And after the fire and fury, comes the landlside we ll talk to journalist michael wolff about his new book documenting the final days of the trump presidency. Hello and welcome. Big changes to covid restrictions have been made in england and scotland. Wales relaxed some rules on 17july. Northern ireland is set to ease rules on 26july. So, after well over a year of being in lockdown, what has changed? in england, facemasks are no longer mandatory but they are still required in some businesses and shops and on some public transport. The government suggests they should be worn in crowded indoor spaces. All social distancing is scrapped. There are no limits now on how many people can gather indoors or outdoors in any situation. The guidance to work from home is also lifted. Though the government expects people to start returning to work gradually. People who ve had both vaccines can now travel to amber list countries without having to isolate on return. That does not include france, th
Hello, thanks very much for joining us here on bbc news. The tokyo olympics get under way this week, but there s already a growing number of athletes and officials testing covid positive or being forced to self isolate. In the olympic village, two players and a coach for the south africa men s football team have the virus. Eight members of team gb athletics team are also in isolation, after being in close contact with positive cases. And the american tennis star coco gauff has announced she s not going to tokyo, after she tested positive. Despite the worsening covid situation and strong public opposition to these games, the governor of tokyo has told the bbc it would have been worse to cancel. Rupert wingfield hayes reports. With five days to go, the anti olympic protests are not going away. This one is outside the hotel where ioc president thomas bach is staying. Their message to him is pretty blunt. Over at the olympic village, three covid cases have now been confirmed. Across the ci
On the devastating floods in europe. In germany, more than 170 people are still missing. At least 160 are confirmed dead. Rain is continuing to wreak havoc, with attention now shifting to parts of austria these are the streets in one town in the salzburg region. We begin in england and, 480 days after they were first introduced, most legal restrictions on social contact have been lifted. Including the restrictions on social contact. Three, two, one! cheering this was the moment when the clock struck midnight that restrictions eased. These people are celebrating what many have called freedom day. From today, monday, life can pretty much go back to normal. Face coverings are no longer required by law although they are recommended in some crowded public spaces, such as public transport. The social distancing one metre plus guidance is no longer mandatory except in some places like hospitals. Nightclubs can reopen and theatres and cinemas can return to full capacity. People currently
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