this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. uk foreign secretary dominic raab rejects calls for an early easing of the coronavirus lockdown, urging "caution" and the need for "ca reful ste ps". we will need to make sure we can proceed in a sure—footed way, which is why i know the temptation is to start announcing proposals now, but until you have the evidence, that is not responsible. he was speaking as uk prime minister boris johnson prepares to return to work tomorrow, two weeks since he left hospital after falling ill with coronavirus. spanish children are allowed out of their homes for the first time in six weeks, as one of europe's strictest lockdowns is relaxed. dozens are arrested in central berlin, after demonstrating against germany's lockdown measures.

also in the programme... charity challenges at home. across the uk, people find new ways to raise money for charities that would have benefited from the london marathon. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first, here in the uk, the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has rejected calls for an early easing of the coronavirus lockdown — stressing that the outbreak was still at a "delicate and dangerous" stage. the government is coming under pressure to relax the social—distancing measures, amid concern about the damage

they are doing to the economy. but mr raab, who is deputising for prime minister borisjohnson, said it would be irresponsible to speculate on specific, individual measures to ease the lockdown. in spain — children are being allowed out of their homes for the first time in six weeks, as the government relaxes one of europe's strictest lockdowns. under—14s will be allowed out for an hour a day accompanied by an adult, but parks and playgrounds will remain closed. the armed forces in the uk are planning to deploy at least 96 mobile testing units by the end of this week to test essential workers and the most vulnerable. and in the us — president trump has failed to attend his usual coronavirus briefing, tweeting that it wasn't worth his "time or effort". it comes after he provoked outrage by suggesting that disinfectant could help treat coronavirus. but more now on comments from the uk foreign secretary about the lockdown here — our political correspondent, leila nathoojoins us.

quite a firm line from dominic raab on the lockdown? yes, he was trying not to be drawn on any possible letu p not to be drawn on any possible letup of the lockdown. he was talking about the lockdown not being eased in any kind of overnight way, it will not be like flicking a switch. that is something we have heard from the scottish government. there is clearly a lot of pressure on the government. we have seen other countries starting to open up and the devolved administrations have been speaking frankly about possible ways out of the lockdown, but dominic raab this morning was clear that the government is going to be cautious and not be too hasty in lifting restrictions. we will need to make sure that we can proceed in a sure—footed way, which is why i know the temptation is to start announcing proposals now, but actually until you have the evidence, that is not responsible. it risks you ending up misleading. we need to take a sure—footed step forward which protects life, but also preserves our way of life.

so we're very focused on doing the homework that can allow us to do that. but you're absolutely right. for example, the social distancing measures, applying them in a different context is going to be with us for some time. so clearly, there have been some concerns about the effect on the economy and people's livelihoods of the continuing lockdown, but the message from government is that if we ease off too quickly, there is a risk of the virus spreading again, another peak and then another lockdown and they don't want to risk the economic damage that that can entail. there was an interesting exchange with dominic raab this morning on the issue of schools. we know the government had been resisting publishing any idea. nicola sturgeon in scotland has been talking more about what a post lockdown future could look like. but dominic raab did say there were some exa m ples dominic raab did say there were some examples in schools and essential shops that have been open which could be a guide for the way forward. i think it is inconceivable

that they would come back without further measures, as are already being applied in those schools that are open for key workers, and looking at how that could be done. so the government is under pressure not only from its own conservative party members and the tory party grandees, but also the labour party and keir starmer, who has been saying the government needs to start treating the british people as adults rather than children. yeah, keir starmer of labour called for the government to do more to lead people out of the lockdown. he has used this phrase that the government has been too slow to go into lockdown, too slow on testing, too slow on getting the right protective equipment and now he's saying the government is being too slow in taking the public with them in publishing this exit strategy. we have from the shadow business secretary rachel reeves earlier. it is incredibly important that the government take people with us on thisjourney. people have, by and large, stuck by the rules that have

been put in place. and because they have done that, it's even more important that we communicate with them, treat them like grown—ups about where we go next. the government's message has been, we don't want to deviate from what we don't want to deviate from what we are saying. the message is still to stay at home. we have that next decision point about the lockdown in just under two weeks' time, when there has to be that review of the measures but for now, they are saying, we don't even want to get into that. the keir starmer‘s point is, you cannot act as if these discussions are not already happening. and this is particularly true with reference to the devolved administrations, were nicola sturgeon in scotland and the welsh assembly have published more detail setting out beyond what the uk government has said about the five tests that need to be met before lockdown measures are eased. the scottish government have talked about what kind of things might need to happen. nicola sturgeon this morning said she wouldn't deviate for the sake of it from what

westminster is doing, but she says it is not politics. on this question of, will scotland do things differently, not for the sake of it, we won't, only if the evidence and ourjudgment tells us that that is necessary. that would mean if, and it is an if, i'm not saying we'll get into this territory, but if the uk government took decisions that i thought were premature in terms of coming out of the lockdown, then clearly, i would want to make sure that scotland did what ijudged was best to protect the population. finally, borisjohnson finally, boris johnson is finally, borisjohnson is back at work full time tomorrow. we are told he is raring to go. yeah, dominic raab said it would be a boost to the government and the country. there will clearly be a renewed momentum when the prime minister gets back to work tomorrow. he has been gearing up work tomorrow. he has been gearing upfor it work tomorrow. he has been gearing up for it this week. he held a three—hour meeting at chequers, where he has been recuperating, with the chancellor rishi sunak, to get on top of the latest issues. he is

coming back at a time of other acute sensitivity. we are less than a couple of weeks away from the next major decision. he is now back in charge. the hope will clearly be in downing street that he provides the galvanising force. he has been absent through all of this. and yes, his health is obviously back to where his doctors think it is appropriate that he can get back behind his desk. leila nathoo, our political correspondent. so, what a day it is for children in spain. these are the latest pictures we have of youngsters, finally being allowed outside as their mother opens the door, what a moment after being cooped up inside under that strict lockdown. one boy told reporters he felt like it had been a hundred years since he had been out on his scooter. time to get those skateboards out too. who thought that just walking down the street would be such a momentous occasion.

it comes as spain reports the lowest daily amount of deaths from coronavirus for a more than a month. two children who haven't been outside for six weeks reveal how they feel after finally being let out. translation: the streets! the streets and the park, and to feel the air on your face. i never thought i would miss school, but i really miss it. translation: we appreciate being able to go out because staying at home was getting very boring. even though we have the playstation and we can talk to our friends on whatsapp, it is good to be able to go out, to be able to get some fresh air, because we were feeling overwhelmed at home. carmen simon mateo is a virologist and researcher at the spanish national research council, the country's biggest research body.

a quick first question about children being allowed on the streets. that is obviously a great moment for people in spain who have been under lockdown for so many weeks. yeah. this is a great moment. but we have to be careful. we are beginning the end of the lockdown, but this is an important moment and we have to be careful because it has to be done little by little. and of course, we cannot forget about the hygienic measures and social distancing to avoid an outbreak again. as a virologist, what do you think is happening with the virus in spain in terms of the curve? we have seen the death toll for the last 2a hours is relatively low, 288, so under 300. yeah, the numbers are getting better. of course, the number of deaths is high, but lower

than before. for at least three days, we have much more people recovering from the disease and fewer people who are newly infected. so this is good news, but there is a long way to go and we have to be careful. it is difficult to go back to normal life that we had before this virus appeared. to normal life that we had before this virus appearedlj to normal life that we had before this virus appeared. i know it is very difficult to give an idea of when spain will get back to normal, but it is a country that is hugely dependent on the tourist trade and the summer is approaching. will these lockdown measures be eased by then, do you think? we have to measure week by week what is happening. we have to take into account the numbers and then we can make other measures. of course the lockdown is important, and it is

also important that this is a new disease, so we are learning day by day how to behave to fight against it. iam pretty day how to behave to fight against it. i am pretty sure the scientists are working hard. i am it. i am pretty sure the scientists are working hard. iam in collaboration with many researchers around the world and we hope sooner or later to have a treatment to treat those who have suffered the most from the disease, who are the elderly people other pathologies. a vaccine is still far away. and in the meantime, we know testing is important. there is a big debate about testing here in the uk. what is the level of testing in spain at the moment? it is increasing, but we are still not prepared to do a lot of tests because right now in the world, everybody wants to have the tests. not everybody has their own tests. not everybody has their own tests. so we are doing as much as we

can. as you say, this is very important to detect all people who are infected but asymptomatic and put them in quarantine. this is important to stop the spreading of the virus. very good to talk to you. carmen simon mateo, a virologist and researcher at the spanish national researcher at the spanish national research council, the country's biggest research body. president trump didn't go ahead with his daily coronavirus briefing on saturday. mr trump tweeted that it wasn't worth his "time or effort" and questioned the purpose of the briefings when, as he put it, the media asks "nothing but hostile" questions. critics say the move is linked to his falling poll ratings. in new york state, the epicentre of the us outbreak, governor andrew cuomo says independent pharmacies will be authorised to carry out tests for covid—i9. it comes as figures suggest that the outbreak there seems to be slowing down. rich preston reports.

new york state has reported more than 21,000 deaths from coronavirus, but the positive news that the number of hospital admissions is declining. we are back where we were 21 days ago. 21 days of hell, but we're back to where we were. the move to allow high street pharmacies to carry out covid—i9 tests is a significant step in increasing testing available to new yorkers. the governor also said four hospitals will expand antibody testing, starting with essential workers. as we continue to develop our testing capacity and the labs are coming up to scale, the collection sites are opening, the more testing we have, the more we will open eligibility. hopefully, one day, we get to the point where anybody who wants a test can walk in and get a test, right? that was the dream.

there are 300 labs across the state to analyse these tests. the aim? for them to process more than 40,000 a day. but the governor warned people not to get complacent. the virus is still keeping thousands of new yorkers in hospital and killing more than 400 every day. rich preston, bbc news. in berlin, police have arrested dozens of people demonstrating against the continuance of lockdown measures. about a thousand protestors, from left and right—wing groups, flouted coronavirus restrictions to hold the rally. bill hayton reports. testing the limits of freedom. germany has the fifth highest number of coronavirus cases and strict measures to fight the disease. but not everyone agrees with them. the organisers of this gathering had been given permission

to distribute newspapers in front of the old east berlin people's theatre, but police decided they'd crossed the line by turning the event into a protest. translation: during coronavirus times, and according to the containment regulations, we are required to prevent such gatherings. we have 180 police officers on duty here around the square, ready to react to violations and to uphold the regulations. all chant: ich will mein leben zuruck! the protest was organised by left—wing activists, but some of those taking part appeared to be supporters of the right. 0thers took inspiration from an anti—nazi protest movement during the second world war, the white rose. wir sind heute hier... translation: we are here today, enjoying the nice weather and thinking about setting an example with the white rose for the protection of constitutional rights, freedom and, above all, freedom of speech. it's very important, as it has unfortunately started to regress in the last few weeks.

with the crowd refusing to disperse, the police moved in. dozens were arrested. earlier this month, germany's constitutional court ruled that protests are allowed, but only if distancing rules are followed. the government has started to ease lockdown measures, allowing smaller shops to reopen, but gatherings of more than 20 people are still banned in berlin. finding a balance between freedom and disease control remains a difficult challenge. bill hayton, bbc news. some other news stories from around the world. officials in wuhan, where the virus was identified, say they have no remaining cases of coronavirus in the city's hospitals. since the outbreak began the city has recorded more than 46,000 cases of the virus with nearly 4,000 deaths. the indian prime minister, narendra modi, has described his country's fight against coronavirus as a "people—driven" war. mr modi called on people to end

the habit of spitting in public — and hailed the value of traditional indian medicine in boosting immunity. he also called on citizens to pray more than ever during ramadan to help beat the outbreak. health officals in singapore have registered another 931 new cases of coronavirus. the vast majority were amongst migrant workers. the city state, which has a population of 5.7 million people, has one of the highest infection rates in asia. speculation's mounting about the health of north korean leader kim jong—un. it's been two weeks since state media reported on any public engagements concerning the nation's leader. earlier this week neighbouring south korea played down reports that kim was seriously ill after surgery. spare a thought this morning for the thousands of runners who should be limbering up, ready to run the london marathon. all that training is now on hold until october 4th at least. it also means that charities are missing out on millions of pounds in fundraising, so the organisers have come up with another way for runners to raise money — without leaving their homes.

holly hamilton has this report. it's the world's biggest one—day fundraising event, and today, more than 40,000 of you should have been strapping on your trainers to take part. and with no london marathon this year, thousands of charities are missing out on the millions of pounds that would have been raised. but organisers have come up with an alternative. it's the 2.6 challenge. now, you don't have to run 26 miles round your garden. it could be something as simple as bouncing a cricket ball off a tennis racquet. 11,12,13,14... like shane warne. ..18, 19, 20! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6! or you could try swimming 2.6 kilometres in your paddling pool, like sophie. and if you'd already got your fancy dress costume for the marathon, well, you could still put that to good use. among those taking on the challenge, eleanor davis. she was due to compete as an elite athlete, but instead will be at work as a doctor looking after patients on the covid ward.

i normally work part time so i can train and compete at a high level, and just at the minute, obviously, there's not a lot to train for! everything's on hold. so i'm doing a few extra shifts on the coronavirus wards through this pandemic. but i'm still managing to fit in the miles, so i run to and from work most days, which has been really positive to me. ifind running really therapeutic. just a bit of head space and a bit of calm amongst the chaos. so, yeah, i think this little project as well has given me something positive to think of outside of work, which has been really nice. to put it into context, last year's london marathon raised over £66.4 million for charity, and that's just one event. in fact, the uk charity sector estimates it will lose £4 billion of income as a result of the pandemic, making it a worrying time for smaller charities. all of our events that happen

in spring, we've lost them all, and there's probably quite a few more to come. we believe it's going to affect us to the region of £1 million before the end of the crisis, and that's the lockdown part of the crisis, not the longer economic impact of this. # i'll rise up, i'll rise like the day. # i'll rise up... 0ur diversity choir, i'm particularly proud of. and we have a group of 22 residents and four carers that have come together to sing andra day's rise up. most of them are signing because, actually, physical communication is quite difficult and quite challenging for them, so they've had to invent all sorts of ways of trying to get together to become the diversity choir. it's a very emotive youtube to watch and i really recommend anyone to watch it because it's exactly why the 2.6 challenge is going ahead — to support organisations and people

that we are supporting too. # we will rise. it's hoped, however, the 2.6 challenge can make a real difference. it's already raised more than £1.6 million so far as people across the country come together while remaining still very much apart. holly hamilton, bbc news. lord coe is a double olympic gold medalist and president of world athletics. what is your 2.6 challeng? this is my fifth and final day, so i want to inspire people not only to donate as well as to the challenge. i have been doing shuttle runs for charity.

greg rusedski and i decided we would make the shuttle run over a classic tennis court. and my first day was 26 sets of 26 countries. the tougher day was probably yesterday, when i had to do 26 sets of 26 press ups. my had to do 26 sets of 26 press ups. my shoulders were up around my ears. but it is a fantastic initiative by the london marathon and your piece before i came on absolutely summed it up. it is one of the biggest one—day events for raising money. to what gave us one of the great i take my hat off to the man who came up with the idea and got it up and running in 1981, 40 years ago. so the idea is that it will happen in 0ctober. do you think that is

possible? i sincerely hope so, let's be optimistic. we hope we have curtailed this awful virus. and i hope everybody is able to come together and we are all able to keep together and we are all able to keep together with a touch of social distancing. but it is important that sport does have the opportunity to help communities out of this dreadful period. but of course, we are not oblivious to government edict and public health guidelines, so it can only be done if it is entirely safe for both the athletes and the communities that want to support. and of course, the olympics have been postponed. what are your thoughts on that and where that leaves athletics and sport generally? can sport really continue in the foreseeable future in the way we have always known it, with huge crowds? i genuinely think that will be the case, but clearly at the

moment, those of us who love sport and see it as a way more than simple competition, it is an anchor point in the lives of so many young people and that is why charities like greenhouse are so essential. but we do have to accept, along with every other sector that sometimes you just have to take a back—seat and there are other things that are just as important. but sport will bounce backin important. but sport will bounce back ina important. but sport will bounce back in a post—pandemic world. will we all be doing the same things ain? we all be doing the same things again? idoubt we all be doing the same things again? i doubt it. i think the smart organisations in every sector are figuring out how to be smarter when we come out of this, and sport has to adapt and respond to those changes. how important is it that people keep doing some sort of exercise, even in the confines of their home? if at all possible, and i recognised for some people it isn't that easy, but if you possibly can, both for mental and physical

well—being, as much as you can. i know the days for many people are really challenging, but a bit of physical exercise and a bit of space to think about optimistically, what the world can look like, are some of the world can look like, are some of the things we need to do. lord coe, iam the things we need to do. lord coe, i am sorry, we are out of time but thanks very much. keep on doing the press ups! you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willets although we should hang on to the dry weather for today, changes are afoot. we have more cloud across scotland with this weak weather front through the morning and that cloud sinking its way southwards. it is behind that that we have

colder air and it will turn cooler across the uk and more unsettled. this is the low pressure bringing that cooler air, a brisk north—easterly winds and showers. quite a rash of showers already across the northern half of scotland and that is where we will see most of the wet weather. some of it will be heavy, with thunder and lightning. we could see a few sharp showers across the midlands. but sunny spells will come through after the patchy rain, but it will be noticeably cooler here. still hanging on to that one further south, which is why we may see a few sharp showers and still high levels of tree pollen being forecast here. there could be a few showers across england and wales this afternoon, but they are the exception rather than the rule. it will continue overnight, as will the showers across scotland, brought in by a north—easterly wind. some cold air setting in here. with more cloud drifting further south, it will not be as chilly as we start monday morning, but that is because we have that dividing line, our weatherfront.

so we are just about hanging on to another day of warm weather in southern areas, but a notable change for the north. more showers to come across scotland and northern ireland through monday. one or two will be sparked off elsewhere in northern england as well. by the end of the day further south, even though it is still warm with hazy sunshine, we start to pull up some showers to the south. that is another area of low pressure coming today's area of low pressure by that stage will have moved to scandinavia, allowing the next area of low pressure to move up from the south and this will bring more general rain, probably the first significant rain that parts of england and wales have had all this month. quite wet weather around. some appreciable rain on tuesday and by that stage, we will have lost the warmth. but further north, it will probably stay largely dry and bright, with just the odd shower. but the unsettled, cool and windy theme is with us for the rest of the week.

this is bbc world news. the headlines. children in spain are allowed out of their homes for the first time in six weeks at the strict lockdown is relaxed. they hope to further relax the rules next week so everyone can exercise outside. the british prime minister borisjohnson exercise outside. the british prime minister boris johnson returns exercise outside. the british prime minister borisjohnson returns to work tomorrow, two weeks after falling ill with coronavirus. us president donald trump has abandoned his latest daily coronavirus briefing saying it was not worth his time or effort, because the media asks nothing but hostile questions. dozens of people arrested in berlin after demonstrating against germanylockdown measures.