And the queen recently took inspiration from Dame Vera Lynns most iconic song during the coronavirus pandemic. President trump says claims by his former National Security adviser are lies and fake stories. John bolton accuses mr trump of seeking chinas help to win re election. I think putin thinks he can play him like a fiddle. I dont think he is worried about trump. Opening up borders is on the agenda as uk Prime Minister borisjohnson prepares to welcome the french president , but a note of caution from the foreign secretary. We just want to be very careful, yes, to open up, but to do so when it is safe and responsible so we will work through all of that with our french friends. The french president is coming to london to commemorate the 80th anniversary of general charles de gaulles famous bbc broadcast urging the french to resist the nazi occupation. In the uk, an Oxford College votes to remove a statue of the colonialist, cecil rhodes, which has been criticised by anti racism prote
Well meet again dont know where, dont know when. And our other main headline this afternoon. Tributes are paid to the forces sweetheart, Dame Vera Lynn, who has died at the age of 103. Welcome to viewers on bbc one. In around half an hour well bring you todays Coronavirus Press briefing from downing street, being led today by the Health Secretary matt hancock. First though, a look at todays developments because theres been a u turn from the government, after it abandoned the coronavirus tracing app, which was being piloted on the isle of wight. Instead, its switching to a model based on technology provided by google and apple. The apple Google Design has been promoted as being more privacy focused, but does also mean that epidemiologists will have access to less data. Meanwhile, its been revealed in new figures today that one in four people who test positive for coronavirus havent been reached by contact tracers in england. In Northern Ireland, ministers have agreed that social distanc
We will talk more about dame vera we will look back at dame veras later in the programme. Long and remarkable life. Also on todays programme more than a quarter of people who test positive for covid 19 cant more than a quarter of people be reached by the test and trace who test postive for coronavirus system in england, cant be reached by the test according to new figures. In the first two weeks and trace system in england. Of the schemes operation, it was given the details of 111,000 an easing of lockdown in scotland people to follow up, the first minister but only about 10,000 says some shops can of them could be contacted. More details from richard galpin. Reopen from the 29th june. The foreign secretary has been criticised for suggesting testing those with symptoms of that the act of taking the knee coronavirus and if they are was a symbol of subjugation positive, tracing all the people originating in the tv they have been in close contact recently is regarded as one of the drama,
From all walks of life. The Technology Behind the governments coronavirus tracing app for england is to be switched in whats being seen as a major u turn. An easing of lockdown in scotland the first minister says some shops can reopen from the 29thjune. The foreign secretary has been criticised for suggesting that the act of taking the knee was a symbol of subjugation, originating in the tv drama, game of thrones. Cheers. Up the villa. And, the inventiveness of football fans, having to adapt to a new way of watching the premier league. Hello. Tributes have been pouring in to Dame Vera Lynn, the wartime singer, who has died at the age of 103. Known as the forces sweetheart, dame veras music came to symbolise britains spirit during the Second World War, conveying hope during the bleakest days of the conflict. Songs, including well meet again and the white cliffs of dover, united soldiers with their families on the home front. The Prime Minister said her voice lifted the country in its da
Gaulles famous wartime broadcast. Well meet again dont know where, dont know when. Dame vera lynn the british singer who became known as the forces sweetheart during world war ii has died at the age of 103. Hello and a warm welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. In a major u turn, the uk government has announced that its smartphone coronavirus tracing app is being put on hold because it isnt up to the job. It was supposed to be up and running in the middle of may and trials had been taking place. But the uk health secretary, matt hancock, has blamed technical barriers for its delay and says the government is now joining forces with google and apple to develop an app. But theres no date for when it could be ready. Our health editor, hugh pym, reports. All eyes were on the isle of wight for the trial of a Smartphone App which was set to be rolled out across england and play a central role in charting and curbing the spread of coronavirus. There was even an official publ