More than 180 people have died in germany and belgium. England, scotland and wales say that from tomorrow fully vaccinated travellers returning from france must self isolate for ten days unlike from other Amber List countries. Two athletes and an official at the tokyo Olympic Village have tested positive for coronavirus five days before the start of the games. Good afternoon. Both the Prime Minister and the chancellor are in Self Isolation Today after coming into contact with Health Secretary Sajid Javid, whos tested positive for coronavirus. The announcement was made by Downing Street after it initially said both Borisjohnson And Rushi sunak would be taking part in a Pilot Scheme which would allow them to continue working provided they tested negative in a daily lateral Flow Test. This was criticised by labour and some business leaders, with hundreds of thousands of people having to self isolate having been pinged by the Track And Trace system. Our political correspondent Jessica Parker has the latest. It is hot out there but not everyone is enjoying the sunshine, with so many ordered to isolate because of covid. And after the Health Secretary tested positive, Borisjohnson And Rishi sunak were traced. But this Morning Number ten announced instead of full isolation, the pair would take part in a daily Testing Pilot instead. A workplace scheme, it was said, being used by other Public Sector organisations, not just politicians. Downing street is part of that pilot as well, and it ensures the pm, the chancellor can conduct the most Essential Business but at other times of the day, they wont be mixing with people outside of their own household. Then, within an hour of that, this a statement from Downing Street. The Prime Minister was at chequers when contacted by Test And Trace and will remain there to isolate. He will not be taking part in the Testing Pilot. He will continue to conduct meetings with ministers remotely. The chancellor has also been contacted and will also isolate as required and will not be taking part in the pilot. It comes after they had faced charges of hypocrisy. There will be parents watching the programme this morning who have had to struggle with their children sent home as part of the bubble system, or there will be businesses who have had to struggle because their staff have been pinged and they have had to isolate themselves, who will be waking up to this news thinking, my word, yet again it is one rule for them and another for the rest of us. It was a fast, fairly loud U Turn driving into tomorrow, where the streets could get busier as legal restrictions on social contact are lifted in england. Cases are expected to rise a lot, but scientists say precise predictions are difficult. I think it is almost certain we will get to 1000 hospitalisations per day. It will almost certainly get to 100,000 cases per day. The real question is, do we get to double that or even higher . That is where the Crystal Ball starts to fail. The vaccine, it is hoped, will help provide that defensive wall. For borisjohnson, out and about earlier this week, it is a big moment but one he will now witness from his Country Retreat in chequers. Jessica parker, bbc news. Well, yesterday, London Undergrounds Metropolitan Line had to be suspended because a number of staff were pinged by The Nhs app. Lets speak to finn brennan, London Underground Organiserfor Aslef the train drivers union. Finn, on this occassion it wasnt drivers contacted by the app but if they were then drivers, would they have to adhere to the rules . Will it be more disruption to the Travel Service going forward . Tomorrow is supposed to be Freedom Day, but do you see more difficulties ahead . The day, but do you see more difficulties ahead . The reality is the will difficulties ahead . The reality is they will be difficulties ahead . The reality is they will be a difficulties ahead . The reality is they will be a lot difficulties ahead . The reality is they will be a lot more difficulties ahead . The reality is they will be a lot more difficulties ahead because the real problem is people are being pinged, that is simply a symptom but there is a huge amount of covid spreading in the community and as that affects key groups of workers, as happened on Metropolitan Line yesterday, the London Underground simply could not provide a service. Quite bizarre to see the government saying tfl are part of this trial. They werent part of this trial. They werent part of this trial. They werent part of it yesterday, otherwise they wouldnt have been cancelling the service on the Metropolitan Line. My reaction this morning was a combination of being flabbergasted and furious. It seems we are all supposed to follow the rules until it inconveniences the most important people in the land and then it can be ignored until they are called out. ,. , be ignored until they are called out. ,. ,. , out. You are saying this was an Error Ofjudgment out. You are saying this was an Error Ofjudgment by out. You are saying this was an Error Ofjudgment by the out. You are saying this was an Error Ofjudgment by the chancellor and Prime Minister to say they were taking part in this Pilot Scheme . As you have referred to, this Pilot Scheme does also apply to Network Rail and other national organisations. Rail and other national oruanisations. ,. , rail and other national oruanisations. ,. , organisations. Certainly tfl was not art of it organisations. Certainly tfl was not part of it until organisations. Certainly tfl was not part of it until yesterday, organisations. Certainly tfl was not part of it until yesterday, only organisations. Certainly tfl was not part of it until yesterday, only had L Part of it until yesterday, only had to cancel the metropolitan Line Service despite a Government Press Release saying so this morning, tfl says they were not part of that trial. It seems very convenient to government that it has suddenly been announced and had known about it. It may not be a good idea to have such a pilot and i will leave that to the scientists. Any credibility it has has been deeply damaged now by the actions of such senior people this morning. D0 actions of such senior people this morninu. ,. Morning. Do you agree with the liftin of morning. Do you agree with the lifting of restrictions morning. Do you agree with the lifting of restrictions in morning. Do you agree with the lifting of restrictions in england| lifting of restrictions in england and this so called Freedom Day . The and this socalled Freedom Day . The ma or of and this so called Freedom Day . Tue mayor Of London and this so called Freedom Day . Tt;e mayor Of London and and this so called Freedom Day . Tt9 mayor of London And Other Mayors have done the right thing by insisting on masks on Public Transport and others will feel more comfortable if other people are taking what measures they can. I am deeply worried and just as the scientists on your programme are, and it is a huge experiment on the whole of the population and we all hope for the best but fear for the worst. ~ , . , worst. What is the evidence from our worst. What is the evidence from your members worst. What is the evidence from your members about worst. What is the evidence from your members about mask worst. What is the evidence from your members about mask wearing . You hearing reports that it is declining . 0ne sees a lot of people without masks on trains and Public Transport these days. T5 without masks on trains and Public Transport these days. Transport these days. Is clearly declinin transport these days. Is clearly declining and transport these days. Is clearly declining and you transport these days. Is clearly declining and you can transport these days. Is clearly declining and you can see transport these days. Is clearlyj declining and you can see that. Although it will still be part of the condition of carriage on tfl services, without legal enforcement, every idiot who thinks it is a Human Rights to breed their germs all over you is likely to continue to do so. I think lifting the restrictions has been a big mistake and will affect the number of people using Public Transport and that is something we needin transport and that is something we need in order to see the economy left off in the way we want to. Thank you. Lift off. With scores of people already confirmed dead, the search continues for hundreds of missing people in Western Europe after Record Rainfall caused devastating flooding. The german Chancellor Merkel has been visiting the affected areas in germany this morning. More Heavy Rain has caused further flooding in southern Germany And Austria overnight. The steinbachtal dam near the german town of 0yskirchen remains at risk of breaching. 0ur Europe Correspondent Jenny Hill is there. I think the damage in this town speaks for itself. They have no power here, no mobile phone signal, no shops. They are relying on volunteers who are coming to help clear up, bring them food and drink. There are scenes like this going on all over Western Germany. The number of dead is now confirmed at more than 150 and people are still missing, and in one town alone they are looking for 59 people who are unaccounted for. Angela merkel is visitng the Region Today and she has gone to a particularly badly hit village where a number of houses were simply swept away, completely destroyed. 0stensibly, she is here to have a look at the situation for herself. Water levels here are dropping. Forecasters say the Flood Risk is diminishing but there is now flooding in other parts of germany and Western Europe too. Experts here are starting to worry about structures like dams and old mining tunnels. Not too far from here is the dam you have mentioned. Experts have had a look at it and say it is extremely unstable. They are currently trying to pump out water from the reservoir in order to reduce that risk. 0ur Correspondent damian mcguinness is at a Donation And Support centre in nurburg with the latest. What you can see behind me is the concrete evidence of how these communities have come together. Hundreds of volunteers just in this one Donation Centre alone and you are talking maybe 20,000 volunteers in this region. That is because the region has been in part devastated. When you drive around and you go through the towns and villages in the valleys, people are comparing this to a war zone. There is debris everywhere, about half the houses in most small villages in the valleys are either partially or entirely destroyed, so it is a devastating scene, that is why Angela Merkel has been visiting the region right here. A few kilometres away from me, she is right now giving a speech. As we speak, she is talking to people who have been affected by this and she is giving her thoughts right now to journalists, and she spent the last hour going around one of the villages that was hit hardest, that is a few kilometres from here, very pretty tourist destination, lots of old medieval, half timbered, wooden houses. Some of those were partially destroyed, others were swept away by the water. Angela merkel has been talking to survivors of that flood and that is notjust a political gesture. She has been talking to them and finding out concretely how the government can help, because that of course is the next step. Local people on the ground, these very kind people here, have been at this now for 2h hours nonstop, can gather donations, can spread them, can help their neighbours but actually now its time for government to step in, thats what people are saying. The state, germany has the money, ministers have said, ok, we will give financial support to all those affected, but the question is how to do that quickly and unbureaucratically, so thats going to be the next challenge, but while all that is happening, reconstruction is going on, we have a rising death toll. So the situation is, just in germany alone, there is way over 150 now confirmed dead. That number is going up because, as the water recedes, more bodies are being found, so it is a tragic situation from the Point Of View of loss of life and even for those who have survived they are now facing the prospect of carrying on having lost everything and thats why these people here today are at least putting together the essentials in orderfor them to get through the next few weeks. Lets Ta Ke lets take a look at the scene live in one of the affected areas in germany. There is a News Conference currently under way. The german chancellor Angela Merkel is there. I think we can just tell you a few of the things that Angela Merkel has been saying. 0bviously that is not hair, but there is the german chancellor and she has actually been promising quick financial aid. She visited one of the worst Hit Areas by the floods and said, we are by us. This was in a small town in rhineland. She said the situation is terrifying and short Term Relief Programme would be by the government very shortly. So short Term Relief Programme will be launched and she is promising very quick financial aid after visiting one of the areas that has been hit by devastating flooding. That has been hit by devastating flooding. With just days to go until the opening ceremony, theres a deepening sense of crisis about the olympic games injapan, with new coronavirus cases identified now among athletes inside the Olympic Village. Three members of the South African Football Association have tested positive. A statement by the Team Manager read. Adding that, as a result the entire team has been quarantined and will not be allowed to train. Theyre due to play their Opening Match on thursday. The bbc� s Lucy Hockings is in tokyo for the games and has the latest. You join me from Hotel Quarantine in tokyo where we have just had confirmation from the South African football team, their under 23 squad, they have one official and two young players who have tested positive for covid, and what they have told us is that the team arrived from south africa, they travelled on tuesday, arrived in tokyo on wednesday. All the players, all the athletes are tested at the airport. Those tests came back negative so the players were given permission to travel to the Olympic Village where the athletes are staying. But then one of their officials tested positive and then we had these two young players who came back with high temperatures and saliva tests on friday and saturday that showed that they had covid. They were taken away for further testing and then it was confirmed. Unfortunately for that team, they were due to have their first big training session, they have all been put into quarantine in their hotel rooms. They have got their food being delivered to them, to their door, and we are waiting to hear what will happen next then, because they are due to play in the Opening Match against the hosts, japan, in just five days time. We need to find out next, of course, what will happen with those that were close contacts of the players who tested positive, what will happen with them even if it proves they have negative tests, so we are waiting to see what will happen next, but a real blow for that team. From monday, the Balearic Islands of ibiza, majorca and menorca will move from the Uk Governments green Travel Watchlist To Amber overnight. This means that british tourists who are not fully vaccinated will have to quarantine when travelling to and from the island. It could be a big blow to the local economy, which relies heavily on tourists from the uk. 0ur Reporter Nick beake is in ibiza. The beaches here on the island have been filling up, but unfortunately lots of young brits have been packing up, ready to go home. Theyve had to cut their holiday short because they have to beat the new quarantine rules that come in at 4am tomorrow morning. In practical terms, its meant that lots of people, while theyve been on holiday, have had to change their flight, bring it earlier, and theyve been talking to their Tour Operator in some cases to do that. Theyve had to take their Pcr Test to get home much earlier. So a lot of people have been really disappointed. The problem is that lots of young people weve been talking to have had one jab but not two jabs. Thats the issue here. Also, for people coming back from france, returning to the uk, even if theyre double jabbed, from Tomorrow Theyll have to self isolate. Thats because there are concerns over the rise of the Beta Variant in france. That, of course, was first seen in south africa. Meanwhile, back on this island, businesses are pretty concerned about whats going to happen because the brits are their best customers. Just two weeks ago, they were rejoicing when the island went on the uks green watch list. Now theyre not sure whats going to happen. Having said all of that, there are more than 20 flights arriving from the uk today, but i think businesses here will be watching anxiously to see how many people get off the planes, how many people have decided that they are still going to come here on holiday despite the fact that they may have to quarantine when they get back to the uk. The headlines on bbc news. Borisjohnson and Chancellor Riishi Sunak both say theyll self isolate after Health Secretary Sajid Javid contracted coronavirus. The government had previously said the pair were exempt because they were taking part in a special Pilot Scheme. German chancellor Angela Merkel has been visiting a village in Western Germany hit by unprecedented floods after Heavy Rains. More than 180 people have died in flooding in germany and belgium. England, scotland and wales say that from tomorrow fully vaccinated travellers returning from france must self isolate for ten days a restriction that doesnt apply to other Amber List countries. Landslides caused by Heavy Rains in the indian city of Mumbai have killed at least 20 people. In the indian city of Mumbai have twelve of the victims died when a Compound Wall collapsed on their homes in the chembur district. There were other fatalities in the suburb of vikhroli. 15 other people were rescued in a different neighbourhood of the city. Emergency operations continue in both areas, as more people may be trapped in the rubble. Many metropolitan train services are suspended because of waterlogged tracks. 0ur Reporter Dipali jagtap sent us this report from Mumbai. At least 22 people have died in separate landslide incidents triggered due to Heavy Rains in indias financial capital, Mumbai. 16 people died due to Wall Collapse in chembur and six people died in Mumbais-vikhroli-area'>Mumbais Vikhroli Area due to landslides. People are feared trapped under the debris in the chembur area. Local authorities are at the Spot And Rescue operations are still going on and the toll could increase. Within the last 2a hours, authorities have so far reported 11 incidences of houses or walls collapsing in the Mumbai area. In Mumbai, monsoons often trigger such incidences like the collapsing of houses or buildings, causing loss of lives every year. Afghan Peace Talks continue for a second Day Today in the Gulf State of qatar as the violence intensifies across afghanistan. The afghan State Minister for peace sayed Sadat Mansour Naderi told the bbc they hoped both sides would clarify their ideas on key issues to help chart a Road Map to a political solution to end the war. 0ur chief international Correspondent Lyse Doucet reports from doha. Well, this is day two and is expected to be the last day of these high level political talks here in doha. Around that, theres pressure on both sides, from afghans most of all, from afghanistans neighbours and allies, that both sides have to show that they are committed to a negotiated way out of this war that continues to intensify on the ground. So todays talks are going to focus on coming up with some kind of a joint statement, that they will agree to focus on three key areas going forward. One is about building trust, another is to discuss a Road Map to afghanistans political future, and also an islamic constitution. The taliban insists there has to be changes to the existing afghan constitution, and on top of that there has to be a clear sense that this Process Isnt going to suddenly stop and then be another long pause, there has to be a continuous process. Both sides say that the vibes are positive here and at this stage of the war, it is also understood that good vibes are not enough. There has to be a sense that they can close what are now wide gaps between their ideas on how afghanistan should move forward politically to achieve what they all say they want to achieve, which is a durable political solution. And all the while, the worry grows in afghanistan that, if this process fails, this devastating war is going to get much worse. As the pandemic hit School Year draws to a close this week for the summer holidays, Bbc Research has shown a sharp rise in the number of children being home educated. More than 40,000 children were newly registered with their council as being home schooled between september last year and this april thats a 75 increase in registrations compared with the average in the previous two years. 0ur education correspondent, elaine dunkley, reports. For naomi and her son zion, the pandemic has led to some life changing decisions. The first lockdown gave this family in manchester the chance to experience learning at home. Theyve now decided to formally opt out of school and home educate. Last week we were doing your Human Rights. Naomi had concerns about the curriculum, and says her Sons Culture and rastafarian identity was not recognised in school. The teacher even approached me and asked me to cut his hair. They used to send me letters home, pictures with three boys, all of the boys have got crewcuts and they told me that this is how his hair is supposed to be. I noticed how isolated he was becoming and ijust thought, thats not good for his mental health. Naomi has noticed positive changes in Zions Confidence and learning. Shes now set up an online group to help others wanting to home educate. Were learning together. If he doesnt know something, well go and look it up together if i Cant Answer it. Hes much more confident in himself, and i think its because of the fact that hes getting a lot of praise. In rochdale, before the pandemic, 91 children were home educated. The number has increased to 192. When you look at the reasons why parents are choosing to home educate, there are significant increases around covid 19. I think some families do not want local Authority Or Agency involvement. And again, we have to kind of respect that, but in the same respect, weve got to think about those families where they do need that support. With an increase in the number of families going down the home education route, the government wants to introduce a register and says it will help with Safeguarding And Monitoring of children who are no longer in the school system. Hannah has been home educating for two years and is sceptical about the register. If it becomes where they are putting us on a register to keep tabs on us, to try and fit us into those boxes, try and get us to do a certain curriculum and tell us when we should be home educating, i think thats where our problems are going to arise. We are just normal people, normal everyday mums and dads. Its more fun. It isnt like you just sit at a desk and you have to do what theyve given you. You dont just sit there and have a piece of paper in front of you, so its way less boring. The government says a register is about safeguarding and support, but families like these say theyre being penalised for doing what they feel is best for their children. Elaine dunkley, bbc news. An estimated 140,000 people are expected at silverstone to watch the british Grand Prix this afternoon the biggest crowd at a Sporting Event since the start of the pandemic. Ticket holders have had to provide proof of a negative lateral Flow Test or double vaccination to access the event. Britains Lewis Hamilton will start second on the grid, as he tries to catch the Championship Leader Max verstappen. Lydia campbell reports. Away from the fans, and soon there will be a lot more of them, as silverstone welcomes the biggest crowd at a Sporting Event in the uk since the start of the pandemic. Just happy to be out and about and at a sport event, ive missed it. Yeah, feels great. Its the first time ive been here as well, so i dont know what it was like, but its nice at the moment, yeah. The uk has been building up to this. There were 15,000 people on Centre Court to watch the wimbledon finals, 60,000 at wembley to witness the final of the european championship, and now, 140,000 at silverstone. A criticaL Part of the Events Research Programme is that everybody here has either had a negative lateral Flow Test in the 48 hours before they arrive, or they are second Vaccine Jab plus two weeks. Weve stopped at nothing to make sure this is a safe as it possibly can be. And for places like silverstone, allowing a Capacity Crowd has allowed them to think about the future. This was really a Crunch Moment for silverstone. If they couldnt get fans in, it could have been they didnt have any more money, theyd be broke, and that would be a desperate time for the track. And what about the racing . Thats what the crowds are here for after all. Max verstappen was literally on fire at the start of the new Sprint Qualifying on saturday. That must have helped him as he overtook Lewis Hamilton before the first turn, and thats how they finished. Verstappen pipping hamilton at the pole ahead of the main race today. But while Hamilton Couldnt quite deliver for his fans on saturday, they were still happy to see him. With Todays Crowd set to take the number of spectators over the three days to more than 300,000, many more people across the country will be hoping that scenes like these will soon be a normality again. Lydia campbell, bbc news. A man has been arrested for attempted kidnapping after a five year old boy was dragged into a car in broad daylight in new york city. He snatched the Boy Right in front of his mother and siblings as they were walking down the street in the queens district. A Street Camera filmed the moment the mother rescued her son by pulling him through the car window. The Presenter And Comedian Tom 0connor has died in hospital at the age of 81. We were poor but we were happy, werent we . The days when you could go to somebody� s ours and they would say, come in, help yourself and they had nothing. Say, come in, help yourself and they had nothing. The liverpudlian found fame on the � 70s Talent show opportunity knocks, and went on to star in the comedians, name that tune and crosswits. He had Parkinsons Disease for more than a decade. Now its time for a look at the weather with susan powell. Hello. The weekend has brought a lot of sunshine and a lot of warmth to the uk. And the week ahead will continue to do so. At least until the very end of the week. We have seen a bit more cloud pushing in to the northern half of the uk, particularly into scotland and Northern Ireland through sunday and some Cooler Air working in here too. That will mean perhaps a more comfortable night, though, with temperatures in the low teens. For englnad and wales, it stays very muggy and humid. 18, 19 the lows as we move into the small hours of monday. Monday daytime more cloud down the coast, should burn off through the day. The cloud tending to thin out across scotland and Northern Ireland and temperatures here pushing up a couple of degrees on sunday as maximums, whereas i think it willjust be a Touch Cooler but far from chilly, as you can see, with temperatures in the high 20s across england and wales. But heres our week ahead. We carry on with High Pressure until we get to thursday, but looking Changeable Friday onwards. Hello, this is bbc news. The Headlines Borisjohnson and chancellor Rishi Sunak who both Got Covid alerts after Health Secretary Sajid Javid contracted coronavirus now say they will self isolate. Initially the government said the two men were exempt from some Self Isolation because they part of Pilot Scheme and labour denounced that as unfair. It really was one rule for them and another for the rest of us, and they have only U Turned because they have been caught out by this. Theres lots of questions as to what this trial is, how you access it, and i hope a minister can come to the house of Commons Tomorrow and explain. German chancellor Angela Merkel visits the region of Western Germany