this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. is staggering uk workers‘ hours the solution, post—lockdown, to prevent overcrowding on public transport? the government says it's considering the idea. in an interview, the uk prime minister has described preparations to announce his death, while he was in intensive care for coronavirus. churches in germany reopen for sunday services with strict regulations in force and singing forbidden. russia reports a record one—day rise in coronavirus infections, with more than 10,000 people testing positive. india's military pays tribute to health workers, showering them with petals in gratitude for their work.

the uk government says it's considering different options for how to start taking the country out of lockdown, including changing working hours — as the british prime minister has spoken for the first time in detail about his experience of being in intensive care with the disease. speaking to the sun on sunday borisjohnson said "contingency plans" were made to announce his death while he was seriously ill with covid—19. speaking to the bbc this morning, transport secretary grant shapps, said the new nhs contract tracing app is being trialled on the isle of wight this week before being rolled out more widely later this month. elsewhere, churches, mosques and synagogues in germany are opening today for the first time since the lockdown there began in march. but, the number of worshippers will be restricted and singing is banned,

as officials in germany say it can spread the virus. russia has recorded its biggest one—day rise in new coronavirus cases since the start of the outbreak, with more than 10 thousand people testing positive on sunday. however, the mortality rate remains relatively low, with 68 deaths recorded in the past 2a hours. well first, with more on that interview borisjohnson has given, here's jonathan blake for the first time since returning to work, the prime minister has talked in detail about how seriously he suffered with coronavirus. in an interview with the sun on sunday, boris johnson reveals that while in intensive care he and those around him had prepared for the worst. mrjohnson said, "i wasjust incredibly frustrated "because the indicators kept going in the wrong direction. "and i thought, there's no medicine for this thing "and there's no cure." "i was fully conscious," said the prime minister, "and all too aware of what was going on." "the bad moment came," he said, "when it was 50—50

whether they were going to have to put a tube down my windpipe. it was a tough old moment, i won't deny it." reflecting on his experience, the prime minister said that, "so many who've lost loved ones. and so if you ask me, am i driven by a desire to stop other people suffering?" "yes," he said, "i absolutely am." there was something different about him. he looked more... his emotions looked a little bit more raw. he was clearly aware ofjust how close he came to death, and there was a mixture of elation. the birth of his son. joy- but also a seriousness and a bit of relief. and a little bit of exhaustion, i would think, too. the prime minister also stressed his desire to get the country back on its feet. exactly how, we will find out this week, but ministers say tracking and tracing those with the virus and the people they've come into contact with will soon be crucial. we will be asking the whole country, where possible,

to download this mobile phone app, which will help automatically to remove the need for people, individuals, to be involved, because that will say if you and i have it and we are within bluetooth range of each other and i'm later tested and i'm positive it will alert you, so it removes the need to have a person in between. we are told there is no date set for schools to reopen, but this morning the welsh first minister gave a rough idea of the earliest that some pupils could return. our advice from the trades unions and from the local education authorities is that it will need three weeks as a minimum from the point that we decide to do that when the schools can reopen, so we are talking about the beginning ofjune there. and we are thinking about ways in which we can bring young people with special educational needs back into education. we're thinking about particular year groups. as he makes decisions about the way forward, like so many others who have suffered with coronavirus, the prime minister knows

personally what is at stake. jonathan blake, bbc news. let's take a look at the latest coronavirus figures which have just been released. in the uk another 327 people have died in hospitals in england after testing positive for coronavirus, according to the latest daily figures from the nhs. and an additional 14 people have died in hospitals and care homes in wales after testing positive for the disease. the latest figures from the scottish government show a further 12 people have died from covid—i9. and in northern ireland there have been a further 5 confirmed deaths of patients who tested positive for coronavirus. well earlier our political correspondentjonathan blake told me more about what borisjohnson had revealed in his newspaper interview. yes, as he said in an interview, he was conscious throughout, even the three nights he was in intensive care and he knew what was happening around him, he knew what the doctors were saying and talking about it is clear

from the prime minister's comments in that interview, that he and his medical team were preparing for the worse at one point and that is a measure ofjust how serious things were and it is interesting to hear him reflect on that experience and say that he is now motivated by a desire to prevent other people from suffering and also to get the country back on its feet but yes, those are the first words in detail that we have heard about the prime minister's experience in hospital and it contrasts with what we were saying in the days running up to his admission and even during his stay in hospital, that he was in good spirits, not doing too badly, there was clearly a, some very worrying moments for him. and is part of the effort to get britain back to something vaguely approximating normal, is the idea of using an app that will trace people's contacts, but that will take quite a lot of people to get that up and running.

it is, the transport secretary said, it will need the vast majority of people to download it and install it further the app to be effective. it works on the basis of tracking who you have come into contact with, or at least the proximity to which you have been within close to other people, and it uses that, if you notify the app to say that you have coronavirus symptoms to say, to start looking at the people you have come into contact with and you may have to isolate as a result. we know it will be trialled on the isle of wight in the coming weeks, this coming week, and that it is hoped will lay the groundwork for it to be set out to more widely across the uk and we don't have much detail about how the system is going to work, but ministers are saying that it will be crucial in the next phase of the uk's response to coronavirus because only if you can contain the virus in certain areas and get a hold on outbreaks and cases

as and when they appear, can you allow the rest of the country to get back to something like life as normal. and it won't be business as normal straightaway, that will take a long time. and this idea of a staggered start to working times is being considered. yes, there are several plans under consideration, it seems like the plan is falling into place in government but we won't be told exactly what comes next until thursday and some of these ideas we have been reading about and hearing about in recent days, i suspect will be part of that and others won't. staggered working hours so some businesses perhaps might have employees coming into work for part of the day, not normal working hours, he talked about buses and trains being allowed to run more than they are at the moment and also interestingly, he said that the government is seriously considering asking travellers arriving in the uk

to quarantine for up to two weeks. all of those things along with everything else, perhaps being able to socialise with a limited number of people, businesses being able to open that weren't at first as long as they adhere to social distancing guidelines will be part of the mix, but what we won't see come thursday is a wholesale lifting of the restrictions overnight, it won't be a return to normal, anything but. the uk government briefing is in 45 minutes' time — today's speakers are michael gove the cabinet office secretary and professor stephen powis, nhs england medical director — we'll bring it to you live here on bbc news. stay with us. churches in germany are opening for sunday services for the first time since the country's coronavirus lockdown began in march. but strict safety guidelines will apply and singing will be banned to help stop new infections. germany is just one of many european countries that are gradually easing restrictions as the number of infections comes down, with austria now allowing

all shops to reopen, and portugal lifting its six—week state of emergency. for more on the logistics of holding religious services with the restrictions, i've been speaking to our correspondent in berlin, damien mcguinness. today, as you say, is the first day that sunday services can take place in germany since the middle of march really. not all churches will start, though, opening their doors to worshippersjust yet because strict restrictions are needed. so some churches have already started services today but others are trying to figure out how they can go along with these new rules because, for example, in some churches they're talking about having to go in one entrance and leave from another door, another exit. other churches are thinking of how to spread out congregations because you can only have... you still have to have distances between worshippers, as you said earlier. singing is not allowed because it's thought that loud singing, forceful singing is quite a dangerous way

to spread the infection, and also numbers are going to be restricted of people entering churches. some churches are even registering people as they come in, so it's quite complicated. also synagogues and mosques are looking at how they can go along with new regulations and are allowed to open. they haven't just yet because again, they are also trying to figure out how to best protect worshippers, so it's quite a complicated situation and it's reallyjust one part of the broader picture here in germany where all sorts of sectors are reopening but trying to figure out how to do it in a safe way and how to do it while going along with the new regulations, which the government has enforced in order to prevent another wave of infections sparking off here in germany. spain has recorded its lowest daily number of deaths linked to coronavirus, since its lockdown was declared in mid—march. another 164 people have died. there have been 838 new infections, the first time the number of cases

has been under 1,000 in a similar period, despite higher rates of testing. at a news conference in madrid, spain's health ministry emergencies coordinator said the figures were good, but cautioned that weekend numbers are sometimes lower. translation: today's figures are evolving with the same trend. we have only 838 cases. to say "only" in this situation is always a bit strange. but the truth is, it's a good figure if we compare it with the previous days. we know it's a weekend, a long weekend, so sharp declines in these periods we have to value them carefully and see if they are consolidated in the coming days. but 838 is the lowest figure we have had in the last weeks. however, it's a different story in russia, which has recorded its biggest one—day rise in new coronavirus cases since the start of the outbreak, with more than 10 thousand people testing positive on sunday. however, the mortality rate remains relatively low, with 68 deaths recorded

in the past 2a hours. 0ur correspondent sarah rainsford explained what the figures mean. according to the official statistics around 1% of those who are confirmed to have coronavirus have been dying of the illness, so it is round about 1200 people so far. but certainly in the last few days, we have seen an increase in the recorded number of people with the infection. now, officials here are saying that that is because testing has been increased quite significantly, particularly here in moscow over the past couple of days, so they are now carrying out, they say, some 40,000 tests in moscow every day. something like 170,000 across the country. they are saying that of those that are being picked up, those cases picked up, some 50% of the new cases are those who don't have symptoms of the illness, so they are doing screening, for example of medical staff, that is why some of those asymptomatic cases are being picked up. also, screening those who have been in contact with people who are confirmed to have coronavirus. there is quite a lot of this sort

of testing and tracing that is going on here in russia, but certainly there have also been questions about the numbers in terms of the death rates, people questioning how exactly corona death figures are recorded so i think there are still some doubts around that particular figure. the next phase of india's coronavirus lockdown starts on monday. the world's largest national lockdown began in late march with severe restrictions in place for 1.3 billion people. but those restrictions are being relaxed. the country is being divided into three zones — red, orange and green depending on how many cases there are with different arrangements in each zone. to tell me more about how much india's lockdown has helped to stop the spread of covid—19, i've been speaking to ramanan laxminarayan, who advises various indian state governments on the pandemic. the lockdown has been remarkably effective, even considering the difficulty

in physically distancing from each other. the rate of doubling of cases was happening probably every four days, prior to the lockdown and it slowed down tremendously to about ten days. which, essentially, was the projection prior to the lockdown which buys the country around a month of time to prepare and that time has now been used to prepare for the itu beds and the ppe to be able to take it on when it comes. but, within the lockdown, people are still expected to try to social distance. how do people manage that when they are living on top of each other? well, not everybody is living on top of each other but many people are, certainly more room for people in rural areas but if you live in an urban slum, much more difficult. keep in mind, we are trying to reduce transmission on average, so some people are able to physically distance and it helps, it helps that people aren't on public transport,

so a significant amount of ability of the virus to transmit has been curtailed by this policy and response. this is obviously not a long—term solution, people can't live this way forever, so we had bought their time and now it is time to go back to a more cautious approach to life which will still keep the rate of progress down but we will make sure that... how damaging has it been in particular for poorer communities where perhaps people rely on earning a daily wage? i think it has been extremely damaging at all levels, i think people, there are around a50 million indians who rely on a daily wage and although there has been some hand—outs from the government, not all of it has reached them and it is obviously devastating for people who can't make a living and they certainly don't alljust want to get a hand—out. it has been hard...

it has been hard to businesses at all levels because pretty much everything, except for essential goods, essentially food, has been shut down. it is going to take a while for the economy to recover and it has been an essential lockdown from a disease perspective but a damaging one from main economic perspective. you've been sending in your questions on coronavirus and exiting lockdown. with me to help answer them is dr chris smith, consultant virologist at the university of cambridge. thank at the university of cambridge. you, chris. let's m with thank you, chris. let's make a start with karen's question. she says, how, after six weeks of lockdown, we

are still getting so many cases. surely we should be down to single digits by now? the answer to this one is that itjust goes to show how good viruses are doing what viruses do. they depend on spreading from one person to the next... they are very efficient and effective at doing it. it is also shown that there are lots of avenues and routes of transmission that aren't interrupted, people are still making journeys, going out for essentials like shopping and the virus is exploiting these routes, some of these are vulnerable people who end up these are vulnerable people who end up being statistics in hospital, u nfortu nately. up being statistics in hospital, unfortunately. chris, we are having to try and call you back. we are getting a terrible break upon the sound. i understand that you are saying that the virus is good at

doing what viruses do. we will switch off and start again. just bear with those, thank you. i'm really sorry about that, it was very difficult to hear him. it has emerged that more than 2000 coronavirus patients in intensive ca re coronavirus patients in intensive care had to be treated for kidney failure as well as respiratory problems. those affected received specialist renal support treatment — and that led to a shortage in essential equipment. angus crawford reports meet maurice marshall before covid — singer and student... ..and now survivor. i was terrified, petrified. well, as i got into the ambulance, looked at the house, i thought, "say goodbye to the house, you're not coming back," because i was struggling to breathe. he spent 22 days on a ventilator. the virus attacked his lungs and moved on through the body. my kidneys failed several times, so what people do fail to realise is that with covid, it's notjust about covid pneumonia, you know, you get a bit of a heavy—duty flu, or you have problems breathing, it does go for other internal organs.

the latest figures show more than 20% of those in intensive care suffer kidney failure. many needed specialist treatment. some with this kind of machine, delivering what's called renal replacement therapy. the virus can be seen within the very fine structures of the kidneys, and it also affects the stickiness of the blood. the blood becomes very sludgy, and because the kidneys are full of little blood vessels, it sludges up in the kidneys and therefore the kidneys start to fail. leading to a worldwide surge in demand for machines, tubes, filters and fluids. this german factory has increased production, but there's a warning of severe disruption to supply in the uk. british doctors are having to use new techniques to conserve equipment. some patients are now sharing machines. the volume of kidney failure has reached the point that neither myself nor my colleagues have ever

seen such a great surge in the incidence of acute kidney injury, and that is certainly putting stress on the system. but a word of reassurance too — these machines are only used in intensive care, not for the 30,000 or so people who need regular dialysis in the community. that service shouldn't be affected. this thing, it's vicious. it's non—discerning, it will go for anyone. we really do have to focus and not get lax about it, because that's when things will get worse again. angus crawford, bbc news. you press the secretary of state has said it was probably an accident that led to gunfire on the korean

border. the south korean military says multiple bullets were fired from the north which hit a guard post, prompting troops to broadcast a warning and fire back. laura bicker, our correspondent in seoul, gave us some more details on the incident and what it means. these incidents are kind of rare. the last exchange of fire was in 2017 when a north korean soldier made a dash across to the south in a hail of bullets. when it comes to the motivation behind this, the south korean military is trying to find out, was it a deliberate act on behalf of the north? or simply an accident? right now, a south korean official has said he is assessing a low probability that this was a deliberate act, but they are still trying to contact the north to find out. his assessment is based on the fact that four bullets were fired which hit the guard post but it was not the optimum firing range, and he said the weather was bad and there were no unusual north korean troop movements. but again that is one assessment, not the final assessment. the timing of this is what many

people are kinda worried about, because it comes just 2a hours after kimjong—un, the north korean leader, made his reappearance after a 21—day absence. in the past, the north has made deliberate provocations to the south to try to use it as leverage when it comes to negotiations. so some are concerned that might be going on, but right now more details are needed. meanwhile, let's talk about coronavirus. the authorities in the south korea have been widely praised for the way they have handled the outbreak. what is the latest on social distancing rules and regulations there? when you say social distancing, i raise an eyebrow and it will make a few people around the world very jealous, but there are very few social distancing guidelines here. 0bviously, wearing masks, that is part of culture here. there were temperature checks. but many places have remained open,

restaurants, cafes and bars have all been open throughout the crisis. there was a time when many people stayed at home because they were asked to, but there was never any lockdown. cases have declined rapidly. today, 13 cases announced, that is the highest for the last few days. we had zero locally transmitted cases on thursday. the majority of cases are coming from overseas, found at the airport. anyone coming from the united states, from europe, they are automatically given a test and they must spend 1a days in quarantine. the latest announcement by the prime minister today, just a formal announcement saying it is an end to the current social distancing guidelines, and now the advice is keep washing your hands, just be very careful. and now they are looking to reopen the schools in the next few weeks.

just a reminder of the figures today for the number of people who have died in hospitals in the united kingdom having tested positive for coronavirus. the total is 327 people, according to the latest daily figures from the national health service. that was in england, 327. 14 people have died in hospitals and care homes in wales, after testing positive. the figures for scotland, according to the government there, say that a further 12 people have died from covid—19 and in northern ireland, there have been a further five confirmed deaths of patients who tested positive. we will be taking, as usual, the government briefing from london, live in around 35 minutes' time. the people speaking there today are michael gove, who is the cabinet

0ffice secretary and also professor stephen powys who is the medical director. we will be bringing you that live, i hope you can stay with us that live, i hope you can stay with us here on bbc news. back to your questions answered. c if we can hear doctor chris smith is a much better 110w. doctor chris smith is a much better now. a consultant virologist at the university of cambridge. thank you for bearing with us. maybe it was a computer virus, as opposed to a coronavirus. peter asks, i am on immunosuppressant coronavirus. peter asks, i am on immunosuppressa nt treatment and coronavirus. peter asks, i am on immunosuppressant treatment and was previously advised not to have a live flu vaccine. where will this leave me even if a covid—19 vaccine is found ? leave me even if a covid—19 vaccine is found? 0r hi, peter. there are lots of irons in the immunological fire with this one because there are many projects around the world is developing vaccines, won here in the uk, actually a couple here in the

thing is, they all work in different ways. some of them will potentially involve live agents but many won't. so, the idea of having lots of different opportunities to attack this thing from many different angles is that if one vaccine can't be used by one group of people, one of the others might well be. what i will say is that the group at the university of oxford, their approach is that they are using a virus that can't actually replicate, it can't grow, so even though it is a live virus, it is nonetheless disabled, so it can't grow anyway. it is not even a weakened virus, itjust can't grow in one of the human cells it was going to. the likelihood is that it would be fine for everybody a nyway it would be fine for everybody anyway but if it doesn't turn out to be that way, another option being developed would be fine for people in your position. george says i am a 76—year—old man. iwalk in your position. george says i am a 76—year—old man. i walk around to ten miles a day. i am a master

sprinter and can cover a good distance. i am one of those people who believe that it is not your calendar age but your physiological age that matters. am i correct? george is hinting at what we call chronological versus biological age. we all know people who look like they have a very well lived in body, in other words people whose lifestyle, let's say, has made their body age prematurely. those people might only have say 50 years on the clock, but their body has aged much more than that. conversely, people in their 70s more than that. conversely, people in their70s and more than that. conversely, people in their 70s and 80s may have the body of someone much younger because they have lived well and they have also got a good genetic hand dealt to them by their parents. so, it is not a given that someone who is in a certain age bracket is at a certain risk. the reason we are using ages because by and large, as you get older, you do increase your risk profile and one of the reasons for thatis profile and one of the reasons for that is that you have other diseases which tend to increase in the

incidence with age. so, someone who is in their70s, incidence with age. so, someone who is in their 70s, may have lots of other things wrong with them and have a much higher risk than someone who is in their 70s and has no other pre—existing health conditions. age isa simple pre—existing health conditions. age is a simple guide, but it is not the be all and end all. if a person is otherwise in extremely good health, there is no reason why they should regard themselves as in the same risk bracket as someone who is age as them but with lots of other health problems. he is quite right. stuart asks, what is the impact of lockdown on other viruses. surely nearly all viruses are been eradicated due to the good hand washing and fewer chances of transmission. well, virologists like me all over the world are looking forward to the dip in things like neuro— virus that causes explosive outbreaks of diarrhoea and vomiting and other things like common colds, we have all become very aware of how easy it is to transmit viruses and infections and we are all adopting

much improved hygiene measures, so we should hopefully see a drop and because we are collecting data on all of this, all the time, when people have a chance when this is over to pick through the data, i am expecting that we will see a reduction in the spread of other infections because what works for this new coronavirus in terms of breaking the chain of transmission, is also going to work for other viruses as well. where it will be interesting is the southern hemisphere, places like new zealand and australia, they are going into their flu season now and so very soon, they are going to be thinking about whether they have their flu vaccine and it will be interesting to see if they have far fewer cases of flu because everybody is adopting social distancing measures at the moment, they are looking at that right now. maybe we will hold onto some of these good hygiene practices. that is what we hope. this why are we not wearing masks in the uk? is it because there is a

shortage in this country of ppe? well, the prime minister of this week mentioned that this might be one of the measures used as we de—escalate from the lockdown. i think the evidence has been a bit scant up until now as to weather or not there is a compelling case for making people adopt face mask. the evidence at the moment is that there might bea evidence at the moment is that there might be a small benefit under certain circumstances, this was handed out by nicola sturgeon when she was speaking last week. people are saying that no mask is as good as the current social distancing measures or a front door. but under circumstances when you cannot observe social distancing all you have to leave the house, then you have to leave the house, then you have to leave the house, then you have to have another option. things like going on public transport, if you're packing onto a crowded bus or train, despite everyone's best efforts, this will happen from time to time. perhaps face mask under no

circumstances could help to cut down the transmission risk. it is agreed that place mats are better for those around you than the wearer. there is around you than the wearer. there is a way that you can enter rocked, if someone is asymptomatic, if you have a face mask on, that good interop that spray of material meaning it is like to make it the way to get to those around you. most mask will not put out the wearer so much as just absolve things they are breathing out. for that reason, absolve things they are breathing out. forthat reason, i absolve things they are breathing out. for that reason, i think there might bea out. for that reason, i think there might be a reason to start adopting that under certain circumstances but not as a general thing, we don't think we have evidence that they will have everyone. robin ask, what will have everyone. robin ask, what will have everyone. robin ask, what will have until the clinically vulnerable people when shooting is over and we have to return to work and coronavirus will still be around. we will still be at risk. —— shielding. there will be events,

people currently shielding themselves will be encouraged to carry on doing so. no mitigation here is that what we have done and achieved during the lockdown is to strongly suppress the spread of the violence in society, supported now by measures like increased testing. —— of the virus. i add will be coming in at the coming days to help us keep a tighter rein on who has to buy this, where it is spreading to. these measures combined with increased vigilance on everyone's pa rt increased vigilance on everyone's part will help to protect people about the long—term solution will only come when we have some way of stamping out the white is completely or seen eating people. for now, for those being urged to stay shielded, they will have to stay shielded. finally, stuart, is the wider spread by face—to—face conversation with an asymptomatic person, if so, shouldn't this be made therein? and additional advice such as holding

your breath when spoken to or entering the wake of talking passers or encouraging gestures for greeting rather than speech? people are looking at this. that is some evidence that when we are talking, the spray of material coming out of our mouth and nose by pressure, if i am infected with any wireless, these droplets will potentially contain an infectious material and form a sort of aura around me. —— any virus. if you are close to me, you can believe that in any catch it. this is where the whole thing of social distancing comes from, why steam a certain distance away from people is beneficial. if we are outside, the deletion from fresh air is so high that the chances of transmitting anything outside is vanishing lease small. inside you have prolonged

with people is what you're being urged to stay the extra distance away because it discourages the risk of that happening. i would not go as go as faras of that happening. i would not go as go as far as holding your breath, u nless go as far as holding your breath, unless someone has got very bad breath. that is always a good idea, pandemic or know. thank very much. three of the world's top male pole vaulters have leapt at the chance to compete against each other today — from their own back gardens. the event, described as the ultimate garden clash, will be streamed live by the governing body, world athletics. the men will compete via video link

from their gardens in france, and two american states. it's all starting in about half an hour. lord coe is the head of world athletics, which is putting on the event, and he joins me now via webcam. this sounds like great fun. how did it come about? i hope it's really great find, it come about? i hope it's really greatfind, i'm it come about? i hope it's really great find, i'm really proud of the three athletes, all three of them came up with the idea. they then came up with the idea. they then came up with the idea. they then came up with the format. they all havejumping came up with the format. they all have jumping pets and came up with the format. they all havejumping pets and pole came up with the format. they all have jumping pets and pole vault areas in their back gardens. the fa ns areas in their back gardens. the fans are so desperate to get our sport back on, back out there, out the athletes are so desperate to govern that opportunity. that is basically how it came about. we are the facilitators, the athletes have done the hard work on this with the creativity and format. you need quite a big garden to pole vault in and no overhanging trees. they will

not be competing on who can pull what the highest, are they? probably power cables as well that they have had to think about. they have come up had to think about. they have come up with the idea that effectively, it is over 30 minutes with a short break in the middle. we don't have officials for obvious reasons to help get the ball back out. we hope the bar will be permanently at five metres, that is quite a height. we have gotte n metres, that is quite a height. we have gotten used to watch two metres looks like in terms of social distancing, it is two metres again and then a big chunk on top of that obviously. really, it is about how many successful jumps they can obviously. really, it is about how many successfuljumps they can make in 30 minutes. i am very excited, it is innovative, we have encouraged everybody to be innovative and creative during this lockdown. as an athletics man, i am just delighted to see back on the airwaves. pole vaulting was always the sport i wa nted vaulting was always the sport i wanted a go at but girls went aloud

in my day. and these athletes aren't used to opposing much higher than five metres? yes, mine mike the world record holder has a monstrous jump. world record holder has a monstrous jump- -- world record holder has a monstrous jump. —— mondo duplantis. renaud lavillenie was the previous world record holder, whiteley title in one 2012. we have three of the best meal the poll voters in the world, we have some fantastic female pole vault is as well. this is the ultimate guarding clash,. which ones do you think would lend themselves to being carried out in the garden? clearly not the minor thing. we have what hat shot put, javelin might be

a little more complicated. there are certainly some scope for our technical events, we have looked to the field for that. international competitions have really taken a hammering, when do you expect there can be some competitions taking place? i wish i could give you an a nswer to place? i wish i could give you an answer to that. we have put some structures in place on the basis that we hope towards the end of the summer, whether it has national championships or the resurrection of some of our one—day meetings. like everybody else, we really do have to be guided by governments and public health authorities. for us, the principle is very clear. it has got to be safe for the athletes to get back into competition and see for those communities that we want to base our events in. rhodes poses its problems but that is probably something that the mine favourite majors will be dealing with towards

the end of the year. the stadium competitions, edited by d is an... some countries coming out of the pandemic but to get the sport globally bank is going to be a challenge, that is really what we are working on all the time. challenge, that is really what we are working on all the timelj challenge, that is really what we are working on all the time. i sat to be fairto are working on all the time. i sat to be fair to everyone, everyone i wa nt to ta ke to be fair to everyone, everyone i want to take part has to be able to. how are world athletics supporting competitors who cannot take part in things like the olympics?m competitors who cannot take part in things like the olympics? it is a challenge. a lot of our athletes are professional, competition is gone, so have some of the prize money. we have announced a welfare fund and i was the other day, we are building on that. it is not going to do plays every amount that they have lost so far but it does allow those athletes that are in the difficult circumstances to be at least have

the basics that will allow them to survive. hopefully staying in training also. the core element and all of this is, can we get them back into competition? not just all of this is, can we get them back into competition? notjust because i don't like the great thing this afternoon is that the athletes have afternoon is that the athletes have a job there simply because they do not wake up in the morning to train all day, they wake up to train to be able to compete. getting some competition under their fingernails again isa competition under their fingernails again is a really important and also economically important for them as well. just a reminder that in about 20 minutes, the livestreaming of this contest between athletes. all gone on iphones. jack you see, you don't even need a great deal of technology. thank you forjoining us. maybe don't try this at home,

everyone. good advice. business groups and trade unions across the uk are receiving draft guidance from ministers today about safer working practices once lockdown measures are eased. the british chambers of commerce has said the government need to keep levels of public spending high to help boost the economy after the lockdown is lifted. our business correspondent, katy austin, has more. liz and phil's independent health club near nottingham had to close in march, like other leisure businesses. revenue has ceased but the costs haven't, so huge impact. support schemes, including furloughing employees, have helped. but will soon run out, so they want to know when they can reopen. we also need to know how we can reopen, the scope of it, and also how many people we will be allowed to have in, because if the turnover will be restricted by the fact that we've got to keep huge social distancing measures in force.

they think further support will be needed. extending the furlough scheme may be one thing the government could do. we have also talked about potentially, rather than deferring vat or tax, that they could potentially write that off. that would mean additional cost to the taxpayer, and tens of billions of pounds has already been spent on emergency support schemes for businesses, but the british chambers of commerce says high public spending levels should continue if necessary, and called for a phased reopening of the economy. 0ther workplaces waiting for advice on reopening are offices. there are measures we're putting in place, like hand sanitiser, bacterial desk wipes, which is really important. spacing. one thing we are looking at incorporating is a shift system, so perhaps an a shift and a b shift. announcer: social distancing measures are in operation on our services... business leaders have received draft government guidance today, and there are plans are being worked out for how commuters can start using trains again, but the path back to business as normal

will be very long. how stressful has this been for you? on a scale of 1—10, i would say about 1000. very stressful, lots of sleepless nights, because at the end of the day, this is our whole livelihood, and we don't know where our future lies at all. the duchess of cambridge has made a virtual bedside visit to new parents during a video call to midwives she worked alongside last year. kate middleton chatted to rebecca attwood and john gill with their baby max nearby. the duchess worked on a placement with the team at kingston hospital's maternity unit in london last year, as part of her campaign to raise awareness of the importance of the early years. reeta chakrabarti will be here shortly with coverage of the daily downing street news conference. but first, sport — and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan patak.

brighton say they'd be against the premier league returning at neutral venues, saying it has the potential to affect the integrity of the competition. on friday, premier league clubs were told that playing the remaining games at neutral grounds will be the only way to complete the season, with up to ten stadiums likely to be chosen to host matches behind closed doors. but brighton's chief executive paul barber says they would "not be in favour" of the proposal. the club's currently two points above the relegation zone with five of their nine remaining games supposed to be played at home. brighton calling for patience. the premier league says it'll only return when it's safe and appropriate to do so. the former manchester united striker andy cole has told us it's crucial the decision isn't rushed. everyone wants to see football back on the tv. i support football, but

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