Good morning. The eat out to help 0ut scheme launches. More than 72,000 businesses have signed up to offer half price meals paid by the government. Will it be enough to save struggling hospitality firms . Im in watford to find out. A Major Incident is declared in Greater Manchester as officials ramp up their response to a rising number of covid i9 cases. Good number of covid i9 cases. Morning. The most dramatic ending to a formula i race the World Champion can remember. Lewis hamilton crosses the line at silverstone on three wheels to win the british grand prix for the seventh time. Splashdown a safe landing for the first astronauts to splash down in us waters in 45 years. And we saw out last week with our third highest temperature ever recorded. This week, the heat is back by friday but we start on a rather cool note. I will have all the details here on breakfast. Its monday the third of august. Our top story millions of new tests for coronavirus that can give a result in 90 minutes w
Or hashtag bbcyourquestions. Also this hour. Eat out to help out diners across the uk can enjoy a discount of up to 50 off their bills from this morning in a bid to boost the struggling hospitality sector. Europes biggest bank, hsbc, sees its half yearly profits plunge by two thirds as it battles the coronavirus downturn. Institutional racism may have contributed to the disproportionate impact of covid 19 on ethnic minorities in wales, according to a top judge. Nearly two years on from the collapse of genoas morandi bridge, killing 43 people, the italian city prepares to inaugurate its replacement. Splashdown a new chapter in the space race two american astronauts safely splash down as the first commerciallly crewed mission to the International Space station returns to earth. New 90 minute tests that can detect coronavirus and flu will be rolled out from next week. Currently, most test results are returned within 2a hours, but some can take up to two days. Almost half a million new on
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More people aged between 18 and 49 are developing the disease, and developed countries are worst affected. We spoke to the scientists trying to work out what s to blame.