Good afternoon. Both the Prime Minister and the chancellor are in Self Isolation this lunchtime after coming into contact with the Health Secretary, sajid javid, whos tested positive for coronavirus. The announcement was made by Downing Street after it initially said both Borisjohnson And Rushi sunak would be taking part in a Pilot Scheme which would allow them to continue working provided they tested negative in a daily lateral flow test. This had been criticised by labour and some business leaders, with hundreds of thousands of people having to self isolate having been pinged by the Track And Trace system. Our political Correspondentjessica Parker has the latest. It is hot out there but not everyone is enjoying it is hot out there but not everyone is enjoying the sunshine, with so many is enjoying the sunshine, with so many order is enjoying the sunshine, with so many order to isolate because of covid~ many order to isolate because of covid. . Many order to isolate because of covid.
Theres no power, nowhere to buy food, not much mobile reception. But theyre doing what they can. Willie told us theyve never seen anything like it here, not even in his parents , grandparents , time. The water rose two metres in 15 or 20 minutes, he told us. People tried to save their things, went on to their basements, and unfortunately got trapped. I was lucky, he said, i could get out the back of my basement. Around 100 people have died in this district alone. Many more are still missing. There was so little time to run, people tell us. Look at the force of this flood. And the damage it left behind. The waters receding, but the number of dead is expected to continue to rise. Search and rescue, its feared, will soon be a recovery operation. Today, the german president described the loss as heartbreaking. Translation its a time of misery, and in times i of misery, our country sticks together. Im glad that people, notjust here in the region, but from all over germany, send messages of
Important that everybody sticks to the same rules. The afghan government withdraws its diplomatic staff from the pakistani Capital Islamabad following an attack on friday on the ambassador s daughter. Two athletes and an official at the tokyo Olympic Village have tested positive for coronavirus five days before the start of the games. Lewis hamilton wins the british Grand Prix in a dramatic and controversial race at silverstone. We will have all the latest on the story and many others from the Bbc Sport Centre later in the hour. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and Around The World. Im martine croxall. The german chancellor says the world must hurry in the Battle Against Global Warming and promised financial aid after the floods in germany and parts of Western Europe killed more than 180 people. Angela merkel has expressed shock at what she called Surreal Destruction caused by Flash Flooding on a visit to one of the worst hit towns, schuld in the west of germany. More Heavy Rai
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