Tonight at ten, the Prime Minister provides a roadmap for a further easing of the lockdown in england, saying he hopes the country will return to normality by christmas. From next month employers can ask staff to go back to the office, as long as the proper Safety Measures are in place. Hoping for the best but planning for the worst. And its in that spirit that we must carry on waging this long, hard fight against coronavirus. The nhs is to get an extra £3 billion ahead of the winter flu season, amid fears of a new wave of coronavirus infections. The key now is confidence. Do the public have confidence in the measures the governments put in place . Do businesses have confidence in the advice thats been given . Well be assessing just how realistic the governments plans are for a return to normality in england, by the end of the year. Also tonight. Get off my neck the metropolitan Police Suspends an officer after footage emerges of him kneeling on a mans neck during an arrest. Cracking
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Im ben brown. As the United States posts another daily record for new coronavirus cases, President Trump finally wears a face mask in public. I think its a great thing to wear a mask. Ive never been against masks, but i do believe they have a time and a place. A £700 million plan for improvements to British Border controls at the end of the brexit transition period. Thousands of israelis protest against economic hardship, which they say is the result of the governments mishandling of the coronavirus crisis. A scottish pilot who contracted covid i9 in vietnam and was given just a 10
chance of survival is now on his way home. And its the final day of the first test between england and west indies. England are 170 runs ahead with just two wickets remaining in their second innings. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Do stay with us for the latest news and analysis from h
This is bbc news im aaron safir with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Donald trump says his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for coronavirus. A day of last ditch talks between the uk and the eu but still no breakthrough in a possible trade deal. Firefighters in australia tell people to leave a popular Holiday Island as bushfires burn out of control. As batches of the Coronavirus Vaccine arrive in hospitals in england, one official calls it the beginning of the end of the pandemic. Hello and welcome. Donald trumps personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, is reported to be in hospital after contracting covid 19. The us president announced the news in a tweet, writing there is no evidence of widespread fraud in the recent president ial election. Heres our washington correspondent lebo diseko. Hes one of Donald Trumps closest allies. Now, Rudy Giuliani is the latest in the president s inner circle to be diagnosed with the coronavirus. This was him on
This is bbc news. The headlines at four. A warning that the country is at a critical moment in the coronavirus pandemic. Figures show the highest number of detected infections is in young people as many students prepare to return to universities. Several more areas of england have been added to the governments watchlist of places with high rates of coronavirus theyll be closely monitored, and restrictions may be re imposed. Government departments in england are told to get Civil Servants back into offices as quickly as possible following the coronavirus lockdown but one union has described the governments attitude as outdated. In france the highest rise in Coronavirus Infections is recorded since the start of the pandemic. In australia, tensions on the rise as anti lockdown protestors clash with police. Here, Extinction Rebellion activists have delayed the distribution of several National Newspapers after protesters blocked access to three Printing Presses owned by rupert murdoch. And
This is bbc news, the headlines an enormous crowd of opponents of the belarusian president , alexander lu kashenko, has gathered in minsk to demand his resignation. It comes amid growing anger over alleged poll rigging, and Police Violence at subsequent protests. But the president has vowed to stay in power, claiming belarus is under threat from foreign forces. The speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi, has said that she will recall the chamber later this week to vote on legislation to protect the Postal Service. Democrats have accused President Trump of trying to hamstring the cash strapped Postal Service to suppress postal voting in novembers election. New zealands Prime Minister has announced that general elections due to take place in mid september have been postponed because of a fresh covid 19 outbreak. Jacinda ardern said date has been pushed back to october the 17th, giving parties time to resume their suspended election campaigns. Now on bbc news, as wales b