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By Victoria King

 
 

Reading attack

 
 
Coronavirus latest

A minute's silence will be held later for the three victims of the Reading park attack. Teacher James Furlong, described as a "kind and gentle" man, is the only one to be named publicly so far. Police have said they are treating it as a terrorist incident and are continuing to question the suspect, Khairi Saadallah. BBC home affairs correspondent Dominic Casciani says he came to the attention of MI5 in 2019, but no genuine threat or immediate risk was identified. Read more on what we know about the incident and see how the town has reacted.

 
 
 

Lockdown latest

 
 

Boris Johnson will discuss the next steps in relaxing lockdown in England with senior scientific advisers and ministers later. He'll set them out for the public on Tuesday. The expectation is that he'll confirms pubs, restaurants, hotels and hairdressers can start reopening on 4 July. It looks likely, too, that the two-metre social distancing rule will be reduced - we've examined the science behind that decision.

 

No 10 warned the moves would be "the first to be reversed" if they led to a surge in the virus, and Labour has said its support depends on other mitigations, such as face shields and tracing apps, being introduced to prevent a second wave of infections. We consider what such a wave could look like.

 

Get all the latest on coronavirus throughout the day via our live page, including the return of weddings in Wales and the introduction of compulsory face coverings on all public transport in Scotland.

 
 
 

Growing divide

 
 

Lower income households are turning to borrowing during the coronavirus crisis, most commonly credit cards with high interest rates. Many higher income households, by contrast, have boosted their savings - adding to existing inequalities. That's the verdict of think tank the Resolution Foundation. It's urging the government to strengthen the social security safety net to help mitigate the pandemic's impact. 

 

Meanwhile, a charity is warning that disadvantaged children are developing serious mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, during this time. Find out more.

 
 
 

Windrush warning

 
 

The author of a report into the Windrush scandal fears there's a "grave risk" of similar failures happening again if the government doesn't implement its recommendations. People who came from the Commonwealth were told wrongly they were in the UK illegally, leading to problems accessing employment, benefits, healthcare and more. The Home Office insists it will "right those wrongs", but Wendy Williams told BBC Radio 4 her plan had not yet been acted upon. 

 

An estimated 500,000 people who arrived in the UK between 1948 and 1971 from Caribbean countries have been called the Windrush generation. Monday is National Windrush Day, with events planned to recognise their contribution. See one family's story and find out who was aboard the HMS Empire Windrush when it arrived in 1948.

 
 
 

Other top stories

 
 
   

Neolithic find Major new archaeological discovery close to Stonehenge

 
   

Brazil deaths Country passes grim coronavirus milestone

 
   

Neo-Nazis Teens being groomed by far right militant group

 
   

Biden Who will he pick as a running mate?

 
 
 
 

Are more women dying of Covid-19 in India?

 

More men are dying from Covid-19 than women around the world, data shows. In Italy, China and the US, for example, more men have been infected, and a higher proportion of men have died. Sabra Klein, a scientist who studies sex differences in viral infections at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, says "being male is as much a risk factor for the coronavirus as being old".  But something puzzling is happening in India. 

 
 
 
 
 
  Read full analysis >   
 
 
 
 

Soutik Biswas

India correspondent, BBC News

 
 
 
 
 

What the papers say

 
 
Paper review

Many of Monday's front pages feature pictures of James Furlong - a victim of Saturday's knife attack in Reading. The Daily Mirror calls for an urgent inquiry to reassure the public over the effectiveness of intelligence agencies, after it emerged the suspect was known to MI5. The Daily Mail says the incident raises troubling questions that the government must answer to fulfil its duty to protect citizens. Elsewhere, there's widespread discussion about the prospect of social distancing measures being relaxed. According to the Guardian, people visiting pubs and restaurants may need to "scan in" with their phones to allow better contract tracing. The Financial Times reports that the chancellor is planning to temporarily cut VAT and defer tax rises to support the UK economy. The Sun says the plan "bears all the hallmarks of good sense" and will help get people spending. Finally, writing in the Daily Express, Gyles Brandreth urges the government to ensure theatres can open as quickly as possible, warning that if pantomimes are forced off stage this Christmas it could be "game over" for many venues.

 
 
 

One thing not to miss

'We have to raise our children differently'
 
 
 
 

From elsewhere

 
 
 

How the coronavirus is being written into drama for TV and film (Huffington Post)

 
 
 
 

What hasn't been done to save the global economy? (CNN)

 
 
 
 
 
 

Cuba's two pandemics: The coronavirus and the US embargo (Al Jazeera)

 
 
 

How SAGE sees the risks of leaving lockdown (New Statesman)

 
 
 
 

Listen up

 
 

The Documentary, from BBC World Service, looks at two daily papers - one in India, one in the US - to see how they've reported the pandemic. And BBC Radio 3 asks how the classical music industry can rebuild.

 
 
 

Need something different?

 
 

Iain Cunningham always believed his birth had something to do with his mother's death, but it wasn't until he was an adult that he found out the truth. Elsewhere, with Glastonbury cancelled this year, photographer Emma Stoner collected festival-goers' photographs and memories from the past 50 years to mark its milestone anniversary - take a look. And finally, how do you go from hating road cycling to designing bike gear? Find out.

 
 
 

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