Are out. There is hope. London decades the musical has succumbed to the is the greatest city in the coronavirus pandemic. World. We need to remember that we are a resilient city and a strong city. It is important that everybody feels confident and comfortable. Getting back onto the high street. In getting back into restaurant and hubs and supporting the businesses that are the backbone of our city. Reminders of the challenges everywhere. Donald trumps attorney general even a city that is trying to has denied accusations adapt. And find a way through. That he abused his powers to try to boost the president s chances of re election, and to help his associates. William barr was taking questions from a Democratic Pa rty controlled committee in washington. The second longest running musical in the west end of london and the longest from there aleem running musical on broadway the phantom of the opera is to close. The shows producer maqbool reports Cameron Mackintosh announced that Andrew Lloyd Webbers hit musical will shut down due in appearance in congress to the coronavirus pandemic. By attorney general barr was always going to be confrontational. Democrats accuse him of aiding the president and using the Justice Department like many productions as a highly the phantom has struggled politicized plaything. To stay financially viable, with social distancing making it impossible for theatres to be re open safely. Of outside federal forces in portland, oregon, i spoke to Sierra Boggess which is in its 60th day who played christine on broadway, at the 25th anniversary production at the royal albert hall, of protest after the killing and in the west end, she gave her reaction to the news. Im deeply saddened like of george floyd. Everybody else. When he brings the forces have been accused up everybody else. When he brings upfor me everybody else. When he brings up for me is how tragic this of acting like secret police pandemic is. That even a show so donald trump can say like phantom of the opera cannot last because financially, cameron sub brinkley said, i work for will cameron and andrew and they are he is tough on law and order. Two incredibly generous humans. And the fact that there is something that the attorney general strongly denied. Nothing they can do, this is the courthouse is under forces beyond any of our attack in portland. Control. It is absently devastating and i know that the federal resources everybody shares in this. Are inside the perimeter around the courthouse defending interesting reading what it from almost two months Cameron Mcintosh had to say. He of daily attacks where people agreed. He had become a wealthy march to the court, try to gain man from the spectacular entrance and have set fires, thrown things, use explosives. Musical that had gone right around the world. Is there no and the attorney general way that he couldve perhaps was also questioned about that moment Peaceful Protesters subsidized this until perhaps the social distancing matters were forcibly removed have been resolved. I dont from Lafayette Square close know his financial situation to the white house just before andi know his financial situation and i think that is a thing the president went to pose everybody that somebody has there in front of the church. When did you first learned of the president planned quite a few dollars. £4. But if to walk through the park and go to st. Johns church . First, i would like to respond. There was something he can do, please respond. My time is limited. Then he wouldve done just i learned that sometime that. As cameron spoke about in the afternoon that the president might come out the outcome he made his money of the white house and then later in the afternoon, from the theatre and he has given all his money back into the theatres. So generously to i heard that he might go his actors. So, it was absolutely necessary the park to be clear. It had nothing to do with that. It was necessary that the park be cleared and it was done and you said, get it done. The hearing was dominated by grandstanding by politicians of my opinion, it is no 1s fault except that this pandemic of both parties, a taste that we are in and i really of things to come ahead of the election. Think that there should be republicans portraying democrats is dangerous when it something for the art. As say comes to law and order and democrats focusing tried to get to this pandemic, on perceived unethical behaviour and incompetence by the president. Tried to get to this pandemic, tried to get through this pandemic without the art, as we have seen, should people where some the most resilient people we come together and doing all kinds of things, filming to create anything so that people can bring people joy, borisjohnson has said signs of a second wave create anything so that people can bring peoplejoy, can bring of coronavirus are appearing people some type of relief from in europe and its the governmentsjob to protect the uk. The sadness, the devastation the Prime Minister was defending the decision that everyone is experiencing to impose a m day quarantine on arrivals from spain. The oi that everyone is experiencing Spanish Government has again or financially, that everyone is experiencing orfinancially, everyone insisted that spain is a safe that everyone is experiencing or financially, everyone is that everyone is experiencing orfinancially, everyone is in such a difficult place, so, try country for tourists but the rate of new coronavirus to do that and feel better infections is continuing to rise in some areas. Without some sort of singing or our europe correspondent gavin lee sent this any type of the arts. There report from barcelona. The call for the sick must be some sort of financial and the anxious at a Covid Testing Centre in the suburbs support. The British Government of barcelona. Five weeks after the state is made £1. 5 billion available, of emergency was lifted here, cases are on the rise again. Ido is made £1. 5 billion available, i do not know what is happening for you over there, but albert tomas is waiting his turn. Presumably, it has been his girlfriend tested devastating for you until his positive this morning. Fingers as well. Just an answer i work near to the beach, to that and if you would, so close to the beach, and yet, because youve only got a few a lot of young people seconds left, could you sing us without masks, drinking. Out . Yes, i can sing you. Its close to close, face to face. And for me, its the problem, the young people dont the phantom of the opera is understand how this here inside our minds. Covid increase. Young catalans have been blamed by the Regional Government for accelerating the spread,. Showing a lack of solidarity, three paintings by the street artist banksy ignoring the rules have been sold at auction to socially distance. In london for more than two one of the nurses here, point three Million Pounds rossella morales, has worked thats nearly 3 million throughout the pandemic dollars, with proceeds and says the majority of cases going to a hospital now are people under a0. In bethlehem. The triptych is seen as a reaction to europes migrant crisis of the past decade. Yeah, theres a lot of asymptomatics that then become positive. You do the test and the test becomes positive. At this time, theres not that many acute symptoms that they need to be hospitalised. Its more like mild symptoms, like headaches, loss of smell, loss of taste. Hello. The Catalan Government say it looks likejuly is planning the situation has reached to leave us with something a critical point that if, to remember it by. In the next ten days, although if you are a fan of summer eat, this all may covid cases havent reduced, therell be a second lockdown in this city and, with it, be to little too late. Shutting down a vital industry but friday, the last day that attracts millions of brits ofjuly, it is going to be a hot one for many of us. Each year tourism. It is quite a transformation this week from what we had at the start of the week its said there are more with low pressure and strong selfies taken in front winds and rain and high of gaudis Sagrada Familia pressure building, and although low pressure basilica than anywhere else in spain. Will bring a bit more rain back now, theres barely enough business for to some of us before the week the street sellers. Is done, it is the position of these pressure systems the flights arriving which will allow the wind from the uk today are not even half full. To turn around to a south southeasterly for friday, there must have been about 20 drawing up that heat, people, maximum, on the flight. My row in front of me, behind me, my row was empty. Lifting those temperatures, debbie is on the way back to cardiff, filling out an online covid form, ahead of a two week quarantine. She says the decision has caused her a great its not out of the question deal of stress. The uk could record its highest temperature of the year so far on friday. I wish i hadnt come we will get to all of that to spain now. I wanted to come away as we go through the forecasts. Clearly we are not there yet. And i wanted a holiday, and for wednesday, it will be a little bit warmer out there. But i wouldnt have gone, had i known that there the winds are lighter and many would be the self isolating places will be dry and these on my return. Are starting temperatures. It will be cooler than this hotels and resorts outside in rural spots of some of us the city say theyre working in single figures as the day hard to reassure tourists that begins and is still quite windy its as safe as possible, in the northern isles, but despite intense diplomatic parts of northern scotland, but the wind will ease further efforts, british officials have during the day and we will lose shown no sign any outbreaks of rain as it become drier into the afternoon. Of changing course. For many places, it will be dry. Best of sunny spells probably in southern scotland gavin lee, bbc news, barcelona. And northern england, the impact of the latest quite a bit of cloud restrictions on travel around temperatures to and from spain has led a little bit higher. To calls for coronavirus and you notice we do tests to be conducted have a weather system that will bring some rain on people arriving in the uk towards Northern Ireland to end the day, some patchy rain affecting parts of wales as an alternative and northwest england as well. To quarantine. It may ease for a time and some the British Government says its looking at a range of options heavier rain overnight pushing into Northern Ireland to manage the risk of people and on thursday, that will spread north across scotland, importing the disease were ahead of it with the clear skies and it as our science editor will be chilly for some David Shukman reports. Of us as thursday begins. Here goes the rain on thursday. It clears Northern Ireland, a sudden rise in coronavirus quite heavy in places, then pushes across scotland. Cases in kosovo. For england and wales, all over europe, there are look at this. Local surges of new infections, a lot of sunshine to come. But whether this amounts to a second wave is unclear. The wind going around to the southeast and the in germany, an outbreak temperatures are heading up. It does get hotter on thursday, at a farm in bavaria has that heat is more widespread by the time we get to friday, led to a new warning. Numbers are still and in Northern Ireland, it will be close to relatively low, compared the weather front here. Not particularly hot. To many countries. We will see a bit of still, the Authorities Say rain to end the day. We cannot rule out a thunder they are very concerned. Shower into parts of Eastern England as well. So, german airports and notice how the temperatures are offering testing come right back down again for anyone arriving, at the start of the weekend. To see who has the virus, that is because the system and this may become compulsory. Bringing rain to end friday is a cold front which moves east across the uk the problem, though, for the weekend as it is that the tests are not always reliable. Turns much cooler again. What matters is how well theyre carried out. Are they done by medical staff . Does the swab used in the test actually reach the virus in the throat or nose . It could miss an infected area. One study found that 20 25 of people who are infected get a negative result. And then theres the problem of timing. If you become infected on holiday lets call that day one and then fly back a couple of days later day three and have a test at the airport on your return, you may well get a negative result because, at that stage, the virus is still incubating inside you. It may be day six, or even later, before you show any symptoms, and what scientists are worried about is people getting a negative result and thinking theyre completely in the clear when, in reality, theyre infected. I think a negative result at the airport does not mean you are necessarily free of the infection. You might not yet be shedding the virus. And if you believe that youre free of infection and you go back to your normal life, very much, the risk is that you can start spreading it to family, friends and work colleagues, and thereby hasten the spread of the virus generally in your home community. But screening at airports is becoming more common. China found a positive case last week. And one idea is to have a system of double testing, this is bbc news. A week apart, to have a better the headlines chance of spotting us attorney general whos infected. William barr has defended the deployment of federal Heathrow Airport wants agents to cities, saying they are needed to start a trial. To counter violent rioters. I can understand that the jury in testimony to congress, is out at the moment on having mr barr said protesters in portland, oregon, a single test on arrival. Are committing an assault on the government of not enough work has the united states. Been done on that. And it may be that we need britains Prime Minister, borisjohnson, warned to have a test on arrival there are signs of a second wave of coronavirus in europe, and maybe a test after five days, or eight days, to get as he defended a 14 day quarantine on travellers from people out of quarantine early. Spain. A passenger in south korea. He said the government had to take swift action and hinted there may be further regular testing may well allow quarantines for more travel and minimise holiday makers on the cards. Quarantine, but its not the long running musical, exactly pleasant to have to go through. Phantom of the opera, has been forced to close in the west end. The show which opened in 1986 President Trump has is to shut permanently announced an initiative to develop generic drugs in the united states, because of the Financial Impact with the intention of reducing of the coronavirus restrictions on theatres. Dependence on pharmaceutical products sourced from abroad. He also repeated his belief in hydroxy chloroquine as a coronavirus treatment, now on bbc news. Even though the us fda revoked its approval for emergency hardtalk. Use of the drug. It will make many doctors think it is extremely good and some people do not. I am to believe it. I wouldnt take it, as you know i took it for a 14 day period and i am here. Right. I am here. I happen to think it works in the early stages. Im from my mineral people believe that too. Some, many. And so we will take a look at it. Earlier twitter banned donald trump junior from tweeting for 12 hours, after he shared a misleading video about the benefits of hydroxy chloroquine. A spokesman for the younger trump said twitters action was further proof that big tech is intent on killing Free Expression online. The Democratic Party president ial contender joe biden has promised to spend tens of billions of dollars to help boost opportunitues for black, latino and native american businesses, if he wins the election in november. Mr biden sharply criticised President Trump, accusing him of intentionally stoking the flames of division and racism as part of a political strategy to revive his campaign. Staying with the united states, hospitals and healthcare workers in several states are dealing with a surge in coronavirus cases, as the nation struggles to control the pandemic. The state of texas has nowjoined new york, florida and california by recording more than 400,000 cases. Our correspondent larry madowo has been inside a coronavirus unit in the city of houston, where doctors say theyre adopting a new approach to treating patients. Please, come in. Welcome to the covid unit. Drjoseph varon is chief of Critical Care here. Most of the hospital has been taken over by coronavirus patients. This old ward was converted into a covid only icu but, within a week, they ran out of space and expanded. They now have three covid units. Ummc is a Small Community hospital. 80 of the patients they see dont even have health insurance, and the doctors say its all about timing. If they came any later, many of them would not make it. Dr varon is conducting a procedure called a tracheostomy. Theyre boring a hole in this mans neck to insert a tube into his windpipe to save his vocal chords. Hes been here for two weeks and, if they dont do this, he may never speak again, even if he recovers. Ive never seen an illness that is so tricky. Every day, i get surprised with corona. Every day, there is a new thing, something new comes out. The days are long and lonely for the patients here, with no family or visits allowed. The patients can only identify whos attending to them by the pictures hanging on their necks. Were going to go and see christina. This is one of your nurses . Shes one of my nurses. Nurse christina matthis was at work here when she too tested positive for covid i9. This is my other family. So, to not be out there with my family is weird. To be on this side, its like, im still asking them what i can do. Hes saturating. 88 , when i walked in. Dr varon and the team here try to avoid the use of ventilators. Instead, they use an experimental treatment, combining commonly used drugs in a unique cocktail to combat the inflammatory damage caused by the virus. We have found from the new experience, the spain experience, the italy experience, but when you put a tube in somebodys throat, the chances of them leaving the hospital lesson is 20 . The chances are my patients leaving the hospital are 95 . The youngest patient isjust 18. The oldest is in her 80s. His lungs look amazing, amazing. This is a guy that was not supposed to be around. Nearly 60 of the patients at the hospital are latino, and the impact on hispanics across texas is even greater. Ephraim guevara, a professional chauffeur, is almost heading home, but he does not plan to return to work any time soon. He tells me coronavirus is real and people who dont take care of themselves will die. The medical team describes this as a good week. Patients are improving here, but more than 1,000 people die of coronavirus every day in the us, and cases are rising in at least 30 states. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come all quiet in the city of london. The square mile faces uncertainty as workers remain at home. Cheering the Us Space Agency nasa has ordered investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. The last patrol, once an everyday part of the soldiers danger, now no more after four decades. If one is on ones own in a private house, not doing the Actress Amber Heard has spoken outside the high court in london about the libel case brought by her former husband johnny depp 00v johnny depp in which she has been giving evidence. Johnny depp is suing the publishers of the Sun Newspaper and its executive editor, dan wootton after the newspaper described him as a wife beater which he strongly denies. The sun says its article was true. The hearing ended today with a judgement expected at a later date. Ms heard said she would have preferred not to appear in court. It is been painful to relive the break up relationship, there have my motives and truth at question. In the most dramatic and intimate details of my life withjohnny dramatic and intimate details of my life with johnny shared in court. Let s get some of the day s other news. The trade union unite has warned British Airways that it plans to move towards industrial action against the airline with immediate effect. The two sides have been in dispute about bas plans to cut thousands ofjobs, and move remaining staff onto new contracts. Ba insists changes are necessary because of the crisis the Airline Industry is facing as a result of covid i9. The nominations are out for tvs top awards the emmys. This years nominees were announced in a live stream Virtual Event in los angeles. Olivia colman has one nomination for her role as the queen in the crown. The watchman leads the way with 26 nominations, meanwhile netflix has the most nominations for a network with 160 nods. In many parts of the United Kingdom theres been a gradual return of shoppers to the high street and more people back at the workplace, in stark contrast to the empty streets, railway stations and city skyscrapers of central london. Many big employers are telling staff to stay at home and with theatre land closed and many hotels, bars and shops still not open, londons vibrant centre is facing an uncertain future. Our Business Correspondent emma simpson reports. Picadilly circus, usually buzzing. London attracts the crowds but they disappeared overnight during lockdown. Busy stations with commuters, they were deserted, too. The city emptied as workers stayed home. But look at it now, the big firms arent rushing to bring their Office Workers back any time soon. Not good news if you rely on them for a living. They used to serve coffees by day here and cocktails at night and they are not sure when they can reopen. They chose to put their offices in the city, in london bridge, in kings cross because there is whole ecosystem 00 19 52,717 4294966103 13 29,430 to support them