this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the uk government considers a series of measures to control the spread of coronavirus post—lockdown. it comes ahead of an announcement next sunday, which will set out its next steps. the worst thing to do would be to prematurely relax the current measures, to see a second spike, which might risk overwhelming the nhs, and which would compel us to introduce lockdown measures all over again. over 76,000 tests were carried out in the uk yesterday — a sigificant dip, after hitting the target of 100,000 a day by the end of april. the phone app which will track and trace people with covid—19 will be piloted on the isle of wight this week.

russia reports a record one—day rise in coronavirus infections, with more than 10,000 people testing positive. churches in germany reopen for sunday services, with strict regulations in force and singing forbidden. and leaping in lockdown — three of the world's top male pole vaulters compete, from their own back gardens. 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. first, the uk government says it's looking at ways to lift the lockdown ahead of an announcement next sunday which will set out how the country will get back to school and work.

the number of daily tests has fallen to 76,000, after hitting the government target of more than 100,000 a day on thursday. another 315 people have died with the virus across the uk. it brings the total number of recorded deaths here to 28,416. a new nhs contact tracing app is being trialled on the isle of wight this week before being rolled out more widely later this month. russia has recorded its biggest one—day rise in new coronavirus cases since the start of the outbreak, with more than 10,000 people testing positive on sunday. however, the mortality rate remains relatively low, with 68 deaths recorded in the past 2a hours. elsewhere, churches, mosques and synagogues in germany opened today for the first time since the lockdown there began in march. but the number of worshippers is restricted and singing is banned, as officials in germany say it can spread the virus. first, with more on the situation

here in the uk, here's chris mason. from trains as they used to look to trains how they often look now. it leaves a huge question. how do you very carefully open things back up so more people can travel, but not too many? i'm looking at working with the train companies, unions and all of the above, and there are a series of different things we can do, including for example staggering work times. classrooms empty or almost empty. lockdown happened pretty much in one go. tentatively loosening it is likely to make life more complicated. wales‘ first minister today said it would take three weeks to get schools back open from the moment the decision to do to so was taken, and even then it will be phased. if we bring particular age groups back in first, that will allow us to spread them

out through the school as a whole, enabling us to observe social distancing, and therefore giving confidence to parents and teachers that we are resuming education in a way that puts the public health needs of those children at the very front of our decision—making. misted reckford said it will be a decision for his government as to when this happens. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon said the same today too. take a look at this. this was leeds this afternoon. getting the country going again could involve more thanjust changing the rules. it's likely to require persuasion too. we've got very used to that mantra plastered across the lecterns you are stood behind. can we expect a more subtle message to come in the next phase to mirror what could be a more subtle and nuanced set of rules? what we need to do is to make sure that the on the ground

advice that we give is sufficiently reassuring. it is about making sure that people feel that the point that we are giving about how a workplace can be safe are sensible, reliable, supported by employers and trade unions. that is the most important. getting back from this to normality is going to be a long and difficult slog. the government is promising to set out the next steps next sunday. chris mason, bbc news. there are fears that easing the lockdown too far and too quickly could risk a second wave of the virus. 0ur science editor, david shukman, examines what scientists will be looking for as any restrictions are lifted. across the uk, the numbers needing hospital treatment are generally falling. that is a key indicator that the spread of the disease is slowing down. that the restrictions have made a difference. but the virus has not gone away. the latest estimate of the infection rate, the so—called r number, is 0.7. what matters is that it is below

the threshold of one, where one person infected only passes the virus to one another. reopening schools might add something like 0.2, so we could still stay below the critical line. but lifting the lockdown entirely could add 2 to the r number, which could see the outbreak accelerate once more. so scientists are warning that there isn't much opportunity to relax any of the measures. singapore has rushed to install 4000 new hospital beds because infections which were thought to be under control suddenly started to rise. all countries must remain on alert for the possibility of additional transmission, even if they have been successful in suppressing transmission in the first round. whenever measures do come to be relaxed, testing will be crucial, on a bigger scale than now, to track the virus and spot any new outbreaks. with that comes the job of tracing all the contacts of anyone infected. 18,000 people are being recruited

to do this, but the system is not yet up and running. and vital to all this is isolating people who are infected, or think they may be. this whole process is going to be needed for months to come. however the next steps unfold, they will take us into what could be a more complicated phase of the crisis. that is because the lockdown currently affects everybody the same way. but once you start relaxing measures, some people will be at home while others are out and about, which could be confusing, and probably harder for the government to explain. different people will be doing different things differently, and i think that can undermine both solidarity but also possibly trust and adherence, and could engender a degree of resentment. and all the time there is the challenge of keeping people safe. in spain, masks will have to be worn on public transport from tomorrow. many countries believe this can reduce the rate of infection.

the uk government is still considering the option as a way of leaving the lockdown. david shukman, bbc news. the government in the uk announced that an app for mobile phones aimed at tracing the spread of coronavirus will be tried out on the isle of wight this week before being rolled out more widely across the uk later this month. for the software to be effective, between 50 and 60% of the population would have to use it. duncan kennedy reports from the isle of wight. surrounded by water and isolated enough for an experiment to take place, the isle of wight trial is set to begin. the island is home to 140,000 people, which is a big enough sample for a credible test to take place. the app uses a phone's bluetooth connection to work. once you've installed the app, every time you come into contact with someone else who has the app, your phone is both record that fact. then if you tell the app you have symptoms of coronavirus,

that will alert the phones of those other people. they will then need to self—isolate. so what do those on the isle of wight think? the more people that get involved, the better. the only problem is that probably a lot of people don't have a smartphone. that could be a problem, ifear. i think it's a good idea, and i think it is a good place to try it. i feel that the island is essentially being used as a testing ground, and i don't like the thought of us being used as guinea pigs. the app should help automate the whole process of finding out who has the virus, but getting it to enough people won't be easy. for the app to work properly, you need something like 50 or 60% of the population to take part in it. here on the isle of wight, that's about 70 or 80,000 people. anything less than that, and the experiment won't be valid, the virus won't be traceable.

the government says if the app works on the island, it will get a national roll—out. 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. the government will now recruit 18,000 people to help with the tracking of individuals once the app is in place. we are now moving into the next phase of this national effort to control covid—19. duncan kennedy, bbc news, on the isle of wight. russia has recorded its biggest daily increase in confirmed coronavirus cases. there have been more than 10,000 new cases reported over the past day, bringing the total number to around 135,000. more than 1,200 people have died from covid—19 so far. more than half of all cases and deaths have been reported in moscow, from where sarah rainsford sent this report.

moscow's hospital wards are filling up. the number of coronavirus cases is still rising. around 1,700 patients are admitted now every day. this week, the prime minister was one of them. after loud assurances that early action would help russia sidestep the worst of this pandemic, it's now in the top ten countries worldwide for cases. 0fficials here say they are detecting covid—19 because they are actively looking for it, running 170,000 tests a day. the official death rate is low. up to half of the new cases are said to be in people with no symptoms. some are front—line medics, who get screened every week. in moscow, many are now sleeping in hotels between exhausting shifts, to keep their families safe. yevgeni was a plastic surgeon before the outbreak. now, he says, beauty will have to wait. like many, he switched

to treat coronavirus. it's the start of the long may holidays here, and moscow's streets would usually be crowded. this year, even outside exercise is banned. cities across russia are in lockdown to try to slow the spread of this virus. hospital facilities in the regions are a far cry from those in the capital. russians are getting restless with all the restrictions, but moscow's preparing thousands of extra temporary hospital beds and warning that the worst still lies ahead. let's take a look at some of today's other stories in brief. figures for coronavirus infections in saudi arabia increasingly suggest that the overwhelming number of confirmed cases are among male expatriate workers. the saudi health ministry said that foreigners accounted for more than 80% of the 1,550 cases newly detected in the past 2a hours. the un has expressed concern over the plight of millions of migrant

workers across the gulf, as the pandemic has spread through the region. italy has registered the lowest daily number of coronavirus—related deaths since just after its lockdown started, two months ago. it comes as the country prepares to relax some restrictions on people's movements, including exercise. 174 more people have died. but the numbers of those currently infected with the virus continues to fall. the afghan health ministry says 500 random coronavirus tests carried out in the capital, kabul, have revealed that more than 150 people have been infected. a spokesman said the results from the city of more than four million people were concerning. the us secretary of state says there is "enormous evidence" that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a chinese lab in the city of wuhan. mike pompeo made the claim in an interview on american television, but did not provide any information to back up his statement. on thursday us intelligence said it concurred with... "..the widespread scientific

consensus that the virus was not "manmade or genetically modified". but it also said it would "continue to rigorously "examine whether the outbreak was the result of an accident "at a laboratory in wuhan". mr pompeo says he's giving the intelligence community time to verify the theory. here's some of his interview. do you think they intentionally released that virus, or was it an accident in the lab? i don't have anything to say about that, i think there's a lot to know. but i can say this, we've done our best to try and answer all of those questions. we tried to get a team in there, the world health organization tried to get a team in there and they have failed, no one has been allowed to go to this lab or any of the other laboratories. there are many labs inside of china, martha. this risk remains, this is an ongoing challenge, we still need to get in there, we still don't have the virus samples we need. this is an ongoing threat, an ongoing pandemic and the chinese communist party continues to block access to the western world, the world's best scientists, to figure out exactly what happened. so i can't answer your question about that because the chinese

communist party has refused to co—operate with world health experts. for more, let's talk to our correspondent, peter bowes, in los angeles. peter, mike pompeo said there is enormous evidence the virus originated in a wuhan laboratory. as he shared any of that evidence? that's the thing, he hasn't provided any evidence. he didn't talk about any evidence. he didn't talk about a ny fa cts any evidence. he didn't talk about any facts to back up those state m e nts any facts to back up those statements we just heard him any facts to back up those statements wejust heard him make. they echo what president trump has been saying over the last couple of weeks, that he believes there is evidence that the virus originated from the wuhan institute of virology. what seems to be in question, at least in their minds, is whether this was a virus that was released deliberately or whether it was released as a result of sloppy laboratory work. either way, the us administration, the trump

administration, the trump administration, would say china is to blame for this, and it clearly is a legitimate question, to ask how this virus managed to get out of china. that is where it originated. was it deliberate? was it accidental? us administration saying china is not cooperating with its investigators and investigators from the world health organisation in terms of getting into institute to try and establish the facts.|j understand he also said that those responsible in china should be held to account. what might he mean? the president talked about this as well, and he framed it in terms of possible sanctions against china. of course, china and the us have been engaging a lot over recent months before this viral outbreak in terms of trade, which in a trade agreement, and that was always the tool that president trump used against china in terms of imposing restrictions on the importing of

goods from china, and it's likely that, if there is any retaliation in terms of the blame for this virus, it could come in terms of more sanctions against china. thank you. 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. 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. churches in germany opened for sunday services for the first time today since the coronavirus lockdown began in march. however, strict safety guidelines were in place and singing was 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. health charities are warning that some vulnerable patients still aren't getting the support they need during the pandemic, after being left off the list of shielded patients. nearly 2.2 million people around the uk should now have been told to self—isolate for 12 weeks and they then qualify for help with food and medication. but some are still waiting to be contacted. hywel griffith has more. help to walk, help to breathe. every step of rob's days dictated

by motor neurone disease. his wife marilyn has done everything possible to protect him during the pandemic at their home in swansea, but it's taken over five weeks for his name to be added to the list of shielded patients who can receive support. rob's condition may have stolen his voice, but it hasn't dimmed his anger. this left me frightened and worried. i feel let down by the system. we would have had much more peace of mind, really, and felt safer and cared for, i think, if we'd had this inclusion on the very vulnerable list earlier on. delivery for you. being on the list of extremely vulnerable patients should mean help getting medication and priority for food deliveries. around 2.2 million people should qualify because of their medical condition, but it's clear some are still missing out. quite apt this, this is home, sweet home. sylvia has pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable lung condition.

she's been isolating at her home in northampton but hasn't received a letter. despite calls to doctors and the council, she feels forgotten. i don't know what else or who else to talk to. i can't understand why i haven't got the letter that they specified everyone would get. it would make a big difference to me and my husband. we've spoken to patients and health charities across the uk, all raised similar concerns. there has been a huge effort to try and protect the most clinically vulnerable patients, but the process has been inconsistent and confusing. even now, after six weeks of lockdown, some are still falling through the cracks. in all four nations, governments say it's now up to gps to decide if a patient qualifies or not. it's easier for some conditions to know that somebody falls under a shielding category. but for many other conditions it's

much more nuanced and much more difficult to make the right judgment. so some people with mild to moderate asthma won't need to be taking social distancing measures, where there's somebody with severe asthma would need to be shielded. those with letters have been told to shield for at least 12 weeks, but rob and many others may well need the support of the outside world for much, much longer. hywel griffith, bbc news, swansea. two teenagers have been charged with the murder of a national health service worker in east london. david gomoh, who was 24, died after being stabbed in newham on april 26th. 18—year—old muhammad jalloh and a 16—year—old from telford in shropshire have been charged with his death. the teenagers are due to appear in court tomorrow. the victim, mr gomoh, was working for the nhs at the time of his death, supplying staff with equipment. 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. now, a white mare has been brightening up the coronavirus lockdown for people in a frankfurt neighbourhood. every morning, jenny heads out for a stroll round town. she's always been a hit with the residents, but never more so than in recent weeks, as hope bolger reports. bringing trams to a halt and smiles to people's faces. for more than a decade, jenny's owners anna and werner have let her out of her stable each morning so she can explore the local area of frankfurt in germany. like other countries, germany has closed schools, playgrounds and many businesses to try and curb the

coronavirus outbreak. though some of these measures have slowly started easing, people are still encouraged to limit their social interactions and keep their distance. translation: it's beautiful that she can at least have her freedom and not be locked inside because of coronavirus like us humans. but there are no rules against saying hello to jenny. translation: everyone knows her, no matter where she goes. people always greet her nicely, especially now in times of coronavirus. they're happy to have someone to cuddle. people have to stay apart from each other, butjenny sometimes has ten children round her. adults too come out of the tram and hug and pet her. anna and werner say, in all of her years of ambling, she's never caused any trouble, and she is well liked by the local authorities. but, to avoid any misunderstandings, jenny wears a note around her neck

that reads, i haven't run away, i am just out for a walk. at the end of the day, wernerjumps on his scooter to look for her along her usual route, and she slowly heads back after another day of freedom. three of the world's top male pole vaulters leapt at the chance to compete against each other today, from their own back gardens. the event, described as the ultimate garden clash, was streamed live by the governing body, world athletics. the men competed via video link from france and two american states. our sports correspondent, joe wilson, watched the action. these days are testing sporting imagination to the limit. in three back gardens of the world that limit was specifically five metres — up. former olympic champion, renaud lavillenie, was at home in france. two—time world champion, sam kendricks competed from oxford, mississippi. and what a back drop for kendricks...

well, the gloriously named mondo duplantis was in louisiana, although he competes for sweden. mondo in the lead at the moment. and it is the world record—holder. five metres is almost nothing to these men, the idea was that they would sail over the bar every time so no one needed to be there to replace it. the challenge was speed, which one of them could make the most successful clearances in the allotted time? mondo is absolutely on fire. don't try this at home, is a very obvious warning. if we're fortunate enough to have a garden we should leave the poles to the beans and the "volts" to the lawn mower — if electric. 36 each, duplantis and lavillenie sort of agreed to tie. they'll always want to win. we're just glad to have something to watch. joe wilson, bbc news. a california—based photographer has filmed sensational footage of surfers gliding through bioluminescent waves illuminating the san diego shoreline. shades of blue, red and browns can be seen against the backdrop

of a dark night sky. the phenomenon occurs when algae bloom fills the water with phyto—plankton. the organisms react to moving water, becoming bioluminescent as they are jostled by the waves — and in this case, the edges of surfboards. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello. it's been a cloudy day for much of england and wales. where there has been some sunshine, northern england, northern ireland and scotland, there have been some showers around, in fact some heavy and thundery showers in places. this is a solar—powered birdbath — not up to much today of course with the heavy rain that went through the newcastle area and still keeping a few of the showers overnight and into tomorrow down the eastern side of the uk. elsewhere, it's high pressure that will give a fine monday. the showers that we've had in eastern scotland, north—east england will lose a bit of their intensity overnight

but some will continue to push down through lincolnshire, towards east anglia. whereas elsewhere we've got clear spells, lowest temperatures will be in northern scotland, cold spots here are a few degrees below freezing. cold enough for a touch of frost in the cold spots of northern ireland too, under clear skies. but here there will be lots of sunshine on the way tomorrow. across scotland, too, once we lose any early showers towards the south—east. eastern areas of england keeping a scattering of showers, western england and for wales there will be a lot of monday sunshine around. the breeze does start to pick up, particularly down towards the south and south—west of the uk. it's an onshore breeze along these north sea coasts that's holding temperatures down but further west in some sunshine, if you are in that it will feel quite pleasant. overnight, monday into tuesday we are seeing an area of heavy rain that will push through the channel islands, isles of scilly towards cornwall and into devon as well. this mayjust advance a little bit further north and east as we go on through tuesday. perhaps more of southern england into south wales with a brisk and cool wind as well, though slowly easing as tuesday goes on. whereas elsewhere there is a lot of fine weather around.

these are average speeds — the winds will be gustier down towards the south—west, particularly overnight and into tuesday. and as for the temperatures, it will feel quite cool, where you have some of this rain and cloud and still a long some of these north sea coasts, but pleasant in the sunshine, as you can see, in western scotland. for the remainder of the week, high pressure holds on although low pressure to the west mayjust introduce a few showers sometimes, but there is a lot of fine weather around and temperatures will start to creep up a bit as well. by the end of the week, an increasing chance of getting a few showers. i willjust show you a few locations in our forecast here. so an increasing chance for showers particularly toward scotland and northern ireland later in the week and one thing perhaps you really notice in this, just look at how much colder it gets as we go through next weekend.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines: the uk government considers a series of mesaures to control the spread of coronavirus post—lockdown. it comes ahead of an announcement next sunday which will set out its next steps. over 76,000 tests were carried out in the uk yesterday — a sigificant dip after hitting

the target of 100,000 a day at the end of april.