and after the fire and fury, comes the landlside we ll talk to journalist michael wolff about his new book documenting the final days of the trump presidency. hello and welcome. big changes to covid restrictions have been made in england and scotland. wales relaxed some rules on 17july. northern ireland is set to ease rules on 26july. so, after well over a year of being in lockdown, what has changed? in england, facemasks are no longer mandatory but they are still required in some businesses and shops and on some public transport. the government suggests they should be worn in crowded indoor spaces. all social distancing is scrapped. there are no limits now on how many people can gather indoors or outdoors in any situation. the guidance to work from home is also lifted. though the government expects people to start returning to work gradually. people who ve had both vaccines can now travel to amber list countries without having to isolate on return. that does not include
and that gust of heat hits you in the face. hello and welcome. opponents of cuba s communist government say dozens of activists have been arrested after thousands of people joined the biggest protests in decades. some were detained at the demonstrations, others were arrested at their homes. the protests called for democratic freedoms and criticised the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. president miguel diaz canel has blamed the united states embargo for the unrest. he said it was aimed at encouraging dissent and social unrest. our north america editor jon sopel has more. libertad! libertad , the crowd in havana shouts, orfreedom. but while many cubans feel this in their hearts, it s extremely rare for protesters to take to the streets to give vent to their anger in this one party communist state. translation: we are here because of the repression l against the people. they are starving us to death. havana is collapsing. we have no house, nothing, but they have the money
john: first, democratic lawmakers from texas on the run and in washington, d.c., today. part of a second attempt to block g.o.p. back to voting bills back in her home state. hello, i m john roberts in washington. sandra: good afternoon everyone. i m sandra smith. democrats leaving texas yesterday. we saw the pictures. all coming after governor greg habit because the special assessment to debate on everything. he said that democrats that left the state could be arrested when they return. john: those low makers say that blocking the voting rights protect democracy and republican say that those bills would strengthen election security. sandra: senior correspondent is live from austin, texas, with the very latest from there. hello. it good to see you. talk about a real impasse. both sides have really dug their heels in. the lawmakers in washington, the democratic lawmakers say that they have every intention of staying put in running the clock out while the governor of t
x oh. carley: it is quite the earworm. 24 hours a day. you are watching fox and friends first on friday morning. carley: let s get straight to it. h h the secretary xavier becerra backing off of earlier comments in which he stated is the government s right to know of americans have been vaccinated. a new study shows vaccinations for kids and teens may not be necessary. the study suggests kids are likely to survive a covid 19 infection with or without a vaccine. the health and human services secretary is facing backlash after he said it was absolutely the government s right to know if your household has been vaccinated. the federal government has spent trillions of dollars to keep americans alive during this pandemic so it is absolutely the government s business. knocking on the door has never been against the law. reporter: the government has no database tracking who is vaccinated. we are encouraging people to step up to protect themselves and others by getting vacc
at ellesmere port. and at 2.45pm, we ll be going across the uk to find out more about the stories affecting you from ourjournalists up and down the country. stay with us for that. hello and welcome if you have just joined us. the health secretary sajid javid has announced that people, who ve had both doses of a covid vaccine, will no longer have to self isolate if they come into contact with a positive case of the virus. the change which will come into force on 16th august, and will also apply to people under the age of 18 who are currently not eligible for vaccination. and in the last half hour, the education secretary gavin williamson has announced an end to the bubble system in english schools with no more self isolation for pupils who come into contact with positive cases. here s what mr williamson had to say. though keeping children inconsistent groups was essential to control the spread of the virus when our population was less vaccinated, we recognise that the syst