coverings, after the prime minister said a stricter approach was needed in england. massacre, in which 8,000 bosnian muslim men and boys were murdered. now on bbc news. this week marked the 80th anniversary of the start of the battle of britain, when the raf defended the country as nazi germany launched wave after wave of bombing raids over britain. the raf‘s young pilots held them off with their new fighter planes, the spitfires and hurricanes. the aircraft became iconic, a symbol of britain s resilience under attack. but what has never been revealed before is the role that a schoolgirl from london played in their success, as sophie raworth has been finding out in the schoolgirl who helped winawar. it s a wonderful aircraft, absolutely wonderful. it fitted you like a glove, you see, that s what i liked about it. without victory in the battle of britain, i think it s almost certain that we would have been invaded by germany. it was a darn close run thing. it is the most f
hello. president trump has commuted the prison sentence for his friend and advisor roger stone. mr stone had been due to start a three year and four month prison sentence for lying under oath during the investigation into russian interference in the 2016 us election. the white house said mr stone would have been at serious risk of covid 19 in prison. our north america correspondent david willis has the latest. well, roger stone, james, is a political operative, someone who has almost rejoiced in the reputation as a dirty trickster. now, he hinted during the 2016 presidential election campaign that he was in touch through an intermediary with the wikileaks founderjulian assange, and boasted that he was knowledgeable about the release to wikileaks of thousands of e mails hacked from the server of the democratic national committee. he was sentenced to more than three years in jail and been due to report to prison in georgia before next tuesday. well, now, he won t be going t
a former islamic state group fighter from britain dies in the notorious hasakah prison, where many is fighters are held. and a disappointing day for norwich city, as the team s relegated from the premier league after a 4 0 loss to west ham. now on bbc news. this week marked the 80th anniversary of the start of the battle of britain when the raf defended the country as nazi germany launched wave after wave of bombing raids over britain. the raf‘s young pilots held them off with their new fighter planes the spitfires and hurricanes. the aircraft became iconic, a symbol of britain s resilience under attack. but what has never been revealed before is the role that a school girl from london played in their success, as sophie raworth has been finding out, in the schoolgirl who helped winawar. it s a wonderful aircraft, absolutely wonderful. it fitted you like a glove, you see, that s what i liked about it. without victory in the battle of britain, i think it s almost certain
adults contact the nspcc with concerns about a child during lockdown. they urge the government to have a plan for helping children dealing with trauma. clapping. hundreds of people turn out in sussex for the funeral of dame vera lynn. 0n the 80th anniversary of the start of the battle of britain, the story of the 13 year old girl who helped design the spitfire, which was crucial to the raf‘s victory. travellers arriving in the uk from dozens of countries are no longer required to quarantine for two weeks. the rules are being relaxed for arrivals from more than 60 countries, but scotland still requires anyone travelling from spain to quarantine, unlike england, wales and northern ireland. travel agents says the easing has led to an increase in demand forforeign holidays, though the foreign office is still advising against going on a cruise. john mcmanus has this report. spain s tourist industry is keen to say hola to british holiday makers as soon as possible. one of them, p
were cancelled. wales sees the further easing of lockdown restrictions today with the reopening of some tourist accommodation. frustration for england s cricketers. they re under pressure in the first test as west indies take a healthy lead into the second innings. and as the equestrian sport of venti gets under way this weekend for the first time since lockdown, we are behind the scenes at the barbary horse trials. and if you are planning to get out and about this weekend i have good news for you, because it looks generally dry for us this weekend. there will be some spells of sunshine and it should be getting a bit warmer as well. it s saturday, the 11th ofjuly. our top story: tougher rules on wearing face coverings could be on the way in england, after the prime minister said a stricter approach may help stop the spread of coronavirus. it s already mandatory to wear a face covering in shops in scotland, and ministers are considering whether to follow suit in england. the g