Good morning. If you thought yesterday was blustery, it is even windier out there today. We may see a passing shower, and others, it will be a very wet day. I will tell you where with the sunday forecast coming up. Just after six oclock. Good morning to you. Its sunday june 28. Our top story the Prime Minister has pledged to speed up the delivery of major building and transport projects and avoid a return to the policies of austerity. Yes, borisjohnson will use a major speech on tuesday to set out his attempt to stimulate the uk economy following warnings from labour that the governments response to the Coronavirus Crisis is putting jobs at risk. Hell announce that a new group, called the infrastructure delivery taskforce, will be set up, promising a dramatic acceleration in delivering new schools, hospitals and transport schemes. The Prime Minister has been discussing his plans in an interview with todays mail on sunday. Our Political Correspondent nick eardley can tell us more. Give
While in scotland Face Coverings come into effect on public transport. Billions of pounds of support for workers already announced by the chancellor but at least a Million People cant access it, from Business Owners to freelancers and new starters ill look at whats happening to those who feel like theyre falling through the cracks. Liverpools hopes of celebrating their first ever premier league title are on hold as theyre held to a goalless draw at everton, with manager jurgen klopp admitting they came close to losing the merseyside derby. Today were looking today we are looking at cloud and rain and in the east brighter and warmer but temperatures rising this week as is the humidity. By the end of the week, some of us could see 23 celsius. Its mondayjune the 22nd. Our top story a minutes silence will be held in reading this morning to remember the three People Killed in a stabbing in a park on saturday evening, which police are treating as a terror incident. The first victim has been
But not everyone welcomes it. A father and his two children have been killed after being hit by a car during a fathers day walk yesterday in cumbria. On the 77nd anniversary of the arrival of the Windrush Generation, more people are urged to claim the compensation theyre owed. And garden shed tv bringing the old black and white films to millions during lockdown. And coming up on bbc news Jose Mourinho launches a passionate defence of his managerial style after critical comments on harry kane at spurs. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. All three victims of saturdays stabbings in reading have now been named. As well as james furlong, a teacher in wokingham who was described as inspirational, his friend Joe Ritchie Bennett also died. He was a 39 year old american who had lived in the uk for 15 years. His family in philadelphia say theyre heartbroken. And finally, another friend whod been enjoying the summer evening in the park, david wails. With more, heres our corresponden
Its understood he came to the attention of mi5 last year. The Prime Minister will meet with his leading scientific advisers today, ahead of tomorrow unveling of plans to further ease lockdown restrictions in england including an expected move away from the two metre rule to one metre. A big spike in the coronavirus reproduction number in germany following two localised outbreaks. And coming up in the next hour we will be live in norway where they wa nt will be live in norway where they want from two metres to one metre at the end of april. Has there been an uptick in cases there . How do you feel about that possible change here in england . Let me know. Victoria bbc. Co. Uk. And 72 years ago today caribbean migrants arrived on the empire windrush here in the uk. They were among the first of the Windrush Generation to help rebuild post war britain. At quarter past nine well bring you a very personal take from our reporter shamaan freeman powell. A minutes silence will be held in reading
A law which restricted welcome. Two stark statistics to begin with. The global death toll from covid 19 has passed half a million. The number of infections has passed 10 million. And im afraid were told this is only the start. Heres the latest from the who. Reality is this is not even close to being over. Although many countries have made some progress, globally, the pandemic is actually speeding up. Heres another way to illustrate the severity of the pandemic. This reuters Analysis Shows us that injune more than 4,700 people died every 2a hours from covid 19 linked illness. Thats one death every 18 seconds, or nearly 200 deaths every hour. America remains the worst affected, by far. It has the most deaths, the most infections. 125,000, and 2. 5 million respectively. This graph tells us that the new infection rate are being fuelled by outbreaks in the west and the south of the us. Two states, South Carolina and nevada, saw their highest daily infection date over the weekend. And becaus