dying. to some degree, remember, this is exactly what happened in britain or in france in europe at the beginning of the spike at the end of march. a lot of people refrain from going anywhere near a hospital and many people actually died at home. and they don't have the figures, the exact figures. and because at some point, you get too ill to actually travel to go to the hospital and if you get there, it is too late. and this is why there are a lot of calls in europe and also britain to tell people if you need treatment, you need to go and europe enjoys on the whole very good health system, like mexico, sol enjoys on the whole very good health system, like mexico, so i can imagine very well wide mexicans u nfortu nately imagine very well wide mexicans unfortunately make that decision. the you want to pick up on that one are going to the straight times?|j would are going to the straight times?” would like to say, the quite clear about the situation in mexico. it is about the situation in mexico. it is a horrendous combination of the deep—rooted fear of hospitals. and they fed the third highest number of deaths anywhere in the world, 52,000 i saw confirmed in that country. 52,000 confirmed. third highest. in the world of the whole pandemics, yes. so they combination of the numberof yes. so they combination of the number of deaths plus the fear factor again that i mentioned earlier, it is a dreadful combination. one other statistic which i think you are thinking of, and mexico city, 40% of the people hospitalized, the epicentre, they end of dying as well. very grim statistics there. let's look at the straight times. the global virus cases topping 20 million but not all bad news. actually when the paper writes that, even in those countries where the news has been a rather good, it has tarnished a little bit in the past day or so. it is really y°‘y° in the past day or so. it is really yo—yo and you look at new zealand, it had a had a case happened in over 100 days. but suddenly, and of course, it is a question of proportion. when you look at spain, it is very strange because they have been extremely strict during the lockdown and probably the strictest and your, kids and children were not allowed for almost three months to go at all. and yet, not in the whole of spain but in some regions like madrid, the situation is very worrying. so you wonder, you have to look each time it the number of cases for 100,000 inhabitants, etc, you could spend all day looking at the numbers and try to make sense of it. and i really do not see any cause forjoy or being positive at all. of course there is this vaccine but it is vladimir putin talking about. so i think i will wait to hear from oxford rather than about. so i think i will wait to hearfrom oxford rather than moscow. there was a very political decision for there was a very political decision foeradimir there was a very political decision for vladimir putin to announce it himself but the clinic which is developed a vaccine is renowned around the world. i suppose the problem is they haven't done the phase three test yet. they haven't gone through all of the testing.” think your own health correspondent was talking earlier today about the fa ct was talking earlier today about the fact that they seem to have sidestepped the agreed ways of developing these vaccines to bring them, what they claim to be, the first true vaccine to fight the disease, at least for two years i read as well. and this is the price that the russian president has to pay for the cynicism that surrounds him aftera certain pay for the cynicism that surrounds him after a certain events and other places. it is called sputnik five. a reference back to the old space race. there are other, 25 other vaccines being child at the moment so vaccines being child at the moment so it could be that we will get a glut of vaccines in a few months‘ time. let's glut of vaccines in a few months‘ time. let‘s go on to the ft. it is known the last dictatorship in the region, the belarus opposition leaderfleeing region, the belarus opposition leader fleeing after rejecting the election results. and i‘m curious that i think she wanted to see the electoral commission and nobody knew what she was for a while and then she appears in lithuania are reading from a statement. yes. that was very boring anyway. a lot of pressure has been put on her and i think her children have been threatened. —— that was very worrying. she was made to read probably that statement calling for supporters to not to protest. this is worrying. look at the leaders, they have been a powerful 26 years and he is considered as you are a‘s last dictator. —— ihnatenko. we will see 110w dictator. —— ihnatenko. we will see now what comes next. —— europe‘s must appear within the eu minister proposes sanctions because they need to be adopted in unanimity and we will see whether victor orban from hungary opposes the sanctions, but what is going on there is pretty concerning, especially if you think that lukashenko concerning, especially if you think that lu kashenko decided concerning, especially if you think that lukashenko decided to put the entire country off—line in order to stifle the them. so it is difficult for them to organise and communicate on whatsapp or other social networks. interesting that russia and china have recognised the result but a lot a great deal love lost between lukashenko but a lot a great deal love lost between lu kashenko and but a lot a great deal love lost between lukashenko and president putin but but worth bearing in mind that politically, putin would want to see any influence perhaps of the west or nato. —— would not want to see. right on his doorstep. very, very complicated geopolitical situation there as has been described in recent days. but do you know something? i don't think whether we are in england or the uk or france or whether we are in england or the uk 01’ france or wherever we whether we are in england or the uk or france or wherever we are, we have no idea what is is like to live in these under the power of these some of these regimes. where these things happen. it is heart ready to read i saying not one life worth what is happening and her husband is in jail. -- it is what is happening and her husband is injail. —— it is heartening to read. that's heartbreaking to read. whatever the ups and down in our political life, here and across the channel in france, it is nothing compared to that. i think we had time for one more story. let‘s look at the telegraph main story about the exams and downgrades but the main picture for the paper, the 70th birthday portrait of the prince of wales, 71 now. just i think soonish, after the sussex wedding, the sussex book casting a shadow over this happy family. there is a lot to come here. isn‘t there? happy family. there is a lot to come here. isn't there? i'm a french republican. it is always a comedy for mixed i don‘t consider it as news for mixed i don‘t consider it as news. all i can see is the portrait is a lovely one. —— it is a lwa ys portrait is a lovely one. —— it is always a comedy for me. the stories about meghan markle and prince harry, i think they should be left to live their lives. they have been there that make may be. as a french republican, i suppose the problem is, david, this is a book that has been told to friends of the couple with the couple have not complained which they are prone to do if they disagree with anything at all. you can only really draw your conclusions this is been the semi authorised although they denied that. friends of friends of friends are traditional area of activity for the media, notjust in our country but but all over the world. i look at this picture. it is a lovely picture. a great picture. i'm slightly concerned that one or two other people might have wanted to put a few fingers and a few other eyes around the shot. if they had the chance at the time. if things are to orwere the chance at the time. if things are to or were really as bad as they are to or were really as bad as they are being depicted in this book. i think it is a thoroughly for the royal princes for whom i personally have some considerable affection, i think it is a real sad state of affairs this is happening. do i think what they are doing is wise? noi think what they are doing is wise? no i don't. that's everything they are doing. a lot more time to talk about these for the next one. that is our first look at the papers. hello again, our remarkable run of hot weather is set to continue for a while. that means temperatures once again for wednesday pushing well into the 305, it will feel hot, it will feel humid in the sunshine but we will also get some very big thundery downpours, some of these bringing some torrential rain and there will be a few communities that could see some localised flash flooding over the next few days from those really heavy downpours. now we are seeing storms through this afternoon across northern france, have to keep an eye on them, could get quite close to kent overnight tonight and a few showers as well to watch across cornwall, across wales and also through much of the day we have had a line of storms affecting eastern scotland. they will continue overnight bringing some localised, very heavy falls of rain. so another area to keep a close eye on. a couple storms also, a lot of thunder and lightning with these downpours. and the other thing we are getting used to enduring now is those high temperatures through the night. 11 o‘clock still 27 degrees in london, 2a in birmingham so another uncomfortable night‘s sleep ahead. for wednesday, the first batch will be moving across scotland. still quite murky around the coast. thunderstorms for england and wales break out, they become much more widespread and it‘s going to be another hot and humid day for sure with temperatures pushing well into the 305 with the highest temperature across east anglia and south east england, but the storms could bring localised flooding. there will be further storms on thursday. a ridge of high pressure keeping the showers trap across england and wales and away from scotland and northern ireland. starts to turn just a little bit fresher for a few of you, but otherwise it‘s another humid one. on friday, absolute highest temperature is come down a few degrees. the main reason is the extent of the cloud. still a few down products around. and for scotland and northern ireland, you‘re looking at temperatures into the high teens and go 205. that pattern continues into the weekend. all cloud around, 5till heavy downpours, still feeling humid in england and wales. that‘s your weather. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. making hi5tory — the democratic presidential candidate, joe biden, chooses kamala harri5 as his running mate for november 5 us election. the fifty—five year old california 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