and thoroughly wash their hands. also on the programme. police question the hollywood actor alec baldwin after a woman dies and a man is injured when he fires a prop gun on the set of his new film. the queen is resting at windsor castle after her overnight stay in hospital on wednesday for medical tests. and a special report on the schools still struggling to help pupils catch up after the disruption of covid. and coming up on the bbc news channel. heartache for ireland s cricketers knocked out of the t20 world cup before the super 12s stage by the lowest ranked side in the tournament. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. scientists advising the uk government say plans for the reintroduction of stricter coronavirus measures should be ready for rapid deployment . they say early intervention, like asking more people to work from home, could have the greatest impact on preventing viral spread and reducing the need for more stringent and longer lasting measures.
it has offered further visa waivers to additional third countries, and we will continue our engagement with these countries to limit this state sponsored smuggling. and queen elizabeth has been back at her desk at windsor castle and working after spending a night in a london hospital. the hollywood actor alec baldwin says there are no words to convey his shock and sadness after he shot two people with a gun being used as a prop on the set of his new film. halyna hutchins, who was the film s director of photography, died, and the director, joel souza, was injured. detectives have questioned mr baldwin, but say no one has been arrested. the bbc s peter bowes is in los angeles. he explained how people in the entertainment industry have been reacting. well, the shock and sadness expressed by alec baldwin really does reflect the mood in hollywood. today, disbelief that something like this could happen, that a prop gun and they still don t know the details of exactly what happene
shortly. and here at the london stadium it was a disappointing night for great britain at these world athletics championships. there was heartbreak for heptathlete katarina johnson thompson, who was one of those who missed out on a medal. and coming to a street near you, the growing number of bikes you can rent and then leave anywhere when you ve finished. and carol has the weather. today a band of rain crossing england and wales, not getting to the far south east until later and the far south east until later and the highgate sunshine and showers, the highgate sunshine and showers, the heaviest of which will be in scotland. more in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. new laws which will give people more control over what happens to their personal data online are to be introduced. the government is billing the changes as the right to be forgotten. people will be able to ask for personal data or material they posted when they were children to be deleted. the bill
jodie whittaker says being a female time lord is a proud honour. i hope, you know my gender isn t a fearful thing for the fans. because in this world, particularly, there aren t rules and that s a great thing. and coming up in the sport on bbc news, south africa are set 380 to win the fourth and final test. it ll be a new ground record if they were to end this series all square on 2 2. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. new laws will be introduced, giving people greater control over what happens to their online personal data. the government says the legislation offers the right to be forgotten, with proposals in the data protection bill making it easier to withdraw consent for information to be used. companies will have to obtain explicit consent. here s our political correspondent, leila nathoo. our lives are led online. we all leave a digital trail. but what happens to all the information we upload about ourselves? a new law will ensure that the united k
new laws will be introduced, giving people greater control over what happens to their online personal data. the government says the legislation offers the right to be forgotten, with proposals in the data protection bill making it easier to withdraw consent for information to be used. companies will have to obtain explicit consent. rather than using pre selected tick boxes to gather details online. here s our political correspondent, leila nathoo. our lives are led online. we all leave a digital trail. but what happens to all the information we upload about ourselves? a new law will ensure that the united kingdom retains its world class regime of protecting personal data. now we will have more control data protection laws are being strengthened. the government has confirmed a bill will be published in the autumn, bringing eu regulations due to come in next year onto the statute book. internet users will be given more powers to protect their data. it will be easier for p