scotland, wales and northern ireland to look at the restrictions in the rest of the united kingdom. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news, building up to the latest coronavirus briefing from the government, today led by the prime minister borisjohnson. it s been confirmed that the planned easing of restrictions in england will go ahead next monday on the 19th ofjuly. in the house of commons a short time ago, the health secretary sajid javid said that while cases could rise to as many as 100,000 a day, it isn t expected that infection rates will put unsustainable pressure on the nhs. so let s take a look at the restrictions which will end a week today. the rule of six rule for meeting indoors will be scrapped. pubs and restaurants will be able to let people queue at the barfor drinks. theatres and cinemas can return to a full capacity audience. sport and entertainment venues can also welcome back capacity crowds, but businesses and large events will be encouraged to use so ca
will crawl back under the rock from which you emerged. south africa s military is deployed to the streets, to stamp out violent protests against the jailing of former president jacob zuma. shops looted and buildings set on fire in the fourth day of unrest across two provinces and police are blaming the violence on criminals and opportunistic individuals . we will also turn to the us. wildfires are raging across western states, where millions have been hit by another heatwave. firefighters say conditions are so harsh, water is evaporating before it hits the ground. it was always going to be painful for england or italy. england s wait for for a follow up to the 1966 world cup goes on. for italy. well, they re home and celebrating. here s the winning side, currently being paraded through the streets of rome to celebrate with their adoring fans. our correspondent mark lowen has been talking to some of the people out there. seeking refuge from the heat, giancarla and herfamily
the day she was last seen. a covid scare hits the g7 summit in london, with the entire indian delegation self isolating after two of them test positive for coronavirus. the prime minister has arrived at the talks. the first of their kind to take place, face to face, for more than two years. the government prepares for a booster vaccination campaign in the autumn as official figures show the number of covid deaths in the uk has reached its lowest level since last september. and the multi billion pound project to save the world s coral reefs from overfishing and climate change. a very good afternoon to you. it s five o clock. we re at holyrood in edinburgh on the final day of campaigning in a series of elections across great britain. only northern ireland won t be going to the polls. the voting tomorrow represents the biggest set of local and national elections in almost half a century. political parties here in scotland are making theirfinal push ahead of elections to the holy
46 people are killed, among them 12 children. and rugby league s kevin sinfield raises more than a million by running 101 miles in just 2a hours for his former team mate rob burrow, who has motor neurone disease. coming up on the bbc news channel: the post ole gunnar solskjaer era begins at manchester united, in their first game under caretaker manager michael carrick in the champions league. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. people in northern ireland are being asked to work from home again where possible as covid measures are tightened with leaders at stormont declaring that now is the time to act . from today, face coverings should be worn in northern ireland in all inside settings and meetings should take place outside where possible. northern ireland is the first nation in the uk to take precautionary measures in the face of rising cases across europe. our health editor, hugh pym reports. there is a stronger message on working from home in northern irel
100 days of the taliban we are looking at lives under the new regime. and it falls to ronaldo! he s done it again! and cristiano ronaldo lifts the gloom as manchester united win in europe after sacking their manager. and coming up in the sport, on the bbc news channel. a lot of love for paris. mauricio pochettino says he s happy at psg and quashes rumours linking him to manchester united. good evening. people in northern ireland are again being asked to work from home where possible as part of a tightening of covid measures. northern ireland has the highest infection rate in the uk, and it s been climbing in recent days, with ministers at stormont saying that hospital admissions are up and will increase further in the coming weeks. scotland s first minister today said the vaccine passport system for entry to hospitality venues would not be extended, as cases there have fallen slightly. but all four uk nations are on alert in the face of rising covid numbers across europ