this is bbc news withjoanna gosling with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. scientists warn that contact tracing this is bbc news with in the uk isn't good enough the latest headlines to prevent a second, even bigger, for viewers in the uk wave of covid—19, once and around the world. schools re—open for the new term. scientists warn that contact tracing the government says it is improving. in the uk isn't good enough this is not something we have ever to prevent a second, even bigger, wave of covid—19 once had to do before schools re—open for the new term. and the lancet are absolutely right to say this matters the government says it's improving. but don't underestimate what we have achieved here. this is not something an increase in exam we've had to do before, pass rates in scotland and the lancet are absolutely right as students are awarded grades after covid—19 forced to say that this matters, their exams to be cancelled. but don't underestimate what we have achieved here. i got exactly what i was hoping for so it means i'm going to university. tens of millions of people in the philippines have returned yeah, i'm so happy, to a strict lockdown after new surge i can't believe it. pizza express warns it could close in the number of coronavirus cases. more than 60 of its uk restaurants, up to 1,100 jobs are at risk. pupils in scotland find out what grades they've been awarded — the australian state of victoria is to deploy military personnel to enforce coronavirus lockdown measures. an increase in pass rates in
0n at least three or four occasions scotla nd an increase in pass rates in scotland as students are aborted in the past week, we have had to grades after coronavirus caused smash the windows of people in cars exams to be cancelled for the first ever time. i got what i needed, i am and pull them out of there so they could provide their details because they weren't telling us where they were going. you know what the red cross has done going to university, so happy. for you and you know it far better. you can contact us on that or any cheering of today's stories — on twitter it's @bbccarrie — and the queen has led the tributes or #bbcyourquestions. to the british red cross also this hour... the former king of spain, on its 150th anniversary — juan carlos, abruptly describing its work as "valued leaves the country — and greatly appreciated". weeks after he was linked to an investigation into alleged corruption. and the queen has led the tributes to the british red cross on its 150th anniversary — describing its work as valued and greatly appreciated. hello, welcome. scientists are warning test and trace programmes in the uk are not good enough to stop a second wave of covid—19 after september when children go back to school. a study, published today in medical journal the lancet, says transmission would increase
as parents return to work, hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around at the same time their children the world 7 and stay with us go back to school. for the latest news and analysis the report warns of a second wave from here and across the globe. of the virus in december 2020, for the latest news and analysis test and trace programmes in the uk twice as big as the first peak. are not good enough to stop a second wave of coronavirus after september in scotland, schools are due when children go back to school, to reopen on 11 august, scientists have warned. and across other parts of the uk in early september. the study‘s mathematical the study, published today model found a second wave could be prevented by scaling in medical journal the lancet, says transmission would increase up the track and trace system so more people with symptoms, as parents go back to work, and their contacts, are found. and aren't needed at home to look 0ur correspondent laura after their children. scientists said there could be foster has this report. experts agree, it is crucial a second wave of the virus, pupils return to school twice as big as the first peak, for both their well—being in december 2020. and the economy. by the start of next term, in scotland, schools are due to reopen on 11 august, some will have been away and across other parts of the uk from the classroom for almost six months, but mathematical modelling in early september. by university college london the study‘s mathematical model found and the london school of hygiene a second wave could be prevented and tropical medicine by scaling up the track and trace suggests the uk's test, system so more people with symptoms, trace and isolate system is not and their contacts, are found. working well enough for this to happen safely, as it is not in a moment we will speak finding and isolating enough to the author of the report, contacts of people confirmed but first, our correspondent to have the virus.
laura foster has this report. the researchers say unless improvements are made, experts agree, it is crucial it could lead to a second wave pupils return to school this winter, more than twice for both their well—being the size of the first. and the economy. this is because school reopening by the start of next term, some will have been away goes hand—in—hand with more parents from the classroom for almost six going back to work and other months, but mathematical modelling lockdown measures being relaxed. by university college london and the london school of hygiene the government says plans have been and tropical medicine put in place to ensure schools can suggests the uk's test, reopen safely. laura foster, bbc news. trace and isolate system is not working well enough for this to happen safely, as it is not finding and isolating enough contacts of people confirmed dr jasmina panovska—griffiths, senior research fellow and lecturer to have the virus. in mathematical modelling at university college london, the researchers say, and author of the study, unless improvements are made, told us more about its findings. it could lead to a second wave i think it is important this winter, more than twice to notice the important job that they are doing the size of the first. and the importance of the nhs test and trace this is because school reopening and the fact that we have developed goes hand—in—hand with more parents that at the onset of the pandemic. going back to work and other what our studies are suggesting lockdown measures being relaxed. is that we need to scale up testing the government says plans have been of symptomatic people put in place to ensure schools can and have a certain level of contact reopen safely. tracing of their contacts in order laura foster, bbc news. to avoid a second pandemic wave. we are the first study that has earlier i spoke to dr jasmina panovska—griffiths, quantified the numbers
senior research fellow and lecturer of where we need to get in mathematical modelling at university college london, with the testing level and author of the study, and the tracing level in order about its findings to avoid a second pandemic wave in the uk. speaking to the bbc a little earlier, the local government minister simon clarke defended england's track and trace system. it continues to improve, it is important to notice day by day, week by week. as i say, we've now made sure that the importantjob they are doing and the importantjob of test 184,000 people who would otherwise and chase, and we have developed have been out there in society, that at the onset of the pandemic. potentially posing a risk to others, have been advised to self—isolate. what the studies are showing is we need to have a certain level that is massive progress. of contact tracing of contacts in order to avoid a second pandemic as i say, we reach 80% of people wave, we are the first study that who test positive, over 80%, has quantified the number, and over three quarters so where we need to get with the testing and tracing level of their close contacts. in order to avoid a second so that is impressive, pandemic wave in the uk. that's great work. we should reflect on that, that genuinely is a massive step forward compared to where we were a few weeks ago. this report is obviously worrying we've continued to make sure that it's resourced, for the government. our political we've continued to learn the lessons as we go in terms of how you can correspondent nick eardleyjointly from westminster. this increases most effectively reach those people who we currently struggle to. pressure on the government in terms
and there is always more to learn of the test and trace issue. we know there were issues where the higuain about the best time of day to try should the app, which was meant to and call these people, bea should the app, which was meant to be a large processor place, it is a the potential for physical follow—up larger physical exercise now with if you can't reach them by phone, people phoning up people who have all of these things are options been traced to tell them they need the government obviously continues to learn from. but this is not something we've to cipher isolate. we have heard criticism that things have been too ever had to do before, and the lancet are absolutely right to say this matters, slow and it has not expanded as but don't underestimate quickly as some hoped, it was a what we have achieved here. three weeks ago borisjohnson said well, joining me now to talk track and trace would the world about this is keith neal, emeritus professor of epidemiology beating. ministers are arguing that of infectious diseases at the university of nottingham. they have built a system from scratch and that it is still evolving, they will try to make it welcome. thank you forjoining us. what do you think... what you think better, to make sure they are tracking as many people as possible about this warning i think it is to try to stop those local outbreaks that flared up recently. this is the difficult to know how the model is local government minister simon working exactly. i think also in clarke. that journal, that they it continues to improve, day by day, week by week. working exactly. i think also in thatjournal, that they refer to, there was another paper looking at as i say, we've now made sure that 184,000 people who would otherwise transmission within australian have been out there in society, schools showing that risks of
potentially posing a risk to others, further cases generated from schools have been advised to self—isolate. that is massive progress. as i say, we reach 80% of people going back was incredibly low. the who test positive, over 80%, risk is probably more applicable to and over three quarters people going back to work which may of their close contacts. so that is impressive, not, although your children may go that's great work. back to school, that doesn't stop people working at home or working in we should reflect on that, different ways. with covid—19 that genuinely is a massive step forward compared to where we were a few weeks ago. compliant work premises, that will we've continued to make sure that it's resourced, involve people being at home. so we've continued to learn the lessons as we go in terms of how you can does that then inevitably lead on to most effectively reach those people who we currently struggle to. a suggestion that the two don't go and there is always more to learn hand in hand, once kids go back to about the best time of day to try school, parents don't go back to and call these people, work, because the government's drive the potential for physical follow—up has been to try to get people back if you can't reach them by phone, into the workplace. i think that has all of these things are options the government obviously been a drive for various reasons but continues to learn from. i think been a drive for various reasons but ithinka been a drive for various reasons but i think a lot of people have found they can work quite happily at home but this is not something we've ever had to do before, and as someone who used to commute and the lancet are absolutely right to london from derby, i always used to say this matters, to london from derby, i always used but don't underestimate to have a work at home dayjust to give it a break, i think people will what we have achieved here. ta ke give it a break, i think people will take that opportunity more often, particularly for long commutes. the that is the view from ministers in
whitehall. they also contest some of government says the test and trace system is improving, if it does get the figures. that report suggests up system is improving, if it does get up to the levels that the report only 50% of people are actually talks about, which is higher than being traced, the government thinks it is higher than that and says some of the numbers in this report are the current situation that the government describes which is where 80% of people testing positive are wrong. it also emphasises the big challenge coming up over the next being contacted and 70% of their three weeks. we had professor chris contacts, could everything just whitty highlighting this late last happen as the government would like? week, saying we have probably i think the issue is why are we not reached the limits of what society can be opened up in a safe way contacting everybody? clearly, the without cna resurgence of the virus, test and trace system relies on and the big challenge ministers will crucial steps. firstly, face now is finding a way to keep test and trace system relies on crucialsteps. firstly, people who have covid—19 symptoms to recognise things going, to open things like that and to get themselves tested. i schools, to get people back to work think most people are aware that fever and cough, loss of taste and but at the same time keep this under control. 0ther but at the same time keep this under control. other scientists have suggested that as you open school he smell are key factors. we need everybody to get themselves tested. might have to close things like pubs if they can't get themselves tested, and restaurants, you might have to to at least isolate themselves until say can we keep them all pet if we at least they can get a postal test. wa nt to say can we keep them all pet if we want to keep the rate of the big problem, and it was probably
reproduction of the virus down? this report today clearly saying in the view of the experts, if the one infour the big problem, and it was probably one in four people who tested government is to keep on top of the positive, were not contactable. i think this is a problem we have got. virus, they need to improve track these people should know they have and trace. thank you. a second lockdown has gone got covid—19 and the guidance is to in to place in manila. stay at home, isolating for one tens of millions of people in and around the philippine capital week. clearly, if you can't be must now stay at home contacted, we have to ask why they after the number of confirmed coronavirus cases doubled to more are not answering the phone and why than 100,000 in less than a month. they aren't isolating at home. this the measures are for an initial period of two weeks. is in fact a public health problem medical associations warned that the health care system would collapse if infections and the public have to be involved. continued to rise. at the moment, the government can't most shops have been ordered to close and public do everything and i noticed that one transport has been halted, of the previous news items was putting pressure on local businesses australian police breaking car translation: right now, windows because people wouldn't tell we're really affected, them what they were doing. i really because all of our 5a taxi units wouldn't want to get to that state are not allowed to operate. in this country and we needn't if people cooperate. thank you. thank even our families are affected, as our daily expenses rely on our income here. there's really nothing we can do but follow the measures given by the government for now. you. there has been a slight increase
in the pass rate for nationals, 0ur south—east asia correspondent highers and advanced highers in scotland. jonathan head has been examining pupils' grades were based on estimates from their teachers, surrounding region. because the exams were cancelled due to covid—19. they show the national five pass rate was 81.1% — compared to 78.2% in 2019. there was a very worrying spike over the weekend, where they had more than 5000 cases in a single day. the higher pass rate was 78.9% — compared to 74.8% in 2019. those sorts of numbers are not in precedented in the uk and the us but and the advanced higher pass rate was 84.9% — in this region that was a sudden compared to s 79.4% in 2019. spike and gave the health experts in the philippines the sense that perhaps they were seeing a much more rapid spread. the philippines already has among the highest numbers in southeast asia, which has broadly been much less hard—hit than quite large increases. scotland s education secretary, john swinney, says the system this other parts of the world. both year has been successful. these arrangements have worked. it has been a very, very difficult period for young people, philippines and indonesia, densely populated countries, large areas for their parents, for teaching staff where people are very poor and live and also for the scottish qualifications authority, but what we had to make sure close together, have much higher was that the achievements of young numbers. philippines has over 100 people were properly and fully recognised and i believe cases now but that spike worries to they have been recognised in the way that we envisaged, help officials. these countries in that the learning and the hard work
this region have very basic public that young people had undertaken health care system than they are could be recorded and they could get very concerned that it that i was the qualifications to which they were entitled. gets out of hand, they do not have the resources that you have available in countries like britain i am delighted that so many young and the united states, health—care systems will simply collapse. back people in the country have done so well as part of the results announcements that in march president duterte imposed a have been made today. very severe lockdown of the cases started taking off, severe restrictions on movement, it was 0ur reporter alexandra very ha rd particularly restrictions on movement, it was very hard particularly on poorer filipinos who live in incredibly cramped conditions and you need to mackenzie is in glasgow. get out onto the streets to find work, he is giving the same thing i gave out the overall statistics now and we know he was reluctant to which will obviously show an increase but there is going to be a do it because of the spike in lot of individual stories, of infections and i hope they can course, within that picture, some contain it. it is notjust the doing better than they had hoped, some doing worse. what is the philippines, indonesia struggling, numbers are coming up. vietnam, latest? yes, absolutely. we have which had one of the best records in the world with no deaths until the heard some very different stories last two weeks, has seen a 50% rise today. getting your results is a in cases in those two weeks and its very emotional high stakes day a nyway very emotional high stakes day first cluster of debts, a sure sign anyway but when you are getting results and you haven't actually sat that even in areas of the world were the exams, i would imagine it is the coronavirus does not have such a
even worse and an incredibly anxious grip, it is very hard to defeat. time. i havejust spoken even in countries that appear to even worse and an incredibly anxious time. i have just spoken to one haveit even worse and an incredibly anxious time. i havejust spoken to one mum, her daughter did very well indeed, even in countries that appear to have it low, we have had no local transmissions and silence are more she got four as. she also said her than two months, it is always possible it can search back. daughter didn't feel that same sense of achievement. she had of us are the energy giant bp says it will cut putting a lot of work but she hadn't dividends for its shareholders sat the exam and many people hadn't in half after announcing a record beenin sat the exam and many people hadn't loss as the pandemic sent demand been in school since march so were and prices plunging. feeling quite distant from that, so the group lost more than £5 billion in the three very mixed emotions today. we have months from april to june. our business correspondent heard from people who have done very ben thompson told me what this well, other people who planned to go dividends cut means for uk pension funds, many of which have large shareholdings in bp. through the appeals process. the marking was very different this it is bad news for pension funds year, it was based initially on the that rely on that income paid teacher estimates from prelims and worked in the class and it was a through to the dividends to pay those pensions, scottish qualifications authority they are very used to big that then moderated that. what they oil and energy firms topping up income through investment, have said is the pass marks are up but this morning from bp we have heard the latest in a long line across the board, across the of energy firms finding it really country, but they have also said tough right now, reporting a loss that they moderated about one of 6.7 billion dollars, quarter of those marks. for the vast that is because demand
majority of them, 93% of the marks for the stuff it produces, oil and petrol, has plunged as a result that they moderated, they did bring of the coronavirus pandemic. it means factories were not using energy to produce things, those marks down. for some people, they will go through that appeals it means we were not flying anywhere and we were not driving very far, process , they will go through that appeals process, the appeals are free this so not using petrol. year, normally the schools would pay for those appeals. there has been some concern that when teachers are all the things it makes were not already trying to get kids back to very much in demand. school next week, to now have to the price fell significantly. deal with the appeals process is going to be a bit unfair, but the before the pandemic oil was trading at about $65 a barrel, scottish qualifications authority has said they are ready for that during the pandemic the average was about 20, 25 and 30, at one point process. you said 9396 of marks prices turned negative, that is when oil firms essentially moderated by the examples were said we will pay you to take this brought down, that is such a high off our hands because we have figure, isn't it? students all around the country are going to be nowhere to store it. paying attention to this because we have got the gcse and a—level that is the story. results coming up. yes, that's the big energy firms are now trying to work out what happens next, when demand might pick up, right. scotland is obviously the first to go through that so i am sure pupils around the rest of the oil prices have risen somewhat united kingdom will be avidly watching to see what has happened here first. that is right, i have
but in bps case it does not expect prices to get above above $55 just come from the sqa briefing and a barrel, that might be average, they did make that point that they until at least 2050, so that prompts questions had moderated one quarter and 93%. about what the new oil firms will look like. maybe there is a focus away from traditional oil and gas to more that is almost all or a significant renewable sources of energy, better news for the environment amount were brought down. a lot of but not good news as far as financial results are concerned, pupils possibly are going to be upset about that so we could have a so another big loss, a $6.7 billion loss at bp but it is worth comparing that very busy appeals process. 0verall, to shell, they reported figures last the pass marks across the board are week, a loss of $18 billion, up the pass marks across the board are up this year. thank you. if you have it puts that into context, not done as well as you are hoping, you will be being told by everybody but bp is making clear it will have to cut 10,000 jobs around the world, to not panic because there are lots to thousands of which in the uk. of options and life throws us cu rve balls that of options and life throws us cu rveballs that we of options and life throws us curveballs that we are not expecting juan carlos, the former king and things turned out —— turn out of spain, has left the country, weeks after he was linked to an investigation all right in the end. let's talk to into allegations of corruption. somebody who might be to give you in a letter to his son, king felipe, somebody who might be to give you some advice if you are in that juan carlos said he'd taken the decision to help his heir carry position. with me now is james russell, the director of career information, out his duties as monarch. advice at guidance operations at scotland's national skills agency, skills development scotland. he didn't mention where he would go thank you forjoining us. what is — although some spanish media say the message you want to put out he's in the dominican republic. richard forrest reports. today? good afternoon. thank you
former king juan carlos, seen here swearing in very much. the message this the new spanish prime minister, is widely credited with steering afternoon absolutely is to all spain from fascism to democracy. the country used to be ruled students, not to worry. those grades by a dictator, general franco, but after his death, two days later, prince can provide some uncertainty but juan carlos became king. there is support available. the and even though he'd sworn loyalty to franco, results which this morning and atm, he appointed reformist prime minister adolfo suarez in 1976 we have expert advisers who are there to provide impartial and encouraged the revival of political parties, information and advice that deals plus an amnesty for with the individual circumstances and also helps them explore what political prisoners. next steps they might want to take in 1981, the king took swift action to stop a military coup which meant and what options are available to a socialist government came to power them with the grades they did receive. what sort of options are the following year. you talking about through your network? some of the calls we the liberal, modern, democratic spain we know today receive this morning, your report is largely down to him, has mentioned some individuals are but there have been scandals. seeking information on the appeals a corruption investigation involving his daughter's husband process , seeking information on the appeals process, but others are looking at and a controversial elephant hunting what their grades now mean in terms trip during spain's financial crisis. of confirmation in clearing, higher education options but we are also he abdicated in 2014 discussing college and apprenticeships, so there is a range after nearly a0 years as king, but controversy has continued of learning and training pathways
to follow him. that people can take towards spain's supreme court employment. and obviously employment is investigating his alleged is another option as well. how many involvement in a high—speed rail calls have you taken so far? this contract in saudi arabia which went to spanish companies. morning on the last check, we were this led him to write a letter to his son, saying... about 400 calls. the first couple of hours were slightly up on what we had last year but it is starting to it now run in line with that. about 400 so farand it now run in line with that. about 400 so far and about one third of translation: i was them have been from parents and totally surprised. ca re rs them have been from parents and carers and two thirds from students i did not expect it at all. themselves. what would your... you and the truth is, i think it's a bit are saying there are options but of a rash decision because i think he should be judged like any other when someone has just received the spanish citizen. news that their future doesn't translation: really bad. necessarily look exactly how they he should lead to spain when he's had been hoping it would look in returned everything his stolen. terms of what they needed to go down when he leaves all the money here, he can leave. a certain path, what is the best advice to that person to help them translation: if he has done it, he should pay for it and stay. together themselves and to try to he does not have to leave. if we are all equal before refocus ? the constitution, why does together themselves and to try to he have to leave spain? refocus? the advice is that this is not the end of the start of translation: we think this is terrible because it turns
out that this person has done a lot anything, it is absolutely about taking stock of what those results for spain — with his dark and bright mean, what does that mean in moments, obviously — relation to the options that you but he has done more good than harm. might have been considering. has it i think that if he leaves it is because of all these things prevented you or has it opened up that are being said, other doors? in many cases, it does which i don't understand. open up other avenues for people the former monarch says he'll be available if spanish prosecutors that they may be hadn't considered. need to speak to him. it is important to get the support, richard forrest, bbc news. whether that is from the results helpline, we would encourage people to call, we have expert advisers who germany has begun carrying out mandatory coronavirus tests on travellers arriving job it is to deal with people's from high risk countries. individual circumstances and support travellers from countries with a low the decision—making process and risk of covid—19 infection what's next, but there is also do not have to be tested. people like sqa, their school, the number of daily confirmed pa rents people like sqa, their school, coronavirus cases in germany has parents and carers who they can explore those options with. there is ticked up steadily in recent weeks, with health experts warning that the the virus is spreading some great information online for across communities. them as well. thank you very much. we need to go right now to nicola i m joined by professor tobias kurth, professor of public health and epidemiology in berlin. sturgeon with a covert briefing. all of that has been really tough and we thank you so much for talking to us. don't underestimate just how tough it has been. i know that for some of you, there will be difficult
why the mandatory testing for high—risk passengers, or passengers decisions that lie ahead. later on i from high—risk countries now? high—risk passengers, or passengers from high-risk countries now? we wa nt to decisions that lie ahead. later on i want to say a bit more on support know that the virus is spreading, as you just said, and we know that and advice if you need it. and the travellers from certain regions are getting infected and bringing the deputy will talk about processing virus back to germany, then the the results later. you all deserve virus back to germany, then the virus is spreading. we have seen numbers rising in the last day that week so it is a good step to test enormous credit for your patience, the sacrifices you have made and all travellers coming back to the the sacrifices you have made and all the hard work you have put in, so country. how many countries are you well done to all of you. as usual, i testing from? pretty much all will give the update on today's cove countries outside the eu, and the discussion is because there are also 19 figures. an additional 23 some hotspots within the eu whether these passengers should also be positive cases were confirmed yesterday which represents people tested, but so far these are countries outside of the eu that you newly tested yesterday. it takes the need to be tested. what are you total number of cases in scotland now to 18,717. a full health board doing, or what are you going to do in germany, it is coming in today, breakdown of these cases will be with passengers who test positive available later as usual, but the andindeed provisional information i have is with passengers who test positive and indeed with a contact?
absolutely, they are informed that that 15 of the 23 cases are in the they are positive and then you try grampian health board area. it is to trace those that are travelling not yet clear how many are connected with you and people who have been in to the ongoing outbreak in aberdeen. contact with you if possible, you i will say a bit more about that are required to stay home for 14 outbreak shortly. i can also report daysin are required to stay home for 14 that a total of 270 patients are days in quarantine. do you have any currently in hospital with confirmed sense of how the logistical covid which is five more than operation is working, it sounds like yesterday, and a total of four a big operation. obviously it is not people last night were in intensive ca re easy, depending on how many are people last night were in intensive care with confirmed covid, won more testing positive it is getting to a than yesterday. yet again, during point where we cannot really trace the past 24 hours, no deaths were eve ryo ne point where we cannot really trace everyone who has been in contact with people who test positive, it is registered after being tested for a big challenge to do that and we hope the numbers of positive testing covid. 2491 is the official figure. passengers are relatively low, so far it is about 2% or 3%. we are reporting fewer deaths on a daily basis now but the total passengers are relatively low, so far it is about 296 or 396. gu get a sense of how many of those are reminds us of the impact the virus entirely asymptomatic?” has had on too many families across the country. again, i want to extend sense of how many of those are entirely asymptomatic? i don't have information about people being my thoughts to everyone who has lost asymptomatic, i think most of them a loved one. as always, let me say a are asymptomatic, because if you big thank you to everyone working
ha rd to have symptoms you certainly go for a big thank you to everyone working hard to keep set under control and test maybe even abroad and if you to deal with its many consequences. are here you certainly get medical there are a few items i want to care. obviously by european briefly touch on today before i hand over to the deputy first minister. standards germany has done well so firstly, let me give a further far, are you confident this measure update on that cluster of cases in will help to get on top of the aberdeen which is linked to the problems you have described at the hawthorn bar in the city. i can start? i think it will help, problems you have described at the confirm 27 positive cases as of now start? ithink it will help, it is problems you have described at the start? i think it will help, it is a concern when we open up and allow have been identified as part of the travel but this will happen, we had cluster. i would expect that number seen numbers climbing and we need to be really careful. the virus is to rise. i can also confirm that so still there and we need to take care far 120 contacts have been traced that another spread also called through the test and protect system. second weight is not starting. the incident management team led by nhs grand dome will meet again this professor tobias kurth, thank you. afternoon and they continued to take pupils in scotland are receiving their results, necessary steps to minimise the showing an increase in pass rates. risks of further transmission. i am scottish students are the first in the uk to get their grades extremely grateful to all of them after exams were cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. the results are based on estimates for their considerable efforts. provided by teachers and national moderation by the scottish investigations are ongoing and we qualifications authority. will provide more details as and when they become available. however, they show the national 5
pass rate was 81.1%, compared to 78.2% in 2019. this particular cluster is another reminder that this virus is still the higher pass rate was 78.9%, out there and hasn't gone away. it compared to 74.8% in 2019. and the advanced higher remains extremely infectious and it pass rate was 84.9%, compared to 79.4% in 2019. remains extremely infectious and it remains extremely infectious and it remains extremely dangerous and all of us have a part to play in denying it the opportunity to spread. i talked yesterday about the importance of the test and protect system in helping us to contain these kinds of incidents so i think it is worth reminding you of one of the key elements of that system. if let's see how that affects you are contacted by a test and individuals. let's now speak to shaaray sharif — protect tea m you are contacted by a test and protect team and advised that you she is getting her grades area protect team and advised that you today and is hoping to go are a close contact of someone who to aberdeen university to study veterinary nursing. has tested positive for covid, you shejoins me alongside her mum, saj sharif. must self—isolate for 14 days. that thanks so much both of you. shaaray, should be seen as non—negotiable. the team might ask you or arrange you have not got the results yet so for you to take a test. if they that nail—biting moment continues?” don't do that, you should only book a test yourself if you have signed up for the text but i must have put in details in wrong because symptoms. if you are a close contact idid not ofan symptoms. if you are a close contact of an identified case and you do get have put in details in wrong because i did not get the text as morning. tested, this bit is really important
that is frustrating, you will have for me to convey clearly to you, if to wait for than in the post, but i understand they should arrive later? you do get tested, you must around 11 o'clock is when we usually self—isolate for 14 days even if you test negative. that is because given get the post. what you need to do veterinary nursing at aberdeen? what what we know about the incubation of are you hoping for? a b in biology, this virus, it is entirely possible that you have the virus in your ijust are you hoping for? a b in biology, system but it hasn't had time to i just need to are you hoping for? a b in biology, ijust need to pass maths, i have develop so it doesn't show up in the had to redo maths, i need a c at test. for example, on monday you least. we have talked a lot about might test negative for the virus but on tuesday you might have given the pandemic situation, the developed the virus without knowing suspension of exams, the prediction it and by that point you could be of stu d e nts suspension of exams, the prediction of students per row great, i know infectious but it might not be until this is nervous for you already but the thursday or friday that used start to show symptoms. in fact, you did you affirm she —— did you might never show significant perform to your own satisfaction in symptoms at all. if you are not your side, are you in a position to isolating, you could be spreading the virus. that is really tough to get a good predicted outcome?” your side, are you in a position to get a good predicted outcome? i feel say to people, even if you are like it could go either way, i do negative for the virus, if you are not do as well in exams as in class. close contact, you have to self—isolate for 14 days, but that is partly what makes this virus so i think if the classwork is
difficult to deal with. it is also included, it will pump it up a page. why self isolation is so important usaf, lots of people are complaining and so necessary. i want to give a about the way this is being moderated and judged. —— you say if. special message to employers. please don't think that testing any of your staff who are deemed to be close are you trusting of the system?” contacts staff who are deemed to be close co nta cts is staff who are deemed to be close contacts is an alternative to them that wary, some pupils will get self isolating. that is absolutely better grades because we do not know not the case and i must stress that. how it is marked, it might be there are simply no short cuts here favouritism, it might not. it is up when it comes to containing the spread of this virus. all of us need in the airand favouritism, it might not. it is up in the air and everybody i am to comply with the requirements of talking to today its really confused test and protect otherwise it won't about how they got their grades, work, and that includes, in fact because none of them are the same as possibly the most important element their prelim grades. saj, how are of this, the self isolation requirement. if we do will comply, we can help to contain these kinds you feeling as shaaray's mum? really of incidents when they do occur and we can ensure that rather than going nervous, i had been hearing everybody else's results and what into reverse, we can continue our the sqa are doing, knocking people exit from lockdown. that brings me to the second point i want to down even if they have had really briefly touch on, how we are trying to track the course of the pandemic
here in scotland. the daily good prelim results. my real concerns are good prelim results. my real concerns are that shaaray excels, statistics i share with you she has been really humbled today, obviously provide us with really important information about the she has been really humbled today, she is hoping for as but she does spread of the virus. because of the not want to put that out there in time it takes covid to incubate, case each exhibit. my concern is if they mock students now, wedges that leave her — — this reflects what might have been happening in a community to three they mock students now, wedges that weeks previously. that is a reason leave her —— my concern is a state market student down, where will that why the lockdown restrictions are reviewed every three weeks because leave her? luckily she had six and that gives us time to assess the we help you gets a result she hopes impact ofany that gives us time to assess the impact of any changes that we make. at this point, of course, as we come further out of lockdown, the risks for, no. we can see the certificates are heightened and it becomes more important that we have early warning, as early as possible, of on the wall behind and those any new trends, that is why we are pictures, that is a measure of how increasingly looking to use a form ha rd pictures, that is a measure of how hard you had to struggle, you did of modelling which helps to estimate not get to carry on your education when you were shaaray's age because changes in the epidemic and model and estimate those as early as of... well, you explain? my dad did possible before they come through the daily statistics that i report to you. modelling just now was not want me to carry on at school, carried out by the london school of
so not want me to carry on at school, so for that reason it was a bit more hygiene and tropical medicine and it challenging. they had different involves using online surveys to expectations of me. for me, my gather information about social education came at a later stage, you behaviour. the surveys are run two know? that is the thing, i have weeks, they range from contact with never know? that is the thing, i have never stopped educating myself. but others, recent travel, the use of face masks, for example. at the moment, there are very few people that underlines the importance of education to you as a person, and from scotland included in the survey so the modelling is of limited value obviously you have hopes for your to us in assessing the situation daughter. are you a tool reassured here. that is why we intend to by the constant repetition from the establish a scottish version of the sqa, the qualifications authority, survey. it will feed into the other modelling work which is already appeals will be possible on behalf carried out and it will help to of the people, on behalf of the produce results that are more school? i am really worried about releva nt produce results that are more relevant and applicable to scotland. we are looking for 3000 members of that, i school? i am really worried about that, lam really school? i am really worried about that, i am really hopeful the appeal the public to take part in this. at process will be there, i had no idea what it will look like. there is a a starting point, we are sending invitations to people who have little bit of pressure on shaaray previously been involved in our because her older siblings are all population surveys but we will also need volunteers over and above that. graduates, she is the last to go to i would urge anyone interested to university and get a qualification, find out more on the scottish
but i will support her anti—whatever government's twitter feed. find out more on the scottish government's twitterfeed. i find out more on the scottish government's twitter feed. i will make sure there is information i need for the appeals process, i hope we do not have to go down that available there later today. by volunteering, you will be helping us route, but if we do, then we shall to improve our understanding of the epidemic and you will be helping to andl route, but if we do, then we shall and i will fight to make sure she gets what she deserves. i don't have ensure that we can identify and respond quickly to any changes that a lot of faith. i know it is an threaten the progress we have made. anxious wait for you both, looking finally today, before i conclude, i at the clock, if your post arrives wa nt to finally today, before i conclude, i want to return to the issue of the on time, 35 minutes to go, let us sqa results. 138,000 learners from know what happens. shaaray, we are around the country should by now have received their results and i am a lwa ys know what happens. shaaray, we are sure that for many of you and for always new, and saj, you too. she yourfamilies, the will be no water. -- shaaray, we are sure that for many of you and for your families, the build—up sure that for many of you and for yourfamilies, the build—up to sure that for many of you and for your families, the build—up to this day has been very tense. i really do hope that you got the results that a lwa ys will be no water. -- shaaray, we are you wanted. if you didn't and you always here. she will be fine no are feeling disappointed right now, please bear in mind that this is just the beginning. they will be water. many more opportunities ahead and the australian state you do have plenty of options. it is of victoria has announced harsh new penalties for residents also important to note that there is who ignore orders to self—isolate because of the coronavirus. advice and support there for you if you need it. for example, if you under the new rules, residents are only allowed to shop
and exercise within three have a question about your results miles of their home. fines for repeated lockdown breaches or you want to appeal the results you got today, you should contact have been increased to more than two—and—a—half—thousand—pounds. your school, college or training meanwhile a night—time curfew has been imposed in the city of melbourne. provider. the sqa is running a free and police in victoria say they will continue to take appeal service this year. there is extreme measures to ensure the law is upheld. 0n at least three or four also a sqa candidate advice line and occasions in the past week, i'm about to read out the numberfor we had to smash the windows of people in cars and pull them out that. you should call the advice of there so they could line if you have questions about provide their details, your certificate, if you need help because they weren't telling us where they were going, understanding it or if you think they weren't adhering to the chief health officer there is something missing from it. guidelines, they weren't providing their name and address. that line is open now and the number we don't want to be doing that, but people have to absolutely understand there are consequences for your actions, and if you are not is... 03452791000. alternatively, if doing the right thing, we will not hesitate to issue infringements, to arrest you, to you want advice and information detain you where it's appropriate. about what comes next, you can call the skills development scotland our correspondent in sydney, phil mercer has been dedicated helpline. iwill following developments. the skills development scotland dedicated helpline. i will read that number out ina dedicated helpline. i will read that number out in a moment as well. the helpline offers free impartial advice for young people, parents and ca re rs advice for young people, parents and carers and it will help you to learn i think senior police officers and about your options for the future, senior members of the victorian whether that is staying on at state government has been infuriated school, going to college or bya state government has been infuriated by a minority of people who are university, taking an
determined to flout the regulations, apprenticeship, or entering the whether it is people who refuse to world of work. then before the cover their faces with masks whether it is people who refuse to cover theirfaces with masks in melbourne, where if url side it is mandatory that you cover your face, helpline is 08081008000. if you need we have heard police have been advice, give it a call. you will taunted and assaulted by people fighting the regulations —— where if find these numbers on the scottish government twitter feed later. you are outside it is mandatory. find these numbers on the scottish government twitterfeed later. all of you have faced huge challenges allegedly a woman seriously assaulted a female police officer in this year, challenges that previous assaulted a female police officer in a shopping centre after being told generations like mine and the deputy to wear a mask. the authorities say first minister could never have that these are so—called sovereign imagined. we are determined to do everything we can to make sure you citizens who believe that the law have the support and opportunities does not apply to them. it does, and you need as you start to think about your future. i will hand onto the pretty hefty fines will be given if deputy first minister never before i they are caught breaching those do, let mejust end regulations. the military has been deputy first minister never before i do, let me just end with the usual knocking on the door at about 3000 a cts do, let me just end with the usual acts advice. the five key things people who have either tested that all of us must remember in everything we do right now. face positive to covid—19 all have been in close contact with someone who coverings must be worn in shops, has, at about 800 people were not at public transport and all enclosed home when they should have been self spaces. avoid crowded places, even isolating. these creatures are if they are outdoors. clean your causing great concern for a state
hands and hard services regular. two like victoria which is battling a metered distancing remains a rule. worrying spike in coronavirus self—isolate and book a test infection —— these breaches. immediately if you have symptoms of figures from the office covid. it is vital we follow these for national statistics show that weekly coronavirus deaths in england rules because if we don't, we risk and wales continue to fall, the virus getting a grip again and down now to the lowest level the virus getting a grip again and the consequences of that, we know since just before lockdown. are very clear. we only need to look 0verall deaths continue to stay at what is happening elsewhere in the world to see that countries can below the number usually expected at go into reverse and restrictions can this time of year, as based on require to be reimposed. we don't average from the previous five wa nt to require to be reimposed. we don't want to have to do that here but we yea rs. with me is the bbc‘s head will have no choice if the virus of statistics, robert cuffe. gets out of control. all of us, the so glad you are here to make sense point i was making yesterday, all of of these figures, what do they show? us point i was making yesterday, all of us have the power, the agency and the number of people dying with the responsibility to minimise the coveo moving in the right direction, chance of that happening. that is i think we can show the data. —— why it is vital that we follow and abide by these five rules. my thanks to everyone who is doing so, it is dying with covid. this is a hugely appreciated. i will hand evan out of the deputy first minister who will say a bit more about today's significant chunk of the deaths we results. thank you. there are had seen this yet, where doctors
have put covid on the certificate. numerous examples of the serious the total number of deaths, as you impact of covid and the disruption are saying, at the moment is running it has caused. the 2020 exam is below what we have seen in these another example in the long list. weeks, the average over the last the exams are held every may orjune five year, a little bit below. but without fail in scotland for the 130 houses may be some of the people who years but this year we took the might have died over the summer died difficult decision that it had to be at that area because it coronavirus —— that tells us that maybe some of cancelled. in these circumstances, i was clear that we would need to do the people. in the last week, the our utmost to protect the interests and life chances of our young people number of people who have died who were due to sit exams from the specifically with coronavirus is end of april this year. it has sta nce specifically with coronavirus is stance from about 303 in the week to always been imperative that their achievements had to be rightly and july 17, two hundred 31. how can fairly recognised. i made it clear deaths for when cases are rising?“ that i wanted the 2020 cohort to hot be able to hold their heads up high we show this to the audience, there and gain the qualifications and isa awards they deserved after many we show this to the audience, there is a difference between what we are here now and what we saw in february years of hard work. the chief and march. 0n the left of the examinerand her years of hard work. the chief examiner and her staff, working with the wider system have been able to charts, in march they were doubling every couple of days, shooting up develop an alternative certification model to another awarding of very quickly. in most recent weeks qualifications this year in a manner we had seen the sense of an uptick, 30 people. iwant
qualifications this year in a manner 30 people. i want to extend my thanks to all who have enabled this to happen and to ensure that young but doubling every six to eight people in our schools and colleges weeks. it will take a while for more who, through no fault of their own, cases to feed through into more have been unable to sit exams are in depth, the death figures are until no way disadvantage as a july 26, but it cases are going up consequence. i would like to extend at this rate, there is debate about a special thanks to teachers and whether they are flatlining all lecturers for the exceptional effort that has gone into assessing coming up, the new cases are amongst learners achievements this year was not without teacher and lecturer younger people at much lower risk of assessments, it would not have been dying and getting seriously sick possible to award young people with with covid, it might be some time qualifications this year. this work before you need a pig enough writing means that today is an opportunity cases to feed into the death to celebrate success and recognise figures. are the death figures are a the hard work of our peoples. it is lot lower tha n figures. are the death figures are a lot lower than you would expect? also an opportunity to recognise success for all learners following a there are three different ways of very wide range of learning counting the deaths, it is a pathways. in addition to the goldilocks story. the daily figures national qualifications, we can see we hear everyday are people who test successes across what got delete —— positive and then die any reason, hit by a purse or covid, that is work, and other awards. the sqa around 116,000 so far. next are the figures i was talking about, the methodology has been decided that number of people by the doctor
certifying the death thinks coronavirus was involved, that is the standards of qualifications this year have been maintained. today's becoming a more reliable indicator. amongst the people who had died results show an increase in the attainment of grades a—c. they after a positive test, the number of people dying with coronavirus is getting smaller and smaller and the number of people hanging around you has coronavirus a while ago got should be considered a very good set of results. however given that the better and a jumping off cliffs giving things which could otherwise lead to their deaths, that is harder awarding methodology is different this year to any other, the sqa to reach from the daily figure. the figure at the bottom is the total results should be considered with great care. young people who have number of people who have died over and above what we would expect, that achieved this year can be confident isa and above what we would expect, that is a great measure of the overall these qualifications will stand the capital of the pandemic but not test of time and have been awarded necessarily the trend, it involves ina fairand test of time and have been awarded people who die for other reasons, in a fair and robust manner to leave they do not seek care because they progression onto the next stage of cannot go to hospital or do not go to hospital, shall not change learning or employment. i recognise there is understandably significant directly what is happening, so the interest in how these results have been awarded and the chief examiner ones in the middle is getting the best picture. i an even more glad has published a range of materials that you has come into explain those expelling the methodology and
figures. that is a trivial! -- good results. national moderation has played an important role in this process. however around three quarters of all grid estimates made had no need for any moderation by review! it wasn't just adults that the scottish qualifications were recruited from dozens authority and we agreed estimates of countries to join the so—called islamic state. we re authority and we agreed estimates were moderated the vast majority of it's thought that thousands of children were taken to join these estimates, over 93%, were the self—proclaimed caliphate by their parents. changed by on the one grade. today's many of those that survived are now stranded result is short that without in kurdish—run camps in syria. moderation the rate of attainment bbc asian network s poonam taneja and grades a to c compared to last reports on one woman's battle to bring three of them home. year would have increased by 10.4% in national five and 14% at higher three sisters all under 12, trapped and 13.4% in advanced highers. in syria, thousands of miles from yearly change of this skill has their grandmother in london. granny, never been seen in scottish exam results. the combination of teacher i love you, this is makayla. i love and lecturer of judgment and you guys. hello, granny! hello, results. the combination of teacher and lecturer ofjudgment and sqa moderation means young people across scotland can be sure the granny, how are you? all this woman qualifications they have achieved this year have the same very high level of credibility and value as has offered grandchildren are qualifications from previous years photographs and phone messages. she and as such can command the same
last saw them just before their respect. the very high standards of pa rents last saw them just before their parents took them secretly to syria our curriculum qualification systems five years ago. they were all crying have been maintained this year due to the combination of work done by saying, we don't want to leave our teachers and by the sqa. whilst this granny. that would be the last time should be confidence in this years awarding process and the qualifications gained as a result of i saw them. but it was. three years it for that assurance will be provided by a three course results ago isaac was killed in a bombing. —— mike freepost results appeal just a year before, his father died service. from today it will be open in the same way. sharleen's three for schools and colleges to lodge appeals on behalf of pupils with the granddaughters are now living in refugee camps with their mother, her believe that is appropriate and robust evidence to support the daughter. i want to go to that place original grade estimate. i want to but it seems so hopeless. it seems end once again by sending my that they have just been abandoned congratulations and best which seems by the british government. the to those —— wishes to those learners who have achieved qualifications across a range of courses. and to daughter and husband slipped out of the country in 2015 to join islamic those who have not achieved the qualifications the him for that state group, a regime which killed, there is support and advice to everyone of you to assist you. we raped and tortured thousands. last
year after is was defeated, nicole are alsojoined everyone of you to assist you. we are also joined today by the chief medical officer. we will move jack, or kida as she is known by her family was back in touch. hey, mum, straight to questions. we know the it is me. forgive me for that message earlier on. ijust thought it would get you into problems. so aberdeen cluster had originated in forgive me, goodbye. nicole and her one specific bar but since then at least one other bar and an old golf husband, hussain, they took their clu b least one other bar and an old golf club have published statements entire family including children to informing the customers they have been notified that our covid a war zone. as a grandmother, what do you think about that decision?” don't think kida would have made positive person has visited the that decision to go there, premises and they have taken action. willingly. i would but more than a week after the that decision to go there, willingly. iwould put that decision to go there, willingly. i would put my own head initial cluster should we not hear ona willingly. i would put my own head on a block and stick my life on it. or broadly what action has been back returning women and children taken rather than social media area back returning women and children are a major worry for the uk updates from the places? the team government. shamima begum left here is leading both the london as a schoolgirl to travel to syria in the same year as nicole investigation and response. they will give advice on the steps that
require to be taken and what jack. the government has stripped her of her citizenship. she has won contacts need to be followed up and a legal battle to return to the uk to challenge the decision, which the also any public notification of other locations and if it is deemed government will appeal. there are to be the case other notification is about 60 british children in syrian camps. the government says it will required to be made to assist with repatriate orphans and unaccompanied the management this will happen. a children. so far, only to smack a couple of weeks ago or thereabouts returned. —— early three have diagnose from this podium some returned. —— early three have returned. charlene hopes that she notifications associated with the and the grandchildren could come home soon. my fear is that if you outbreak in lanarkshire. these decisions have to be properly taken leave kids in a place where violence in context of the overall management of the outbreak. almost certainly there will be more information to is normalised, then they couldn't come out of the aberdeen outbreak in have a normal life anywhere else. if addition to the steps the instant management team will be taking in the work it is leading, the we think we don't owe anything to the adults who went, don't we owe government will also be looking at whether there are any wider these children a duty of care? implications and wider sessions in poonam taneja with that report.
britain is not the only country our covid policy—making. we will dealing with returnees from islamic state group. proceed to act in a costly basis and we will keep the public regularly and fully updated. you said tomorrow we report from the caribbean island of trinidad, which had one of the highest recruitment rates to the group in the western world. test and trace programmes in the uk are not good enough to stop a second wave of coronavirus previously people unwilling to hand after september when children over the details in bars and pubs go back to school, scientists have warned. the study, published and restaurants should not go. how in medical journal the lancet, said there could be a second wave confident are you that people are doing this and pubs and bars and of the virus, twice as big as the first peak, in december 2020. restaurants are actively collecting earlier, i spoke to david nabarro, the world health organisation such data and would you consider special envoy on covid—19, making it mandatory rather than about how the world is currently volu nta ry for making it mandatory rather than voluntary for such information to be coping with the virus. handed over when someone attends as i look at what is happening such a venue? in relation to the around the world, time and time second part of your question we will again i see that this virus is a constant presence and is returning all the time. consider that if we deem it to be necessary and that could involve having an obligation legally on the sometimes i actually avoid the term operators of a pub or a restaurant to gather that information. my second wave and instead refer to constant spikes and occasional surges, because i think a nswer that is what we will to gather that information. my answer here i suppose is specific to the question you have asked me but
all have to deal with. more general, we will not shy away from doing the things we think are these spikes will be a few people, necessary to keep this virus under a cluster of people with disease, control. not keeping it under control. not keeping it under control has horrible consequences we turning up suddenly, do not want to contemplate. my view, and ideally we should be able, using the test, trace not just do not want to contemplate. my view, notjust in terms of people giving and isolate routine, to minimise those as quickly as possible, which is why i think and having the contact details of the work done by the group going to pubs and restaurants but my whose representative you just view overall in terms of compliance interviewed is really important and it reminds with everything we are asking people to do is the vast majority are doing us how necessary it is to keep ahead of this virus by knowing it. as i have said over the past few where it is. but then i think there will be, days here i think all of us need to from time to time, outbreak surges. it will be a new reality of life. check ourselves and make sure we're not letting standards slip. i do have or worry about to meet a it is slightly frustrating distancing because i've seen with my own eyes and on the streets and i for everybody because know how difficult it is in i think most would just like to get day—to—day life to remember to keep two metres distance from people in on with their lives as best they could, but we will have surges other households and i have a worry of disease and even when the numbers we have all that standard slipped out that i think the vast majority are very low we will have to be of people want to do the right on the lookout for those surges,
things. to those who are not which is why i believe we have to also be ready for the possibility complying, either because they have not perhaps taken the time to from time to time that things familiarise themselves with the will be interrupted. advice for whatever reason that is businesses may have to be closed for a period, schools may have to be stopping inexplicable to me, they don't want to comply with these things, i would say please thinks it again because for a period, which would be really awful for pupils and parents, by not complying you're putting yourself at risk and also people because there is a spike building up around you at risk as well. so just — a surge occurring think about that. i would say in the local community. generally here, and i hope people ta ke preventing transmission to best behaviour, we should generally here, and i hope people take this sentiment as it is not cut any corners, and then dealing with intended, none of what we are asking the surges as they occur. people to do right now is done you have a view across the world. lightly. i generally do not like asking people to have restrictions on how they love the lace because i where is best practice do not like living with these restrictions and do not want to be in terms of the defences advising other people to do so. but it is all being done for a reason and switch reaction? because we base these things on the evidence and knowledge which is we have seen countries still changing. the evidence and knowledge we have no of the risks of in east asia do remarkably well. singapore, south korea, transmission, how we think this
virus spreads. so everything we are i would also like to pick out china, asking you to do has a reason and a i would like to focus on vietnam, purpose and also the case that if these are all countries that gave you do not do these things you are dealing with the virus giving the virus a chance to spread. very high priority. there was no ambiguity because all these things are from the head of government, intended to deny that chance to just "we will deal with it". spread so please do not think you the people knew about it are somehow putting one over on politicians like me by not complying and that is all because in 2003, with these things. you are putting yourself at risk and you're putting they had a really bad coronavirus outbreak called sars and they went yourself at risk and you're putting your loved ones at risk and putting through some very tough times the community you live in and the and they learnt the lesson. country addressed by doing that. nicola sturgeon with that briefing these countries in east asia and also the briefing bringing in are showing that you still get the exam results which have been spikes and surges, that the virus published today in scotland, the first of the exam results published does not completely go away but you deal with them seriously. asa vietnam is a really good example, first of the exam results published as a result of people is not having they recently got some cases sat the exams but on the basis of in da nang and they took teacher predictions. to recap on the them very seriously. stats, a total of 133,000 individual they do not muck around. they deal with the problem fast, exa m which means being robust, stats, a total of 133,000 individual exam results were adjusted by the restricting movement if necessary, scottish qualifications authority certainly making sure all the cases
from the initial estimates submitted are identified and there is good isolation in place and then really by teachers, a quarter of the total number of grid submitted. 0f ensuring people cooperate, and that is businesses, local organisations and the like. by teachers, a quarter of the total number of grid submitted. of those 6.9% of estimates were adjusted up we are seeing the same in parts of europe, we're very and named the mac 93.10 adjusted pleased with germany. that does not mean they have no case down, most by a single grade. if the results had purely been based on but when they get their cases they respond well. i think britain will do really well. estimates by teachers pass rates when we were dealing between anc would have increased by with ebola in sierra leone, 10% and 14% for higher and 13% britain was incredibly helpful and showed how you isolate advanced fire. people with a disease and trace their contacts, if we can help other countries do it, i believe we can do it in our country as well. the restaurant chain, pizza express is warning it you said britain "is going to do could close 67 of its restaurants, really well", when will that happen? putting around 1,100 jobs at risk. it is not entirely the plans are part of a major restructuring as the group faces a "significantly more challenging clear to everybody environment" after the pandemic. pizza express had to close that we have done well, all of its 449 sites in the uk considering our during the lockdown. infection rates? and as our business correspondent, all the postmortems will be done,
i and saying britain will do really ben thompson has been explaining this is yet another blow well because i'm seeing evidence to the uk hospitality industry. that there is really good attention not wholly unexpected given the state that many of these to where the virus is locally, secondly lots of public engagement companies find themselves in now — in getting on top of it and thirdly, shut for so long and even now they are able to wherever i am looking reopen, they have to do so now, i am seeing evidence that with social distancing in place. it means they can't get as many different parts of society people in those restaurants, they can't make as much money are pulling together and saying, to cover their costs just to be we will get on top of this. open, and we also know that that is because nobody wants to go consumers are feeling pretty nervous through further lockdown. about going out right now, the economy has taken a big hit so even with those incentives in place, people may be choosing not and we need to make certain that to eat out in the way economic recovery can happen, that they did before. pizza express telling us it has meaning getting ahead of the virus. concluded what is known as a cva, that is basically an agreement dr david nabarro of the who. with landlords who own those outlets to pay less rent. we have seen it particularly for high street retailers, also now in the restaurant sector. some figures coming in from the treasury this morning in london. they are saying, look, we are earning less money, we need to pay you less money in rent. they are saying that the number of as far as those negotiations are concerned, pizza express saying 67 restaurants will close, employees they have had to help with deals on rents have been agreed with the others, wages through the furlough scheme is but nonetheless 1,100 jobs could be affected by this. 9.6 million, 9.6 millionjobs, with a further blow to an industry a number of continuing to increase which is already struggling according to the treasury, and they and already having to lay off
are also saying that the eat 0ut according to the treasury, and they are also saying that the eat out to help 0ut scheme, whereby the thousands of thousands ofjobs. treasury, the government, is helping restau ra nts treasury, the government, is helping restaurants we have been crippled by social distancing rules and and the electrical retailer, lockdown, that the effort to help dixons carphone is to cut 800 jobs as part of an overhaul of the way its stores are managed. the jobs will affect them out, 73,089 restaurant premises the group's curry pc have signed up to that eat 0ut world stores as they look to adapt them out, 73,089 restaurant premises have signed up to that eat out to following an increase in online help 0ut scheme, which gives sales during lockdown. assistance to help 0ut scheme, which gives assista nce to restau ra nts. help 0ut scheme, which gives assistance to restaurants. let's turn to the united states now. president donald trump the energy giant bp says has told reporters that it will cut dividends coronavirus outbreak for its shareholders in half in the united states is receding. after announcing a record loss the country has the largest number as the pandemic sent demand of reported covid—19 infections and deaths in the world. the president told a news conference the us was handling the pandemic and prices plunging. as well as any other country. the group we're beginning to see evidence lost more than £5 billion in the three months of significant progress. from april to june. the dividend cut is a blow nationwide, the number of positive for uk pension funds, cases has declined by nearly 6% many of which have large shareholdings in bp. from the week before easyjet is to operate more flights in september following an increase in demand. and the positive test rate is also the airline has seen a spike in the number of bookings made since the easing of travel dropped from 8.7% to 8% over that restrictions with popular same period of time. hotspots including greece,
an encouraging sign. turkey and croatia. very encouraging, i have to add, that the virus is receding. the australian state of victoria has announced harsh a black woman from swanley new penalties for residents who ignore orders to self—isolate in the uk has accused kent police because of the coronavirus. of treating her like a criminal — under the new rules, because of her ethnicity. residents are only allowed to shop dr andrea charles—fidelis — and exercise within three who's a senior civil servant miles of their home. fines for repeated lockdown breaches at the ministry ofjustice — was outjogging, when she said have been increased to more than £2,500. she was followed by a man in a van. meanwhile a night—time curfew has been imposed she claims that when she went in the city of melbourne. and police in victoria say they will continue to take to the police for help, extreme measures to ensure the law is upheld. they accused her of being a car thief — 0n at least three or four leaving her feeling brutalised and dehumanised. occasions in the past week, kent police have insisted this we had to smash the windows wasn't a case of racial profiling — as simon jones reports. of people in cars and pull them out of there so they could "horrific" is how provide their details, dr andrea charles—fidelis because they weren't telling us described her experience where they were going, with the police they weren't adhering at swanley railway station. to the chief health officer guidelines, they weren't providing their name and address. we don't want to be doing that, she had been outjogging when she says a man accused her but people have to absolutely of being too close to his car, understand there are consequences on his driveway. he then followed her in a van, for your actions, and if you are not calling the police. doing the right thing, frightened, she sought we will not hesitate to issue refuge at the station, but when an officer arrived, infringements, to arrest you, to it wasn't the response she expected. the station guard kind of leaned out detain you where it's appropriate.
and said, she is in here, she is in fear of her life, and he shouted, books of condolences have "she's not in fear of her life, been opened in honour of the nobel peace prize winner, john hume in londonderry and belfast. the former sdlp leader, she tried to steal a car." who played a major role in peace talks in northern ireland, died yesterday morning at the age of 83. initially i felt humiliated but, after the event, i feel very much that i had been dehumanised as a person, and it has left me questioning and very anxious about even going out, now. dr charles—fidelis works at the ministry ofjustice and sits on a violent crime prevention board his body will be moved at new scotland yard. to st eugene s cathedral in derry later, ahead but she feels that she has had no of his funeral tomorrow. justice, and she would not have the queen has paid tribute to the red cross been treated that way on its 150th anniversary — if she were a middle—aged describing its work as "valued professional white woman. and greatly appreciated". i have been treated differently an online exhibition of 150 objects because of my race. in how the whole — including a letter situation played out, from florence nightingale — i was presumed as being guilty. has been put together to mark the occasion. kathryn stanczyszyn has more. archival footage: we now what the red cross what have done an investigation by kent police into her treatment concluded... for you and you know it far better. providing help when it is most needed, a red cross is familiar around the world chanting: black lives matter! as a symbol of care. the meaning cemented during two world wars. 150 years ago today,
at a public meeting, a group was formed to help sick recent black lives matter protests, and wounded soldiers this one in brighton, and so the british have shone a spotlight on the sometimes troubled relationship between the police red cross was born. and the black community. since then, the charity has given assistance across the globe, offering relief to armed forces the chief constable of kent, alan pewsley, took the knee and civilians in the wake of war and disaster, at an event, in his words, as well as being an important to show "humility and solidarity" presence following for all communities. tragedies here in uk. can you get out of the car, on this special anniversary, members of the royal family and we don't need to do this? have been paying tribute. but last month, after this the queen, its patron for 65 years, footage was widely shared, the met apologised to the sprinter bianca williams for the distress she experienced when she and her has thanked volunteers and staff. partner were pulled over in their car, in a stop—and—search. there is a need for more work between police services and the communities they serve, to enhance confidence that the police can serve all its communities equally. and prince charles has recorded kent police says it takes a video to mark the opening all allegations of racial discrimination seriously but, of a new online exhibition having examined what happened here, featuring 150 objects it concluded the officer didn't act from the charity's archives. he says it is still in a discriminatory manner a much—needed service. i need hardly remind towards dr charles—fidelis. you that the work of the british red cross it accepted, though, is as essential today that he did speak to her i need hardly remind you that the work "in an unsympathetic manner". of the british red cross is as essential today the police have apologised as it has ever been, helping those in need, for any upset caused, both in the united kingdom and around the world, strengthening our communities, but she now has taken the case and supporting people to face the challenges of an ever—changing
to the independent police watchdog. simonjones, bbc news, swanley. and unpredictable world. a new £5 coin will commemorate a century and a half of caring back to the global pandemic now. that shows, says the prince more than 800 people died of wales, just how powerful kindness can be. of coronavirus in india on monday, kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. the highest number of new covid—19 deaths in the world. the country has also been seeing more new infections than any other country on earth. a violent gangster who spent two decades injail a number of top politicians for shooting a police officer, have tested positive 26 years ago, says he would now lay in the past few days. 0ur correspodent yogita limaya down his life for man he shot. leroy smith fired at james seymour in mumbai has the latest. and his colleague during a drugs the most recent politician to test stop in south london in 1994. positive is a prominent opposition now, for the first time, leader from southern india. they have spoken about the terrible act of violence that shaped he is the latest in a growing list both their lives ? and told our of high—profile personalities correspondent katharine carpenter who have positive for covid—19, about their journey of forgiveness. of serious violence. which includes india's home affairs minister, amit shah, who is prime minister narendra modi's right—hand man. he is in hospital and is a warning that this report contains details of serious violence. believed to be stable. but i think these new infections when it all started same and got really point to the battle that india is facing, trying to contain the virus. shot first and then james. at the same time as it is trying when it all started same and got
shot first and thenjames. —— mike simon got shot first. and then fired to open up, as it is trying to lift lockdown restrictions because a country the size a shot in the air. of india cannot afford to be shut down for so long. so as people are going back to theirjobs we are seeing a growing number of cases, a growing number of deaths. but i have to say, the situation is very different in different more officers in london may have to parts of the country. be armed after last night shooting i, for example, i am in mumbai of two policemen in brixton. they which was the city perhaps sort of the first to be stopped to question two men on a badly hit by coronavirus. about six weeks ago the situation motorbike and both officers were here was extremely dire, fired at by the pillion passenger. people struggling to get the treatment that their loved ones needed, going from hospital to hospital. myself and my colleague were looking many people dying before they got for overtime and the simplest way to do that would be a drugs arrest. we the care that they needed. went to brixton and to the pub and in the weeks that followed that time, the government set up a lot saw the person and then they came. of field hospitals where thousands we did a textbook stop and of people with covid—19 could be treated, and that certainly has, back—to—back separated them.” from what i am hearing from front line doctors here, it we did a textbook stop and back-to-back separated them. i said i haven't got nothing to hide or certainly reduced the pressure something along those lines. as i they are facing, we are no longer seeing a situation where you have went to chat to the rider he dropped three people on one hospital bed something on the floor that i thought was quite cocaine. i went so
sharing oxygen cylinders. having said that, we are now seeing those kind of stories coming in that i could take hold of the from places like the state evidence and at the corner of the of bihar, which is known to be one of the poorer eye i saw my colleague struggling on the floor with the pillion states in the country, from rural india where medical facilities are often just passenger. it just a building but no real doctors the floor with the pillion or equipment there. passenger. itjust went so we're now those kind the floor with the pillion of stories coming from passenger. it just went crazy the floor with the pillion passenger. itjust went crazy and the whole thing was like a split other parts of the country. second thing. it wasn't like i the restaurant chain pizza express has confirmed it could close 67 of its restaurants planned it. it just in the uk, putting around 1,100 jobs at risks. the plans are part of a major second thing. it wasn't like i planned it. itjust happened. we are all close to each other and i've got restructuring as the group looks to protect thousands ofjobs. this in my waist and i don't want to pizza express has 419 sites go to prison, i've escaped from in the uk, which closed during the lockdown in march. prison. he pulled a handgun from his waistband, hit my colleague in the leg. you're not thinking about other people, you think of yourself. it's over the years, sheep rustling has become an organised crime in the uk a self—centred people, you think of yourself. it's costing farmers around a self—ce ntred world people, you think of yourself. it's a self—centred world you are living the world millions. in the uk, the problem has escalated during the lockdown — in. the gunman fired a third shot with the farmer's insurer nfu which hit me about a centimetre from mutual recording a spike in thefts of livestock the spine, went across the top of
and expensive equipment. phil mackie has this report. the spine, went across the top of the kidney and ripped out the side this is one of the reasons of the flesh outside my body. i put criminals want to steal agricultural equipment. my hand into the wound and felt i was bleeding and i remember sitting this was taken from stables a few miles away and then used there, lying there, thinking i am in a cash—machine smash not going to die here. in other and grab in hampshire. the other reason is that they fetch news, a drug dealer who shot and big money in eastern europe. some are recovered and brought injured two policemen in brixton was back to this country. sent to prison for 25 years today. so a couple of machines we've thejudge told leroy sent to prison for 25 years today. had back from poland. the judge told leroy smith dreadful crimes must attract dreadful sentences. that is a long time. i this one here is a manitou telehandler, valued around £28,000. it was stolen in leicestershire just thought i am never getting out. from a farm and very similar to the honda quad here, about £4,000 worth of quad bike there. the value of vehicle theft went up by 20% last year to more than £9 million and lockdown has made things worse. easy to get away with. what did you think whenjames first got in touch with you! what was we have been in a state of lockdown going through your mind?” so stuff has been able to be moved got in touch with you! what was going through your mind? i was a bit scared and i am still cautious and hidden without any because i'm thinking are you sure? police attention. people have been able to get stuff out of the country do you understand, i was like, wow. because the border police have been
tied up with other issues. the value of livestock theft went up what does it feel like to be back to £3 million and organised here for the first time?” criminal gangs have become more brazen in lockdown. what does it feel like to be back here for the first time? i did not no matter how much security realise i would feel so heavy in my heart, that's the truth. now i am you have, you cannot keep a remote here i am kind of loss for words and field like this completely safe thatis here i am kind of loss for words and that is not normally like me.” notice when you are talking about from the criminal gangs the shooting you talk about it almost on the third person and she and these cattle are worth about £1200 a head so no matter how many fences or gates never looked at james. because i there are in the way, felt bad. if it was me i would not they are prepared to break through that to steal the cattle. forgive someone so if it was a as you see, the gate was locked, it wasn't broken, it stayed locked situation now where something was happening i would put my life in but they accessed through — they kicked in the wooden panels harms way even if i had to without there — and accessed through the doors off the road. johnny rogers had 100 sheep stolen hesitation because of everything that's happened. that's the truth. from his devon farm. it can happen at any time. it is a worry. isa that's happened. that's the truth. is a powerful thing. the farming community does help that's happened. that's the truth. is a powerfulthing. it's that's happened. that's the truth. is a powerful thing. it's very and they do their best to do powerful, what we are doing is powerful, what we are doing is powerful and leroy said if it was like neighbourhood watch the other way around he probably and stuff like that but, would not forgive me and there are a at the end of the day, if people want to get lot of people would not understand in and they want to steal something, why am doing this. just forgiving they are going to do it,
no matter what you put in their way. leroy has been amazing. it's made the latest trend is for the thieves him feel good, it's made me feel to kill the sheep on site and sell the meat on the black market. good. the man forgive me. i shot the for the public, there are obviously big health concerns with meat that man point—blank, a policeman, i could be slaughtered or produced in makeshift abattoirs, in very unhygienic conditions. don't know him from anywhere, but i'll pass have collided, i'm a here is another example of stolen farm machinery being used to commit other crimes. gunman, a bad man and he's a lawman only this time they was stopped. and noi gunman, a bad man and he's a lawman and no i can class him as a friend. phil mackie, bbc news. the queen has paid tribute to the british red cross on its 150th anniversary — an extraordinary and inspirational describing its work as "valued and greatly appreciated". an online exhibition of 150 objects story. — including a letter 100 is the new 60, from florence nightingale — at least according to james lovelock, one of britain s has been put together greatest scientists. he s famous for developing the ‘gaia' theory to mark the occasion. and for revealing the chemicals that kathryn stanczyszyn has more. were destroying the ozone layer. and those are just a couple archival footage: we now of the insights and inventions what the red cross what have done he came up with during his for you and you know it far better. providing help when long career. he came up with during his he s just celebrated it is most needed, his 101st birthday and our chief environment a red cross is familiar correspondent, justin rowlatt, around the world has been to visit him
as a symbol of care. the meaning cemented at his home in dorset. during two world wars. 150 years ago today, james lovelock‘s greatest at a public meeting, insight was that the world is a self—regulating system. a group was formed to help it was the early ‘70s sick and wounded soldiers and he was working at nasa and so the british on the first space probes. red cross was born. i suddenly had a vision since then, the charity has given of the earth as a complete assistance across the globe, chemical reactor, not an inert, just, lump of rock and water offering relief to armed forces and whatnot buzzing and civilians in the wake of war and disaster, as well as being around the sun in space. an important presence following and that was the gaia hypothesis. tragedies here in uk. on this special anniversary, it wbr id "wbr31510" is the life that keeps it constant. members of the royal family the problem is, mankind have been paying tribute. is upsetting the balance, pumping more carbon the queen, its patron for 65 years, dioxide into the system has thanked volunteers and staff. that the earth can absorb. and prince charles has recorded we are playing a very a video to mark the opening dangerous game. it is direct interference of a new online exhibition with one of the major featuring 150 objects regulating mechanisms of gaia. from the charity's archives. he says it is still in the past, he has warned that a much—needed service. humanity is doomed but having i need hardly remind just turned 101, it you that the work seems james lovelock of the british red cross is in an optimistic mood. is as essential today /b
as it has ever been, helping those in need, both in the united kingdom most of the more advanced and around the world, countries are already deep into alternative energy, nuclear, strengthening our communities, all sorts of things. and supporting people to face the challenges of an ever—changing things that give us and unpredictable world. energy without upsetting the regulation of the earth. a new £5 coin will commemorate a century and a half of caring that shows, says the prince of wales, just how powerful i mean, we know how kindness can be. to do it and we are. kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. we learn but slowly. even coronavirus doesn't seem to worry him much. he sees it in scientific terms, is this the luckiest a consequence of evolution. man in the world? we are an opportunity for the wbr-id "wbr32110" virus. he's a miner from tanzania in africa who's found a rare gem worth millions of dollars — for the second time in two months. paul hawkins has more. if you go on building up one of the rarest the population, it is almost inevitable that something gemstones on earth. is going to say, ‘gee, there's a lot of stuff to eat there. tanzanite is only found let's go and get it'. in northern tanzania. don't be afraid to ask the big used to make ornaments, questions, is his advice it's worth a lot of money to young scientists. because it comes in different treat science like art, in other words, don't expect colours and is very rare. to make a living from it. so what are chances you'd find three
enjoy it. ta nzanite rocks that is certainly how james lovelock treated his in just under two months? career and at the beginning of his second century, the answer is quite he is as cheerful as ever. if you're this man, saniniu laizer, quite possibly the luckiest man ever. i have never been so happy. picking up a $2 million check from the government for his 6.3 kg rock of tanzanite. i had always thought the moment you passed 100, his third in two months. life started going downhill and it was misery and staggering all over the place. well, i may stagger about a bit translation: i would like to express my thanks to the government for the support but i couldn't care less. they are giving us, and i ask them to continue providing us small—scale miners with capacity. it is really enjoyable. once they do it, small—scale miners are sure to get more a tanzanian miner, who became tanzanite even bigger than this one. an overnight millionaire for selling two rare gems has and he should know. injune, he found two struck lucky again. tanzanite stones weighing now he's sold a third 15 kilograms in total and worth as paul hawkins explains. a cool $3.4 million. one of the rarest it turned him into a millionaire gemstones on earth. tanzanite is only found in northern tanzania. used to make ornaments, rock star overnight. it's worth a lot of money because it translation: comes in different colours through the tax we are paying to the government and is very rare. on our mining activities, so what are chances you'd find this money has contributed three ta nzanite rocks a lot to bringing development to our community, in just under two months? clean waters for families
in maasai land. now getting enough clean water in all households. all this comes from the answer is quite high, the money we pay in tax. if you're this man, saniniu laizer — quite possibly the luckiest man back injune, the miner with four ever. wives said picking up a $2 million the money wouldn't change him. he still plans to look check from the government after his 2,000 cows, although he did slaughter for his 6.3kg rock of tanzanite — one to celebrate. his third in two months. instead of a party, he's now going to build a school translation: i would like to express and a health facility for his local community. my thanks to the government paul hawkins, bbc news. for the support they are giving us, and i ask them to continue providing us small—scale miners with capacity. once they do it, us small—scale miners are sure to get more tanzanite what a great man, and a happy story. even bigger than this one. and he should know. hurricane isaias has made landfall in north carolina on the us east coast. the category one hurricane has injune, he found two battered towns tanzanite stones weighing 15 along the coastline. kilograms in total and worth this is myrtle beach in south carolina — a cool $3.4 million. hit by huge amounts of rainfall it turned him into a millionaire in the last few hours, which as you can see has rock star overnight. led to flash flooding. translation: through the tax we are paying to the government forecasters say the hurricane on our mining activities, now has wind speeds this money has contributed a lot to bringing development of over 140 kilometres per hour, to our community, clean waters and is causing huge coastal surges. forfamilies in maasai land. isaias has already caused large amounts of damage to puerto rico now getting enough clean
and the dominican republic where it caused the death of two people. water in all households. all this comes from you're watching bbc news. the money we pay in tax. back injune, the miner with four wives said the money i wouldn't change him. he still plans to look , whether at home i hope, here is after his 2,000 cows, although he did slaughter one to celebrate. matt. instead of a party, he's now hello, there. a surge of summer heat returns, going to build a school and a health particularly across southern facility for his local community. and eastern areas this week, paul hawkins, bbc news. but for the time being today, a lot more cloud around across the country and if you are in the north and west now it's time for a look we will see some rain at times at the weather with alina jenkins. for many of you, some of that, hello. a few of us holding particularly across western onto some sunshine today, scotland, will be heavy through the day. across south—east england it is all linked to this area of low and east anglia fine and dry, pressure to the north—west of us, but for many, it is increasingly and the weather fronts coming cloudy and windy and also wet. entangled amongst it. these weather fronts are zones of cloud which stretch further into the atmosphere, so there's a greater chance they will produce heavy rain. heavy rain seen so far across northern england and wales easing off into something lighter further rain across scotland, and more patchy, so skies should into northern ireland, northern england and parts of north wales. brighten, and east of the pennines it is all tied in with this area should see a little bit of sunshine. of low pressure and this frontal more rain returns to northern ireland, and the afternoon system which is going to be hanging a thoroughly wet one across some around over the next couple of days.
southern and western parts of scotland, with the risk of minor the heaviest of the rain will always be across scotland, particularly flooding in the west of scotland, and it is here and across for the western highlands and the hebrides. you can see the extent of the rain northern ireland, where we could see gale force winds. through this afternoon, the further south and east you are, cloud spilling ahead of it particularly the midlands, but mainly dry the further south and east you are. east anglia, the south—east, the channel islands, not only will we see the wind the highest temperatures lightest here, where you have got the best but the best chance of staying dry of the sunshine, across east anglia and south—east england. with some hazy sunshine. cool and windy across temperatures are a little bit higher scotland, northern ireland than yesterday at around 22. and northern england. some higher gusts expected through this afternoon, 15—17 across parts of scotland. this evening and also overnight. tonight, the heaviest of the rain the rain will tend to ease off in scotland will ease off. still pretty damp in western areas. a little bit across scotland, turning heavierfor a time, some heavier bursts for northern england and north wales but, though, across parts of northern wherever you are, plenty of cloud england and north wales, at times overnight. but it is going to be quite a muggy a fair breeze blowing night, temperatures widely and a very mild breeze, in the mid—teens, and a fairly coming all the way up cloudy night for many as well. from the mid—atlantic, keeping where we have had some clearer temperatures in the mid teens, may be around 16 degrees skies to end the day, for some of you, as we start that cloud will tend wednesday morning. to increase overnight. here is our front still with us and again on wednesday morning, as we go through tomorrow. weather fronts tangled it has been pushing its way southwards but then it starts to nudge its way a little bit in a central swathe across the uk, and they will thicken up further further northwards through the day so the rain initially towards the west later, across northern england so early rain in northern england, and north wales will start to return pushing northwards into scotland. into southern scotland, another batch of rain then works petering out as it does and then across northern ireland we see another spell of rain into southern scotland. starting to work its way gradually western parts of england and wales. temperatures here still getting eastwards through the afternoon. up into the low 20s, once again, it should be largely dry so a little bit higher than we have across east anglia, central, southern and south—east england seen through this afternoon, with temperatures starting to rise,
but the sunshine continuing through the midlands and eastern but another fairly cool day across scotland, england, where it gets hotter northern ireland and the far north of england. the temperatures will be rising over the coming days. still — we could see 28 as a high. this front is still with us on wednesday, starting to run into an area of high pressure so, wednesday night into thursday, weather fronts really just start to decay in situ, by this stage, really the windfalls lighter, and that means whilst there will be lots of cloud, and a few showers to, just a band of cloud. particularly across the south and east first thing, whilst many will start the day through the day, other than one on wednesday fairly cloudy, or two isolated showers, through the day, that cloud most will be dry with increasing will thin and break so most of us amounts of sunshine winning through and temperatures will see some spells of sunshine. rising across the board. by this stage it could get close to 30 the temperatures are starting in the south—east corner. to rise, getting into the high 20s and it will get hotter, for central southern england particularly across england and wales into friday. a longer spell of warmth and a warmer day across scotland across the south and east. and northern ireland. temperatures peaking by the time we get to friday, at 35 on friday. those temperatures once again not as hot, though, this time could be climbing into 30 celsius. in parts of scotland. we will keep an eye on the temperatures we are expected bye for now. to see but certainly another spell of warmth to end the week in parts of scotland. which should stay with us into the weekend, where for many it is fine and dry. goodbye.
need to be scaled up if schools are to re—open safely. this is bbc news with joanna gosling. to control coronavirus testing and the latest headlines for viewers in the uk closing must become a new way of and around the world. scientists warn that contact tracing life. -- testing and tracing. in the uk isn't good enough to prevent a second, even bigger, scientists say it's a wake—up wave of covid—19, call to governments and not a reason to once schools re—open keep classrooms shut. i think it is important to know for the new term. that there is still infection out the government says it is improving. there, there is infection that we can see that is symptomatic and there is infection that we can't this is not something we have ever see that is asymptomatic. had to do before we'll be looking at the scientists' warning and the lancet are absolutely and assessing government response. right to say this matters also this lunchtime: but don't underestimate what we have it's exam result time in scotland. but with no exams, how have achieved here. speculation over the whereabouts students been graded? ofjuan carlos, former king of spain, who left the country after being linked lam going to an investigation i am going to uni. i got a b in into alleged corruption. maths. an increase in exam pass rates in scotland, as students are awarded grades after covid—19 forced their exams to be cancelled.
i got exactly what i was hoping for so it means i'm going to university. yeah, i'm so happy, i can't believe it. tens of millions of people in the philippines have returned to a strict lockdown after new surge in the number of coronavirus cases. and new guidance in england says there is "little or no evidence" that drugs used commonly for chronic pain, make any difference to patients' distress. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. scientists are warning test and trace programmes in the uk are not good enough to stop a second wave
of covid—19 after september when children go back to school. a study, published today in medical journal the lancet, says transmission would increase as parents return to work, at the same time their children go back to school. the report warns of a second wave of the virus in december 2020, twice as big as the first peak. in scotland, schools are due to reopen on 11 august, and across other parts of the uk in early september. the study‘s mathematical model found a second wave could be prevented by scaling up the track and trace system so more people with symptoms, and their contacts, are found. 0ur correspondent laura foster has this report. experts agree, it is crucial pupils return to school for both their well—being and the economy. by the start of next term, some will have been away from the classroom for almost six months, but mathematical modelling by university college london and the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine suggests the uk's test, trace and isolate system is not
working well enough for this to happen safely, as it is not finding and isolating enough contacts of people confirmed to have the virus. the researchers say unless improvements are made, it could lead to a second wave this winter, more than twice the size of the first. this is because school reopening goes hand—in—hand with more parents going back to work and other lockdown measures being relaxed. the government says plans have been put in place to ensure schools can reopen safely. laura foster, bbc news. dr jasmina panovska—griffiths, senior research fellow and lecturer in mathematical modelling at university college london, and author of the study, told us more about its findings. i think it is important to notice the important job that they are doing and the importance of the nhs test and trace and the fact that we have developed that at the onset of the pandemic. what our studies are suggesting is that we need to scale up testing
of symptomatic people and have a certain level of contact tracing of their contacts in order to avoid a second pandemic wave. we are the first study that has quantified the numbers of where we need to get with the testing level and the tracing level in order to avoid a second pandemic wave in the uk. 0ur political correspondent nick eardlyjoins me now from westminster. there seems to be a bit of a disparity between what the report authors are saying about where test and trace is currently and what the government minister being interviewed this morning was saying. what is the actual situation? that's right. there does seem to be a different way of calculating these figures. the reporting the lancet was suggesting that only 50% of people who should be are being traced. ministers are saying they think the number is actually quite a bit higher stop it seems to be that the calculating it in slightly different ways. i think the broader
concern at westminster is one that we have heard for a few weeks now which is the test and trace system, which is the test and trace system, which remember boris johnson which is the test and trace system, which remember borisjohnson said would be world beating, is perhaps taking too long to get to that point and is still lagging behind and not where it needs to be at this point in the process. they are looking at this report and saying, look, there is more evidence that we are not in the place we should be when it comes to easing restrictions. we don't have the infrastructure they're yet to make sure that that can be done safely. the governmentargument is that this system wasn't in place at all a few months ago and it has had to be built quickly but they have been admitting this morning that it is still evolving, it is not quite there yet. have a listen to the local government minister, simon clarke. it continues to improve, day by day, week by week. as i say, we've now made sure that 184,000 people who would otherwise have been out there in society, potentially posing a risk to others,
have been advised to self—isolate. that is massive progress. as i say, we reach 80% of people who test positive, over 80%, and over three quarters of their close contacts. so that is impressive, that's great work. we should reflect on that, that genuinely is a massive step forward compared to where we were a few weeks ago. we've continued to make sure that it's resourced, we've continued to learn the lessons as we go in terms of how you can most effectively reach those people who we currently struggle to. and there is always more to learn about the best time of day to try and call these people, the potential for physical follow—up if you can't reach them by phone, all of these things are options the government obviously continues to learn from. but this is not something we've ever had to do before, and the lancet are absolutely right to say this matters, but don't underestimate what we have achieved here. as you say, the government there is saying it is an evolving situation,
test and trace is improving, but we arejust test and trace is improving, but we are just weeks away from from schools reopening, is there any question about whether they would reopen and what might be done elsewhere to mitigate the impact and make sure that they do open?” elsewhere to mitigate the impact and make sure that they do open? i don't think there aren't really any doubts in ministers mind is that getting kids back to school is the absolute priority. we have had cast iron guarantee after cast—iron guarantee that that is what they intend to do, have all back in start of september with the new year. that meant the new year of school starting. simon clarke, the minister this morning, he was making it abundantly clear that it he was making it abundantly clear thatitis he was making it abundantly clear that it is red line for the government, not something they will move away from. it poses a wider question about what you might have to do to make sure that that happens because we heard professor chris whitty, the chief medical officer, saying we have probably reached the
limit from where you can safely reopen society at the moment. we have heard scientists advising the government that if you are going to open schools with the risks that come with that, notjust children, being among their peers, potentially adults being out all day, some people going back to work as a government is urging them to do as well, it creates all of these extra risks, you might have to do something else to mitigate those risks. essentially some are saying close pubs or restaurants. the government is really reluctant to go there, to get into any of the specifics, it wants to keep talking about local interventions when there are local spikes and that is absolutely priority in whitehall at the moment. there is that broader question that hasn't really been a nswered question that hasn't really been answered yet about if the risks are starting to increase when schools go back, assuming they do early in september, what you do elsewhere to try and bring the overall risk down? thank you, nick. juan carlos, the former king of spain, has left the country,
weeks after he was linked to an investigation into allegations of corruption. in a letter to his son, king felipe, juan carlos said he'd taken the decision to help his heir carry out his duties as monarch. he didn't mention where he would go, although some spanish media say he's in the dominican republic. richard forrest reports. former king juan carlos, seen here swearing in the new spanish prime minister, is widely credited with steering spain from fascism to democracy. the country used to be ruled by a dictator, general franco, but after his death, two days later, prince juan carlos became king. and even though he'd sworn loyalty to franco, he appointed reformist prime minister adolfo suarez in 1976 and encouraged the revival of political parties, plus amnesty for political prisoners. in 1981, the king took swift action to stop a military coup which meant a socialist government came to power the following year.
the liberal, modern, democratic spain we know today is largely down to him, but there have been scandals. a corruption investigation involving his daughter's husband and a controversial elephant hunting trip during spain's financial crisis. he abdicated in 2014 after nearly 40 years as king, but controversy has continued to follow him. spain's supreme court is investigating his alleged involvement in a high—speed rail contract in saudi arabia which went to spanish companies. this led him to write a letter to his son, saying... translation: i was totally surprised. i did not expect it at all. and the truth is, i think it's a bit of a rash decision because i think he should be judged like any other spanish citizen.
translation: really bad. he should leave to spain when he's returned everything his stolen. when he leaves all the money here, he can leave. translation: if he has done it, he should pay for it and stay. he does not have to leave. if we are all equal before the constitution, why does he have to leave spain? translation: we think this is terrible because it turns out that this person has done a lot for spain — with his dark and bright moments, obviously — but he has done more good than harm. i think that if he leaves, it is because of all these things that are being said, which i don't understand. the former monarch says he'll be available if spanish prosecutors need to speak to him. richard forrest, bbc news. there has been a slight increase in the pass rate for nationals, highers and advanced highers in scotland. pupils' grades were based on estimates from their teachers, because the exams were cancelled due to covid—19.
they show the national five pass rate was 81.1% — compared to 78.2% in 2019. the higher pass rate was 78.9% compared to 74.8% in 2019, and the advanced higher pass rate was 84.9% compared to s 79.4% in 2019. scotland s education secretary, john swinney, says the system this year has been successful. these arrangements have worked. it has been a very, very difficult period for young people, for their pa rents, period for young people, for their parents, for teaching staff and for the scottish qualifications authority. what we had to make sure is that the achievements of young people were properly and fully recognised and i believe they have been recognised in the way that we envisaged, that the learning and the ha rd envisaged, that the learning and the hard work that young people had undertaken could be recorded and they could get the qualifications to which they were entitled. i am
delighted that so many young people are in the country have done so well as part of the results announcements that have been made today. with me is ian anderson — who is the headteacher at bellahouston academy — a secondary school in south west glasgow which has just over 900 pupils. welcome. thank you forjoining us. good morning. how have your kids done? i think having seen the national picture there, our expectation is that our academy will be in line with that. they will be winners and losers and we are still in the process of analysing the data. there are clear indications that we think the system has held up relatively well andy in very challenging circumstances. the increase in the pass rate is quite dramatic this year, isn't it? it goes up incrementally each year but
in the case of the advanced highers and the highest, it is almost 5% up on last year. it is not insignificant but remember as well what teachers were tasked with doing, again come in very difficult circumstances, was to arrive at a process of info entertainment so for the first time —— inferred attainment. for the first time, teachers were asked to try and predict how things would have developed had schools still been in operation from march 20 through to the commencement of exams. normally, the commencement of exams. normally, the exam acts as a kind of... some indications that teachers' estimates have been upheld. i repeat, they will be winners of losers, of course, and we are “— will be winners of losers, of course, and we are —— winners and losers but we are in the process of seeing what that means for individual schools and students. across glasgow, where there is a
clear emphasis upon the improvement of attainment, the early indications are that pupils across glasgow have done particularly well this year and we are delighted. in terms of who the winners and losers would be, what sort of kids do you think would fall into those two categories? there is anecdotal evidence that some pupils try and reserve their a—game until just before some pupils try and reserve their a—game untiljust before the final exams and we have heard people say, oh, ididn't exams and we have heard people say, oh, i didn't do as well as i might have in the prelim or mock exams, as they are called elsewhere. it may well be that they have been disadvantaged and will have had to make the argument and teachers will have to have made the argument, well, our prediction would have been that in the run—up to the exam, they would have raised their game. it will all be down to schools now to enter into what i expect will be a very considerable effort around the appeals process that is in place this year. i would expect that those people to whom you refer, the
losers, may seek to make extensive use of that appeals process in conjunction with their schools and in discussion with their schools. how much do you know about that appeals process? how quickly it will work and the arguments that will need to be made? it works very quickly and for those who have made applications to colleges and universities, that is something that has to be turned around by the end of next week, by the 14th. for all other peoples, it will be the 21st. in years gone by, we had experience of appeals processes, it doesn't apply any more, but it has been reintroduced this year. it is a free service and our experience in the pastis service and our experience in the past is that parents, carers and young people have to make contact with the schools. if there is a case to be made, it can be made robustly and quickly. ian anderson, thank you very much indeed forjoining us. thank you very much. thank you. that s the situation in scotland,
let's take a look at expected results for the rest of the uk. in england, wales and northern ireland, more than a million students take btec qualifications each year — and most of them will be getting their results on 12th august, although this date might vary slightly depending on the course. students in the same three nations are set to get their a—level results on 13th august — and as with scotland today, their grades are also being predicted based on previous results. gcse results day in england, wales and northern ireland will come a week later, on 20th august. good luck if you are sitting at home waiting to get your results. it will all be all right in the end, even if it doesn't feel that way today. a second lockdown has gone in to place in manila. tens of millions of people in and around the philippine capital must now stay at home after the number of confirmed coronavirus cases doubled to more than 100,000 in less than a month. most shops have been ordered to close and public transport has been halted. the measures are for an initial period of two weeks. medical associations warned that the health care system would collapse if infections
continued to rise. translation: right now we are really affected because all of our 54 taxi units are not allowed to operate. even our families are affected as our daily expenses rely on our income here. there is really nothing we can do but follow the measures given by the government for now. 0ur south east asia coorespondent jonathan head has been examining the worsening covid outbreak in manila and the surrounding region there was a very worrying spikes over the weekend where they had more than 5000 cases over the day. those numbers are not unprecedented in the united states but that was a very sudden spike in this region. it gave the health experts in the philippines the sense that perhaps they were seeing a much more rapid spread of the virus. the philippines already has among the highest
numbers in southeast asia which has broadly been much less hard—hit than other parts of the world. both the philippines and indonesia, two densely populated areas, and areas where people are very poor have had higher cases. that's by gross health officials. they have basic public health provisions and they are worried if their virus gets out of hand, they don't have the resources available in britain and the united states. they‘ re available in britain and the united states. they're worried they will collapse. in march, the president imposed a very severe lockdown after cases started taking off then, severe restrictions on movement, it was very, very hard, particularly on poorer filipinos who live in incredibly cramped conditions and you need to get out onto the streets to find work. he is doing the same thing again now. we know he was relu cta nt to thing again now. we know he was reluctant to do it because of the spike in infections in the hope that
they can contain it. it is notjust they can contain it. it is notjust the philippines. indonesia is also struggling. it's numbers are going up. vietnam, which had one of the best record anywhere in the world with no debts at all until the last two weeks, has seen a 50% rise in cases just in those two weeks and it's first cluster of deaths. it is worth coronavirus has not got such a great, it is very hard to defeat. even countries who appear to have it low, in thailand i have been no local transmission for more than two months, it is always possible it can search back. more than 9.5 million workers continue to be supported by the uk government's furlough scheme. 1.2 million employers have had staff on furlough during the pandemic, costing the uk treasury nearly £34 million. the scheme has started to be wound down from this month with employers starting to pay towards national insurance and pensions contributions pensions contributions. starting to pay towards
national insurance and pensions contributions. the restaurant chain, pizza express is warning it could close 67 of its restaurants, putting around 1,100 jobs at risk. the plans are part of a major restructuring as the group faces a a "significantly more challenging environment" after the pandemic. pizza express had to close all of its 449 sites in the uk during the lockdown. the energy giant, bp says it will cut dividends for its shareholders in half after announcing a record loss as the pandemic sent demand and prices plunging. the group lost more than five billion pounds in the three months from april to june. our business correspondent, ben thompson told me what this dividends cut means for uk pension funds, many of which have large shareholdings in bp. it is bad news for pension funds that rely on that income paid through dividends to pay those pensions, they are very used to big oil firms, big energy firms topping
up income through investment, but we have heard this morning from bp is the latest in a long line of energy firms finding it really tough right now, reporting a loss of 6.7 billion dollars, that is because, quite frankly, demand for the stuff it produces, oil and petrol, has plunged as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. it means factories were not using energy to produce things, it means we were not flying anywhere and using plane oil and plane fuel, and we were not driving very far, so not using petrol, so all the things it makes were not very much in demand. the price of it fell significantly. before the pandemic, oil was trading at about $65 a barrel, during the pandemic the average was about 20, 25 and 30, even at one point prices turned negative, that is when oil firms essentially said we will pay you to take this off our hands because we have nowhere to store it. so that is the story for the big energy firms. they are now trying to work out what happens next, when demand might pick up.
we have seen that oil prices have risen somewhat but in bps case it does not expect prices to get above above $55 a barrel, that might be about average until at least 2050, so that prompts questions about what the new oil firms will look like. there is a focus away, maybe, from traditional oil and gas to more renewable sources of energy, better news for the environment but not good news as far as financial results are concerned, so yet again, another big loss, as we said, a $6.7 billion loss at bp but it is worth comparing that to shell, they reported figures last week, their loss was $18 billion, so it puts that into context, but bp is making clear it will have to cut 10,000 jobs around the world. we arejust we are just hearing that the competition watchdog has cleared amazon's planned to take a 16% stake in deliver route finding would not help competition in the delivery and
grocery market. they had already said it was minded to approve the deal and has given it a thumbs up. that is eight months after opening a probe into the online giant's plans. that decision takes into account the competition markets authority that amazon has only taken a 16% stake in the british company deliveroo but if it increases stake, the regulator might open a new investigation. paracetamol, ibuprofen and aspirin are among the most common, and readily available, drugs used for chronic pain around the world. but now, draft guidance released by england's national institute for health and care excellence says there is "little or no evidence" that they make any difference to patients' distress. it also says there is some evidence they could cause harm, and even addiction. dr paul chrisp, director of the centre for guidelines at nice, joins me now. tell us more about this and the
concerns around these painkillers because they are widely prescribed. tell us first of all how widely prescribed they are. if we could start by just prescribed they are. if we could start byjust outlining that we are looking at chronic pain, chronic primary pain here, so this is conditions where pain has lasted for three months or more where they may not be an obvious cause. so set produces guidance on many positions, but this is a chronic pain that has lasted for three months or more. 0ften lasted for three months or more. often this chronic pain, it can't be eliminated completely by common painkillers that you have outlined. so what we have tried to do with his guideline is to focus on discussions between patients and their doctors to really explore their condition and come to an individualised pain ca re and come to an individualised pain care plan and notjust rely on
common analgesics, some of which you have mentioned, which are fine for the short term but are not suitable for long—term use in many people. the short term but are not suitable for long-term use in many people. so what you think will be effective treatments? well, what our guideline committee looked at, they looked at a range of interventions. for some people, acupuncture can work, for some people there is evidence that exercise is beneficial, and for some people, cognitive behavioural therapy, for example. it depends on individual, and it is very important to have that relationship the patient and the doctor to really explore and understand the reasons in the background to how they are feeling. chronic pain is something that really affects people's quality of life and how they function, how they get on with their lives, so it is very important that that is explored fully. it might have a biological background, it might have a psychological background or a social background, all of those things might have some association.
it is very important that people have these conversations with their doctors and aren'tjust reliant on the common analgesics, which as you said —— which as i said, for long—term use might be harmful. said —— which as i said, for long-term use might be harmful. this isa long-term use might be harmful. this is a huge difference in approaching these patients who, as you say, could have much more complicated factors behind the pain that is being presented. currently, if they have been prescribed what are pretty cheap painkillers to deal with it that aren't making a difference, that aren't making a difference, thatis that aren't making a difference, that is one thing, taking a much more holistic approach and offering up more holistic approach and offering up solutions that are much more expensive will not only potentially be transformative but also more expensive. potentially they could but if we look at absenteeism and the impact on people's lives and livelihoods, i think that is something that also has to be taken into account. if you or i were living with these debilitating
conditions, i think we would expect to have our conditions taken seriously and not just to have our conditions taken seriously and notjust be reliant on painkillers which in some instances it may not work. and for some medicines, particularly the stronger medicines, particularly the stronger medicines like opioids and some anti—epileptics, they actually cause dependence, so it is really important that people explore the nature of their condition with their doctor or specialist and seek to come to a pain care plan that is right for them. you are absolutely right, of course, when you say that anyone, you or i, anyone would expect and hope and want that whatever condition they have is taken seriously, so the fact that they have been treated correctly, anyone with current dilemma chronic pain, have been treated in this way, how much are people being let down? i don't think people have been let down, doctors are doing their best, but it is important that people's
expectations of their condition matches the evidence for what really works. so it is having a trusting relationship between the doctor and the patient. i don't think that doctors are letting people down, as you had put it, it is about setting the foundation for that relationship by really exploring the nature of their condition and having an honest conversation about the potential benefits and the potential harms with some of these different options and to come to a shared decision about what is right for that particular person and their chronic pain. thank you very much. you are welcome. thank you. a black woman from swanley in the uk has accused kent police of treating her like a criminal —
because of her ethnicity. dr andrea charles fidelis — who's a senior civil servant at the ministry ofjustice — was outjogging, when she said she was followed by a man in a van. she claims that when she went to the police for help, they accused her of being a car thief — leaving herfeeling brutalised and dehumanised. kent police have insisted this wasn't a case of racial profiling — as simon jones reports. horrific is how dr andrea charles fidelis describes her experience with the police at swanley railway station. she had been outjogging when she says a man accused her of being too close to her car on his driveway. he then followed her in a van, calling the police. frightened, she sought refuge at the station, but when an officer arrived, it wasn't the response she expected. the station guard kind of leaned out and said, "she's in here, "she is in fear of her life." and he shouted, "she is not in fear of her life, "she tried to steal a car." initially, i felt humiliated but after the event i feel very much like i was dehumanised as a person and it has left me questioning and very anxious about even going out now.
dr charles fidelis works at the ministry ofjustice and sits on the violent crime prevention board at new scotland yard but she feels she has had nojustice and she wouldn't have been treated that way if she were a middle—aged professional white woman. i have been treated differently because of my race. in how the whole situation played out, i was presumed as being guilty. but an investigation by kent police into her treatment has concluded there were no breaches of legislation or kent police policy. there is nothing which shows any discrimination but their officer could have acted with greater compassion and courtesy. chanting: black lives matter! the recent black lives matter protests, this one in brighton, have shone a spotlight on the sometimes troubled relationship between the police and the black community. the chief constable of kent, alan pughsley, took the knee at an event, in his words, to show humility and solidarity for all communities. get out of the car and we don't need to do this. but last month, after this footage was widely shared, the met apologised to the sprinter of bianca williams for the distress
she experienced when she and her partner were pulled over in their car in a stop and search. there is a need for more work between police services and the communities they serve to enhance confidence that the police can serve all its communities equally. kent police says it takes all allegations of racial discrimination seriously, but having examined what happened here, it concluded the officer didn't act in a discriminatory manner towards dr charles fidelis. it accepted, though, that he did speak to her in an unsympathetic manner. the police have apologised for any upset caused but she now is taking the case to the independent police watchdog. simonjones, bbc news, swanley. test and trace programmes in the uk are not good enough to stop a second wave of coronavirus after september when children go back to school, scientists have warned. the study, published in medical journal the lancet, said there could be a second wave of the virus in december 2020, twice as big as the first peak. earlier, i spoke to david nabarro, the world health organisation
special envoy on covid—19, about how the world is currently coping with the virus. as i look at what is happening around the world, time and time again i see that this virus is a constant presence and is returning all the time. sometimes i actually avoid the term second wave and instead refer to constant spikes and occasional surges, because i think that is what we will all have to deal with. these spikes will be a few people, a cluster of people with disease, turning up suddenly, and ideally we should be able, using the test, trace and isolate routine, to minimise those as quickly as possible, which is why i think the work done by the group whose representative you just interviewed is really important and it reminds us how necessary it is to keep ahead of this virus by knowing where it is.
but then i think there will be, from time to time, outbreak surges. it will be a new reality of life. it is slightly frustrating for everybody because i think most would just like to get on with their lives as best they could, but we will have surges of disease and even when the numbers are very low we will have to be on the lookout for those surges, which is why i believe we have to also be ready for the possibility from time to time that things will be interrupted. businesses may have to be closed for a period, schools may have to be stopping for a period, which would be really awful for pupils and parents, because there is a spike building up — a surge occurring in the local community.
i think that will be the reality of living with this virus. preventing transmission to best behaviour, we should not cut any corners, and then dealing with the surges as they occur. the england footballer marcus rashford and the model adwoah aboah feature on the cover of next month's british vogue. the issue, which is called "activism now", has been described by its editor, edward enninfu, as a "rallying cry for the future". it features 40 activists who are portrayed as the "faces of hope" and was created by a predominantly black team of photographers, makeup artists and models. it's also the first time in its 104—year history that its cover shot was taken by a black male photographer. joining us now are two women who say there's a need for more diversity in the fashion industry. mata marielle is a celebrity make—up artist who's worked with vogue. also i'm joined by lauren byfield, a curve model. i know you didn't get involved in this particular addition but it is really great people to talk to you
about your experience of working in the industry. how important do you think this additional be? i think it is really important for generations to come and people know need to know black people belong in the spaces and we need to be on board letting black people create and show they do it as well as white counterparts. it is very important for us to share our work as well. i think this issue deftly highlights this. white might have you felt that you happen to belong to? definitely at times. when i am on set and sometimes it is times when there are 20 people and the crew and i am the only black person there i kind of feel like i don't belong in it is very ha rd feel like i don't belong in it is very hard for me. i can work in that
space but it is very hard for me to file for ten and belong and hard for me to feel comfortable the way eve ryo ne me to feel comfortable the way everyone else does on set because i don't see any one else that looks like me that is also working. it makes me feel like black people are not given the opportunity to work on these big jobs as white people and it is really upsetting to see but i think change is definitely coming. white hope you felt working in the industry? i always felt there was need for diversity in the issue. i definitely feel that it needs to be normalised and this is why i definitely would applaud him because he tries to involve and highlight
many creators from different practices and keep them involved in vogue as well. that thing about tokenism and not just vogue as well. that thing about tokenism and notjust being a face on the cover but reflecting what is going on in the magazine and behind—the—scenes is so important and he has said his ambition is to make vogue a welcoming place for women of all ages and sizes and shapes and colours to see themselves reflected. that position he has at such an iconic magazine, how much power does he have to change things? . edward has had to really establish himself within the industry and it is quite a big responsibility for him asa is quite a big responsibility for him as a black man to feel as though he has to constantly bring black creatives through whether it be black models are black activists. i feel that if people are reflected in the industry as a whole then maybe
we will be looking on a british vogue issue, it will be reflected in all publications and magazines and film and photography. what do you say to that in terms of this is a black man who was taken over the helm of a magazine who has spoken of the discrimination he has faced. 0f course allies ship is a term that is increasingly used and seen as something important. it shouldn't have to be black people that are doing this, she did? it shouldn't have to be but i think it is really good we have our activism and amazing people like edward were able to spread information and knowledge in this farand to spread information and knowledge in this far and wide. i think it is very important and i respect edward so much for what he is doing for vogue and the opportunities he is trying to bring to our communities because a lot of people are now working on really amazing jobs and
doing these amazing things and taking all these opportunities because people like edward are speaking and making their advice known and heard. and they are really trying to action things now, i think. so it is really important and it's amazing and beautiful to see. it is very beautiful to see. does it feel like 2020 is the year of change? absolutely. i feel that global events have made a lot of people feel accountable for the lack of involvement in diversity and reflecting what the current state of the world is that we live in. when you think about the uk, it is really a diverse country so i think about 2020 there are no excuses any more. people in points of privilege to really go out and educate themselves on people that are less represented
within society. it is great to talk to you both. thank you both very much indeed. the september issue of british vogue will be available from friday. the owner of currys pc world, dixons says it will be cutting 800 jobs as a restructuring of its management structure. it says it is overhauling operations to increase its focus on customers. staff have been told today about the job losses and some jobs are being removed, others being created stop apparently 1800 people will go into consultation and around 1000 are expected to stay with the
business. president trump has told reporters that coronavirus outbreak in the united states is receding. the country has the largest number of reported covid—19 infections and deaths in the world. the president told a news conference the us was handling the pandemic as well as any other country. we're beginning to see evidence of significant progress. nationwide, the number of positive cases has declined by nearly 6% from the week before, and the positive test rate has also dropped from 8.7% to 8% over that same period of time. an encouraging sign. the us, with 4% of the world's population, has suffered nearly 23% of total global deaths from the virus. president trump has also criticised one of his own top medical advisers, dr deborah birx, who said the disease was now widespread across the us and a greater threat than when the outbreak first began.
0ur correspondent in los angeles, peter bowes, explains the president's latest claims. this is another example of the president apparently disagreeing with one of the medical advisers that have been very close to him through this pandemic, doctor deborah birx, describing as pathetic an interview she gave over the weekend in which she talked about very serious terms about a new stage of the pandemic in the united states of the pandemic in the united states of people in rural areas being just as much at risk as people in big cities like new york which was at one stage the epicentre of the outbreak. it seems as if the president was not best pleased with the way deborah birx expressed herself during the interview although it is fair to say during the news conference on monday he was asked about this and said they did agree with each other and he respected her. again it is a case of president trump criticising on the one hand but then praising on the
other. perhaps leaving people confused, i think that is the ta keaway confused, i think that is the takeaway from this. a lot of people say they want a better direction from the federal government. latin america now has five million confirmed cases of covid—19. colombia reported 10,000 new cases on monday alone. mexico has registered more than 9,000 daily cases for the first time, and has now overtaken britain as the country with the third—highest number of covid—19 deaths. the australian state of victoria has announced harsh new penalties for residents who ignore orders to self—isolate because of the coronavirus. under the new rules, residents are only allowed to shop and exercise within three miles of their home. fines for repeated lockdown breaches have been increased to more than £2,500. meanwhile a night—time curfew has been imposed in the city of melbourne. and police in victoria say they will continue to take extreme measures to ensure the law is upheld.
0n at least three or four occasions in the past week, we had to smash the windows of people in cars and pull them out of there so they could provide their details, because they weren't telling us where they were going, they weren't adhering to the chief health officer guidelines, they weren't providing their name and address. we don't want to be doing that, but people have to absolutely understand there are consequences for your actions, and if you are not doing the right thing, we will not hesitate to issue infringements, to arrest you, to detain you where it's appropriate. the headlines on bbc news... scientists are warning the test and trace programmes in the uk are not good enough to stop a second wave of coronavirus after september when the majority of children go back to school. the former king of
spain,juan carlos, has abruptly left the country — weeks after he was linked to an investigation into alleged corruption. an increase in exam pass rates in scotland — as students are awarded grades after coronavirus forced their exams to be cancelled for the first time ever. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. up a little. it wasn't just adults that were recruited from dozens of countries to join the so—called islamic state. it's thought that thousands of children were taken to join the self—proclaimed caliphate by their parents. many of those that survived are now stranded in kurdish run camps in syria. bbc asian network s poonam taneja reports on one woman's battle to bring three of them home.
three sisters, all under 12 years old, trapped in syria, thousands of miles from their grandmother in london. granny, i love you. i miss michaela. hello, granny. hello, granny, how are you? all charlene jack henry has of her grandchildren are photographs and phone messages. she last saw them before their parents took them secretly to syria five years ago. i was, like, why are you crying? 0h, we don't want to leave our granny. we don't want to leave our granny. i knew that would be the last thing i... i'd remember of isaac. but it was — three years ago, isaac was killed in bombing. just a year before, his father died in the same way. charlene's three granddaughters are now living in refugee camps with their mother, her daughter. i want them out of that place
but it seems so hopeless. it seems that they've just been abandoned by the british government. nicole jack and her husband slipped out of the country in 2015 to join the islamic state group, a regime which killed, raped and tortured thousands. last year, after islamic state was defeated, nicole jack was back in touch. hey, mum. it's me. i love you guys. forgive me for not messaging earlier. ijust thought it would get you into problems. nicole and her husband, hussain, took their entire family, including their children, to a war zone. as a grandmother, what you think about that decision? i don't think she would have made the decision to go there willingly. i would put my own head on a block and stake my life on it. but returning women and children is a major worry
for the uk government. i just want forgiveness, really from the uk. shamima begum left london as a schoolgirl to travel to syria in the same year as nicole jack. the government has stripped her of citizenship, but she's won a legal battle to return to the uk to challenge the decision, which the government will appeal. there are about 60 british children in syrian camps. the government says it will repatriate orphans and unaccompanied children. so far, only three have returned. charlene hopes her grandchildren could also come home soon. that's no place for kids to grow up. my fear is if you leave kids in a place where there is violence and that is normalised then
they can't have a normal life anywhere else. even if we think we don't owe anything to these adults who went, don't we owe these children a duty of care? poonam taneja with that report. and britain is not the only country dealing with returnees from islamic state group. tomorrow we report from the caribbean island of trinidad, which had one of the highest recruitment rates to the group in the western world. 100 is the new 60, at least according to james lovelock, one of britain s greatest scientists. he s famous for developing the ‘gaia' theory and for revealing the chemicals that were destroying the ozone layer. and those are just a couple of the insights and inventions he came up with during his long career. he s just celebrated his 101st birthday and our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt, has been to visit him at his home in dorset. james lovelock‘s greatest insight was that the world is a self—regulating system. it was the early ‘70s
and he was working at nasa on the first space probes. i suddenly had a vision of the earth as a complete chemical reactor, not an inert, just, lump of rock and water and whatnot buzzing around the sun in space. and that was the gaia hypothesis. it is the life that keeps it constant. the problem is, mankind is upsetting the balance, pumping more carbon dioxide into the system that the earth can absorb. we are playing a very dangerous game. it is direct interference with one of the major regulating mechanisms of gaia. in the past, he has warned that humanity is doomed but having just turned 101, it seems james lovelock is in optimistic mood. most of the more advanced countries are already deep
into alternative energy, nuclear, all sorts of things. things that give us energy without upsetting the regulation of the earth. i mean, we know how to do it and we are. we learn but slowly. even coronavirus doesn't seem to worry him much. he sees it in scientific terms, a consequence of evolution. we are an opportunity for the virus. if you go on building up the population, it is almost inevitable that something is going to say, ‘gee, there's a lot of stuff to eat there. let's go and get it'. don't be afraid to ask the big questions, is his advice to young scientists. treat science like art, in other words, don't expect to make a living from it. enjoy it. that is certainly how james lovelock treated his career and at the beginning of his second century, he is as cheerful as ever.
i have never been so happy. i had always thought the moment you passed 100, life started going downhill and it was misery and staggering all over the place. well, i may stagger about a bit but i couldn't care less. it is really enjoyable. that was the eminent scientist james lovelock, who hasjust celebrated his 101st birthday. is this the luckiest man in the world? he's a miner from tanzania in africa who's found a rare gem worth millions of dollars — for the second time in two months. paul hawkins has more. one of the rarest gemstones on earth. tanzanite is only found in northern tanzania. used to make ornaments, it's worth a lot of money because it comes in different colours and is very rare. so what are chances you'd find three ta nzanite rocks in just under two months?
the answer is quite high, if you're this man, saniniu laizer — quite possibly the luckiest man ever. picking up a $2 million check from the government for his 6.3kg rock of tanzanite — his third in two months. translation: i would like to express my thanks to the government for the support they are giving us, and i ask them to continue providing us small—scale miners with capacity. once they do it, us small—scale miners are sure to get more tanzanite even bigger than this one. and he should know. injune, he found two tanzanite stones weighing 15 kilograms in total and worth a cool $3.4 million. it turned him into a millionaire rock star overnight. translation: through the tax we are paying to the government on our mining activities, this money has contributed a lot to bringing development to our community, clean waters forfamilies in maasai land.
now getting enough clean water in all households. all this comes from the money we pay in tax. back injune, the miner with four wives said the money wouldn't change him. he still plans to look after his 2,000 cows, although he did slaughter one to celebrate. instead of a party, he's now going to build a school and a health facility for his local community. paul hawkins, bbc news. norway has stopped all cruise ships with more than 100 people on board from disembarking at its ports, because of a covid—19 outbreak. at least 40 passengers and crew on the ms roald amundsen have tested positive. the ships operator has apologised for mistakes in infection control. it's been criticised for re—starting cruises prematurely. now, every new parent wants to share their baby with the world. that can be tricky in these pandemic
times, so here's one solution from mexico, where parents can rent a mobile cabin made of glass to present newborns to the neighbourhood. parents climb aboard with a baby in tow, as friends and relatives stand outside to take a peek of the newest member of the family. you're watching bbc news. hello, there. a surge of summer heat returns, particularly across southern and eastern areas this week, but for the time being today, a lot more cloud around across the country and if you are in the north and west we will see some rain at times for many of you, some of that, particularly across western scotland, will be heavy through the day. it is all linked to this area of low pressure to the north—west of us, and the weather fronts coming entangled amongst it. these weather fronts are zones of cloud which stretch further into the atmosphere, so there's a greater chance they will produce heavy rain. heavy rain seen so far across northern england and wales easing off into something lighter and more patchy, so skies should brighten, and east of the pennines should see a little bit of sunshine. more rain returns to northern ireland, and the afternoon
a thoroughly wet one across some southern and western parts of scotland, with the risk of minor flooding in the west of scotland, and it is here and across northern ireland, where we could see gale force winds. the further south and east you are, particularly the midlands, east anglia, the south—east, the channel islands, not only will we see the wind lightest here, but the best chance of staying dry with some hazy sunshine. temperatures are a little bit higher than yesterday at around 22. 15—17 across parts of scotland. tonight, the heaviest of the rain in scotland will ease off. still pretty damp in western areas. some heavier bursts for northern england and north wales but, wherever you are, plenty of cloud at times overnight. a fair breeze blowing and a very mild breeze, coming all the way up from the mid—atlantic, keeping temperatures in the mid teens, may be around 16 degrees for some of you, as we start wednesday morning. and again on wednesday morning, weather fronts tangled across the central swathe across the uk, and they will thicken up further towards the west later, so early rain in northern england, pushing northwards into scotland. another batch of rain then works across northern ireland into southern scotland.
western parts of england and wales. temperatures here still getting up into the low 20s, so a little bit higher than we have seen through this afternoon, but the sunshine continuing through the midlands and eastern england, where it gets hotter still — we could see 28 as a high. wednesday night into thursday, weather fronts really just start to decay in situ, the windfalls lighter, and that means whilst there will be lots of cloud, and a few showers to, particularly across the south and east first thing, through the day, other than one or two isolated showers, most will be dry with increasing amounts of sunshine winning through and temperatures rising across the board. by this stage it could get close to 30 in the south—east corner. and it will get hotter, particularly across england and wales into friday. a longer spell of warmth across the south and east. temperatures peaking at 35 on friday. not as hot, though, this time in parts of scotland. 01:59:37,811 --> 2147483052:36:33,620 pain. thank you very much. you are 2147483052:36:33,620 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 welcome. thank you.