the united states government has authorised the emergency use of an experimental anti—viral drug, remdesivir, as a treatment for the coronavirus. the food and drug administration said it was reasonable to believe that the benefits of the treatment outweighed the risks for patients hospitalised with severe covid—19. in the uk, the opposition has raised questions about the government's claim that it has reached its target of achieving 100,000 coronavirus tests a day by the end of april. labour says the figure includes 39,000 tests that were posted to people's homes, but not yet returned. the north korean leader kimjong—un has appeared in public for the first time in nearly three weeks, ending an absence that prompted rumours about his health. the country's official news agency said he'd opened a fertiliser plant. there was no mention of where mr kim had been.

the vast majority of victims of covid—19 have been people who are elderly. so far, it seems that children are generally spared the worst effects of the illness. scientists are trying to work out why this is, and whether children can spread the virus, even if they don't have any symptoms. 0ur science editor david shukman has more. a mystery about the virus is the role of children. a small number suffer, some have lost their lives, but the vast majority aren't affected. so, how easily can they spread it to others? to try to find out, 3,500 children are being tested in a project led by the university of oxford. we know not many children are being admitted to hospital or becoming unwell with this illness, and that's fantastic, but it's important to understand how many children are getting the infection, albeit in a mild form, because they may potentially be transmitting it onto others and therefore become a source of spread within the community. so far, there's been very

little research into this. one of the largest studies, of 2,000 infected children in china, found 51% had mild symptoms, 39% were moderate, and just over 4% had no symptoms at all. but in iceland, a different kind of study found that of sas children under the age of ten, none of them had any sign of infection. so, what does this confusing research mean for schools? in denmark, where they've reopened, the children are kept apart in classes. but once outside, they of course crowd together. the risk to them might be low, but it's greater for the teachers. when we think about opening schools and having large gatherings of kids, although we don't know how well and how fast this virus might spread in the group, we do know that the adults working with these kids, the teachers, the administrators — are more susceptible

to this severe covid—i9. when it comes to reopening schools, there are no easy options. hours maybe can be staggered, class sizes kept smaller, but the central question remains — how easily do children spread the disease, especially if they're not showing any symptoms? and scientists, for the moment, do not have the answer. time and time again, you'll hear our political leadership saying that we are guided by best evidence. there has to be an understanding that sometimes that evidence, even though it's the best evidence, is pretty thin. despite that, switzerland reckons it's safe for under—tens to hug their grandparents. many scientists disagree, warning that with this new virus, there's still so much we don't know. david shukman, bbc news. now on bbc news, the travel show.

hollow, and welcome to the travel show. it is a chill one for me this week as we are coming from my gaff right here in london. it is a lockdown special with a look at how some of the world's biggest events and festivals are moving online. we have got news about offers a free holiday accommodation for key workers. we go on lockdown with the beefeater‘s at the tower of london. and with so many flights and holidays cancelled, with got an update on how companies are doing giving our money back. spoiler

alert: not very well. it is a frustrating time for those of us who are itching to get back on the road again, but we are actually quite lucky that we can stay—at—home right now, because there are millions of key workers around the world, doctors, nurses, the people we buy oui’ doctors, nurses, the people we buy our food from, the doctors, nurses, the people we buy ourfood from, the people doctors, nurses, the people we buy our food from, the people who empty albans, who our food from, the people who empty alba ns, who don't our food from, the people who empty albans, who don't have that luxury. but in recent weeks, there has been an outpouring of support for them. notjust in weekly claps like these, but with the tantalising offer of free holiday once bands are lifted. here in the uk, a campaign under the hashtag treat our nhs now has hundreds of giveaways on social media. i'd put it out there on instagram for a giveaway, two nights to an nhs member of staff, and they quickly, i head lots of nominations

coming in, and ijust thought, only one person is going to win this. so she decided to spearhead the campaign and make this video to help spread the word on social media. some people with large accounts shared at and very quickly that message got across and the restjust followed, basically. we have over 700 giveaways on board now, which is amazing. with got such a breadth of accommodation on offer, it ranges from a shepherd's hut in dorset to an amazing chateau in the south of france. these amazing acts of generosity all across the board. sarah decided to open the offer up again for her own property and got sent 2000 nominations. the winner picked at random. so, it's two

nights stay when you get down here, and the lovely cafe down the road is giving you a meal and you got breakfast... 0h giving you a meal and you got breakfast... oh my god! i'm going to cry! 0h, love. who nominated you? 0ne cry! 0h, love. who nominated you? one of the girls who way worked with the other day, she nominated me. i can't believe at. 0h, bless. you're making me cry! it is so nice to win something! it is hoped that once the lockdown eases her in the uk, it won't be long before nurse rachel gets that much deserved break. but this idea is notjust limited to health workers here in the uk. the international campaign under the hashtag my travel pledge has been gaining serious traction abroad,

with properties and hotel rooms on offer to health workers and also low income key workers such as hospital cleaners. avery and tiffany nominated each other. they are both nurses at saint pauls hospital in vancouver, canada. wejust nurses at saint pauls hospital in vancouver, canada. we just made a plan to nominate each other, but her nomination for me got selected, and, yeah. within a couple of days she texted me and was like, oh my gosh, your nomination was selected! 0f course my first thing was, i'm going to ta ke course my first thing was, i'm going to take you! and she was like no, it is for you and your husband. it is because avery was supposed to go to spain this yearfor because avery was supposed to go to spain this year for her ten year anniversary, and of course that got cancelled, so hopefully this can be her ten year anniversary vacation. avery has got a free stay here in

the dominican republic when travel restrictions finally ease for a well earned rest. working in the healthcare sector right now is really scary. we are both psychiatric nurses, so we serve really the most marginalised and vulnerable population. with covid—i9, we are really afraid it is going to spread within that population so every time we go to work, we feel uncertain, we are scared, we are scared to bring it back to our families. so scared, we are scared to bring it back to ourfamilies. so it is difficult, it is uncertain, it is definitely a really challenging time to be working and healthcare. ian and andrew set up the campaign to recognise and reward key workers, but for them an important side effect is to help out the tourism industry in spain, where they run a b&b. the pair have had quite a response. they received more than

3000 nominations in april alone. people assume it is a competition or a prize draw, and we are trying to make it clear that it is not a prize draw. either they can nominate themselves, a colleague, a friend, or be nominated by somebody, and it comes through to us here, this central database, and we will then try to help allocate them something sensible and suitable for their requirements. some people have already specified they would quite like something in the uk because they can't afford a flight. some people are looking forward to a break in the sun so we try to match it as best we can. the pair have received more than 3000 nominations in the past month, from around the world with a fast growing portfolio of international properties on offer. the key word for me is hope, hope and support. they are just working full on. if they are not working, they are sleeping. so this

is something that they can actually just nominate, they can act on, and they know that someone out there is actually looking out for them and there is a light at the end of the tunnel and a free stay would make their lives so much more bearable at their lives so much more bearable at the moment, and to be honest, this situation we are in, it is the very least that we can do. what a brilliant campaign, and a richly deserved reward for those people around the world who are doing so much for us at the moment. for the last few weeks, we have been getting loads of messages from people who are still trying to get their money back from cancelled holidays without much success. now, it is probably the biggest issue and travel at the moment. a global guru simon calder is across town and hopefully he can bring some clarity to a very

confusing situation. simon, how are you? i am well and happy, but they have never been busier! withjust thousands of travel show viewers getting in touch, saying help, what are my getting in touch, saying help, what are ' getting in touch, saying help, what are my rights? what can i do? what are my rights? what can i do? what are people's rights when it comes to getting money back with cancelled holidays? under european passenger rates rules and also the rules which pertain in the united states, airlines, if they do not operate yourflight, airlines, if they do not operate your flight, have to give you a full refund. however, there have been cases right across europe and the us and the world of airlines saying, we can't refund you, we will give you a credit note, in other words, you are allowed to travel on that airline sometime in the next six months, year, sometime in the next six months, yea r, two yea rs, sometime in the next six months, year, two years, but your money is tied up with them. if you are covered by consumer rules, that entitle you to a refund and that is

the european union, the uk, the united states and some other places, then just keep fighting for a refund, you should get the money back eventually. elsewhere, it might bea back eventually. elsewhere, it might be a matter between you and your credit card company. it sounds like a really frustrating situation but i guess the idea is to just not give up guess the idea is to just not give up and keep trying to get that money back. just keep going, you should get your money back, but i and one of many, many people who got a ticket, in fact in my case from saudi arabia to eden kept for a flight saudi arabia to eden kept for a flight which never took off and i am having really tough times trying to get my money back from that. having really tough times trying to get my money back from thatm simon calder is struggling to get his money back, what are we're going to do?! keep trying. it sounds like we are not going to be getting back to normality any soon, simon. we have still got hundreds of flight bans in place the winter is a matter u nfortu nately bans in place the winter is a matter unfortunately as it has been pretty much throughout this crisis of weight and the. wadeye for see

happening is that we will be asked, for example, to have some kind of vaccination certificate. this is my old vaccination certificate, it hasn't seen much action recently but it will possibly have something to show when there is a working back then against covid—i9 that you have had that vaccination and, more to the point, that you have perhaps had the point, that you have perhaps had the infection and that you are now immune, but of course that is all against a backdrop of what the health authorities regard as giving you immunity. all cheers simon. hopefully able get to see you soon in person once is all over. take care, mate. now it is time for us to jump care, mate. now it is time for us to jump across the world to japan to meet another member of the travel show family, hi carmen! hi, how are you? not bad considering the circumstances not be tell me about what is happening over there, is it just the whole of japan in lockdown

oi’ just the whole of japan in lockdown orjust tokyo? the whole ofjapan is ana orjust tokyo? the whole ofjapan is an a state of emergency but it is a soft lock down, because the government doesn't really have powers to find you if you leave your home or have a big social gathering, maybe just request that you do so. so it is really mixed, the public transport is still operating, but my local supermarket insists you wear a must if you go inside. small businesses are still open, albeit with limited hours. smalljapanese eateries are still open but they have to shut at 8pm, so it is really mixed. it is such a strange new world that we are living in. and the paralympics and 0lympics being postponed, it must‘ve been a real blow for you guys out there. yeah, definitely, ade. a huge blow. and as you would know in any city in the lead up to the olympics there is a real buzz about the place and 2020 was meant to be tokyo's big year. so

many are saying that is why it was so late to declare a state of emergency because they were hanging on and hoping that the olympics and paralympics were still going to go ahead once it was finally cancelled, postponed, actually, until next year, that is when they invoked the state of emergency. but the ioc are confident it is going to happen next year and the olympic flame is burning in fukushima as we speak as a symbol of hope and recovery. as well as the olympics, live events across the board have all been cancelled or postponed. as the race to contain the virus continues. and whether it is sports, music or art, a lot of these gatherings rely on a shared physical experience that is now no longer allowed in over one third of the world's countries. for the first time in 70 years, the edinburgh festival has been cancelled. the plug has been pulled

on glastonbury‘s 50th anniversary. and dubai has recently reschedule the world's expo, resulting in a loss of tourism income over 20 million people who were due to attend what was likely to be the uae's attend what was likely to be the uae‘s biggest event in its history. this has not stopped organisers looking for new ways to connect audiences. with many exploring exciting projects to move the fun online. here is my simulator set up. you can see we have got the wheel. formula i has launched a virtual grand prix series, a live stream during which professional drivers compete against each other in a specially adapted videogame. but the race is strictly for entertainment‘s sake with no official points to be one. the champagne antics may have to wait until next year. another institution trying to capture the spirit of their event online is burning man, a festival usually held in the black rock desert in nevada. so for us, really, it was not a

question. why cancel burning man and leave this sort of opening, this vacancy, leave this sort of opening, this vacancy, this sadness? but why not ta ke vacancy, this sadness? but why not take it and turn it towards the opportunity that we have right now and lean in towards what burning man does best and bring people together. 0riginal tickets will still be valid for the online event with newcomers welcome too. the experience will be spread across different platforms which is fitting, considering the theme for this year's festival was a multi— verse. theme for this year's festival was a multi- verse. we are really going to be looking and imagining that members of the community will help participate so that the best parts of what you get out burning man, the inspiration are to be with other people, the trust, the playfulness, the creativity, that we can create an environment that is like that and i think there is an irony right now where we are all more isolated, i'm seeing more interesting content coming out of the internet and we've ever seen before. another highlight

of the cultural calendar that is planning to move online is pride. and francisco cancelled its 50th anniversary celebration. the parade is usually one of the largest in the world and this year over! million people were expect to attend. instead they will be joining hundreds of other cities in the virtual celebration. 0n june 27, global pride will take the form of a 24- global pride will take the form of a 2a— hour lifestream event, drink performances, speeches and messages from activist all over the world. so pride has done a fantasticjob at engaging and connecting over 250 pride organisations globally. to feel a sense of togetherness, to bring hope to all lgbtqi communities in the face of adversity. you might remember tony from the adventures we join him on when he visited jerusalem and more recently ethiopia. now, tony calls himself

the blind backpacker but not only does he have almost no vision, is also partially deaf too and it is his ambition to travel to every single country in the world. he is on the road pretty much all of the time but not anymore. hi, tony! so where are you calling us from this time? hi ade, i'm actually in my home apartment at the moment in a small town called timothy in devon. exotic devon! yes, very exotic! so i hear you were travelling around africa when the virus hit. yes, that's right. i was in southern africa at the beginning of march, i was in johannesburg and africa at the beginning of march, i was injohannesburg and i crossed into zimbabwe and zambia come into those countries, before that happened so i have victorious —— i have photographs of victoria falls. and the sound is actually unbelievable. this time of year,

march, april, it is the rainy season so it is full of water and when you are walking through when you get absolute trenching. when did you find out that you had to stop your trip and come home, tony? it was starting to get more and more difficult at the end of march. i was planning to go to namibia and i actually went down to the border and they basically would not let me in and said no, no. 0k, they basically would not let me in and said no, no. ok, but is it then. and i have got underlining of conditions and a kidney transplant in 2008 so i need medication and it was getting more and more difficult to try to arrange to get that sent to try to arrange to get that sent to zambia. so my best option might be coming back to the uk. as sad as that was. i eventually managed to find a flight for an extortionate price and i have been in lockdown by myself ever since. my goal is to visit every world, every country in the world, and that is what gets me up the world, and that is what gets me up in the morning and get me out of the house in the morning. i am

planning my next trip. sort of looking at the end of the year, no actual travel them until november, december, and you know the situation here and the situation in other countries... tony, thank you so much, stay well, i am looking forward to hearing about some more of your adventures in the future. take care and be safe yourself. now just a few miles away from here, there is one place that has never had a problem with putting people in isolation. it is the tower of london. welcome to the tower of london! where kings and queens have walked over 500 years. today is our first day in proper lockdown and we have security here, the army, guarding the jewels, we are under no threat at all. we are looking down just for safety, not the virus. it

is very unusual. there is no—one here. just the people who live here. there is 37 of us who guard the tower. we are all former sergeant majors and spent over 22 years in the military and if we get the job this is where we have to live with our families. the tower of london is one of the most iconic sites in the world and we are very proud to keep it and maintain it and look after it. the crown jewels it and maintain it and look after it. the crownjewels are here. and obviously we have our ravens as well. the ravens have been here since time began at the tower of london. if the ravens levels leave the tower, the tower will crumble. great disaster. there is the white tower. kings and queens of england have lived in that tower for over 500 years. this is where the dungeons and the torture chambers we re dungeons and the torture chambers were once located. i have been asked by my social media adviser, my 23—year—old son, that i have to ask

to like him subscribe to this channel. i am absolutely no idea what that means. if that means anything to you, do that.|j what that means. if that means anything to you, do that. i would say that in the history, in the thousand year history of the tower of london, this is completely unprecedented because there is no—one here. normally, this site would be packed. average 10— 12,000 people a day. when you think about it, in the past, yes, we have had world wars and bombs dropping on the tower and things were still going on. it is a big crisis across the world but here in the timbre we are trying to make things as normal as possible. you know, we have got to get on as a community, and is community there is 45 families and their children and we all know each other very well. and we all find it an honour to live within the walls of the tower. in the tower we

actually have a few key workers, nhs workers, nurses, lifeboats, crewmen, border force, special constables so tonight, we might cut back and hopefully we should have let the tower blue and we will be showing our appreciation. go! cheering and applause. thank you to the nhs. personally, i know quite a bit about the coronavirus because my wife actually was tested positive and spent two weeks in hospital. she fought for her life but is a success story because she is now out. and she is really, really doing well. i personally do miss having the visitors here and, you know, engaging with them and having a good time, really. we are now raising the drawbridge, as former sergeant

majors, we did not like those words, because we tend not to want to give in but we did. we cannot wait for the drawbridge to be lowered and to start inviting visitors from all over the world to come and see us, this absolutely, fantastic, iconic centre. well, that is it for us from this week. whatever you are now, stay safe, keep dreaming those dreams of travel and we will be back with you with a brand new episode in a few weeks' time. goodbye. hello there. well, you probably noticed over the last couple of days the weather has been a bit

unsettled with lots of showers. certainly, friday no exception to that theme. you can see the extent of all those showers moving across the uk, and they brought with it some dramatic skies. a double rainbow spotted around the southend—on—sea area of essex, and a little bit further southwards in sussex, we had this dramatic bolt of lightning coming from one of the storm clouds, with some hail mixed in as well. over the next few hours, still a few showers moving their way eastwards across england, only slowly clearing here. the showers will then tend to become confined to the north—east of scotland, where it will stay cloudy all night. temperatures 3—7 degrees. now, as far as the weekend goes, actually, we are going to see an improvement in the weather. there will be spells of sunshine and for quite a few of us, it will stay dry. showers around, particularly across the north and east, but with lighter winds, it will feeljust a little bit warmer. here's the area of low pressure, then, that's been bringing the showery weather over the last couple of days. it's tending to move its way further eastwards, but we start off with an area of cloud

and a bit of rain tied in with a very weak low. that low weakens further but as we go into the afternoon, we will probably start to see some cloud develop, and the cloud will tend to develop where we see north—westerly winds bashed together with more northerly winds. this is a convergence zone. and across some eastern areas of scotland, some eastern areas of england, that is the area you are most likely to see a few showers popping up during the afternoon. but elsewhere, it is a largely dry picture. as i say, with lighter winds and more sunshine to go around, it's going to feel warmer. temperatures for most of us between around 14 and 18 degrees celsius. in many respects, sunday looks like being a similar kind of day. it's a dry morning for most with some sunshine. perhaps a bit cloudier towards the south—west and perhaps into the afternoon, we could start to see some showers developing. and if they do pop up, they could be quite slow—moving in nature, and some could be on the heavy side as well. temperatures again for most between 14 and 18 degrees celsius. heading into next week, well, high pressure looks set to take up residence towards the north—east of the british isles

but towards the south—west, low pressure lurks, so we'll have a north—east/south—west split with our weather. south—western areas, cloud increasing, probably some rain around as well, but the further north and east you go, the drier the weather stays.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today: the search for a coronavirus treatment — the us approves the emergency use of an experimental drug. here, doctors will trial treating critically—ill patients with blood plasma from covid—i9 survivors. more tips in england will reopen, but with big restrictions on what waste they'll accept. neutral grounds and up to 40,000 tests — that's what'll be needed to get the premier league finished, according to league bosses. a royal helping hand — photographs of princess charlotte helping deliverfood parcels to pensioners are released