Salons and Sport Centres are told they can open again. 0utdoor pools can reopen from this weekend, indoor pools and gyms in two weeks time, beauticians, tattoo pa rlours from monday, and even outdoor theatre is coming back. The bbc presses ahead with plans to scrap free tv licences for most over 75s from next month. The actorjohnny depp tells the high court he did not assault his ex wife in a drink and drug fuelled rage during a trip to australia. And crickets back england struggle in the first test against the west indies. And coming up in sport on bbc news, Champions League chasing Manchester United look to move closer to the top four places in the premier league. Good evening. Two of the uks biggest high street retailers, john lewis and boots, have announced more than 5000 job cuts. 4000 jobs will be cut at boots thats 7 of the workforce. 48 boots opticians stores will be closed. And 1,300 jobs are at risk atjohn lewis. Its shutting down eight of its stores, including one of its fla
The world is unprepared for the impact on societies of falling fertility rates will have, according to a big new global report. China has said it will take all necessary measures to safeguard its interests, after the uk decided to purge Huawei Technologies from its 56 infrastructure. China said britains decision was political, and not an issue of National Security. It comes as President Trump welcomed the uk decision, saying it was him who convinced britain to abandon the chinese tech giant. Beijing has also warned of reciprocal sanctions against the us, after the president ruled out further trade negotiations and ended hong kongs preferential trade status. Our north america correspondent, peter bowes reports. The us has long been campaigning for britain and other countries to ban equipment from the chinese tech giant. The about turn follows months of pressure from washington, including imposing tariffs on china. Huawei posed a National Security threat, said the Trump Administration. T
After its interests after the government here decided to ban huawei from our 56 networks. A leading uk charity says it has seen a dramatic rise in women needing help for postnatal depression during lockdown. If thats you if you have had or think you might have had postnatal depression during lockdown, do let me know how its affected you and your baby. You can e mail us or message me on twitter. And this is a new sculpture in bristol installed in the early hours of this morning, in secret, on the emplty plinth where the statue of slave trader Edward Colston once stood. This is britisol residentjen reid. Well talk to her in the next hour. Good morning. For the first time in almost four months if youre in scotland you can have your hair cut, have a meal out or a drink in a pub. Hairdressers, restaurants, bars and hotels are all opening their doors. Galleries, museums and libraries are also allowed visitors in the biggest relaxtion of coronavirus restrictions so far. The first minister, Ni
They cant now pass man citys total of 100 points. And it is another great start to the day, but a greater chance of sunshine coming through and for all, it should feel a bit warmer. The full forecast is right here on brea kfast. Its thursdayjuly 16th. Our top story. Twitter has been the subject of a massive hack targeting some of the biggest names in the United States including prominent figures in business and politics as well as celebrities. The list includes bill gates, kanye west, as well as barack obama and joe biden. As part of the scam, fake tweets were posted from verified accounts, asking people to make donations to a Bitcoin Cryptocurrency account. Alanna petroff has the details. Famous tech billionaires can buy themselves almost anything, but it seems no amount of money will help with cyber security. Elon musk, jeff bezos, and bill gates were all victims of a major hack on twitter. Their popular accounts were used to promote a cryptocurrency scam, sending out tweets like thi
Headlines. The British Government has decided it will stop using equipment from the chinese tech giant, huawei, for its 56 telecoms networks. It said the decision was prompted by a new Cyber Security assessment. A new yorkjudge has denied bail to ghislaine maxwell, Jeffrey Epsteins long time associate and ex girlfriend. She had pleaded not guilty to charges that she helped him to abuse underage girls. She will remain in custody until her trial injuly 2021. The uks economy rebounded more slowly than expected in may, growing just 1. 8 from the previous month, as the gradual easing of lockdown had a modest impact. Manufacturing and House Building showed signs of recovery in may as some firms saw staff return to work. More than 125 Million People are going back into lockdown in india which now has the third highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world. You are watching bbc news. In ten days time anyone going shopping in england will have to wear a Face Covering or risk a £10