coronavirus pilot scheme. good evening. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has dismissed calls for a faster easing of lockdown rules in england. he s urging caution, saying the country s entering the last lap of the race to beat coronavirus. he also suggests some safeguards may remain, even when all legal restrictions end next month. the government is considering a range of measures, including a vaccination programme for schools, although no final decision has been made. here s our political correspondent, ben wright. it has been a testing time and ensuring people do not have covid will continue to be crucial as the country reopens. the government is beginning a trial of daily lateral flow tests for the people in england who have come into contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus. it could eventually mean the end of self isolation. ministers are also considering giving vaccines to secondary school children. we want to get to a position at the end ofjun
at a religious festival. and in sport manchester united postpone their game against liverpool after protesting fans invade the stadium before the match. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. britain s foreign secretary has said iran s treatment of nazanin zaghari ratcliffe amounts to torture. she s a dual national who was recently convicted for a second time in iran after spending five years behind bars on charges she denied. it s the strongest language the uk government has used to date about the situation. here is the foreign secretary dominic raab speaking to the bbc. nazanin is held, unlawfully, in my view, as a matter of international law. i think she is being treated in the most abusive, torturous way. i think it amount to torture, the way she is being treated. and there is a very clear, unequivocal obligation on the iranians to release her and all of those who are being held as leverage, immediately and without condition. and we call on
a day of national mourning in israel, for the victims of the deadly crush at a religious festival. and in sport manchester united postpone their game against liverpool after protesting fans invade the stadium before the match. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. britain s foreign secretary has said iran s treatment of nazanin zaghari ratcliffe amounts to torture. she s a dual national who was recently convicted for a second time in iran after spending five years behind bars on charges she denied. it s the strongest language the uk government has used to date about the situation. here is the foreign secretary dominic raab speaking to the bbc. nazanin is held, unlawfully, in my view, as a matter of international law. i think she is being treated in the most abusive, torturous way. i think it amount to torture, the way she is being treated. and there is a very clear, unequivocal obligation on the iranians to release her and all of those who ar
everything is going to be all right! and, at last, the revellers in liverpool, enjoying a music festival, despite covid. manchester united have been forced to postpone their match against liverpool after hundreds of fans invaded the stadium to protest against the club s american owners. two police officers were injured it was the first time a premier league fixture was called off due to the behaviour of fans. here s our sports correspondent, joe wilson: we want glazer out! the concourse outside old trafford where protesters were expected to congregate to voice their continued opposition to the ownership of manchester united by the glazer family. some protesters soon decided to go further, and, ultimately, onto the pitch itself. this was the scene at one of the most famous football grounds in the world, that revered manchester united pitch, the place of stirrring feats of football, occupied. as clashes continued, police reported two injuries to officers, one slashed in the