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'

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

now on bbc news, 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, 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. so are theyjust differences in tone, or symptoms of a muddle at the top? steve, i think that's one for you to start off with. i think it's partly a muddle, partly trying to do so

hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. 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 maria margaronis and political commentator steve richards. we are hoping for the writer and broadcaster maria. we are having a slight tech problem with her scream, but we are hoping she will be with us but we are hoping she will be with us in but we are hoping she will be with usina but we are hoping she will be with us in a moment. —— but we are hoping she will be with us in a moment. —— screen.

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

temperatures around 22 in london, a bit fresher in the north, round 17. indications are that we will keep the fine weather, southampton, beautiful conditions through most of the week. but in the north—west of the week. but in the north—west of the uk, it could turn a little more u nsettled the uk, it could turn a little more unsettled by the time we to wednesday. —— get to wednesday. this is bbc news the headlines at seven. russia's ambassador to the uk rejects allegations his country has interfered in british politics, or tried to steal coronavirus vaccine research. i do not believe in the story at all, there is no sense in it. councils in england now have new powers to close shops, cancel events and shut outdoor public spaces to manage outbreaks of the virus. the veteran american civil rights leader and long—serving congressman, john lewis, has died at the age of eighty. eu leaders struggle to reach an agreement on a 750 billion euro economic recovery package to repair the damage done by the coronavirus pandemic. the uk government guarantees f

the suspect, who was black, was arrested in islington, north london on thursday. the officer has been suspended, and another officer has been placed on restricted duties. a man has been charged with possession of a knife in a public place. danny shaw reports. get off me! get off my neck! an officer appears to kneel on the neck of a man police are trying to detain. i haven't done anything. they were called after reports of a fight. the footage, shot by someone at the scene, shows the struggle with police. we have blurred the faces of those involved for legal reasons. at this point, the officer's knee seems to be on the ground but his hand remains on the man's head. when i went to see what happened there was a crowd and his knee was stood on his neck, like i told you, and i got down there and his knee was on his neck still. the crowd has told him, screaming, "take your knee off his neck," so he listened to the crowd and removed his knee. scotland yard believes in recent weeks officers have been unfairly targeted for using force after footage of incidents has appeare

now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. this week: beijing's birthday gift to hong kong. national security legislation that dramatically shrinks the space for political expression. joe biden‘s bid for votes: what does the challenger promise to do different? and "build, build, build": borisjohnson re—launches his premiership. my guests on socially distanced screens, north american writer and broadcaster, jeffrey kofman. british political commentator, steve richards. and here in the studio observing the two—metre rule, the bbc‘s diplomatic correspondent, james landale. welcome to all three of you. now, last year hong kong was convulsed by months of protest over an extradition bill that risked exposing its citizens to courts in mainland china. now those courts are coming to those hong kong citizens, along with the mainland's security services, and beijing's definition of what constitutes a risk to national security. washington — jeffrey, let's talk to you first about this — it said there would be consequences if be

so here you sit as the palestinian envoy in london. therefore, you know better than me the realities of politics and diplomacy today. donald trump with his peace plan has, in essence, given a green light to benjamin netanyahu to complete this annexation policy. that is a reality that you cannot change. but we can stand up for, and this is exactly why our office was shuttered that it was sent off, not because they didn't like me, but because we, the palestinian people and the leadership, stood up, said, "no. these are the contours. "these are the rules. we will stick with it. "and what you're doing is simply illegal." you cannot give a cover for israel's illegal annexation. and you know, stephen, sometimes in our situation, and you just said that i was the ambassador to the us — i know i was in the crossfire. i know the sheer pressure on us, the palestinian people and leadership. to stand up is not a small measure. but the fact is, i'm looking at all of the different european and arab reactions to the netanyahu annexation plan. they'r

somebody watching you now who lives in north london, gets on thejob, why now who lives in north london, gets on the job, why should they care haveif on the job, why should they care have if there are these russian oligarchs in london and around the uk doing what they are doing? people in salisbury might have asked that question until the never talk poisoning took place —— novichok poisoning took place —— novichok poisoning took place —— novichok poisoning took place. three people got sick one died. what is your belief? where will this lead to? can you still yummy, bill? i can still hear you, yes. finally, we are in your view and the fear, where does this lead if nothing is done about it? it leads to more of this type of stuff in the future. basically we‘ve identified the problem, we now need to fix it and if we don‘t, they will be more of it. what you mean is they need to get out of the country. ye law enforcement needs to prosecute the government needs to sanction. —— make the law needs to prosecute and the government needs to sanction. they need to not do the bidd

i'm on the stage of the london palladium which is completely normal, albeit a huge space. what is unusual, though, about today's performance is the auditorium, which looks like that. two thirds of the seats have got xs on, meaning you can't sit there, and that means that beverley knight is going to be performing to a few people and an awful lot of empty seats. # i can't get no # i can't get no...# the singerfilled the room with her energy and her voice. the audience were definitely getting satisfaction. but it was also a bit odd. like being at a party when you're the first to arrive. the atmosphere was, well, a little subdued. it was an odd experience at first. i walked onto the stage and in my mind's eye, even though i knew it was a reduced capacity, i still thought there will be lots of faces. there was not lots of faces and there was lots of empty spaces and lots of xs and lots of masks. so you can't read people's expressions, everybody‘s unsure. am i allow to stand? am i allowed to clap? what am i allowed to do? but i think between myself and the audience we found ou

hello, and welcome to london for this edition of global questions, with me, zeinab badawi. has coronavirus become a political crisis for president trump, dealing a major blow to his chances of re—election in november? his handling of the pandemic has their own criticisms, even derision. drawn criticisms, even derision. and covid—19 has also laid bare inequalities in american society. that's global questions: coronavirus crisis — focus on america. well, i'm now inside bbc‘s headquarters here in central london, and as always, to bring you this edition of global questions, our questioners and also our two panellists join us via video link. don't forget that you too can join the conversation — it's #bbcglobalquestions. but let me tell you who is in the hot seat this week giving the answers. focus on america has worked with several senior republicans, and is a supporter of donald trump. he is chairperson of the travis county republican party in texas, and is also a political consultant and president of the potomac of the potomac strategy group, based in washington. mat

will grant, bbc news. 400 staff at london's national theatre have been told they'll no longer havejobs after the end of august. it follows concerns from actors, directors, and producers over the loss of live shows during the lockdown. judith moritz reports. at theatres from belfast to cardiff, edinburgh to london, the only thing on show today was this artistic project by a group of stage designers. they've also wrapped manchester's royal exchange and say they are highlighting the plight of theatres which have been devastated by having to close during the pandemic. it's not just people who work in the building, it's the freelancers and also costume hire. there's, like, so many places that we rely on to work with all the time and that is all part of the wider economy. and it just seems a real shame... it doesn't feel like that's been acknowledged. since this theatre closed its doors, one production after another has been cancelled and millions of pounds of revenue lost. now, the royal exchange's managers say that it's fighting for survival and there's the possibility they may have to mak

uk welcomed russian money with ‘open arms‘ — with cash recycled through what the report called ‘the london laundromat‘ there is a lot of russians with very close links to putin who are now very well integrated into both uk business, political and social scenes. foreign secretary dominic raab says the uk will be resolute in defending our country, our democracy, and our values. also this lunchtime... a lot to talk about — the us secretary of state mike pompeo is meeting borisjohnson in downing street — with china high on the agenda £35 billion - the cost of the uk response to coronavirus injune — the third biggest monthly figure on record. at thejohnny depp libel trial his ex—wife is questioned about the injuries she says were caused by him also on the programme today, we will be reporting from ashington in northumberland which said a final farewell to jack charlton. and coming up on bbc news, the men's rugby league world cup kicks off next year with holders australia against fiji in hull, and the hosts england against samoa at st james‘s park. good afternoon and welcome to the

and then we got back to london heathrow. and it was while i was at the luggage collection that i turned my phone on for the first time since leaving sydney. i had notification after notification from people saying "were you on the ruby princess?" we came straight home, pretty much locked the doors and didn't leave the house for two weeks while we got sicker and sicker. my cough got worse, as did my husband's, and we both started to ache. of the six of us that travelled together on the ruby princess, five of us got sick. elisa believes that she had covid—19, although she was never tested. 900 people on board that ship were from overseas, so to think that they disembarked in sydney, potentially with the virus, and then they travelled in taxis and ubers to the airport, got on other flights, travelled on aircraft to their home countries and, in the process, potentially infected hundreds of people. the ruby princess is not the only ship whose passengers and crew have been infected by the coronavirus, but the scale of those who

the government in london also takes a swipe at beijing, ordering tech from the chinese company huawei to be stripped from the uk's telecoms network. tears from ghislaine maxwell as the former girlfriend ofjeffrey epstein is refused bail. she will go on trial nextjuly, charged with helping him abuse young girls. and there are fewer than 500 now, in the wild — meet the man trying to save africa's endangered antelopes. hello. president trump has outlined a litany of complaints against china as he announced the signing of an executive order, stripping hong kong of its right to preferential economic treatment. in a news conference, the president said the people of hong kong have had their freedoms taken away. today, i also signed an executive order ending us preferential treatment for hong kong. hong kong will now be treated the same as mainland china, no special privileges, no special economic treatment, and no export of sensitive technologies. in addition to that, as you know, we're placing massive tariffs and have placed very large tariffs on china. first time that's ever happened to

this morning in finsbury, london, we started the day with some rain. the rain has eased away, but the cloud is taking its time to clear down to the kent coast. so the best of the sunshine further north and west, with a rash of showers driven on by brisk, westerly breeze into the far north of scotland. so this is how we are likely to close out our day. in terms of the feel of the weather, a little bit fresher, but i suppose if you've got the sunshine, you are not too bothered, but highs of 15—22 degrees. now, high pressure is going to build monday into tuesday, and that is good news, that means it is going to be a lot of quiet weather in the story. a few scattered showers continue during the early hours of monday morning in the north, but with those clearer skies, temperatures are likely to fall away, and so we could be greeted with single figures first thing on monday morning. a bit of a shock to the system, but there'll be lots of early—morning, sparkling summer sunshine, which will help lift those temperatures pretty readily. and so as we go thro

now on bbc news, dateline london. 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.

elderly medicine at the royal london hospital. thanks for joining elderly medicine at the royal london hospital. thanks forjoining us. sorry you lost you a moment ago. sophie, tell me what the last few weeks have been like for you. pretty tough. we have been very busy on the wards, we have had lots of things to deal with, lots of things that we have never done before, people have been redeployed to different areas, it's been a hard time. what has the toughest period bin? was it when the pandemic numbers were at the highest? i think so. pandemic numbers were at the highest? ithink so. ithink pandemic numbers were at the highest? i think so. i think people struggled to understand the moral injury that we are having to face, having to provide care in a way that is alien to us and doesn't really provide the quality of care that we would like to give. providing care to someone through a mask is hard. they can only see our eyes, they can't hear what we're saying and i think staff have found that very hard. ithink think staff have found

an officerfor london's metropolitan police has been suspended — and another placed on restricted duties — after a video appeared to show one of them kneeling on 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 protestors 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 were cancelled because of coronavirus. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. one of the last surviving lea

central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties, and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible. germany will be the hosts of the 2006 football world cup. they've pipped the favourites, south africa, by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility of losing hadn't even been contemplated, and celebration parties were cancelled. a man entered the palace through a downstairs window and made his way to the queen‘s private bedroom. then he asked herfor a cigarette, and on the pretext of arranging for some to be brought, she summoned a footman on duty, who took the man away. one child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. education is the only solution. applause this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has said he is the victim of a political witch hunt after the us supreme court ruled that his tax returns could be released to new york prosecutors. the high court in london has heard how the hollywood star johnny depp denies assaulting his ex

and when we came up forjunior groundsman, 2006, as an 18—year—old i went to london. in the rest is history. the events were postponed and we are trying to make sure that staff and the team, are we have become a reality during lockdown and what can we do to the pitch? what are the key things we need to do? ever camera on the roof is welcome so we get updates from it. we had ourfirst game last week, last monday, is of the week to play our final cells very different. we can't update every minute. we had our first we can't update every minute. we had ourfirst game we can't update every minute. we had our first game last monday. it was the loop to play our final. it was very different. normally we see people coming in. coming in. into the building and your people of all ages. sitting in the stand symptoms of the first time, sometimes they get the wow factor now is the biggest difference. the doors opened and everyone came in. who paints the lines? that's me. my little bit of me time. the phone will not go off, i will read e—mails willjust be me with a white line in stri

professor thomas gift is a lecturer in political science at ucl london. he joins us live now from washington. i think it will be helpful if you could explain to our audiences globally and in the uk just how importantan globally and in the uk just how important an independent day weekend speech is and what would normally be expected under the statues at mount rushmore, and how president trump av rushmore, and how president trump a's speech differed? rushmore, and how president trump a's speech differed ?|j rushmore, and how president trump a's speech differed? i think that the speech last night at mount rushmore and really set the tone for tom us re—election bid. it gives us insight into what this next several months will look like as a campaign goes up. it wasjuly four, as you mention, independence day, and typically an american president produce that holiday to try to bring americans together, to try to strike an uplifting tone, but inside what we saw from the president was quite divisive language. he was talking about a new far left fascism, and raili

and we've been sent these photos of long queues outside various barber shops in south london — where dozens have been queuing for a haircut. many on social media are calling today "trimdependence day". these photos were taken around clapham, where some queues stretched as far as the end of the block. pubs across england are also pouring pints for the first time in more than three months, after a host of hospitality and service businesses were allowed to reopen. 0ur news correspondent linsey smith is at a pub in hull for us. not yet is the answer to that. as you say, i am in hull, at the heart of the pub and restaurant industry here in hull and in east yorkshire. it is usually very busy here, but since march, it has been so quiet. the only people around others going for a the only people around others going fora run or the only people around others going for a run or people maintaining their boats. it is a big day today, because from six o'clock this morning, pubs and restaurants were entitled to open. not many of them did open at six o'clock, and they are onlyjust did open at six o'c

the government in london also takes a swipe at beijing, ordering tech from the chinese company huawei to be stripped from the uk's telecoms network. tears from ghislaine maxwell as the former girlfriend ofjeffrey epstein is refused bail while she awaits trial for helping him sexually abuse young girls. and money really does grow on trees: the us town using its own wooden currency to stimulate spending after lockdown. hello. president trump has outlined a litany of complaints against china as he announced the signing of an executive order, stripping hong kong of its right to preferential economic treatment. in a news conference, the president said the people of hong kong have had their freedoms taken away. today, i also signed an executive order ending us preferential treatment for hong kong. hong kong will now be treated the same as mainland china, no special privileges, no special economic treatment, and no export of sensitive technologies. in addition to that, as you know, we're placing massive tariffs and have placed very large tariffs on china. first time that's ever happened to c

i have been very interested in london to know that a lot of people have not been compliant with that so i wonder about enforcement now that will extend to shops. that will extend the work for police, isn‘t it? the male pointing out that the face coverings don‘t need to be medical grade mask, and also pointing out that it was yesterday that a report to the government applicator ten factory production lines capable of making 5 million mask a week. —— the government had procured it. we need to have enough mask if we are making it mandatory for people to wear them. buti it mandatory for people to wear them. but i agree. why haven't we been so slow to get that to this point? a couple of days ago, government ministers, michael gove, came out saying that this will be a matter of common sense, there has been so much indecisiveness and it is really what is happening with the mask and this too and fro undermines a general approach from this government and it reminds us that we really do need to have a public inquiry that looks into what happened at what stage. where we too slow to lock

it was the great escape for aston villa at the london stadium against west ham. they started the day just above the relegation places in 17th. a 1—1 draw proved enough to keep them up after watford lost 3—2 to arsenal. england are in complete control going into day 4 of the title—deciding third test against west indies. stuart broad returned with figures of 6/31 as the tourists chased 399 to win in manchester. after bowling west indies out for 197, england then added over 200 for their second innings before putting the west indies back into bat. broad now has 499 test wickets, one away from becoming only the fourth pace bowler to reach 500. obviously we didn't quite hit our straps in that first 40 minutes, but after that we had our stride. we bowled beautifully and to get those couple tonight, we are in a good position. what is it like at the end so close to 500?|j don't actually know. they nudged me and said he is on 497 and obviously picked up two, so 499. i was thinking about catching it really came my way. ina good catching it really came my way. in a g

the national theatre in london has always been one of my favourite venues for catching a great play. and they have also been putting up weekly new content to entertain through the lockdown. a new full—length production is published each thursday at 7:00pm and then available to watch for seven days. there are also fun extras to help you enjoy the shows together, like this guide to hosting a midsummer night's dream cocktail party, featuring some of the cast. then you add the prosecco! prosecco or, if you're a child, lemonade. or why not treat yourself to a night of stand—up comedy. nowherecomedyclub.com has been set up as a virtual comedy club with regular shows from some of the world's funniest people. tickets cost from $10—$30 with the upper price including a virtual meet and great with the performer after the show. i do like the idea of posting a virtual dinner party. great food, great company and you only have to wash up for one. after dinner you can watch a movie together at netflixparty.com or you can use the bbc‘s own new communal iplayer service. details are available a

still to come: the show can go on, as a london theatre pilots indoor performances with social distancing. nasa: can see you coming down the ladder now. it's one small step for man... 0ne giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30—year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now, a decade later, it's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunctioning sperm unable to swim properly. seven, six, five, four... thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: us secretary of state mike pompeo calls on the world to turn on china, warning of a new tyranny from beijing. researchers say the amount of plastic ending up in the ocean could nearly triple in the next 20 years unless urgent action

we had a temperature of 26 celsius in london, but the sunniest weather was in bournemouth with almost 1a hours of sunshine — probably not as much sunshine though for thursday. it will be quite a cloudy start to the day with temperatures around 12—14 celsius. and we start with some outbreaks of rain mainly across northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england, and wales. that'll be quite heavy for a while, gradually turning lighter and more patchy through the day. we get some sunshine more widely across scotland and northern ireland towards the southeast. perhaps even into the midlands, it may well stay dry, but there'll be more clouds around so it won't be quite as warm — still 23—24 celsius. we are looking at some showers to come into the southwest of england, still damp into wales, some more rain across northern england, so quite a cool day here — although the far north of england improving later on. we'll have some sunshine in the afternoon across northern ireland and more widely in scotland, so a warmer day here at 19—20 celsius. but still some rather sharp show

marcus cootan was filmed shouting "get off my neck" as he was arrested in north london on thursday. his lawyer said the events "mirrored" what happened to george floyd, who died after being restrained in the us. greg mckenzie reports. get off me. get off my nick. this is the video which has been viewed more than a million times since it was shared with the bbc on thursday. it appears to show an officer kneeling on the net of a teacher told man as he was being arrested in islington. today he was in court charged with possession of a knife in a public place. wearing greyjogging bottoms and a green t—shirt, he appeared here at highbury court this afternoon. he only spoke to confirm his name, age and address before entering a plea of not guilty to a charge of possession of a bladed article. his lawyer said the events mirrored almost identically what happened to george floyd in america. he has called for a formal apology from scotland yard. they had him handcuffed, he was on the ground and one white officer placed his knee on his neck, he could not be, he continued to say he could not

the labour mayor of london, says the money should have been focussed on areas that have been hit the hardest. that's it from me tonight. we'll have lots more at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. just days ago, the israeli—palestinian conflict appeared to be on the brink of a major shift. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, seemed intent on annexing a major chunk of the occupied west bank. but palestinians and many beyond the region warned of dire consequences. but it hasn't happened — yet. my guest is the outgoing israeli ambassador at the united nations, danny danon. did mr netanyahu blink in the face of international condemnation? ambassador danny danon in new york, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for having me. it's a pleasure to have you on the show, ambassador. let's begin with what appears to be a real sense of confusion at the top of your government in israel. the world was expecting a formal declaration from the netanyahu government of annexation of territory in the occupied west bank.

two people have been arrested after london's trafalgar square fountains were found to have been dyed red. the stunt was carried out by the group animal rebellion to protest against animalfarming. the rebellion to protest against animal farming. the protesters claimed the government had blood on its hands. protesters alleged the covid—19 pandemic was caused by animal exploitation. the football legend jack charlton, part of england's 1966 world cup winning team, has died at the age of 85 following a long illness. he spent his entire playing career at leeds united and later, as a manager, led ireland to the world cup quarter—finals in italy in 1990. his family paid tribute to him, saying he was a friend to many and a much—adored husband, father, grandfather and great—grandfather. andy swiss looks back at his life. he was known as big jack, and he was a footballing giant. jack charlton turned his courage and charisma into a quite remarkable career. bobby charlton with the corner. jack! perfect goal! he grew up in northumberland alongside his younger brother, bobby. but while bobb

we had a temperature of 26 celsius in london, but the sunniest weather was in bournemouth with almost 14 hours of sunshine — probably not as much sunshine though for thursday. it will be quite a cloudy start to the day with temperatures around 12—14 celsius. and we start with some outbreaks of rain mainly across northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england, and wales. that'll be quite heavy for a while, gradually turning lighter and more patchy through the day. we get some sunshine more widely across scotland and northern ireland towards the southeast. perhaps even into the midlands, it may stay dry, but there'll be more clouds around so it won't be quite as warm — still 23—24 celsius. we are looking at some showers to come into the southwest of england, still damp into wales, more rain across northern england, so quite a cool day here — although the far north of england improving later on. we'll have some sunshine in the afternoon across northern ireland and more widely in scotland, so a warmer day here at 19—20 celsius. but still some rather sharp showers in the

temperatures will continue to climb. 29, 30 in england and wales, 2a in the london area. there may be one or two showers around, meaning northwards during the evening across the eastern side of england. that weather front will bring rain further west as well. short lived heat. this weekend will look and feel rather different. the significant change is the drop in temperatures. there will be sunshine and may one or two showers as well. temperatures will continue to drop away. a reminder of our top story... a call for coronavirus tests at uk airports, to reduce the time travellers have to spend in quarantine — but the government says it isn't a silver bullet. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. exeter chiefs are discussing a potential rebrand that would see the premiership leaders removing their native american badge and mascot known as "big chief". a decision will be made by board members this afternoon. our sports news correspondent laura scott's following the story. this was raise