Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC News At Six 20200622

But not everyone welcomes it. A father and his two children have been killed after being hit by a car during a fathers day walk yesterday in cumbria. On the 77nd anniversary of the arrival of the Windrush Generation, more people are urged to claim the compensation theyre owed. And garden shed tv bringing the old black and white films to millions during lockdown. And coming up on bbc news Jose Mourinho launches a passionate defence of his managerial style after critical comments on harry kane at spurs. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. All three victims of saturdays stabbings in reading have now been named. As well as james furlong, a teacher in wokingham who was described as inspirational, his friend Joe Ritchie Bennett also died. He was a 39 year old american who had lived in the uk for 15 years. His family in philadelphia say theyre heartbroken. And finally, another friend whod been enjoying the summer evening in the park, david wails. With more, heres our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan. Back at school, for the most painful of reasons. Through the morning, they left tributes to a teacher who a lwa ys they left tributes to a teacher who always told his pupils to fly high. 36 year old james furlong was the head of history and politics at the school. The news of his death was still sinking in. Students and collea g u es still sinking in. Students and colleagues held a two minute silence. Asa as a whole community, we all now need to absorb this sad news. Our thoughts are with his mum, his dad, his brother and his family and his friends and colleagues. He was a cherished colleague and he will be very sadly missed. Applause. Wasntjust every applause. Wasnt just every average teacher, he wasjust wasnt just every average teacher, he was just an wasnt just every average teacher, he wasjust an incredible person, and he wasnt just he wasjust an incredible person, and he wasntjust a he wasjust an incredible person, and he wasnt just a teacher, he wasjust an incredible person, and he wasntjust a teacher, he was and he wasntjust a teacher, he was a human being, and he had family and friends that loved him just as much as we do. 14yearold lucy last saw missed a furlong out a History Lesson before lockdown. Well, first he told as everything was going to be fine, the is going to end and we are going to see him again. But you know, were not, really, are we . Were not going to see him again. Former pupils also came to pay their respects to someone they describe as an unforgettable teacher. Respects to someone they describe as an unforgettable teacherlj respects to someone they describe as an unforgettable teacher. I came back today because i feel like i had a really personal connection with mr furlong. He was one of the teachers who was always there for me. The person who tried to put a smile on everyoness faces. He used to come in and dress up as henry viii. He had really funny catchphrases, he always made us laugh. James furlong was in this park in reading on saturday when he was stabbed to death. Today it was confirmed his friend Joe Ritchie Bennett was killed alongside him, an american who lived in the uk for 15 years. He lost his husband to cancer several yea rs lost his husband to cancer several years ago. Bbc radio berkshire presenter sarah walker was a close friend. She delivered this on attribute. It matters to me today that you know thatjoe lived a great life. He was loved by so many people and he made us all feel that life was a much better place with him in it. Tonight, the third victim of the attack has also been named. 49 year old david wails. Attack has also been named. 49yearold david wails. He was always happy. Everyone had their problems but he always left that out the door when he walked into the pub, he always made people smile. Three friends who had just gone for a catch up in the sunshine. Three lives taken for no reason. James, joe and david were regulars here at this pub in reading and a few moments ago, members of the Lgbtq Community came together for a moments silence in memory of their friends. One of the floral tributes that has been laid outside the pub sums up the mood here tonight, describing the Three Friends is the most genuine, the loveliest and the kindest men in our community. Police are continuing to question a 25 year old libyan man following saturdays attack. Khairi saadallah was initially arrested on suspicion of murder after the incident on saturday, and later re arrested under the terrorism act. Police were called to forbury gardens in reading at about 7pm on saturday following reports that a number of people had been stabbed. About a dozen Armed Police Officers with shields were seen later that evening entering a block of flats in basingstoke road in the city at about iipm. From reading, our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford sent this report. This is thought to be the moment just minutes after the attack on saturday night that an Armed Police Officers detained the man suspected officers detained the man suspected of killing the Three Friends. But the careful process of gathering and examining evidence for the investigation being run by Counter Terrorism policing is still atan Counter Terrorism policing is still at an early stage. Nobody has yet been charged. The home secretary, priti patel, was in reading this morning to lay flowers, to meet the officers, some of them student officers, some of them student officers, that she said ran towards danger and to discuss what is known about the man in custody. We have to look at all aspects of this individuals history, which dates back over several years. I think we should be clear about the origins, the information, that is part of the intelligence gathering, and obviously the picture that has to be put together. The suspect, Khairi Saadallah, is 25 years old and libyan. He came to the uk in 2012 and claimed asylum. He was allowed to stay here permanently when he was given leave to remain in 2018. He came to the attention of m15 last year as someone who came to the attention of m15 last year as someone who might take part in terrorism overseas, but they assessed that he was not a genuine threat or an immediate risk. Neighbours said he threw a tv from his top floor flat this year and had a Mental Health key worker. Khairi saadallahs family told us that he originally left libya to escape the violence there and because he was suffering from post Traumatic Stress from the civil war, though he had been thinking of trying to return. They said that his long standing Mental Health problems had been exacerbated by the coronavirus lockdown. An eyewitness has told the bbc that the knifeman walked through the park before attacking the group of gay men sitting on the grass. While Reading Town Centre remains dominated by police tape and forensics teams, faith leaders came together to pay tribute to the dead friends. Our prayers are very much with the people who have died as a result of this terrible stabbing. Our prayers, too, are with the survivors. He said they would say prayers, too, for the attacker, that he would see the evil of his ways. Speaking to a close member of Khairi Saadallahs family today, theyre clearly devastated and very tearful about what has happened and about the fact that he has been arrested. They said they feel as bad as everybody else in reading about the people who died. They also stressed again the Mental Health problems that Khairi Saadallah has been suffering from for many years, which they believe was caused by his experiences in the civil war in libya. Daniel sandford in reading, thank you. If youre one of the over two Million People in england whos been shielding throughout the lockdown because of a pre existing health condition, the guidelines that have kept you largely trapped in your home will be eased in a fortnight and end completely at the start of august. A further 15 people are recorded as having died with coronavirus in the last 2a hours. The figure is always significantly lower after the weekend. It brings the total number of deaths to 42,647. Heres our health editor, hugh pym. Voices of the shielded during lockdown. They have had support, including food parcels. Inside, we have a loaf of bread. Because i have a serious heart condition, im not allowed to go out or go shopping and all that kind of stuff. Its really good. I wasnt expecting it. But the food parcels will stop. Shielding in england will formally end, although there will still be some support from volunteers and councils. Charlie, who has an immune deficiency, isnt worried about the food parcels. Shes been enjoying limited freedom from last month for shielded people to go out. But shes a teacher and due back at work in september, and she says shes worried about leaving home. I wont be going shopping for a while. I still dont feel secure out there. So to be honest, im not sure how long i will continue to stay indoors. I think im still quite anxious about everything. I raised these concerns at the downing street media briefing. What reassurances can you give them that that will be understood and they will get full support . Its so important that employers work with us, and crucially, work with their employees to support them to get back to work in a covid secure environment. And its critical that work is provided in a covid secure way for people who are shielding. But Health Charities say when shielding ends, statutory sick pay wont be available, so people may be obliged to go back to work even if they feel it is unsafe to do so. We are really calling on the government to step in and for those people who judge their own risk to be so great that they should stay at home, that they should still receive Financial Support and support in getting shopping and medicine so that they can stay at home if that is the right thing for them. Shielding will end in england on the 31st ofjuly. In scotland, it will be reviewed, but continue until at least the end ofjuly. Northern irelands scheme, like englands, is due to end at that time. The Welsh Government says it will continue until the 16th of august and possibly longer. For charlie and others in england, the guidance on going out and meeting people will be relaxed from earlyjuly. Shes looking, though, for more reassurances about the risks after shielding comes to a close at the end of the month. Hugh pym, bbc news. The Prime Minister is expected to announce tomorrow that the two metre social distancing rule is to be halved to one metre, with additional safety guidelines, in a bid to kickstart the economy and support businesses, in particular the hospitality industry. But the government has warned that it would not hesitate in putting a handbrake on such measures to stop the virus running out of control. The change in guidance would bring england in line with much of the rest of europe but the rule is still under review in the rest of the uk. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg takes a look at what we can expect. Not much room for manoeuvre. For ministers, orfor Business Owners like lindsay in derbyshire, whos already spent cash to get the doors open keeping everyone two metres apart, a distance that is soon to fall. That proved quite expensive. It cost us over £2000 for the three shops just for the screens and the signage, and here we are now saying were going to go for the one metre rule, which means that all that money was was wasted. Was spent was wasted. For days, the Prime Minister has been saying watch this space. The 2 metre rules marked the flows of classrooms, the pavements on the high street and the queues at the supermarket. But tomorrow Boris Johnson is expected to say it can come down to one metre in england. The hope that it be not just easier for schools, but easier to find our new normal. It is right that there are some natural restrictions as to how far schools can go in terms of welcoming children back. Well look as guidance changes within government as to how we do everything that needs to be put in place so that every child is back in the classroom in september. There is reason for caution still. All shops have been open in wales today, but its sticking with the two metre rule. 158 workers at a food factory on anglesey have tested positive for the virus. The disease is fading, but its not forgotten. In northern ireland, up to six people will be able to meet indoors from tomorrow, as long as they keep their distance. Scotland is following the two metres for now. This isntjust a straightforward black and white binary issue. Its not the case that it is a safe distance. Risk increases the shorter the distance you have. So you have to consider the environment that that is in. You have to consider other mitigations, and you have to consider the risk overall and i think its important that these things are done carefully. And opening up might not avoid businesses closing down. Along with the change from two metres to one in england, hotels and b bs should be able to open from july the 4th, too. The kitchen hasnt been serving and there has been no swimming in the pool at this kent hotel for three months. And the owners cant be sure if the sums will add up on the other side. For us, unfortunately, our costs have spiralled. Our loans have had to be increased and we face reopening with a very uncertain future ahead of us. We dont know whether our business will survive or not. The Coronavirus Crisis has touched every corner of our country and every part of our lives, and in the first phase, grappling with the disease itself came before Everything Else for the government. But now that risk is fading somewhat, and Economic Hardship is here for many, ministers are ready to move. But if the disease came roaring back up, any easing off would be clamped back down. Tomorrow the governments advice that has shaped our streets and our lives will change again, the next phase in an extraordinary time, with risks that simply cant be known yet still around the corner. Laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. A father and his two children were killed when they were hit by a car yesterday in dalton in furness in cumbria. 37 year old joshua flynn, his 15 year old son coby jay and his 12 year old daughter skylar had been out enjoying a fathers day walk with their dog. A 47 year old local man has been arrested on suspicion of three counts of death by dangerous driving and being over the alcohol limit. He remains in police custody. Danny savage is near the scene of the crash in dalton in furness, danny, tragedy doesnt seem a Strong Enough word for this. You can just imagine the heartbreaking scenes here yesterday afternoon as Emergency Service workers tried to help those that we re workers tried to help those that were caught up in this incident. Tonight in this community, there is a wife and mother who yesterday afternoon lost her world. And it is concerned for her in particular that many people have had who have been coming here throughout the day to put down flowers and messages to support her. Yesterday afternoon, joshua flynn, his son coby jay and daughter skylar went out for a fathers day family walk, but they never came home. They were run over and killed on the outskirts of dalton in furness in south cumbria. The 47 year old man who was driving the car which hit them was arrested for drink driving and was also detained on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. The family were walking along this pavement yesterday afternoon when a silver peugeot left the road, came up onto the kerb, demolished some fencing and then hit them. Their pet dog was killed as well. Local people have been leaving flowers at the scene throughout the day. Its just tragic. It happened on fathers day. It could have been anybody. Ive got kids myself, and itsjust shocking to hear about. Four lives have been lost, three and a dog. Yeah, just lost for words, really. Joshua flynn was 37. Coby jay was 15. Skylar was just 12. The driver of the car which hit them remains in custody. Police are appealing for anyone with dashcam footage from the area beforehand to come forward. Danny savage, bbc news, dalton in furness. As the lockdown eases, social distancing rules designed to keep us all safe are having a huge impact on all our lives. But for many deaf and blind people, the new distance rules and wearing of face masks has made the world almost impossible to navigate. As our disability Affairs Correspondent nikki fox reports, many campaigners say the government has forgotten deaf and disabled people. I think i would describe it as feeling pretty helpless and cut off, disconnected. If i feel somebody bump into me when i leave the house, i get really stressed. I get scared too. For both these women, life as we ease out of lockdown has become much harder. Measures designed to keep us safe are having a negative impact on the lives of people with hearing and sight loss. For ayesha, its a routine appointment she is dreading. I am quite nervous. Nurses, doctors, theyll all be Wearing Masks and i wont be able to understand what theyre saying. Along with sign language, ayesha relies on lip reading and facial expressions to fully understand whats going on. But now the interpreter will also be wearing a mask. I dont know whats happening, what theyre saying. It takes quite a lot of your power away and your self esteem, i think, knowing that you cant communicate with anybody. Part of the nature of my eye condition is that i dont have any depth perception, and its also difficult for me because i dont have any peripheral vision, so im really relying on other people being good at following the rules, because i cant. With a husband who is shielding, its down to holly to do the basics like shopping. But Safety Measures designed to keep us safe have made her world almost impossible to navigate. Theres nothing about being visually impaired that makes me more vulnerable medically to covid, but the situation has made me more vulnerable. Charities supporting people with sensory loss have seen a dramatic increase in calls to their helplines as we ease out of lockdown. Theyre struggling with the facemasks, when using public transport and when getting out and about, they feel forgotten about. They are not understood by the public and the government. We feel these people have been really disadvantaged with the easing of the lockdown. Do you think disability has been thought of . We are constantly learning and receiving advice. With face coverings, visors are being used across transport networks. Were investigating tactile signage as well. Importantly, discrimination law has not changed in the pandemic. People have to be treated appropriately and equally. Following pressure, the department of health and social care has said its looking into the possibility of securing transparent face coverings, which would help ayesha. But three months into the pandemic and with many reasonable adjustments yet to be made, many deaf and blind people fear theyll be the last to get out of lockdown. Nikki fox, bbc news. So, with lockdown measures continuing to ease, many people will be wondering if they can holiday abroad this summer. Spain has opened up to tourists, welcoming british holiday makers without any requirement to quarantine. And many have already arrived. Our correspondent Damian Grammaticas took one of the first flights out there and is on the beach for us now. Lucky you, and plenty of brits out there keen to get some spanish sun. Quite a few. Still quite limited numbers, though, coming because it is only since yesterday that spain has ended its emergency, opened up to new arrivals, scrapped its quarantine and yes, it looks enticing, doesnt it . The beaches are open, the cafes and bars are open, but there are big differences to remember. On the beach, distancing as being enforced. I dont know if you can make out, but there are posts on the beach with colours on the top. Those are meant to mark how we are supposed to stay apart from each other, leaving a gap by the sea where people can get in and out of the water. If you go into town, most hotels are still closed because they are waiting for more arrivals to come. And the journey here is very different too. I was on a flight today from east midlands airport. It was one of the first. Only about 20 of seats on that plane had been sold. As soon as you got to the terminal, you are temperature checked just to get in. You had to wear a mask from that point on, onto the plane and through the entire journey you cant take your mask off. You are only allowed out of your seat on the plane if you wa nt to out of your seat on the plane if you want to go to the toilet. If you buzz for the cabin crew, they tell you if its free and there is no queue there. Otherwise, you just have to stay seated through the entire flight. And when you land, then you are again temperature checked on arrival in spain. You have to fill out Contact Details in case anyone on the plane turns out to have been carrying the virus, and you then have to give all of your travel plans as well. So once you get here, it will be a very different experience. But remember, at the minute the uk still has quarantine, so going back, you will still have to do two weeks quarantine in the uk. Damian grammaticas in alica nte, quarantine in the uk. Damian grammaticas in alicante, thank you. Temperatures in the Arctic Circle hit an all time record on saturday with the mercury rising to 38 celsius in the small siberian town of verkhoyansk. Although the record still needs to be verified, a band of persistent High Pressure in northern russia has led to a string of high temperatures and associated forest fires in the area. Scientists say this hot spell is yet another sign of how Climate Change is transforming weather patterns in the Arctic Circle. On the 72nd anniversary of the empire windrush arriving at tilbury docks, the head of a new group addressing the challenges faced by the Windrush Generation and their families has urged those affected to claim compensation. The group has been set up after people from the commonwealth were told wrongly they were illegally in the uk, some were left destitute, others were deported. But the government has been criticised for being too slow in settling claims. Out of over 1,000 applications, only 60 have so far been paid. Our community Affairs Correspondent Rianna Croxford has more. Meet denzil and danny, brothers and a sister caught up in the winter scandal, whose lives were left in limbo as they struggled with their immigration status. Its mad, absolute madness that we are still fighting for this in 2020. We are still fighting for certain rights as people who were brought here in 1956, the 19305. People who were brought here in 1956, the 1930s. You get paranoid. You always look over your shoulder every time you see a white van, you know . Like you are a criminal. You cant go to school, you cant go out with your friends, you cant travel. I lost 12 years of my life. Your whole teenage life. The whole teenager. I never had fun doing nothing. I couldnt afford to get id. I couldnt act like a teenager. It messed with my mental state. Id. I couldnt act like a teenager. It messed with my mental statefi took their father, it messed with my mental statefi took theirfather, a it messed with my mental statefi took their father, a successful musician pictured here in the middle, 62 years to have his citizenship confirmed after he came to britain from st lucia in 1956. The empire windrush brings to britain 500 jamaicans. He was one of thousands of commonwealth citizens from the Windrush Generation who, unable to provide original documentation, were wrongly treated as illegal immigrants, risk deportation and were denied rights to health care and benefits. This family have just filed a claim for compensation, but two years on since the scheme launched, critics say there has been little progress. So far, 1275 claims have been made, but only 60 people have received payment. Between them, they have been givenjust over payment. Between them, they have been given just over £360,000. This is the man now leading a new Government Group to tackle the challenges still faced by this generation and their families. We cannot afford for this to fail. Too much blood has been spilled by many for this country. Therefore, they are not granting us a favour. Its an inherent right. There is now a Third Generation of this family who are british citizens. But these three say no amount of money can give them back the years they were robbed. Rianna croxford, bbc news. The bbc has announced a hundred Million Pounds is being allocated from its existing budget to create content about and featuring people of different social backgrounds, Sexual Orientation and ethnicity in the wake of the killing of george floyd and the subsequent black lives matter protests. The corporation has also committed to a fifth of its production staff coming from such underrepresented groups from next april. Our media correspondent lizo mzimba is with us now. So how big a move is this . £100 million sounds like a good, solid, headline grabbing figure, and it is. But to put it in better context, it is spread over three years, so that is spread over three years, so that is £33 million a year, and every year the amount is £33 million a year, and every yearthe amount in is £33 million a year, and every year the amount in total that the bbc spends on its Television Services is around 1. 5 billion. So the new tv fund will be a small portion of that total tv spend. But it does represent a significant commitment in terms of money, jobs, and the bbc emphasises that it is all part of a wider series of measures. Of all part of a wider series of measures. Of course, all part of a wider series of measures. Of course, the question is, will it make a difference . It is now nearly 20 years since the then director general greg dyke described the bbc is being hideously white. Since then, Diversity Initiative after Diversity Initiative, with the bbc often hitting the targets it sets itself, but the bbc admit that things have still been too slow. One issue with diversity targets sometimes is that people may say, we have hit that number now, problem solved. People at home, audiences are so solved. People at home, audiences are so keen to see solved. People at home, audiences are so keen to see a solved. People at home, audiences are so keen to see a change in attitude because with a change in outlook, Everything Else can flow from that. And the bbc does emphasise that it is determined to make urgent change and it is throwing millions of pounds and significant resources at this. But foran significant resources at this. But for an organisation that needs to better reflect the audience at home and the wider public, its notjust urgent, it is crucial. Lizo, thank you. For many people, their main company over recent months has been the tv. And for one tiny station its been its busiest time ever. Talking pictures is run from an office in a garden in hertfordshire by a father and daughter. Its peak weekly audience has reached almost 6 million and the reason its been so popular it runs old, largely forgotten, black and white films. Our arts correspondent David Sillito has been to meet them. Take a trip down memory lane with talking pictures tv, a treasure trove of british cinema history. Talking pictures is a bit of escapism. Nuclear physics, like what they talk about on the telly. Its like a warm comfort blanket of nostalgia. Steady on, pushy talking pictures tv. Its a little reminder of black and white britain, a tv channel based around one mans collection of films that other broadcasters had given up on. Ive always had an interest in british films, and obscure british films at that. We started to buy these libraries of films. Did no one else want to take these films on . No. I remember going to a quite large satellite company, and was told that we do not want black and white after four oclock in the afternoon. This is stuff no one else wanted