good afternoon. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has rejected calls for an early easing of the coronavirus lockdown. he says the outbreak is still at a "delicate and dangerous" stage. mr raab, who has been standing in for boris johnson while he recovered from coronavirus, said people will have to get used to a new normal for some time to come. here's our health correspondent, jane dreaper. once busy streets now deserted. when will there be an end to the new lockdown quietness? the government says the pandemic is still at it

delicate and dangerous stage and the restrictions on our way of life won't be lifted quickly. we will end up won't be lifted quickly. we will end up moving to a new normal, and i think we will need to make sure we can proceed in a sure—footed way, which is why i know the temptation to start announcing proposals now but that is misleading, but we need to ta ke but that is misleading, but we need to take a sure—footed way forward which protects life and preserves oui’ which protects life and preserves our way of life. at the scottish government has again signalled it might takea government has again signalled it might take a different route out of lockdown. that would mean if, and it is and if, we are not likely to get into this territory if the uk government... clearly i would want to make sure scotland did what i judged best to protect the population. in germany, rules on public gatherings have been flouted by protesters in berlin who held a rally to demonstrate against

lockdown. sweden has taken a different and sometimes controversial path by keeping large parts of public life open. it is a reality that if you have two harsh measures then they cannot be sustained over time, then you get a counter reaction and people will not respect the voluntary recommendations that we need to be respected for a very long time until we have a vaccine. the british army is involved in the push here to get more essential workers tested for coronavirus. at these mobile units which can be set up injust coronavirus. at these mobile units which can be set up in just 20 minutes, specially trained military staff are collecting swabs and sending them to laboratories. test booking through the government website is open to critical workers who currently have symptoms of the virus, but slots have quickly disappeared. yesterday at 10am the only testing slots were available in scotland. as of this morning, appointments can be booked in england too. but there was still no

home testing kits available, nor any slots for people to drive dissenters in wales or northern ireland. and ca re in wales or northern ireland. and care home providers in england as a testing still isn't widely available for their staff. labour are calling for their staff. labour are calling for some public buildings to be reused as testing centres. keir starmer in his letter today has urged the government to work with local authorities to open up for example town halls and libraries that at the moment are closed to have testing in the community. more will be known about the spread of coronavirus when testing reaches many thousands of people, including those without symptoms. in the meantime, lockdown continues. jane dreaper, bbc news. with me now is our political correspondent, leila nathoo. so the prime minister is back at work, back at downing street tomorrow. lots for him to consider. yes, borisjohnson tomorrow. lots for him to consider. yes, boris johnson has tomorrow. lots for him to consider. yes, borisjohnson has been recovering now for more than two weeks but we know now he is well

enough to be back at work in downing street tomorrow. the most pressing issue for him is where does the lockdown go from here, given its profound effect on our lives and the economy? what combination of measures will come to replace asking eve ryo ne measures will come to replace asking everyone to stay at home? labour are calling for them to publish the exit strategy, as the scottish and welsh governments have done, but you heard dominic raab today resisting that again saying the government would have to tread carefully to avoid the virus spreading widely and rapidly again in the community. so the clear message is life will not snap back to normal. there will be gradual modifications, but certainly social distancing will be with us for some time. thank you. spain, which has had one of the strictest lockdowns in europe, is today allowing children out if they're with an adult for the first time in six weeks. the spanish government is hoping to extend the relaxation further next week so everyone

can exercise outside. live now to madrid and our correspondent guy hedgecoe. this easing of restrictions for children must come as a great relief to many families. i think it's a huge relief for families across spain, and of course in particularfor the 6 million or so children under the age of in particularfor the 6 million or so children under the age 01:14, who it affects directly and who are allowed now out of their homes after being cooped up for the last six weeks or so. this lockdown has been very tightly enforced since it was introduced last month. the police say they have fined nearly three quarters of a million people for breaching or allegedly breaching its terms. that gives an idea as to how tightly it's being controlled. prime minister pedro sanchez said next weekend he hoped to lift further restrictions, for example adults, allowing them to take some exercise, but he insists that will depend on

the continued improvement of coronavirus figures, an improvement we have been seeing for the last two oi’ we have been seeing for the last two or three weeks, but he wants to see the daily death figures and coronavirus infection rates continue to decrease before he does introduce the lifting of new restrictions. guy, thank you. guy hedgecoe in madrid. president trump didn't go ahead with his daily coronavirus briefing at the white house yesterday, tweeting that it was not worth his time or effort. his absence after weeks of attending briefings comes two days after he caused an outcry by suggesting that people could be treated for the virus with disinfectant. daniela relph reports. president said we authorised the first... president trump last appeared before the media on friday. but, unlike previous weeks, his statement was short, he didn't take questions and the whole thing was over after 22 minutes. then yesterday, no presidential briefing, just a tweet.

there has been ridicule of the president's comments earlier this week that has worsened his already tense relationship with most media. then i see the disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute, one minute, and is there a way we can do something like that? by injection inside, or almost a cleaning? cos you see, it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on it, so it'd be interesting to check. with an eye on the election due later this year, his advisers will have to carefully gauge if donald trump is an election asset or a liability. more than 50,000 people have now died of coronavirus in america, as some states choose to loosen their guidance. in georgia, you can now get a haircut, a manicure and even a tattoo — despite health officials warning

it's just too early for such a drastic lifting of the lockdown. daniela relph, bbc news. visit scotland says tourism in scotland has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. hundreds of farmers in scotland had diversified into so—called agri—tourism to help them survive. now that crucial income has been lost. our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie reports. portnellan beef farm overlooks loch lomond. chris came home to the family business after university. to make a living, he diversified into agri—tourism. part of that is offering watersports to visitors. but after lockdown, his bookings were cancelled. obviously, my income has taken a big hit at the moment, as has the farm income. we can survive it for a while, but if it doesn't come back at some stage, it's going to become much harder. a newborn lamb on a nearby farm.

it's been in the same family for nearly 300 years. like many farms, they relied on the income from agri—tourism. this included self—catering accommodation and farm tours, all gone because of covid—i9. if we can't keep that going, that would be serious. i don't think we could survive through it without that. the tourism side of the business is run by bobby's daughter kay. the farming venture itself could do with support. the additional diversification gives the income to myself and my family. so if it goes into the following year, i don't know how i'm going to feed the kids. tourism brings millions of pounds into the scottish economy, but visit scotland has said the industry has been completely devastated by the coronavirus lockdown. on a day like this, loch lomond would normally attract visitors from around the world. but chris remains optimistic. i think we've just got to focus

on how we're going to bounce back from this and focus on our businesses, both the agricultural side and the diversified side as well. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5.50pm. bye for now. it's been six weeks in spain has seen sites like this. children have been the most confined group in the spain's tight lockdown. today's easing of restrictions is still cautious. under 145 and go out for an hour each day, accompanied by an adult, and i can't go further than a kilometre from home. even so, it's a welcome change. translation: the streets, the streets in the park! and to feel the air on your face. i never thought i would miss school, but i really miss it. the government says the lifting of the lockdown will be slow and gradual. the prime minister, pedro sanchez, has said he hopes to ease restrictions further from next saturday,

it's been six weeks in spain has seen sites like this. children have been the most confined group in the spain's tight lockdown. today's easing of restrictions is still under 145 and go out for an hour each day, accompanied by an adult, and i can't go further than a kilometre from home. i never thought i would miss school, but i really miss it. the government says the lifting of the lockdown will be slow and gradual. the prime minister, pedro sanchez, has said he hopes to ease restrictions further from next saturday, allowing adults out to take some exercise.

but he's stressed that such a move will depend on the continued stabilisation of covid—i9 in spain. new infections have been falling steadily over the last three weeks. so too have daily deaths. today 288 deaths were recorded over the previous 2a hours, the lowest figure since march 20th. earlier, i spoke to carmen simon mateo, a virologist and researcher at the spanish national research council — the country's biggest research body. here's what she had to say about this first step towards easing the lockdown. this is a great moment. but we have to be very careful. we are at beginning of 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.

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. i am pretty sure the scientists are working hard. they are 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 or people with 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. 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. carmen simon mateo, a virologist and researcher at the spanish national research council, the country's biggest research body. 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. others 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 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 kimjong—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 £661; 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... our 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.

earlier lord coe, the double olympic gold medallist and president of world athletics, told us he was on the fifth and final day of his 2.6 challenge. my final day is 26 lots of shuttle runs. greg rusedski, who is also one of the ambassadors for greenhouse, the charity i am raising the money for, clearly with a tennis bent, we decided we would probably make the shuttle run over the length of a classic tennis court. and my first day was 26 sets of 26 crunches. the tougher day was probably yesterday, when i had to do 26 sets of 26 press—ups. my shoulders are up around my ears at the moment. but it's 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. it's an unbelievable platform

and it is such a sad loss to what has gained the status as one of the great british days out and i take my hat off to hugh brasher, and of course it was his father chris that came up with the idea and got it off and running in 1981, roughly a0 years ago. so the idea is that it will happen in october. 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 with maybe 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're not oblivious to government edict and public health guidelines, so it can only be done if it's

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've always known it, with huge crowds? i genuinely think that will be the case, but clearly at the moment, for those of us who love sport and see it as a way more than simple competition, it's 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 back in a post—pandemic world. will 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 they come out of this, and sport has to adapt and respond to those changes. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. hello. although we should just about hang on to the dry weather, for many today, changes are afoot already. 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'll 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 warmth 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 in. 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.

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is to return to work tomorrow, two weeks since he left hospital after falling ill with coronavirus. children in spain are allowed out of their homes for the first time in six weeks, as one of europe's strictest lockdowns is relaxed. the spanish government is hoping to further relax the rules next week so that everyone can exercise outside. the us president, donald trump, has abandoned his latest daily coronavirus briefing, saying it wasn't worth his "time or effort" because the media asks "nothing but hostile" questions. and dozens of people have been arrested in berlin, after demonstrating against germany's lockdown measures. airports in the uk have urged ministers to walk —— to work towards an internationally agreed way of dealing with passengers from overseas. there were no checks currently at british