Asked to self isolate. The uk government announces a £700 million plan for improvements to British Border controls at the end of the brexit transition period. Three generations of bollywoods bachchan family test positive for coronavirus. And its still all to play for on the final day of the first test between england and the west indies. West indies are chasing 200 to win, with three wickets down. And stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Senior uk cabinet minister michael gove has said he doesnt think wearing a Face Covering in shops in england should be mandatory, saying instead he trusts people to use their common sense. Its understood the government is looking at whether to make them compulsory. His comments follow calls for clarity from the government on the issue. Currently, passengers must wear Face Coverings on pu
Test in southampton. The remarkable story of british pilot Stephen Cameron who spent two months on life support in vietnam with coronavirus and is now on his way home. Good morning. It is going to be a warmer day for us today. Most places will be dry with sunny spells. Rain into the north west of the uk later on. Join me laterfor all the details. Good morning. Its sunday 12th july. Our top story the government is to spend more than £700 million on increased security and border checks in preparation for the end of the brexit transition period at the end of the year. Therell be 500 new staff, and new inland border posts where existing ports have no room to cope with the extra checks that will be required. Heres our Political Correspondent iain watson. Dover is the busiest channel port. It will be on the front line of new regulations from the end of the year. When the bread the transition period comes to a close, new checks will be necessary. There are new facilities built inland. Uk wil
Change here, britains border, is coming. In six months, the brexit transition ends. Our relationship with the European Union will start to look different. The uk will be out of the Single Market and we will stop following all of the same customs rules as europe. That will, eventually, mean checks on goods coming into the uk. But with some concern at the time it is taking to get britains borders ready, today the government announced new money to prepare. We will be, we know, outside both the Single Market in the customs union, come what may. And that means that Business Needs to take some steps and government certainly needs to take some steps in order to make sure we are ready. Thats the basis of the announcement today. More than £700 million in order to provide infrastructure at ports, to invest in technology, and also make sure we have the personnel to keep ourselves safe. He is not clear exactly when that new infrastructure will be ready. The uk plans to phase in checks on goods fr
Of survival is now on his way home. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Do stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. President trump has appeared in public for the first time wearing a face mask, during a visit to a Military Hospital in maryland. The visit comes as the us declared a record 66,000 cases of infections in one day. Mr trump had previously refused to wear a mask in front of cameras. John mcmanus has the latest. An unexpected change of direction President Trump wearing a face mask in public for the first time. Although he recently said that he thought he resembled the lone ranger when he donned a face mask, he originally refused to wear one. I think wearing a face mask as i greet president s, Prime Ministers, dictators, kings, queens i dont know. Somehow, i dont see it for myself. The president s change of heart comes as covid i9 tightens its grip on the us. So far, there have been 135,000 deaths from the vir
Masks but i do believe they have a time and a place. The uk government announces a £700 million plan for improvements to British Border controls at the end of the brexit transition period. India reports a record spike in coronavirus cases, forcing authorities to reinforce strict lockdowns across the country. And a Scottish Airline pilot who contracted covid i9 in vietnam and was given just a 10 chance of survival is now on his way home. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world do stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Senior uk cabinet minister michael gove has said he doesnt think wearing michael gove has said a Face Covering in shops in england should be mandatory saying he trusts peoples common sense. Its understood the government is looking at whether to make them compulsory. His comments follow calls for clarity from the government on Face Coverings. Currently, Face Coverings are compulsory on public transport in eng