that's despite serbia recording its highest single day of covid—related deaths. paul hawkis reports. chanting. anger outside the serbian parliament in the capital, belgrade. thousands stormed the building, chanting for the president to resign after announcing the reintroduction of lockdown measures this weekend. translation: the situation in belgrade is critical, therefore we will take the following measures. after consulting with dr kon and the whole team, we decided to ban all gatherings of more than five people in public places and to impose a long curfew from friday to monday. then we'll see what to do next. pet owners, mothers with children, and pensioners will be allowed out of their homes at certain times. on tuesday night, serbia announced 13 covid—related deaths in the past 24 hours. its highest daily death toll, bringing the total number of deaths to 330 with over 16,000 cases. it went from having one of europe's strictest lockdowns at the start of the pandemic in easter to a near—complete reopening at the beginning of may. no phased reopenings here

protests in serbia as capital of the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic the ivory coast prime minister dies suddenly during a cabinet meeting months before he was due to run for president. growing backing for scotland's leader and disapproval of bragg's it driving renewed support for independence from the u.k. . australia has suspended its extradition treaty with hong kong in response to china imposing a new security law it's also extending visas for hong kong residents in australia and offering them ways to get permanent residency the government is warning citizens in the territory they could be at greater risk of being arrested under the new legislation punishes a range of crimes including criticizing the government with harsh prison sentences and our government together with other governments around the world have been very consistent in expressing our concerns about the imposition of the national security law on hong kong and. today we have agreed to announce that that national security law constitutes a fundamental change of circumstances in respect to extradition a

what started as cost of those big independence from serbia escalated into open conflict . and was brought to an end by nato airstrikes in 1909. soon after hundreds of thousands of course of our albanian refugees poured into neighboring countries telling of massacres both sides were accused of war crimes 6 serbian officials were found guilty and last month the course of those president. was indicted on charges. today costs of those wings are almost invisible the country declared independence in 2008 but a type of cold war continues with serbia repeatedly blocking kosovo's attempts to join the united nations the european union has spent 9 years trying to normalize relations between the 2 sides with little progress in 2018 talks stalled completely . since then angela merkel and emanuel have led countless efforts to smooth over differences and restart the dialogue recently some success the cost of a removing its 100 percent trade tariffs on serbia but in return pristina wants belgrade to finally recognize its independence if serbia does that it wants membership to the e.u. . i

that's despite serbia recording its highest single day of covid—related deaths. paul hawkins reports. anger outside the serbian parliament in the capital, belgrade. thousands of storms of the building, charging for the president to resign after announcing the reintroduction of lockdown measures this weekend —— charging. translation: the situation in belgrade is critical, therefore we will take the following measures, after consulting with the doctor and the whole team, we decided to ban all gatherings of more than five people in public places and to impose a long curfew from friday to monday. then we will see what to do next. pet owners, mothers with children, and pensioners will be allowed out of their homes at certain times. on tuesday night, so announced 13 covid related deaths in the past 44 hours. its highest daily death toll, bringing the total number of deaths to 330 with over 16,000 cases. it went from having one of your‘s strictest lockdowns at the start of the pandemic and easter to a near complete reopening at the beginning of may. no face reopen

gatherings of more than 5 people after a surge in corona virus deaths 13 people died of kobe 19 on tuesday serbia's highest single day death toll. the coronavirus is having a major impact on millions of hiv patients who are reliant on lifesaving drugs it's estimated that nearly 40000000 people across the world are living with hiv although there is no cure for the disease that causes aids and he retroviral medication helps control it but the covert 1000 pandemic is interrupting drug supply lines the united nations has warned that half a 1000000 people could die from aids if drug disruptions persist a reporter in south of us in south africa adrian creech met one woman who could be affected. to him. he would have preferred not to come to the clinic today because of the corona virus and to avoid questions from neighbors to be is not her real name she prefers to remain anonymous i knew she was hiv positive and wants to make sure her one year old daughter does not become infected. in my family no you. know. because they like to call for a little bit build they judge you its own this is not cracked becaus

angry crowds in serbia have stormed the parliament building in response to the announcement of a weekend curfew because of the virus. the world health organization says it can't rule out that covid—19 can be spread by tiny particles suspended in the air. brazil's president has tested positive for coronavirus. but he's not the only high profile leader to contract covid—19.

what started as kosovo's bid for independence from serbia escalated into open conflict. and was brought to an end by nato air strikes in 1909. soon after hundreds of thousands of course of our albanian refugees poort into neighboring countries telling of massacres both sides were accused of war crimes 6 serbian officials were found guilty and last month the course of a president. was indicted on war crimes charges. today kosovo is willing to almost invisible the country declared independence in 2008 but a type of cold war continues with serbia repeatedly blocking kosovo as attempts to join the united nations the european union has spent 9 years trying to normalize relations between the 2 sides with little progress in 2018 talks stalled completely . since then angle a merkel and emanuel macro have led countless efforts to smooth over differences and restart the dialogue recently some success the cost of a removing its 100 percent trade tariffs on serbia but in return pristina wants belgrade to finally recognize its independence if serbia does that it wants membership to t

angry protests in serbia as capital as a curfew and lockdowns are announced after its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic the u.s. begins a process of withdrawing from the world health organization accusing it of badly handling the pandemic and an arbitrary killing a u.n. investigators says a u.s. drone strike that killed the iranian general cost them so the money was unlawful. brazil's president has tested positive for corona virus after a monstrous missing the illness as a little flu. has repeatedly downplayed the threat from the virus defying social distancing measures and opposing lockdown even as brazilians deal with the region's worst stop break latin america at its embassy in yemen reports. world leaders have defied a call that 19 like brazil's jade bullshit. for months the president tempted fate and turned to dr gish his school and calls to respect social distancing he seemed to relish defying even his own advisors always pressing the flesh and rarely using a face mask many members of his cabinet had become infected even his wife's grandmother some joked he'd made a pact

and serbia's government is set to announce new coronavirus restrictions on after the president said a weekend curfew may not go ahead thousands of people protested across belgrade for a 2nd night against the government's handling of the pandemic. as a whole for scottish independence is higher than it's ever been polling is consistently suggesting well over 50 percent of scots want to be the united kingdom it's been attributed to scotland success in controlling coronavirus compared to england and the overwhelming hostility to break sets of foreign state reports from scotland bert's has been dreaming of scottish independence for as long as he can remember he regards the english establishment as imperialists who stamped all over scotland just as that is the colors the fact of the independence campaign narrowly lost the referendum 6 years ago doesn't matter to him because he believes his day will still come to the us people who are still there there's still a strong as to where the people are marching the people march and march he's in glasgow and edinburgh and all over they're still ther

serbia went back five centuries under president vucic. feelings here are still running high, even though the president changed his mind earlier in the day and said there would be no full lockdown this weekend. translation: the crisis staff think that there is room to do something else, and that is why they will probably make a decision tomorrow to tighten the measures, but without imposing a curfew. i want to tell the citizens of serbia that i am against it, and that i believe that the only solution is to impose a ban on movement. i'm asking people to stay at home to stop the spread of the virus, because today is our second—worst day in terms of the number of infected we have had. that brings the total number of infections to 17,000 in serbia, with 330 deaths, in a population of 7 million. the president's critics and the opposition blame him. they say the initial lockdown was lifted too quickly at the start of may, to hold parliamentary elections which were won by his party. translation: irresponsible behaviour of the regime towards hum

in 2008 that serbia doesn't recognize it as a country australia is harboring that amber of citizens allowed to arrive from overseas since march only citizens and permanent residents have been allowed in and now the prime minister says the decision follows a surge of coronavirus cases in the state of victoria at a time when victoria was able to take flights again then obviously the challenges to the system presently caused by the outbreak in victoria would have subsided and that then of course would be less pressure on the system nationally so until that is under. under control or even beyond that has been under control and the tories are able to take up the. flights again then we'll be in a restricted to pass city for the future. 2 more latin american politicians have been infected by cope with 19 bolivia's interim president janine and as was diagnosed and is now in quarantine the head of it as well as national constituent assembly the also tested positive earlier this week brazil's president jalal sonar went into isolation after he was confirmed to be infected al-jazeera as investi

case that the worst affected part of europe is the southeast balkan region, so we are talking about serbia and kosovo, and health missions in kosovo are warning that hospitals are already overwhelmed so it's a pretty bleak situation —— health officials in kosovo. we know about northeast spain on the impact that's having on british tourists andi that's having on british tourists and i guess the thing we take from all of this is that it's clearly a very difficult time in all of the countries we are talking about but if you were trying to take a holiday this year, if your plans have already been postponed, it's looking like 2020 is the year when nothing can be planned with any certainty. our correspondent in brussels, nick beake, thank you. the uk's biggest tour operator, tui, is closing more than 160 high street stores. it says it's responding to changes in customer behaviour. let's talk to our business correspondent, ben thompson. is this about consumer behaviour rather than because of the pandemic? yeah, ithink rather than because of the pandemic? yeah, i think today further evidence,

been a rapid rise in coronavirus cases in serbia, anti-lockdown has been declared in belgrade. protest turned violent andnd dozens were injured. rising inre aboutut the belgrade overnight. move froma surprising the president after yesesterda's address to thehe people. he said he would reinstate measures in belgrade. many angry belgraders gathered at parliament. there were about 5000. they were not angry at the fact -- at thvivirus. presisident is the making all these d decisions rerelated to c covid. he's bebeing a accused of being rise inble for a recent covid numbers. j june,th, the 21st of there was an election. there turned out was a truly the government. the end of the confinement started in early june [inaudible] there was a political meeting. covidmber of new kb cases was [indiscernible] by the government. the increasesee was related to the fact that the president t wanted the election held last month. that is why they are angry at him. course, the protesters were thesed of being members of coalition as early as this morning. >> thank you for putting things into context

serbia's president alexander votes which is vowing to restore order after 2 days of protests over his handling of the coronavirus and demick thousands of people protested across belgrade for a 2nd night calling on to resign alexei o'brien reports. hurling rocks flares and insults at the government protesters gathered 1st 2nd night across the serbian capital belgrade. security forces best outside parliament came to avoid a repeat of tuesday's chaos when some protesters managed to storm the building. but the tensions remain high with more tear gas from police some in the crowd intent on forcing their way inside again. there is an accumulation of dissatisfaction the majority of people here don't have exact demands that most of them feel in justice protesters blame president aleksander the church for a sudden spike in coronavirus dates and infections after it lifted a strict lockdown just weeks before last month's elections demonstrations began on tuesday when virtue nonce the restrictions would be coming back to de lay said he said he had advised the government not to introduce a curfew

serbia went back five centuries under president vucic. feelings here are still running high, even though the president changed his mind earlier in the day and said there would be no full lockdown this weekend. translation: the crisis staff think that there is room to do something else, and that is why they will probably make a decision tomorrow to tighten the measures, but without imposing a curfew. i want to tell the citizens of serbia that i am against it, and that i believe that the only solution is to impose a ban on movement. i'm asking people to stay at home to stop the spread of the virus, because today is our second—worst day in terms of the number of infected we have had. that brings the total number of infections to 17,000 in serbia, with 330 deaths, in a population of 7 million. the president's critics and the opposition blame him. they say the initial lockdown was lifted too quickly at the start of may to hold parliamentary elections, which were won by his party. translation: irresponsible behaviour of the regime towards hum

the situation in belgrade is alarming and it's serious and for more cities in serbia but belgrade is really in a critical situation the capital's hospitals are almost full so the military has been building temporary facilities gatherings of more than 5 people and now banned and only a curfew this weekend before the end the anger against burchett's means the crowds are unlikely to stay at home the brian al-jazeera. hospitals in several u.s. states say their intensive care units are reaching capacity that's krona virus cases continue to jump california reported more than $10000.00 cases in a single day on tuesday infections have been surging in states which push to reopen early. the troubled ministration has begun the formal process of withdrawing the us from the world health organization the president has been critical of the w.h.o. for its handling of the corona virus outbreak accusing it of being influenced by china. russia and china have vetoed a u.n. security council resolution that would have extended cross border humanitarian aid to $3000000.00 syrians for the next year the oper

after 2 nights of protests over a possible weekend lockdown serbia's government backtracks and says it will not happen. spiritual worshippers who normally climb japan's mount fuji this time of year have to make plans because of the coronavirus pandemic. and sporting a silent gesture that major league soccer hopes will act go throughout the world players unite against racial injustice ahead of the competition 3 start in florida . the u.n. special repertory on extra judicial killings has presented her annual report to the human rights council and is raising concerns about the growing use of armed drones photogs and killings i guess kalamata had earlier declared the u.s. drone strike in january that killed top iranian general cost them so you money illegal she said the international community faces the prospect of some countries eliminating military targets outside of what she calls no wooden walls. drawn so becoming stealthier speedier smaller more lethal and can be operated by teams look it is thousands of kilometers away and in my opinion and the opinion of all the experts i have consu

than 5 people after a surge in corona virus deaths 13 people died of cope with 1000 on tuesday that is serbia's highest single day death toll. the world health organization says there is emerging evidence that the corona virus could spread through floating virus particles in the air that statements count comes after more than 200 international scientists said there was evidence that the virus could be spread from person to person through tiny particles that remain suspended in the air for several hours they also said those particles could travel for tens of meters the w.h.o. has promised to publish information on the no roots of transmission of the virus these are fields of research that are really growing and for we teach there is some evidence emerging but it is not to defend the phenotype. and therefore the possibility of airborne transmission in. in public settings especially in very specific conditions crowded closed poorly ventilated settings that have been described cannot be ruled out let's get some perspective on this story now we have viral or just dr mohamed more near with us from la

we are talking about serbia and kosovo. health officials in kosovo are warning hospitals are already overwhelmed. it is a bleak situation. we know about north—eastern spain already and the impact that is having on british tourists. i guess the thing we take from all of these is that it is clearly a very difficult time in all of the countries we are talking about, but if you are trying to take about, but if you are trying to take a holiday this year, if your plans we re a holiday this year, if your plans were already postponed, it's looking like 2020 is the year were nothing can be planned with any certainty. nick beake reporting. the uk's biggest tour operator, tui, is closing more than 160 high st stores. it is responding to changes in customer behaviour. ben thompson explained how the move followed a changing consumer behaviour. further evidence today, if we needed it, that as we change the way we shop, business has to change the way that it operates. therefore, in the case of chile, 70% of all the bookings they take ar

a 2nd night of protest in serbia as capital gains to reinforce it in a crowd of virus emergency restrictions. political upheaval in ivory coast the prime minister dies during a cabinet meeting months before he was due to run for president. support for scottish independence prove all of the grown a virus response and disapproval of bragg's it boosts nationalist demands a split from the u.k. . now china is threatening to take action against australia prime minister scott morrison earlier announced a series of measures in response to hong kong's new security law the australian government is suspending its extradition treaty with hong kong it will also extend visas for hong kong residents in the country china imposed the new security law last week it gives police sweeping new powers and punish is a range of crimes including criticizing the government. our government together with other governments around the world have been very consistent in expressing our concerns about the imposition of the national security law on hong kong and today we have agreed to announce that that national security law

levels serbia's president delays new coronavirus restrictions as protesters keep up the pressure of his handling of the pandemic this just protecting. joe biden's ahead in the polls for u.s. president but we look at his potential pitfalls against donald trump. ivory coast is facing uncertainty off the sudden death of its prime minister i'm a do go on to lead belly collapsed and died during a cabinet meeting just 3 months before he was supposed to run for president there was no reports. moments before his death prime minister i mean to go on the appeared upbeat as he entered a cabinet meeting chosen by the ruling party as its presidential candidate he just tweeted to have a vision is not about church and political gains but careful planning for decades to come but inside the meeting he suffered a coughing fit collapsed and died no official cause has been given but he suspected of having suffered a heart attack last thursday he was welcomed home by president want are after spending 2 months in france for medical treatment over his heart condition the 61 year old was chosen successor. i'm

gatherings of more than 5 people after a surge in corona virus deaths 13 people died of covert 19 on tuesday serbia's highest single day death toll. residents of melbourne in australia are getting ready to return to lock down for 6 weeks due to a new spike in corona virus infections police have also been. deployed along the victoria state border to enforce a quarantine measures the state has seen a spike in cove in 1000 cases in recent days australian prime minister scott morrison promised his government would provide financial aid to local businesses which are worried they won't survive another long. for more we're joined by military burton she's a journalist working for reuters in melbourne australia milk bill in the city of 5000000 being forced back into law down mode how do people feel about that. and thank you for having me i think everyone's feeling a bit flat we just started having some of the restrictions being eased halves we just started i cannot say that was exciting at school holidays now but yeah now as well where all backing out houses and not going anywhere we didn't metropole us enoug

lauren: thousands of protesters have gathered in sylvia's capital -- serbia's capital. police fired tear gas at demonstrators outside the government building as they call for a politician to resign after the highest number of deaths from covid-19. he has been accused of lifting restrictions early so he could hold an election last month, which he won. our reporter is in belgrade. what is the situation like? reporter: out of control. i'm sorry we cannot see each other but i will try to describe what is happening. arege amount of people gathering outside the national assembly. they are angry for new measures because of coronavirus. from coronavirus, the highest number in one day. hospital.are in said they are demanding belgrade will be anded down and maybe serbia people are angry and feeling it's not the right way to deal with the situation. they are angry because they think hospitals are in bad afraidon and they were sick and dying people is bigger than officials say. this is the reason why the people are gathered in front of the national assembly and they will riot. poli

of more than 5 people after a surge in corona virus deaths 13 people died of corona virus on tuesday serbia's highest single day death toll. and china has opened a new national security office in hong kong which comes a week after china imposed a controversial new national security law on the territory security headquarters is located across from big torii a park a frequent site of opposition protests. thai police have seized over 1400000 tablets of met him meth amphetamine and rested 3 suspects in a raid in lampung the province lies in the north of the country in the so-called golden triangle or thailand laos meet the region is a hub for drug smugglers. the coronavirus crisis is having a major impact on millions of h.i.v. patients who are reliant on lifesaving drugs it's estimated that nearly 40000000 people across the world are living with hiv although there is no cure for the disease that causes aids and. medication helps control it but the 1000 pandemic is interrupting drug supply lines the u.n. has warned that long term disruption could result in additional half a 1000000 deaths. to be.

gatherings of more than 5 people after a surgeon coronavirus staff 13 people died of cover 1000 on tuesday serbia's highest single day death toll. now the coronavirus crisis is having a major impact on millions of hiv patients who are reliant on lifesaving drugs it is estimated that nearly 40000000 people across the world are living with hiv although there is no cure for the disease that causes aids anti-retroviral medication helps control it but the common 1000 pandemic is interrupting supply lines for the lifesaving drugs other hiv patients are too scared to go to the hospital because of that pandemic as our reporter in south africa adrienne creech reports of the tempi would have preferred not to come to the community today because of the corona virus and to avoid questions from the books to be is not her real name she prefers to remain in the neighbors i believe she is h i v positive and wants to make sure her one year old daughter does not become infected. my family knows your friends. know. because they like to go for a little bit the jobs you are always not proud because you don't know you. f

gatherings of more than 5 people after searchin coronavirus deaths 13 people died of coburg 1000 on tuesday serbia's highest single day death toll. brazil's president are both n.r.o. has tested positive for covert 19 speaking to journalists also are removed his mask and said he felt fine despite displaying symptoms well this comes after months of downplaying the danger of the virus as the death toll in brazil topped 65000. german chancellor angela merkel is meeting with european lawmakers today as the country assumes the presidency of the e.u. council it is a 13 time germany as head of the key body and the 1st since 2007 when i'm going arkell was in her 1st term as chancellor back then michael's international stature was given a boost as she pushed member states to commit to a new agreement to consolidate the use powers which later became the treaty of lisbon she also advocated and vicious climate protection policy for which she was dubbed the climate chancellor. is and let's go right to our correspondent in brussels richard walker standing by for us there hi richard what are germany's plans for the

but ms sturgeon said spain and serbia would not be exempt from the quarantine measures, at this time, because of the prevalence of the coronavirus there. we'll be liaising closely in the coming weeks with the relevant authorities, as well as with airports and airlines, to gather more information on control of outbreaks, on prevalence and on whatever mitigations, such as testing, we could possibly put in place as an alternative. now, this has been a very difficult decision, but as i hope i have demonstrated today — and i know i have taken quite a bit of time to do it — it is evidence—driven and it is motivated only by a determination to protect scotland as far as possible from a resurgence of this virus in the weeks ahead. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. the us now has more than three—million confirmed cases of coronavirus, more than any other country in the world.

thousands of protesters have gathered in serbia as capital after the president ordered the reintroduction of coronavirus restrictions police fired tear gas at demonstrators outside the parliament building in belgrade they're calling for an exam to her church to resign after the country sorts highest day a number of deaths. code 19 he's been accused of lifting the restrictions early so he could hold an election last month which he won the measures are due to come into effect on friday. there is that you and i do such joins us over the phone from belgrade so what's the situation like than now. well this is really out of control and i'm very sorry that we can also see each other right now but i will try to describe what is happening and huge amount of people gathered in front of the national assembly they are really angry for a new measures. because of the put on a virus because i will explain you today we have seen people die from corona virus which is the highest number in one day over 4000 people are in hospitals so situation is very bad especially in belgrade. president that exam that we

this is the site of the exit festival in serbia. for 20 years it has welcomed 50,000 people every summer to this amazing fortress in novi sad, to see acts like liam gallagher, skepta, and carl cox. the organisers were desperately hoping to be the only big established festival to keep the show on the road this year. but, last week, just a month before opening, it became clear that running such a big event during a global pandemic is just too difficult. given the nature of the virus and how it spreads, it's no surprise that gigs and festivals are still in a state of lockdown. #15 years in the game as a producer and mc... as a dj myself, i, like many other artists, need venues to be open in order to work. but i have spent the summer at home baking banana bread rather than travelling the world. in addition to myjob as a dj on bbc radioi and on bbc radio ixtra, i was booked to play all over the world at festivals like wireless in the uk, and ibiza rocks in spain. first we thought to reduce capacity by 50%, but after the cases started bui

violence broke out in serbia over a new virus curfew with protesters storming parliament in belgrade. the country is set to go back to lock down this weekend because of a spike in covid cases that has filled. the country lifted one of europe's strict deadlock -- strictest lockdowns in may. their death toll was the highest since the pandemic again. the vice chairman of the federal reserve says the bank can do more and will do more if needed to boost the u.s. economy. he says the fed has a lot of accommodations in place, but would likely turn to additional guidance and asset purchases to support the recovery. the fed held rates near zero last month and signaled they are likely to stay there through at least 2022. north korea is ramping up tensions with the west, ruling out talks with the u.s. as true seouol.'s envoy flew to relations continue to sour. negotiations stalled in hanoi when the u.s. rejected the north's demand for widespread tensions relief. yvonne: taking a look at markets, seems like we are in for a new session on wednesday morning as we look ahead to not a lot of directio

basisically, if you want to doue chececk your, go into the forein has changedsite that its advice today on serbia. it says people are no longer allowing travelelers to return withthout quarantining. there are people already under quarantine whethther they y are brits or from other countrieses, and if they are alreaeady quarantining here, they must finish that period of quarantine. that is essential, or they could incur a 1000 pound fine, which is considerable. possibly if they don't respect that, jail time. scotland from friday has made face coverings mandatory in shops. there is somewhat of a fine line that is not true everywhere, but if you want to be safe, particularly on public transport, wear a face covering. peopleare arriving -- arriving in scotland will stilll face quauarantine rules. thisis is importrtant f for pe's mental health, family plans, travel plans, and definitely a good direction of travel, so to speak. >> what about the tourists coming the other way? could this be a lififeline for e u.k. enonomy? >> absolutely. and a much-needed lifeline. the aviation n industry has takn a hug

this is the site of the exit festival in serbia. for 20 years it has welcomed 50,000 people every summer to this amazing fortress in novi sad, to see acts like liam gallagher, skepta, and carl cox. the organisers were desperately hoping to be the only big established festival to keep the show on the road this year. but, last week, just a month before opening, it became clear that running such a big event during a global pandemic is just too difficult. given the nature of the virus and how it spreads it is no surprise that gigs and festivals are still in a state of lockdown. # 15 years as a producer and mc... as a dj myself i, like many other artists, need venues to be open in order to work. but i have spent the summer at home baking banana bread rather than travelling the world. in addition to myjob as a dj on bbc radio1 and on bbc radio 1extra, i was booked to play all over the world at festivals like wireless in the uk, and ibiza rocks in spain. first we thought to reduce capacity by 50%, but after the cases started building again

this is the site of the exit festival in serbia. for 20 years, it's welcomed 50,000 people every summer to this amazing fortress in novi sad, to see acts like liam gallagher, skepta and carl cox. the organisers were desperately hoping to be the only big established festival to keep the show on the road this year. but, last week, just a month before opening, it became clear that running such a big event during a global pandemic is just too difficult. given the nature of the virus and how it spreads, it's no surprise that gigs and festivals are still in a state of lockdown. #15 years as a producer and mc...# as a dj myself, i, like many other artists, need venues to be open in order to work. but i spent the summer at home baking banana bread rather than travelling the world performing. in addition to myjob as a dj on bbc radioi and on bbc radio iextra, i was booked to play all over the world at festivals like wireless in the uk, and ibiza rocks in spain. first we thought to reduce capacity by 50%, but after the cases started building

the 31—year—old serbia international joined from chelsea in 2017 and is in the last year of his contract. he's made 114 appearances for united and says he "still has a lot more to give and achieve in his career". the english rugby football union are cutting a quarter of its workforce to help cope with a potential £100 million financial hole due to the pandemic. chief executive bill sweeney says the union need to "completely remodel their business" and thinks it will take up to five years for the rfu to recover. they will make 139 positions redundant. a decision is expected in the next couple fo weeks about the autumn internationals, with the home unions making contingecy plans for a six nations style tounament if those games can't take place. one of britain's most decorated female divers, alicia blagg, has been forced to retire at the age of 23. the two—time olympian, who specialises on the springboard, 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 miss the tokyo games next

that seems to be true because even as the list lunches, it has been —— serbia has been taken off the list because ofa has been taken off the list because of a rise of infections. portugal did not come in at the start because the government was concerned by the infection rate there and a couple of outbreaks, although it is relatively small. i would expect, outbreaks, although it is relatively small. iwould expect, i outbreaks, although it is relatively small. i would expect, i would hope that portugal will be back on that list and you will be able to take that holiday to portugal in the short term, in the next couple of weeks, but unfortunately it is impossible to give a date just yet. another one that is evolving and could change. a question for felicity from matthew. concerning insurance. iam felicity from matthew. concerning insurance. i am due to go on a family holiday to spain in late august. all of the holiday insurance i have looked at is currently not covering coronavirus unless the policy was taken in advance of the pandemic. is that right? yes, so this is a real problem. lot

the first face—to—face talks between the leaders of serbia and kosovo for nearly two years have ended, with few signs of progress. kosovo's prime minister avdullah hoti described his meeting in brussels with the serbian president aleksandar vucic as difficult. mr vucic separately agreed, but he said there had been progress on certain issues. netflix added 10 million subscribers over the last three months, significantly more than the same time last year. but its shares fell almost i2% in after—hours trading because of a downbeat assessment for the rest of the year. tim baysinger is senior tv reporter with the wrap. he's in los angeles. welcome to you, what do you make of this? describes up, she is down? it sometimes the way it works here. wall street is a lwa ys it works here. wall street is always focused on what you can do tomorrow, not what you can do tomorrow, not what you can do yesterday, so when they said that they only expect to get 2.5 million subscribers for the next quarter, that was less than half of what analysts were expecting so naturally that's going to send a lot of

now, in the balkans, serbia, kosovo and romania are experiencing worrying outbreaks. here's nick beake again. if you listen to that health care officials can kodovo, they say the hospitals are already overwhelmed, they are dealing with us now and struggling. that is an area of real concern. if you look at places like italy, extremely badly hit in the early wave back a few months ago. everyone saw what happen in italy was a sort of a pre—runner to what other people experience. they made great strides in rome and bringing down the number of cases across the country, particularly in the very badly affected north. butjust yesterday, they've extended the state of emergency because there is a feeling among the government and other european governments that you really can't be complacent with this, can't take your eye off the ball or the consequences will be devastating. iceland claimed major success against covid—19, but there are concerns the virus is once again spreading through the community. ten new infections were recorded in the past 24 hours, taking the number of

stopping travel to and from serbia. those localflareups there. stopping travel to and from serbia. those local flareups and how it's been dealt with, interesting to see. the duchess of cornwall has said that missing her grandchildren has been the worst part of her lockdown experience. she made the comments on bbc radio 5 live's emma barnett show, which she will be guest—editing later this morning. here's our royal correspondent daniela relph. taking charge of the microphone. the duchess of cornwall‘s guest edit will highlight issues that matter to her. she spoke to 5 live's emma barnett about the stresses and strains of lockdown. she said this socially distanced royal engagement last month to thank hospital staff felt different, not quite the same, and she spoke personally about the reunion with her grandchildren in recent weeks. eventually get to meet them and you are so excited because you haven't seen them for 3.5 months, and, you know, yourfirst reaction is to run up and hug them sort of...it‘s a very odd deal. i shall look forward to the day when i can really give them a

same way for serbia ten days or so ago, because we saw a spike in the number of cases. for your viewers, thinking about whether they go on holiday, we want to keep these exemptions in place but we will not keep them in place if it isn't safe. cani keep them in place if it isn't safe. can i ask you, health secretary, there is a lot of talk about second wave and i know we are careful with our language around this, but what will be the indicators? they know you are looking at europe and seeing a second wave there, what would be the key indicator that we may have reached that point in the uk? there area reached that point in the uk? there are a whole range of indicators. the number of people who test positive is important, so is the percentage of people who test positive. so of course of the surveys we have. we have some of the best surveys going, including from the office of national statistics. we also look, we look at hospital admissions, although thankfully that has lagged. that doesn't happen as early, obviously, the first thing you see is the number of people who test

this is the site of the exit festival in serbia. for 20 years it has welcomed 50,000 people every summer to this amazing fortress in novi sad, to see acts like liam gallagher, skepta, and carl cox. the organisers were desperately hoping to be the only big established festival to keep the show on the road this year. but, last week, just a month before opening, it became clear that running such a big event during a global pandemic is just too difficult. open in order to work. but i have spent the summer at home baking banana bread rather than travelling the world.