And in the libel trial of the hollywood starjohnny depp, more allegations of arguments and violence with his ex wife amber heard. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. The United States has once again breached a new daily record for confirmed coronavirus infections. Cases were falling towards the end of last month, but they are now rising steeply again, exceeding 65,000 making these the greatest single day tallies for any country since the Global Pandemic began. The spike in infections has been particularly bad in the south and west of the country, with the state of arizona recording the most cases. 0ur correspondent sophie long has been there. Loud music plays when the governor of arizona lifted the states stay at home order, people partied, pre pandemic style. It was a joke to us. We werejust like, covids fake news. Days later, many woke up to what will probably be the worst hangover of their lives. Never imagined in my life id be in a hospital, you know,
Easier to go on holiday. In thejohnny depp libel trial, more allegations of arguments and violence with his ex wife, amber heard. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. The United States has once again breached a new daily record for confirmed coronavirus infections. Cases were falling towards the end of last month, but they are now rising steeply again, exceeding 65,000, making these the greatest single day tallies for any country since the Global Pandemic began. The spike in infections has been particularly bad in the south and west of the country, with the state of arizona recording the most cases. 0ur correspondent sophie long has been there. Loud music plays when the governor of arizona lifted the states stay at home order, people partied, pre pandemic style. It was a joke to us. We werejust like, covids fake news. Days later, many woke up to what will probably be the worst hangover of their lives. Never imagined in my life id be in a hospital, you know
President erdogan of turkey decree turning one of the worlds most historically significant buildings, the hagia sophia in istanbul, back into a mosque. The unesco World Heritage site has remained the spiritual home orthodox christianity since it was built in the 6th century, with the move drawing comdemnation from both religious and heritage groups. From istanbul, orla guerin reports. Change is coming to hagia sophia jewel of the byzantine empire, a Great Monument to christianity conquered by the ottomans, later a museum bearing testimony to layers of history. But president erdogan, who presents himself as a modern day conqueror, has announced a new chapter. Anyone who doesnt like it, he says and plenty abroad dont is attacking turkeys sovereignty. Under its soaring golden dome, hagia sophia will now become a mosque, as in ottoman days. But turkey says christian emblems, like mosaics of the virgin mary, will remain, and everyone will be welcome. Making changes here is profoundly symbol
The widow of an African American man who was shot dead by police in atlanta has appealed for protests to be peaceful. Rayshard brooks died while running away from two white officers. His widow keisha says the family will never heal. The mayor has ordered immediate changes to police practices. Border controls have been lifted across much of europe easing three months of coronavius restrictions. The eu is hoping to kickstart badly damaged economies ahead of the lucrative Summer Holiday season. Greece is allowing tourists from 29 countries to enter but not the uk, spain or italy. China has moved to shut down a corona Virus Outbreak linked to a massive market in beijing. More than a hundred cases have been confirmed. Now on bbc news. Hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. We all want to believe that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is over. Governments are easing their lockdowns, focused on economic recovery. But the infection rate is still on the rise in latin america, in
This is bbc news, the headlines the World Health Organization is warning that the spread of covid 19 is still accelerating, despite progress being made in some countries. The head of the agency says the panemic is not even close to being over, adding that the worst may still be yet to come. The Us Supreme Court has overturned a controversial anti abortion law in louisiana. The court found the law would have restricted the number of abortion providers in the state. It upholds a precedent set by the court four years ago regarding a similar law in texas. A ferry has capsized in bangladesh killing at least 32 people. Many others are still missing. The ferry overturned after colliding with another boat on one of the main river ports connecting to the capital dhaka. One man was rescued more than 12 hours after the boat sank. Now on bbc news the week in parliament hello again and welcome to the week in parliament. Lifting the lockdown across the uk Boris Johnson relaxes Englands Covid 19 rule