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We heard earlier about UK companies cutting jobs due to the economic turndown caused by the coronavirus crisis.

Now even more firms have announced they're making cuts.

One of the biggest names is John Lewis. The department store says it will be cutting jobs, and the number of stores.

It's yet to be decided how many of its premises will be closing, and how many jobs will go. The cuts could include the smaller of its two head office buildings in London.

"The reality is that we have too much store space for the way people want to shop now," John Lewis - which is owned by its employees, known as partners - said in a statement.

"As difficult as it is, it is highly unlikely we will reopen all our John Lewis stores. However no decision has been made and any details would be shared with Partners first by the middle of July."

Luxury store Harrods and Arcadia, which owns Topshop, will also be cutting jobs. Up to 680 will go at Kensington store Harrods, and 500 of the 2,500 head office staff at Arcadia, which is owned by billionaire Philip Green.

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Leicester might be the first city in England to have a local lockdown but many others across the world have found themselves in the same situation.

It's been a week since authorities in Germany extended a lockdown in and around Gütersloh - a city between Dortmund and Hanover in the north of the country.

It followed an outbreak that started at a nearby meat processing plant, where many city residents work.

The mayor of Gütersloh, Henning Shultz, called the new restrictions "lockdown light".

He told the BBC: "The infected employees of the company are in quarantine for 14 days so our task, as a city, is to check they stay at home but also to check they have enough to eat and drink to support them.

"For my inhabitants, it means the schools are closed but their lives have not completely shut down.

"The restaurants are open, the shops are open, but in public space or in restaurants you are only allowed to sit with two people together or as a family."

He said residents felt "sad and annoyed" by the local lockdown and were "stigmatised" when they travelled outside the city.

"When people travel to the next district, their cars have been scratched because you could see where the car has come from on the licence plate," he said.

"It's quite hard for the people here to accept the new lockdown because since March we were all waiting for living our old lives again - going out and going on holidays."

Despite this, he said the rules were working because people were "very disciplined".

Laura Kuenssberg, the BBC's political editor, says of today's PMQs: "We are into a familiar pattern with Prime Minister's Questions now where Keir Starmer is trying to push Boris Johnson on specific problems with the government's handling of coronavirus.

"And today, he raised the issue of why testing information on the number of cases in the community, rather than in hospitals and in care homes, has not been shared quickly enough with local councils.

"This is one of the issues at the heart of what's happened in Leicester."

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Countries in the Western Balkans had implemented some of Europe's strictest measures to restrict the spread of coronavirus. Governments deployed total lockdowns over long weekends, daily curfews and intercity travel bans.

And the tight controls apparently produced results, with the region's infection rates a fraction of the EU average. Montenegro even declared that it was Europe's only country without a single active case.

But looser restrictions have brought record daily numbers of new infections in several countries, including North Macedonia and Bosnia. And even though Serbia and Montenegro are on the EU's green list, new cases have been rising there too – leading Austria to issue a warning against travel to the entire Western Balkans region.

Serbia has reintroduced some restrictions in an attempt to prevent the situation spiralling out of control. Its chief epidemiologist said the country was “now reaching the maximum of the second peak”.

Citizens planning to travel to EU countries will be hoping that is an accurate assessment.

There have been concerns that data isn't being provided to local authorities quickly enough, as we've reported here.

Now, the Department of Health says a data-sharing agreement has been reached.

It will give local authorities access to information about how many people have tested positive for coronavirus in the community in their area - rather than just the data on how many have tested positive in hospitals, which is what they've had up to now.

The new arrangement means local authorities can log on to a dashboard to see who is coming forward for testing, as well as their results, down to each postcode area.

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BBC Monitoring

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin has again appeared in public not wearing any protective equipment despite the Covid-19 pandemic.In footage aired by state TV today, President Putin was shown casting a ballot, external in a vote on constitutional amendments which is all but certain to allow him to stay in power beyond 2024, when his current term runs out. Unlike most, if not all, other people in the hall, Vladimir Putin was not wearing a face mask or gloves.

Technically speaking, he broke quarantine rules as face masks are still mandatory inside confined public spaces in Moscow.

The Russian president has not been seen wearing a face mask since the start of the pandemic but he had a full hazmat suit on during part of a visit to Moscow's Kommunarka hospital for Covid-19 patients in March.

But when he met the head of Kommunarka, Denis Protsenko, during the same visit, neither of them was wearing any protective gear.

A week later, Mr Protsenko tested positive for coronavirus, and Vladimir Putin went into self-isolation.

So why is President Putin so reluctant to wear a mask?

Much of his public image is based on a macho personality, for instance evidenced by the now famous images of him riding a horse bare-chested. From this point of view, wearing a face mask may be perceived as a sign of weakness on the part of Russia's strongman ruler.

In April, state TV suddenly showed Putin meeting officials face to face after going into self-isolation - possibly to show that he was not afraid of Covid-19. But circumstantial evidence strongly suggests the meeting was filmed weeks earlier.

Prime Minister's Questions has come to an end. Remember there's even more coverage on our politics live page here.

One more person has died in Scotland after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total in the nation to 2,486.

Speaking at the Scottish Government's coronavirus briefing, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said eight more people had tested positive for the virus in 24 hours, taking the total to 18,259.

A total of 785 patients are in Scottish hospitals with confirmed or suspected Covid-19, a fall of 100 in 24 hours, she added.

Of these, 17 are intensive care, a drop of two.

The death figure announced by the first minister differs from the weekly statistics released on Wednesday by the National Records of Scotland, as the former covers patients who have tested positive and the latter involves all registered deaths where Covid-19 is mentioned on the death certificate, whether confirmed or suspected.

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Boris Johnson says the suggestion that people going to Scotland from other parts of the UK would have to be quarantined is "astonishing".

Andrew Bowie, the Conservative MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, had asked the PM if he shared "the frustration of the Scottish tourist sector... that it's having the legs pulled out from under it by deeply irresponsible, damaging and divisive talk of arbitrary border closures and quarantining of visitors from across the United Kingdom".

Mr Johnson replies: "I must say I found the suggestion absolutely astonishing.

"There have been no such discussions with the Scottish administration about that but I would point out to (Mr Bowie) what he knows very well - there is no such thing as a border between England and Scotland."

Conservative MP Nickie Aiken, whose constituency covers London's West End theatre district, asks whether the government wants theatres to reopen "as soon as it is safe to do so".

In reply, Boris Johnson echoes her comments that "the show must go on".

He says he wants the sector to move as quickly "as fast as we possibly can" - but the virus must also be defeated.

Sir Keir Starmer says the number of people not being reached by the test and trace system is a "real problem" that needs addressing.

He adds there is to be lifting of lockdown restrictions "without an app, without clear data for local authorities or the world-beating system we were promised".

He added: "I support the easing of restrictions but unlike the prime minister, I'm not blind to the risks and I don't think anybody else should be."

The Labour leader says there were 22,000 new Covid infections a week in mid-June - with just 5,000 of those subsequently reached - and asks the PM to explain this.

Mr Johnson responds: "As he knows very well the test, track and trace operation is actually reaching huge numbers of people and causing them to self-isolate in ways I don't think he conceivably could have expected a month ago when this system was set up."

He adds that the test and trace system "has now reached 113,000 contacts, 113,000 contacts who have undertaken to self-isolate to stop the disease spreading".

The total number of people who are dying in Scotland has returned to normal levels, according to official figures.

There were 35 deaths linked to the virus last week - the lowest number since the middle of March.

The National Records of Scotland (NRS) said a total of 1,006 people had died between 22 and 28 June.

This was actually slightly lower than the average of 1,026 deaths recorded in the same week over the past five years.

The figures reflect the continuing fall in the number of coronavirus deaths in Scotland.

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Sir Keir next asks how many jobs will be saved as a result of measures that the PM announced in a speech yesterday, when he set out a post-coronavirus recovery plan.

Mr Johnson doesn't give a figure for those jobs, but says 11 million jobs have been protected through the furlough scheme. "Massive investment" is being brought forward in hospitals, schools and infrastructure, he adds.

The Labour leader urges the government to extend the furlough scheme, saying next week - when Chancellor Rishi Sunak is making a speech on the UK economy - is the last chance to save "million of jobs".

In response, the PM defends the economic programme. The chancellor's speech will be on 8 July.

Sir Keir asks the PM if he regrets being "flippant" when asking local leaders in seaside towns to "show some guts" over the risk of visitors.

"Two days later Bournemouth beach was closed with 500,000 visitors, a major incident was declared," says the Labour leader. "Does the prime minister now regret being so flippant?"

Mr Johnson replied that he was making it "absolutely clear" that those who represent seaside communities "should be as welcoming as they can possibly be" - but people still had to stick to social distancing on the beach.

He added: "But it is also vital that people have to behave responsibly and that is why the scenes in Bournemouth were completely unacceptable and that is why we stick to the advice that we have given."

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In his first question from Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, Boris Johnson is asked about the local lockdown in Leicester - and why the government was "slow to act" after a rise in coronavirus cases there.

Mr Johnson replies that mobile testing units were first sent there on 8 June.

He says they took "decisive action" and it was the "right thing to do".

The government had to act and did so - and would do the same again for other areas, says the prime minister.

Sir Keir says while he agrees with the lockdown, businesses and schools may take persuading that the government acted quickly enough.

He suggests testing data about community infections was not shared quickly enough with local officials, resulting in a "lost week".

But the PM rejects the accusation, saying Leicester got all the data in good time. Such data is crucial to the UK's "whack-a-mole" strategy to tackle local spikes, he adds.

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Prime Minister's Questions has just got under way in the House of Commons.

Boris Johnson starts by thanking those who have organised a celebration for the NHS. It's the 72nd birthday of the NHS today.

You can follow PMQs here - or over on our politics live page.

Shruti Menon
BBC Reality Check

Fake or misleading news can have a real impact on those who find themselves the targets.

This has been a particular problem in India during the coronavirus pandemic, where reliable sources of news are frequently drowned out by unverified information online.

False information has had serious consequences for minority communities as well as some business sectors such as the meat industry.

The Reality Check team looked at the extent of this misinformation and some of those directly affected, which you can read here.

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More companies are slashing jobs as the UK economy suffers its worst contraction in 41 years:

• Aerospace giant Airbus has said it wants to cut 1,700 jobs in the UK, as part of plans to shed 15,000 posts across the whole company
• Upper Crust owner SSP Group says up to 5,000 jobs could be cut across its UK outlets and head office
• Cutbacks at EasyJet mean nearly 1,300 UK crew members and 727 pilots are at risk of losing their jobs at the airline, unions say
• About 600 workers at shirtmaker TM Lewin will lose their jobs as the firm's 66 stores are closed
• Royal Mail has said it is to cut 2,000 management jobs

While officials in some countries have faced criticism after they or their relatives flouted lockdown measures, one mayor in Colombia took a strong stance against rule breakers.

Carlos Higgins Villanueva, from the northern town of Juan de Acosta, personally drove his son, his nephew and "a great friend" to the police station after discovering that the trio had broken coronavirus rules.

The mayor explained to Blu Radio that he'd received reports from locals that the men were in a house together drinking alcohol.

"My relatives are the first to be called upon to respect the measures. I won't allow the lives of our town's residents to be put at risk for the sake of enjoying a few drinks," he said in a series of tweets.

He has been widely praised for his actions.

Colombia has recorded more than 95,000 cases of coronavirus and 3,376 deaths, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University.

Read more here

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BBC News, Kampala

For more than a month thousands of displaced people have been stuck in DR Congo’s Ituri region trying to seek safety in northern Uganda. The government in Kampala finally agreed to give them entry on humanitarian grounds.

They will first spend 14 days quarantined at a newly set-up isolation centre, 13km (eight miles) from the border.

The UN’s refugee agency says sample testing will be carried out on the group to see if coronavirus is present amongst them. This will help authorities decide when they can be transferred to camps.

Aid agencies have talked about the difficulties of ensuring social distancing and sanitation in refugee settlements. Fifty-two refugees have so far tested positive for Covid-19 in Uganda out of nearly 900 confirmed cases.

The UN says it is concerned about reports of rising violence in the DRC, where five million people are internally displaced.

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