the isle of man, northern ireland and scotland, most man, northern ireland and scotland, m ost pla ces man, northern ireland and scotland, most places dry with the odd, isolated shower. winds are generally on the light side and it should feel warm enough with the sun on your back. 0vernight, patchy rain and drizzle in the midlands and southern england, east anglia and the south—east. quite humid overnight, with temperatures at 15 or 16. patchy mist and fog further north. in rural areas sports will drop down to single figures. but if you have plans for the outdoors on friday, it is the day to do it. between two weather systems and most will be dry. cloud amounts will vary, not huge amounts of sunshine everywhere. the odd shower in the south of england, the far north of scotland, and turning water in northern ireland. we will have more sunshine around on friday and temperatures should creep up a little bit. just as there weekend sets in, this is not what you want to see on a summer saturday. an area of low pressure pushing into the uk, which means cloudy, wet and windy. we will have al

a brexit settlement scotland rejected, imposed on scotland. an immigration system scotland rejected, imposed on scotland. a decade of tory governance scotland rejected, imposed on scotland. it is no wonder the first minister's approval ratings are three times that of this prime minister. effective leadership and respecting the will of the people contrasted with the bumbling shambles coming from westminster. i find it extraordinary for him to attack unelected bureaucrats for any role they may have in scotland when his proposal is to hand back the powers that we are going, that this place is going to be transferring to scotland back to brussels where they are neither elected nor accountable to the people of scotland. so, i really don't know what he means. the prime minister. earlier at question time, borisjohnson admitted he couldn't wave a magic wand to save everyjob affected by the crisis, despite last week's £30 billion package from the chancellor. as part of that package, a temporary cut in vat has come into force, allowing firms in the foo

the violence reduction unit or vru is part of police scotland. working in communities, hospitals and prisons, vru projects try to prevent people getting trapped in a life of crime. for callum, meeting the vru's navigators team was a turning point. so i end up speaking to the navigators about getting sober, and recovery and all that. they pointed me in the right direction. ninewells hospital in dundee, where navigators have just started to work in a&e. the navigators offer help and advice to people who've just been involved in violence. it's saturday night. a man who's just been in a fight has been brought in by police. navigators like tam begbie try to calm things down. he's ex—forces. having served in afghanistan, he's used to defusing stressful situations. it's myjob just to go around, having a wee blether with folk who are coming in... a wee bit of distress. i remember getting kicked in the face. i remember getting volleyed in the face. i remember trying to run. so this is just kind of wrong place, wrong time for you, mate. is that what you'

the violence reduction unit or vru is part of police scotland. working in communities, hospitals and prisons, vru projects try to prevent people getting trapped in a life of crime. for callum, meeting the vru's navigators team was a turning point. so i end up speaking to the navigators about getting sober, and recovery and all that. they pointed me in the right direction. ninewells hospital in dundee, where navigators have just started to work in a&e. the navigators offer help and advice to people who've just been involved in violence. it's saturday night. a man who's just been in a fight has been brought in by police. navigators like tam begbie try to calm things down. he's ex—forces. having served in afghanistan, he's used to defusing stressful situations. it's myjob just to go around, having a wee blether with folk who are coming in... a wee bit of distress. i remember getting kicked in the face. i remember getting volleyed in the face. i remember trying to run. so this is just kind of wrong place, wrong time for you, mate. is that what you'

north of tests, sunshine and showers for scotland, south, it will be cloudy. it will feel more humid in southern areas. for wednesday, human for the weather in the site with mist and health fog patches. the rain will come, initially rain and patchy, turning persistent later on in southern wales and south—west england. the greatest weather we'll be in northern areas, with the risk ofa be in northern areas, with the risk of a few passing showers here. through thursday, what is left of the tropical storm will move 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 in the south of wales, or much further north, even affecting parts of scotland. either way, it looks like some parts of the uk on thursday will have some pretty wet weather. this is bbc news, i'm simon mccoy. the headlines: 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 se

now scotland's 1st minister and the u.k. prime minister have clashed over the possibility of implementing quarantine in scotland for those from the rest of the u.k. that's as a cluster of coronavirus cases have appeared along the border between england and scotland were on this r t u k shadi it just joins me shut do you think you see it there's a war of words between boris johnson and nicolas sturgeon brewing is the absolutely the prime minister boris johnson and scottish 1st minister nicola sturgeon are embroiled in yet another heated row all over a constitutional debate over a quarantine ing in scotland it comes after this route was ignited whereas there was talk that scotland may i ask visitors crossing the border into the country to self isolate for 14 days now when questioned this week nicholas sturgeon didn't flat out deny it nor did she rule it out but said any decision like that would be based on the science and medical advice well during prime minister's questions boris johnson hit back at nicholas sturgeon saying i

borisjohnson went to scotland last week. how did that go? especially in the polarised, he is smiling, environment we live in and a fractured media environment the answer will depend on where you stand in those quite gruelling cracks, if you like, but the message from boris johnson was that this was, to use his phrase, to show the sheer might of the union and how they would survive this coronavirus pandemic and he chose the moment, marking his one year in power, and he went to the orkney islands which of course is north of scotland, as beautiful as they are, it is not the beating heart of scotland. the fact that nicola sturgeon didn't meet him to stand shoulder to shoulder to say yes, the great sheer might of the union, said a lot and so did the opinion polls which were, many would say, the backdrop to this, showing steadily increasing... polls can be fickle and it is a long time to the election in scotland next year, but above 50% of support for independence in scotland six years after the referendum and nicola sturgeon showing very high in

borisjohnson, the prime minister, go to scotland? was it because he is worried about that she might of the union? he said, this is the thing about the pandemic, it is to that it is westminster which was responsible for the economic policy, so the furlough scheme which he said saved 900,000 jobs in scotland, but the public messaging was mainly the responsibility of the devolved governments and they were very different during this crisis. that sets out some of the problems. what do you think his strategy will be to nicola sturgeon‘s calls for a second referendum? will he carry on seeing no? will he try to make a persuasive argument to scots? well he tried to turn on thejohnson charm? he has frozen. is it my multiple choice question? can you hear me? did you hear that? i heard a little bit of it. not all of it. iwas hear that? i heard a little bit of it. not all of it. i was basically saying is he going to carry on seeing no? is he going to make a persuasive argument or try to charm the scots? what i saw this morning i thought was qui

scotland had the power scotland could also borrow. she argued independence would allow scots to choose their own future. brian taylor, thank you. it's compulsory to wear a face covering in shops in england from midnight, but the government has been accused of confused messaging about the rules. the full guidance is due to be released later today, and people with certain disabilities are exempt, but ministers have confirmed that a covering is needed when buying takeaway food in england unless you're eating in. breaching the rules could result in a £100 fine. theo leggett has more details. face coverings are already compulsory in shops in scotland and from tomorrow that will be the case in england as well, but in wales you won't need to wear them. and ministers in northern ireland are still discussing the issue. the government in westminster say face coverings are needed to help limit the spread of covid—i9 as the economy opens up after the lockdown and people get out and about more. so how will it all actually work? well, if you wan

a brexit settlement scotland rejected imposed on scotland. an immigration system scotland rejected imposed on scotland. a decade of tory government scotland rejected imposed on scotland. it is no wonder the first minister's approval ratings are three times that of this prime minister. effective leadership and respecting the will of the people contrasted with the bumbling shambles coming from westminster. i find it extraordinary for him to attack unelected bureaucrats for — for any role they may have in scotland when his proposal is to hand back the powers that we are going to be — that this place is going to be transferring to scotland back to brussels, where they are neither elected nor accountable to the people of scotland. so i really don't know what he means. the prime minister. after some confusion, the government confirmed that from july 24, it will be compulsory to wear a face covering in shops and supermarkets in england. if you don't, you could face a £100 fine. the announcement brings england into line with scotland and other e

an immigration system scotland rejected imposed on scotland. a decade of tory government scotland rejected imposed on scotland. it is no wonder the prime minister's approval ratings are three times that of this prime minister. the sense of leadership and respecting the will of the people, contrasted with the bumbling shamble coming from westminster. scotland has the right for decisions to be made by those we elected, not by westminster. with the prime minister guarantee his plans will not be imposed on scotland, that scotland will have the chance to choose for ourselves? mr. speaker just to repeat my extraordinary for him to attack unelected bureaucrats for any role they may have in scotland where his role is to hand back the powers that we are going to be preferring back to brussels where they are neither elected nor accountable to the people of scotland so i really do not know what he means. as for his point about respecting the referendum results, it is a referendum on the issue of scottish. independence. on the issue of breaking out of the

heavy downpours across parts of northern ireland, scotland, mostly dry across the north—west of scotland, but rather chilly, just 14— 21 degrees in the wind is a real feature, gusts of 30 mph. as we move through monday night into tuesday, that area of heavy rain and strong blustery winds clears away towards the north—east, we got a north—westerly breeze coming in so north—westerly breeze coming in $03 north—westerly breeze coming in so a bit ofa north—westerly breeze coming in so a bit of a fresh start to tuesday morning and temperatures for most of us in double figures first thing. during the day on tuesday, expected day of studies spells and scattered showers, perhaps some more persistent rain across scotland, that breeze making things feel a little bit cooler, a fresh sort of day with images below average, 14— 00:28:56,570 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 20 degrees. goodbye. this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i am lewis vaughanjones. coronavirus spreads into rural india, putting intense pressure on struggling hospitals. cases

in south—west scotland, more on hills, there could be some disruption. wet at times then for northern ireland, the rain for western england and wales, heaviest and most persistent into the hills. 0ccasional rain for north—east england and the midlands, then feeding into east anglia and across much of southern england then as we go through the late afternoon and into the evening. it is windy throughout as well, parts of wales and the middle seen some gusts in excess of a0 mph. 0ccasional rain staying for many overnight, but notice how northern scotland is turning drier and a bit clearer as well and cooler. notice also how temperatures hold up across much of england and for wales, quite a warm and muggy night to come with plenty of cloud, low cloud so some mistiness around the coast and into the hills and we keep a lot of that cloud tomorrow, again with some occasional outbreaks of rain. not necessarily raining everywhere all the time, but if you are to the east of high ground you mayjust see a few sunny breaks. it is still windy out there but if you do

a brexit settlement scotland rejected imposed on scotland. an immigration system scotla nd scotland. an immigration system scotland rejected imposed on scotland. a decade of tory government scotland rejected imposed on scotland. it is no wonder the first minister's approval ratings are three times that of this prime minister. effective leadership and respecting the will of the people, contrasted with the bumbling shambles coming from westminster. scotla nd shambles coming from westminster. scotland has the right to have our decisions made by those we elect, not bureaucrats appointed by westminster. will the prime minister guarantee that his plans will not be imposed on scotland ? guarantee that his plans will not be imposed on scotland? that scotland will have the chance to choose for ourselves? mr speaker, first of all, i thinkjust to repeat my point, it is slightly extraordinary for him to attack unelected bureaucrats for any role they may have in scotland when his proposal is to hand back the powers that we are going, this place is going t

for independence in scotland six years after the referendum. and nicola sturgeon is also showing very high in the polls after what has been regarded as her very steady, competent, reassuring messages, public health messages during the coronavirus. so why did boris johnson, the prime minister, go to scotland ? was it because he is worried about that sheer might of the union? oris he...? he said, this is the thing about the pandemic, it is true that it is westminster which was responsible for the economic policies, so the furlough scheme which he said saved 900,000 jobs in scotland. but the public messaging was mainly the responsibility of the devolved governments, and they were very different, as we know during this crisis. and they are still different. that sets out some of the problems. what do you think his strategy will be to nicola sturgeon's calls for a second referendum? will he just carry on saying no? do you think he will try to make a persuasive argument to scots? will he try to turn on the johnson charm? arkady has frozen. was it my m

the main push on its way into scotland. somewhat fragmented, light and patchy rain moving to the midlands and south—east england. factor in the wind strengths too. gusts close to 30 mild an hour or a0 mild an hour plus in some locations. that is unusual for the end ofjuly and temperatures disappointed. mid, high teens to the north and may be 21 degrees down to the south. moving out of monday into tuesday for a quieter day. sunny spells, few scattered showers but the wind direction so we to a north—westerly. not a particularly warm day, really. i3 not a particularly warm day, really. 13- not a particularly warm day, really. i3 - i6. not a particularly warm day, really. i3 — i6. highs of 21 degrees in the south—east. as we move into wednesday here is that area of high pressure building for a time at least. low pressure is trying to move in. before that we will start to drag up someone from the south so we could come across parts of southern central england see high 20s, maybe 30 degrees. we have not had it so far this

further north, scotland and northern ireland, lots of sunshine but you will notice across scotland some cumulonimbus clouds developing, these will continue to bring heavy showers, thunderstorms to central and eastern scotland through the afternoon, some really heavy, slow moving downpour is likely. further south it stays grey with drizzly patches, temperatures around 20 degrees in the south, high teens in the north. 0vernight the showers continue in eastern scotland, if few developing and eastern england and some will be heavy and slow moving. a muggy night across the south—east but high pressure begins to build into the west and starts to bring clearer skies and some slightly fresher air to start friday. a brighter day for many of us throughout friday afternoon stop it sta rts throughout friday afternoon stop it starts off with the cloud across the south—east but that will clear away. a big difference for central and southern england, for wales with plenty of sunny spells around, just the odd shower towards east anglia top temperature of 20 degrees. as we drift further north it's t

borisjohnson went to scotland last week. how did that go? well, especially in the polarised — arkady is smiling. in the very polarised environment we live in and a fractured media environment the answer will depend on where you stand in those quite gruelling cracks, if you like. but the message from boris johnson was that this was, to use his phrase, to show the sheer might of the union and how they would survive this coronavirus pandemic. and he chose the moment marking his one year in power and he went to the orkney islands, which of course is north of scotland. as beautiful as they are, it's not the beating heart of scotland. and mthe fact that nicola sturgeon didn't meet him to stand shoulder—to—shoulder to say yes, the great, sheer might of the union, said a lot. and so did the opinion polls, which were, many would say, the backdrop to this, showing steadily increasing... polls can be fickle, and it's a long time to the election in scotland next year. but they've nudged above 50% of support for independence in scotland, six years

that in the south and east means a scotland. that in the south and east meansa dry scotland. that in the south and east means a dry and sunny day for england and wales, and increasingly warm and humid, too. the reaching the upper 20s here. still quite chilly for northern scotland. by friday we really tap into the hot air across france that drives its way northwards. for friday, a short lived peak of the heat, perhaps low 30s in the south, but into the weekend the low pressure starts to bring cooler and fresher air in for monday. this is bbc news. i'm simon mccoy. the headlines... the prime minister defends the decision to quarantine holiday—makers returning from spain, saying the situation called for a swift response. let's be absolutely clear about what's happening in europe, amongst some of our european friends. i'm afraid you are starting to see, in some places, the signs of a second wave of the pandemic. the spanish prime minister calls britain's response "unjust" and "disproportionate". translation: take the case of the canary islands, the balearic islands, the regions

and immigration system rejected and imposed on scotland, scotland rejected and imposed on scotland. no wonder, the first ministers approval ratings are 3 times that of this prime minister. effective leadership contrasted with the bumbling shambles coming from westminster. scotland has the right, not bureaucrats appointed by westminster. can he guarantee his plans are not impose on scotland, scotland will have the chance to choose by ourselves. >> it is extraordinary for him. this place will be transferring back to brussels where they are neither elected nor accountable to the people of scotland. as for his point about respecting referendum results, mister speaker, there was a referendum of scottish independence on the issue of breaking up the union in 2014, it is a once in a generation event, they should keep their promises to the people of this country and the people of scotland. >> my constituents, a 9-year-old girl with an operable brain tumor. the treatment options struggling to make child arrangements, to work with the family to access treatment. >> i thank my honorable friend,

a cooler day in northern scotland, around 13. then, to ta ke northern scotland, around 13. then, to take us through saturday night to sunday, some further pulses of heavy rain returning to the night and morning and is they push eastwards, we start to open the door to north—westerly winds so we will see a bit ofa north—westerly winds so we will see a bit of a temperature drop. this is has sunday plays out. cloud and outbreaks of rain across england and wales, then turning sunnier. scotla nd wales, then turning sunnier. scotland and northern ireland, a day of sunshine and heavy and thundery showers. for all of us, windy day on sunday, touching gail false showers. for all of us, windy day on sunday, touching gailfalse in places and with that, it will feel a little chillier as well. so a bit of everything on the cards for the next few days but certainly a fair bit of rain to come for some of you today. enjoy your weekend. back to you. you don't get to escape yet. it's been awhile since i've had a tutorial from you. why is it so windy at the moment? just various areas of low

travel quarantine free into scotland ? secondly, travel quarantine free into scotland? secondly, the transport secretary grant shapps, says the joint security centre which drew up this list from the uk government includes the scottish chief medical officer. if you are not getting the information from the uk government, why didn't you just ask the scottish cmo? there's a couple of points in there you have given me the opportunity to correct so i will ta ke opportunity to correct so i will take those opportunities. on the point, which is a misconception, if there was, and i am being hypothetical because i don‘t know and we will try to maximise alignment as much as possible, if the ends of being a different list of countries that are able to come into england without quarantine from the list that the scottish government agrees, it will not be the case that somebody can fly into england, and come to scotland without quarantine. the quarantine regulations in scotland will mean that if you come from an international country and come back to scotland, even if you are coming

face masks are compulsory in scotland, boris johnson face masks are compulsory in scotland, borisjohnson was strongly signalling he wanted to move that way for england as well but there was confusion when the cabinet minister michael gove said he did not think it needed to be compulsory, he wanted to reliant common—sense. but the mid from boris johnson has been clear, despite m essa 9 es johnson has been clear, despite messages from ministers and this change will come enforce from the 24th ofjuly. thank you much indeed. we will run the titles of the papers again. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are lucy fisher, defence editor of the times and faiza shaheen from the left think tank — centre for labour and social studies. welcome to you both. let us look through the papers. on the front page of the telegraph reports that face coverings will be made mandatory in english shops. the uk government is expected to announce the decision tomorrow following what the paper calls ‘days of confusion'. ‘face it, you have to put on

and immigration system rejected and imposed on scotland, scotland rejected and imposed on scotland. no wonder, the first ministers approval ratings are 3 times that of this prime minister. effective leadership contrasted with the bumbling shambles coming from westminster. scotland has the right, not bureaucrats appointed by westminster. can he guarantee his plans are not impose on scotland, scotland will have the chance to choose by ourselves. >> it is extraordinary for him. this place will be transferring back to brussels where they are neither elected nor accountable to the people of scotland. as for his point about respecting referendum results, mister speaker, there was a referendum of scottish independence on the issue of breaking up the union in 2014, it is a once in a generation event, they should keep their promises to the people of this country and the people of scotland. >> my constituents, a 9-year-old girl with an operable brain tumor. the treatment options struggling to make child arrangements, to work with the family to access treatment. >> i thank my honorable friend,

let's get more now on the prime minister's visit to scotland. boris johnson says the coronavirus pandemic has shown the merits of the union are very strong and he is working to deal with the economic consequences of the virus. speaking from auckland this morning, the prime minister says the coronavirus crisis has shown the success of the union working together —— from orkney. we had a referendum in 2014, i think it was a success and a once in a generation event and what we have seen throughout the crisis is the importance and the strength of the union in dealing with certain crucial things. the success in testing and moving people around, and through the barnett consequential, another £250 million into the nhs in scotland to make sure that we are ready to be ready for the winter, because we have to be clear that this thing has not gone away. throughout the uk, we have done very well in getting it under control, but it is not the end of the story, and we have to be very vigilant and we will be supporting the nhs with extra cash all round. i

give us the picture in scotland we we re us. give us the picture in scotland we were just talking about the picture generally a smallest small businesses are concerned but what about business in scotland? is it getting back its feet? we have got great entrepreneurs and businesses they are doing everything they can to regenerate trade and get things going but they're doing that with the background of about having that cliff edge imposed in october and already seeing reductions to it and we have also got a number of self—employed people, a significant number, who have had no support at all during the coronavirus emergency from the uk chancellor. so it's quite difficult. we have for example in the tourism industry a situation where because of the cuts and for about there will be businesses who are waiting for bookings who will see themselves losing more money opening than they had done being closed during the recent emergencies or during the current emergency. there are big challenges. what we really need to see from the chancell

majority in scotland's parliament and its people oppose all these measures. how can the prime minister claim this is a union of equal partners when he is damaging poverty for what is forced on scotland against his will. >> i hesitate to accuse the right honorable friend with my answer but it is clear the uk internal market is evolutionary but that is not -- that is passed from brussels to scotland and its purpose is very sensible which is to protect jobs and growth throughout the entire uk but on the political level it seems bizarre that scottish nationalist party wants to reverse that process and those powers to unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats in brussels. is that really the policy? i don't think it is sensible. >> bringing a review to the reporting of her rotavirus deaths -- the select committee, the members themselves would not change the policy but to improve confidence in the policy, the difference between dying of an with covid-19 is key to understanding this disease. >> my honorable friend makes an extremely important point. as i have said repe

that will head its way northwards into scotland. as the breeze picks up, more and more sunshine coming in across england and wales, boosting the temperatures up to 27, 28 in the midlands and the south—east of england on thursday. only yesterday did we have the cold north—westerly wind. we are tapping into the heat from continental europe and the peak of the heat will be on friday. it will not be hot everywhere because we have this weather front coming in to some western areas of the uk. in northern ireland in particular we will see cloud and rain continuing to drive its way eastwards. in the fresh breeze there will be lots of strong sunshine that maybe one or two showers as well. temperatures will continue to climb. 29, 30 in england and wales, 2a in the london area. there may be one or two showers around, meaning northwards during the evening across the eastern side of england. that weather front will bring rain further west as well. short lived heat. this weekend will look and feel rather different. the significant change is t

, south—west scotland. risk of some minor flooding, here. northern ireland, occasional rain and some heavy bursts of rain around the cumbrian fells and the cambrian mountains in west wales through this afternoon. again, we will start to see river levels rise. occasional splashes of rain elsewhere, but as i said, channel islands, south east england, some of the driest, brightest and warmest weather. highs of around 22 degrees. as we go into this evening and overnight, a mild and muggy night for england and wales, plenty of cloud, outbreaks of rain. some still patchy rain and cloud for northern ireland and southern scotland keeping temperatures up but northern half of scotland with some clearer skies, could get down to 4 degrees in the countryside. as for your weekend forecast, well, more rain at times and strengthening winds on saturday, though not as wet as today, sunshine, heavy showers and strong winds for sunday. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. more

particularly to the eastern side of scotland, the eastern side of scotland, the eastern side of england. come further south, the bright spot on the south coast is the beach hut on the south coast is the beach hut on the hastings seafront. the reason for all the cloud, we are trapped between two weather fronts. this weather front closing in on the north—west quarter of scotland as we get into the latter part of the evening and during the course of the night. further south, the odd gap in the cloud. a lot of dry weather to be had across england and wales, but as you will see from the temperatures, it is as close as it was last night. some of the tempter is never lower than 14—15, perhaps 16. that weather front is slowly easing its way down and across scotla nd easing its way down and across scotland as we start the new day on friday. eventually, the rain transferring across the border into the north west of england and northwestern wales. behind the weather front, things turn a bit brighterfor the weather front, things turn a bit brighter for the north—western quarter of squat scotl

scotland and ireland play the following day, with wales in action on the 27th. it's the first time the men's, women's and wheelchair tournaments will be played at the same time, with 61 matches taking place across five weeks. let's take a look at some of the key dates. it all starts on 23rd october. 9th november is when the first women's match between england and newcomers brazil takes place at leeds‘ headingley stadium. there's a double—header of games at london's copper box arena to start the wheelchair tournament, that's on the 11th, with the final 15 days later in liverpool. 0n the 20th, arsenal's emirates stadium will hold it's first rugby league match — that'll be the second men's semi. and then a week later it's the first ever double—header of finals — the mens and womens matches will be played at old trafford. as somebody who has played in three world cups, three world cup finals i know how important this is to the players. they will be able to look at those fixtures now and be able to start and target games, targeted tournament because when th

here's our scotland editor sarah smith to summarise. for the last four months, people in scotla nd for the last four months, people in scotland have been watching nicola sturgeon making most of the day—to—day decision on how to cope with coronavirus. borisjohnson wa nts with coronavirus. borisjohnson wants them to remember its his government in westminster at the power to borrow the money. there's been funding like the job retention stea m been funding like the job retention steam know my scheme. the prime minister realises he has to start vigorously making the case for the union if you must stem rust —— support. china has launched its first ever solo mission to mars — at the start of what will be a busy time for exploring the red planet. the tian—wen—1 rover blasted off onboard a rocket on the southern island of wunchang. and if all goes well, seven months from now the probe will reach its orbit around mars and prepare around mars and prepare to land. when or if it does, the rover — which is about the size of a small ca

it is far up in the north of scotland. the choice of location to emphasize the reason for his trip, to make the case for the ited kingdom staying united.re s the prime minister. >> the union is a fantastically strong institution. it has helped our country through thick and thin. it is ry, very valuable in sterms of theport we have been able to get throus out all corn the u.k. >> the prime minister was referring to the u.k.-wide response to the coronavirus pandemic. he did not meet with the first minister of scotland today, but nicola sturgeon was impressed. >> i put myself in this. we should be -- we should not be trying to use covid in the situation as some kind of is ademic that is taken thethis lives more than 50,000 people across the u.k. >> because of opinion polls in scotland doge s across-the-board, people think the scottish government has done bater job of handling the coronavirus crisis than the u.k. united kingdom. -- in the , as well as the u.k. parliament in london, thereas a scottish parliament, welsh parliame

here's our scotland editor sarah smith. getting a point to take away in the street isn't exactly normal, but the scottish government are clear. life should not yet feel like we are back to normal. as some familiarity returns to scotland's streets, from the end of next week, the unusual practice of having to wear a face covering inside a shop will be compulsory or you will face a £60 fine. it makes sense to make it mandatory. some people choose to follow the rules and some ignore them, but if it's a rule it's more likely they will, yeah. it's fine with me. keep safe. pleas for people to cover their faces voluntarily have not been effective enough. as we all start to interact more, it is vital we take all reasonable steps to reduce risk, and we know face coverings can help reduce the risk of transmission indoors. the first minister is asking people not to wait until the end of next week but get into the habit of covering your face now. while making face coverings compulsory in shops, the scottish covenant is also relaxing so

wettest places north and west of scotland, blown in on the breeze. mid teens in the north and low 20s further south. high pressure still with us into part two of the weekend but you will see the weather front associated with low pressure scraping into the north—west of the uk as we move through the day. starts dry and sunny for all areas, some fairweather cloud developing and the breeze picking up for northern ireland and western scotland. thickening cloud and outbreaks late in the day of rain. england and wales should remain dry. warmer as well with temperatures close to the mid 20s in one or two places. stays breezy, cloudy and damp across the north—west. further south and east it will be dry to take us into monday. much of next week looks settled as high pressure is with us. across the southern areas we will see the driest, more settled weather and highest temperatures. more cloud and rain in the north and west. this is bbc news. the headlines: travellers arriving in the uk from more than 70 countries and overseas territories are no longer req

katrina renton from bbc scotland. good afternoon. a scientist has told the bbc that he does not understand why the scottish government waited untiljune to make mask wearing in care homes mandatory. he says the evidence of asymptomatic transmission was there in march. did the scottish government with too long?” understand that disclosure programme you referred to will air tonight so i have not seen it. i will wait and get the opportunity to set before i comment in i have stayed here at this podium and answer questions —— a nswered this podium and answer questions —— answered questions on a whole range of issues on the management of covid in care homes, in terms of the provision of ppe to staff, you heard us talk about that in relation to ca re us talk about that in relation to care home staff and health staff. obviously, visiting has been very restricted in care homes, so those coming into care homes from outside has been under extreme constraint and has no slowly started to move forward again. you have heard me talking abou

western scotland, much cloudier, much cooler. we have a cold weather front approaching here, and that will slowly sink its way south across scotland and northern ireland eventually fringing into northern england through friday. to the north of the front? you guessed it, cooler air, just 15 celsius there in stornoway. to the south potentially our warmest day of the next few, 25—26 possible where we see a bit more in the way of sunshine. the front continues to track its way south—eastwards as we go into the weekend. the exact timing of that front pulling away into the continent a little open to question. it looks like the front will bring some thicker cloud across england and wales, and maybe the odd shower on saturday. further north, showers for western scotland but a lot of sunshine — but generally a somewhat cooler feel to proceedings than perhaps we'd expect at the time of year. as for sunday, just the risk of that front stalling through the early part of the day across the far south—east. so, potentially some wetter we

scotland's 1st minister of the u.k. prime minister already over the possibility of implementing quarantine in scotland but for those from the rest of the u.k. that's a cluster of coronavirus cases have appeared along the border between england and scotland. has more on this hi there shall be a so this is to be a bit of a war of words between boris johnson and nicholas sturgeon doesn't absolutely the promise of arms johnson and scottish 1st minister nicholas sturgeon are in for old and yet another heated constitutional debate this time over a court. in in scotland so it comes as there is talk of discussion that make us sturgeon may implement a policy which would mean that anybody crossing the border into scotland would have to self isolate for 14 days now when asked directly nicholas sturgeon didn't exactly want to tell her she didn't deny it either instead she said that it would be a policy based on science and medical advice well joining the prime minister's questions boris johnson said a policy on the border would be

of scotland's 1st minister and the u.k. prime minister or a towards over the possibility of implementing quarantine in scotland for those from the rest of the u.k. as a cluster of coronavirus cases have appeared along the border between england and scotland who are on this occupation shout it was actually joins me now by the shadow so seems like a war of words between boris johnson and nicholas sturgeon doesn't it absolutely the prime minister barak's johnson and scottish fast mr necklace such an arm for old and yet another constitutional debate this time for quarantining in scotland now the talk is that any party entering the scottish ball. will have to quarantine for up to 14 days having said that nicholas station hasn't ruled it out but hasn't denied it i the though she does say that any decision will be based on the medical and science advice now speaking earlier this week boris johnson jaring prime minister's question said that any policy on the border would be ludicrous because in his opinion there is no border betwee

potentially what could happen in north—east scotland, up could happen in north—east scotland, up to 2a degrees. cloud, outbreaks of rain and a strengthening breeze. this weather front will push its ways doubt southwards across scotland and northern ireland as we go through to friday. more rain across the west of scotland, turning it down the across parts of northern ireland. south and east, could stay dry. across parts of eastern scotla nd dry. across parts of eastern scotland will stay dry, sunny spells and feel a bit warmer as we go through to friday, even more so to the south and east where we could hit 26 degrees. it is not far off that through saturday but cloud and patchy rain pushing south in the sunshine will return for sunday but it will feel russia. headlines next. "it it will feel russia. headlines next. --it will it will feel russia. headlines next. ——it will feel more fresh. good morning. welcome to breakfast with dan walker and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today: vat is cut for meals, visitor attractions and accommodation from today, it's to encourage us to head out

in scotland, they are also compulsory in shops. the welsh government recommends the wearing of masks but they are not mandatory. mr gove was speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr this morning. i trust people's good sense. now, of course, the government at all times, you know, does look at the emerging evidence about what the best way to control the disease is. if necessary, and if tough measures are required, as we have seen in leicester, obviously a very different situation, then tough measures will be taken. but on the whole, my view is that it is always better to trust people's common sense, to give them a clear sense of what is wise and i think that individuals and businesses are responding well to that lead. dr claudia pagliari is a psychologist at the university of edinburgh who specialises in global health and shejoins me now. are you clear what the messages from the government? well i think we are not terribly clear because it's a little bit mixed and i can understand where michael gove is coming from, to start with common—

key worker childcare was at the heart of keeping scotland going during lockdown, without it, scotland could not have responded to the pandemic the way that we did. i extend my warmest thanks to you for your efforts. in phase one of the relaxation of lockdown, all childminders and fully outdoor childcare provision were able to reopen for supper last week, it was announced that from the 10th of july, informal child care and the use july, informal child care and the use of nannies could resume. from yesterday, all indoor learning and child care settings were able to open. looking ahead, i expect childcare settings will reopen and childcare settings will reopen and childcare settings will reopen and childcare settings were able to open. looking ahead, i expect childcare settings will reopen outline with skills in x1. this will be welcome news to parents, families, the childcare care workforce and most importantly, children. it is important to remember this reopening is not a return to normal. childcare will look and feel a bit different. some public— health restrictions will remain in p

absent into southern scotland. a half—hour us off it perhaps down towards the m4 corridor —— perhaps how far south it will go. something drier and brighter behind, showers in the north with highs as push further south of 21. dan and lou. we will see throughout the morning, carol. windy weekend for many people. hello — this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning. clapped and cheered out of hospital by his friends and colleagues. we'll catch up with the nurse who spent nine weeks being treated for coronavirus at the hospital he works at. she had us lunging and stretching through the early days of lockdown — the green goddess willjoin us just before 8:00 to tell us what she's been up to since. # we'll meet again... and katherinejenkins has kept herself busy, and fans entertained throughout the pandemic with weekly online performances — we'll speak to katherine about how she's adapted to life during lockd

some rain pushing its way across northern scotland. it will be across northern scotland. it will be a mild night with lows of 1a, 15 degrees for some. thursday first think not looking sparkling but the cloud up across many eastern and southern parts of england and england and wales and eastern scotla nd england and wales and eastern scotland looking particularly favoured with quite a lot of sunshine. could be the warmest spot in the uk at around 2a degrees. further west some rain around and more cloud thanks to a cold front coming in. cooler air more cloud thanks to a cold front coming in. coolerair coming infor friday so some rain on friday pushing south across scotland and northern ireland. sunnier to the north but feeling cooler and perhaps just 15 degrees. further south 25, 26 across the south—east of england and some decent sunshine for much of england and wales on friday. the cold front takes it time heading south to the weekend. some questions as to how quickly it moves through. saturday a dry date for many southern counties of england with some light rain coming

for devon and cornwall and east of scotland. 0verall, the afternoon for devon and cornwall and east of scotland. overall, a cloudy picture this afternoon. winds are light but even with that it will bea are light but even with that it will be a cool day under the conditions, cloudy especially where we have that rain and drizzle falling, temperatures between 14 and 19 degrees for most parts of the country. nowhere near what we would expect for the middle ofjuly. the evening and overnight the odd bit of light rain and drizzle to come particularly over the north—west of scotland. there could be heavy bass later for scotland. plenty of cloud in place and temperatures will not drop much. while the date is cool, the nights are mild, 12 or 15 celsius. for the next few days, friday looks like we will see cloud and rain developing for scotland and on that island and we have seen that push its way southwards. for sunday, one for the south and east. goodbye. hello, this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. the headlines... scotland's mos