amol rajan, bbc news, warwickshire.ent restricted and holidays cancelled. now — businesses are reopening — and tourist attractions are desperate for customers to return. in venice, they've put on something of a show to drum up attention, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. if tim allman explains. you didn't know any better, you'd if you didn't know any better, you'd say life here was pretty much back to normal. the canals and waterways full of traffic, gondolas and rowing boats bobbing along — this, the first such traditional race since the lockdown ended. venice getting back to its roots. translation: we decided to call it race of the rebirth because we wanted it to be an opportunity — the first time when venice, which is made of water, went back to its primary element, which are the boats and oars. but the scars of the last few months can't be ignored. italy has been one of the countries hit hardest by coronavirus, with more than 34,000 lives lost. applause this was about paying tribute to the medical workers who fought

amol rajan, bbc news, warwickshire. a reminder of our top story. in the city of reading on saturday night as terror—related. the suspect was known to the intelligence services. plenty more detail on that story on our website. that's it from me for now. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @samanthatvnews. hello. i know not everyone is a fan of intense summer heat, but that's what parts of the uk are facing in the week ahead, particularly into england and wales, with soaring heat and humidity as well. all areas, though, will be turning warmer. but for scotland and northern ireland, close to low pressure, it'll be atlantic air, there'll be a wriggling weather front for the first half of the week. that will give cloud and outbreaks of rain. there'll be warm air, sunny spells for a time from mid week. but it's england and wales, close to high pressure, with a lot of dry weather. increasing sunshine and the flow of air around that high will be coming in from the continent, a hot continent, lifting temperatures in some spots into the low 30s, the hottest wea

amol rajan, bbc news, warwickshire.ime minister borisjohnson says he is appalled by the attack, in which three people died and three others have been seriously injured. plenty more on that story on our website — bbc.com/news. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @samanthatvnews. i'll be back shortly with the headlines. bye for now. hello. i know not everyone is a fan of intense summer heat, but that's what parts of the uk are facing in the week ahead, particularly into england and wales, with soaring heat and humidity as well. all areas, though, will be turning warmer. but for scotland and northern ireland, close to low pressure, it'll be atlantic air, there'll be a wriggling weather front for the first half of the week. that will give cloud and outbreaks of rain. there'll be warm air, sunny spells for a time from mid week. but it's england and wales, close to high pressure, with a lot of dry weather. increasing sunshine and the flow of air around that high will be coming in from the continent, a hot continent, lifting tem

amol rajan, bbc news, warwickshire. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @bbcmaryam.r heat, but that's what parts of the uk are facing in the week ahead, particularly into england and wales, with soaring heat and humidity as well. all areas, though, will be turning warmer. but for scotland and northern ireland, close to low pressure, there will be atlantic air, there will be atlantic air, there be a wriggling weather front for the first half of the week. that will bring cloud and outbreaks of rain. there will be warm air, sunny spells for a time from mid week, but it is england and wales, close to high pressure, a lot of dry weather, increasing sunshine and the flow of air around that high will be coming in from the continent, a hot continent, lifting temperatures in some spots into the low 30s, the hottest weather of the summer so hottest weather of the summer so far. this weather front will serve as a dividing line between that heat and something a bit more bearable. it will be a bit more bearable. it will be a refreshingly cool start to proceedings for monday morni

in warwickshire, a busy stretch of the m6 motorway was closed off shortly after 6pm as protesters occupiedto carpentry. the government says it will support peaceful protests so long as social distancing rules will be observed with police investigation is under way, they say the minority of those involved in violence and disorder should expect to account for their actions. sean dilley, bbc news. our political correspondent, iain watson is in westminster this morning. iain, these are strong words from the prime minister? yes, particularly struck by his strongly worded suite on this where he said some of these demonstrations had been "subverted by thuggery" — "and they are a portrayal of the cause they want to serve". they have a right to protest peacefully, he said, but they have no right to attack the police. we had pretty —— priti patel who said she was sickened by the levels of violence she had seen. many of the protests had been peaceful. nonetheless, they have been marred i specific incidents, particularly that pulling down of the statue in bristol, the slave trader edward colson, she s

amol rajan, bbc news, warwickshire. so many things that are changing to think about.led him as a "wonderful man". the right reverend 0livia graham. thank you very much for spending a bit of time with us on bbc breakfast this morning. as an idea of, first of all, what the last few days have been like in reading. well! of all, what the last few days have been like in reading. well i think that reading town centre has been very quiet. people are shocked and subdued and coming to terms with the reality of what happened on saturday night. a beautiful warm night when people were just enjoying themselves and suddenly, lives have changed and the town has gone into shock and morning, i think. and there is a minute's silence taking place later this morning which has been organised by the council. you think, from some of the conversation is no doubt you have been having over the past 2a hours or so, do you think it will help people? i think a moment's silence always helps with a big reflection and that will happen at ten o'clock this morning and at 11 o'clock some of the faith a

in warwickshire, a busy stretch of the m6 motorway was closed off shortly after 6pm as protesters occupiedageway en route to coventry. the government says it will support peaceful protests so long as social distancing rules are observed, but with police investigations under way, they say the minority of those involved in violence and disorder should expect to account for their actions. sean dilley, bbc news. if you were at any of the protests across the uk, what was your experience? email victoria@bbc.co.cuk or message me on twitter. the policing minister, kit malthouse, has called for the prosecution of the demonstrators who brought down the statue of the 17th century slave trader in bristol. a crime was committed, criminal damage was committed, evidence should be gathered and prosecutions should be gathered and prosecutions should follow. there was an elected mayor of bristol, there was a council in bristol, and it is by those democratic means that we resolve these issues in this country, not by people showing up with ropes and tools and committing criminal damage. we have to have a sens