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York. President Biden Thanks Rescue Workers as he visits the scene of a collapsed block of flats in miami a Week after it fell. At least 80 people are known to have Died. 18 people. A royal reunion Princes William and Harry Have come together to unveil a statue of their mother diana, Princess Of Wales on what would have been her 60th birthday. Good evening. The Prime Minister says he will set out in the next few days his plans for lifting Englands Coronavirus restrictions on the 19th ofjuly. Borisjohnson says he believes we are in the Final Furlong amid growing evidence that the Vaccination Programme is breaking the link between the number of cases and deaths. He said he recognised how impatient people are to get back to normality, but warned there could still be some extra precautions needed. It comes as the Uk Today recorded its highest daily number of new infections since The End ofjanuary, almost 28,000. Public Health England has urged Football Fans to watch Englands Euro 2020 match on saturday outside to try to keep Infection Rates down. Heres our Health Editor Hugh pym. Scenes like these on tuesday after Englands Victory seem set to be repeated as the Team Progress in the tournament. Public health officials are urging people to follow the guidelines, advising them to avoid gathering indoors. Data in scotland revealed a number of cases were linked to fans travelling to london two Weeks ago. You have the potential for lots of Superspreader Events all across europe, not just from fans travelling to actual matches, but fans travelling to the cities and then going to the bars and celebrating, on trains, on public transport, but also at each other� s houses. The organising Body Uefa has been branded as utterly irresponsible by german Government Minister for allowing big crowds. Uefa said it was fully aligned with local Health Guidelines at each venue. Experts stress that vaccines are having an impact in the uk. During the Peak Injanuary and february, daily Hospital Admissions, seen here on the right, moved up sharply following the rise in cases, seen here on the left. But since may, cases have risen quite fast, but Hospital Admissions, on the right, have gone up much more slowly. And the Prime Minister said the Vaccine Roll out had broken the link between covid infections and deaths with the virus. Thats an amazing thing. That gives us the scope, we think, on the 19th to go ahead, cautiously, irreversibly, to go ahead. The uk currently has a lot more cases than other leading European Nations at 281 per1 million people on the daily rolling average. Spain, for example, has 110. France and italy, farfewer. The uks Vaccination Programme, keeping deaths relatively low, is well ahead at 114 first and second doses per 100 people, followed by spain, italy and france. With a push to boost Vaccination Rates in most countries, including portugal, there was a Warning Today there could be a new wave of infections in europe following the uk, with the spread of the Delta Variant first identified in india. The three conditions for a new wave of Excess Hospitalisations and deaths before the autumn are therefore in place. I new variants, deficit in vaccinel uptake, increased social mixing. The uks ministers, meanwhile, believe that the successful Roll Out of the Vaccination Programme does pave the way for a further opening up of society, though the drive is still on to get as manyjabbed as possible before restrictions are eased again. Hugh pym, Bbc News. Professor markjit is an epidemiologist at the London School of hygiene and tropical medicine. Hes also part of spi m, which provides Disease Modelling Advice to the government. I suppose the first thing to ask you is whether that modelling suggests this pattern is going to continue, in other words the level of infection is going to remain where it is at the moment or whether you expected to rise further . Definitely the number expected to rise further . Definitely the number of expected to rise further . Definitely the number of cases expected to rise further . Definitely the number of cases is expected to rise further . Definitely the number of cases is going expected to rise further . Definitely the number of cases is going to expected to rise further . Definitely| the number of cases is going to rise most of the level of infection is going to continue to rise over the summer. The Big Question is to what extent will the serious cases, the Hospital Admissions and the deaths, how fast will those rise . That is the really important question. At the really important question. At the really important question. At the moment i think deaths are up 10 . I think the 22 with the increase in cases but it was suggest it is at least a manageable figure at the moment. Is that fair to say . The Gas And Hospital admissions are always lucky behind the cases, but definitely the rate at which they have been going up is much lower than the rate at which they went up in december and january. So these are good signs. The in december and january. So these are good sign are good signs. The difficulty is if Infections Turn are good signs. The difficulty is if Infections Turn into Infections Turn into hospitalisations whether or not they end up being fatal, and that acts as a problem for the Health Service to manage in dealing with other treatments and patients it has to treat. So presumably that is still an ongoing concern . Treat. So presumably that is still an ongoing concern . Yes, we know that we definitely an ongoing concern . Yes, we know that we definitely wont an ongoing concern . Yes, we know that we definitely wont get an ongoing concern . Yes, we know that we definitely wont get a an ongoing concern . Yes, we know that we definitely wont get a huge | that we definitely wont get a huge peak of Hospital Admissions like we did injanuary, and the reason for thatis did injanuary, and the reason for that is purely because of the vaccine. Because most people in the uk have received at least one if not two doses of the vaccine and that is protecting them. The question is whether we will have a really big rise in hospitalisations because the vaccine will be protective or if you will have a moderate rise and i think that if the remaining uncertainty. Think that if the remaining uncertainty. Think that if the remaining uncertain. ,. ,. , uncertainty. That excepted, there do not seem to uncertainty. That excepted, there do not seem to be uncertainty. That excepted, there do not seem to be circumstances uncertainty. That excepted, there do not seem to be circumstances which | not seem to be circumstances which we justify continuing with the restrictions after the 19th ofjuly, do they . I restrictions after the 19th ofjuly, do the . ~. , � , do they . I think thats the Prime Ministers call do they . I think thats the Prime Ministers call to do they . I think thats the Prime Ministers call to make, do they . I think thats the Prime Ministers call to make, and do they . I think thats the Prime Ministers call to make, and the | ministers call to make, and the sort of considerations will be really based on what are the best predictions as to how high the rise in hospitalisations will go. But predictions as to how high the rise in hospitalisations will go. In hospitalisations will go. But in terms of the in hospitalisations will go. But in terms of the figures in hospitalisations will go. But in terms of the figures as in hospitalisations will go. But in terms of the figures as you in hospitalisations will go. But in terms of the figures as you see l terms of the figures as you see them, nothing to say that actually to the restrictions on the 19th would have suddenly a spike being caused given what we know about the prejudice of the Vaccination And Continuation of vaccinations and the gap between at the moment the people getting infected and hospitalised . At the moment, we are seeing a slight rise in people getting hospitalised but it is happening at a slower pace than the people getting infected injanuary. The restrictions to him it will definitely see an exhilaration in the right with people get infected in general and to what extent this will cause a Big Spike in hospitalisations is not clear at the moment. The site so far has been good but we are in a place where it is actually quite difficult to predict. I is actually quite difficult to redict,. ,. , is actually quite difficult to redict. ,. ,. ,. ,. , predict. 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So there is still a risk that hospitalisations will go up risk that hospitalisations will go up but then if we dont live restrictions then there are people who were suffer. There are not allowed restrictions let people will suffer for instance in theatres and nightclubs and these are places that do employ a lot of people. So i think there are Trade Offs we have to make as A Society and its not really my place to say what we should do. But i think on an individual level, given that there will still be covid 19 circulation, we could continue to take being careful about big gatherings or continuing to wear masks where there is a really high risk for instance. And briefly, what precautions then will you be taking as an individual . You have given your signs of understanding of risk. What are the things you will carry on doing it regardless of whether or not the government tells you you are required to . I government tells you you are required to . Required to . I think i will for instance required to . I think i will for instance continue required to . I think i will for instance continue to required to . I think i will for instance continue to wear i required to . I think i will for instance continue to wear a | required to . I think i will for instance continue to wear a face covering for as long as there is large number people infected in the uk. In indoor places, do things like washing hands whenever i come back home and so forth. Washing hands wheneverl come back home and so forth. Home and so forth. Thats good advice. Thank home and so forth. Thats good advice. Thank you home and so forth. Thats good advice. Thank you very home and so forth. Thats good advice. Thank you very much i home and so forth. Thats good | advice. Thank you very much for home and so forth. Thats good advice. Thank you very much for your time, professor. The latest official figures show that in the past 2a hours, 22 deaths were reported and 27,989 new infections were recorded across the uk. There was an average of 20,909 new cases per day in the uk last Week. More than 141,000 people received a first dose of the vaccine in the latest 24 hour period. This means nearly 45 Million people have now had their firstjab, 85. 2 of uk adults. More than 175,000 people have had their second dose of the vaccine in the latest 24 hour period. And more than 33 Million people have now had both doses. Thats 62. 7 of uk adults. The government has begun winding down the Furlough Scheme which has paid part of the wages of millions of people whove been unable to work during the pandemic. From today, firms have to start contributing towards their workers pay before the scheme ends in the autumn. More than 11. 5 million jobs have been on the scheme in total. It has cost more than £60 billion. Nearly 2. 5 millionjobs were still registered at The End of may, with 30 of firms still using the scheme. Heres our Economics Editor faisal islam. In theory, the almost entirely empty offices that have become the norm over the last year or so will soon begin to fill up again. Hi,jane. Hiya, how are you . Im good, thanks, how are you . At newmarket holidays, bosses keep in touch with furloughed workers such as gemma, but as the tide slowly starts to go out on government pandemic support, considerable uncertainty remains, after 15 months away from the office. So, its very much highs and lows. Its not been a holiday by no means. Its difficult for Mental Health. You then have to really get yourself in a mindset of, i have to carry on, i have to do something because i dont know when im going to be going back to work. Youd have hoped the Travel Sector Wouldve bounced back . The Chief Financial Officer here says in this line of work the outgoings have started before cash comes in. Ithat is, weve still got bills, i this building were paying for, some brochures for next year. Repaying some of the Government Support as well . Correct. And vat. Weve been paying the vat deferral. That kicked in a couple of months ago. The loan, were having to repay that. So, you have the costs coming in. Spot on, all the costs coming in but no revenue because we havent got anyone going on holiday apart from a small bit in the uk. In the city, the chancellor was praising the lifeline given by bankers through mortgage holidays and loans. The Bank Of England governor addressing concerns about rising prices. Ive set out the reasons why we expect this rise in inflation to be a temporary feature of the bounce back. Its important not to overreact to temporarily strong growth in inflation, to ensure the recovery is not undermined by a premature tightening of monetary conditions. The bank of Englands Message is that it will carry on supporting the economy. It doesnt want people to panic about inflation above target and due to go higher. And thats because it assesses that these rises in prices are temporary one off factors that arise from the reopening of the economy. But also because of the uncertainty, uncertainty about the pandemic and its variants, but also about the overall impact of this gradual rollback of the governments support to the economy, especially the Furlough Scheme. Back at newmarket holidays, pippa is one of the governments great hopes. Having decided to go long and offer support into the summer, pippa was straight off the Furlough Scheme, back into herjob, prepping the new travel brochure. The Travel Industry in particular is on its knees, and without that Cash Injection from the government, i dont know where we would be. So, i certainly think that i wouldnt probably have a job. The latest figures show, however, that an increasing proportion of those left on furlough are older workers. There is a fear about how many wont be able to step back into theirjobs. Faisal islam, Bbc News. Well, we can now speak to Gemma Walker from bradford, whos worked in the Travel Industry since she was 17 and now an accounts manager at newmarket holidays. Thats right, since i was 17 years old, a very long time. We thats right, since i was 17 years old, a very long time. Thats right, since i was 17 years old, a very long time. We were brush over how long old, a very long time. We were brush over how long that old, a very long time. We were brush over how long that is old, a very long time. We were brush over how long that is and old, a very long time. We were brush over how long that is and just old, a very long time. We were brush over how long that is and just talk over how long that is and just talk about what this has meant to you the last year plus of kind of being paid but not working, being fitted about what you are allowed to do and also knowing some of your colleagues were still working in the office. Yes. Still working in the office. Yes, absolutely still working in the office. Yes, absolutely. The still working in the office. Yes, absolutely. The furlough still working in the office. 1a absolutely. The Furlough Scheme has been a godsend really for businesses and Tour Operators and travel sectors in all different sectors in different industries. Its been a difficult year, and almost been furloughed since April 2020 and it really does start to have almost a small impact as well on Mental Health. You just got to really start focusing on the positives. I have gone through overwhelming feelings of guilt for my colleagues, but also for the Travel Agency partners i work with who have been. My role is to support the travel agents as much as i can so i felt a huge sense of guilt as well but of the same time i know being on furlough is currently helping the business and its helping me maintain my role. Are you worried at all about what this kind of gradual reduction of the furlough might mean . In the industry and for you personally because the company has had all this help and it is getting less help or will get less help as the months go on and in the meantime business is not recovering because of all the Travel Restrictions . Not recovering because of all the Travel Restrictions . Absolutely, so i will Travel Restrictions . Absolutely, so i will answer Travel Restrictions . Absolutely, so i will answer the Travel Restrictions . Absolutely, so i will answer the Question Travel restrictions . Absolutely, so i will answer the question first i will answer the question first about the Travel Industry. For example, travel agents and Tour Operators dont actually get any income until holidays have actually travelled and those customers have gone abroad. So as you can imagine, there is no money coming in. Therefore thats why i feel we need to have some sector specific support. And if i was looking at myself, for example, i have got so much faith in the company, i trust the senior management team, i am personally not worried about Myjob Role because i know that the company will do their best that they possibly can to help maintain my role. But that might not be the case for other people throughout the Travel Industry. I can obviously only speak on behalf of myself. The Travel Industry as a sector and as a whole, it needs to have some specific form of support and potentially looking at the extension of furlough because it is heavily on its knees at the moment and you are right because talking about green list. If no countries are going onto the green list, the nobody is going to be going on holiday in therefore nobody is making any revenue. So its going to be a very sad to see what happens in the future with multiple different Travel Businesses if something is not acted upon now. Well keep our fingers crossed for you personally. Thank you very much for being with us your Bbc News. Thank you very much. Sport centre, heres tulsen. Sport, and for a full round up from the Bbc Sport centre, heres tulsen. Good evening. Roger federer is through at wimbledon after beating richard gasquet. He extends his Win Record over gasket eight to 19 2 if he continues to look for a 21st Grand Slam singles title. So, federer will line up against british number two Cameron Norrie in the third round. He weathered a sluggish start to win 11 straight games on Court 0ne against Alex Bolt of australia, eventually winning 6 3, 6 1, 6 2. Only two players on tour have won more matches than norrie this year, leading to the brit being seeded at a slam for the first time. It was a bit of a tricky start, he came out firing and i was down a break and i felt this court was definitely a little bit easier to move on than yesterday on court 2 and i could really trust it and i was moving strongly out of the corners and i didnt give him too much today so i was really pleased with everything and definitely a lot of improvement from the other day. Yeah, like i said before, just a pleasure to be out here. In the womens draw, top Seed Asheigh Barty saw off and the womens draw, the 18 year old stunned of them former French Open finalist winning 672, 64 French Open finalist winning 672, 6 4 and went up like a romanian for a place in the last 16. Earlier, top Seed Asheigh Barty saw off russias Anna Blinkova in straight sets 6 4, 6 3. It wasnt the most comfortable afternoon for the World Number one from australia, with numerous double faults, but more than enough for a third straight appearance in the last 32. The third Seed Elina Svitolina is out, though, after she was beaten in straight sets by polands magda linette. The ukrainian hasnt got a great record at the all england club, having only twice made the second Week. Coco gauff overcame her nerves to book a place in the last 32 with a straight sets 6 4, 6 3 win over russian elena vesnina. The 17 year old was back where she defeated Venus Williams two years ago and eventually cruised through, winning on a double fault. Weve not long to wait now until englands Quarterfinal Clash with ukraine. The side went through their preparations at St Georges Park before heading to rome in readiness for saturdays big match. Earlier today, we heard from goalkeeperjordan pickford. Anglin preparing to play without Home Support for the first time in the tournament. Preparing to go play in rome which are capable of doing with the fans were tremendous. That gives us added motivation for the Game Set A come back to a semifinal at home with 60,000 fans. Englands batsmen are in control chasing 2112 to win the second One Day International against Sri Lanka at the oval, and with it the series. Sam curran was the star with the ball, skittling the top order and reducing Sri Lanka to 12 3. He ended with a career best five wicket haul. Dhananjiya Da Silva fired back with 91 as Sri Lanka recovered to post a respectable total. Jason roy led the England Charge with a quick fire 60. No morgan keeping Momentum Withjoe Root going to 30 2 needing 12 from 56 balls. And dont forget the fourth meet of 1a to be held in the Diamond League this year is underway in oslo. Full coverage on the Bbc Iplayer and Bbc Sport. In the 100 metres for women all eyes on the second fattest british moment in history who went up against the Ivory Coast but the African One Out in a season best 10. 91 seconds. And lets not forget the tour de france, where Mark Cavendish made it a 32nd Career Stage Win earlier today to put him just two wins behind the all time record held by the great belgian eddie merx. More on that and everything else on the Bbc Sport website or via the Bbc Sport app. But i think you are pretty decent cyclist yourself, i would say. Anchor nice of you to say but i dont think i would need somebody with a Board Up for me to fall off my bike. It happens rather too often. Thank you very much. I think. President biden has arrived in miami to meet the families of those who have Died or are missing in the collapse of an Apartment Block. He has spent time with members of the Emergency Services who were first to respond to the disaster. 18 people are the first to be confirmed able 145 still missing with officials finding the bodies of two more Children found in the rubble. Rescuers working 12 hour shifts and still hoping they can find some survivors. So if he long joins us now live from there. It is an important visit in terms of a demonstration by the president of his empathy for those who have been afflicted and the Nations Attention on this terrible story over the last Week. But in truth, the kind of practicalities of this are themselves kind of news making without a potential visit. Extraordinary scenes we have seen over the last Week. We extraordinary scenes we have seen over the last Week. Over the last Week. We have, and this is a very over the last Week. We have, and this is a very difficult over the last Week. We have, and this is a very difficult day over the last Week. We have, and this is a very difficult day on over the last Week. We have, and this is a very difficult day on day i this is a very difficult day on day eight of the Rescue Operation that in the early hours of the morning we learned that they had to halt that operation largely due to fears that the remaining part of the building thatis the remaining part of the building that is still standing could fall. There have been tropical storms here and not running at the moment but it has been raining very hard and it is felt that the amount of water that is collected has been the amount the Rescue Workers were operating on just too unsafe for them to continue at the moment. And that is as you can imagine the very last thing at the families of those still unaccounted for wanted to hear. They have been clinging hope the past eight days that someone could still be pulled alive from the rubble, that there could be detected a sign of life of over they will be acutely aware today as every day that that has not happened now since the hours immediately after the building collapsed. So every difficult day for the families and President Biden has come here to console them. In terms of what they want from the authorities, presumably there are limited questions that would affect notjust limited questions that would affect not just those living limited questions that would affect notjust those living in this block but people living in other similar residential blocks . I but people living in other similar residential blocks . Residential blocks . I think first and foremost residential blocks . I think first and foremost obviously residential blocks . I think first and foremost obviously those l residential blocks . I think first and foremost obviously those who still have Loved Ones unaccounted for are desperate for news of them but secondly they are also desperate for answers now. Fixing to one got yesterday who and grandmother lived in that building and he said this was not an earthquake, not a disaster this was a collapse of a building that in 2018 had a report that stated there were structural failings in the concrete that needed to be addressed and that they were urgent repairs needed. A month ago in april of this year a letter was written to the residents of that building said that those repairs were now urgent. As we understand it, repairs to the roof had begun but the repairs to the concrete had not. Also in the past 24 hours the us Media Reporting that victorious couple who were staying opposite that building minutes before the building collapsed filmed water going into the garage, the Basement Area of that Apartment Building so now a massive question being asked as to how this happened in america and here in miami there is an identical building just a year after bill on the same out of the same company and some people very concerned about that building. This was built this building as part of the Condo Boom of the 1980s and there are similar buildings off and on this coastline, so there is a huge amount of nervousness about whether Indy Something similar could happen here again. Whether Indy Something similar could happen here again happen here again. Sophie long, in miami, happen here again. Sophie long, in miami. Thank happen here again. Sophie long, in miami, thank you happen here again. Sophie long, in miami, thank you very happen here again. Sophie long, in miami, thank you very much. In the last hour, charges against the Trump Organization and its Chief Financial Officer have been revealed. This is Allen Weisselberg arriving in handcuffs at a court in New York. He has been charged with Tax Fraud and Grand Larceny. It follows a two Year Investigation into alleged fraud at the trump 0rganisation. This response has come from the lawyer representing the organisation speaking outside court. It is lawyer representing the organisation speaking outside court. Speaking outside court. It is in my ersonal speaking outside court. It is in my personal view speaking outside court. It is in my personal view not speaking outside court. It is in my personal view not appropriate speaking outside court. It is in my personal view not appropriate and j personal view not appropriate and quite frankly it sets a precedent, i think, in 244 years, we have not had a local prosecutor go after eight former president of the us. 0r his employees or his companies. So that is a significant line to cross. And quite frankly notjust is a significant line to cross. And quite frankly not just as a is a significant line to cross. And quite frankly notjust as a lawyer but as a citizen, we are very concerned about that. film but as a citizen, we are very concerned about that. Our north american business concerned about that. Our north | american Business Correspondent concerned about that. Our north american Business Correspondent says in the indictment there are 15 counts of Tax Fraud. In the indictment there are 15 counts of Tax Fraud. What they are alle. In is counts of Tax Fraud. What they are alleging is he counts of Tax Fraud. What they are alleging is he from counts of Tax Fraud. What they are alleging is he from organisation i counts of Tax Fraud. What they are i alleging is he from organisation and also specifically the cfo has been defrauding the Tax Organisations here in defrauding the Tax Organisations here in the us. They are the irs The Ones here in the us. They are the irs The Ones it here in the us. They are the irs The Ones it possible for collecting income ones it possible for collecting Income Tax from individuals and from companies Income Tax from individuals and from companies. And the grand theme we are seeing companies. And the grand theme we are seeing from these charges is that there are seeing from these charges is that there was a long scheme that ran from that there was a long scheme that ran from March Of 2005 Up Untiljune 30th Of Ran From March of 2005 up untiljune 30th of 2021. Thats yesterday that the scheme was going on to defraud the scheme was going on to defraud The American Tax Organisations. And they would The American Tax Organisations. And they would be engaged in things like underselling how much compensation the cfo underselling how much compensation the cfo it underselling how much compensation the cfo it was actually making. There the cfo it was actually making. There been reports that his income over the there been reports that his income over the years was around 800,000. According over the years was around 800,000. According to over the years was around 800,000. According to this indictment, in fact his according to this indictment, in fact his compensation in one year was 176 fact his compensation in one year was 1. 76 million. Another one of the charges is that in fact he did not report the charges is that in fact he did not report that he was living in New York but not report that he was living in New York but that he was living elsewhere. But in fact he was living out in elsewhere. But in fact he was living out in new elsewhere. But in fact he was living out in New York and that means he was not out in New York and that means he was not paying New York taxes. And it is the was not paying New York taxes. And it is the allegations against him specifically that the Manhattan District specifically that the Manhattan District Attorneys Office have decided district Attorneys Office have decided to levy an additional count of grand decided to levy an additional count of Grand Larceny in the second degree of Grand Larceny in the second degree against him. That is for him. What degree against him. That is for him. What Grand Degree against him. That is for him. What Grand Larceny in the second degree what Grand Larceny in the second degree means is that you have stolen Money Degree means is that you have stolen money in degree means is that you have stolen money in excess of 50,000 or what they are money in excess of 50,000 or what they are alleging is he still money by not they are alleging is he still money by not paying his taxes, effectively stealing by not paying his taxes, effectively stealing money from The American Tax System stealing money from The American Tax System the stealing money from The American tax s stem. ~. ,. , system. We have ust had this comment h system. We have ust had this comment via i system. We have ust had this comment via the i system. We have just had this comment via the reuters i system. We have just had this| comment via the reuters news system. We have just had this comment via the Reuters News Agency which is quoting the former president as it sank the political Witch Hunt by the radical left democrats in new York Netting over the Assignment Take continues. That is the former president s reaction to the rest of his cfo at the Trump Organisation. An 82 year old woman will become the oldest person to fly into space this month, and shes going with the Amazon Founderjeff bezos. Her trip is 60 years overdue. Wally funk was one of the first women trained to fly to space in the early 1960s, but then the programme was cancelled. Now she has been invited tojoin the Tech Billionaire onboard the first crewed flight by his blue Origin Company out of the earths atmosphere. Good luck to her. Now Chris Fawkes has the weather. Hello there. Most of us again have seen dry weather and some sunshine around through the afternoon, probably the best of it in scotland, although not far behind that, a glorious scene here in cornwall. And although its been dry for most, there have just been a few isolated showers around, notably across parts of the south of england. And you can see some of those shower clouds forming on this Weather Watcher Picture from the Ringwood Area of hampshire. Now, overnight tonight, its a dry night with some patches of Cloud Developing, a few Mist And Fog patches around. Temperatures slowly drifting down to between 12 14 degrees for most. Perhaps a little cooler than that for North East England and Northern Scotland. Now, tomorrow, the early Morning Mist patches lifting and clearing, The Cloud Slowly Thinning and breaking. Sunny spells again for most, but there will be some showers, too. Now, the showers will be a bit more widespread and will tend to focus across parts of Eastern England through the course of the afternoon. Some heavy ones, an odd thunderstorm. Temperatures a bit higher in the sunshine, though, aside from those showers. Highs up to 23. Thats your weather. Hello this is Bbc News. The headlines. The Prime Minister says he hopes england will return to as close as the Pre Pandemic normal as possible from the 19th ofjuly. You the prepandemic normal as possible from the 19th ofjuly. From the 19th ofjuly. You can see that even though from the 19th ofjuly. You can see that even though cases from the 19th ofjuly. You can see that even though cases are i from the 19th ofjuly. You can see that even though cases are going| from the 19th ofjuly. You can see i that even though cases are going up in young people, it is not feeding through into a serious Disease And Death in the younger generation. Lii< death in the younger generation. Uk employers will have to bear the cost of furlough as the government begins winding Down Itsjob Support of furlough as the government begins winding down its job support scheme. Nissan announces Battery Production in the north of england Bringing Thousands Of Newjobs to the region. She financed all Financial Adviser pleads not guilty to tax crimes after handing himself into authorities in New York. President joe Biden Thanks Rescue Workers as he visits the scene of the collapsed block of flats in miami. A rail reunion William And Harry have come together to to unveil a statue of their late mother, Diana Princess of wales, Today Wouldve been 60th birthday. Nissan has announced a major expansion of electric Vehicle Production at its Car Park in sunderland which will create more than 1600 newjobs. The japanese than 1600 new jobs. The japanese Car Maker than 1600 newjobs. The japanese Car Maker says it will build its new model at the site. Our Business Editor has more. They make 100,000 a year to be fitted to a brand new model at a plant supplied by its own new grad. £1 billion investment creating 6000 jobs here and in the supply chain. Creating 6000 obs here and in the supply chain. Supply chain. Today, we are announcing supply chain. Today, we are announcing the supply chain. Today, we are announcing the first supply chain. Today, we are announcing the first Manufacturing System in sunderland because of the scale and competencies of the Railfor Rail for us. Railfor us. , a Business Model to apply in other parts of the world. I think the Prime Minister was on site, as you might expect after Government Contribution of rubber around £100 million on the Project Money well spent according to boris johnson. Thousands, potentially in the supply chain. But its also getting this is something thats a massive benefit to the uk economy. Nissan is going to be creating about 900 jobs alone in the battery gigafactory. A further 750 plus thousands potentially in the supply chains. But what its also doing is helping to lengthen the lead of this country in bringing low carbon technology. It wasnt so long ago that nissan was warning a no Deal Brexit could see it leave the uk. The future now looks brighter. Nissan has always had a strong presence in the North East of england and i think what this announcement does is solidifies that for the younger generation, for the future. This is clearly great news for this industry, for this region and for the uk. In the future with Petrol And Diesel bans coming down the tracks, if you dont have a battery industry, you wont have much of a car industry. But investments like this are being made all over the world and this will have to be the first of many if the uk is to keep pace with the electric car revolution. Batteries are heavy and require careful handling, so building cars and factories close together makes economic and operational sense. By having the gigafactories in the uk we are actually safeguarding the future of the Automotive Industry and the jobs that go with that. Yes, we are behind germany, for example, who already have production at six or seven times this level, but we can catch up and this is a very good start. Its not just nissan. Vauxhall is in talks with the government about its own electric plans with an announcement expected imminently. This is also a race against the clock. From 2024, the Brexit Deal means cars exported to the eu must have higher levels of local content to avoid tariffs. The Uk Government started wooing nissan 35 years ago. Its been a Success Story which, with Government Support helping oil the wheels, looks set to continue for many years to come. Simonjack, Bbc News, sunderland. Prince william and Prince Harry have unveiled a statue of their mother, diana, Princess Of Wales on what would have been her 60th birthday. The brothers, whose relationship has been strained in recent months, met for the first time since the duke of Edinburghs Funeral in april. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports. The Event Shouldve been solely about their mother the unveiling by her sons of a statue of diana, Princess Of Wales. But the sons, William And Harry, have fallen out. The special bond between two young princes has been broken. Harsh words are said to have been spoken. This afternoon, it could largely be hidden. They were with the Spencer Family dianas two elder sisters, sarah and jane, and her brother, charles. Everybody chatted quite amiably. How could it have been otherwise . William and harry, Side By side for some of the time, but more often than not they stood apart, until the moment of the statues unveiling. The statue shows diana with anonymous Children. It is intended, in the words of kensington palace, to reflect her warmth, elegance and energy. William and harry stood together to look at the statue and exchanged their impressions. The brothers went on together to inspect the gardens. There had been talk of them both making speeches. Instead, there was a joint statement in which they said they remembered their mothers love and strength. Every day, they added, we wish she was still with us. Perhaps then her sons will wonder what she wouldve made of the current tensions. Perhaps today will help them to reflect. That is the hope of the sculptor. The fact that their mother is there, you know, in a real physical sense, perhaps in the evening when the grounds are shut, they could easily come here for a moment of quiet reflection, and i hope that will give them some sort of comfort or solace. Todays events will have been an important, shared moment for William And Harry in which they will surely have felt their mothers influence. And perhaps it will have encouraged them to move on. Because William And Harry must surely know that the current tensions between them are not good, for them or for the wider family. Nicholas witchell, Bbc News. The american Singer Ajudge in Los Angeles has denied The American Pop Star Britney spears a request to remove herfatherfrom his position as her conservator. The move follows the rejection by a Los Angeles court for her request to remove her father from Los Angeles court for her request to remove herfatherfrom his role. Next talk now to david willis. David, this all follows a legal case, which she has effectively lost because there seems to be some confusion over the strategy her layers where pursuing and trying to get her father removed from that role. Why is congress interested in this . ~ role. Why is congress interested in this . , � role. Why is congress interested in this . , this . Well, she hasnt lost it yet, not by any this . Well, she hasnt lost it yet, not by any means. This . Well, she hasnt lost it yet, not by any means. It this . Well, she hasnt lost it yet, not by any means. It goes this . Well, she hasnt lost it yet, not by any means. It goes on, i this . Well, she hasnt lost it yet, | not by any means. It goes on, the judge having denied in the last couple of days i request to have Britney Spears father, jamie, removed from her conservatorship. That was a Petition Dating back from november the of course, lastly, we heard this explosive evidence from Britney Spears herself in which she called the arrangement abusive, that she had been blocked from getting married and having another child, and she told the judge that she wanted her life back. Well, now in a separate development, four republican lawmakers have written to Britney Spears inviting her to testify before congress at a hearing they hope will look into the general subject of conservatorships in the us and whether they overstepped the boundaries on occasions. In us and whether they overstepped the boundaries on occasions. Boundaries on occasions. In terms of how this could boundaries on occasions. In terms of how this could proceed, boundaries on occasions. In terms of how this could proceed, a boundaries on occasions. In terms of how this could proceed, a Lot Boundaries on occasions. In terms of how this could proceed, a Lot Of Boundaries on occasions. In terms of how this could proceed, a lot of our. How this could proceed, a lot of our fans can indeed a lot of the general public, judging by the reaction, have been shocked by the details, shocked by the restrictions of this kind existing on a grown woman who has had Mental Health problems in the past, which is all how it started, but has seemed to enjoy good health since then and is yet deny decisions about things such as intimate as whether or not she can have more Children. Have more Children. Absolutely. Thats a point have more Children. Absolutely. Thats a point that have more Children. Absolutely. Thats a point that britney i have more Children. Absolutely. L thats a point that Britney Spears made with great Volume And Baker last Week when she gave her testimony to the court. She portrayed how ridiculous the situation was when she was able to go on to her and earn money, yet, basically, there was somebody in charge of her entire life, including, of course, or 60 Million estate. Well, now it seems that events are moving fairly rapidly. In the last few days, Jamie Spears has filed a motion with the court asking for Britney Spears claims to be investigated, and the Trust Company that was due to the Share Control of her financial life with her father, jamie, has backed out. That announcement came in the last couple of hours. So a lot is happening on this front. Its by no means overreact, and i think whats probably going to happen is that Britney Spears is going to be passed into some sort of amended form of conservatorship under which she is able to get a lot more for freedom back. ,. , back. David willis in washington, thank ou back. David willis in washington, thank you very back. David willis in washington, thank you very much. Back. David willis in washington, thank you very much. Now, i back. David willis in washington, thank you very much. Now, just i back. David willis in washington, i thank you very much. Now, just there are just two days to go until england take on ukraine in rome in the quarterfinals of the euros. The ukrainian side saw off some stiff competition from sweden in the last 16, going through with a dramatic last Minute Goal in extra time. And as our correspondent in ukraine, jonah fisher, has been finding out, many fans there still remember a controversial defeat by england when they hosted the championship in 2012. By making it to the quarterfinals, ukraine has discovered new heroes. Ukraine have won it. These were the scenes in the Capital Kyiv as the team Beat Sweden in the last minute of extra time. The country whose recent history is blighted by war, suddenly had some good news. I think its one of the best ukrainian team of our history. We believe in it and we support it. We have a great support for our players and we adore andrei shevchenko. Andrei shevchenko is the legendary striker turned manager who is credited with making Ukraines Mix of local and foreign based players a winning team. Chance to shoot here for andre yarmolenko. Who scores an outstanding goal for ukraine. Ukraine has been an independent country for 30 years but neighbours, russia, still loom large on pretty much every big issue here. Take the shirts that ukraines been been wearing at the tournament. They are selling well but russia has complained to uefa that they carry a political message. Russias problem is the inclusion of a map which shows crimea as belonging to ukraine, not them. Uefa insisted on a small change, but let the Map Stay and wearing this shirt has become a very public way of supporting the team and defying the russians. Theyve even been worn at cabinet meetings. Is this revenge for 2012 then . With england, next thoughts have returned to a controversial match between the two countries nine years ago when clear Ukraine Goal was disallowed and they crashed out of the tournament. Yeah, definitely that game was very painful. I recommend people dont say it like its revenge, i hope we will play our game with our style and show what ukrainian identity is. Just getting this far is already a successful tournament for ukraine, but try telling that to the fans. Jonah fisher, Bbc News, kyiv. 130 countries have signed up for a tax reform. Idl aims to ensure that large multinationals play taxis in the they operate in and to pay a minimum level for attacks. Rishi synnex at the agreement is a further step in the right direction in the nation for global tax reform. Earlier, ourworld nation for global tax reform. Earlier, our world Economics Correspondent gave us this update onto as agreement. Its correspondent gave us this update onto as agreement. Onto as agreement. Its being billed as the onto as agreement. Its being billed as the biggest onto as agreement. Its being billed as the biggest change. Onto as agreement. Its being j billed as the biggest change in onto as agreement. Its being l billed as the biggest change in a century billed as the biggest change in a century i billed as the biggest change in a century. I think the emphasis should be on century. I think the emphasis should be on the century. I think the emphasis should be on the Word Bail there, because we are be on the Word Bail there, because we are told be on the Word Bail there, because we are told what could happen here, there we are told what could happen here, there are we are told what could happen here, there are two parts to this, we are looking there are two parts to this, we are looking at there are two parts to this, we are looking at a there are two parts to this, we are looking at a Point Whereby Multinational Companies will be taxed multinational companies will be taxed when they operate. , also, there is a second leg were looking perhaps at a Point Whereby Multinational Companies multinational companies will be taxed where they operate, not where they choose to actually file their taxes, and also theres a second leg of this, as you say, the fact that we will have a minimum corporation tax rate. The first part of that will redistribute tax take around the world. The second part could raise the oecd estimates perhaps £150 billion per year. And that of course comes at a time where were all talking about the fact that we need to see a recovery that builds back better, but where is the money going to come from . This could be part of the answer. But this Isnt Something thats just arrived. Its been about a decade or so in the making. These conversations first started in the aftermath of the financial crisis, where of Course Emphasis there as well was on how do we have a fairer system around the world. Its taken many years to get to this point. Its not over yet, but the aim, were told, is to get a that is in place and up and running by 2023. Might sound a while off, but in tax terms, thats a pretty fast turnaround. Lets get to the headlines. You can import us will have to bear the cost to paralyse the government begins winding Down Itsjob Support to paralyse the government begins winding down its job support scheme. Chief financial officer of the Trump Organisation pleads not guilty to tax crimes after handing himself into authorities for in New York. Canadian authorities are now battling wildfires after the extreme heatwave thats hit the western part of the country. Residents in the town of lytton in British Columbia which on tuesday recorded the highest ever temperature in canada of 49. 6 Degrees Celcius were forced to evacuate as fires engulfed the area. Some 250 people fled some filming as they left. Oh my god. Look at that. We are actually doing pretty well so far. Holy bleep. Jobs being created there in sunderland, i think that may be a mistake. My apologies there. We are hoping to bring them on the canada heatwave. We will certainly have that in our programme after 11 when we will be talking to some of those people directly affected by those wildfires. We heard about whats happening in sunderland but Jobs Being created thereby nissan, but the clothing store gap, is closing all 81 of its stores in the uk and ireland by The End of september after that it will only trade online. It hasnt said how many staff will be affected. The american retailer has been a major presence on the british High Street as Emma Simpson reports. I been on our highest rates for more than 40 years, but the gap is now calling it a day. All of the stars will be shot by autumn, yet another big Chain Bedding Retreat yet another big Chain Bidding a retreat, unable to make the sums add up. They are always discounting until 5 if you have a loyalty card. They still sell the same jumpers they sold, same jeans, same t shirts, so they havent really moved on, dont think. It is sad, its very sad. People losing theirjobs. Generally you go in and you kind of think this is may be too expensive or nothing that you really want to buy, so, yeah. A bit generic i think. How times have changed. Gap was famous for its casual clothes, from khakis to hoodies, and it did well, but then the competition grew and the business did not adapt. I think that the writing has been on the wall for many years, and what we are seeing now is that the pandemic has simply accelerated the demise of mediocre retail. Its accelerated the demise of those retailers who have struggled to stay relevant to shoppers. The uncomfortable truth is that we simply have too many stores. We have an oversupply of Retail Space, we have Retail Space that isjust no longer fit for purpose. And unfortunately, it has left retailers like gap looking very vulnerable. Lots of big retailers have either collapsed, shut stores or disappeared from our towns and City Centres altogether. Too weak to survive. Now, anotherfamous name is going online only. Here is a chain, though, that has no problem pulling shall present. Here is a chain, though, that has no problem pulling shoppers in. They were queuing around the block when Nonessential Retail reopened. Today, primark said its sales have now risen above Pre Pandemic levels, contrasting fortunes after a turbulent 15 months. Emma simpson, Bbc News. Polls are open in the Yorkshire Constituency of batley and spen, where voters are electing a new mp. It comes after the former labour mp, tracy brabin, became west yorkshires first directly elected mayor. And well bring you full coverage of the result when it happens in the early hours of Tomorrow Morning. That should be at around 4am. Ina in a ratherjust get up early if you want to catch the result life. You mayjust want want to catch the result life. You may just want to get want to catch the result life. You mayjust want to get up early. The European Union has begun rolling out its vaccine passport, Chinas President Xijinping has warned that foreign powers will get their heads cracked and blooDied if they attempt to Bully Or Influence the country. He delivered a defiant speech at an event marking the centenary of the ruling Communist Party. It comes as china faces criticism over alleged Human Rights Abuses and its crackdown in Hong Kong. Our China Correspondent John Sudworth has the story. The unmistakable hallmarks of communist Party Rule were front and centre of its celebrations. The total control, the omnipotent leader, the unquestioning loyalty. Overlooking tiananmen square, the general secretary spoke of how The Party had saved china from a history of humiliation, and of the power it now wields. Translation the chinese people will never be bullied, oppressed or enslaved. Anyone who dares to try will have their heads cracked and blooDied against a Great Wall of steel, forged by 1. 4 billion chinese people. There are no references, of course, to the fact that on this spot in 1989, the Party Clung to power by shooting dead hundreds of unarmed protesters. Nor any mention of the Violence And Chaos of chairman maos rule. And while the focus is on the economic success and chinas big leap in living standards, critics fear that Xinjiangs Internment camps and the crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong reveal once again the true nature of one Party Rule. This former Party Insider was expelled last year for voicing concerns about the direction The Party was taking. Shes now in effective exile, in the us. Translation in china, 100 years old also means a person has lived long and it is time to think of death. If they Communist Party should review its mistakes, it should do a redemption, not celebration. But chinas rulers, convinced that its democracy not authoritarianism thats in decline, intend to party on. John sudworth, Bbc News, taipei. We are waiting Forjoe Biden to emerge surfside after meeting those relatives at that Champlain Complex which collapsed last Week. We will bring you that as soon as he appears, we are expecting remarks from the president shortly. In the meantime from a new rails came into force which should make it easierfor people to came into force which should make it easier for people to repair and household appliances. The right to repair will force manufacturers to make spare parts available, so customers can get their products fixed. One and a half million tonnes of electrical goods are thrown away every year in the uk, as Coletta Smith reports. Hes only six, is willie, and hes taken over part of his Fathers Yard as a Repair Shop for kiddies bikes, trikes and so on. Repairing things might have gone out of fashion for a while. Bringing history back to life is what makes the Repair Shop so special. But its all the rage again now. Its not a two Minute Job doing this. But even if youre wanting to get things repaired at the moment, whether to save money or save the planet, its pretty hard to get hold of the right parts that you need to replace things. But from today, things will hopefully start to get a little bit easier. Manufacturers of White Goods and tvs now have to stock and sell replacement parts of each product for ten years. So would it tempt you to try and repair something . My Dishwasher And Oven was 15 years old, and ijust replaced both of them. Maybe if its a smaller repair, something thats just £60 or £70, like a small part, like an element in an oven, but over and above that, i wouldnt have thought so. A toaster, a kettle, you know, i might even potentially have a look at a hoover. Just a very basic repair, yeah, but certainly not on a washer or a cooker, ora tumble dryer. Theyre so cheap to replace, so ijust probably get a new one, really. Door seals can go, and thats an easy thing that a homeowner can replace themselves. Similar with shelves. Robs company have 400 engineers. These can quite often come off the runners. Something quite simple. Making more complex repairs in domestic appliances. But he thinks Theres Plenty we can try ourselves. It gives customers a choice. We really want consumers to take that opportunity to look at what they need as a repair, whether they can repair it themselves, buy a small component, or if they need to call somebody out like ourselves. A Yougov Survey suggests we feel most confident with the hoover. 42 feel comfortable repairing vacuum cleaners. 20 would try patching up a broken toaster. And only 4 would try to fix a gas cooker. Its removable, you can separate it. Its cheaper to make it in one piece. The uks only white Goods Manufacturer say they knew the legislation was coming, and have already made their machines simpler to mend. The secret of products that are easy to repair and last longer is in the design. Youve got to start off by saying, the objective here is to make a product thats going to be reliable, easy to maintain or whatever. Weve got to design a product thats difficult to make wrong and easy to repair if it needs to be repaired. Even though we now have the right to repair, its a Big Cultural Shift to convince people to fix things rather than fling them. Coletta smith, Bbc News in newton aycliffe. Now, Chris Fawkes has the weather. Christian pager is standing by to take over at nine oclock. They, along with us are waiting for President Biden to appear at the podium in surfside near miami. Not a very promising picture at the moment. I dont know if theres much chance of seeing them in the next 30 seconds, they have even just move the podium which was all set up for him. Basically, its a black backdrop. Its at that its as exciting as it get sometimes in this business, but the President Of The United States and the seal office, never mind the stars and stripes, will be visible to staff tonight. Now, the weather. Hello again. The weathers been dry for most of us today with some spells of sunshine coming through during the afternoon. Probably the best of the Sunshine Today was in scotland, but across parts of southwest england, it was also glorious for a time. However, elsewhere, weve seen a few showers pop up. Not many, but if you were under one of these bigger clouds, im sure those showers wouldve been quite heavy, particularly across parts of Hampshire And Sussex as well. So, there are the shower clouds on the satellite picture, Butjust Zooming A Little Bit further west. You dont have to go too far west to find some thicker cloud. This is an area of low pressure thats going to be moving our way in time for the Weekend, Flicking Bands Of Rain Across the country. Now, before we get there, overnight tonight, its looking like a dry night for most areas with just a few Mist And Fog patches forming. Therell be some thicker Cloud Developing as well. Temperatures mild, 12 14 degrees quite widely. Little cooler for North East England and Northern Scotland temperatures down to about eight here. Any Mist Patches should clear pretty quickly Tomorrow Morning and the cloud will thin and break, and again, most of us will have spells of sunshine and dry weather through the afternoon. However, they are going to be showers around. Theyll be a little bit more widespread and will tend to focus across eastern parts of england through the afternoon with one or two thunderstorms. But aside from those showers, it will feel a bit warmer, temperatures widely between 20 23 degrees celsius. The Weekend, though, takes a turn for the worse. It turns increasingly unsettled with some heavy bands of rain and widespread showers, too. Heres saturdays forecast. This first Band Of Rain Pushes Northwards across to england and wales, reaching scotland and Northern Ireland later in the day. Itll be followed by showers. Now, for the most part, those showers will move through, but across the southwest england, with these convergent winds, that will tend to lock the showers in place across parts of southwest england, so those showers and thunderstorms could be quite long lasting and may well bring some localised surface water flooding. So, well have to keep a close eye on those Shower Bands here. Temperatures a little bit down on recent days 20 21 celsius the top temperatures, and on sunday, it stays pretty unsettled. Widespread showers, a few of them turning thundery in nature. One of those days where most places will see a downpour or two. At the same time, it wont be raining all the time. There will be some dry slots and a bit of sunshine. Temperatures about 21 degrees at the highest. Thats the latest weather. This is Bbc News. Im christian fraser. The Trump Organization and the companys Chief Financial Officer are charged in court with tax evasion. Prosecutors allege that Trump Organization Finance Chief Allen weisselberg had purposely and knowingly avoided paying tax for 15 years on 1. 7 million of income. President biden is in miami to meet the families of those who have Died and are still missing in the Apartment Block that collapsed last Week. The search and Rescue Operation has now been paused due to safety concerns. President xijinping marks the Communist Partys centenary celebrations in beijing with a warning to the world the era of china being bullied, he said, is over. And we will speak to two Remarble Women who discovered, in a restroom, they were each A Match for the other� S Husband who needed a kidney

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