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responders sifting through the rubble in surfside, florida. and summer scorcher. you know it t nearly 30 million people under heat alerts today as parts of the country brace for another potential day of record-breaking temperatures . it is sunday, july 11. we re so glad you are waking up with us. good morning. clock is ticking, isn t it? yeah, it is. in a big way because i think the whole world is watching the small town of truth or consequences, new mexico, because we are hours from british billionaire richard branson taking this trip to the edge of space. the launch of virgin galactic s unity rocket plane is going to mark the company s first test mission to carry a full compliment of space travelers. this voyage has been two decades in the making. the rocket powered space plane will fly from new mexico to the edge of space at 2,400 miles an hour. branson is hoping this will usher in a new era of space tourism. my mission statement is to turn the dream of s ....
a friend of the uk health secretary, matt hancock, says he won t comment on personal issues following publication of pictures of him in the sun newspaper with a close aide he hired last year during the pandemic. doctors say they are seeing record numbers of young children in accident and emergency departments across the uk with most suffering a mild fever which could be treated at home and learning more about the ancestors a new discovery that casts light on life before the neanderthals. and coming up this hour, we ll be in coventry as it celebrates the beginning of its year as the uk city of culture 2021 hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. leading figures in the british travel industry have expressed dismay and frustration at the uk government s easing of restrictions on foreign holidays, saying it does not go far enough. sixteen destinations have been added to the uk s green list. in europe, those include the spanish balearic islands of ....
good afternoon. the health secretary matt hancock has urged people to be careful ahead of more restrictions being eased in england tomorrow. scientists believe the indian variant of coronavirus is more transmissible and cases in some areas have seen a sharp rise. mr hancock also said it was quite likely this variant will become the dominant strain in the uk. some restrictions in wales and scotland are also being relaxed from tomorrow. here s our political correspondent helen catt. in bolton this weekend, efforts continue to tackle the spread of the variant of coronavirus which first emerged in india, encouraging more people to take up the vaccine. there is surge testing, measures which the government says means it can go ahead and easing the restrictions in england tomorrow despite fears of how quickly the new variant is spreading. i m confident that we can take the step tomorrow, but we should all be careful about how we take that step. you shouldn t still spend a lo ....
about how we take that step. so, you asked me about eating indoors with people. it s still safer to eat outdoors rather than in, when the weather allows. a young child has died and two people have been seriously injured after a gas explosion at a residential area in heysham in lancashire. there was significant damage to the houses. at least two have been destroyed and a third is significantly damaged. as a consequence of that, a number of people have been injured. tragically, a young child has been killed. fancy a job as a live in officer at a medieval castle on a remote island? st michael s mount is hiring. the united nations secretary general has pleaded for an immediate end to the escalating violence between israel and the palestinian militant group, hamas. antonio guterres has warned a security council meeting the fighting could plunge the region into an uncontainable crisis. the israeli military has carried out more air strikes on gaza, while hamas launched furth ....
for francine lacqua. a pause little bit of for thought in the equity markets with a little downside in europe. the stoxx 600 down by .25% after two days of some strength. performing well against and it is, up .3%, heading for a weekly loss. heading for a weekly gain, though, is wti. supply concerns out of libya and venezuela. prices were up .4%, trading at $63.83. and brent holding well above $70, at $71. coming up on bloomberg, we have european commissioner for economic and financial affairs. you can catch that at 5:30 p.m. london time. this is bloomberg. first word news with viviana hurtado. viviana: hi, nejra. look at these $3 billion operating loss last year for uber. poer has a lot riding on the i while the company reaches a $120 billion market value. $7 a month. that is how much walt disney s new streaming service is going to cost. it is set to launch on november 12. disney plus is what it will feature kids friendly programming and material from wars rvel and sta ....