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
and with around 14 out of 34 million saudis still unvaccinated, it s a risk the kingdom isn t willing to take. sophia tran thompson, bbc news. lewis hamilton won a dramatic british grand prix, recovering from a time penalty after wiping out his rival max verstappen and giving the thousands of fans watching at silverstone one of the best races in years. our correspondent joe wilson reports. silverstone and a crowd on a pre covid scale 140,000. an organised arrangement to be checked. many were supporting the reigning world champion. lewis hamilton started second on the grid in his black mercedes, aware that red bull s max verstappen ahead of him had a faster car and that he had to make an impression quickly. first and second in the drivers championship, battling for the lead in the british grand prix. until this.
arrived in the saudi arabian city of mecca for a downsized hajj. as sophia tran thomson reports, restrictions are tight, as the kingdom is hoping to repeat last year s success that saw no coronavirus outbreaks during the muslim ritual. the annual hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of islam. all muslims are expected to retrace the prophet mohammed s final pilgrimage at least once in their lives if they have the means to do so. the event is usually one of the world s largest annual gatherings and would normally see 2.5 million muslims from around the world converge on mecca. this year, just 60,000 healthy and vaccinated saudi residents, chosen through a lottery from almost 600,000 applicants, will take part. strict social distancing measures are in place and a hajj smart pass is being used to allow contact free access and transportation
and we have a direct impact on one of the parts that we are destroying it. we can change our diets and improve the state of the planet. his comments came under fire from, you guessed it, the agriculture minister who said it denigrated the work of the country s farmers. then the prime minister pedro sanchez interrupted a trip to lithuania to weigh in. translation: on this | controversy, i will put it in very personal terms for me, there is nothing that beats a well done t bone steak. the average spaniard consumes more than ikg of meat a week and each kilogram takes around 15,000 litres of water to produce. in a country facing a rapid expansion of its deserts, at the very least, it s food for thought. sophia tran thomson, bbc news.
of its deserts, at the very least, it s food for thought. sophia tran thomson, bbc news. now for the latest sports news lets go to the bbc sport centre and marc edwards. hello, i m marc edwards. friday is men s semifinals day at wimbledon and can anyone stop novak djokovic s march towards a record equalling 20th grand slam title? the world number 1 already has the australian and french opens under his belt this year and has only lost1 set on his way to the last four. he s up against denis shapovaaaaalov with he s up against denis shapovaalov with the canadian appearing in his first major semi final. another triumph at the all england club for djokovic will mean he equals the tally jointly held by roger federer and rafael nadal although that s not a motivating factor iam not i am not chasing anybody, i am