the end of social distancing in england s pubs and restaurants means a return to drinking at the bar without the requirement for table service. nightclubs will also reopen. the hospitality industry has been hit hard by the pandemic and has welcomed the announcement, though some staff are worried about working in a crowded environment without face masks. 0ur north of england correspondent danny savage reports. another busy lunchtime at the bull inn, in north yorkshire. staff are wearing facemasks, customers have to register, it is table service only and all at a safe social distance. but in two weeks time, all those restrictions go. a bit scared, really. commercially, fantastic, let s just go back to normal. gill runs the pub but does she trust the public to act responsibly? there is a big section of the community, particularly when they get a few points down them, who don t take that much responsibility for themselves or others. and i don t want to damn people but it s a fac
thank you. there will be thank you tartan, tea and cakes, river bank litter picks, and street parties. have been. everyone has got behind it from royalty to harry kane, and that sense of people wanting those moments of connection to celebrate the things that bind us together, that is what driving it. as britain prepares to leave its long covid quarantine, the hope is that the sacrifice and love that kept people going can be distilled into a huge annual thank you, ready for any challenges to come. # don t you look back. as far as the weather goes, we have got helen to thank for that. hello. menacing clouds across many parts of the uk today and there is heavy, those thundery showers will continue throughout the rest of this evening. a little bit of sunshine early on between but even through the night i think will continue to see them, particularly for scotland, northern ireland, northern england, perhaps the thundering element using a wave is certainly quite a cloudy and set
dry, even a bit of sunshine to start the day tomorrow. northern england, northern ireland and scotland tomorrow, cloud, areas of rain, heavy burst in there. northern england turning dry, along with the rest of england and wales. more heavy rain spilling in towards the south west is monday comes to a close. with that, the wins strengthen, gail is developing in the far south overnight and into tuesday morning. this is bbc news. the headlines: a brilliant night for england in rome as they thrash ukraine and move on to the semifinals of the euros. a saturday night to celebrate for fans. football is coming home england face denmark at wembley on wednesday. 0ur uk government minister suggests wearing face coverings will be a matter of personal choice when coronavirus restrictions are eased in england on the 9th ofjune 19th ofjuly. at least 20 people have died after a military plane crashed in the southern philippines. an approaching storm in miami accelerates plans to demolish
the prospect of empty supermarket shelves and price hikes because of a shortage of lorry drivers. that s the warning from uk industry bosses, who say more than 60,000 workers are needed to keep goods moving. our business correspondent, dave harvey, reports. it s food on the shelves, it s drinks on the shelves, and it s builders merchants being full. that s really what it is. if we re not delivering product, the shops won t be full, and that will have a massive impact on the uk. in many ways, trucks like these are meant to be the lifeblood of our economy. they keep everything moving. right now, they re parked up and going nowhere. not that there s a shortage of companies with stuff to move, or indeed, at 150 grand for a cab and a trailer, any shortage of trucks themselves. they just can t find enough drivers. one in ten of this somerset firm s lorries are parked up at the moment, costing thousands every day. the industry calculates britain is short of 60,000 lorry drivers. 15
hello, this is bbc news with me, joanna gosling. the headlines. it s coming rome. england prepares to take on ukraine later in the hope of winning a place in the euro semi finals for the first time in 25 years. england fans have been told not to travel to italy but for those already in the country, the excitement is building up. at least 20 people are missing injapan after a landslide sent mud cascading down a hillside smashing into homes and sweeping away cars. the un warns that eight months of fighting in ethiopia s tigray region has left nearly two million people on the brink of famine. britain s main doctors union urges the government to keep some measures in place after the 19th ofjuly when all covid restrictions are due to be removed. now on bbc news lucy hedges takes to the wheel of our all electric van for the next instalment of the travel show s uk mini series, this time, in wales. travelling from city to coast, meeting the locals. you ve gotta love it, proper briti