some firms are already implementing strict rules to protect the health of staff at work — and it could become the norm for most businesses. it's life and death if we don't get it right, so we are passionate about this. we can see a way through it for our type of operation. and more details today of the tracking technology that's meant to be used across england within a few weeks. crucially, test, track and trace allows us to take a more targeted approach to lockdown while still safely containing the disease. and we'll be looking at the difficulties faced by commuters on trains,

buses and in cars as the lockdown is lifted in different phases. also today... on the isle of skye, a mobile testing unit in place. many residents of a local care home have the virus and one has now died. in italy, joy and relief as the lockdown is gradually lifted after two months — but the social and economic impact has yet to be measured. newsreel: nazism was crushed in the rubble of german cities... and 75 years after the end of the war in europe, the story of the actor—turned—officer and his role in ve day. and coming up in the sport on bbc news, a warning from the fa chairman to fans. he says it's hard to imagine them returning to matches any time soon.

good evening. some of the measures being considered to allow workplaces to open again have been seen by bbc news — and they include strict rules to protect the health of staff while at work. there's no date set for relaxing the lockdown, but the prime minister is expected to give more guidance on sunday. there are no fewer than seven draft proposals being considered by ministers at westminster. they include staggering the start—times for employees to avoid crowding in and around the workplace. staff will be helped to maintain the two—metre social distancing rule where possible, but it's not clear how they'll be protected if not. and there'll be regular cleaning and disinfecting for work spaces and surfaces. the guidance comes as the government announced today the deaths of another 288 people who had tested positive for coronavirus.

it brings the total number of these deaths in the uk so far to 28,734. we start this evening with this report by our business editor simonjack. making the workplace work. at the bentley factory, workers are returning after a seven—week lay—off, with two metre distance and, protective equipment and temperature checks, their boss is convinced it is safe to return, even though the two metre rule will mean working at half capacity. it is a micromanagement operation, but it is life and death if we don't get it right, so we are passionate about this and we can see your way through it for our type of operation, even with the two metres, by halving the production. but certainly, if it can come down to one metre, that would be almost business as usual for us. so, factories have their own specific challenges but so do other

work environments, like offices. maximum number of people in the lift, one—way traffic signals throughout the workplace. in total, there are seven sets of guidelines for seven types of different working environments but there are some common denominators. chief among them, if you don't need your employees at work, let them work from home. other common themes include hand washing at entry and exit points, limit or stop the sharing of desks and equipment and minimise face—to—face meetings. sharing of desks and equipment and minimise face-to-face meetings. so this is our office, there are 28 members of staff that need to sit in here. government guidelines recommend social distancing where possible. tricky, even in some office environments. if we are able to return but have to adhere to social distancing rules, that will be quite challenging. we also work ona be quite challenging. we also work on a shared office environment, so although we have got our own office, we share kitchens and bathrooms with

a number of other businesses in the building, so obviously that is going to throw up more challenges as well. as we saw with health, the issue are protective equipment could prove a major problem if millions of returning employees needed at work oi’ returning employees needed at work or while travelling to and from work. where will employers get it? will they compete with the nhs for vital supplies? today's guidelines and said nothing other than more details to follow. there is a big blanket section on ppe, which is absolutely critical to many workers, as we have seen all too vividly in ca re as we have seen all too vividly in care homes and issues like social distancing or even the provision of hand washing facilities are left as a matter of discretion for the employers. understandably, the health secretary today said the health secretary today said the health service would take priority when it comes to ppe. this is a really important question, when we consider changes to social distancing measures. the wider impact of changes to social distancing measures, including, for

instance, on ppe, and the first call on ppe must go to the nhs and social ca re on ppe must go to the nhs and social care and those other essential services. the government and employers want work to restart safely. so do many employees. but it is not that simple and government m essa 9 es is not that simple and government messages have made us wary.|j is not that simple and government messages have made us wary. i am desperate to get back to work, as is my husband, but i don't see any of these plans happening. i got childcare issues. with my husband goes back to work before me, i would have to stay at home and look after oui’ have to stay at home and look after our child full—time, our six—year—old and i am certainly not getting on public transport anytime soon. today it was my guidelines make grim reading for the hospitality industry. bars and sit down eating must remain closed. sometime soon, we may be going back to work, but not to play. simon jack, bbc news. one of the prime challenges facing workers when their firms or businesses eventually start up again is how to travel safely to and from work. our transport correspondent tom burridge has been looking at the difficulties likely to be faced by commuters on trains,

buses and in cars as the lockdown is lifted in different phases. manchester today and before the lockdown. social distancing easy now, hard when crowds return. a challenge across public transport. back in november, wejoined mark on his crowded commute. like most, he is now working from home. i wouldn't be in any rush to go back on the trains. so i would just be very twitchy about it. i haven't been wearing a mask or glove. a mask or gloves. i have seen a lot of people out and about shopping and doing that. i think if i was to use public transport, i would have to have that sort of equipment myself. at manchester piccadilly, markings on the floor show how few people can be here if the two—metre rule is respected. when restrictions lift, the number of

trains and passengers will increase. we will be putting the adjustments in place to make sure that everybody can travel safely. we are working really closely with health and safety representatives from the trade unions, working closely with government, just understand what just to understand what that will look like. parking trains up was the easy bit. bringing services back takes a lot of planning. transport bosses need to know what level of social distancing ministers want and balance that against the numbers of people who may be commuting. if, in the future, people are still expecting to be at least two metres apart, it means this double—decker bus can only carry 15 people. on a single decker, it would be just five. and it is a similar picture on the trains. i am told it is likely that face coverings will be compulsory for everyone on public transport.

a significant number of transport workers have died from coronavirus, 41 in london alone. among them, a father of five. today, unions said they had deep concerns for passengers and staff over the plans to increase the number of trains running. so what will happen to our roads? which have for weeks been uncharacteristically quiet? it is highly likely that many people will abandon public transport initially, but that will be equalised somewhat because 22% of drivers actually say they will drive less. but many cars have been inactive for a month or so, so they will need to check their cars out but they will need to check their minds out as well. they are not used to driving. in cities like glasgow, more money for cycle lanes and parts. popular modes of transport during the pandemic will also be popular after.

tom burridge, bbc news. let's go live to westminster and our political editor, laura kuenssberg. this whole process, laura, clearly raises very challenging and complex questions and the prime minister will give his latest thoughts on sunday. what do you see leading up to that? i think there is going to bea to that? i think there is going to be a huge amount of attention on what the possible details might be, as we've just been hearing but, broadly, it's not going to be quick and it is certainly not going to be straightforward and when we do here from borisjohnson straightforward and when we do here from boris johnson on straightforward and when we do here from borisjohnson on sunday, i think what he will be doing is sketching out a menu, a possible route out of all of this, rather than clicking his fingers and telling us it is suddenly all over. the first minister in edinburgh, nicola sturgeon, said today she expected to be renewing the current restrictions on thursday and it is unlikely the uk government wouldn't also do that. the two governments, as well as wales and northern ireland, have been trying to stick together as much as possible, so there is going to be nothing like flinging the doors open anytime

soon. but in the first to find out particular details, i think it is worth reflecting on the big picture here on how much impact this has already had some first and foremost, of course, on the thousands of families who have lost relatives and people who have lost their lives to this disease but also the lockdown on the economy. we learn today more than 6 million people are now on the treasury's salary scheme, the furlough scheme that has allowed businesses to keep staff on and wages being paid. that is a huge number of people whose lives have been really changed by all of this and the way out of it toward something like normal is also a huge undertaking. one senior government figure said to me work is going to look different, shopping is going to look different, shopping is going to look different, shopping is going to look different, transport is going to look different, we have to do nothing less then create a whole new way of putting society together. laura, many thanks, laura kuenssberg at westminster. the health secretary matt hancock says he is aiming to have the nhs contact—tracing smartphone app up and running in

england by the middle of this month. trials of the software are taking place this week on the isle of wight, as part of the government's test, track and trace strategy, which will be central to its efforts in slowing the spread of coronavirus. our health editor, hugh pym, reports. could this smartphone app be one of the ways out of lockdown restrictions? health leaders say the more people who download it and report if they are ill, the better chance of keeping the virus in check. this week, all eyes are on the isle of wight, where there is a test run of wight, where there is a test run of the app to see how user—friendly it proves to be. if things go well, it proves to be. if things go well, it is said to be launched across england within weeks. so, how does the app work? it uses a bluetooth connection. once it is installed, if you come into co nta ct once it is installed, if you come into contact with others, that will be recorded on the phone. then if you report through the app that you have symptoms, contacts within the last seven days will be alerted through their phones and they will then need to self—isolate. so what

about personal privacy? designers say downloading the app won't require any details apart from a post code and data security is at the heart of the project, though some say future development will need to be monitored. we need to ensure there is respect for core data protection principles, and, here, i would data protection principles, and, here, iwould in data protection principles, and, here, i would in particular highlight purpose limitation. so thatis highlight purpose limitation. so that is the idea that we create something for a specific purpose and that we don't then re—purpose it. scientists involved in the plans say the app can't do the job on its own, it has to be part of an overall strategy involving mass testing to work out who has got the virus and wear and at least 18,000 officials to do the contact tracing, especially for patients who don't have the app. when will the full test, track and trace neckwear be up and running? the aim is to have the whole thing up the aim is to have the whole thing up and running by the middle of this month. we are starting already, we

have started the recruitment, of the 18,000, we have thousands already recruited and we are making very rapid progress. the scottish government says it will deliver a testing and tracing strategy by the end of the month, including the use ofan app, end of the month, including the use of an app, but there is a warning that this won't provide all of the a nswe i’s. that this won't provide all of the answers. it is not a quick fix or a magic solution. it will have to be combined with continued physical distancing, rigorous hygiene and the appropriate use of face coverings. and crucially, it will mean that you, the public, knowing exactly what it is we are asking you to do and why and being prepared to do it. the new measures will help the uk governments monitor progress both locally and nationally, as lockdown restrictions are eased and, as matt hancock put it, hunt down the virus. hugh pym, bbc news. the nhs nightingale hospital set up at the excel centre in london's docklands is to be placed on standby, following a reduction in cases of coronavirus.

the hospital, which opened on april 3rd with 4,000 beds to treat covid—19 patients, can resume operations again if needed. staff will be redeployed, but some equipment will stay at the hospital. the bbc understands that fewer than 20 patients are being treated there at present. one of the residents at a care home on the isle of skye, where a number of residents and staff have tested positive for coronavirus, has now died. a mobile testing unit operated by the army has been set up on the island. the company that runs the home says residents who'd tested negative were now being retested. scotland's health secretary says that contact tracing of staff is under way. our correspondent iain macinnes is on skye. is things feel different here tonight. normally on a beautiful evening the place would be abuzz with tourist, there is calm, shock

and sadness at what is going on at the local care home. tonight there are the local care home. tonight there a re calls the local care home. tonight there are calls for an investigation. tonight there are calls for an investigation. the stunning beauty of this island speaks for itself. but coronavirus has now reached even the shores of this corner of northwest scotland. at its centre, a care home here in this village. and the figures are stark. one resident has now confirmed to have died at a care home while 29 residents and 27 staff have been confirmed as having coronavirus. the regulator, the care inspectorate, has visited the home today to offer advice and support, and locally there is real anxiety about the situation. the reaction has been one of shock and fear that the virus has appeared just so suddenly. we felt that we might be getting through this, and then there is this hotspot, a spike has appeared. so people are really concerned about the situation.

a mobile testing site sprung up this morning on the island, operated by the military to test key workers. a ruralfire station repurposed. this outbreak has made people sit up and take notice. i think there probably was a rather blase feeling that it would not affect us in skye, but i think since this news broke just over the weekend, people are taking a much more serious view of it. these people in the care home are our people, our own friends and family. these sites would usually be a heaven for tourists from each corner of the globe. today, instead, an eerie quiet as the virus hits this rural community hard. university students in england will still have to pay full tuition fees even if their courses are taught online this autumn. ministers at westminster have announced a series of measures

to support english universities affected by the pandemic including allowing them to recruit up to 5% more students to ease the financial pressure. further details on student numbers in the rest of the uk have yet to be announced. our education editor branwen jeffreys has the story. university campuses won't be the same this year for students hoping to start in the autumn. no bars, no big parties. some courses may even begin online. but students in england will still pay full fees. it's a lot of money to miss out on the proper university experience, to miss out on not meeting new people. if that was going on for a long time, i do think it wouldn't be fair for full tuition fees because they are not getting the full experience and i'm not being taught everything i need. starting university while social distancing continues and a lot of places are closed are going to be pretty difficult. if having these social

distancing measures in place, that will massively affect people's growth, and interest in going to university and have a university life. if you are sitting at home worrying about what grades you will get, it is not all bad news. universities will be able to offer slightly more places this year. up to 5% per university in england. so, if you are willing to shop around in clearing, there could be plenty of choice. in wales and northern ireland, unis may also rely more on fees. in scotland, where there are no fees, student numbers are limited. no details yet on home student numbers in these parts of the uk. international students pay much higher fees. they contribute £7 billion a year to uk universities. many come from china, there

are fears their numbers could fall. even if we see a small fall, and i think all of us are anticipating a large fall. if we lose half of that £7 billion that will affect many universities into very difficult financial straits. so, to help financial pressure now some research money will be released early. access for all uk universities to government support schemes, on bigger decisions, on how to fill the hole in budgets, universities everywhere will have to wait. in italy, the first country in the world to impose a national lockdown to try to control the pandemic, some of the toughest restrictions have been lifted today after two months of quarantine. parks, construction sites and factories are reopening, and people can visit relatives again and move around their region. but the extent of the social and economic impact of the shutdown is still unclear as our correspondent

mark lowen reports. a nation that has shed so many tears alone, can finally grieve together. in naples today, the first funerals allowed with a maximum of 15 people, as italy opens up. being unable to say goodbye or visit graves has been one of cruellest losses of the lockdown. this is a beautiful day as i can visit my son who died ten years ago, says this woman. thank you to eve ryo ne says this woman. thank you to everyone who has made it possible. i can't say anything more, i am too emotional. as the world's longest shut down of the pandemic starts to fade, outdoor exercise is now allowed. parks and some businesses are re—opening and relatives can see each other again, with distance and masks. so finally people can visit the family members they have been stopped from seeing for eight long

weeks but it does present a danger. this train has come in from milan in the region of italy worst hit by the virus. so with freedom comes the hugely increased risk of spreading the outbreak. keep your distance, they are warned, before everyone fills in a form to explain why they are here. europe's worst hit country is taking no chances. olivia last saw her daughter who lives in milan injanuary. it has felt like an eternity. resisting a motherly you remember is tough. normality so near, yet so far. so it is very moving. it has been difficult to, not see her? yeah. quite a lot, yeah. sorry. but the lockdown has left deep scars. we were taken by police to one of the roughest areas of one of the eu's poorest regions. the worry here is of organised crime

preying on poverty. this man says with work stopped he may have to sell his tv to get by. there has been lots more crime since the lockdown, everyone kids stealing krugs and cars since they need toe eat. —— drugs. fighting the mafia's resurgence is this priest under protection. making up boxes of supplies to stop criminal groups from stepping in instead. the mafia has exploited italy's moment of wea kness has exploited italy's moment of weakness and this is is one of those moment, they give people help but ask for drug dealing or money in exchange. we have to give citizens the antibodies to help themselves to stop the mafia. a health crisis has become a social one. and this is what other countries too may face, as they re—open from a lockdown that is stopping the dying, but killing the economy. but killing the economy.

the alzheimers' society says it's facing unprecedented demand for help and support from its online service because of the pandemic. an estimated half a million people in the uk who live in the community sufferfrom dementia. the charity says it fears for those at home relying on carers who may need to self—isolate. our correspondentjeremy cooke has been asking two carers for their experiences. i'll hold it for you. bit more. john has dementia. is that all right? his wife anne, his full—time carer for eight years and counting. yes, a labour of love... there you go. ..but it can be hard and isolating and, now, there's lockdown. i was lonely before. i know what loneliness really is now. how are you? forjulia, there are odd calls with her husband bob, who is in a specialist dementia unit. hope to visit you soon. the threat of covid—19

threatens everything. will i ever physically see him again? on your face, like that. we first met anne last year. dedicated to caring forjohn... that's it, like that. ..24/7. don't lean back on me, because we will both go down the stairs. and julia, too, taking care of bob for nine years now. he has dementia, parkinson's... god bless you. ..multiple challenges. we are well into week four in lockdown. by video diary, we've kept in touch. i've forgotten what day we're up to now. for those who care for an estimated half a million uk dementia patients living in the community... shake your dice, what number you got? . . coronavirus can mean desperate times. as much as i'd like to tell you we're getting along fine, that really wouldn't be the truth. it's really, really hard. it's very, very difficult not being able to come and see you. why's that? because of this horrible virus. bob was in hospital

recovering from a broken leg when lockdown came. julia could only watch from a distance as he was transferred to the dementia unit for assessment. he's still there. i worry about he's going to forget who i am. the night—time is the worst. lonely. lonely time, this. now we're heading back for a proper socially distanced catch up. we are surviving. first, with anne, who is clearly worried about what the lockdown is doing to john. i think he's really, really deteriorated, this last couple of weeks especially. with the virus, i mean, are you frightened by that? i'm worried that, ifjohn got it, they might not treatjohn and i worry if i got it, what would happen tojohn? are you busy... ? meeting julia, it is clear that phone calls with now her lifeline.

phone calls with bob are now her lifeline. i miss you terribly. i love you. see you soon, anyway. yeah, bye, darling. 0h... are you all right? anne is with her husband all day, every day. there are daily calls with john's dementia nurse, support from the alzheimer's society. but covid and lockdown mean she has never felt more isolated. seeing other people, that's what i miss the most. it's just lonely, very, very lonely. the future looks far from certain. wondering where it will all end and how it will all end. julia prays for the day that the clouds of covid—19 will lift and that she can be with bob again. it's his arms i want around me, because, if i've got his arms

around me, then he's made it through this. making it through this. perhaps the best hope for anne, forjulia, for so many thousands like them. jeremy cooke, bbc news. it was 75 years ago this month that the second world war came to an end in europe. the surrender document signed by germany was drafted not by senior diplomats or ministers, but by an officer in the british army who was by training an actor and theatre manager. few people, including his own daughters realised the role that he played on ve day, as my colleague reeta chakra barti explains. meetjohn counsell, the british army colonel who played a pivotal role in ending world war ii.

an actor and theatre manager, in 19110 he was called up into the theatre of war. but army life, his twin daughters told me, wasn't for him. what sort of soldier was he? inept, i think the word would be. his battery commander said that he was the worst soldier he had ever come across. jenny and eizabeth were small children at the time. theirfather, despite being a poor soldier, was a good writer, and was propelled into ghost writing official reports for the allied commander general eisenhower. newsreel: nazism was crushed in the rubble of german cities. by the spring of 1945, with germany overpowered and hitler dead, the country's surrender was inevitable. the momentous tasks of drafting the surrender document fell to john counsell. he was ordered to go away and write a document in an hour—and—a—half, for the germans to sign, top secret. only he and the stenographers, as he called then, the typists, should know about it.

so off he went, and rather stunned, sat down a his desk. sat down at his desk. extraordinary, what a huge responsibility. yes, at first he really didn't know what to put, apart from act of military surrender. then he remembered that in the office somewhere was an old peace document that could show him the style of how these things were done, and so he sat down, and began and began to write, "we, the undersigned. oh, jenny, you say this because you're better at doing this than i am, go on. i remember it by heart. i know, go on. "we the undersigned, acting by authority "of the german high command, do here by surrender unconditionally. " newsreel: a german delegation, headed by generaljodl, germany's chief of staff, have arrived for the fateful ceremony. the general puts his signature to the document, which acknowledges the complete defeat of the german armed forces by those of britain, russia and the united states. did he have a sense of how important his role was? yes, he did.

he knew he was making history, and it astounded him, because basically he was an actor.