Self isolate. I find out if firms are ready to shake off restrictions. In the garden of england, the rose is in bloom. Justin rose, one of three english players, within touching distance of the lead at the open, alongside danny willet and tommy fleetwood as they head into the second day at royal st george s. Good morning. I m on brighton beach. A gorgeous start to the day ahead of what is set to be a hot and sunny few days ahead. The forecast coming up few days ahead. The forecast coming up shortly. It s friday, the 16thjuly. Our top story. At least 60 people have died and thousands of others have been forced from their homes by the worst flooding in living memory in west germany. Belgium and the netherlands has also experienced unusually heavy rainfall which caused rivers burst their banks, flooding nearby communities and causing several houses to collapse. The german chancellor angela merkel described it as a catastrophe and said the full extent of the disaster would not be known for
Two weeks before the games but no spectators are allowed. In the uk, health officials consider making the nhs covid app less sensitive, to avoid millions of people having to self isolate this summer. New research in england confirms that for children, there s an extremely low risk of severe illness or death from covid 19. The taliban hold talks in moscow as russia calls for restraint following reports that the militants have seized territory on the afghan borders with iran and tajikistan. And coming up, don t demolish old buildings plead architects. Instead, they say structures should be protected to fight climate change. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. The uk government is looking to recognise vaccines from other countries, whose residents want to travel to england, as it announces its easing of travel restrictions. Holiday companies report a surge in bookings following the decision to allow fully vaccinated uk residents to return to england and
Health officials consider making the nhs covid app less sensitive, to avoid millions of people having to self isolate this summer. New research confirms that for children, there s an extremely low risk of severe illness or death from covid 19. Authors of a new report say that front line care workers supporting elderly or disabled people in england, are underpaid by £7,000 per year. Local authorities across the uk say they face a £3 billion shortfall in their budgets over the next three years as the country emerges from the pandemic. And at 9:30, bbc sport looks ahead to today s wimbledon semi final clash between novak djokovic and denis shapovalov. Good morning. Holiday companies are reporting a surge in bookings following the decision to allow fully vaccinated uk residents to return to england from amber list countries without having to self isolate. But there are warnings from immigration officials of lengthy delays at the uk border, as international travel continues to open up.
Against the woman involved in the crash that killed their son. If football is coming home, it could provide a big boost for business. So what is the economic impact of success at the euros? i am at a rooftop bar in london to find out. There s no stopping, britain s new star at wimbledon. 18 year old emma raducanu causes another shock and is now into the third round, on her tournament debut, only two months after completing her a levels. Warm sunshine in the next few days. Get the umbrellas ready for some big showers and rumbles of thunder. Full forecast here. Good morning. It s friday, the 2nd ofjuly. Our top story. In the last hour, it s been announced labour has narrowly held its seat in the batley and spen by election. The party s candidate, kim leadbeater, beat her conservative challenger by 323 votes. Kim is the sister of murdered mp, jo cox, and paid tribute to her family and friends after the result was declared. Let s take a look at that moment. Ido hereby i do hereby declare t