recently, with most cases amongst the under 25s. 0ne fifth of people here fall into that demographic. that age group are gathering together, wherever they are. actually what they re doing here is gathering together safely because they re all being tested before they gather. limits on crowd sizes were set to be lifted on monday but advising infection rates have delayed that until next month. further pilot events will be announced in the coming weeks to learn more about how crowds and covid safety can coexist. luxmy gopal, bbc news. former speaker of the house of commons and previously tory mp john bercow says he has switched allegiance to join labour. he said the government needs to be replaced and sir keir starmer s party is the only vehicle that can achieve that objective . the government says his move isn t a surprise and it s continuing to pursue an ambitious agenda.
and also, we are going to have a large scale stage type event and be able to look at the science and understanding of things like the mosh pits. we do the maximum in our power at events to reduce the risk. i think the question for the future is the one that you ask is what level of risk are we happy to take with the sort of events? i think we will be able to calibrate that through the research we are doing. data suggests cases are spreading mainly among the under 25s. around a fifth of people here are that demographic. that age group are gathering together wherever they are. what they are doing here is gathering together safely because they have all been tested before they came. limits on crowd sizes at outdoor events were set to be lifted on monday, but rising infection rates have delayed that stage of the lockdown road map by months. by a month. there will be further pilot events in the coming months to learn more about how crowds and covid safety can coexist. luxmy gopal, bbc new
live festivals are basically all i do with my spare time, and live music, so it isjust incredible to be able to be here again and experience that. strict measures are in place to allow this level of freedom at the site. the event will help guide government policy. people are going to be living on site so we are going to understand that kind of living and socialising interaction and also, we are going to have a large scale stage type event and be able to look at the science and understanding of things like the mosh pits. we do the maximum in our power at events to reduce the risk. i think the question for the future is the one that you ask is what level of risk are we happy to take with the sort of events? i think we will be able to calibrate that through the research we are doing. data suggests cases are spreading mainly among the under 25s. around a fifth of people here are that demographic. that age group are gathering together wherever they are. what they are doing here is gathering
capacity crowd and no masks or social distancing. this weekend s download festival pilot is the latest in the government s testing of live events, and hosts the first legal mosh pit since the start of the pandemic. to be back here, it s incredible. i ll go through every guideline and jump through every hoop they want me to do get back here like this. live festivals are basically what i want to do with my spare time, and live music, so it sjust incredible to be here again and experience that. everyone attending the festival has had to get a negative result in their lateral flow test and in their pcr test and fill out a questionnaire on their health online. people are going to be living on site, we are going to understand that sort of living and socialising interaction but also we re going to have a large scale stage type events and be able to look at the science and understanding of the things like the mosh pits. covid levels have risen recently, with most cases amongst the under 25s.
mainly among the under 25s. around a fifth of people here are that demographic. that age group are gathering together wherever they are. what they are doing here is gathering together safely because they have all been tested before they came. limits on crowd sizes at outdoor events were set to be lifted on monday, but rising infection rates have delayed that stage of the lockdown road map by a month. there will be further pilot events in the coming months to learn more about how crowds and covid safety can coexist. luxmy gopal, bbc news. now it s time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. it has been a cloudy day, some breaks in the cloud with sunshine coming through for some of us in the afternoon. in the south, across northern france some thunderstorms have broken out and these will push north. the rain will be quite