Rules in england. Lebanon begins three days of National Mourning following the beirut explosion that killed at least 135 people. Facebook and twitter take action against President Trumps accounts, saying a video posted spread coronavirus misinformation. 75 years on from devastation the people of hiroshima mark the use of the First Nuclear bomb with silent prayers. You can get in touch with me about any of this mornings stories on twitter. And coming up this hour. Beavers are here to stay in the river otter the government grants 15 family groups right to remain, 400 years after the animals became extinct in england. Good morning. Welcome to bbc news. In the bank of englands First Official forecast since the coronavirus pandemic hit, the bank says an economic recovery has been earlier and more rapid than it had assumed in may, reflecting a sooner than expected easing of lockdown restrictions. It said spending on clothing and household furnishings was now back to pre covid levels, while c
Will set off on the trip of a lifetime across the atlantic and into a new chapter in the history books. How are you feeling about that big trip ahead of you . Very good. So excited. Good luck to her. Sarah farmer with that report. Time for a look at the weather. Heres chris fawkes. Our weather is set to get much hotter with temperatures surging over the next 2a hours, high is expected of 36 celsius across south east england tomorrow. Thats the kind of heat we saw last week, not far off those temperatures in any case. Today, a lot of cloud in the south west, thick enough to bring drizzle and mist, it feels humid as well. In scotland, plenty of sunshine and a fresh feel to the weather. He is the satellite picture which shows how extensive the cloud is across england and wales. Across the south east of england we are starting to see the cloud break up and across the south east we should see some sunshine getting on here and when sunshine comes out ten pictures will rocket up quickly. It w
Go live to Cape Canaveral because a rather dramatic moment, a fleet of cars, taking the astronauts goodbye say goodbye to their families, now going to the launch pad itself. It has a going to the launch pad itself. It hasa in going to the launch pad itself. It has a in america for quite a long time. That has not been seen in america. They are the accidents heading off to the market. Time for a look at the weather. A lot of rain in florida. Unlike here at home, or the sun was out again today. In temperatures reaching 26 degrees around the london area. Still High Pressure in charge of our weather coming into it a very weak weather front and steering to the north of Northern Ireland and it is that increasing the cloud in scotland already. It will bring some rain to an area of the uk that is already saying more than his fair share of rain so far this month. Northern scotland. Elsewhere it will be dry, patchy cloud around and probably the lowest temperatures will be across the northeast of
Hello to you. The number of people who have died from covid 19 in the United States has now officially exceeded 100,000. The actual numbers are likely to be higher than that, but it is clear that in the past three months more americans have died from infection than during the korean war, the vietnam war and the conflict in iraq combined. Lets take a look at how the us got to this point. The first death in the country was reported on february the 29th. On march the 13th, President Trump declared a National Emergency as schools were closed. Stay at home orders were issued in california, new york and washington, dc. Within a month, the us surpassed italy with just over 20,000 now the highest death rate in the world. Then President Trump released his guidelines for reopening the country, as anti lockdown protests broke out. Into may, and the president said his task force would continue indefinitely, 2a hours after announcing it would close. The death toll then stood at 71,000. Nowjust thre
Hello and welcome. The number of people who have died from covid 19 in the United States has now officially exceeded 100,000. The actual numbers are likely to be higher than that, but it is clear that in the past three months, more americans have died from infection than during the korean war, the vietnam war and the conflict in iraq combined. Well, lets take a look at how the us got to this point the first death was reported on february 29. On march 13, President Trump declared a National Emergency as schools were closed. Stay at home orders were issued in california, new york and washington. Within a month, the us passed italys death toll withjust over 20,000, now the highest death rate in the world. Then, President Trump released his guidelines for reopening the country, as anti lockdown protests broke out. Into may, and the president said his task force would continue indefinitely, 2a hours after announcing it would close. The death toll stood at 71,000. And, now, just three months