Its back to school for scotlands pupils, as the first minister announces everyone will be back in the classroom by mid august. The number of Rape Convictions in england and wales falls to a record low. And lift off and looking for life on mars nasa launches a rover to bring back rock samples from the red planet. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. People in the uk with coronavirus symptoms will now have to self isolate for ten days rather than just a week as ministers attempt to prevent a new spike in infections. The extension comes into force immediately and brings us into line with World Health Organisation guidance. It comes as new figures show that england had the highest level of excess deaths in europe between the end of february and mid june. Excess deaths are the number of all people who die above the average recorded in previous years, and are seen by many experts as the most reliable measure of the impact of the pandemic. Health secretary matt hancock has warned that new
Tens of thousands of people in england are still unaware that theyve been exposed to coronavirus all because of a major failure in the test and trace system. Plus, well explain what vip syndrome is and why its a problem for doctors. Hello im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. Donald trump is getting ready to leave hospital with a message to the country on having the coronavirus im feeling great, theres really nothing to be afraid of. If we were expecting mr trump to emerge from his brush with the pandemic as a convert to masks and social distancing, it seems we were wrong. Doctors will tell us to mask up, wash hands and keep six feet apart. Mr trump has another take. It would be wrong not to point out that mr trump had the best possible treatment the country can offer. And that 210,000 americans have died of this disease. Heres the president s physician speaking in the last hour. Right now, there is nothing thats being done upstairs here that we can safely conduct
Interference is an arms race against countries such as russia, china and iran. One big area that we were behind on in 2016 but now are quite advanced at is identifying and fighting these coordinated information campaigns that come from different stately actors around the world. And as part of a special day looking at how the Global Travel industry has been affected by the pandemic, how some uk tourist destinations are preparing for a predicted surge in demand. Good morning. Nhs leaders in england have warned ministers of severe consequences for the Health Service if the governments test and trace system for coronavirus is not in place soon. The Nhs Confederation says any further easing of the lockdown depends on a Clear Strategy and a delay will risk a second peak of the infection. It follows the Prime Ministers pledge to have a Contact Tracing system in place in england by the 1stjune. In other developments well be looking at today, a trial to see whether two anti malarial drugs could
Mice fed raw cow s milk infected with bird flu experienced high levels of the virus in their lungs, according to a study published Friday that suggests risk to humans who consume the drink.