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By Victoria King

 
 

City shuts down

 
 
Coronavirus latest

Leicester has become the first city in the UK to have a local lockdown imposed. From this morning, all non-essential shops will have to close once more and from Thursday schools will shut for all but the children of key workers. The reopening of pubs, restaurants and hairdressers - due to take place on Saturday across England - will also be delayed. 

Between six and 10 people in Leicester are being admitted to hospital with Covid-19 every day compared with an average of one elsewhere in England. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said "it's in everyone's interests that we control the virus as locally as possible." The new measures - here in more detail - will be in place for at least two weeks.

It's 100 days since the prime minister announced the nationwide lockdown. BBC Newsbeat has been following the lives of young people in one small town to see the impact it has had. It comes as a group of charities warns the young are facing "unprecedented threats" to their futures as a result of the pandemic, and should be prioritised.

 
 
 

China security law

 
 

China has passed a controversial security law giving it new powers over Hong Kong, deepening fears for the city's freedoms. It criminalises any act of "secession, subversion, terrorism or collusion with foreign forces". Since the territory was handed back to China from British control, Hong Kong has enjoyed greater rights to a free press, independent courts and civil liberties than the mainland, but critics say this law is a significant threat to that. 

The bill was first announced in May, sparking demonstrations in Hong Kong and international condemnation. Boris Johnson promised to change Britain's immigration rules and offer millions of people in Hong Kong "a route to citizenship" if China went ahead with it. Read more on why it's so controversial.

The move comes after angry protests last year - sparked by another law - which became a pro-democracy movement
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PM's 'new deal'

 
 

Boris Johnson will promise to "build back better" as he unveils plans to spend billions of pounds to mitigate the economic impact of coronavirus later. He will say it's an opportunity "to tackle this country's great unresolved challenges" with investment in hospitals, schools and homes to create jobs and stimulate growth. The PM is likening his "new deal" to that of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who led the US out of the Great Depression in the 1930s. 

Our environment analyst says some feel, though, that it isn't the bold green recovery package that had been trailed - road building still features prominently and there's no mention of a home insulation revolution, for example. Other critics have dismissed it as a rehash of manifesto pledges, and it's unclear how much of the money had already been allocated before the pandemic.

Just what effect has the crisis had on the global economy? Our visual guide has all the key numbers.

 
 
 
 

'Don't call me BAME'

 

The term "BAME" has been growing in prominence in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests and a report into the backgrounds of those at higher risk of dying with Covid-19. But many people say it does more harm than good. Student Tosin Attah, 20, from the West Midlands, first heard it at university, but she would never use it about herself, likening it to the word "coloured". "I mean, it was a white term, if we're being honest," she says. "White people made it so they don't have to say 'black', because they feel weird saying black for some reason."  

 
 
 
 
 
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Nora Fakim and Cecilia Macaulay

BBC News

 
 
 
 
 

What the papers say

 
 
Paper review

Many papers speculate about what has driven the surge in coronavirus cases in Leicester. Sources cite to the Daily Mirror the reopening of the textile industry in late April. The Times highlights the city's ethnic diversity, with several generations often living together under one roof, while the Sun says there are language barriers, high levels of diabetes and poverty among people from Indian and Asian backgrounds, putting them at higher risk. Several papers also discuss draft plans for reopening schools in England in September, after they were leaked to the Huffington Post. The Daily Telegraph highlights a "slimmed down" curriculum, designed to allow pupils more time to focus on core subjects such as English and maths. Finally, the Financial Times is sceptical about Boris Johnson's attempt to liken himself to Roosevelt. It says FDR's New Deal spawned mega-projects such as the Hoover Dam - while the prime minister's list of priorities includes repairing a bridge in Sandwell.

 
 
 

Daily digest

 
 
   

Serial rapist "Major failings" led to Joseph McCann's release, report concludes

 
   

'False news' Facebook defends push against misinformation

 
   

Air bridges How will they work?

 
   

Coronavirus latest More US states pause reopening, plus other developments from around the world

 
 
 

If you watch one thing today

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If you listen to one thing today

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If you read one thing today

'My struggle with racism in the Met'
 
 
 
 

Need something different?

 
 

A video of nine-year-old Kaitlyn Saunders skating on the square opposite the White House has amassed more than 350,000 views. We've spoken to Kaitlyn - and her proud mum - about her contribution to the Black Lives Matter movement. Elsewhere, meet the lawyer who helps protesters understand their rights. And finally, star of The Last Leg Alex Brooker tells our entertainment reporter how the show helped change perceptions of disabled people.

 
 
 

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