reverse plans to continue working rather than self isolate after receiving a official coronavirus alert. we did look briefly at the idea of us taking part in the pilot scheme, which allows people to test daily, but i think it is far more important that everybody sticks to the same rules. two athletes and an official at the tokyo olympic village have tested positive for coronavirus just five days before the start of the games. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the german chancellor says the world must hurry in the battle against global warming and promised financial aid after the floods in germany and parts of western europe killed more than 180 people. angela merkel has been visiting the affected areas in germany this morning. more heavy rain has caused further flooding in southern germany and austria overnight. let s cross to my colleague kasia madera, who s in the german town of sinzig. sinzig is one of those towns in western germany that caught
dream. we ended up finding a lot of people related to the oil business. i remember him telling us, i m going to make millions of dollars. a big money venture oozing with outlaws. a violent individual, been to prison for robbery. big man. probably 250 pounds of steroided rock muscle. significant criminal history. greed is what killed my dad. greed is what caused all of this. a thirst for oil, a lust for blood. i trust aid con artist. i trusted a sociopath. wild, isn t it, what can happen to a quiet little prairie town when oil comes along. yeah. among the green and pleasant landscapes of american privilege is a fine historic rise of land called the south hill. here for 100 years has been the home of spokane, washington s elite. in their queen anne and craftsman mansions peace lives here. quiet. rectitude and certainly not the kind of story we re about to tell. the kind of story with ambitious men, dark plots and dames. i asked him. i said am i just the du
bbc your questions. germany is relaxing covid restrictions on travellers from the uk from tomorrow, they ll be able to enter the country even if they re not residents. a draft law is being introduced to parliament to prevent asylum seekers staying in the uk if they ve already passed through a safe country. schools in england will find out this afternoon how the government plans to relax the bubble rules that mean large numbers of pupils are sent home if a single child has a positive covid test. last week more than 375 thousand children in england were off school while isolating for ten days. the education secretary, gavin williamson, is expected to say the changes will come into effect on the 19th ofjuly when most of england s covid regulations are set to be scrapped. social distancing will be scrapped for the first time in 16 months. face coverings will no longer be a legal requirement. limits on socialising will be lifted bringing an to end to the rule of six indoo
at ellesmere port. and at 2.45pm, we ll be going across the uk to find out more about the stories affecting you from ourjournalists up and down the country. stay with us for that. hello and welcome if you have just joined us. the health secretary sajid javid has announced that people, who ve had both doses of a covid vaccine, will no longer have to self isolate if they come into contact with a positive case of the virus. the change which will come into force on 16th august, and will also apply to people under the age of 18 who are currently not eligible for vaccination. and in the last half hour, the education secretary gavin williamson has announced an end to the bubble system in english schools with no more self isolation for pupils who come into contact with positive cases. here s what mr williamson had to say. though keeping children inconsistent groups was essential to control the spread of the virus when our population was less vaccinated, we recognise that the syst