vivienne nunis, bbc news.uk have died in hospitals, care homes, and the wider community after testing positive for coronavirus, according to figures released by the government. that takes the total number of covid—19 deaths in the uk to 116,193. it's been more than 2a hours now since four million people living in communities in northern england have had to abide by strict new measures. people living in greater manchester, and in parts of east lancashire and west yorkshire, can no longer visit another household, in their home or garden. gerry jackson has more from bradford, one of the cities affected. yes, a day after the prime minister said the brakes had be squeezed, those four million people and others have been trying to work out how it's all going to affect them. and in our straw poll, people were broadly supportive of these new government measures, albeit, as we've heard, just a little frustrated about the timing just before

vivienne nunis reports. newly lengthened lashes after a long wait.reatments are available again. and customers here were quick off the mark. so exciting, it's been like christmas eve, we are alljust so excited to get back to work, get back to doing what we love doing and making our clients happy with lashes and brows again. so we're just over the moon. since opening a couple of hours ago, this salon has already had five clients through the doors, and they're booked out for the rest of the day. like so many other businesses, the team here are hoping to make back some of the money that's been lost over the past few months. bowling alleys are also opening today. this centre in north london will be disinfected between games, and closing off every second lane. the owner, hollywood bowl, furloughed nearly 2000 workers from its 61 sites during lockdown, but there were still bills to pay. and the company says it has burned through £10 million over the past five months. it's a challenge, and we're just really grateful now that we can start seeing some revenue

vivienne nunis, bbc news.pects to a man who died during opposition protests, following a presidential election that most people believe was rigged. protests have gathered momentum in recent days following a brutal police crackdown, during which thousands have been arrested and many beaten and tortured. the prime ministers of the three baltic republics, latvia, lithuania and estonia, have called on belarus to hold new "free and fair" presidential elections. 0ur correspondent, abdujalil abdurasol, has more. people are gathering at the metro station in minsk. this is the site where one of the protesters died during the violence here. people are laying flowers in his memory, chanting, "we will never forget, we will never forgive." the crowd is getting bigger and bigger every minute. people keep coming. the drivers that are passing by are honking their car horns in support. this is truly unprecedented for belarus. mr lukashenko in his 26 years of being in power has neverfaced such a challenge before and perhaps thi

vivienne nunis, bbc news.rom today, more than two million people — considered at high risk from coronavirus — will no longer need to isolate in parts of england, scotland and northern ireland. those who have been shielding can leave their homes and return to work. but the move comes as restrictions have been increased in parts of the north of england, and a planned relaxation of some lockdown rules has been postponed. jenny kumah reports. bradford today, one of several areas of the north affected by new restrictions brought in to curb the infection rate. people who are clinically vulnerable here are advised to continue shielding. matt has cystic fibrosis and was looking forward to be able to go out for the first time ten months today. he had planned to go to a cafe but feels it is right to put that plan on hold. the infection rate in our specific area is climbing a little bit high and it has left is very worried about our safety and any potential catching of any virus. in other parts of england and scotland, p

vivienne nunis, bbc news.ment for two more experimental coronavirus vaccines. a total of 90 million doses have been purchased from a belgian pharmaceutical company, janssen, and a us firm, nova—vax. britain now has on order 340 million doses of six different potential vaccines. more details from our medical editor, fergus walsh. there are nearly 30 coronavirus vaccines undergoing clinical trials, and well over 100 more in laboratory development. the uk is said to have one of the world's biggest stockpiles. advance orders have been placed for 340 million doses of six different vaccines. most require two doses, but there should be enough for everyone in the uk to be injected five times over. most vaccine trials end in failure, even those that look promising at the early stages. so, the government is hedging its bets, hoping that one of the candidate vaccines it has bought will be successful. we don't know if any of these vaccine formats that we've acquired will actually work. there are no licensed vaccines for a

vivienne nunis, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomas shafenaker.for most of the uk the weather really isn't going to change much for the rest of the weekend. saturday are pretty dull, drizzly day, thunderstorms in the forecast too but it's not all bad. there is some sunshine and pleasantly warm weather across northern wales, north—west of england, south—west of scotla nd north—west of england, south—west of scotland and the western isles so it is certainly not cloudy everywhere. the temperatures typically in the low 20s but a lot cooler on the north sea coast. thunderstorms are possible broadly speaking across the southern half of the uk as we go through the rest of today and tonight. the overnight hours. a very muggy night. 18 degrees in london. around the mid teens expected in scotland. showers expected tomorrow. the possibility of thunderstorms again, probably the heaviest ones across more southern areas. a little brightness possible now and then, but on the whole, a lot of cloud the uk. this is bbc news. the headlines... prince charles leaves c

our business correspondent vivienne nunis told me what more debenhams have said on the matter.ave appointed this firm hillco c capital, a possible liquidator, but they say that is just a last resort and is very unlikely that stores would close and they would go into liquidation. once you go into administration, which debenhams did earlier this year, it is powerful because for them to look at possible outcomes for the company, they look at where next for debenhams if it is in trouble. one of the options if the business can't be sold as it could go into liquidation, but debenhams says that is very unlikely. we the company has been in trouble for a while now, hasn't it? it has. it has been in trouble for quite a few years now. basically, debenhams have said recently that things are turning around, butjust a few weeks ago, as we went into lockdown debenhams obviously had to close all of its stores, like other companies did, but it's has closed its doors permanently, so crucially in may 6500 people lost theirjobs debenhams all that is the total of people we have seen them lose their

vivienne nunis reports. the lights have been off at fabric nightclub for the past four months. go yesterday. the bar staff, floor staff, cloakroom, cleaners, they've all now lost theirjobs. the remaining workers have been furloughed. as of today, the business must start paying their national insurance and pension contributions. even though, inside, it's still quiet. the freelancers have already lost their income. there's been a wave of redundancies already. there is a possibility that we may have to make further redundancies. so there is a real risk of everyone losing their job, frankly. adding to the club's woes, beer stocks going out of date and an electricity bill costing thousands of pounds in standing charges. from september, employers will need to pay 10% of their staffs wages while they remain on the furlough scheme. in october that increases to 20%, before cutting off completely at the end of that month. the fear is that with so many businesses still struggling, that will trigger a wave of redundancies. critics are calling for more support for the sectors that have been

our business correspondent vivienne nunis has the latest. i like that, i like that.day, yeah? exactly. after nearly five months of waiting, geeta is looking forward to a full day of appointments at her south london beauty salon. we are busy with facials, which we are really looking forward to, but, more importantly, our clients are just beside themselves, really ready to go. i mean, there will be prosecco, drinks flowing outside the salon. from tomorrow, close contact services such as facials, eyebrow waxing and eyelash extensions have been given the green light in england. for many beauticians, those treatments make up the bulk of their business. under new guidelines, beauticians and hairdressers will need to wear a visor and a face mask to lower the risk of the coronavirus spreading. also reopening on saturday, casinos, bowling alleys, skating rinks and soft play centres. indoor theatre, music and performances will be allowed with socially—distanced audiences. and wedding receptions for up to 30 guests will be permitted. more changes have been announced in wales. f

vivienne nunis has been speaking to some of the businesses getting ready to reopen.run with excited little feet. since the government announced soft play centres can reopen in most of england, bookings here in surrey have been rolling in. it has made a big difference, i think, have been rolling in. it has made a big difference, ithink, now have been rolling in. it has made a big difference, i think, now that we have been told we can officially open and everyone can come back. we have had people asking us all throughout this time, but it is nice to actually be able to say, yes, tomorrow. also given the green light today, indoor weddings with up to 30 people. but the rule change comes as a blow for silverman rasa. his venue in croydon usually caters to hundreds of guests, sometimes more than a thousand. he has had to adapt to stay afloat. during this crisis, as our business has completely closed, we decided to turn one of our smaller suites into a restau ra nt, our smaller suites into a restaurant, to have some sort of income stream coming in, and so far we think we ma

business reporter vivienne nunis has more. been offered fabric nightclub for the past four months. many nightclub for the past four months. ma ny staff nightclub for the past four months. many staff here have already lost theirjobs. 50 people were let go yesterday. the bar staff, cloakroom, cleaners, they have now lost their jobs. the remaining workers have been furloughed. as of today, the business must start paying their national insurance and pension contributions. even though, inside, it is still quiet. the freelancers have already lost their income. there has been a wave of redundancies already. there is a possibility that we may have to make further redundancies. so there is a real risk of everyone losing their job, frankly. adding to the club's was, via stocks going out of date and an electricity bill costing thousands of pounds in standing charges —— woes, beer stocks going out of date. from september, employers will have to pay 10% of staff's wages as they remain on the fellow scheme. in october that increases to 20%

vivienne nunis, bbc news. and spas had expected to offer more services from today. but with the pause in lockdown easing in england — they'll now not be able to do this for at least two weeks. our correspondent ellie costello is in west london this afternoon. lots are very disappointed people in the british beauty industry today. lots of people thought they would be backin lots of people thought they would be back in work today carrying out facial treatments. that is off the many after boris johnson announced that closed contact services were going to be postponed. the new day we are looking at is the 15th of august. as you can see, this salon here in west london, it is the largest independent hearing beauty salon in the country, it was fully booked today. there is nobody here. the person that that impacts most other than the client is the person carrying out that treatment. we will talk to one of those people now. she isa talk to one of those people now. she is a brow technician in the richard ward salon. wha

vivienne nunis reports. beauty salons open, but not as business owners had hoped.st in shock. i don't even know what to tell them. today, beauticians were due to start offering facial treatments. but 2a hours ago, the government changed its mind and put the brakes on lockdown measures easing. now this salon has an appointment book full of cancellations. 80% of our business is to do with the face. you know, we're renowned for our facials. and eyelash extensions, we can't do that. we've had clients who've cancelled by e—mail, so... the beauty industry had hoped to be operating normally again at the start ofjuly, alongside hairdressers, but now more job losses look likely. it's going to be very tough... yeah. ..for all of us, you know? and we'll see, you know, how we're going to ride the storm. the future also looks uncertain for nightclubs. normally in summer, fabric — one of london's most famous venues — would be heaving.