This is bbc news, im reeta chakrabarti. The headlines at a50 concerns about the governments plans to get all pupils in england back to school in september. Some teachers say itll be tricky to follow the guidelines, but the education secretary says its critical to the countrys recovery. In these challenging times, we are committed to ensuring the nations children have notjust a safe education, but also an excellent one. In half an hour well have the government briefing from downing street on the plans. Face coverings are to become mandatory in shops in scotland from next friday. People across wales will soon be able to visit pubs and cafes with outdoor space, but indoor areas stay closed for now. Ghislaine maxwell, long time friend of the late convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein, has been arrested by the fbi. Good afternoon and welcome to this special programme from bbc news. Well bring you the all the latest news from around the uk on the coronavirus pandemic, and the downing street
This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Theres been a steep rise in gcse grades in england, wales and Northern Ireland pupils have been receiving them after a uk government u turn means marks are now based on teacher assessments. Meanwhile, chaos for hundreds of thousands of pupils as btec students are told they wont get their marks, just hours before they were due to be published. We are working very closely with ucas, with the independent regulator and the exam boards to make sure no young person is disadvantaged as a consequence of this delay. The russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny is unconscious in hospital with suspected poisoning. The Anti Corruption campaigner fell ill during a flight. Kamala harris is formally nominated as joe bidens running
mate in the us election. If the democrats win she would be the first woman Vice President in american history. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and st
The United States, britain, canada and australia have issued a joint statement warning that chinas National Security law in hong kong would curtail individual liberties there. They said it raised the prospect of people being convicted of political crimes and would make existing tensions worse. President trump has signed an executive order targeting social media companies, after being angered by twitter tagging two of his posts as potentially misleading. The measure limits the legal immunity the companies have against being held liable for what people post on their platforms. Legal challenges are expected. The National Guard has been called in to help restore order in the American City of minneapolis, following two nights of unrest. Crowds have been protesting against the killing of an African American man at the hands of the police. Unarmed African American man, george floyd, at the hands of the police. The state governor said he took the decision following widespread
rioting on wednes
Welcome to bbc news. Im Lewis Vaughan jones. Our top stories these are life pictures in the us. Live. The Us National Guard has been deployed in minneapolis to help control unrest triggered by the killing of an unarmed black man by police. When you do not deal with these conditions of inequities and racism and White Supremacy in a nation, these are the kind of things that happen. People write, that their language, thats their frustration. People riot. Western countries condemn chinas planned new Hong Kong Security law, saying it
threatens basic freedoms. Targeting twitter President Trump signs an executive order aimed at social media companies. Easing the lockdown in england and scotland, where people can gather in groups from monday. Welcome to bbc news. The us city of minneapolis is bracing for a third night of unrest, following the death of george floyd who was an unarmed black man who died as he was being held to the ground by police. The Usjustice Department and the fbi say theyre
This is bbc news, the headlines. Disturbances broke out overnight in the us city of atlanta after a black man is shot dead by white Police Officers. His familys lawyer spoke officers. His familys lawyer spoke of his frustration. I dont even know what justice of his frustration. I dont even know whatjustice is any more and i have been doing this for 15 years. More than 100 people are arrested after a day of violent clashes in Central London involving some far right activists. The uk Prime Minister, borisjohnson, right activists. The uk Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, orders right activists. The uk Prime Minister, borisjohnson, orders a review of the two metre social
distancing role in england after calls to scrap it. Remembering the 72 people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire. In london three years ago matt lucas and David Walliams apologise for the use of blackface make up in the Comedy Series Little Britain. Tourists start returning to venice as restrictions are eased, but locals dem