rosie used to say on every special occasion, you make a wish. and that comet...that‘s medics insist that social distancing remains vital. a special occasion. we now have a very definite trend in a reduced number of people in hospital. dad says wishes don't come true. he does? it is definitely showing that our compliance with social distancing is proving to be beneficial. richard dreyfuss is angus, there's continuing concern in care homes in england, the retired waiter whose spirits may over testing for be down but whose head is in the stars. staff and residents. a keen astronomer, he's always dreamed of going into space, italy — the first country in europe a dream which becomes a possible to introduce a lockdown because of the coronavirus outbreak reality thanks to a tv contest to win a once—in—a—lifetime seat — is to ease some restrictions from early may. on a commercial spaceship. meanwhile, children in spain are allowed out for the first time in six weeks, as the daily number you could look 65. of deaths fell to its lowest level in more than a month.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kate proctor, political correspondent for the guardian, and asa bennett who is brexit commissioning editor at the telegraph. tomorrow's front pages. we start with the metro. it leads, like many of our papers, with a picture of the prime minister back at downing street. the headline, boris becker number10. street. the headline, boris becker number 10. the daily express has that story reporting the boris johnson returns to work to be leading the country out of lockdown while vowing to prevent a second wave of cases. the telegraphs as the prime minister may ease the lockdown as early as this week. the situation in europe is the focus of the financial times with italy spain and france looking to ease their own restrictions. the front page of the times shows a picture of a loan

runner in london where the london marathon should have finished today, if it had gone head. the paper also has a story about an asteroid making its way towards earth. scientist say its way towards earth. scientist say it will miss us byjust under 4 million miles. a narrow escape. let us million miles. a narrow escape. let us begin with our guests, kate and asa. we will look at the metro first of all. it begins with boris returning to number 10 to kate, what is his first decision? he has some significant decisions to be getting on with so it is obviously going to be about the lockdown and we have heard a lot over the weekend and i am going in tomorrow and you will see on the front pages, it is all about when these restrictions may be lifted. some papers say there may be some things happening this week, i find that a little hard to believe that he is going to move fast in any way on this dig he still has two weeks and we know he is cautious about the lot down. so one of the

first things he will do is take proper soundings from his cabinet ministers, particularly from the chancellor to try and get a grip on the situation while he has been absent and trying to find out whether the direction of travel feels. i still think he will err on the side of caution. acer, does the entire government changed another prime ministers back? the entire government will benefit hugely from the fact the boris johnson is there to stamp his authority, to knock heads together, to decide how they will navigate the trade—off as we are all seeing across the world, various countries deciding how to balance that rush to unwind the lockdowns. uec in singapore they. quite quickly and they find themselves overwhelmed by a second wave of infection. meanwhile if you do not unwind lockdown then you starve the economy. this is way the

chancellor, who will inherently argue for the economy to make sure it is back as soon as possible and to limit the economic damage and then the health secretary, someone who wants to prioritise doctors and listening to the lives at stake due to coronavirus, there will be tensions and that is why you need mr johnson to navigate it. and the target of hitting 100,000 people tested is meant to be reached at the end of this week but that looks unlikely. i think the la -- latest numbers were 29,000. the daily express also refers to borisjohnson to boris, i will get britain moving but won't risk lives. that is not a direct quote. is it mind—reading?” think they have been praised for their very positive and supportive

attitude of the government strategy so attitude of the government strategy soiam attitude of the government strategy so i am sure what they have there is accurate. like i said before, i think we're to see a cautious boris johnson and i am surprised to see this talk about things being lifted 110w. this talk about things being lifted now. that is not what i was getting a sense of towards the end of last week. what is important is this figure of 20,000 people having passed away from coronavirus. this is one of the first thing the prime minister needs to look at. we were told that 20 , 000 minister needs to look at. we were told that 20,000 would be a good outcome and it is likely to continue this week so that is a startling figure and i think the country needs to hear a lot from borisjohnson, particularly on where we are at in terms of those numbers. the daily telegraph. the headline again about the prime minister easing the lockdown this week. asa, any representative from an newspaper is treated as if they are the editor so could you explain some of the

thinking and the process behind that story? we have been using our top—class reporting to find out what is going on. i'd lead you into that, iam is going on. i'd lead you into that, i am sorry. we have been picking up out owfi i am sorry. we have been picking up our own tips i am sorry. we have been picking up ourown tips and i am sorry. we have been picking up our own tips and contact and, yes, momentum does seem our own tips and contact and, yes, momentum does seem to be shifting towards a liberalisation and an unwinding of the lockdown, choosing carefully because the same sources tell reporters that they do not want to talk about an exit strategy. it is moving onto the next phase, and revolution. they do not want, you will notice this, they do not want these people to be thinking that it all goes away after may. there is a new normal in which social distancing remains for many months indeed at this rate and as we find with some factories already revving

up with some factories already revving up operations, taking great pains to suggest that maybe bosses have over interpreted the guidelines by shutting down, you are seeing a movement ina shutting down, you are seeing a movement in a certain direction. and thatis movement in a certain direction. and that is because social distancing is paying off. the measures are paying off. and such we are given breathing i’ooiti off. and such we are given breathing room to try and return to normal. that was regulated marketing although you have not mentioned one of the most important self marketing bit which is that you are balancing your phone on one of your own books your phone on one of your own books you have written according to social media. we can't see that for the moment but i promise you that is there on social media. moving along there on social media. moving along the page and the telegraph dedicate, oui’ the page and the telegraph dedicate, our next story. furloughed staff urged to pick fruit. it seems to make sense. migrant workers can't come because of circumstances and there are huge numbers of young and physically fit workers. will that matchup? it feels like an extraordinary thing to do after we

have had yea rs extraordinary thing to do after we have had years and years of struggle in terms of getting british people to do thesejobs, in terms of getting british people to do these jobs, these manual in terms of getting british people to do thesejobs, these manualjobs in ourfields. if to do thesejobs, these manualjobs in our fields. if there to do thesejobs, these manualjobs in ourfields. if there is to do thesejobs, these manualjobs in our fields. if there is some drive in which it turns out to be an effective thing i would be amazed and part of that is going to be moving the right people who want to do it to the right parts of the country. you find a very enthusiastic group of people happy to do it they live in the cities or they are so far away from the rural areas and that then is a problem, moving people around the country when we are supposed to be having a strict social distancing. the other thing i would say is that from farmers unions previously, they say they need about 70,000 people a year to do thesejobs they need about 70,000 people a year to do these jobs and scottish farmers have said many times that the numbers of people they need is so the numbers of people they need is so much higher than the visa allocations they have had previously. so whether a system like this can kicksta rt previously. so whether a system like this can kickstart and get going

quickly and work over the summer, i think it is an interesting idea but iama think it is an interesting idea but i am a little sceptical. asa, there seems to be no other work that u nless seems to be no other work that unless it is people pick the fruit and vegetable there will be no harvest. or we will have to find labour from elsewhere, hence eastern european workers flying in to save the day, as it were. and from time immemorial it's feels like we have had a debate about why british workers do not take these jobs. is it the work ethic? who knows. and at the same time as kate explained there is the extra challenge of even if you did get native british people in these places, anecdotally it is found it —— that they may not be as effective as those from abroad. but all the best to it, it seems like a

great programme. the financial times 110w great programme. the financial times now and one thing we have learnt in the crisis is that several countries in europe are ahead of us, notably spain and italy in terms of their infection and their measures and now some of these countries are easing their own lockdown. is that a roadmap for britain? we are in a slightly privileged position of being able to see what happens to these countries as they start to ease the look down and there will be times to learn from italy, from spain and from france and germany as well, with how they take things forward. it is comparable in terms of the number of deaths and the spanish death toll is 23,000 officially at the moment, around 21,000. we are in a position about whether this second wave happens and if you start to ease restrictions, they are not doing much in some of these countries it is just about

allowing people out for an hour a day when they have not had that previously. it will be interesting to see what happens in those countries and i am positive that if anything starts to indicate the infection is spreading those countries will go straight back into lockdown and that may be before we even come out of it ourselves and the uk. now, the son, a different ta ke the uk. now, the son, a different take on what is going on. saluting the unsung heroes of lockdown, a picture of the bin man, shopkeeper, fireman, cleaner, district nurse. a change of focus. any other professions you could think of that you would put on there? obviously it is right to bang the drum and congratulate these front—line key workers, i could almost add, at the risk of outrageous self—interest point out that journalists are listed as well. i'd don't think

putting journalists on and celebrating yourself would be that popular. when people are asked how they feel about the media it is a poor net trust rating right now so rightly they are focusing on people other people can get behind. kate, we have seen those list of key workers there who used to be called low skilled workers. are there any that your colleagues might think other profession should deserve to be on the front page?” other profession should deserve to be on the front page? i think i would say that i have been absolutely amazed by people working in supermarkets and i cannot believe that they are continuing to go to work every day and doing such a vitaljob in serving people. for me, asa vitaljob in serving people. for me, as a person who has likely not come into co nta ct as a person who has likely not come into contact with anyone with coronavirus, the fact that they come into co nta ct coronavirus, the fact that they come into contact with hundreds of people a day, i think of the shopkeepers and workers, people stacking shelves, they are the people who

amaze me. asa, do we end that phrase now? low skilled workers? should we now? low skilled workers? should we no longer use that? they are essential. absolutely. 10096. we have to stop saying that. it is derogatory. these are people who keep the economy going, they are still out there. so manyjobs have been furloughed but they are not among them. talking about things out there, ourfinal story among them. talking about things out there, our final story from the times, a new reason to lay in as an asteroid races towards earth. this rock will flout lactic social distancing guidelines. a near miss? a near miss by 4 million miles. but i will take good news where i can find it. asa is so right. i will

ta ke find it. asa is so right. i will take that as a win if that is the positive news dory of the day, that we get to be obliterated. sunday night we were not obliterated, what a victorian 2020. thank you so much to you both. —— what a victory in 2020. coming up next is the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, 00:14:43,356 --> 2147483051:44:06,394 rounding up the best movies 2147483051:44:06,394 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 available for viewing in the home.