Face coverings will be mandatory in all shops and supermarkets in England from 24 July, bringing the country into line with Scotland and other European nations like Spain, Italy and Germany. Children under 11 and those with certain disabilities will be exempt. There'll be fines of up to £100 for those who fail to comply, but shop workers will not be expected to enforce the rules. No fines were issued at all during the first weekend of the policy in Scotland.

The move ends a period of mixed messaging over the wearing of masks, as our political editor explains. Labour, though, is questioning why even after that confusion has been resolved the requirement will still not come into force for another 10 days. 

In other news, scientists advising the government are warning a second wave of coronavirus infections in the UK this winter could be more severe than the first. In a worst-case scenario they say there could be nearly 120,000 hospital deaths, but stress that effective preparations and responses - lockdowns, treatments or vaccines - could reduce the risk.

California has re-imposed wide-ranging restrictions on public spaces following a 20% rise in people testing positive with coronavirus in the past two weeks. State-wide, all indoor activities at restaurants, bars, entertainment venues, zoos and museums must stop, and in the worst-affected counties, churches, gyms and hairdressers will also close. Florida is another US hotspot - we look closely at why. Amid the surge, tensions are growing between the White House and the country's top disease expert.

The return of lockdown in parts of the US comes as the World Health Organization warned the pandemic would get "worse and worse" if governments failed to take more decisive action. The WHO's chief said "too many countries [were] headed in the wrong direction". Worldwide, the number of people dying is down on the mid-April peak, but the death rate is increasing again after dipping in June.

Six months after agreeing Chinese firm Huawei could have a limited role in the UK's 5G telecoms network, the government now looks set to exclude it. Relentless pressure from Washington and a hardening of attitudes towards China, particularly over its actions in Hong Kong, are behind the move. 

We'll hear more from ministers later, but in the meantime, our technology desk editor explains the impact kicking Huawei out could have on the country's infrastructure.

A judge has ruled that blanket bans on renting properties to people on housing benefit are unlawful and discriminatory. The case - brought by a single mother of two - has been described as "momentous" by housing charity Shelter. A survey it commissioned at the start of this year found nearly two-thirds of private landlords either do not, or prefer not to, let to people on housing benefits.

Most front pages react to the move on masks in England. "It's about bleedin' time" thinks the Daily Star after what it calls months of "clowning around". The Sun also wonders why it's taken so long, describing as "cobblers" the initial advice from the government's scientists that masks were "all but pointless". The Guardian says the announcement has been "rushed forward" after a senior minister and the prime minister appeared not to be on the same page. The Daily Mail warns, though, that making masks mandatory in shops may anger those who find them uncomfortable or "dislike the idea of state compulsion". One senior scientific adviser tells the Times that role models, like the Queen, may be asked to set an example to encourage "cultural change". Elsewhere, the Financial Times has seen internal Foreign Office estimates which suggest 200,000 Hong Kong nationals with British passports could come to live in the UK over the next five years. It comes after the government opened up a "route to citizenship" following a crackdown on civil liberties by China.

The BBC's Caroline Hawley has been following the story of a young Syrian girl ever since her family was forced to flee their home seven years ago. In a refugee camp until now, they're starting a new life in the UK. Elsewhere, with Hong Kong in the spotlight, how much do you understand about why? Give us 90 seconds and we'll fill you in. And finally, artificial intelligence is starting to infiltrate the perfume industry - but will it ever replace traditional methods?

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