households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children vary their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is bbc world news. i'm david eades. the latest headline: as anti—games protests continue, more olympic athletes and officials are either infected with coronavirus or are in quarantine, just five days before the games officially begin. the german leader, angela merkel, has visited the region worst affected by devastating floods. she says the world must act faster in its battle against global warming here in england, as most covid restrictions have been lifted at midnight, the prime minister is self—isolating following contact with the health secretary sajid javid who has coronavirus. downing street initially said both borisjohnson