now on bbc news it's time for dateline london. exceptional, existential, expensive, but what does the eu's recovery deal mean? dirty laundry as the british parliament publishes its report on russian influence. and a leader who got brexit done or the one who lost lives and lost the union? we assess boris johnson's first year in downing street. our guests are a correspondent from the economist, and we are having a technical problem, we are hoping for a commentator as well. in the studio we have the bbc chief international correspondent lyse doucet. fingers crossed we can get thomas. last week's european summit on a post—covid economic rescue package was a cliffhanger even by eu standards. germany and france urged exceptional measures. the so—called frugal four wanted exceptional to be less expensive. arguing and even banging on tables but eventually the deal was done. i will come to you first. european leaders called it historic. is that fair? it is historic. it is short of hamilton when in the late 18th century the us central b

london needs to stay open to global investment. but that global investment can only be mitigated and needs to be mitigated by very strict rules and criteria on what you can and cannot do there, what kind of money you bring, can you explain the origins of this money, and all this needs to be followed through much more thoroughly. i am going to leave that topic again because we have to move on. we cannot get thomas‘ line to work so we wish you were here but we are going to manage without you and plough on. when borisjohnson arrived in downing street a year ago he intended to be the prime minister who got brexit done. he didn't want to go down in history as the leader who presided over a pandemic or the one who lost the union but the uk has one of the highest coronavirus death rates in the world and opinion polls in scotland suggests a clear majority for independence. borisjohnson went to scotland last week. how did that go? especially in the polarised, he is smiling, environment we live in and a fractured media environment the answ

two factors meant london and specifically borisjohnson factors meant london and specifically boris johnson did factors meant london and specifically borisjohnson did not have any choice, and it is really interesting. he won at this triumphant election in december, got a very big majority, but he did not have a parliamentary majority for this deal. and he was going to get into deep trouble. labour were going to vote with tory rebels to stop this arrangement from devolving or developing in the way that boris johnson, as you mentioned, wanted in january. so that was one factor. the other one was this, for all the talk post brexit about an independent global britain, i think boris johnson was surprised by... he knew the us would not be thrilled when he, and it was very much him, agreed to the huawei deal earlier this year, but the degree to which the us we re year, but the degree to which the us were telling the uk to pull out of this made that as well a factor in the u—turn. so you have the uk parliament limiting a near landslide majority, what the perimeter could do, and then you have the

for them london is a safe haven. it is stable, and secondly judicial system has worked here perfectly. in russia, there is a saying that never say never to being poor or getting into jail. you can't say that in the uk, that is why they love london because they actually came here... to play their own deals to find out who is guilty and who is not. because they know that the law here works, and those with a lack in russia. that is why london is a safe haven for them. olga, a fascinating insight as always. thank you so much. lots and lots of reaction online, as well, so check that out for more details. but now let's turn to the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, who's been beating with the british prime minister borisjohnson and his british counterpart, the foreign secretary dominic raab during a trip to london. there was an awful lot on the agenda, including the coronavirus pandemic, as well as a potential us— uk trade agreement. at one country was clearly front and centre — and that china. we talked about how we'

, about the money coming into london, about what kind of people were coming into london and whether they we re coming into london and whether they were linked to the kremlin, what about the financial system, the laws, about money coming in? hence this terrible london in a laundromat where money is then stunned then of course it is spun in the way this financial engagement has been discussed. the intelligence community didn't make it a priority which is surprising because you talk to individual members of the intelligence community and they always say that counter—terrorism is an important priority but they also cite russia and they have been doing that for many years but some felt that for many years but some felt that perhaps, and obviously for legitimate reasons, counter—terrorism given the attacks, attempted an actual, in britain, linked to the islamic state or extremist groups, but that is where their focus had to be. will it be a wake—up call? i think the questions are being asked and why was it delayed for nine months? why did it ta ke delayed for nine months? why did it take

time alpha dateline london. hello. welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. exceptional, existential, expensive, but what does the eu's recovery deal mean? dirty laundry as the british parliament publishes its report on russian influence. and a leader who got brexit done or the one who lost lives and lost the union? we assess boris johnson's first year in downing street. our guests on socially—distant screens are a correspondent from the economist, and we are having a technical problem, we are hoping for another commentator as well. in the studio we have the bbc chief international correspondent lyse doucet. welcome, arkady. fingers crossed we can get thomas. last week's european summit on a post—covid economic rescue package was a cliffhanger even by eu standards. germany and france urged exceptional measures. the so—called "frugal four" wanted exceptional to be less expensive. cue arguing for days and nights and even banging on tables, but eventually the deal was done. arkady, i will come to you first. european leaders called it historic. is that fair

emma simpson, bbc news, central london. tougher restrictions are being introduced in 0ldham in greater manchester, after a sharp rise in coronavirus cases there. shielding for vulnerable and elderly people has been extended for another two weeks and social visiting is discouraged. the local authority hopes stricter guidelines will avert a full lockdown in the borough. in germany, police are searching a garden in hanover in connection with the disappearance of madeleine mccann, who was three years old when she disappeared on a family holiday in portugal in 2007. german proseuctors believe the main suspect in the case is a convicted paedophile who has previously spent time in the city. 0ur correspondentjenny hill is in hanover with the latest. yes, they are continuing to search into the evening, having used figures earlier to excavate a pretty deep pit on this allotment. the police will not tell us exactly what it is they are looking for. but the main suspect in this case is said to have lived not far from this site in the ye

as far as temperatures go, 15 in aberdeen, 21 in cardiff, 22 the high in london. the mainly fine start to the new working week comes courtesy of high pressure. that will try to hold on and it will do, i think, towards the south for the most part through the week. a frontal system pushing in towards the north—west will bring some rain in the north—western areas through the middle of the week. towards the south it will warm up a little bit. this is bbc news. the headlines: there's been a record number of new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours — 260,000 cases were reported. the biggest increases were in the us, brazil, india and south africa. borisjohnson says he doesn't believe another nationwide lockdown will be needed — even if there's a second spike of coronavirus this winter. eu leaders meet for an unscheduled third day of talks on a post—coronavirus economic recovery plan. there's been a record number of profit warnings issued by leading uk businesses that are listed on the london stock exchange.

now it's time for dateline london. hello, welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. and this week, coronavirus questions with multiple choice answers in the uk. and london may have said no thanks to huawei's sg, but where does that leave chinese tech in the rest of europe and beyond? my guests on socially distanced screens, writer and broadcaster and political commentator steve richards. we're also hoping for the writer and broadcaster maria margaronis. we are having a slight tech problem with her screen, but we are hoping she will be with us in a moment. and here in the studio, the bbc world service asia pacific editor celia hatton. welcome to you all. should we, a — go back to work if we can, or b — continue to work from home if it's a perfectly good option? this message gap between the british prime minister and his chief scientific adviser came hot on the heels of another about wearing face coverings in shops. are theyjust differences in tone, or symptoms of a muddle at the top? steve, i think that is one for you to start off with. i think it is partly a mudd

the mayor of london is been accused of mismanaging the funding of transport for london, tfl. he set out to the financial cost of the coronavirus pandemic to london's transport network. £100 million a week lost in fa res. £600 per a—week period to run tfl. it doesn't take much to work out that it's going to run out. there's no fares coming again and many lost at one stage that we had only 5% of people using public transport. the lowest numbers since the 1800s. the point that i want to delve into a little bit is the place where tfl finances were on the day things started to go wrong because of the pandemic. certainly, government figures suggest that because of decisions you took under your mayority, £700 million down in terms of fair revenue because of your pledge to freeze fairs. because of our fares freeze, we have not seen the reduction in bus usage, i can give you a table across the country in london and it stayed pretty good because of our fares freeze, and i can also give you evidence of additional use of public transport in london, cheaper numbers, bus numbers and i

london is the greatest city in the world. we need to remember that we are a resilient city and a strong city. it is important that everybody feels confident and comfortable. getting back onto the high street. in getting back into restaurant and hubs and supporting the businesses that are the backbone of our city. reminders of the challenges everywhere. even a city that is trying to adapt. and find a way through. the second longest running musical in the west end of london and the longest running musical on broadway — the phantom of the opera is to close. the show‘s producer cameron mackintosh announced that andrew lloyd webber‘s hit musical will shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. like many productions the phantom has struggled to stay financially viable, with social distancing making it impossible for theatres to be re—open safely. i spoke to sierra boggess who played christine on broadway, at the 25th anniversary production at the royal albert hall, and in the west end, she gave her reaction to the news. i'm

a schoolgirl from north london — his 13—year—old daughter, hazel. hazel was an only child, a talented mathematician and a meticulous worker. she had a close relationship with her father and was in many ways the ideal assistant for fred. although just a teenager, it was hazel who helped complete the intricate calculations he had to make. most people assumed that eight guns would be too heavy for the spitfire, that the extra load would make the nimble new aircraft slower and less manoeuvrable. fred knew that a four—gun design for the new fighters had already been agreed. if the plans were not changed quickly, it would be too late. so, it's 1934. you've got the hurricane and the spitfire under development. but it's said that they only need four guns. you know they can catch the bombers, but now you've got to be able to kill them, and you've got three potential weapons available. one of them fires shells like this. this was a french hispano 20mm cannon, and it's obviously very tempting to go for these. this one hits an airframe, it's going to come dow

i used to clean out plans in gatwick airport here in london. and, um, you know, frankly, it's a tough old business when you've had 180 people on a plane. it's not great, particularly in the time available, for you to be able to get absolutely everything perfect. so some people might say that international air travel is the reason why coronavirus spread so quickly in the first place. so, let's say someone was travelling from 0slo to london, for example, and they ended up bringing and spreading the virus. does norwegian take responsibility for that? the social distancing measures taking place at airports are completely different to how they were back in march. i mean, most airports more or less stopped flying for the last three months. yeah. and it's taken us this long to also liaise with the easa, who's the european safety agency, to really find what methods are the best to ensure the best safety protocols. i mean, again, there is no guarantee, but it's a matter of people also taking the personal responsibility to be careful. yep. many countries

the tower of london next to the city of london. down here on the side of the river thames, it's down here on the side of the river thames, its glorious. really struggling because like all tourist infrastructure right now, destinations, attractions, the same number of visitors coming to this country are not coming, normally they get around 15,000 visitors through the doors here every single day in the summer. at the moment, there are just day in the summer. at the moment, there arejust 500 day in the summer. at the moment, there are just 500 or so coming through. partly because they are restricting how many are coming in. they need to make sure people stay apartment foreign visitors to make bulk of travellers here are just not coming to the uk. andrew is the governor here at the tower of london. talk me through the impact. 15,000 down to what, 500? that is a big difference. a massive drop and it means as a charity, we are losing overall 90 meg million of income overall 90 meg million of income over this financial year. ——90 £8

it smells quite bad compared to the trains in london. it's just too slow and, sort of, compared to london rail links, ijust think it's really behind the times. i go down to see friends in the south and round london and the train quality there isjust so much better. there's so many more carriages and whatnot and, the north, the train system isjust so poor compared to what they've got down south. today's headlines — well, fresh cash and a fresh body to work out the region's rail problems. it could be a promising fresh start. the problem is, these passengers say they've heard it all before. nina warhurst, bbc news. president trump says he's going to send what he described as a "surge" of federal officers into three democrat—run cities. he says the move is needed to combat an explosion of violent crime in chicago, kansas city and albuquerque in new mexico. our north america correspondent david willis sent this report. amidst the chaotic demonstrations against police brutality that have been taking place in portland are federal agents in

kieran from london was staying in the hotel while on business. haneke from australia had booked a last—minute holiday here. everything was done really well. the service, the quality, everything was done at a really high quality. i loved it, those first few days. i was walking through the corridor to the lift and i pressed the button and the lift opened and i got in. two local men had also checked in. they were caught on security cameras on their way to breakfast. we walked into the restaurant passed all of the stations of food. these two men brushed past me, they were swinging around these big backpacks that i found quite odd at the time. one guy was looking quite intentely around the area. he got quite close to my face and i remember finding that very uncomfortable. the two men had sworn allegiance to the islamic state group and were here to kill tourists. i heard the big thud, the bomb underneath. everything goess silent, you don't hear any sound anymore. literally for a moment, you freeze. all i remember was hearing a sound coming from my ri

the committee says russian money has been allowed to seep into public life, what it calls the london laundromat, recycling illicit cash while powerful oligarchs aid the kremlin. all of this buys moscow influence, according to one witness who gave evidence to the committee. there is a lot of russian money sloshing around london, and it creates an enormous conflict of interest, and a conflict of interest creates political pressure. and i think the reason why things haven't been done is because there's too many people who are feeding at the trough. there had been speculation that one former russian official, now a british citizen who has given more than £1 million to conservatives, might be named in the report. but he was not, and he told me there was a russian threat, but it's about more than money. it's not a report about me, it's a report about us, because they are really a threat, the russian threat exists, absolutely. my point is that there is a more serious threat of cyber attack. existing laws may be out of date and new powers needed to counter russian spies and influence, the c

i am in the top hard right now of the london eye, 135 metres above london ——iam in london eye, 135 metres above london —— i am in the top pod and it is the most popular paid tourist attraction in the uk. it has been closed for months, of course. no one has been able to enjoy these incredible views, but on saturday it will be reopening once more and one person who is very happy about that sunny. how do you feel about the london eye reopening? we are delighted to welcome guests back. not only will welcome guests back. not only will we be reopening the london eye, but also our attractions on the south bank including the london dungeons, sea life london and of course madame tussauds north of the river. it is great news for our teams. we are super excited to be doing what we do best and delivering magical experiences, and great news for our guests. there will be lots of family and friends looking for a fun and safe day out in london. it's going to be very different. we have got face coverings. normally, there would be 28 people in here, is going to bea would be 28 people in here, is going

that was the chinese ambassador to london. our business correspondent katie prescott has been listening to that interview. clearly furious as they are the chinese authorities are being kicked out, purge from the uk, of huawei. he said at the start he didn't think the economy should be politicised by all of this because of course it is difficult to see how it can be anything but. 0ne difficult to see how it can be anything but. one of the china experts have been speaking to this morning says this could have repercussions for uk companies based in china that over the last ten yea rs in china that over the last ten years china has had form in punishing companies of countries it is in the diplomatic cross hairs. that is what will be very interesting to watch going forward just to see what this decision, this trail decision will have. and possible repercussions for chinese investment in the uk as well. we are hearing about tiktok rethinking their plans for a base in the uk. the big company, tiktok, the very popular social media com

nothing to do it london or the looking at. nothing to do it london orthe uk, but looking at. nothing to do it london or the uk, but a real issue that is suddenly going to come upon us and can be very important. is one of thoseissues can be very important. is one of those issues where we lack the kind of international diplomatic coalition of the willing? it is exactly the kind of dispute that is regional, the united nations should be able to get involved and to provide a forum for debate, discussion to take place, for people to sort of take positions, find some common ground. clearly it is a common ground. clearly it is a common ground, but at the moment they are failing to find it. because they are failing to find it. because the united nations at the moment is gridlocked, and finding it very difficult to be useful in the scenarios, it is not performing as some people would like to at the moment. thanks so much for drawing that our attention. thank you to all three, anotherfascinating discussion. can we do see you all backin discussion. can we do see you all back in the studi

now it's time for dateline london. hello, welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. and this week, coronavirus questions with multiple choice answers in the uk. and london may have said no thanks to huawei's 5g, but where does that leave chinese tech in the rest of europe and beyond? my guests on socially distanced screens, writer and broadcaster and political commentator steve richards. we're also hoping for the writer and broadcaster maria margaronis. we are having a slight tech problem with her screen,

the ofjuly, 2005, is a day london will neverforget. the indiscriminate targeting of londoners on our public transport system was an act of unspeakable evil. so, just a little bit of the film that the two of you have made. sudhesh, why did you decide to make this film? for many of us, even though we might have the most loving and supportive families, friends or colleagues, there is really no substitute for the understanding that comes from that shared experience that we have all been through, and the pandemic has had fairly mixed effects in our community, some obscene it is positive, some less so, but a lot of people felt increasingly isolated. because of the families wanted to come together on the day to share the moment with people who understand them, understand that they better, we wanted to do something to help facilitate the coming together of the families and survivors, so this was our best effort to try and do that. georgina, you didn't come forward as a survivor until the 11th anniversary, i understand. i know there were lots o

as far as temperatures go, 15 in aberdeen, 21 in cardiff, 22 the high in london. the mainly fine start to the new working week comes courtesy of high pressure. that will try to hold on and it will do, i think, towards the south for the most part through the week. a frontal system pushing in towards the north—west will bring some rain in the north—western areas through the middle of the week. towards the south it will warm up a little bit. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. more than a quarter of a million coronavirus cases in 24 hours — the largest single—day global rise in cases since the start of the pandemic. china's ambassador to the uk tells the bbc the uk's decision to drop huawei from it's 5g networks is a bad move for the country. i think uk should have its own independent foreign policy rather than dance to the tune of americans, like what happened to huawei. eu leaders meet for an unscheduled third day of talks on a post—coronavirus economic recovery plan. lebanon faces economic ruin as the co

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hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. this week: is yours a v, an l, a w or an entire new alphabet? we talk economic recoveries in the time of coronavirus. and them or us? how business is navigating the threat of a zero sum game between the us and china. my guests... 0n socially distanced screens, stephanie baker of bloomberg news, isabel hilton of the website china dialogue and here in the studio at a safe distance is the bbc‘s business editor, simonjack. welcome to you all. stephanie, let's take this to you first. everybody has dealt with the global sudden stop of the virus and now we have the restart and planning of the future. we had the uk chancellor setting out his plans this past week, what did you make of them? yes, rishi sunak, he really does love his branding. he came out with a series of catchy programmes. i think the remarkable thing is, he announced £30 billion of new spending, which sounded small, and that's only because already 160 billion has been spent supporting the economy through the crisis. look, s

an officer for london's metropolitan police has been suspended and another placed on restricted duties after a video appeared to show one of them kneeling on a man's neck. local authorities in england can use new powers from today to deal with coronavirus outbreaks in their area with the ability to shut down specific premises, close off outdoor areas and cancel events. president trump says he won't force americans to wear face masks in public to contain the spread of coronavirus. eu leaders are gathering for the second day of their brussels summit with only faint hope of reaching an agreement on a coronavirus economic recovery package. thousands of protesters join a march in russia's far east, in support of a detained governor who is being held on charges of murder. the uk government guarantees financial support for holiday makers seeking refunds for trips that that were cancelled because of coronavirus. now on bbc news, the travel show. from michelin—starred street food to the world's biggest underwater restaurant, and a once—in—a—generation swiss food festival. the sun is bla

he was visiting london, meeting prime minister borisjohnson and foreign secretary dominic raab. now on bbc news, time for hardtalk.

central london is a ghost town. even though nonessential retail has been allowed to reopen, there is absolutely no trade. we cannot open the vast majority of our shops as it is just not economically viable to do so. there are no office workers, commuters, students, etc. railway and underground stations, where we have some outlets, are all devoid of people. i do understand all the practical challenges faced. however, until cities like london are back up on their feet and running, the country will continue to struggle. we all know this full well. home working is only efficient for so long. after a while it is detrimental to society in a lot of ways. just as it is essential for children to go to school, the same is true for adults. people need to be able to have a home—worklife balance. we all need customers to survive. please help. never give up. it is very quiet, you have to feel for them. you are watching bbc news, thanks. hello there. the heat is continuing to build across much of the country. it's going to be a

heidi alexander is deputy mayor of london for transport and deputy chair of transport for london. thanks forjoining. are you a keen cyclist, and if so do you welcome these moves? i do cycle. i must admiti these moves? i do cycle. i must admit i am a fair weather cyclist, but i would cycle into work before the pandemic perhaps two or three times a week and i try to get out at the weekends as well. i do welcome this initiative today. i think it is high time we do more to enable people to cycle across the uk and indeedin people to cycle across the uk and indeed in london where we have made a lot of progress in recent years. in order to do that, you do need to invest in safe cycle ways, so people feel confident when they are out on the road. you do need to enable people to access things like cycle training, perhaps when people haven't been on a bike for a number of years it is really important before you get that —— important you get that confidence before you go back out on the road. so i do welcome it, i think it is a very positive thing. do you think it is somehow a different m

in london, he stands tall. for millions here, winston churchill is a hero and one of the greatest britons of all time. but in a colony he once presided over, many point to a dark legacy. he may be an icon in britain but in india he is been as the precipitator of mass killing. at the heart of the anger against him, a famine in bengal. it was triggered by a cyclone and flooding. but many blame winston churchill and his government for making the situation worse. it's a painful chapter in india's colonial history. only a few surviving images show the horror of hunger. those who didn't die in villages went to cities in search of food. every day, bodies had to be removed from kolkata's streets. at least 3 million died, more than six times the british empire's casualties in world war ii, raging at the same time. this man has lived through it. british troops had been forced to retreat from burma by the japanese, and fearing that they could also invade bengal, anything that could aid the enemies, like food stocks and bo

london over the last decade orso, through london over the last decade or so, quite wide it has been the use of llp, the shell company so you have to declare any beneficial ownership at all. you don't even have to have any business activity in the uk and there is no one checking the accounts, so there has been tens of billions of dollars funnelled in this way through the uk and then they may have gone into hedge funds, hedge funds have been big, backers of brexit for instance, hedge funds don't have to disclose anything about their clients are where the money is coming from and get the are very influential and all political systems and that is clearly area that we have to boost oversight from the nca and other entities into trying to track the money flow. good to talk to you. european union leaders have agreed the terms of a coronavirus recovery package worth 750 billion euros. the deal was reached after their summit in brussels stretched into a fifth day — ending just after dawn this morning. grants and loans will be offered to member states which are struggling economically becau

we saw the chinese ambassador to london just a few days ago saying there would be consequences. any time when britain is leaving europe, needs trades deals i wonder, where and what these consequences will be? well the turn has shifted and it‘s in the last few weeks and months she and ping the chinese president, is now showing his true face. hong kong and taiwan in the south china seas but also the border with india. and he doesn‘t a pair is a kind i live. it does european allies let‘s put the us aside. because i‘m not sure joe biden is going to be any different from trump on that subject was upi different from trump on that subject was up i think the whole question of dependence on china for so many things is really at the heart of the debate. okay. shall we move on to the daily mirror, different story here. shopping mask till next year. talking about ppe so much producers of course in china. it does seem that facemask could be compulsory and shops until a vaccine is found for that whenever that might be. absolutely. and you suspect that when the public inquiry into all

hello, welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. this week: beijing's birthday gift to hong kong.

across england and east wales, 3a around the london area. but you may notice the cloud developing into the afternoon and late in the day and into the evening, there could be showers heading across eastern parts of england and those are likely to be heavy and thundery too. the rain coming in from that band of cloud is very light and patchy area and it sweeps eastwards overnight and patchy and it sweeps eastwards overnight and out of the way by the start of the weekend. but we push away all of that heat towards germany and we introduce the atlantic breezes coming in and that means cooler and fresher air. over the weekend, there'll be some sunshine and a few showers, but you can see here on saturday that there are not too many showers, many places will be fine and dry. you will notice a cooler and fresher feel. still, very pleasant for the eastern side of england with highs of 25 in the southeast. for the second half of the weekend, you get a fairly gentle westerly breeze for much of the country, most of the showers in the northwest of the uk,

london's high court, wherejohnny depp has denied slapping his ex—wife, amber heard. details about what he was doing with his ex—wife's dog? details about what he was doing with his ex-wife's dog? yes, this is the latest in an extraordinary showdown betweenjohnny depp latest in an extraordinary showdown between johnny depp and latest in an extraordinary showdown betweenjohnny depp and his ex—wife, amber heard, all very hollywood in the middle of london thanks to a libel trial over the sun newspaper. this is the latest detail that she alleges thatjohnny depp hung her dog out the window. i have to say i was watching the chancellor today and not the high court, but i look forward to reading this tomorrow. fairenough, forward to reading this tomorrow. fair enough, important to say that johnny depp is denying it. the case will continue, as they say, but the papers tonight have to end. thank you both so much, it's been great to have you to discuss tonight's morning edition of the tape the micro papers for the time being. as always, if you'd like to get involved in the c

london is the greatest city in the world. we need to remember that we are a resilient city, we are a strong city but it is important everyone feels confident getting back onto the high street, getting back into restaurants and pubs and supporting the businesses that are the backbone of our city. there are reminders of the challenges are everywhere in a city that is trying to adapt and find a way through. emma simpson, bbc news, central london. time now for an update with our sports team. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun and this is your wednesday sport briefing. the miami marlins have had all their week's games postponed by major league baseball, after the coronavirus outbreak in the squad days after the season began. the team have at least 17 confirmed cases of covid 19, following a series of games in philadelphia against the phillies played at the weekend. the phillies are also affected. they won't play until friday at the earliest. both sides now have a job on their hands, making up those games, in this shortened season. stuart br

no one who was in london on 7thjuly 2005 will ever london. no one who was in london on 7th july 2005 will ever forget what they experienced that day. no one wants to be part of a 7/7 community. if not for a twist of fate, the bereaved would be with their loved once and we were would be watching someone else'sjourney. once and we were would be watching someone else's journey. 7th july 2005 is a day london will never forget. the targeting of londoners on our public transport system was an act of unspeakable evil. multiple times over the past couple of years... a bit of the film that the two of you have made. why did you decide to take this approach and make this film? well, for many of us, even though we might have the most loving and supportive families, friends or colleagues, there is no substitute for the understanding that comes from that shared experience that we'd all been through. and the pandemic has had fairly mixed effects on our community. some have seen it as positive. some less so. but a lot of people have felt increasingly isolate

yes, certainly, i am a londoner, and for me, the a rts a londoner, and for me, the arts are what makes london great, i think you are thinking about them potentially saving businesses, and therefore saving jobs, but you are also really preserving what it means to be someone from, in my instance, from london, it's what makes london great, and certainly it means that we are also preserving what is a key source of tourism and soft influence around the world when we're talking about the likes of movies in particular, and certainly this is an important move, it is also as you said, something that many will feel will be too late, certainly something that i have seen his venues have been potentially frontloading, allowing people to purchase tickets for future productions orfor to purchase tickets for future productions or for drinks in the future, to be able to stave off this crisis for the short—term. that? is how long this will go for, ultimately these menus by their nature, are indoors, and as such, you will see either very low capacity or closed doors for some time yet, so whether this w

temperatures reached 29 degrees celsius towards london and south—east england. and then it was a sunny end to what's been a pretty cloudy week. further north—west, though, we had some cooler and fresher air. and what separated the hot from the cooler was this weather front. it brought some rain to parts of northern england, north wales, northern ireland, too. and the front itself, this area of cloud, stretches quite a long way out into the atlantic, and indeed, we've got this bump on the cloud just here. that's known as a wave, and what that will do is it essentially will stop the weather front from moving very far very fast. so, small changes in the forecast as we get on through saturday. it means over the next few hours, we'll continue to see some rain across northern england, north wales, with rather misty conditions over the hills, a lot of low cloud. to the north of this, a few showers in scotland, a few clear spells as well. and to the south of our front, it's a warm night, temperatures around 15 degrees in cardiff and london. now, into saturday itself,