we are focusing on france once again, this time because it is relaxing many of its lockdown restrictions. the overnight curfew that started at 11pm ended sunday. wearing masks is no longer compulsory outdoors, apart from in queues, markets, public transport and other situations involving crowds. last week, france s central bank forecast the economy is set to grow faster than expected as its rebound gains momentum in the second half of the year. prime ministerjean castex said france is in a happy moment. what will all these changes mean for businesses? tomasz michalski is economics professor at hec paris. good to see you, tomasz i. interesting to see they are in a happy moment and get people did not bother to turn out to vote, did they? did not bother to turn out to vote, did they? indeed. i guess the happy vote, did they? indeed. i guess the happy moment vote, did they? indeed. i guess the happy moment is vote, did they? indeed. i guess the happy moment is in - the hap
at people who commute by train two or three days a week. new zealand weightlifter laurel hubbard is set to become the first transgender athlete to compete at the tokyo olympics. wales will find out tonight who they re playing in the knockout stages of the euros after getting through the group. senior health leaders say the government must start planning now for covid boosterjabs, due to be given in the autumn. they say the questions which need to be asked about the roll out include, will people get the same vaccine as the original one they got? how long does immunity from the original coronavirus jab last? and will children will be vaccinated? it comes as england s young adults continue to respond to the call to get a vaccine, with more than a million appointments made over the weekend. so far, nearly 60% of uk adults have had two jabs of the vaccine, meaning they are fully vaccinated. and more than four in five adults have had their first dose. here s our health corresponden
scotland midfielder billy gilmour tests positive for covid 19 and will miss the euro 2020 match with croatia tomorrow. new flexible rail tickets have gone on sale, aimed at part time commuters. and the first person in the world to get a covid jab outside of trials, 91 year old margaret keenan, gives her first interview to the bbc. her message. i ve said before, please do have the jab, there s nothing to it, don t be afraid of a needle, just to save your life and to save other s lives. and coming up on the bbc news channel, can wales match their euro achievement from five years ago? they re through to the knockouts of the european championships despite defeat to italy. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a public inquiry into how tens of thousands of people were given infected blood products by the nhs in the 1970s and 80s will hear today from former pupils and parents at a school in hampshire where at least 72 students died. more than 120 pupils at treloar s c
covid-i9 that s compared to 2022 when covid i9 restrictions were still in place in china. and alice describes what s at stake for both countries. i alice describes what s at stake for both countries. for both countries. i think it s very for both countries. i think it s very much for both countries. i think it s very much reflecting i for both countries. i think. it s very much reflecting the importance of the naarm for china economically and of course it s an important neighbour as well. and so, the political relationship will be important in terms of the president strengthening bilateral ties further. and vietnam has become increasingly important in its own right as an export for china and is now the fifth largest export market for china and growing tremendously over the last 25 years as vietnam has become more important as a manufacturing hub for other countries. so enhancing economic ties is going to be very much the front and centre for xijinping s visit. the young
for the rest of a trial where he s accused of indecent assault. police launch an investigation into an unusually high rate of baby deaths and collapses at the countess of chester hospital. and it s all in the packaging the everyday items that recyclers say are impossible to deal with. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister theresa may has launched the conservative party manifesto this lunchtime with a raft of policy pledges claiming to get to grips with the great challenges of our time . it includes major changes to social care in england. for the first time, the value of someone s property would be included in the means test for care at home. mrs may pledged changes to our state pensions she said there ll be a new ‘double lock‘ system when the current triple lock expires in 2020. there s also a promise for an increase in nhs funding for england, by a minimum of £8 billion in real terms over the next five years. on brexit mrs may warned that if a