let s cross now to the scotland first minister nicola sturgeon who is making a virtual statement to msps she is set to reveal whether her government will lift most legal covid restrictions. i will set out a number of mitigation conditions. i will summarise the key points from new guidance being published today on arrangements for the start of the new school year. let me start by summarising today s statistics. the total number of positive cases reported yesterday was 1016 which is 8.1% of all tests. there are 406 people receiving host tokyo and 61 people receiving host tokyo and 61 people receiving host tokyo and 61 people receiving intensive care which has won more than yesterday. sadly nine further deaths were reported over the last 24 hours taking the total number of registered is death and the daily definition to 7952. as always i want to convey my sincere condolences to everyone who has lost a loved one. i can also report that 4,014,000 212 people have now received a f
scotland. a bit warmer than yesterday after the cool start in england, it will top out at around 22 degrees stop the showers will continue into the evening before slowly fading. it has been very dry in scotland so far this summer and the rain maybe welcome. in rural spots dipping down to single figures stop a fine start almost again a case of waiting for the shallows to develop. there will be a feeling northern ireland tomorrow, northern and western scotland, a few in the north of england and if you dotted about elsewhere in england and wales. thursday, friday and into the weekend it is all about the low pressure system. not as windy as it was last week. bands of rain and showers will move in. the chance for heavy downpours not raining all the time, there will still be bright and sunny spells around. a breezy picture across the uk and it will turn cooler. on friday that the heavy showers. there could be disrupted downpours around that are thundery on friday and showers will c
ukrainian capital kyiv. vitaly shishov ran the belarusian house in ukraine. criticism from labour as the government abandons plans for an amber watchlist of countries for international travel amid warnings the system was becoming too complex. what impact have the changes to the traffic light system had on your travel plans this summer? let me know you can get in touch at @vfritznews using #bbcyourquestions gunfire. fighting is raging in helmand province between taliban militants and afghan government forces for control of the southern city of lashka ga. after a drop in rural thefts during coronavirus lockdowns last year insurers have now issued a warning that gangs are using e scooters to go to uk farms and steal high value gps technology. and mowing a meadow in historic style shire horses are being used to harvest a wildflower meadow at king s college cambridge. it s been another bumper morning of action in tokyo on day 11 of the olympic games and team gb have
schick s simplest goal of the lot was the most precious. taking its team into a quarterfinal against denmark next saturday. wait long enough, and you will find the czech republic are starting to make waves. and that result could open things up for england. should they beat germany here on tuesday it is one of denmark or the czech republic they would face in the semifinals. but as we know they need to beat germany first and some big selections for gareth southgate to make before then. mason mount could be in contention to start on tuesday despite continuing to self isolate after being declared as a close contact following his discussion with billy gilmour after the scotland game, as olly foster reports. england have won more training session here tomorrow morning before they head to london and then tuesday s match at wembley. it has been such an important a few days here at st george s park after they topped the group against the czechs. we have heard from different players an