Holiday makers a used to but one that complies with new social distancing rules we hope these barriers wont be the future for beaches we dont want this but if this is necessary and if People Safety depends on this sort of device then so be it we just want to work we want to get going in march borders in the European Union was shot and he all travelled stopped because the coronavirus pandemic a huge blow to the Tourism Industry one of the blokes main economic sectors was some countries begin to ease the lockdowns the European Commission has presented a rescue plan for the Tourism Industry its recommending foul choose instead of refunds for Council Travel sanitary measures for hospitality and transport services and the reopening of some borders of course this is not going to be a normal summer not for any of us. But when we all Work Together and we all do our part in the ways the commission is setting out today then we dont have to face a summer shock at home or a completely lost summer
Wright repeatedly said that when he was head of a Vaccine Agency within the u. S. Government that he warned some top officials including the health and Human Services secretary alex aids are that there were insufficient stockpiles in terms of personal protective equipment ventilators he was told that his urgings were causing a commotion and he was removed from those meetings still he said he pressed because he was concerned that lives were being lost or could be lost and hes also issuing a stark warning about the future that there if there isnt a coordinated central and scientific base play on more lives could be lost with the next wave of coronavirus that hit in the fall heres what he had to say our window of opportunity is closing if we fail to improve our response now based on science i fear the pandemic will get worse and be prolonged there will be likely a resurgence of code 19 this fall and we greatly compound it by the challenges of seasonal influenza without better planning 202
Question. Start off with the administrator, everybody seems to be on the same page about the importance of cooperation. What do those words get transformed to the concrete actions like an extension of the iga, Bilateral Agreements or something firm and finding against the various agencies working together. I try to answered what you are staying. You are asking very general. All of these agencies over here, they are already activities going on in cooperation. Not only the International Space station but also other programs, agreements. If you asked concretely this is another question. For that we are looking our meeting already since now, two or three years at least. This is more important than that just the agreement. The agreement has to follow up i hope. Scenic thats right, it starts with those of us up here working together to come up with a concept that we think it would work. It ultimately ends with those taking it back to the Political Leadership of our countries are our organiza
Also tonight. Up to a million Public Sector workers look set for an above inflation pay rise, but there are questions about who foots the bill. Five people crammed into a one bedroom flat we speak to two single mothers about the uks housing crisis. Despite a brave late fight, rory mcilroy is out of the open at royal portrush. And america lights up the Washington Monument to mark the 50th anniversary of the apollo moon landings. You want to go to the moon . Yes. Do you think you will ever get there . I dont know. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news Julian Alaphilippe extends his lead over Geraint Thomas after a stunning time trial win on stage 13 of the tour de france. Good evening. In a dramatic escalation of ongoing tensions, iran has tonight seized two vessels in the gulf a british flagged oil tanker and a liberian flagged ship. Its operated by a british company. The former, the stena impero, was bound for saudi arabia, but was tracked moving dramatically off course this afternoon
Iran reported that it has captured a British Oil Tanker in the strait of hormuz. The stena impero was bound for saudi arabia when the owners say they lost contact with the vessel. There are 23 personnel on board but no british citizens are among them. It comes after an iranian vessel was captured earlier this month. James robbins reports. This is stena impero, built only last year, british flagged, 183 metres long, now in the hands of iran, together with her 23 crew. Routine satellite tracking of the tanker shows her under way from the emirates of fujairah, around midday, heading north, staying well inside International Waters of the gulf until this happened. Just after three oclock, the 30,000 ton tanker diverts seriously off course. Her last known movement was around four oclock, inside iranian waters. The owners, stena bulk and Northern Marine management, say in a statement and then you s tonight that a second ship had been seized, iberian registered. It has been released. Jeremy hu