covid—19 around, and not eve ryo ne still covid—19 around, and not everyone is truthful about it or may not even know they actually have it. so we're better to be safe. than sorry. we will discuss

we're going to start on the uk and start with uk management of virus.end, we are seeing a certain amount of celebration in government quarters about the reduction of the virus threat level, but critics of the uk government at home say there is little to celebrate. give us a sense of the view in your home country, germany, and across the eu. it has certainly been observed now, already, since the middle of march, with astonishment i think sometimes, how slow the british prime minister and the british government have reacted and how much they have struggled to manage the covid—19 crisis. also in a sense that if you, as an outsider, look at the uk, the uk is admired as a place of science, the best scientists, the best research and development. i think only this week the european union, the commission, decided to bid some money for a vaccine that might be coming from oxford university. there is this gap of perception between how well this country can manage science and how badly, actually, with more than maybe 60,000 people who died of covid—19, the prime mi

into the uk.full checks on all products coming into the uk from europe when the transition period ends at the end of this year. later today ministers will confirm that will not happen and actually there will be fairly light touch checks. that's because they recognise that businesses are already being absolutely hammered by coronavirus and extra pressure that might come from extra checks coming into the uk would make that even worse. but i have to say, it's only a small part of the puzzle because for businesses sending stuff to europe and selling products on the continent, there are still likely to be checks because they will be fitted to the european union which wants to protect the single market. on top of that there is still uncertainty for business because they don't know if there will be a comprehensive trade deal at the end of this year or whether we could be facing a no deal situation. ministers have been clear they will not extend the transition period and i think they will make that clear

is really standing up the uk government is really standing up to china.ge. we are out of time, stephen bush and will refuse, and has been anf bush and will refuse, and has been an fso bush and will refuse, and has been an f so pleasure to have you both on the programme. thank you on —— for a company in going through some of those front pages for me. and that is set for the papers thank you once again to my guests stephen and laura, bye—bye for now. before we take you to the latest sports news i want to take you to the wives seen in washington as the cu rfew the wives seen in washington as the curfew nears in the us capital. there will be continuing coverage of these protests, desire life pictures of protesters there. continue coverage on the bbc news channel throughout the evening and you can get much more on our website bbc duck, for some now it is time for the latest sports. hello, i'm jane dougall with your latest sports news. formula 1 is returning. next month, the 2020 season will get back under way with eight races starting in austria. two will be h

also in a sense that you as an outsider look at the uk, the uk is admired as a place of science, thet scientists, the best research and development. i think only this week the european union, the commission, decided to bid some money for a vaccine that might be coming from oxford university. there is this gap of perception between how well this country can manage science of perception between how well this country can manage science and how badly, actually, with more than may be 60,000 people who died of covid—i9, the prime minister and the government have managed the crisis, especially this is the view from southern countries such as spain and italy who also have a lot of people, immigrants, living in the uk and they were surprised if not shocked how badly the effect of covid—i9 has beenin how badly the effect of covid—i9 has been in the uk. and, stryker, obviously the very tragic excess deaths, as we have seen in uk, but the effects of all of this go into the effects of all of this go into the future, i suppose, because we are seeing now discussion of the social distancing and if,

but the uk death toll has risen by 77.lo and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. thousands of protestors have been demonstrating against racism in cities in the uk following the death of george floyd in the united states. (upsot in bristol there was jubilation in the crowd in bristol there was jubilation in the crowd as demonstrators pulled down a statue of a 17th century slave trader and philanthropist. the statue of edward colston was then dragged through the streets of the city. colston is believed to have transported about 80,000 men, women and children from africa to the americas. the bronze statue, which was erected in the late 1890s, was then thrown into the river avon, from near pero‘s bridge — which was named after a slave who was brought to the city in the 18th century. police are investigating what happened. 0ne demonstrator said the statue represented years of oppression and hatred. it represents years of hu

start in uk parliament.ere are lots of issues that were outlined at that there was agreement upon, and today we've seen the uk starting to backtrack. we are still very far on what the role of the european court ofjustice is, on fisheries, i think the line in the sand has been drawn without officials, and i think at this point we should hope for clarity, both sides playing a fair game, and making sure rules are followed. because ultimately, what will i tell my citizens, but will i tell of the businesses and uk citizens living in malta or eu citizens living in malta or eu citizens living in the uk? they want clarity as to where we will be going forward. nobody wants, at least i can speak for a lot of us here, a ha rd can speak for a lot of us here, a hard brexit. that would be so economically problematic for both sides. i think it would be much more mature to return back to the table, which is also what michel barnier said today, that he hopes the next meetings to be in person. because ultimately, a deal has t

on march the 23rd, lockdown began across the uk.st of april, the daily death toll hit a peak, with more than 1000 deaths. since then, the overall total has climbed and now stands atjust over 40,000 deaths, though this does not include those in all settings where there was not a test. some experts argue that government should have reacted more quickly after seeing what was happening in italy. we had two to three weeks more time to get ready for this. but i think we just took it too easy, to be very frank. i think we assumed that we were different, that somehow, we were going to respond in a different way, that we could cope. and then, by the time they realised they had the problem, it was too late. the uk covid—19 death toll, at around 40,000, is ahead of other european countries, with italy next on the latest reported figure atjust over 33,500, followed by france, spain and belgium. but adjusted for the size of the population, belgium has the highest death rate, at around 84 per 100,000 people, with the uk at 60, a little above spai

taking the total in the uk to 40,465 across all settings. nhs trusts in england say they were not consulted or given any notice of a government announcement friday that all hospital staff will have to wear surgical masks from a week on monday. thousands demonstrated in sydney saturday against racism. some treated themselves after having pepper sprayed on them by police. and prince william reveals he's become a volunteer counsellor on mental health. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. thousands of people have gathered in central london to demonstrate against racism, as the protests which followed the killing of george floyd, a black american who died after a police officer knelt on his neck, continue around the world. parliament square, in front of big ben, was packed — at one point a minute's silence was held and hundreds of protesters went down on one knee while raising one fist in the air. they'd been streaming over westminste

. —— rest of the uk. the sustainability of unemployment over a long period of time because we know that the economic impact, even global demand pressures will mean that this economic downturn will mar some time so it is better to keep people in employment, even if you're subsidising that, rather than have an increasing number of people on unemployment because it takes more ofa unemployment because it takes more of a challenge a difficulty to get them back in to get them back into implement. sol them back in to get them back into implement. so i know that they have listened previously when we asked them to look at flexibility within them to look at flexibility within the job retention scheme and i also asked previously for an extension from august onwards and that has been delivered. but we have yet to have a response but i think we still need to make the case, particularly for the sectors that really matter to scotland in terms of the longer term because the impact... we are living in a news briefing. sco

are you now as an activist here in the uk, you want some asylum in the uk, are you pushing for the ukre doing and were working on it. that is good news for us. working on it. that is good news for us. at least borisjohnson said there by 2023. yeah, i do believe that the uk government and also the west that they can stand up to china. interesting. because in the end of the most important player here is donald trump in the united states. his messages are very mixed. on the right haze blamed china for covid—19 pandemic, he talks tough on china. but he has not, he very notably has not torn up the phase one trade deal with china. do you believe donald trump is serious about putting pressure on beijing? we still wait and see. at least what we see compared with other western countries that the us is you know like at least they show the strongest bond to stand against china. and what you see, that's the statement made by the secretary of state, they are brave enough. that they would treat the special status to hong kong. so i do believe they have a determination to save hong kong. i want to e

50 there any specific demands for the uk?questions about what happened with the windrush scandal and why people still haven't received compensation, as promised from the government. there is a lot of demand for the organisers and people marching today that they want to stuff like that looked at. they want specifics, dates, times and when people who we re dates, times and when people who were promised compensation are going to get it. they still believe that justice for a railway worker belly mujinga, who was working at victoria station and was spat at at work and was tested positive for covid—i9 and passed away. thatjustice still has not come. they are pleased that the cps has decided to start looking at the evidence and review that case, but they still feel that justice hasn't been done. they want to talk about the other people that have, as far as they are calling it, been under police brutality in custody but haven't gone recognise. so there area number of but haven't gone recognise. so there are a number of different issu

there were very rock relations between the uk and china. china canceled meetings with trade envoys and much more, and the government was released rea barrel on it and decided to bend towards beijing's will announce they would never meet again with the dalai lama. this to my mind was a very worrying thing. here's a very important thing for the five eyes. this chilean government that last week called for quite rightly called for an independent international inquiry into the source of the virus. this i think is crucial. we should not expect and will not get very great cooperation from beijing, but even the sight of that noncooperation will be very important internationally and far public. the point i wanted to make was this. the backlash, the war of words apart from anything else from the communist party of china's main organs, the journal, the papers that it runs and indeed the comments from among others the chinese ambassador to australia have been exceptionally virulent in the last few days. the description of australia being a piece of che

wasn't in the uk or overseas? doubt they will be looking at links to any other liveon males, the manchester arena ballmer, —— the manchester arena ballmer, —— the manchester arena ballmer, so there will be a number of things that we will be a number of things that we will be a number of things that we will be looking at. i think what they will be focusing on is where is they will be focusing on is where is the wider picture and radicalised here in the uk or abroad. and despite the pandemic, officers will be assigned and constantly tracking and monitoring people who are on the radar? yes, absolutely, security services is only part of last year, we just services is only part of last year, wejust got services is only part of last year, we just got under 20,000 people of interest a smaller number than that that we had it a closer level of observation, and we would be focused on that what we have been in this pandemic period, so early march and late february. as we said from experience it is very hard for those seeking

and around the world. to viewers in the uk from monday anyone arriving in the uk will have to self—isolatecretary priti patel has confirmed, that the government's plans will go ahead, with people in england being fined up to 1000 pounds, if they break the rules or — even face prosecution. but the plans have been criticised by mps on all sides — with many questioning why the quarantine measures weren't introduced earlier, and others expressing serious concerns about the impact on tourism and the economy. 359 more deaths have been recorded in the uk in the last 2a hours, bringing the total death toll to 39,728. we start — with this report from tom burridge. the experience for people arriving into the uk is about to change. from monday, almost everyone will be expected to self—isolate for two weeks. so what does it mean for holidays this summer? should anyone be booking a holiday anywhere in europe right now? what is your assessment? 0ur holidays abroad this summer going to happen? the foreign office guidance is that everybody at the moment should avoid nonessential travel. everybody should a

certainly one of the largest in terms of the uk.very hectare of normal land, a greenhouse like this can produce ten times more food using ten times less water. we'd be looking at growing probably about 23 million peppers a year in this particular facility. wow, so what is that as a percentage of the amount of consumption of peppers in the uk? i'd say probably 5%. a conventional greenhouse might use fossil fuels to provide its heat by burning gas or oil, but here the waste heat from the nearby sewage works is pumped 2.5 kilometres via an enclosed loop system to the greenhouse. the idea to use this waste heat came from thermal engineer neil lawson. well, it was inspiration from nature really, walking down the river with the dog on a winter's day, saw a stream coming in from the left and it was steaming and the ducks were sitting there enjoying the warmth, so i followed that stream to its source, and came up to the sewage treatment works. they were discharging 1000 litres a second of clean water into the river, at up to 25 degrees cent

we can see it even in the uk. government to weigh up whether or not we ease the lockdown restrictions in order to reopen the economy. and it's fairly severe warnings from scientists that any increase in contact amongst populations is likely to result in that spike or second wave. of course, in the developing world, that's largely what the new york times has focused on, on india and pakistan and some of those countries that are really struggling to both reopen their economies, which is even more significant for them, given the wealth of the population. at the same time, still have a large numberof at the same time, still have a large number of deaths being recorded every day. it's a really unenviable task for any of those governments to have to decide how they balance those two things a. also, caroline, it's a question of politics as well. the new york times picking up in russia, politics may be playing a role in the push to reopen. it talking about moscow's mayor if the restrictions that have been put in place sin

for viewers in the uk uk prime minister borisjohnson sets out his plans to help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic, with a focus on accelerating infrastructure projects. as coronavirus cases in the us pass 2.5 million, states including florida and texas re—impose restrictions. police in scotland have named the man shot dead by armed officers during a knife attack in glasgow as 28—year—old badreddin abadlla adam, who was from sudan. holiday companies say they've seen a surge in bookings as the uk government prepares to ease travel restrictions from next week. people in poland are voting in a closely fought presidential election that could result in significant curbs on the power of the nationalist government. and you can't always get what you want. the rolling stones threaten president trump with legal action for using their songs at his rallies. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. first, the british prime minister, borisjohnson, is to set out plans for a pos

given this evidence, why is their concern over a second wave in the uk and how closely are the uk governmentlly excellent question and obviously we are learning everything we can from governments around the world. i think probably i should defer to patrick and chris for comment on epidemiology in spain. it's a great question and fantastic news that numbers are coming down across europe. and they have come down to low levels in spain. it is also the case that if you look at other countries, they are beginning to see outbreaks, as measures are relaxed. that is true, we have seen them reported in south korea, outbreaks reported in parts of germany as measures have relaxed. so what has happened is that the first peak has been suppressed. and as the measures are released, there was a danger that comes back. there is also a risk that there is a second peak that comes as a wave goes across the world. we are not out of this yet. it is good news that, as measures have been relaxed, people are generally seek numbers continuing to go down and that is obviously what we would hope for here, that as the s

the uk.he table and we need to keep focus on having the deal that serves both the uk and the european union. to quote one british minister, he says "i think the cover crisis or some respects will concentrate the minds of eu negotiators, reinforcing the vital importance of reaching a deal." as the pandemic put more pressure on your side, the eu, the pandemic put more pressure on yourside, the eu, to the pandemic put more pressure on your side, the eu, to make some compromises with britain? britain, for example, not prepared to accept the idea of a level playing field as pa rt the idea of a level playing field as part of a preferential date — trade deal? well, we have been concentrating from the beginning on getting a deal. i mean, at face value, the argument seems to be a little bit absurd. we need to focus on all aspects of the challenges we have in front of us and, for sure, covid—19 is one of the most important, but we also need to get other issues done. i hope we can do that to the benefit

the terrible cost of the coronavirus pandemic on the uk. more than 40,000 people have now died. just some of the faces of the victims. britain and america, the only countries to reach the milestone. each of these deaths is not a statistic but the loss of a loved one for so many families. but there is some good news, latest figures suggest infections are falling dramatically. we'll be assessing the government's coronavirus strategy going forward, as lockdowns begin to ease. also tonight.... spelling out their demands, loud and clear. an end to police violence. the president claims, he gets it... nobody has ever done for the black community what president trump has done. the suspect in the madeleine mccann case is now being investigated, over a missing five—year—old girl in germany. and prepping for the return of the premier league, but no singing, or chanting on the terraces, as the fans must stay home. and in sport on bbc news... chelsea deserve the women's super league title — we hearfrom their manager emma hayes. the decision was made on a points per game basis. good evening.

you've worked in the uk and now is in africa and 110w in the uk and now is in africa and now the us,ntries? that is a brilliant question because south africa has a very copycat aggressor history in the uk has its own racial hierarchies but i don't think the level of tension is operable to what the us has. there are many friends of mine of colour in the uk who do not feel that society privileges their experience or is stacked in their experience or is stacked in their favour. but they don't get as much attention and they have been talking about these issues and you saw the number who came at the protest in london and other places in europe because this is a real issue there as well. but because and i think the people say it best here in the us and he does not think racism is increasing but it is being filmed more and cases are being able to buffer the media and people are rising to the occasion. for instance today would have been breonna taylor would've had her 27th birthday as she was at home and people busted in her house and shot her in the wrong house. but people are protesting th

the uk's obviously, which is why brexit must be there. it also hours, and the uk must accept ours.ay, economic and trade —related fair play notion, actually cove rs —related fair play notion, actually covers hundreds of thousands ofjobs that are at stake, and that's why eu member states are very firm on these matters. i will not go into the detail of discussions. i will not speculate where we will end up, but if this point i'm trying to make can be properly understood and if boris johnson's commitment as he wrote them into ourjoint aid are respected, we will be able to agree on those robust rules the referred to. to bruno waterfield. you need to activate your might, bruno. —— your microphone. just press speak once more. where we will end up, but... yes, we can hear you now. thank you very much. sorry about that. mr barnier, ido want much. sorry about that. mr barnier, i do want to press you on something. your mandate says on state aid that state aid, eu law, union law and state aid, eu law, union law and state aid, eu law, union law and state aid must be applied within the uk. the

as we head into the weekend, we no longer have high—pressure close to the uk. deep one as well. it could bring some unusually windy weather to some northern and western parts of the uk, at least for a while on saturday, some risk of gales. even without the strong winds, it will feel cool in the cloud with some showers, and longer spells of rain. welcome to bbc news. i'm mike embley. our top stories: if a city or state refuses to take the actions necessary —— curfews defied nationwide. night eight of protests in the us begins with thousands on the streets of major cities. this is the scene live in washington. mr trump's likely rival in november's election comes out swinging. joe biden accuses the president of "fanning the flames of hate". clashes take place in paris as hundreds call for justice over a death in police custody four years ago. plus, a report here in the uk confirms that black, asian and minority ethnic people are more likely to die of coronavirus than their white counterparts.

what happened was particularly in uk but the same in the u.s. was everyone continue to play in the media games that they been playing for years because they were the only games they knew how to play and those include gotcha games, you said this now, we've got this evidence to show this. may you turn game which is one of the ones i am least fond of myself. you turn gain is the you the government said this on march 29, and on april 3 you then said this. the you turn gain -- in all of who drives a car knows this, you turn is quite a useful little maneuver. you often need it if you're driving into a wall, the deployment of a u-turn will come in handy. i u-turn is a morally neutral thing itself. the media has turned into this example are failure or contradiction as another part of that game. what's striking about this once again is the fact the public is more nuanced and capable of nuanced than the media that purports to speak to it, , to te public. and indeed access some kind of intermediary. i think the fact that those gains went on to a certain ex

we will have the latest from australia, and in the uk. let's show you scenes from the us where protests are under way. this is the scene in washington, dc. you can see the large avenue which has been populated with protesters. we heard from our colleagues there. there have been peaceful protests. there have been peaceful protests. the camera is zooming where we thought it would do, the northern portico of the white house with lafayette park there. the white house has been fortified with fences in recent days. the protesters are protesting in washington, dc which is under the control of a democratic mayor who sympathises with the protesters. on the west coast this is the scene in san francisco. you can see some pedestrians, it looks like they're carrying placards. they pledged to hold the demonstration. walking over the golden gate bridge. it's about 1pm there. it's notjust about demonstrations in san francisco but also for cargo and philadelphia as long as those demonstrations in washington, dc. we'll continue to keep an ion what's going

spend 14 not to the uk will now have to spend 1a days here. not to the uk will now have to spend 14 daysink it is worth looking at new zealand, notjust from places like india where they did have test entries isolating very early on. i don't think it's too late for us to learn lessons. there could be a second bite across the uk. that something we don't want, but i do think looking at countries that have handled this much better than we have will be important. thank you both. good to see you both here again. that's it for the papers this hour. manchester city's appeal against a two—year ban from all european competitions is under way. over the next three days lawyers will face a panel ofjudges at the court of arbitration for sporti via video conference. so how did it get to this stage.. the club were handed the punishment in february after it was deemed they had broken uefa financial fair play rules. it was found that city had overstated sponsorship revenue between 2012 and 2016. that resulted in a two—year ban from european football along with a £25 million fine. the club have always deni

it is true, but take the uk, take the uk example, and then i can give you also the same sort of examplescotland and northern ireland, if i understand correctly, are not going as fast as other parts of the country, right, in terms of exiting the lockdown? the same thing is true for portugal. the area around lisbon is a little bit backwards compared with other parts of the country. ican, for example, tell you that algarve, which is where most of the people from the uk go for holidays, do not have a single case of covid—i9 in the last couple of weeks already. so things are going very well there. so if you want to go to algarve, you can feel safe, and please visit as soon as you can. i am also very much eager to visit london in a couple of weeks if it's possible without the lockdown, as soon as you guys in the uk feel confident with opening up your borders again. well, as you say, the situation fluctuates from area to area. i do get that. let's take a big—picture look, though, at the european economy, the state of health of the european economy. we have the imf predicting that the economy co

let's return out of the uk. —— 110w let's return out of the uk. —— now to the uk.g positive for the coronavirus in the uk has passed 40,000. britain is now only the second country in the world to reach that figure, after the united states, but the number of new infections is falling quite dramatically. with the latest, here's our health editor hugh pym. for families and friends of the bereaved, some of whom spent weeks in intensive care, there've been months of grief and emotional turmoil. my mum, she was my best friend. she was kind, funny. this is just the worst pain in the world. i feel like without the proper protection, then more things like this and more families will lose a loved one. since the first uk death in early march, a total of 40,000 have now died after testing positive for coronavirus. the government's chief scientific adviser said keeping the death total to 20,000 or below would be a good outcome. it's now above 40,000. how do you assess that outcome given where we are now? the day that the number of deaths from coronavirus has gone over 40,000 is

very much like to enter the uk without a quarantine.e also respect that countries look at entry or exit restrictions on the basis of their own data and on the basis of their own considerations. these are tough times, we don't have a vaccine or treatment yet, so we understand that we all have to remain cautious. we nevertheless want to welcome visitors, we urge them to remain vigilant, to follow sanitary recommendations and to make sure that, out of respect for them, theirfamilies, friends and neighbours, they behave so that we keep covid under check. spain's foreign minister. 0ur correspondent katie prescott gave me her reaction to the spanish foreign minister's announcement. i thought it was really interesting in the interview. she said she was speaking to britain on behalf of the people who own a second home in spain, because if you go there for a longer period of time, things from the uk side might change. what we are expecting here is on the 29th ofjune, a review of those quarantine rules. so you go to spain and come back, you will

figures out today show that scotla nd uk. in social care than in hospitals. at this care home near durham they take in people recovering from the disease by segregating them from other residents, they show it can be done. but if it is risky and if they didn't need the money they would be less inclined to do it. we first and foremost decided to take it because there was nowhere for them to go. of course, there is in the background, this massive elephant in the room which is the financial pressure and the cliffs we are all facing. the family are full of praise for the hospital staff in the care of bernard in his dying days but they wa nt bernard in his dying days but they want a public enquiry because they feel their father and many others we re feel their father and many others were badly let down. michael buchanan, zee news. it's been six months now since this virus first came to light, and scientists are learning more about it every day. so—called superspreaders are of particular interest — the 10% of infected people who are

gale force winds across parts of the north of the uk. of today and push southwards into tomorrow. even i haveit southwards into tomorrow. even i have it there are some quite lively gust of wind. potentially 50, 60 mile dos through the night which of course with the trees could cause issues. and we are getting some rain with this weather system. much needed rain. a few millimetres falling as it heads southward. as it does so through saturday it could turn while showering. when you put a little bit of the june strength sunshine they could turn heavy and thundering. lots of showers coming in behind. another band of rain further north. the potential is still there for from much—needed rainfall for the garden. but it will be windier tomorrow in the sound as when's really picking up here. gusts of 40, 40 5000 are still pretty windy further north. though easing just a little cross he scotland for more rain to come here. there will be some sunshine in between those hours. as a result we may realise temperatures into the high teens. but for most

not just for the uk, across much of central and eastern europe. off quite promising but then showers are likely to develop in the uk as we go through the day. after a sunny start, afternoon thunderstorms could be an issue and because we have light winds, it could be slow—moving. so localised flooding not out of the question. we could start off with low cloud, mist, and fog. that burns its way back to the east coast where it may well linger, but elsewhere, lovely spells of sunshine but as the heat builds, the showers will arrive. they should be few and far between across scotland and northern ireland. the most frequent ones through wednesday will be across england and wales. so through the afternoon — this is a snapshot — you can see just a brighter colour denoting the intensity of those showers. slow—moving, a lot of heavy rain and some hail and thunder and lightning. it will be quite warm and humid out there. temperatures likely 22 degrees, 72 fahrenheit. the showers will continue for a while through the early evening, hopefully starting to ease

hosted by the uk.ise at east $7.4 billion, over the next five years with the uk's support as biggest ghoern this vaccine alliance aims to immunisea ghoern this vaccine alliance aims to immunise a further 300 million children in the poorest countries against deadly diseases like polio, typhoid and measle, again saving millions of lives. this support for routine immunisations will shore up poorer countries's health care systems to deal with coronavirus and so systems to deal with coronavirus and so help to stop the global spread and as! so help to stop the global spread and as i say prevent a second wave of the virus reaching the uk. this virus has shown how connected we are, we are fighting an invisible enemy, and no—one is safe, frankly, until we are all safe. and again, of course, this is all contingent upon each of us continuing to do our bit, and as! each of us continuing to do our bit, and as i never tire of telling you, let us not forget the basic, wash your hands, regularly. and for 20 seconds. w

should the uk want to keep them.eep them beyond that date for reasons that deal with their own view of health, then we will respect this, but we will probably reciprocate. in other words, all of this is a moving target that we have to keep on adjusting and the most important ingredient being is that we respect what scientists are telling us and to act accordingly. but you will probably reciprocate if the uk government does not change its current two week quarantine rule and you'll probably reciprocate and impose that on people from the uk coming to your country? that is an option if you think that this is necessary to guarantee that health and safety of those britons coming into spain but the situation is very fluid, so rather than speculating, but we would like to do is probably engaged in a dialogue with the uk authorities to make sure that we both take the measures that best correspond to the health situation which is a bit better in the uk than it is in vain that spain, but by the time you open the borders of lea

he flew to the uk on the 13th of march from a rural area to the uk on the 13th of march from a ruralareaases of covid—19 and he started to suffer with flu—like symptoms a couple of days after the lockdown. all the adults in my family did. the rest of us were lucky enough to recover, but after two weeks of being in bed and a couple of calls, one to the gp... his condition really dramatically deteriorated and he was taken into hospital in an ambulance. by the time he got there, he had suffered a heart attack and a bleed on his brain, caused by the virus. and his breathing continue to deteriorate over three days. they were very relu cta nt to over three days. they were very reluctant to put him on to a ventilator because they couldn't assess the amount of damage that had been done to his heart, but in the end they decided to do that, but it only given a 20% chance of survival and after a few hours he went on renal failure and after a few hours he went on renalfailure and and after a few hours he went on renal failure and his organ started to shut down and we were asked for permission to wit

as we head into the weekend, we no longer have high—pressure close to the uk.essure, and it's quite a deep one as well. it could bring some unusually windy weather to some northern and western parts of the uk, at least for a while on saturday, some risk of gates. even without the strong winds, it will feel cool in the cloud with some showers, and longer spells of rain. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. president trump is facing widespread condemnation, for his handling of the unrest, in dozens of american cities. violent clashes between police and protesters continue, after the death of a black man being detained by police, but the president issued this warning. if a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then i will deploy the united states military and quickly solve the problem for them. mr trump's likely rival in november's election comes out swinging. joe biden accuses the president of ‘fanning the flames of hate'. plus, a report co

but the picture here is the same — the uk is the hardest hit.ted kingdom, with nearly 100 per 100,000 excess deaths. italy, which was first hit in europe, on 75. germany on single figures per 100,000 population. the bbc has worked with independent charity the health foundation, and oxford university economists on these methods. excess deaths measures the totality of a pandemic‘s impact on the population, so deaths from covid and deaths which might not have been caused by covid but have been caused by people, for example, not using health services during the pandemic period. understanding how countries have differed is a really important part of learning the lessons for potentially a second wave or a future pandemic. the government stopped showing charts of international deaths at their briefings, saying they weren't comparable. but one way of making the comparison is looking at the percentage of excess deaths as a proportion of the usual deaths. this measure doesn't change the g7 ranking — the uk is still by some distance the worst hit country.

the uk recorded 324 deaths in the past 24—hour period.ial uk total so far to 39,369 deaths. experts have pointed to one hopeful sign — the number of weekly deaths linked to covid—i9 in england and wales fell to 2872 — its lowest level for seven weeks according to the office for national statistics. but on a separate measure called excess deaths, from march to late may across the uk there were almost 62,000 more deaths than might have been expected based on previous years. the elderly have suffered most from the pandemic and care homes, as we have often reported, have been particularly affected. one care home in county durham has lost 25 residents from the disease. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. a survivor of covid—i9 in a care home where many have perished. her family gather outside, in part to clap the carers who have had much to deal with. no one blames them for what has happened, so we have an anonymized them, but we have discovered at least 25 people have died at melbury court, thought to be the highest sin

and i don't think the uk is alone in having been taken by surprise.nk we need to essentially wait till the end of the pandemic and then have a dissection of what happened and learn lessons from it. for now, the authorities will focus on testing as many people as possible and then tracing their contacts, seen as the best way to suppress the virus. hugh pym, bbc news. president trump has said a stunning set of employment figures was evidence the us economy is on its way back from the hit it took from coronavirus. some forecasts predicted the unemployment rate would rise to 20%. instead, it fell to just over 13%, with the economy added some 2.5 millionjobs. this is what the graph looks like. the big rise caused by coronavirus, followed by perhaps the beginning of the recovery there at the end. despite that, jobless figures are getting worse for african—americans. this is what the president had to say. we had the most people working in the history of our country, almost 160 million people. we were never even close to that. so, we had things that we were d

and the make up of police in the uk?sheffield where two workers lost theirjobs after confrontations over covid safety. 0ne agency worker says she lost all her shifts after an argument over wearing a mask. another worker was dismissed after insisting an underlying health condition meant she could not care for a resident. staff also claimed masks were ‘rationed'. the company which operates the home, horizon care, denies the allegations, and says all correct procedures and infection controls were and are in place. corinne wheatley has this exclusive report. it felt like every time you go to work, you've got a dead body. like for seven to ten days one time. they are people we've looked after for years. they are like our family. you know, you do everything for them. these are the words of a carer looking after some of our most vulnerable, but some staff at a group of care homes in sheffield say they have been working in fear and frustration. ten residents at woodhill lodge and woodhill grange have died after contracting coron

people arriving in the uk.lo and welcome to bbc news. president trump says he's prepared to deploy the military to quell violent protests across the united states, after the death last week of george floyd in police custody. donald trump says if cities and states fail to control the civil unrest sweeping across america, he would bring in the army to solve the problem for them. the democrat presidential candidate, joe biden, has attacked the president's handling of the protests — saying the us was "crying out for leadership". there was more violence last night in washington, where the president walked to a church near the white house and held the bible for a photo—opportunity. our north america correspondent, aleem maqbool, reports from washington. it was peaceful protest in the shadow of the white house in memory of george floyd, but donald trump decided he was going to stamp it out. as we speak, i am dispatching thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel and law enforcement officers