this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. with some parts of the uk reopening, ministers announce measures to help some of the country's most vulnerable trapped at home. the uk prime minister reveals the extent of his illness from the virus, saying his condition was so serious a statement announcing his death was prepared. spain embraces the start of a return to normal, as lockdowns begin to be lifted across europe. another blow to british business as rolls—royce says it may have to cut as many as 8,000 jobs a trial begins to see if blood plasma from people who've recovered from coronavirus could help treat sick patients.

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. the uk government is studying proposals aimed at getting the economy restarted, including easing some the measures of the lockdown. the prime minister will set out plans next week, but this afternoon, the communities secretary said the risks still remained high. elsewhere, the spanish government has relaxed its own strict lockdown measures, allowing people outside for the first time in seven weeks. from monday, face masks will be compulsory on public transport throughout the country. rolls—royce has warned it may have to cut thousands ofjobs from its uk work force after aircraft manufacturers were forced to cut production during the pandemic. the engine maker employs 52,000 people worldwide with 23,000 in the uk. at this afternoon's downing street briefing, the uk government announced a multi—million pound

package of measures to support vulnerable people in society — including rough sleepers and victims of domestic abuse. and more than 6,500 people have signed up for a trial to see if blood plasma from coronavirus survivors can help treat patients in hospital with the virus. tonight, boris johnson has revealed details of how close he came to dying — telling the sun on sunday that doctors were making preparations to announce his death. more on that in a moment. first, here's chris mason's report on the day's events. this is what relative liberation looks like right now — being able to throwjunk into a skip. in manchester this afternoon, the prospect of a trip to the reopened tip had people queueing to get in. just couldn't wait to get rid of the stuff. at this time of year, everyone is in lockdown in the garden and you are piling up waste all the time. and you need to start emptying them as soon as possible. at today's government news conference, the focus

for the communities secretary was offering new support for victims of domestic abuse in england. today, i can announce a package of over £76 million in new funding to support the most vulnerable in society during the pandemic. this funding will help charities support survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. the government's proudly talked up the huge expansion in its capacity to test, but the next colossal challenge, as restrictions are eased, is tracking and tracing new outbreaks so that they are contained, including via an app for us to use. i wonder where we are in terms of an update in the staff that are being trained, and the extent to which that system needs to be fully up and running before we'll see any noticeable shift in and ease of the restrictions around lockdown. there are some very experienced people already in public health teams and local authorities,

working and the directors of public health, and in public health england, as well. but to get this up and running at scale and effectively is another significant task. but lots of preparation is under way. the medical, economic, and societal challenges posed by this virus remain vast. 0ne positive, though, has been delivered very, very quickly — the near—eradication of rough sleeping. ministers now want to ensure that as few people as possible return to a life on the streets after lockdown. chris is here. mrjohnson‘s given his first interview since leaving hospital. yes, and it is a classic boris johnson conversation with the sun with a language she's using. blu ntly, with a language she's using. bluntly, he talks about how desperately ill he was a couple weeks ago when we were sitting in these very chairs talking about his

plight, his admission to hospital, than his movement towards the intensive care. so in this interview with their political editor, he talks about how the doctors were preparing to announce his death, that's how serious it was at one stage. he was given leaders and leaders of oxygen to keep him alive, then here comes the quote that sounds very much like him. "it was a tough old moment, i won't deny it. they had a strategy to deal with with a death of stalin —type. i was not in shape and i was aware there we re not in shape and i was aware there were contingency plans in place. the doctors had all sorts of things in place and what to do if anything went wrong, they gave me a face mask andi went wrong, they gave me a face mask and i had a litres and litres of oxygen." the story of borisjohnson is always painted in primary colours. we will learn about his apparent near death a matter of weeks ago on the same day we see a picture of his new baby son, also

sporting a veryjohnsonian bit of hair. not plenty of it but it's blonde as well. named wilford after one ofjohnson‘s grandfathers, necklace after two of the doctors... at the two doctors he mentions in his statement. those two doctors who, according to his partner, saved his life. lots of appreciation for the maternity unity to make your unit. and they‘ re the maternity unity to make your unit. and they're heading to a flat above number 11 downing st, which is where prime ministers tend to live because it is a more spacious flat if they have family. once every ten yea rs. if they have family. once every ten years. so we had benny florence cameron, whilst david cameron was promised her, and leo blair whilst tony blair was prime minister. so wilford johnsonjoins him. tony blair was prime minister. so wilford johnson joins him. chris mason, the only correspondent who i

ever see running into the studio. i was panic when you start running in here. thank you so much. people in spain have been allowed outside to exercise for the first time in seven weeks, after one of the strictest lockdowns in europe. today the spanish prime minister said that facemasks will be mandatory on public transport from monday. here's damian grammaticas. 0nto empty streets, tentatively, spaniards began emerging today, released from 48 days of confinement. then the numbers began to swell. adults first, allowed out to take a walk, to exercise for the first time in weeks. until now, the only acceptable reasons for leaving your home were to buy food or go to the chemist. it's amazing. the first time i ride with my bike this morning, it was incredible, really incredible. it's the fresh air in your face. some clearly wanted

to capture the moment. for others, just being out in the sunshine was a relief. then, at ten in the morning, it all changed, adults back indoors so the elderly could have two hours to themselves. spain is segregating people by age, specific times of the day reserved for specific age groups to protect the most vulnerable. these two insist they're not afraid. instead, they are frustrated. translation: we need tests for everyone to know if we're clear, if we can meet with our families, have a lie. i have five grandsons and i can't see them. and, after midday, children, who are allowed out now in the afternoons only. it means more work for the police. here monitoring valencia's beach today. everyone in spain is limited to one hour outdoors a day.

police are trying to ensure that people stick to the rules. translation: it is forbidden for people to swim or sunbathe. you can only walk on the beach or in the afternoon, play with the children. but elsewhere, people were already taking to the water. this was spain's north coast and this, barcelona's seafront, the number is surging. it is spain? worry, how to control what happens is the restrictions ease. with this relaxation, spain's government is dipping a cautious toe in the waters to see what happens. if virus cases continue to trend downwards, there'll be more easing in the coming days. if they surge again, the lockdown will come back. so these moments of liberty could mark a turning point, or prove fleeting. damian grammaticas, bbc news, valencia. the tourist sector — so important to spain — has been particularly badly hit, and its problems risk pulling the economy further down. restaurants form a large part of spain's tourist industry.

earlier, i spoke to elena arzak, renowned chef who runs a three star michelin restaurant in san sebastian. i asked when she hoped to re—open. we don't know exactly when we are going to be reopened, even if they are incremental phases to reopen. it is, we think it might... it is said that in the second phase, that it's going to happen the 25th of may until the 7th ofjune. there is a possibility to be reopened with capacity of 30%. then, the third phase is supposed to be the 8th ofjune until the 21st with a 50% of capacity of reopening. of course, all this depends on the spread of the virus. of course. so, you say that first phase would be 30% reopening. does that mean you would have to go

into your restaurant, separate the tables? would a government inspector come in to make sure you're doing it properly? of course, all the chefs will want to reopen our restaurants in an incremental way, organised, in a safe way. the reasons we prefer to wait because, you know, today the sector of the hospitality is asking for more flexibility for the seating capacity. so, it would prefer, in our case, to wait a little bit because we know that it happens, that the capacity is going to be bigger than it's supposed to be. but we need to wait a few time. of course. but the government already told and announced the decree of they're reopening of the lockdown, as i explained before.

and, elena, when you reopen for the first time, can you survive with local customers only or do you need foreign tourists to come in? well, in spain, the tourism and the hospitality industry is a very big... the hospitality as a percent are 6.2 of the gdp, is the sector. so, even in spain, the tourism and the hospitality, and also where i'm from, in san sebastian in the basque area, we know that the government and the institutions, they give great importance to the tourism and the hospitality. so, this is why they are already giving some aid, assistance, like tax relief measures, and we know they followed to do that and to help support by them, and they are doing especially

for the small and medium—sized businesses. thousands of people have registered to take part in a trial that uses blood — specifically blood plasma from people who've recovered from coronavirus, to treat sick patients. it's one of the latest trials in progress aimed at helping the worst affected people to fight the virus. 0ur health correspondent catherine burns reports. could this golden liquid be an effective treatment against coronavirus? it's not an expensive new drug, but blood plasma, freely given by survivors. jo's not a regular donor but she's doing it, slightly squeamishly, because her whole family got coronavirus. her husband was ill enough to need hospital treatment. i'm somebody that would not have donated, purely because i'm quite terrified of needles and giving blood, but everybody needs to do their bit. we're all getting touched by this virus one way or another and if this is something that's going to help, i would urge people to seriously think about doing it.

it's not that bad. the idea is simple. donors need to have had coronavirus and have fully recovered. the liquid part of their blood, plasma, contains antibodies produced by their immune system to recognise and fight the virus. researchers say when this is given to critically ill patients, it gives them some instantaneous immunity. more than 6,500 people have already gone online to volunteer. they need to either have had a positive coronavirus test or, like me, to have self—isolated with symptoms. people can'tjust turn up to their blood donor centres asking to give plasma. they need to make an appointment at least a month after being ill. the first priority will be confirmed cases and researchers will be ringing these people, asking if they would like to be involved. so far, about 150 recovered coronavirus patients in england have donated plasma, each one hopefully giving enough

to treat another person. every donation is checked to make sure there is a high enough level of antibodies. now, the intensive care consultant running the trial is looking for patients to give that plasma, too. so far he's still waiting, because he's not seeing as many seriously ill people with coronavirus now. it's a good thing that the pandemic, there is a semblance of control of the pandemic here, so i'm actually happy and feel that we are ready if the second wave happens, yes. this will help us immensely in the future because we can store this plasma, freeze this plasma, thaw it and use it in patients if there is a second wave in the future. the hope is that, if this trial works, we will have an effective treatment against coronavirus. catherine burns, bbc news. rolls—royce says it may have to cut as many as 8,000 jobs, as the iconic british company deals with the impact of coronavirus. our business correspondent

katy austin has more. very concerning news for a very important uk industry. rolls—royce is an engineering giant, and one of its big products is engines for aircraft. rolls—royce employs around 23,000 people in the uk — that's about half of its global workforce, and big sites here in this country include derby, where it's got two sites there. now, what we're really seeing here is the knock—on impact trickle down from the global hit to the aviation industry that we've seen during the covid—i9 pandemic, where airlines basically can't fly — well, not very much anyway. and that has a knock—on effect where plane makers have them shut down some of their production. and then you go down the supply chain, and you get people like rolls—royce who make plane engines — well, they're having to cut back too. what is the government promising to do, if anything? the government was asked about this at the downing street briefing this evening, because this has been another bad week for aviation. we have seen two big airlines

who operate out of the uk — british airways and ryanair — have both said that they are going to cut a lot ofjobs. so it has really been a bad week. rolls—royce's — it's not an announcement. we understand up to 8,000 jobs could go. that is another blow at the end of a bad week, and the government has just emphasised really that it has already provided a lot of support to businesses across the board. it hasn't promised anything specific for the aviation sector yet. but today, robertjenrick, the communities secretary, did say that the chancellor and the business secretary would look at future demands if more help could be provided. the headlines on bbc news... with some parts of the uk reopening, ministers announce measures to help some of the country's most vulnerable trapped at home. spain embraces the start of a return to normal as lockdowns begin to be lifted across europe.

the indian government is making it compulsory for all public and private sector employees to use a controversial contact tracing app, as it works to ease its coronavirus lock down in some parts of the country. meanwhile migrant workers, millions of whom have been particularly hard hit by the strict measures, continue to struggle. reged ahmad reports. the moment these men climb out of the barrel of a cement truck, caught by roadside police check, as they attempt to travel across the country. it is not clear how these men came to be in the cement mixer, but millions of india's impoverished migrant workers have been struggling to return to their villages during the country's strict and sudden lockdown. translation: we found 18 people from maharashtra were travelling to lucknow, and they were found inside the truck.

they were being taken in a very insensitive manner. 0vernight, industries were shut down and transport links severed. fearing starvation, many walked sometimes hundreds of kilometres to get back home. weeks later, and people are still trying to return to their villages using special government trains. india has extended its lockdown measures, but hopes to ease them in some parts of the country less affected by covid—i9. unlike many other countries, the government has introduced a contact tracing app as part of its plan. the technology alerts users if they've come into contact with those who have tested positive for the virus. india's app, called bridge to healthcare, is now compulsory for public and private sector employees and has come under fire from privacy groups. india's main opposition congress party has also slammed it. rahul gandhi described the app

in a tweet as a "sophisticated surveillance system", saying it "raised serious data security and privacy concerns". the government denies any infringement on privacy, saying all data will be anonymous. in the normally bustling mumbai, thousands of flamingos flock to enjoy the quiet. india's lockdown is the largest of its kind in the world, impacting more than a billion people, many of whom just want a way back out. reged ahmad, bbc news. time for the sports news with sarah mulkerrins. hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins with the bbc sport. the former england captain, sir bill beaumont, has been re—elected as the chairman of world rugby. the 68—year—old defeated his former deputy, the ex argentina skippei’. agustin pichot.

the bbc‘s rugby union correspondent, chris jones, has more. at one point it looked like this race was going to go right down to the wire, but in the end, beaumont has won with a little bit to spare. a clear mandate by 28 votes to 23. the support he had from the six nations and from the region of europe really meant that he had a foothold in this election campaign right from the start. pichot ran a dynamic and passionate campaign. he's taken to social media to congratulate beaumont. he says it wasn't to be for him. but beaumont has said in a statement, that this is not a time for celebration. the hard work really does start now for beaumont, he's got a lot on his plate in the short, medium and long term to try and guide rugby union through the turbulence of the covid—i9 situation. and in the medium and long—term, to try and create a truly global sport. beaumont has to get people on side, the southern hemisphere, the unions, the likes of australia, argentina, new zealand and south africa were squarely

behind agustin pichot. he has to convince them now that his vision and he has to make sure that all the stakeholders, northern hemisphere, southern hemisphere, clubs, unions are aligned behind him. can he force through the changes he hasn't been able to force through in the last four years? that's his ultimate challenge, but he does have a mandate now to try and take rugby union into a new era between now and 202a. the us women's football team have had their legal bid for equal pay rejected by a court, with the judge dismissing the players' claims that they were underpaid compared to the men. they had filed the lawsuitjust before the world cup last year, where they won the trophy for the fourth time. they had been seeking $66 million in damages, but a judge has ruled that only their case for unfair treatment in travel, accommodation and medical support can go ahead. well, they have been having their say on social media. the striker and co—captain,

megan rapinoe has tweeted, "we will never stop fighting for equality". as did fellow co—captain, alex morgan, saying, "although disappointing to hear this news, this will not discourage us in our fight for equality". i would say that us soccer has, kind of, made their points obviously and i don't think they've won on the public opinion side, but certainly on the legal side, i think if you speak with legal experts that there has been an acknowledgement throughout this that the actual legal case from a player perspective had some different holes, and i think they were pointed out in the ruling. which, ithink, should be said that the players say they plan to appeal. right, that is all your sport for now, we'll see you again soon, goodbye. coronavirus myths and speculation have been rife on social media during the pandemic, with authorities often frustrated in attempts to tackle the source of misinformation. marianna spring reports.

celebrities, influencers, neighbours, friends. all influential, all spreading misinformation. but to stop the spread, you need to remove the source of disinformation. within the maze, some sources come from a sinister place, in search of clicks and money. 0thers create posts as a joke. i faked a gov.uk text message telling people that they'd been fined for leaving their house over three times a day. and i thought it would be funny to, sort of, scare them with a fake text message. and then there are conspiracy theorists. whilst these conspirators want to push their message, there are politicians wanting to protect theirs. i see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute. one minute. and is there a way we can do something like that? in the fight to stop misinformation, authorities and social media companies are working across a range

of front lines. it's not just about the spreaders. if sources are identified and targeted, their misinformation between monitoring online comment and free speech. it tells the bbc that... experts like chloe colliver say the government's need to protect free speech should not mean that sources of fake news are left to peddle misleading content. despite all the efforts of companies and governments over the last few years, there's still enormous work to be done in dealing with bad actors, who are exploiting crises like this to spread their own harmful agendas. tech companies will ban users who repeatedly breach their guidelines. but, ultimately, we're all responsible for slowing the spread of misinformation. marianna spring, bbc news.

you're watching bbc news. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers jo phillips and nigel nelson. that's coming up after the headlines at ii.30pm. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello. the weekend weather continues with perhaps a greater chance for catching a shower in the day ahead compared with saturday. there will still be some sunny spells around, but actually for a large part of england and wales, it'll be a cloudier day compared with saturday. that's because this frontal system is bringing at least some cloud up from the south, and to start the day across parts of southern england and south wales, there mayjust be a bit of patchy light rain around. it does mean more cloud across a large part of england and wales compared with saturday. still sunny spells, though, for northern england, northern ireland and scotland, but this is where some showers are going to break out. some of those may be heavy and possibly thundery. you may also see a few towards north wales, the midlands and east anglia

on through the afternoon. as for temperatures, mostly in the mid—teens. looks like a cooler day across northern and eastern scotland compared with saturday, especially where you're seeing some showers, and notice how some of these will continue as we go into the night across parts of eastern scotland and the eastern side of england. they may merge to give a longer spell of rain across yorkshire and lincolnshire. and as for these temperatures, most of them are holding up underneath the cloud cover. chilly enough for maybe a touch of frost in the coldest parts of northern scotland. monday starts with a few showers across particularly eastern parts of england. a lot of those are going to die away. the best of the sunshine in the west. the breeze starts to pick up across parts of england and wales, especially the further south you are. it does turn things a bit cooler across eastern parts because it is an easterly wind around this area of high pressure. but weather fronts to the south get a new lease of energy going into tuesday and bring some rain back in towards, we think, parts of south west england and south wales. still a bit of uncertainty about the position of this, but for some of us here, tuesday's looking like quite a wet

and windy day as well. whereas further north, you could get some sunshine, especially northern ireland and scotland staying dry here. those are the winds. gusts will be be a bit higher, particularly across the south west of the uk. and as for those temperatures, still cooled in the east by the wind. where you have some sunshine across parts of western scotland, it will certainly feel quite pleasant. now, once that system has gone midweek onwards, a selection of locations for you here. not necessarily clear blue sky, but it is looking dry with high pressure in control. temperatures edge up a little bit, and the wind eases as well. so, either rain or showers for some of us to start the week, but for midweek, most are looking dry.

hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, the headlines: with some parts of the uk reopening, ministers announce measures to help some of the country's most vulnerable trapped at home. the uk prime minister reveals the extent of his experience of the virus, saying his condition was so serious a statement announcing his death was prepared. spain embraces the start of a return to normal as lockdowns begin to be lifted across europe. another blow to british business as rolls—royce says it may have to cut as many as 8000 jobs. an experimental drug is authorised by us officials for emergency use on severely ill coronavirus patients. a trial begins to see if blood plasma from people who've recovered from coronavirus could help treat sick patients.

hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political commentatorjo phillips and the political editor of the sunday mirror and people, nigel nelson. tomorrow's front pages, starting with. .. let's begin with the sunday telegraph, which reports on the government's aim to reopen primary schools at the start ofjune. that story shares the front page with a picture of borisjohnson‘s newborn son. the mail on sunday has the same photo splashed across its front page — wilfred johnson being cuddled by his mother, carrie symonds. the sunday times focuses on the debate over strict lockdown rules for the elderly. the british medical association is arguing for restrictions to be relaxed for healthy people over 70. the sunday express looks at the prime minister's plans for getting people back to work post—lockdown. it says the government is drawing up 11 new rules to help make the workplace safer.