This is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. Music venues, theatres, galleries and museums are to get £1. 5 billion after being devastated by the coronavirus lockdown. This is all new money for the arts sector. Look, arts are at the absolute heart of our national life, whether it is your local theatre where you go to see the panto, or a part of the history of our nation. And if you work for a music venue, club, theatre, circus, museum or gallery is this new package enough to save yourjob . Message me on twitter vicderbyshire or email victoria bbc. Co. Uk. Lockdown restrictions continue to be eased around the uk beer gardens reopen in scotland, in wales the five mile travel restriction is lifted, and in Northern Ireland nail bars and tattoo parlours can reopen. In india, the level of virus cases reaches a new high. The country overtakes russia with the third highest number of infections. Delays in cancer diagnosis or treatment because of the coronavirus pandemic could lead to tens of thousands deaths in the uk, according to research seen by bbc panorama. And Ennio Morricone, one of hollywoods most iconic film score composers, had died at the age of 91. Hello and welcome if youre watching
in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news. A £1. 5 billion government rescue package has been announced for the uks arts and Heritage Sector, which has been devastated by the lockdown and social distancing rules. The funding throws a lifeline to venues which were on the verge of closing their doors forever. To venues which were on the verge the Prime Minister said the package, which runs until april, would safeguard the arts for future generations, but labour said the money had come too late to save some organisations. Heres our arts editor, will gompertz. Theatres, music venues, cinemas and museums across the country have been brought to their knees by the covid i9 pandemic, with many saying they will be bankrupt within weeks without emergency government support. That arrived today with the oliver dowden, the culture secretary, announcing a £1. 57 billion rescue package for the culture and Heritage Sector. We wished it would come sooner, but that does not mean were not extremely happy, but all i will say is that until we know what the future looks like for the Performing Arts,
it will still always be a bandage on a wound of unspecified scale. The announcement has been warmly welcomed by many arts leaders, who say they can now see a way for their organisations to survive at least until the spring. Of the total amount, £270 million will be made available as loans, with the rest, the vast majority, coming in the form of grants. All those communities, those regional vital social hubs, have now at least got something to at least tide them over while they think of what is next. There are no guarantees, of course. My big next follow up question would be, how do you plan to spend that cash, that emergency lifeline, to ensure that people still will be able to come and visit these vital venues . As ever, the devil is likely to be in the detail. The government has not specified how the money will be divided, nor how the application process will work. There are likely to be many winners, but the money has come too late for some venues that have already been forced to close, while others are onlyjust clinging on to the hope of a post pandemic return. Will gompertz, bbc news. Lets speak to amanda huxtable. Shes the artistic director and ceo of eclipse Theatre Company, a black led touring Theatre Company which creates works telling the stories of black british people. Amanda, hello to you. How do you react to this package, then . Amanda, hello to you. How do you react to this package, themm amanda, hello to you. How do you react to this package, then . It is a good morning. You know, it came in late last night, and the general consensus was thank you, we have been lobbying for such a long time, and we are glad we have been heard. Will you definitely get some money, do you think . There are no definite is for anyone. We know the figure, and we are glad of the figure, although we have to look at the
details because it goes right across the whole culture industry, which is a concern. Someone with a bigger calculator than me will have to work that out, but in terms of eclipse, we are a Theatre Company that goes right across the country, and whatever affects one will affect another. All the venues will be impacted, and then of course freelances as well. That is true, andi freelances as well. That is true, and i am getting a few messages from freelancers, gary says, great news for the theatre industry getting financial support, but lets hope it is not all swallowed up by the debts racked up by venues and it finds its way to those who have received zero support thus far. It does not seem funds will filter down to people in the companies. It is great that
theatres are being saved, and without us, and a date for theatres to reopen, there will be no show is to reopen, there will be no show is to fill theatres in the future. What do you think of that . Id totally understand. I have been a freelancer for 25 years, then i became ceo of eclipse in december, so i totally understand the conversations. We cannot do anything without venues, and we could not work without freelances. What i have been really excited about is the understanding of how our industry works, so we know that we campaigned for freelancers, we know they can campaignfor freelancers, we know they can campaign for themselves and have been standing up really clearly about who they are. 47 of our industry, so they have a voice in his conversation about how it gets distributed and how we all get supported in the best way. With, you know, real concerns, because the fa ct know, real concerns, because the fact is we have to make sure that
every voice is heard, particularly those of us who are underrepresented. We are black allowed for a reason, we have different needs and understandings, covid i9, which is the whole point of this package, has revealed the disparities, has revealed it is not the same for everyone. The culture secretary was asked on the radio this morning while it was that we could sit on planes and trains alongside each other without social distancing, Wearing Masks, but we cant yet do that in theatres. I wasnt clear what the answer was, i didnt know if it was based on science or economic decisions, but a lot of our audiences saying it is more about the performance, you know, you would know more about this, amanda, what do you think the reason is . There have been a lot of conversations, but in terms of the science, we know that some of our artists and communities, our audiences, are very vulnerable, so in terms of disability, you know,
ethnicity, some of us cannot return safely, so we have to have those concerns and considerations in terms of our return, and we dont want it to cost lives. I have heard about singing, laughter, which is very pa rt singing, laughter, which is very part of our practice, which is going through the pain and making sure that we understand the joy of who we are. So you can imagine being in a space where you dont laugh, it would be very quite. But im very interested in relaxed spaces, being who we are. I think this is an opportunity to be imaginative. Imagination is what we do, we have to think about how we can return safely and be the best we can be and keep everyone safe, notjust the artists on the stage, but our workforce and the audiences. Thank you very much, amanda, good luck. Amanda huxtable, artistic director
and ceo of eclipse Theatre Company. India has now overtaken russia to become the country with the worlds third highest confirmed Coronavirus Infections, after the United States and brazil. But experts warn the true scale of the outbreak in india could be far bigger. A sharp rise in new cases in recent days has taken the total Health Ministry figure to nearly 700,000. More than 19,000 people have died in india so far. The high numbers have forced the government to rethink plans to open up the country. Lets cross to our india correspondent, Yogita Limaye. So we have the official figures, but then this idea that actually there could be many more cases and many more deaths. Thats right. Officially, we have around 700,000 cases and around 20,000 deaths, and one of the things that government authorities are continuously citing is that indias death rate, its mortality rate, is a lot lower than
other countries with a similar number of cases, and that is where the question arises. Over the past several weeks, we have been talking to front line doctors in different parts of the country, some have told us parts of the country, some have told us that, on the death certificate. They often write the co morbidity but not covid 19. In other cases, we have been told that people who are brought dead two hospitals, even if they have covid like symptoms, they are not tested. Overall in india, a large percentage of deaths happen at home, not at hospitals, so even before the coronavirus outbreak, the counting of deaths, how these records are kept and maintained, the cause of death, you know, you always either have a long delay in knowing the exact cause of death, some of these numbers are mixed, and it may bea
these numbers are mixed, and it may be a lot more than 20,000. So what does it mean in terms of how the government manages this, tries to reduce the number of cases and deaths in the future, and how it tries to open up the economy . India has a federal structure, so what were seeing in the country is that different parts of india are doing different parts of india are doing Different Things. I am in mumbai, actually a quarter of the deaths that taken place in this city, so it is the worst affected city, although the total number of cases is higher in delhi. Here, for example, we have had a very nominal easing of lockdown restrictions. Public transport is back on the streets, but restaurants, shopping malls, cinemas are closed, private offices are only allowed to have 10 of their staff working from workplaces, everybody else has to work from home. There are checkpoints across the city to ensure that people arent venturing out unnecessarily. There are other parts of the country
where, you know, because of the surge in the number of cases, they have reimposed a stringent lockdown for either ten days or two weeks. In the city of delhi as well, a lot of questioning happening on how do we continue to ease lockdown restrictions, to try to reopen the economy, because for a country as vast as india, keeping it shut down for a prolonged period of time is also catastrophic. And this is the difficult situation that they are stuck in, you know, you open up for a while and two weeks later you see a while and two weeks later you see a sudden surge in cases, the medical infrastructure really struggling. Makeshift hospitals are being built in different parts of the country, a 10,000 bed covid care facility set up 10,000 bed covid care facility set up in delhi over the weekend, but if you open up fully, Indias Health infrastructure is not going to be able to take that. Thank you very much. India now has the third highest number of confirmed cases in the world,
it also has the second highest population, at over 1. 3 billion people. And this is important to consider when comparing how the country is faring. In terms of confirmed cases per1 Million People, the worst affected countries, not including european microstates, are qatar, with over 35,500 cases per million. Bahrain has more than 17,000 cases per million. And chile has more than 15,000. India does not currently make the top 100 cases per Million People, but the epidemic in the country is not expected to peak for several more weeks. Lockdown restrictions are being eased in scotland, wales and Northern Ireland today. In scotland, beer gardens and pavement cafes are allowed to open again. This weekend, children under 11 got to hug their grandparents for the first time in months, as they no longer need to physically distance from each other or from adults. And nonessential shops have also reopened from friday, it will be mandatory to wear an in store face covering. In wales, Outdoor Attractions will reopen, with owners saying theyre thrilled to return. The stay local guidance, asking people to stay
within five miles of home, has ended, with no limits on travel. And from today two households will also be able to Stay Together indoors and overnight. People in Northern Ireland will be able to visit loved ones in hospital for the first time in months as part of lockdown measures easing there. Close contact businesses, such as hairdressers and nail salons, can now reopen. The revised guidance means spas, tattoo pa rlou rs and massage providers can also resume trading from today. Our correspondentjohn mcmanus has all the details. In england, by the way, and e mail, have instructions for shielded people changed from today . I will remind you that you can meet six other people outside, as long as you are social distancing. That is for shielding people in england, from today you can meet six others
outside as long as you maintain two metres social distancing. As you probably know, shielding officially ends in england at the end ofjuly. Here isjohn ends in england at the end ofjuly. Here is john mcmanus ends in england at the end ofjuly. Here isjohn mcmanus with all the details. Soho in Central London on saturday night. Partygoers enjoyed the return of pubs and bars, but there was virtually no sign of the social distancing measures the government had insisted should be followed. Elsewhere across england, it seems the reopening of bars went off mostly trouble free. But one High Profile Police officer said that drunk people cant or wont practise social distancing and that may become a problem as more venues reopen. Lets go in wales, the first minister, mark drakeford, joined in the celebrations for the 72nd birthday of the nhs on sunday evening. Hes urged visitors to the country to behave safely and respectfully as some welsh restrictions come to an end today. The bar on people travelling more than five miles has been lifted, and Outdoor Attractions can also reopen. The tourist sector may welcome
more guests from july 11th if conditions are right. For now, though, bars and restaurants remain closed. Hi, how are you . Good to see you. In scotland, though, beer gardens and pavement cafes will welcome back customers from later today, although they wont be able to go inside until at leastjuly 15th. At a rooftop bar in edinburgh, first minister Nicola Sturgeon saw for herself how venues will try to keep customers and staff safe. As in england, bar goers will have to leave their Contact Details in case they need to be traced. Everyone has a part to play. Weve all got a personal responsibility right now to keep ourselves safe and protect others and ultimately to save lives so each of us as an individual citizen, from washing our hands to public transport, wearing a face covering, make sure you arent in crowded places, comply with test and protect, all of that is really important. Northern ireland reopened its Hospitality Industry on friday. Today, hairdressers, barbers, beauty parlours and nail salons will follow suit. Its a welcome move. A new analysis by the stormont government says job losses caused by the pandemic could match those of the 1980s. Its something that all parts of the uk are desperate to avoid. John mcmanus, bbc news. In a moment, well speak to our ireland correspondent chris page, whos in belfast with some people trying to get a haircut for the first time in weeks. But first our scotland correspondent Alexandra Mackenzie is at falkland palace and gardens, a National Trust property in fife. Tell us more about this place. Well, the National Trust has been struggling financially since lockdown, but from today lovely
gardens like these here at falkland palace can open to the public. This was a Hunting Lodge back in the 15005, was a Hunting Lodge back in the 1500s, and mary queen of scots played tennis here on a tennis court thatis played tennis here on a tennis court that is still in use today. And i am joined by the head gardener, susan. The gardens are absolutely gorgeous, you have got them in good shape for the day, hard work . Yes, there is lots to do, and there will be for quite some time to come, but as always, theres always lots to see in the garden at this of year. I think it is fair to say that the wilder parts of the garden are thriving at the moment, some of the areas that are a little bit more buffered need a little bit more tender loving care from us, but we all need a good haircut and a manicure at this time. But otherwise, lots in flower, yeah, i encourage people to come and see the gardens and see what nature has
done. Hopefully this weather will help as well. Excellent gardening weather. It has been yourjob to make sure that everything is in place in regards to Safety Measures, what can people expect here . When people arrive, we are asking them to maintain two metres distance in come up maintain two metres distance in come up with it being an outdoor area, there is nine acres of garden and orchard to explore, so hopefully people will be able to keep their distance. We have a hand sanitising station coming as well, we have had to work out exactly what two metres looks like in some of our areas, so for instance in the greenhouse, it isa for instance in the greenhouse, it is a one way system, and also in the tennis court, it will be worn in, one out. Also, i am sorry to say that our toilets are not open today. It has not been possible to get those ready and maintain the standards that we need to. But yeah, i think we are about ready to go, ready and waiting to welcome all the
visitors coming back in again today. Will there be limited or restricted numbers . Because we have got such a space, nine acres, we are not at the moment going to limit numbers, booking in advance, but we will keep it carefully monitored, and if we need to introduce those measures, we will have to do that. So some final touches under way, but these gardens are ready to open to the public for the first time in more than three months. Where will people go to the loo, alexandra . Months. Where will people go to the loo, alexandra . I am not sure, i understand someone has been checking out the local car park, but, yes, i am told there are toilets at the nearby car park, and they can use those toilets. So it is not all bad news. Polite absolutely, crucialto know that before set off craze is in belfast, obviously in a barbers shop, must be delighted that they
can open officially for business today. Christopher macro. Can open officially for business today. Christopher macro. They certainly are, barbers shop and headdresses open today, and other businesses that have close contact with their customers are opening ahead of the rest of the uk, the likes of massage therapists, beauticians, tattoo pa rlours, likes of massage therapists, beauticians, tattoo parlours, or back up and running, but this is belfast city centre, they have opened their doors in the last hour orso, as opened their doors in the last hour or so, as you opened their doors in the last hour or so, as you can see, everybody Wearing Masks and keeping to the social distancing requirements. You are the owner, you opened this business as a new business just eight days before lockdown happened, is that right . You must be really pleased . It was very disappointing, only to have the business opened for eight days, but i would like to think we are at the other side now. Asa think we are at the other side now. As a country, we have done a superb, all the correct measures in place,
sanitiser, facemasks, keeping staff and customers safe is the most important thing. What have the last few months been like for you . You own a range of places like this, dont you . I have five grooming establishments, my wife has her own salon as well, and for four months we have had our shops closed, so it is great to be back open, but first and foremost it is about safety, getting the shops open, and then following the rules and regulations Going Forward. And you are seeing customers coming back . Bookings for the next two to three weeks is unbelievable, the shops are fully booked for a couple of weeks. As a new business, we only got open eight days, so it is fantastic that we have come out the other end, but this is fully booked this week and into next week we have a few appointments available. So a real relief for you, to see this up and running again. The date of release
for Business Owners and the staff that work in the shops, lets not forget of them, they have been out of income for a long time, so i think a lot of them were saying last night it was like christmas eve, to be honest, to get back into work again, which is great. All the very best. Really good to talk to you on bbc news. So another big day for businesses in this part of the uk, and it does feel, here in the city centre, that life is just and it does feel, here in the city centre, that life isjust getting one step closer back towards normality. Thank you very much, chris, and excitement around barbers and hairdressers, isnt there . Our wales correspondent tomos morgan is in the Brecon Beacons for you this morning, as Tourist Attractions begin to reopen. The Brecon Beacons finally reopened after three and a half months, as we drove on our way here from cardiff this morning, still the shutters on the car parks on the way here, but
later this morning they will be taken down, and people can come and enjoy the countryside once again. Up until today, there was a five mile rule in place in wales, which meant eve ryo ne rule in place in wales, which meant everyone had to stay within five miles of their home. That has come to an end, and places like this are beginning to reopen. However, the Welsh Government and the National Park authority here in the Brecon Beacons are still urging caution, they dont want to see the scenes we saw at the end of march when lockdown was beginning, where we saw floods of people coming to the Brecon Beacons, and it might seem slightly odd when people say they need to social distance on a mountain, but the pats are actually quite narrow, so social distancing isnt quite as simple as it might appear. Obviously, as well, car parks are full, difficult to social distance. Caution is the word coming
from the National Authority as Tourist Attraction start opening. The other thing is that people can come together to form one household, two different houses coming to form one, but they have to choose only the one household, so you cant mix and match after you have decided. What that means is that families across wales that have not seen each other over this long period can finally see each other again after such long periods, grandparents can see their grandchildren who might live on the other side of wales, thatis live on the other side of wales, that is the main reason for lifting the restrictions. So from today Tourist Attractions opening, like here in the Brecon Beacons, people travelling for day trips, and families rejoining under one roof again. The border between australias two most heavily populated states is to be closed to combat a spike in coronavirus cases. Travel restrictions between victoria and New South Wales will come in tomorrow night. Nine housing blocks are already under a hard lockdown, and more than 30 suburbs are under restrictions in the victorian capital, melbourne, which reported 127 new cases on monday, its highest daily increase since march. The Police Showed up on the doorstep on saturday. Since then, no residents in these melbourne tower blocks were allowed to leave. A full lockdown for the first time in australia. Another major setback as covid 19 cases continue to spike in victorias state capital. Health authorities have been scrambling to control the numbers. But they say this latest cluster in the towers could have an explosive potential to spread the virus even further. The military have been called in to help, as Health Workers ramp up testing. The situation is now so grim that victorias border with New South Wales will be shut, something the leadership had previously said was unnecessary. All of us agreed the best thing
to do is to close the border. It will be enforced on the New South Wales side so as not to be a drain on resources that are very much focused on fighting the virus right across our state. It is the first time this century the border between New South Wales and victoria is being closed. Even at the height of the pandemic here back in march, the two states remained open to each other. This shows the level of nervousness and concern among leaders that the spike in melbourne could spill over here to australias most populous state. Victoria is now responsible for 95 of all new covid 19 infections. It recorded 127 cases today. Its the highest daily increase since the pandemic began. The outbreak has disrupted australias relative success in suppressing covid 19. And if the number of cases continues to spike in victoria, the threat of a second wave becomes more real. Just as people have begun to enjoy some freedom of movement. The italian composer Ennio Morricone, who wrote hundreds of film scores, has died at the age of 91. He became famous in the 1960s through his partnership with the director sergio leone, later worked with directors Bernardo Bertolucci and John Carpenter, and won two oscars. Our correspondent lizo mzimba looks back at his life. Music plays. His music defined so many classics. This time also saw the start of an enduring partnership. On the right Ennio Morricone, on the left sergio leone, who as an adult would direct the spaghetti westerns that morricone would provide the music for. He was prolific, composing over 500 scores for film and television. His theme for bbc drama the life and times of David Lloyd George became an unlikely chart hit. Music plays. In the 1980s, he cut down on work but was tempted back. His score for the mission combined jesuit, native music and oboe. Music was Ennio Morricones life, and reflecting that, perhaps his most personal score was for cinema paradiso, the story of a man whose passion for film began as a young boy. Morricones own love affair with cinema was one that lasted a lifetime. Lizo joins us now from west london. My my colleague made a really good point, we all know this music but perhaps did not know much about the man. Absolutely. Music which spoke for itself and to find his persona. He was somebody as i said who had a lifelong affair with music, music for cinema in particular, starting off meeting sergio leone at primary school. He liked his music to speak for him. If you look at film music in itself, there are a couple of things that tends to want to do, to counterbalance the emotion in a particular scene or enhance it. And he was wonderful at doing both those things. It is hard to decide what his most
famous scores are. If you look at the good, the bad and the ugly trilogy, so sparse in dialogue, it is about imagery and music. He liked to use the music in a way that people had not heard before. You had these weird sounds, he did not use traditional instrumentation a lot of the time, but used it to underscore the time, but used it to underscore the incredible tension in those what became called spaghetti westerns. That is why sergio leone returned to him so many times. A huge body of his work with modern cinema, scoring many of Quentin Tarantino possess microphones. He won an oscar for one of his later scores. Tarantino,
someone who is very forceful about heat what he wants in his movies about what he wants. They knew how they wanted the music to enhance and move the audience without overwhelming what was going on. He also had that skill so few composers had come he could do the music for a not great fun, and his score would enhance it wonderfully. Something in hollywood people are very keen to have on board. If you have a fantastic master composer do your work, it can actually underscore, it can push aside some of the films more obvious flaws. How many films in your film library do you reckon feature his music . This is my tv library. All the films
are in another part. How many in there . He wrote over 500 schools in his lifetime. Scores. Probably 25 of the films i have. The ones in the last decade will almost always have music influenced by his work. Composers who came after him saw what he did with the imagery, the music, and thought, that is the kind of thing i want to do with my film, evenif of thing i want to do with my film, even if it was a different kind, just the principles of what Ennio Morricone did is what people are looking for. He is one of those people, you think, i dont know much about the things he wrote. Oh, i know that he had a chart hit with a tv series. It
is hard to overstate the influence he has had on film and television in the last half century. Thank you very much. Delays to cancer diagnosis and treatment due to coronavirus could lead to thousands of excess deaths in the uk within a year. Scientists have examined data from eight hospital trusts which suggests millions of routine appointments have been missed and many urgent treatments delayed or cancelled. Lauren moss has been looking at the data. Its in my lung, its in my liver, its in my brain. Kelly smith was diagnosed with bowel cancer three years ago when she was 28. The mum of one underwent surgery and countless treatments. Then, on 23 march, the day uk went into lockdown, her treatment was paused following concerns that chemotherapy could make some patients more vulnerable to covid 19. Kelly told bbc panorama the decision left her fearful of the future. Terrified, absolutely terrified. I didnt want to die. I feel like ive got so much more to do, but yeah, terrified. Kellys health went downhill during lockdown. Ten days after speaking to the bbc, she died. Nothing can prepare you for the vacuum that is left when you lose a child. It cannot be filled. We have some saving graces in the fact that kelly left behind a fantastic little boy, finley, so every time we see him were reminded of her time, and yeah, its notjust me, its my wife, its kellys sisterjess as well, its aunties, uncles, grandparents. We all feel that loss. Deborah james has incurable bowel cancer. Her treatment has continued. Shes been investigating the disruption to cancer care. Covid has taken up all the headlines but ultimately we cannot have a collateral from covid that costs even more lives. This programme is personalfor me. Ive heard too many stories about treatment being stopped, about the impact that its had, and we now have to talk about it. Panorama has been shown Research Suggesting that delays and interruptions could lead to thousands of additional deaths. Certain treatments have continued at cancer hubs away from covid patients, and some nightingale hospitals are now being used to help clear the testing backlog. I think all we can do is our best to try and get the Service Running again, to get the diagnoses going, to get the treatments going again. The full consequences of decisions made during the pandemic are yet to be revealed. The impact on those involved, and their families, will be felt for a long time to come. Lauren moss, bbc news. If you are in the uk, you can watch panorama this evening or whenever you like on iplayer. One in seven young women has been threatened with the release of intimate images or videos of themselves thats according to research by uk Domestic Abuse charity refuge. But while sharing intimate images without consent became an offence in england and wales in 2015, threatening to do so is not covered by a specific law. Thats something refuge wants to change. Due to the nature of our conversation were about to have you may not want Young Children to be around. Im joined now by natasha saunders. She was verbally, physically and psychologically abused by her ex partner. In 2018, he was found guilty of three counts of rape and one count of Sexual Assault and sentenced to 12 years. She has waived her right to anonymity to talk to us today. Also with us this
morning is ellie butt, head of policy and Public Affairs at refuge which is launching the campaign today. Welcome, both of you, thank you, natasha, for talking to us again. I wa nted natasha, for talking to us again. I wanted to ask you, how are you threatened by your ex partner when it came to intimate pictures . Well, one of the main things was at the time i was 17 just turned 18. It was six months into the relationship that i said i wanted to walk to the train station to meet my mum which was a maximum of ten minutes. And he said to me, you are not going. I said, iam. Said to me, you are not going. I said, i am. He said, said to me, you are not going. I said, iam. He said, how about sent these photos i have got a view to your mum and dad and they can see what type of girl you are. It was like somebody threw a bucket of ice cold water over me. I thought, why on earth would you want to do that . That threat was enough to do that . That threat was enough to stop me in my tracks. I didnt
argue any more. I didnt go to the train station. It continued along that vein for the majority our relationship. In terms of the images, did you feel pressured into agreeing to those images being taken or did you have no choice in the matter . Evidently, some of the images i would have taken and sent him. However, quite soon after we got together, he became obsessed with the idea of bringing another woman into our bedroom. He was taking this pictures of me, he would give me underwear to put on. Again, i cant stress enough of my age, my vulnerability. At the time, i had no idea what these images would be used for, i guessed he would use them. There were times it was flattering. I felt attractive. When there were times it was flattering. Ifelt attractive. When he there were times it was flattering. I felt attractive. When he was sending them to women online or
setting in or threatening to send them to people in my phone book so i would be isolated, it hit me i had given him an armoury of weapons against me. Good morning from ellie at refuge, tell me about your exclusive research about threats to share intimate images are prevalent among people between 18 and 34 . That is right. Refuge has a specialist tech abuse team to support women who suffer Domestic Abuse. They have identified this gap in the law where sharing on the net sexual images without consent is a crime, but threatening to do so is not. We conducted research to find out how widespread it was and it showed one in 14 adults, equivalent to 4. 5 Million People in the uk, have expressed a threat to share their internet images. Particularly common among women under 34, one in
seven said they had experienced this kind of abuse. We just heard from natasha, part of the impact of being threatened in that way is that you feel powerless. Someone else has power over you. Absolutely. Our research confirmed the experiences that lots of people are experiencing as natasha went through. 83 of respondents said their Mental Health was negatively impacted, with one in ten saying they felt suicidal after receiving they felt suicidal after receiving the threat. When it said they were worried for their physical safety. The harm is enormous. We need to see the law change. Although we do have other laws under which threats like this could be prosecuted. That is true. Some threats could be prosecuted under current laws. For example, controlling or coercing behaviour. That requires you to
still be in a relationship with the perpetrator. Our Research Found the vast majority of threats were carried out by ex partners. Also, the specialist tech abuse team at refuge tell us that police very rarely ta ke refuge tell us that police very rarely take action in response to these kinds of threats. What we hear quite a lot is women going to the police and they are saying, that is not a crime, come back if he shares it. Because it is not in the law that criminalises the sharing of these images, there is a common understanding it is not a crime at all. For many women picky who are threatened by that x partners, it is not captured physically well by the current criminal offences we have. Natasha, would it make a difference having a second separate offence, written in law that threatening to share images whether you are in a relationship or by your ex partner, isa criminal relationship or by your ex partner, is a criminal offence. It focuses
the minds of the cps. The need for Legal Recourse is immense. Balancing it out, please have a lot of laws to stay on top of. There needs to be that specific definition, the threat to share, the impact is immense, it makes it a Domestic Abuse issue. It is important to remind people, the terminology, if you threatened to murder somebody, that is an offence, there is Legal Recourse, the police will address it. Threatening to share intimate images is as patronising as them being shared. Paralysing. People having that ammunition against you, you feel you dont want to push them into doing it. There is no such thing as an empty threat. No matter how your perpetrator may say he was joking. They know deep down that you feel they will do it. I knew that my ex
partner had a lot of photos, the police knew. They had his phone. And yet, the veiled threats i received online about him sharing them, the Police Response was, come back when he shares them. He might not share them with people i know, he might put them on a website. It highlights, this research, how important it is to have consequences to those threats. Thank you both very much. We will follow your campaign. If you have your own experience perhaps similar to what natasha was telling us, do send me an e mail. And i would also like to give you the national Domestic Abuse helpline number, a free 24 hour number, you can find out online. Find that online. A week after china imposed a National Security law in hong kong, pro democracy activist joshua wong has given a defiant speech, pleading with the world to stand with the territory. Mr wong and two other prominent activists, agnes chow and ivan lam, are facing charges of Illegal Assembly relating to a protest that took place last year. Appearing outside court, the 23 year old said he would Never Surrender to beijing. The National Security law is not only targeting a small group of people its affecting the daily life of hong kongers and even enhance or encourage or facilitate more censorship in public libraries, in schools, or in any kind of government service, which might be more tough and difficult for us. We still hope to encourage more people to continue to engage
in the democracy movement. Even though they ban my book in public libraries, they cant ignore and silence the voice of hong kong people. With the belief of hong kong people to fight for freedom, we will never give up and surrender to beijing. 70,000 people in the North Western spanish region of galicia have had a new lockdown imposed on them following a spike in cases of coronavirus. The move which started at midnight local time will initially last for five days. Its the second region in spain to introduce a local lockdown after restrictions came into force in parts of catalonia at the weekend. Sergi forcada has more. Galicia was the first spanish region to exit lockdown in mid june, but restrictions are back for 70,000 people in the atlantic coastline area of la marina. For five days, only those travelling for work are allowed to enter or leave the region,
gatherings are limited to ten people, and facemasks are mandatory, even if outdoors on beaches. Restrictions will be lifted on friday, two days before Regional Elections in galicia, but according to local authorities, those who test positive wont be able to vote. The lockdown comes local outbreak which has seen 106 people test positive for the virus. The biggest spikes have been linked to bars in the area. They now remain open but with limited capacity. Two weeks ago, the Spanish Government lifted a National Lockdown on the grounds that the pandemic was under control. However, since then, there have been small outbreaks. Translation detecting these outbreaks early proves that our Health System is much readier than in march, and it also shows that we need to learn to live with the virus. We have to remain vigilant and keep social distancing. Galicias measures follow another spanish local lockdown in an agricultural area in west catalonia, where movement is also restricted for over 200,000 people for at least two weeks. Sergi forcada, bbc news. Italy has given permission for a charity run ship to disembark 180 migrants rescued in the mediterranean after a stand off lasting more than a week. The ocean viking, which had also sought permission to land from malta, will now head to a port in sicily where the migrants will be held in quarantine. Aru na iyengar reports. Relief and joy from migrants on hearing their cramped conditions may soon be over. These migrants from pakistan, north africa, eritrea and nigeria were picked up afterfleeing libya in four separate rescues by the ocean viking, operated by the French Charity sos mediterranee. They include 25 children, mostly unaccompanied, and two women, one of whom is pregnant. They have been on the ship for over a week, with tensions rising. Fights have broken out and two migrants threw themselves into the sea, but were later rescued. The situation was so bad that Ship Operators declared a state of emergency on friday. An italian medical team were sent on board to test the migrants for covid 19 and monitor the situation. The ocean viking is due to dock in sicily where the migrants will be transferred to the moby zaza, a ship charted by the Italian Government for 14 days of quarantine. According to the International Organization for migration, more than 100,000 migrants tried to cross the mediterranean last year, with more than 1,200 dying in the attempt. The arrival of summer may lead to more attempts to cross, with hopes of a new home in europe. For the first time ever, were all invited to one of the worlds most exclusive fashion events. Couture fashion, where exquisite handmade clothes are displayed on the catwalks of paris, will now be streamed live online. Gail maclellan reports. This is the week a select club of french designers displays one of a kind handmade outfits to invited guests. Models waft down catwalks wearing creations of the prestigious french houses, and in the evenings, the exclusive Guest Network and party. But not this year. In a makeover triggered by the coronavirus crisis, top designers will instead experiment with online showcases livestreamed this week. I will miss the audience, i will miss my friends, because if i do all those shows, its also to bring emotion. And i love that. So i think you cannot live without emotions. And these shows are made for that. Translation itold myself, 0k, we dont have a choice, we have to do it differently. Lets be creative. So we do a video with 11 Haute Couture dresses. I think there is a bit less stress in terms of organisation, because we didnt send out invitations. And we dont have to bring together an audience. I know the seating would be difficult to do these days. But aside from this, all the rest is the same. Paris has multiple fashion weeks that generate some 1. 4 billion for the local economy every year. If the shows dont go on, its notjust the fashion houses that will feel the loss. Fleets of limousines, used to ferry the guests from show to show, have seen revenues dry up. Translation the fashion weeks keep pariss economy going. Whether its luxury hotels, or being a great window that shows pariss image to the world. It may be the disruption of the pandemic is a good time for the industry to consider its options in a digital, greener, faster world,
but it might not be that simple. Theres a reason after all why the fashionistas love the front row. Gail maclennan, bbc news. Formula one has resumed with the austrian grand prix and many countries have seen the return of football. But in argentina restrictions for sport are still in place so people have had to improvise as the bbcs tim allman explains. The beautiful game probably seems even more beautiful after such a long absence. Across parts of europe and asia, matches have been played, goals have been scored, championships have been won. But not here. Not in argentina. A recent spike in cases means lockdown measures have been reinforced, so, they have come up with a suitable alternative. Translation this is for two teams of five players,
for Recreational Activity that practices distancing with no contact. There are fixed positions, just like a goalkeeper with the defence and the forwards. Known locally as metegol humano, it works like this the pitch is separated into rectangular segments and each player has to stay in their own zone. There is no tackling, no dribbling. It has been described as a life sized version of table football. For some, it couldnt have come a moment too soon. Translation the truth is that i tried it, and it is the first time ive kicked a ball in months. Im telling you this truthfully i am emotional. Of course, the hope is proper football will eventually be given the green light. In the meantime, socially distanced fussball will have to do. Tim allman, bbc news. Rebecca jones will be here with you in five minutes time. Just let me show you these pictures filmed on someones dashcam in west london on sunday. It shows a lucky escape for two pedestrians who were about to cross the road in a very windy ealing. You can see the the pair to the left of the video, walking towards the crossing and then, this happens the tree uproots and falls, and the pedestrians walk away quite stunned. They walked away with their lives but pretty stunned. Thank you for your messages about the government package for the arts and heritage. One says, what would help is a proper plan for those of us working
in theatre, music, conferencing, we just need a proper plan for the reopening of live events. Until that is presented, we are in dire straits. You are watching bbc news. Now its time for a look at the weather with carole. Hello again. It was very windy this weekend, windy enough to bring down some trees in some parts of the uk. Today, it wont be as windy, it will still be breezy and we are looking at sunshine and showers and some of those showers will be heavy and thundery, particularly anywhere from yorkshire down towards norfolk, and particularly this afternoon. Through the course of today, we will also see a new weather front arrive across the Northern Isles which will introduce some rain as well is gusty winds. Through the afternoon, many of the showers will tend to fade and a lot of us will have a dry day with some sunny skies. Just a peppering of showers. Dont forget those ones from yorkshire towards norfolk, which could be quite potent. A weather front bringing rain
in across the Northern Isles, gusty winds up to about 40mph and temperatures 11 21, north to south. If you are exposed to the breeze, though, it will feel quite cool. This evening and overnight, a lot of the showers will fade, then we will see more develop across parts of scotland and north west england for a time, as the weather front slips down into the north highlands. By the end of the night, a new weather front coming in from the atlantic will introduce thicker cloud and some rain in across Northern Ireland. Cooler in the north, not so cool further south. Tomorrow, we pick up this band of rain. This weather front will be drifting eastwards. Still a bit of uncertainty as to its northern and southern extent. It may get in across southern scotland, it may get as far south as the m4 corridor. For southern areas, particularly the channel islands, looking at some sunshine, and sunshine and showers across the far north of scotland but wind wont be a feature of the weather tomorrow. As we move from tuesday into wednesday, you can see this area moving across us, and it does have a trailing front on it. By the time we get to wednesday, it looks very much like it is southern areas that will have all the cloud and also some rain. Some showers peppering the rest of the uk and again, there will be variable amounts of cloud, some sunny breaks in between, and temperatures, well, 12 in the north to about 20 in the south. Just a little bit below average for this stage injuly. Then as we move into thursday, we still have the remnants of this front in the shape of some showers and also some cloud across southern england and the channel islands. As we move further north, we are looking at something drier and brighter, with highs of 13 21. This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Music venues, theatres, galleries and museums are to get one and a half billion pounds after being devastated by the coronavirus lockdown. This is all new money for the arts sector. Look, arts are at the absolute heart of our national life, whether it is your local theatre where you go to see the panto, ora part of the history of our nation. Australia is to close the border between New South Wales and victoria after a spike in Coronavirus Infections in melbourne. Lockdown restrictions continue to be eased around the uk beer gardens reopen in scotland, in wales the five mile travel restriction is lifted and in Northern Ireland nail bars
and tattoo parlours can reopen. In india, the level of virus cases reaches a new high, the country overtakes russia with the third highest number of infections. Delays in cancer diagnosis or treatment because of the coronavirus pandemic could lead to tens of thousands deaths in the uk according to research seen by bbc panorama. Music the good, the bad and the ugly theme by Ennio Morricone. And Ennio Morricone, one of hollywoods most iconic film score composers, has died at the age of 91. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. A £1. 5 billion government rescue package has been announced for the uks arts and Heritage Sector , which has been devastated by the lockdown and social distancing rules. The funding throws a lifeline to venues, which were on the verge of closing their doors forever. The Prime Minister said the package which runs until april would safeguard the arts for future generations; but the Opposition Labour Party says the money has come too late to save some organisations. Heres our arts editor, will gompertz. Theatres, music venues, cinemas and museums across the country have been brought to their knees by the covid 19 pandemic, with many saying they will be bankrupt within weeks without emergency government support. That arrived today with the oliver dowden, the culture secretary, announcing a £1. 57 billion rescue package for the culture and Heritage Sector. We wished it would come sooner, but that does not mean were not extremely happy, but all i will say is that until we know what the future looks like for the Performing Arts, it will still always be a bandage on a wound of unspecified scale. The announcement has been warmly welcomed by many arts leaders, who say they can now see a way for their organisations to survive at least until the spring. Of the total amount, £270 million will be made available as loans, with the rest, the vast majority, coming in the form of grants. All those communities, those regional vital social hubs, have now at least got something to at least tide them over while they think of what is next. There are no guarantees, of course. My big next follow up question would be, how do you plan to spend that cash, that emergency lifeline, to ensure that people still will be
able to come and visit these vital venues . As ever, the devil is likely to be in the detail. The government has not specified how the money will be divided, nor how the application process will work. There are likely to be many winners, but the money has come too late for some venues that have already been forced to close, while others only just clinging on to the hope of a post pandemic return. Will gompertz, bbc news. Speaking to bbc breakfast this morning the uk culture secretary, oliver dowden, explained how the money would be spilt across venues in the uk. £888 million in grants, theres about 200 odd million in loans, that will be for sums over £1 million, those will be very favourable long term low Interest Rate loans. There will be over £100
million to scotland, wales and Northern Ireland to support them. In addition to that, we will also be putting money into, £100 million into those big national institutions, so called arms length bodies of the department for culture, media and sport, so places like the british museum, the victoria and albert museum, the national gallery. The criteria that we will use to apply those funds will be determined by my Department Working with the experts to see where the need is, but prioritising three things. First of all, preserving the so called crown jewels that are of national and international significance, then protecting culture across the uk, so if you are in a part of england where you dont, theres not many cultural institutions, preserving those there
is really important, your local theatre or art gallery and finally, if they contribute to wider economic growth. And in terms of secrtors covered, that will cover theatres, galleries, museums, independent cinemas and music venues. Well be speaking to a representative from independent cinema ina representative from independent cinema in a moment. Before then, i wa nt to cinema in a moment. Before then, i want to ticket everything that has just started with the Chinese Ambassador who is talking about the new security law in hong kong. He has already said british Media Coverage of the new security law in hong kong is full of misrepresentations. Lets listen and know. One country as preconditions that not condition forjesus only when one country is safe and secure
can deter systems be safeguarded. May weigh in one country are safe and secure can to systems be safeguarded. Chinas resumption of the sovereignty over hong kong, and essential government is comprehensive and restriction over hong kong. As in all countries, Central Government is responsible for upholding National Security. The Central Government in china authorises hong kong, with laws on the two safeguarding National Security. Such legislative power belongs ultimately to the Central Government. Nor does it prevent the
Central Government from establishing a Legal Framework and Central Government from establishing a legalframework and mechanism of safeguarding National Security in hong kong as they are. In response to the activities, the challenge and one countries, two systems, a National Security law was enacted to safeguard the authority of one country, for the purpose of upholding and improving, rather than changing one country, two systems. Question three, will be law or impairthe high degree question three, will be law or impair the high degree of autonomy as they are on the rights and freedoms of hong kong people . The a nswer freedoms of hong kong people . The answer is again a definite no. National security law, fully integrates comprehensive jurisdiction of the central
government and the high degree of autonomy enjoyed by hong kong as they are. It does not alter the current capitalist system in hong kong. It does not change the high degree of autonomy as they are. It does not affect hong kongs administrative, legislative or even traditional power, including that final adjudication. This law clearly stipulates human rights shall be respected and protected in safeguarding National Security in hong kong. The rights and freedoms, including the freedom of speech of the press, publication, of
association, procession, assembling and demonstration. Which the residents of the region enjoyed under the basic law and the provisions of the International Cove na nt, provisions of the International Covenant, International Covenant on economic, social and cultural rights, as applied to hong kong. Protected in accordance with law. This law outlined four types of criminal activities that jeopardise National Security. They are secession, subversion, terrorist activities and collusion with a foreign country or external elements to endanger National Security. The lot targets a very few criminals, but protects the great majority of
hong kong people the law targets. That is why in only eight days, nearly 3 million hong kong people signed the petition in support of the law. This bears full witness to the law. This bears full witness to the overwhelming aspiration of hong kong people for stability and security. Question four, has china failed to fulfil its International Obligations by enacting the National Security law . My answer, again, is a definite no. This marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the united nations, this year. China was the first country to put its signature on the un charter. China is now a member of more than 100
intergovernmental organisations and assigned over 500 Multi National treaties. Has signed. It is committed to upholding International Law and the basic norms governing international relations. It has fulfilled its International Obligations and responsibilities. It has never withdrawn from International Organisations or treaties. Nor does it believe. We are going to leave that briefing there from the Chinese Ambassador, talking about the new security law in hong kong. A defiant defence of that law, saying that the legislative power belongs to the central tower, which of course is china in hong kong, but he did say the new security law does not affect the new security law does not affect the high degree of autonomy in hong kong. And we will be getting reaction to the speech from our correspondence in the region soon,
so stay with us for that. I want to return to the news that the entertainment sector is to get £1. 5 billion from the government after being devastated by the coronavirus locked in. We are going to speak to someone who hopes to benefit from that. Oliver meek is the executive director of rio cinema in dalston, east london. It was one of londons very first cinemas when it was established in 1909. Thanks for talking to us. I suppose my feeling is, weve heard a lot about theatres, galleries and museums, not so much about independent cinema as like yours. I wonder what your reaction was to this package . It is fantastic news. It has given the whole industry a real let this morning. To be
named. The government does single out independent cinema someone that will benefit from that. It gives us a huge amount of confidence. Do you know yet how it will benefit you . No, we dont know exactly what it entails. The Uk Cinema Association and the bfi have been lobbying government for all sorts of Different Things and if it is anything like what they have been discussing with us, it will be really positive. We hope to find out more in the next couple of days. Ok, keep us posted on that. How much trouble arguing . Well, weve managed to survive so far. Our members have been incredibly generous, so lots and lots of people have been buying memberships while we have been close, people have been making donations and obviously the pirlo scheme has been vital. We couldnt have survived without that. The furlough scheme. The worry for us is operating on reduced capacity, so it social distancing will mean we are
at about 50 and we dont know how long we can continue on basis work. Yeah, interesting. Money, at the end of the day, is not going to affect organisations opening. My understanding is that cinemas could reopen from july before. When are you planning to reopen . At the moment we are looking at the middle of august. A film comes out on the 4th of august that feels like it will be a big draw for our audience and we want to open again with a bang, was something we think will bring people in. Thats what were looking at the moment. Rbc dates have been changing. We are looking closely at how other cinemas are doing obviously dates have been changing. If you could have opened on saturday, why not until the middle of august . It is about content. Middle of august . It is about co nte nt. We middle of august . It is about content. We are waiting for new releases. July is a tricky time anyway, because you are competing with the weather. We certainly dont wa nt to with the weather. We certainly dont want to compete with the pubs reopening. I think there would only
be one winner there. We will wait and see how some of the bigger cinema spare and, crucially, it is about content. Film distributors have been understandably cagey about bringing out big releases. We are waiting for a film with the right stature. How concerned are you that people are going to be worried about sitting in a room with other people for two or three errors . Yeah, we see that its a big consideration. We just see that its a big consideration. Wejust dont see that its a big consideration. We just dont know. Two or three hours. It is a huge room, there are lots of seats and plenty of space to spread out. I think about getting more confident about going out and about. Certainly, what our members and supporters are telling us, they are eager to come back. Oliver, one quick thought if you dont mind. Adversity sometimes is the mother of
invention, do you feel arts organisations, including your own, have done enough to come up with other ways of making money during this difficult time . Im thinking perhaps you could have held outdoor screenings, for example. Yeah, its been very tricky, because effectively, ive had to follow all of my staff, its just been me working on fundraising. Furlough all of my staff. In order to change all of my staff. In order to change a Business Model like that, you need a Business Model like that, you need a lot of resources. We have been selling merchandise and memberships and things. We have managed to generate an income whilst would be in close, which is amazing, but it is very difficult for arts organisations to be that light on their feet, because it organisations to be that light on theirfeet, because it requires organisations to be that light on their feet, because it requires a lot of work. Really good to talk to you. Stay in touch, thanks a lot. The man accused of murdering two sisters in a london park has appeared in court at the old bailey. 18 year old da nyal hussein, from blackheath in london, is charged with two counts of murder
and one charge of possession of an offensive weapon. The bodies of Nicole Smallman, who was 27 and bibaa henry 46, were found in fryent country park in wembley on 7thjune, two days after they met friends to celebrate ms henrys birthday. Lets cross to the Old Bailey Criminal Court in london where our correspondent keith doyle has more. What can you tell as . This was a short hearing, part of the process and danyal short hearing, part of the process and da nyal husseins short hearing, part of the process and Danyal Husseins first appearance at the old bailey. Danyal hussein, whose 18 from london, appeared via video link from wandsworth prison he was wearing a grey sweater and only spoke to confirm his name. As we were outlining there, the bodies of Nicole Smallman he was 27, and her sister Danyal Hussein he was 46, we re sister Danyal Hussein he was 46, were found in fray and country park in wembley on the 7th ofjune. That
was two days after they met a group of friends there to celebrate mac threes party. Da nyal of friends there to celebrate mac threes party. Danyal hussein is charged with two counts of murder and one count of possession of an offensive weapon. In court the prosecutor said this was an unprovoked and random attack on two members of the public involving the use of a knife. Danyal hussein was remanded in custody and will appear in court again here on september the zist, in court again here on september the 21st, when a date for his trial is expected to be set. The border between australias two most heavily populated states is to be closed to combat a spike in coronavirus cases. Travel restrictions between victoria and New South Wales will come into force on wednesday. In the victorian capital melbourne,
nine tower blocks have been put under a Strict Lockdown and peoples movements in more than 30 suburbs have been restricted. The city reported 127 new cases on monday, its highest daily increase since march. Shaimaa khalil reports. The Police Showed up on the doorstep on saturday. Since then, no residents in these melbourne tower blocks was allowed to leave. A full lockdown for the first time in australia. Another major setback as covid 19 cases continue to spike in victorias state capital. Health authorities have been scrambling to control the numbers. But they say this latest cluster in the towers could have an explosive potential to spread the virus even further. The military have been called in to help, as Health Workers ramp up testing. The situation is now so grim that victorias border with New South Wales will be shut. Something the leadership had previously said was unnecessary. All of us agreed the best thing to do is to close the border. It will be enforced on the New South Wales side so as not to be a drain on resources
that are very much focused on fighting the virus right across our state. It is the first time this century the border between New South Wales and victoria is being closed. Even at the height of the pandemic here back in march, the two states remained open to each other. This shows the level of nervousness and concern among leaders that the spike in melbourne could spill over here to australias most populous state. Victoria is now responsible for 95 of all new covid 19 infections. It recorded 127 cases today. Its the highest daily increase since the pandemic began. The outbreak has disrupted australias relative success in suppressing covid 19. And if the number of cases continues to spike in victoria, the threat of a second wave becomes more real. Just as people have begun to enjoy some freedom of movement. Lockdown restrictions are being eased in scotland, wales and Northern Ireland today. In scotland, beer gardens and pavement cafes are allowed to open again this weekend, children under 11 got to hug their grandparents for the first time in months, as they no longer need to physically distance from each other or from adults and nonessential shops have also reopened from friday it will be mandatory to wear an in store face covering. In wales, Outdoor Attractions will reopen, with owners saying theyre thrilled to return. The stay local guidance, asking people to stay within five miles of home, has ended, with no limits on travel. And from today two households will also be able to Stay Together indoors and overnight. People in Northern Ireland will be able to visit loved ones in hospital for the first time in months as part of lockdown measures easing there. Close contact businesses,
such as hairdressers and nail salons can now reopen. The revised guidance means spas, tattoo parlours, and massage providers can also resume trading from today. Lets speak to louise maclean, director of Sales Marketing at the Signature Pub Group based in edinburgh. I think you arejoining us i think you are joining us from aviemore. My understanding is that you have 22 pubs in your group at only three are actually reopening today. Why so few . Not every bar has an outside area that lends itself quite so well to having a beer garden. So weve open the three that have their own outside space. So we can relate control who is in it, who is passing by, can control the numbers, the capacity. What will they look like people were to pay a
visit today . You have to book, so thatis visit today . You have to book, so that is the first thing. We are taking bookings immediately. They are very taking bookings immediately. They are very small. Our one in edinburgh, called town house, is a three Story Building and a roof terrace normally has 80 people on it. With social distancing itjust has 28. So it is very small. But it is very welcoming. We are using plastic screens where appropriate, by way of further reassurance are in ppe, we are fully compliant with track and trace, there is a qr code that will allow you to provide details and then we have to manually update when you leave. The food is onaqr update when you leave. The food is on a qr code, so you can order be at the website. The staff are there, so happy to be back and we are just delighted that customers so far seem to be quite curious and want to come out. I guess the big change for you
will come on the 15th ofjuly when pubs in scotland can reopen indoors, effectively. People will be able to drink indoors. How confident are you that that will go ahead because they have been a few bumps on the road to this position, having there . Yes. I dont know. We were quite disappointed on the 29th ofjune that the beer gardens didnt get to open, so i guess i cant say im 100 confident, but if we keep doing what we are doing, if we show the government that outdoor hospitality can work and that we are all responsible operators committed to the safety of our staff and customers, then i hope that they will see the Safety Measures that have been put in place reflect the government stance of what they are attempting to do. We have more guidance to come on the 9th ofjuly, so that just when guidance to come on the 9th ofjuly, so thatjust when we will know a bit more about some of the measures that we need to do. As soon as we hear, we need to do. As soon as we hear, we are all action stations to
deliver. Pubs in england reopened on saturday night. I wondered whether you were watching what happened and, if so, if you felt there were any lessons that perhaps could be learnt north of the border . |j lessons that perhaps could be learnt north of the border . I was watching andi north of the border . I was watching and i was reading and listening and i think some of the videos ive seen from fellow operators in england we re from fellow operators in england were very, from fellow operators in england were very, very from fellow operators in england were very, very encouraging. From fellow operators in england were very, very encouraging. I think it is about capacity and about trusting your customers. We will limit how long people can be in our venues, because they are small and we wa nt venues, because they are small and we want the most customers to be able to come through the door, but we will continue to watch and listen and read and we are very fortunate, its quite a nice network of people we have, so we are able to share best practice. Louise maclean, good to talk to you. Delays to cancer diagnosis and treatment due to coronavirus could lead to thousands of excess deaths in the uk within a year, according to new research. Scientists have examined data from eight hospital trusts which suggests millions of routine appointments have been missed and many urgent treatments delayed or cancelled. Lauren moss has been looking at the data. Its in my lung, its in my liver, its in my brain. Kelly smith was diagnosed with bowel cancer three years ago when she was 28. The mum of one underwent surgery and countless treatments. Then, on 23 march, the day uk went into lockdown, her treatment was paused following concerns that chemotherapy could make some patients more vulnerable to covid 19. Kelly told bbc panorama the decision left her fearful of the future. Terrified, absolutely terrified. I didnt want to die. I feel like ive got
so much more to do, but yeah, terrified. Kellys health went downhill during lockdown. Ten days after speaking to the bbc, she died. Nothing can prepare you for the vacuum that is left when you lose a child. It cannot be filled. We have some saving graces in the fact that kelly left behind a fantastic little boy, finley, so every time we see him were reminded of her time, and yeah, its notjust me, its my wife, its kellys sisterjess as well, its aunties, uncles, grandparents. We all feel that loss. Deborah james has incurable bowel cancer. Her treatment has continued. Shes been investigating the disruption to cancer care. Covid has taken up all the headlines but ultimately we cannot have a collateral from covid that costs even more lives. This programme is personalfor me. Ive heard too many stories about treatment being stopped, about the impact that its had, and we now have to talk about it. Panorama has been shown Research Suggesting that delays and interruptions could lead to thousands of additional deaths. Certain treatments have continued at cancer hubs away from covid patients, and some nightingale hospitals are now being used to help clear the testing backlog. I think all we can do is our best to try and get the Service Running again, to get the diagnoses going, to get the treatments going again. The full consequence of decisions made during the pandemic are yet to be revealed. The impact on those involved, and their families, will be felt for a long time to come. Lauren moss, bbc news. Let speak to deborahjames who you saw there in laurens piece, shes one of the presenters on the podcast. You, me and the big c. Great to have you with us. Thanks so much. I know this is clearly very personalfor much. I know this is clearly very personal for you. Much. I know this is clearly very personalfor you. I did want to much. I know this is clearly very personal for you. I did want to ask you, what did you learn from this documentary that perhaps you didnt know before . I learn how widely the impact of cancer is going to be felt and what the collateral of covid 19 might look like for people. Sadly i saw first hand with one of my good friends kelly. As somebody who has cancer themselves, i know the difference in terms of being able to get treatment, being able to access treatment and not. Ifeel very lucky, i learnt how lucky i am to be treated in london in one of the cancer hubs and i feel really strongly that we need to ensure that happens to everybody across the country and i. Just to be clear, you have managed to continue accessing
treatment during the pandemic the last few weeks and months . Yeah, i have. At the start of the pandemic, the government recommended that nhs trust set up 21 19 free hubs, to protect as much cancer care as possible. In some places we know it works. Im an example of that. I was lucky enough to get radiotherapy and targeted therapy throughout, because i had the need to do that. U nfortu nately, i had the need to do that. Unfortunately, through the investigation with panorama, discovered that wasnt the case, chemotherapy was down nationally, referral rates were down nationally, operations were down. Not only because of the capacity in the system, obviously we were squeezed because of covid, but it was weighing up the risk. Cancer doesnt go anywhere just because of covid and we need to recognise that, as a
result we could have more people are just many people dying of cancer and we need to be careful to balance risk Going Forward. What youre saying is, the backlog is very and could have replications, serious repercussions Going Forward . Yeah, all the Health Care Professionals ive had the pleasure of meeting are very concerned about what that backlog is going to look like. We know, is a fact, there are undiagnosed cancers, people perhaps listening to this right now who have a cancer, they havent come forward. We know that because referral rates in april went to the lowest on record. This is the two week referral window where, if somebody goes to their gp, they have an urgent referral on to be looked at for suspected cancer. It dropped by 7596, for suspected cancer. It dropped by 75 , so those people are just
sitting waiting. There is thousands of undiagnosed cancers. It is a concern, because obviously the cancers are not going to go anywhere and they are going to have to come back into the system. We are going to need a system working over capacity in order to well, catch up and cope with that backlog. Ok, the other side of this i suppose is that a lot of people may be very nervous about seeking medical help at the moment. What advice or even reassurance would you give them . As somebody who got their cancer diagnosed late, i have stage iv bowel cancer, it is the difference between life and death. Had epping carted stage one, which we do have a National Screening programme for, which was put on hold, that early diagnosis is the difference between a cure. We are being told that gps
are open for business till now and they are urging people to come forward. It might seem a bit scary, but as someone who has had to undergo treatment during covid, everything is very well run. I am not rank the risk of covid, we all know how serious it is, but cancer is also serious. Deborah, really good to talk to talk to you. Thank you so much forjoining us. Thank you so much forjoining us. If you are watching in the uk a reminder that bbc panoramas britains cancer crisis is on tonight at 7. 30pm on bbc one, or afterwards on bbc iplayer. The headlines on bbc news music venues, theatres, galleries and museums are to get £1. 5 billion after being devastated
by the coronavirus lockdown. Australia is to close the border between New South Wales and victoria after a spike in Coronavirus Infections in melbourne. Lockdown restrictions continue to be eased around the uk. Beer gardens reopen in scotland. In wales, the five mile travel restriction is lifted. In Northern Ireland, nail bars and tattoo pa rlours can reopen. In india, the level of virus cases reaches a new high. The country overtakes russia with the third highest number of infections. Delays in cancer diagnosis or treatment because of the coronavirus pandemic could lead to tens of thousands deaths in the uk, according to research seen by bbc panorama. Music the good, the bad and the ugly by Ennio Morricone. Ennio morricone, one of hollywoods most iconic film score composers,
has died at the age of 91. Businesses in england are to receive £1,000 for every young trainee they take on as part of the governments stategy to help the economy recover from the coronavirus crisis. The placements, which will be for 18 to 24 year olds, arent paid, but they offer training in maths, english and cv writing, as well as guidance as to what to expect in the workplace. Our Political Correspondent nick eardley is at westminster for us. Nick, this is one of the series of announcements that we are getting this week, leading up to a mini budget, if you like, from the chancellor later in the week. Thats right. On wednesday we will hear
from rishi sunak in the commons. It is one of the Biggest Challenges the government is facing now. As lockdown is eased, as the furlough scheme is onejoin heading up to october, what do you do to make sure that those people that were kept in theirjobs by the government during this crisis dont end up unemployed bigger economic crisis at the end of the year into next year . We will see a lot of focus this week from ministers on what they are going to do to try to protectjobs. One of the groups they are most worried about, that the treasury things could be hardest hit by the downturn, is young people, dozed aged between 18 and 25, perhaps coming out of school or university at the same time that a lot ofjobs are potentially being cut. That is what this trainee scheme is designed to start to tackle. 30,000 new
trainees in england from september, companies who take them on will get £1000 each to help train them up, get them in a position where they are ready to enter the job market. The government then hopes that will lead to full timejobs the government then hopes that will lead to full time jobs or to further education. That said, it is a small piece of the puzzle. There are still huge questions for ministers to answer. And for the chancellor to tackle on wednesday. Labour are saying that there are no sectors we re saying that there are no sectors were things arent getting up and running, but in all those sectors where things are either emerging slowly or not emerging at all yet, you have to extend the furlough scheme to give them more of a chance to get back on their feet before you are asking them to make decisions about long term employment. Wednesday is a big day. Last week we got the political version from the Prime Minister over how he wants to see the uk moving forward. This week we get more of the fine print from
the chancellor on what is planned for the economy r. Nick, good to talk to you. India has now overtaken russia to become the country with the worlds third highest confirmed Coronavirus Infections, after the United States and brazil. But experts warn the true scale of the outbreak in india could be far bigger. A sharp rise in new cases in recent days has taken the total Health Ministry figure to nearly 700,000. More than 19,000 people have died in india so far. Our correspondent Yogita Limaye is in mumbai. She explains why the virus toll could be worse than the figures suggest. One of the things that government authorities are continuously citing is that indias death rate, its mortality rate, because of coronavirus is a lot lower than other countries with a similar number of cases. Thats where the question arises. Over the past several weeks, weve been talking to frontline
doctors in different parts of the country. Some of them have told us that on the death certificate they often write the co morbidity, but do not write covid 19. In other cases, we have been told that people who are brought dead to hospitals, even if they have covid like symptoms, they are not tested. Overall in india, as well, a large percentage of the deaths actually happen at home, they do not happen at hospitals. Even before the coronavirus outbreak, the counting of deaths, how these records are kept and maintained, the cause of death, you know, you always either have a long delay in knowing the exact cause of death or some of these numbers are missed. Therefore, there is a question about whether that number is only 20,000 or perhaps it could be a lot more. India has a federal structure, so what we are seeing currently in the country is that different parts of india are doing Different Things. Im in mumbai. Actually, a quarter of the deaths that have taken place are in this city, so in that case it is the worst affected city, although the total number of cases is higher in delhi. Here, for example, we have had at very nominal easing of lockdown restrictions. Public transport is back on the streets, but restaurants are closed, shopping malls are closed, cinemas are closed, gyms are closed. Private offices are only allowed to have 10 of their staff working from workplaces, everybody else has to work from home. There are checkpoints across the city to ensure that people arent venturing out unnecessarily. There are other parts of the country where, because of the surge in the number of cases, what has happened is they have reimposed a stringent lockdown for either ten days or two weeks. In the city of delhi, as well, there is a lot of questioning happening on how do we continue to ease lockdown restrictions to try to reopen the economy,
because of course for a country as vast as india, keeping it shut down for a prolonged period of time is also catastrophic. This is the difficult situation that they are stocking. That they are stuck in. You open up for a while and two weeks later you see a sudden surge in cases, you see the medical infrastructure really struggling. Makeshift hospitals are being built in different parts of the country. A 10,000 bed covid care facility was set up in delhi over the weekend. But if you open up fully, Indias Health infrastructure is not going to be able to take that. Campaigners are calling for all Sexual Violence cases that have been dropped because of the so called rough sex defence to be reviewed. Also known as the 50 shades defence, it is about to be outlawed by the government. It has been used by some defendants accused of murdering or violently injuring a sexual partner, who claim that the death or injuries sustained were part of consensual sex. In december 2016, 26 year old Natalie Connolly was found dead with 40 separate injuries. After her partner claimed in court she had been injured during rough sex, he was sentenced to three years eight months for manslaughter. The murderer of backpacker Grace Millane in new zealand tried to claim she died accidentally during rough sex. Ajury found him guilty of murder and he is injailfor life. Lets speak now to rachel williams, who is a Domestic Abuse survivor who campaigns for greater protection against abuse. She recently handed in a petition to downing street asking for non fatal strangulation to be made a specific crime. We are very grateful to be joined by her now. Can you tell us more about nonfatal strangulation means . Basically, it is when a perpetrator of abuse puts his your neck and
either strangles you or throttles you, whatever terminology you want to use. I deal with you, whatever terminology you want to use. Ideal with a you, whatever terminology you want to use. I deal with a lot of lot of victims of Domestic Abuse and i have not spoken to one who hasnt been throttled or strangled. I was strangled by my perpetrator on numerous occasions. The one being when i was seven months pregnant. He later on shot me after years of abuse. We know there is a pattern. With the rough sex strangulation, i collated a survey of nearly 500 people and 90 were strangled by an intimate partner. 50 per strangled during sex a 90 said it was not consensual. This has got to be made a stand alone charge. Consensual. This has got to be made a standalone charge. So you wanted to be made a specific crime. What happens at the moment . At the moment, like my perpetrator, he was
arrested for the strangulation. It was put in all my documentation, the serious case review, that dan hunt strangled me. Iwas serious case review, that dan hunt strangled me. I was deemed as high risk as a victim, he was high risk as a victim, he was high risk as a perpetrator. He was charged with common assault, which is the same category a slap somebody. You have been Gathering Signatures for this petition. What response have you had to it . M signatures for this petition. What response have you had to it . It has been massive. I have a signatures and tradition. I sent it to number ten. The thousands of comments on the petition, i find ten. The thousands of comments on the petition, ifind them ten. The thousands of comments on the petition, i find them the nonfatal strangulation report, as well. It is frightening, people have said that there perpetrator has not
released their grip until their bile have been emptied, they have empty their bladder. I know it has been set we have a bh to use as a charge. What does that mean . Actually bodily harm. It doesnt come under that. Some of these people that have been strangled, mainly women, some of the side effects dont occur until months after. One woman said she had to go and see a voice coach because a voice was so badly damaged. There is ptsd. It isjust making a voice was so badly damaged. There is ptsd. It is just making sure that mps, numberten, is ptsd. It is just making sure that mps, number ten, know is ptsd. It is just making sure that mps, numberten, know how is ptsd. It is just making sure that mps, number ten, know how serious nonfatal strangulation is. They have done it in australia, they could see why it is needed. They have done it in new zealand. We need to do it in the uk, as well. They have done so much with the bill, dont fall short now. We also need a perpetrator
register, as well. Thank you for joining us. The uk might not be the most obvious place to hold drive in events, but this summer you could be enjoying the latest film or concert from your front seat. These open air experiences have been popping up across the uk as an alternative to indoor venues as Frankie Mccamley reports. These people are here to watch a film. This time it is a latin. They are given our sewing box and allocated space. They come to you to sell your popcorn and sweets. So why come here instead of your local cinema . Theres three of us. Theres his brother and his sister
and theirfamilies in their own cars, so its reallyjust an outing, really, for all of us to spend time together and, yeah, and we wouldnt be able to do this in a cinema because itd be shh dont talk so this way, were all all together and its just new and different. What do you think of the whole set up . Youve got the speaker in the carand. . Its amazing. I think its not what we expected. Like, she couldnt understand how we were going to watch a movie in daytime but the whole set up is amazing and were already planning to come back again. These drive in cinemas are popping up all across the country and this weekend was the first weekend you could come and enjoy your favourite film from the comfort of your own car. But if youre happy to part with 80 quid, or youre a lucky competition winner, you could be watching the film from the back of one of these, with some bubbles and a box full of snacks. In order to keep his business running during the coronavirus pandemic, george wood realised he had to make some changes. After 12 years of doing outdoor cinema, weve suddenly moved to drive in because of the situation
weve found ourselves in, which is that social distanced cinema is the way forward right now and in your car is the safest way to do it, we feel. And it seems really american, doesnt it . This doesnt feel like a british thing to do. Its true. Everyone imagines drive in cinemas is that kind of nostalgia, americana, its 1950s, its grease, so were kinda of using that nostalgia and old throwback of drive in cinema with up to date technology. Yeah, really enjoyed it and singing along i mean, you have to, to aladdin, dont you . And then it was huge from that huge screen, all the way over here. Its crazy you were singing along, wont you . I was. I wasnt. You were too busy eating popcorn yeah. It was hard to see, because obviously theres a lot of the big cars in the way, and its quite a small screen and a very bright day. So you will be coming back . Id like to. All laugh. In shropshire, an almost surreal scene at this drive in concert static cars instead of the usual
dancing, singing and cheering. Between the vehicles, though, there are some pockets of normality. Its all right, yeah bit of a laugh. Something to do. And its notjust the audience finding things a bit strange. Its probably one of the weirdest gigs ive done usually, were used to a crowd jumping up and down and going crazy, so it was you had to work twice as hard but, no, loved it. No, it was good. Its the new norm. As the uk slowly comes out of lockdown, further concerts and events are being announced with social distancing at the forefront of organisers minds. Beverly knight is touring the country with a series of gigs this summer. When the opportunity arose for me to take part in light of live music and Live Performance been curtailed everywhere with no sign of anything coming back anytime soon, i thought im going to take the chance and do this, you know . Earn money for my band, myself and for lots of other people who are gonna be taking part. Do you think this pandemic has reshaped the Music Industry . Do you think its going to change the Music Industry forever . In order to survive, the Music Industry, theatre, all aspects of Live Performance has to adapt, or wither. And thats terrifying because the very nature of Live Performance is that you cannot easily socially distance. Oh, i dont know how we move forward, but we have to find a way. Its a dilemma faced by so many across the Entertainment Industry with no clear answers yet. One thing that is certain the performances we do see this summer are going to look, and feel, like no other. Frankie mccamley, bbc news. The sandwich chain pret a manager is closing 30 of its uk outlets as part of a restructure in the wake of the virus. Some reports suggest the move could put 1,000 jobs at risk. The company says it will also reduce the number of people employed in its remaining shops to reflect the fall in demand, and enhanced Safety Measures. The italian composer Ennio Morricone who wrote hundreds of film scores, has died at the age of 91. He became famous in the 1960s through his partnership with the director sergio leone. He later worked with directors Bernardo Bertolucci and John Carpenter and won two oscars. Lizo mzimba looks back at his life. Music plays. His music defined so many classics. This time also saw the start of an enduring partnership. On the right Ennio Morricone, on the left sergio leone, who would direct the spaghetti westerns that morricone would provide the music for. He was prolific, composing over 500 scores for film and television. His theme for the bbc drama the life and times of David Lloyd George became an unlikely chart hit. Music plays. In the 1980s, he cut down on work but was tempted back. His score for the mission combined jesuit, native music and oboe. Music was Ennio Morricones life, and reflecting that, perhaps his most personal score was for cinema paradiso, the story of a man whose passion for film began as a young boy. Morricones own love affair with cinema was one that lasted a lifetime. Iurge i urge you to listen to those scores. He can use church bells, whistles, ticking clocks, you have a real treat in store. Just before we go, let me show you some amazing pictures caught on dashcam in west london on sunday. It shows a lucky escape for two pedestrians who were about to cross the road in a very windy ealing. You can see the the pair to the left of the video, walking towards the crossing and then this happens. The tree uproots and falls, and the pedestrians walk away quite stunned. Lets have a look again an amazing escape now its time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. Hello, again. It was very windy this weekend, windy enough to bring down some trees in some parts of the uk. Today, it wont be as windy, it will still be breezy and we are looking at sunshine and showers and some of those showers will be heavy and thundery, particularly anywhere from yorkshire down towards norfolk, and particularly this afternoon. Through the course of today, we will also see a new weather front arrive across the Northern Isles which will introduce some rain as well is gusty winds. Through the afternoon, many of the showers will tend
to fade and a lot of us will have a dry day with some sunny skies. Just a peppering of showers. Dont forget those ones from yorkshire towards norfolk, which could be quite potent. A weather front bringing rain in across the Northern Isles, gusty winds up to about 40mph and temperatures 11 21, north to south. If you are exposed to the breeze, though, it will feel quite cool. This evening and overnight, a lot of the showers will fade, then we will see more develop across parts of scotland and north west england for a time, as the weather front slips down into the north highlands. By the end of the night, a new weather front coming in from the atlantic will introduce thicker cloud and some rain in across Northern Ireland. Cooler in the north, not so cool further south. Tomorrow, we pick up this band of rain. This weather front will be drifting eastwards. Still a bit of uncertainty as to its northern and southern extent. It may get in across southern scotland, it may get as far south as the m4 corridor. For southern areas, particularly the channel islands, looking at some sunshine, and sunshine and showers
across the far north of scotland but wind wont be a feature of the weather tomorrow. As we move from tuesday into wednesday, you can see this area moving across us, and it does have a trailing front on it. By the time we get to wednesday, it looks very much like it is southern areas that will have all the cloud and also some rain. Some showers peppering the rest of the uk and again, there will be variable amounts of cloud, some sunny breaks in between, and temperatures, well, 12 in the north to about 20 in the south. Just a little bit below average for this stage injuly. Then as we move into thursday, we still have the remnants of this front in the shape of some showers and also some cloud across southern england and the channel islands. As we move further north, we are looking at something drier and brighter, with highs of 13 to 21. This is bbc news. The headlines. Music venues, theatres, galleries and museums are to get £1. 5 billion after being devastated by the coronavirus lockdown. This is all new money for the arts sector. Look, arts are at the absolute heart of our national life, whether it is your local theatre where you go to see the panto, ora part of the history of our nation. Lockdown restrictions continue to be eased around the uk beer gardens reopen in scotland, in wales the five mile travel restriction is lifted, and in Northern Ireland nail bars and tattoo parlours can reopen. As the Government Faces pressure to change its policy on huaweis involvement in the uks 5g network, chinas ambassador warns the uk will have to bear
the consequences. Australia is to close the border between New South Wales and victoria after a spike in Coronavirus Infections in melbourne. Delays in cancer diagnosis or treatment because of the coronavirus pandemic could lead to tens of thousands deaths in the uk according to research seen by bbc panorama. Music the good, the bad and the ugly theme by Ennio Morricone. And the great Ennio Morricone one of hollywoods most iconic film score composers dies at the age of 91. Hello and welcome to bbc news. A £1. 5 billion government rescue package has been announced for the uks arts and Heritage Sector , which has been devastated by the lockdown and social distancing rules. The funding throws a lifeline to venues, which were on the verge of closing their doors forever. The Prime Minister said the package which runs until april would safeguard the arts for future generations; but the Opposition Labour Party says the money has come too late to save some organisations. Heres our arts editor, will gompertz. Theatres, music venues, cinemas and museums across the country have been brought to their knees by the covid 19 pandemic, with many saying they will be bankrupt within weeks without emergency government support. That arrived today with oliver dowden, the culture secretary, announcing a £1. 57 billion rescue package for the culture and Heritage Sector. We wished it would come sooner, but that does not mean
were not extremely happy, but all i will say is that until we know what the future looks like for the Performing Arts, it will still always be a bandage on a wound of unspecified scale. The announcement has been warmly welcomed by many arts leaders, who say they can now see a way for their organisations to survive at least until the spring. Of the total amount, £270 million will be made available as loans, with the rest, the vast majority, coming in the form of grants. All those communities, those regional vital social hubs, have now at least got something to at least tide them over while they think of what is next. There are no guarantees, of course. My big next follow up question would be, how do you plan to spend that cash, that emergency lifeline, to ensure that people still will be able to come and visit these vital venues . As ever, the devil is likely to be in the detail. The government has not specified how the money will be divided, nor how the application process will work. There are likely to be many winners, but the money has come too late for some venues that have already been forced to close, while others only just clinging on to the hope of a post pandemic return. Will gompertz, bbc news. Speaking to bbc breakfast this morning the uk culture secretary, oliver dowden, explained how the money would be spilt across venues in the uk. £888 million in grants, theres about 200 odd million in loans, that will be for sums over £1 million, those will be very favourable long term low Interest Rate loans. There will be over £100 million to scotland, wales and Northern Ireland to support them. In addition to that, we will also be putting money into,
£100 million into those big national institutions, so called arms length bodies of the department for culture, media and sport, so places like the british museum, the victoria and albert museum, the national gallery. The criteria that we will use to apply those funds will be determined by my Department Working with the experts to see where the need is, but prioritising three things. First of all, preserving the so called crown jewels that are of national and international significance, then protecting culture across the uk, so if you are in a part of england where you dont, theres not many cultural institutions, preserving those there is really important, your local theatre or art gallery and finally, if they contribute to wider economic growth. And in terms of secrtors covered, that will cover theatres, galleries, museums, independent cinemas and music venues. Lets cross to the Old Vic Theatre in london to speak to Matthew Warchus its artistic director. Its good to see you back at the theatre, a step forward, i think. I wa nted theatre, a step forward, i think. I wanted to ask you if you are surprised by the size of the package . Of people have said it is much larger than they were expecting. Yes. It is a large amount of money, by any standards. This has never happened before, this kind of a bailout. It is definitely what is needed. Lot of consultation has been happening in the last few months, lobbying on my own executive director here at the theatre has been very deeply involved in that. I think it is an educator, and informed amount of money. I think the question now is an educated
amount. The question now is when it goes, he will benefit from it and will go to the right places . That leads to my next question, how will you benefit . We understand a large proportion of the money will be distributed by the arts council, but you are not a publicly funded institution, you make your money mainly from the box office. First of all, do you think you will get any of this money . Yeah, it is interesting hear them talking about the crown jewels. Obviously the old vic is an iconic theatre. It has never had any arts council support, we rely two thirds on the Box Office Income and a third on entropy. Box Office Income is of been nonexistent full Office Income is of been nonexistent full entropy. Philanthropy. Office income is of been nonexistent full entropy. Philanthropy. We have to make a case for the indispensability of this building. Not only the entertainment. We do
a hell of a lot of work with communities and schools. All of that work is injeopardy communities and schools. All of that work is in jeopardy at the moment. We are work is in jeopardy at the moment. We a re really work is in jeopardy at the moment. We are really hoping there will be significant attention paid to an institution like us with no other safety net. The key question for you, if you are saying that two thirds of the income comes from box office, is reopening and no amount office, is reopening and no amount of money can affect when daters can do that. So what is your sense of when you might be able to open your doors again . That is a huge question, isnt it . Weve been asking that question every day since we closed and we still are now. Look, we have got a production of a Christmas Carol on sale for december. We did that in an act of flag ra nt december. We did that in an act of flagrant optimism and we are still selling tickets for that. Who knows whether we can actually deliver that in any recognisable form. If we cant, we cant have an audience. We have 1000 seats, we need to sell 700 of those seats in eight to break even. That is how we operate. We also have a fully rehearsed production of a play with timothy shanley, we finish wrestle just as lockdown head. We are poised to bring that back as hospital two possible. Timothy shanley. We have got this amount of money, we dont know whether that is going to run out at some point before we can actually open to full audiences timothy chamalet. I know you streamed a production starring matt smith and claire foy encouraging people to pay in order to watch it at home. I do wonder whether you think other arts organisations may be the old vic had done enough to try to find other revenue streams. I wonder whether, perhaps, could try to find other revenue streams. I wonderwhether, perhaps, could have been putting on plays any car park, for example . Well, thats things
slightly. Could we have done enough . 70 of the staff here have been furloughed. The people have remained in operation, the court he would seven days a week around the clock and taking a 20 pay cut. We do not have the infrastructure or set up to suddenly become a theatre which performs in car parks and outdoors. With british weather, how reliable is that anyway . I think thatis reliable is that anyway . I think that is something that could happen in america through their long summer, but is too precarious. Like sa, the experts rely on, the freelance experts as well as our in house ones, we cant ignore them. There is no money to work out Something Like that. The production lungs that already existed, the actors knew the material, we brought in if you say screw it up the cameras, we can afford professional cameras, we can afford professional camera operators, seven of us came in we brought in view to set up
the cameras. It was quite inspiring. It is to be ofa the cameras. It was quite inspiring. It is to be of a series of work where we do readings on stage. We also have supporters, we have managed to keep some of our education and Community Work going online. People are working really ha rd to online. People are working really hard to keep a stream of engagement going in that way. I really dont think we havent done enough. All the teachers i know are working like crazy. Of course, there are people desperate to work, but there is no money to pay them. Matthew, we must leave it there. Artistic director at the old vic. As i say, back in the uppen the old vic. As i say, back in the upper, that has to be a glimmer of hope. Thanks so much. Back in the office. Businesses in england are to receive a thousand pounds for every young trainee they take on, as part of the governments stategy to help the economy recover
from the coronavirus crisis. The placements, which will be for 18 to 24 year olds, arent paid , but they offer training in maths, english and cv writing as well as guidance as to what to expect in the workplace. Westminster for us. Our Political Correspondent nick eardley is at westminster for us. This is part of an extended package of support for the economy. Announcements leading up to a big set piece from the chancer wednesday . Thats right. Well hear more from the government this week the chancellor on wednesday. Well hear more from how the government plans to tackle the potential hugejobs government plans to tackle the potential huge jobs crisis. Huge questions being asked about how you keep people injobs as questions being asked about how you keep people in jobs as you wind questions being asked about how you keep people injobs as you wind down theJob Retention scheme keep people injobs as you wind down the Job Retention scheme over the next few weeks. It ends in october. Over the next few months, employers are going to be asked to contribute are going to be asked to contribute a bit more. There is concern that when that starts to happen, we could start to see the full extent of the potential spike in unemployment that could come from all of this. Today is about the government trying to set out some of what it thinks might help. The treasury is particular worried about younger people at the moment. People aged between 18 25 who are in sectors that have been particularly hit by the shutdown, hospitality among them. So the idea is to create 30,000 traineeships which will allow many young people leaving school and university a chance to get trained up anyjob, the government hopes that will then lead to further education or to full time employment. It is a tiny pa rt full time employment. It is a tiny part of a much wider puzzle and they are big, Big Questions being asked by some of the conservative party,
but some and opposition parties as well about exactly what the government is going to do to make sure we dont see mass unemployment over the next few months. Labour, for example, calling for a massive cash injection into high streets to try and shore up jobs there and to maintain some of the businesses that are struggling at the moment. Happy listening to the labour leader kier starmer this morning. We will one support for the high street and many businesses that have struggled over the last few months. They can get back to normal and it is important that they get the support they need. {1. 7 that they get the support they need. £1. 7 billion available that hasnt been used in support of businesses, we say put it in the hospitality and the high street, let these princesses thrive and survive, because theyre good businesses. Let these businesses thrive. They also want to see an extension of the pirlo scheme for those sectors that are taking a bit longer. Furlough scheme for those sectors that are taking a bit longer to get back. The big political argument from the perimeter last week and commons, this week will get a bit more of the nitty gritty about how some of those ideas might work from the Prime Minister last week. And what the government is going to do is make sure the economy stays on track. The sandwich chain pret a manager is closing 30 of its uk outlets as part of a restructure in the wake of the virus. Some reports suggest the move could put 1,000 jobs at risk. The company says it will also reduce the number of people employed in its remaining shops to reflect the fall in demand, and enhanced Safety Measures. Chinas ambassador to the uk has accused the british media of carrying reports full of distortion over the controversial National Security law imposed on hong kong. Liu xiaoming said the law was an important milestone in the implementation of one country, two systems and that it was a strong safeguard on the rights and freedom of hong kong residents. There are concerns about how the law may be enforced by chinese authorities and what this means for anyone visiting the territory a question put to the ambassador by the bbc. Article 38 in this new law that says that it applies even where the individual is neither a hong kong resident nora physically in the territory. How does this use of universaljurisdiction sit territory. How does this use of universal jurisdiction sit alongside International Law where it is kept normally for the most serious of crimes . And how canjournalists, activists and others be sure they are able to continue exercising their freedom of speech without being prosecuted, if they set foot in hong kong . You know, you mention article 38. That is a common practice. Even by british law, those
who commit a crime who worked against the interest of the uk, they should also be accountable, no matter where they are. If they conduct activities and endanger british National Security, either inside the uk or outside the uk, they will be held responsible. They have to be held accountable. I dont think this is anything new in the National Security law in safeguarding hong kongs security. With regard to a journalist, i think the law is very clear. We outline the law is very clear. We outline the four categories of crime against National Security of china, as long
as journals National Security of china, as long asjournals abide National Security of china, as long as journals abide by the law, you should have nothing to worry about. Journalists abide by the law. The ambassador also commented on the tech giant huawei and the pending decision from the uk government on whether to remove its technology from british telecoms infrastructure. Mr xiaoming says huawei operate in hundreds of countries across the world and have proved that there are no hidden motives or that they are a risk to security. We believe that to embrace huawei, to include huawei is not in the interest of china. It is in the fundamental interests of the uk. The British Government have this Business Plan to have a 5g full coverage of the uk by 2025. I think what we can do the job. But if the uk choose to pay a high price for further quality, less quality,
period quality, one 48, it is up to you, i also to work for the best and prepare for the worse. Mac one. No country can ever prove evidence of this practice. Our Diplomatic Correspondent james landalejoins us now. Lets talk about the masters comments on huawei. He said that, as the Government Faces pressure to change its policy on huaweis involvement, the uk will have to bear the consequences. The ambassador. How did you interpret these comments . The ambassador was
very short on detail when it came to the consequences that the uk may face, f, as expected,. Said of the government to that decision, there would be damage to britains reputation, a negative impact amongst Chinese Business communities in the uk. He said the uk would lose trust, but he wouldnt say specifically what the Chinese State would do in response, whether to British Companies working in the Chinese Market elsewhere. What you refer to was an extraordinary call, it let me read in full. It is quite telling. He said, look, we want to be your brain, your partner, but if you want to make china a hostile country, you will have two bear the consequences country, you will have two bear the consequences we want to be your friend. Some people may interpret that as a threat. The question is, what is the detail of that direct . Today he was pretty clear he wasnt going to get the details. What did you make of his comments on the new National Security law in hong kong . He said they have been misrepresented in the british media, didnt t . Well, this is the chinese position. That the protests in hong kong are not pro democracy campaigners, they are looters, criminals, the new laws are determined to focus on them. It is all about ensuring there is stability and rule of law in hong kong, so business can carry on as usual. That is the chinese position of defence for these laws. He was very harsh on the british, saying the criticism was irresponsible, a gross interference in chinese affairs. He denied that britain had any legacy of responsibility for hong kong, although that is contradicted by the British Government by thejoint contradicted by the British Government by the joint declaration which does say there is a lingering
responsibility. He accused the British Government of having a colonial mindset of still presuming that hong kong is part of the british empire, so in other ways, familiar tropes. Again, he was short on specifics. When asked about the british decision to offer, to relax immigration rules for potentially up to3 immigration rules for potentially up to 3 Million People from hong kong, he said again this was irresponsible and an interference in internal affairs, but he specifically said the Chinese Government will wait until it sees what the British Government actually does before making a response to that. James, thanks so much for that, our Diplomatic Correspondent. Sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. Lewis Hamilton City was shut down back when he wanted to take the knee like colin cabinet. Many took the needs of the in support of the black lives Matter Movement today. The british formula 3 driver ahmed believes motor sport still has lots of work to do to improve diversity. Theres never been much diversity in the sport, not only with the drivers, but also within teams. Engineers, mechanics, team buses, i think itll be good to see some more diversity in formula 1, because it will also attract a lot people to watch this poor, as lewis did when he first came into the sport back in 2007. Is for the race itself in austria, amazons team took the fly. Hamilton was demoted from second to fourth after he because that
collision. The five second penalty saw a fellow british driver norris ta ke saw a fellow british driver norris take third for mclaren, his first podium finish. The fixtures are out for the new scottish premiership season, starts next month. Champion celtic, chasing an unprecedented tenth league title in a row, begin at home to hamilton. That is august the 2nd. The sunday. Two full rounds of games on friday nights in october and november, to give scotlands National Team more time to prepare for the euro championship play offs and there wont be a winter break to allow last seasons cup competitions to be completed. It is all a bit messy. The divisions below the top to get under way in october. The first round of games, steven gerards ranges, at aberdeen in the opening saturday. Ranges. Rangers. One of britains most decorated divers has been forced to retire at the age of 23. She struggled with depression and anxiety in recent years following previous wrist problems but now a shoulder injury means she will have to give up for good. And misty tokyo games next year where she had hoped to add to her three european and to her three european and two commonwealth medals. My shoulder was in so much pain and still is to this day. I think i need to get surgery on it again. So it was a combination of. My mind wasjust, i can do this any more, i can keep fighting the demons in my head. I cant keep doing this any more. Im going to listen to my body, i think it is just time. Lockdown restrictions are being eased in scotland, wales and Northern Ireland today. In scotland, beer gardens
and pavement cafes are allowed to open again this weekend, children under 11 got this weekend, children under 11 got to hug their grandparents for the first time in months, as they no longer need to physically distance from each other orfrom adults. And nonessential shops have also reopened from friday it will be mandatory to wear an in store face covering. In wales, Outdoor Attractions will reopen, with owners saying theyre thrilled to return the stay local guidance, asking people to stay within five miles of home, has ended, with no limits on travel. And from today two households will also be able to Stay Together indoors and overnight. People in Northern Ireland will be able to visit loved ones in hospital for the first time in months as part of lockdown measures easing there. Close contact businesses, such as hairdressers and nail salons can now reopen. The revised guidance means spas, tattoo parlours, and massage providers can also resume trading from
today. The man accused of murdering two sisters in a london park has appeared in court at the old bailey. Eighteen year old Danyal Hussein, from blackheath in london, is charged with two counts of murder and one charge of possession the bodies of Nicole Smallman, of an offensive weapon. The bodies of Nicole Smallman, who was 27 and bibaa henry 46, were found in fryent country park in wembley on 7thjune, two days after they met friends to celebrate ms henrys birthday. Our correspondent keith doyle has more. This was just a short hearing, part of the process, and Danyal Husseins first appearance at the old bailey. Danyal hussein, who is 18, from blackheath in london, appeared via video link from wandsworth prison. He was wearing a grey sweatshirt and only spoke to confirm his name. As we were outlining
there, the bodies of Nicole Smallman, who was 27, and hersister, bibaa henry, who was 46, was found in a country park in wembley on the 7th ofjune. That was two days after they met a group of friends there to celebrate miss henrys birthday. Danyal hussein is charged with two counts of murder and one count of possession of an offensive weapon. In court, the prosecutor, joel smith, said that this was an unprovoked and random attack on two members of the public involving the use of a knife. Danyal hussein was remanded in custody and will appear in court again here on september 21st when a date for his trial is expected to be set. The border between australias two most heavily populated states is to be closed to combat a spike in coronavirus cases. Travel restrictions between victoria and New South Wales will come into force on wednesday. In the victorian capital melbourne, nine tower blocks have been put
under a Strict Lockdown and peoples movements in more than 30 suburbs have been restricted. The city reported 127 new cases on monday, its highest daily increase since march. The Award Winning italian composer, Ennio Morricone, who wrote hundreds of film scores, has died at the age of 91. Music plays he wrote the music for hundreds of films including classic westerns like the good, the bad and the ugly and a fistful of dollars. He continued working untiljust a few years ago and became the oldest person ever to win a competitive oscar, for his score for Quentin Tarantinos the hateful eight. Hello, again. After such a windy weekend, today it is still going to be pretty breezy but not quite as windy as it was, for example, yesterday. Whilst weve got a fair few showers around, many of them fading through the afternoon, a line from yorkshire down towards norfolk, these could be heavy and also thundery. At the same time, a front coming in across the north of scotland will bring in some rain to the Northern Isles, and here also gusty winds gusting to about 40 mph or so. That weather front sinking southward through the course of the night, still a few showers in scotland, Northern England for a time. And by the end of the night, a new weather front coming in from the atlantic will introduce thicker cloud and also some rain, initially to Northern Ireland. Cool in the north, not as cool further south. Tomorrow, this band of rain will move steadily eastwards. Still a little bit of uncertainty as to its northern and southern extents, but certainly for Southern Coast all counties, the channel islands, looking at some sunshine, as we are sunshine and showers across the highlands. Lets take you straight to edinburgh now, where the first minister is holding a coronavirus daily briefing. We were unable to report the figure yesterday due to a power surge which affected the servers in the National Records of scotland. The problem has not been rectified, so the figures i am about to report to you cover the past 48 hours. In that time i am pleased to report that no deaths we re pleased to report that no deaths were registered of patients in country a test of having the virus. The total number of deaths in scotla nd the total number of deaths in scotland under that measurement therefore remains at 2488. It is worth remembering that these figures to cover the weekend, time and registrations can be artificially low, so we may see more deaths registered later this week. However,
these figures undoubtedly continue a trend that we have seen for some time now and further demonstrate the continued progress we are making in the battle against covid. The loss of life are still devastating and i know that the statistical trend is of no comfort whatsoever to families who are grieving, so once again i wa nt to who are grieving, so once again i want to convey my deep condolences to everyone in that position and he has lost a loved one as a result of this illness. I want to thank our health and care workers on what was the 72nd anniversary of a Health Service yesterday, people across scotla nd service yesterday, people across scotland paid tribute to the work youre doing and i want to say thank youre doing and i want to say thank you again to you. There are three items i want to briefly cover today. I will give items i want to briefly cover today. Iwillgive an items i want to briefly cover today. I will give an update on the situation in dumfries and galloway. Last week we made the decision to delay the lifting of travel restrictions for People Living in certain parts of the dumfries and galloway region. That delay was
necessary to allow us to plead testing and Contact Tracing and assessed at the outbreak there had been contained. Since last thursday, only one additional case has been identified, which brings the total number of cases within this cluster to 12. In total, 23 contacts have been traced and have all been offered testing and are only self isolating. As a result, we are not as confident as we can be that this cluster is under control. However, we are seeking final assurances and information today around the situation at Carlisle Hospital and more generally in cumbria. I am hopeful that following a further review later today we will be able to lift the restrictions for dumfries and galloway tomorrow. I will give an update on that then. In the meantime i want to thank eve ryo ne the meantime i want to thank everyone living in the affected area for your cooperation and patience. That includes all those who have been involved in the object directly asa been involved in the object directly as a case or contact your
willingness to comply with the test and protect system has been absolutely invaluable. I also want to thank all of the Public Health staff in dumfries and galloway who have been involved in the management of this incident. This will not be the last localised outbreak that we see. There will be further occasions and other parts of scotland worry may have to ask people to restrict their activities as an outbreak is contained. That is the reality of trying to control the virus for which we do not have yet any treatment and no vaccine. It is only by complying with strict control measures that we will be able to keep the virus under control and hopefully reduce the number of outbreaks that we face. The second item i want to cover today relates to scotlands arts and culture sector. On friday, we became the first government in the uk to provide direct support to performing a rts provide direct support to Performing Arts venues with the announcement of arts venues with the announcement of a £10 million relief fund. We called on the uk government to step up and
use the powers it has to provide further assistance and so we very much welcome the announcement from the uk government last night of a significant packet of financial support. We are now seeking clarity on support. We are now seeking clarity o n exa ctly support. We are now seeking clarity on exactly how the different funding arrangements will work and we will engage quickly with those in our culture and Heritage Sectors to identify the best ways in which the Scottish Government cannot provide additional help, but i want to give an assurance today that the funding announced by the uk government last night will be passed on in full in scotla nd night will be passed on in full in scotland to our arts, culture and Heritage Sector. I hope the news today, together with the announcement last week from the Scottish Government, will provide people working in the sector with some optimism about the future. The final issue concerns further face two changes, which had not come into effect. The change i want to speak about in particular is one that i know many people have been eagerly awaiting. From today in scotland, outdoor hospitality venues, such as
pavement cafe sent beer gardens, are able to reopen. Indoor hospitality will have to wait a bit longer, it isnt due to restart until the 15th ofjuly. For a isnt due to restart until the 15th of july. For a hospitality isnt due to restart until the 15th ofjuly. For a hospitality and Tourism Sector, today . We marks a significant step. It is one that the sector has been working toward for some time. At the start of phase to be published guidance to help hospitality businesses prepare for a safe reopening. Last week i visited a beer garden on edinburgh in edinburgh on friday to see how these preparations were going. I was impressed with the kinds of measures that have been put in place there, they included new procedures to collect customer because my Contact Details, signs to promote physical distilling distancing, and perspex greens. The hospitality and tourism businesses are working hard tourism businesses are working hard to prepare for this reopening, so i wa nt to to prepare for this reopening, so i want to thank everyone in the sector who is playing their part. I know
how incredibly hard things have been over the past few months, but your effo rts over the past few months, but your efforts and patience are hugely appreciated. The government is determined to do all we can to make this reopening a success. We knew that implementing some of the safety and physical distancing measures can create specific challenges and reduce the number of people that can be in these places at any given time. That is why we want to give businesses a bit more freedom in their use of outdoor space. Today, we have taken an additional step by asking local authorities to put in place a temporary relaxation of planning control so it is easierfor businesses to use public space. That could provide them with Additional Space for physically distanced seating. That should help businesses in adapting to these new requirements and i hope it will ensure that a hospitality sector can openin ensure that a hospitality sector can open ina ensure that a hospitality sector can open in a safe way. Businesses and government have a big role to play here, but all of us as customers
have responsibilities, too. I want to run through some of the basic guidelines that we all need to follow if we are going to an outdoor bar, cafe or restaurant. For a start, check in advance with the place you intend to go into because they might have a booking system in place to limit the number of people turning up, so it is best to find out beforehand rather than have a wasted trip. When you are right you must comply with what is being asked of you, that includes providing Contact Details to the venue. If you are not willing to do that, you shouldnt bother going at all because as we have seen in dumfries and galloway, that system is vital in helping us control outbreaks. You shouldnt meet with people from more than two households other than your own at this stage and limit and equipped to know more than eight. Some venues might limit gatherings to one single household. You should still be physically distancing out with your own household and maintain
vigorous hygiene measures. They should be hand sanitiser provided, so use it or take your own with you. Businesses should be cleaning any communal areas anyway, but hand hygiene is Good Practice and it reduces the risk of transmission. If you see ackroyd gathering, avoid it. These are risky situations, so dont ta ke these are risky situations, so dont take that risk. In short, if you are right somewhere and there are no clear Safety Measures in place then you should really consider leaving or not going in in the first place because if as you go to a bar or a restau ra nt because if as you go to a bar or a restaurant outside right now, if it feels entirely normal, like it was before the pandemic, then something is wrong and measures are not being properly implemented. Finally, all of us need to take care to be patient and polite. Hospitality staff, just like retail staff right now, are getting used to new ways of working in difficult circumstances
for them and they will be asking you to go about your business in different ways. Please show respect for them and for your fellow customers. If we all do that we can really help to support a hospitality and Tourism Sector to help it in that process of recovery and ensuring that as we do so we continue to suppress the virus and keep everybody safe. That is the point of a close on today. As we start to see the virus are receding and we ease more of the restrictions, there is a real danger, and i guess it is my biggest worry, back complacency starts to satin. We cant allow that to happen. We must not allow that to happen. We must not allow that to happen. This virus has not gone away. As we remove the restrictions that have been keeping it under control, there is a risk that we will see transmission rates again. We can all play a part in making sure that doesnt happen, so everything we do and everywhere we go right now we should think about how we keep that return to normality
as safe as possible. Just think in everything we do, are we creating our possible bridge for the virus to jump our possible bridge for the virus to jump across . That is why we keep stressing the Public Health campaign, because that stresses the things that we need to remember and abide by if we want to keep the virus at bay. So face coverings enclosed enclosed spaces, avoid public spaces, clean your hands on ha rd public spaces, clean your hands on hard surface regularly, to me your distancing remains the overall rule and self isolate and pick a task if you have set have symptoms. If you have set have symptoms. If you remember these five measures, as we get more and more back to normality, we will keep the virus under control and drive it down to levels we hope close to elimination. Thank you for listening and thank you for continuing to abide by this
advice. I will hand over to the chief medical officer before he and iam the chief medical officer before he and i am the Health Secretary will take questions from journalists. As was already mentioned, yesterday we celebrated the 72nd birthday of the nhs and celebrated the 72nd birthday of the nhs and i want to thank all of my colleagues for their selfless dedication day in, day out as they provide care for people across scotland. There is a lot that has changed in the nhs over the last few months. One of the positive changes has been the increased use of Technology Enabled care. Near me is s you consulting service. It enables people to have Health Consultations by video rather than having to come into a hospital, a gp practice, a clinic or a care setting. Within the nhs, it is used across nearly every clinical specialty, including nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, pharmacists, dietitians, and speech and language therapists. The use of
it has expanded during the pandemic. Around 17,000 people a week are currently being seen by video, a huge increase from only 300 a week in february. About 180,000 people have no had an appointment fire this, near me. As we safely restart more of the nhs it is essential that we understand how people want to Access Health and Care Services in the future. Video consulting improves access for many people. For example, people at work can have a video consultation from a private space rather than having to take time off. Others who want to video consultation from home, perhaps because they find travel difficult or because they have caring responsibilities. In rural areas, video consulting avoids Long Distance travel to attend appointments. It also supports People Living in care homes to Access ServicesPeople Living in care homes to Access Services and support. There
are also wider advantages of using nearme. Are also wider advantages of using near me. Everyjourney by bus, car, train, boat or plane has a carbon cost. If we only ask people to travel to appointment when it is essential, this helps reduce the Carbon Footprint in the country. We video consulting is not meant for everyone. Some people have concerns about using technology or are not comfortable in a video call. Others dont have access to the internet or a video calling device. We also recognise there are specific groups of people who may be unable to access video consulting or he may need some modifications to the service to make it accessible for them. The near me team is now running a public rid exercise this month to better understand people because my views on video consulting. They want to hear from everyone , consulting. They want to hear from everyone, whether you have had a near me video call already or if this is the first time you have heard of it, your responses will help them to understand when video consulting works, what the
advantages and disadvantages are, as are, as well as specific barriers to its use. I want to encourage people to get involved. There is more information at the near me website, including a link to a survey. The near me team is also found that many charities, representative organisations and professional bodies to seek their views this month. We know the future provision of Health Care Services will be a mixed model, with different types of consultations for medical reasons and individual preferences. This consultation will help us make sure that the near me service will meet peoples needs. I will go to questions. The quarantine arrangements for International Arrivals dependent on a high degree of trust, but backed up by the
possibility of enforcement. Is it a cce pta ble possibility of enforcement. Is it acceptable to you that there have been no checks in scotland so far, and why is it that scottish officials did not have the necessary security clearance in advance of the scheme starting . Checks will start tomorrow. In an ideal world, i would like everything we were having to do to tackle this crisis to start earlier than often for practical reasons as possible. We took a decision to manage this aspect of the system within our own Public Health arrangements, therefore there is work that needs to be done to allow the data to flow from the home office to Public Health scotland. That work has been under way over the past few weeks. There was an additional memorandum of understanding that required some amendment because there were issues around the quality of the data. The
final mou was received by Public Health scotland on friday of last week, which will allow the czechs to start tomorrow. I think that is positive. There are two further things i would say. Firstly, these are about checks over and above the basic planks of the system. There is nothing to suggest that there is not High Compliance with the system. The border force has reported High Compliance with the arrangements. Passengers coming into scotland are made fully aware of the quarantine arrangements. What we are not able to do, given that these data issues have been resolved, is begin these checks tomorrow. Public health scotla nd checks tomorrow. Public Health Scotland will take that forward. Just like test and protect, while it has taken a bit of time to do that, it now means that we have this system fully embedded within our
public Health Infrastructure here in scotland, so we are not reliant on Public Health and then, for example, carrying out these checks for us. That is the background to the situation, and the position we are at night. The cheques will get under way from tomorrow. There isnt a suggestion that compliance has not been high. The second point i was going to make, which underlies the point, is lets not forget that we have the prevalence of the virus in scotla nd have the prevalence of the virus in scotland now that is a very low levels, five times lower we think than elsewhere in the uk, so scrutiny ring of these things is perfectly and necessary, in fact, the levels of the virus rate i would suggest that the Scottish Government might be getting some things right here in terms of getting this virus to the levels we want to be attacked. The challenge now for all of us is that we keep it there. Steven brown from stv. Good afternoon. You will have seen some
of the scenes over the weekend in certain areas of england as it sta rts certain areas of england as it starts to reopen, albeit indoor and not just outdoor. I starts to reopen, albeit indoor and notjust outdoor. I worried are you about some of those scenes, that we could see some of that . How does this set the tone for the hospitality sector reopening in a week or so endorse . I know from some of the conversations i have had, the hospitality sector want to make sure that this first step in reopening goes well and they are able to demonstrate that this can be done safely. I know they are taking this responsibility safely. Of course you have concerns when you see images of crowds of people gathering together because we know that is a big risk andi because we know that is a big risk and i cant stress enough my advice to people not to get into these crowded situations, even if they are
outdoors. The other thing i am a lwa ys outdoors. The other thing i am always conscious of is that a couple of images like that, while of course to cause concern, doesnt necessarily mean that the vast majority of people are not complying and behaving perfectly responsibly. It is not difficult through a couple of images to make it seem as if everybody is floating the rules, but of course, even if it is just a minority, every single one of us that doesnt follow these rules or doesnt behave. That doesnt follow these rules or doesnt behave. We are going to leave that News Conference in edinburgh with Nicola Sturgeon because we want you to take want to ta ke because we want you to take want to take it to wales, because they are to stay local requirements advising people to stay within five miles of their home has entered today. Mark stretford has outlined how the latest evidence has informed the decision to continue the easing of lockdown restrictions. This week we look closely at a number of factors which tell us how much headroom we have and how that headroom can be used. The factors that tell us how much freedom we have include the latest scientific and medical evidence about the transmission of coronavirus in wales, to testing positivity figures, that is to say the proportion of tests that we carried out which are returned as being positive. At the peak of coronavirus, 45 of all tests processed by nhs wales laboratories we re processed by nhs wales laboratories were positive. At the end ofjune, that had fallen to 3. 5 . We look as well at new confirmed cases, the number of people dying from the disease, and access deaths. We look, as well, the number of people
admitted to hospital with coronavirus and the number of people treated in Critical Care units. When those figures are heading in the right direction, that creates new headroom for us to go on lifting lockdown restrictions. But having headroom is one thing and using it is another. There are a number of factors that we have to take into account in deciding whether and how that headroom can be used. Those factors include the ability of the nhs to respond to the virus. The nhs has to respond to many other important demands that come through its door every day and we have to find out how much room there is for the nhs to respond to coronavirus. We look at how our test, trace, protect system is working. We look at compliance with the regulations
to date. The more we all stick to what we are being asked to do, the more of that headroom becomes available for us to use. Where compliance folds away, then our ability to do new things folds away, as well. Of course we look at patterns of the disease, for example the way in which multi agency teams are responding to the outbreaks and incidents linked to to Food Processing plants in anglesey, wrexham and merthyr tydfil. Because we continue to lift the restrictions in the wales and a careful way, we are able to look at the impact of the changes we have already made and what we are learning from them. That final point is at the heart of the welsh approach to easing lockdown. Welsh approach to easing lockdown. We ta ke welsh approach to easing lockdown. We take the advice we have received from the world health organization
and the same Scientific Group very seriously. Both have underlined the importance of taking that step by step approach to easing restrictions. Because we do it that way, we have introduced changes gradually and progressively, learning from what we have done to enable us to go further as the conditions allow. During the three week period which is concluding at the end of this week, we have introduced one major change every monday, and that has given us an opportunity to review and learn from experience. On the 22nd ofjune shops reopened. On the 29th ofjune, all pupils return to school ahead of the summer holidays. Today, the requirement to stay local has been
lifted. The louvre in paris has reopened. Safety measures are in place, including limited numbers, best mass and strict itineraries. 10 Million People visit the louvre every year. The museum says that number could drop by 80 if the eu does not reopen its borders this summer. Just before we go, let me show you some amazing pictures caught on dashcam in west london on sunday. It shows a lucky escape for two pedestrians who were about to cross the road in a very windy ealing. You can see the the pair to the left of the video, walking towards the crossing, and then this happens the tree uproots and falls and the pedestrians walk away quite stunned. Lets have a look again an amazing escape
now its time for a look at the weather. Through the rest of today we have a mixture of bright or sunny spells with quite a bit of cloud and a few passing showers in the forecast, as well. Looking at the weather picture at the moment, you can see extensive cloud on the satellite picture. The cloud on the satellite picture. The cloud is bubbling up, bringing these showers widely to central and Eastern England. Out in the atlantic, weather systems are queueing up with two areas of cloud set to bring further outbreaks of rain through tuesday and wednesday, then we have the system. This is a Tropical Storm that will bring a zone of heavier rain across the uk on thursday. So no sign of the weather settling down anytime soon. Today, the north westerly winds will continue to dragon showers, particularly for Eastern England and northern scotland sinking this
evening. Tonight, showers will continue to a fact scotland and cloud will thicken in england and Northern Ireland. This weather system will be then bringing them toward the end of the night. Temperatures between ten and 12 degrees for many, but with clear skies could get dina to single figures. Through tuesday, this is the first weather system moving in. It will bring heavy rain in central portions of the uk. The rain will spread to the north of england, north wales, and in this zone of rain it will be persistent rain through the day. Sunshine in scotland, and so to the main point and it will be cloudy with the few bright spells. It will start to feel more humid and southern areas. The web today, still a key midfield to the weather in the site with mist and hill fog patches, and still some rain to come. Initially it will be wea k rain to come. Initially it will be weak and patchy, but earning more
persistent later on in southern wales and south west england. The brightest weather for wednesday in northern areas, with just the risk ofa northern areas, with just the risk of a passing shower. For thursday, what is left of this Tropical Store will be moving its way in. The rain will be moving its way in. The rain will be moving its way in. The rain will be much happier on thursday, but there is a lot of uncertainty about weather the rain will be across southern parts of england and the south of wales, are much further north, possibly even affecting parts of scotland. Either way, north, possibly even affecting parts of scotland. Eitherway, it looks like some parts of the uk on thursday will have some pretty wet weather. Well play our part the government pledges a £1. 5 billion lifeline to the Performing Arts. A broad welcome for the rescue package to prop up the cultural sector during the covid 19 crisis. This is all new money for the arts sector, and the arts are at the absolute heart of our national life, whether its your local theatre where you go to see the panto, or a part of the history of our nation. But with theatres still dark, is it enough . Well be talking to our arts editor. Also this lunchtime lockdown restrictions continue to be eased around the uk beer gardens reopen in scotland, in wales the five mile travelrestriction is lifted, and in Northern Ireland nail bars and tattoo parlours can reopen. Tower blocks in lockdown after a spike in infections in these apartments, australia closes the border between New South Wales and victoria