this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. british airlines call for clarity — after plans are announced for a 14—day quarantine for passengers arriving to the uk. ministers pledge to put cycling and walking at the heart of plans in england to ease the pressure on public transport as lockdown eases. with public transport reverting to a full service, once you take into account the two meet a social distancing rule, there would only be effective capacity for one in ten passengers in many parts of our network. —— two metres social distancing. navigating a way out of lockdown —

how denmark seems to be finding a balance. russia marks the 75th anniversary of the end of world war 2 — but without the planned red square parade of soldiers and veterans. but, belarus holds a full victory parade with huge crowds — and no regard for social distancing. # tutti frutti #. and the pioneer of rock ‘n‘ roll, little richard dies at the age of 87. we will be speaking to his long—time guitarist... i will see you very shortly when bill sought out the camera is...

there we are! welcome to bbc news. the number of people who have died in the uk with coronavirus has passed 31,500. it comes as the government in the uk prepares to outline its roadmap for easing lockdown restrictions. first — reports that uk airlines have been told that passengers flying into the country will be expected from the end of this month. looking at ways to get the public back to work in england — and the government has announced that they are investing more than two £ 2 billion into making cycling and walking safer. this isn't new money — it's part of a package announced back in february. around the world — and the 75th anniversary of the end of world war 2 was marked in russia — but without the planned red square parade of soldiers and veterans. that was in contrast to belarus — where there was full victory parade with huge crowds — and no regard for social distancing. meanwhile in china —

the deputy director of china's national health commission, li bin — says the coronavirus outbreak has exposed weakness in the country's health system. we'll have more on that shortly — but first let's get more on the aviation industry plans with this report from our business reporter — katy austin. when passengers return to the uk's near—empty airports, how different will travel be? some other countries have already introduced quarantine procedures. sophie and her family went to australia in march for a wedding. on arrival, they had to self—isolate for m days. while she understands the reasons, sophie would be reluctant to repeat the process. if it was just for a holiday, i wouldn't because two weeks is a long time to be unable to leave your house, especially with kids. the uk aviation industry is reeling from a huge drop in travel. the group representing uk—based airlines says quarantine measures here would be a further blow. if this is the scientific advice,

then we will accept that. the health and safety of our passengers is paramount. but this will have a significant impact on our sector and nobody will want to travel if they have to go into quarantine for 14 days. a conference call between the aviation minister and airline and airport representatives is expected to take place tomorrow to discuss more detail. key questions remain unanswered. for example, how long would restrictions last? would they apply to passengers arriving by sea as well, for example on cruises? what about the details of where people would need to stay while they isolated, and why would the uk introduce quarantine now and not before? at today's downing street briefing, the transport secretary said people from specific areas or countries only had been quarantined earlier this year. but now we have a situation where as we get the r number, the reproduction number, down in the uk and we begin to get things under control and we now have the capacity, as we just discussed, in testing as well, it makes sense

to look at what happens at the borders. i can't confirm, you'll have to wait for the prime minister tomorrow night. meanwhile, businesses including those in aviation, hope to hear in coming days whether the popular but expensive furlough scheme could be extended beyond june in some form, some help on a long path back to normality. katy austin, bbc news. the quarantine measures expected to be introduced in the uk mirror similar rules in place in some other countries around the world. the world health organisation says quarantine measures may delay the introduction of the epidemic to a country, or delay its peak, if they are introduced early in an outbreak. france has announced a 14—day quarantine for travellers from monday, but those arriving from britain and most of the eu will be exempt. australia has shut its borders to all international visitors, and those returning are sent to accomodation such as a hotel to quarantine. and in austria travellers can avoid a two—week quarantine if they produce a medical certificate showing they are free

of coronavirus, and can pay for a test at vienna airport. our correspondent in vienna bethany bell explained how the quarantine measures there are working. austria has asked people to go into quarantine for quite a while now. i myself had to go into quarantine several weeks ago when i returned from italy to austria. back then, it was very difficult to get a private test done, so i had to self—isolate for two weeks. and now anybody arriving at vienna airport for example has to sign a paper saying they will go into self—isolation, usually at home, but vienna airport is now offering the possibility for people to pay for a private test to see if they are currently infected with covid—i9 on the spot at the airport. there is a lab there where people can go and get the test done,

and within several hours, they will know whether they are infected or not, and if they come with a negative test, then the need for the quarantine falls away. now, it is not cheap. it costs around 200 euros to do this, and the executives at the airport say that this is not something that is feasible if you have thousands of people arriving at the airport every day. the lab simply does not have the capacity. it does mean that people who have a need need for urgent travel right at the moment and who are coming back to austria will be able to avoid the quarantine if they wish. the self—proclaimed "architect of rock ‘n‘ roll" richard penniman, better known as little richard, has died of bone cancer at the age of 87 — in a statement his lawyer bill sobel said "little richard passed away this morning

in tullahoma in tennessee — he was loved by his family and adored by millions". david sillito looks back at his life. # wop—bop—a—loo—mop alop—bom—bom.# little richard was a wild, fizzing ball of rock and roll energy and he wasn't shy about telling the world about his place in history. one of 12 children, richard penniman grew up in a house overlooking the railway tracks in macon, georgia. he was badly behaved, a show—off, and began to perform in clubs and strip joints. i wanted to sound different. me and the young kids, we were tired of that slow music. we wanted to boogie! # tutti frutti, oh rutti.# the clothes, make—up. no one looked or sounded like a little richard. like little richard. sex, drugs, rock and roll, he embraced it all and then... ..rejected it to become the reverend richard penniman.

# lucile # # baby, satisfy my heart.# but he was lured back. he played on the same bill as the beatles, even taught paul mccartney the little richard scream. # oh, baby # # yeah, baby!# his life a seesaw between god and the devil's music. james brown, jimi hendrix, mick jagger, paul mccartney, elvis, all of them owe a debt to the quasar of rock and roll, little richard. little richard — richard penniman — who has died at the age of 87. exhausting just watching him, wasn't it? well kelvin holly, guitarist and band member with little richard joins me on the phone now. thank you so much. our condolences to you for losing such a dear friend. how did you meet him? first

of all, it's a pleasure to be on with you. i just of all, it's a pleasure to be on with you. ijust got of all, it's a pleasure to be on with you. i just got a of all, it's a pleasure to be on with you. ijust got a call from him out of the blue one day, apparently a friend had recommended me for guitarist and his band. wejust called me from los angeles one day. at first i thought it was somebody playing a joke on me, but i soon realised it was really him, and he asked me if i could get on a plane to los angeles. i got on the first plane running the next morning. i sat with him in his hotel room and played with him that night. i spent the better part of 20 years in his band. how nerve-racking was that? very nerve—racking. it was very... because up to that point, i mean, of course i was always because up to that point, i mean, of course i was always aware because up to that point, i mean, of course i was always aware of little richard and his legacy, but the only

songs that i was really familiar with where the obvious ones, you know lucille, tutti frutti, the ones that were hits, good golly miss molly. the band leader told me that everything was in the key of c, f, oi’ everything was in the key of c, f, org, so everything was in the key of c, f, or g, so whenever richard started a song i would just hang in. or g, so whenever richard started a song i wouldjust hang in. not or g, so whenever richard started a song i would just hang in. not as well not many flats or sharps, then?|j never not many flats or sharps, then?” never had a rehearsal with him. not many flats or sharps, then?” never had a rehearsalwith him. he must have outraged the establishment when he first came out because he was so flamboyant and outrageous? well, he was, he was always that way. he always liked to make a good impression on people, and whenever he performed he always gave it his all. he would never leave the stage

until the people were going wild, you know? he just until the people were going wild, you know? hejust really until the people were going wild, you know? he just really knew how to control an audience, and work an audience, entertain an audience, love a n audience, entertain an audience, love an audience. he truly loved playing for people. what was he like offstage, though? offstage he was pretty much... what you saw on stage, on television, he was that way offstage. he was the king of the one—liners. he would always make you laugh. he had a beautiful heart. he had jesus in his heart. he would a lwa ys had jesus in his heart. he would always help out people that really needed help. there were many times when i would see him put money on someone for a hand that really needed it, you know? he wasjust a great, great soul. he was a true friend. all of the rock and roll legend stuff aside, he was a good

man. we are very grateful to you for sharing your memories of little richard, kelvin holly, thank you so much. thank you so much. grant shapps, has called on people to walk and cycle to work once the lockdown restrictions are eased in england — describing the lockdown as a "once—in—a—generation opportunity" to transform the way people get around. mr shapps pledged £2 billion from a fund announced in february that could see new bike lanes in england within weeks. our chief environment correspondent justin rowlatt reports. travel as lockdown is lifted is a big challenge for the government. the social distancing rules mean buses and trains can carry far fewer passengers. if people take to their cars instead, the roads will be choked with traffic. that's why transport secretary grant shapps today announced £250 million for english local authorities to widen pavements and install pop—up bike lanes as quickly as possible.

let me give you an idea of how our streets might look if these changes become permanent. i'm in waltham forest. they've invested a lot in this kind of thing. look at the way the pavement merges into the road. the idea is, it gives pedestrians and cyclists a sense of freedom to move around the space. you see new kinds of street furniture, i think it's called, so benches like this, you see the planter here with trees and a bike park. the idea is that we can all move more freely through the space because there aren't as many cars and lorries coming through. but what about motorists? they have rights too, and many people will feel more secure from the virus in their vehicles. so what does britain's biggest motoring association have to say about this? contrary to what people say, all our polls actually show that drivers are going to drive less after lockd own. 36% are going to cycle, walk or run more. so we do need radical measures to stop gridlock, because public transport will not be

able to cope. there will be a voucher scheme so people can have their bikes repaired and in the longer term, a national cycling commissioner will be appointed. campaigners hope these changes will be locked in for good. it's a bigger thing of reallocating space in the longer term and creating cities and towns and roads and streets around the country that really do make walking and cycling a safe, attractive and welcome opportunity. there have been huge improvements in air quality in britain's towns and cities during lockdown. mr shapps says he hopes we'll use the opportunity it has provided to find cleaner, greener and healthier ways to get around. justin rowlatt, bbc news, waltham forest. the home office has confirmed that border force picked up 145 migrants yesterday, a new record, with 53

more people intercepted by the french. 82 migrants arrived by boat today across the english channel. that makes 304 people attempting the crossing in the past two days. let's speak to simon jones crossing in the past two days. let's speak to simonjones who is in canterbury, kent in the south—east of england. would you put these figures into context for us? it's been a hugely busy couple of days for the borderforce in the uk. a record number of people arriving yesterday by boat, crossing the channel, eight boats set off from the beaches of northern france in the beaches of northern france in the early hours. they made their way into uk waters. often in these cases the migrants on board are so desperate to get to the uk that they then use their mobile phones. they dialled 999. they call the emergency services. and the borderforce, because they are in british waters, pick them up and bring them into kent here in south—east uk. in addition to the numbers today and

yesterday, it has been a very busy time over the past few weeks. migrants seemingly desperate to get across the channel to try to start a new life here. why are the numbers so high at the moment? well, i think the simple answer is it's largely due to the weather. over the past couple of days in britain it has been gloriously sunny despite the lockdown, and so the sea has been very, very calm. it has been perfect conditions for people who want to attempt to get across the channel. having said that, there is always the caveat that these people are crossing the busiest shipping lane in the world and inevitably risking their lives. there were several women and children on board these boats. there is also the fact of coronavirus. the conditions in northern france where around 1000 migrants are sleeping rough are pretty grim. there is no access to sanitation. no access to running

water. charities who work with migrants in northern france such as ca re migrants in northern france such as care for calais say the conditions are so bad that the migrants feel they have nothing to lose by crossing the channel and everything to gain when they get here. lots of people say they are coming here because they speak the same language or they have family members here. in addition, talking about coronavirus, there is also this idea that those trafficking the migrants over are asking for thousands of pounds to get across the channel. they are saying that because of coronavirus the attention of the uk authorities is elsewhere. all of their focus is on battling the virus and they are claiming that is leading the board is to be less secure. the home office completely deny this. they say the increase in numbers over the past few days and weeks is very worrying. they are describing the traffic is organising the crossing is organising the crossings as sickening. for the moment, thanks

very much, simon. as countries scramble to find a coronavirus cure, the global community has been discussing ways in which vaccination programmes can be rolled out fairly and equitably across the world. but the us has been notably absent from these discussions, causing concern that the race to create and distribute the vaccine might devolve into a global contest — or "vaccine war" — leaving poorer countries behind. stephen morrison is the director of the global health policy center at the center for strategic and international studies, hejoins me now from washington dc. welcome. i was interviewing a german scientist yesterday who is working with an american drug company to try and find this vaccine. why is the american government not involved? the us government has chosen increasingly to go it alone in its effo rts increasingly to go it alone in its efforts to advance vaccines and

therapies and to not attend the meeting the eu called over 40 countries along to, including companies of private industry that was called on monday. nor did they attend a meeting hosted by the who shortly before that. there is an increasing sort of nationalist strain running through the proclamations about racing to get to the vaccine. there is a geostrategic competition with the chinese, and i think the chinese are behaving in a very similar manner. there's also this antipathy towards the who, which was first really manifested when president trump on april 14 announced he was suspending it to who because he is accusing who of being basically in bed with the chinese. all of these things are coming together in a way that is

quite a sharp departure from the past. and it's very hard to understand how this can be carried out successfully. because the biomedical enterprise that leads to vaccines is a global phenomenon that mixes in many, many different actors, including many of the key us agencies including the national institute of health. and private industry. some of which are global industries based in the us. and many other entities such as unicef, who, the newly formed coalition for epidemic preparedness innovation. how do we extricate? how would the us effectively extricate itself? but it launched operation warp speed, which is intended to try and get to some form of a vaccine as rapidly as possible, set up by the trump administration. effectively something they can point to in the lead up to the november elections.

briefly, what would it take for the international community to get president trump to get involved, just briefly, if you would? well, i think, at the moment, it's going to require, i believe, a certain amount of patients to see how long lasting is this strain in us foreign policy. because it is embedded in a growing confrontation with china, and a confrontation with china, and a confrontation with china, and a confrontation with the who, that is bleeding over into these efforts. let's see how the next few weeks pan out. as you say, we have an election looming on the horizon. thank you very much for your time. navigating a country out of lockdown appears to pose more challenges than imposing one in the first place. but denmark seems to be making it work. it was one of the first countries to ease restrictions, after containing the virus early on. so far, they've recorded 522 deaths. jean mackenzie reports.

go on, peer into the future. bank holiday beers, saturday mornings at the nail shop. this is life after lockdown. it's like normal life, almost! it's weird, such a little thing, getting your nails done. how does it feel? i'm so happy! ijust wash my hands and keep my mask on, i feel super comfortable, actually. denmark locked down early, before they'd had a single death, and started reopening after a month. what gave you the confidence to start reopening? we didn't reach the max capacity of our health sector. we had a virus spreading that was slowing down, so this gave us the room for reopening business. meeting friends again is allowed.

though since these rules were relaxed, the infection rate has risen slightly, but not enough to pose a serious threat. the number of people who are infected is falling and so the reopenings continue, shopping centres on monday, restaurants in a week. so much of this has been built around trust. the government trusts the people, so it's given them more freedom, and people completely trust the government and its strategy, so they're not afraid to get back on with their lives again. i was surprised, actually, by how much people streamed out and wanted to go out, and as you can see, are out this looks populated but if you look closely you don't see groups larger than ten. i was surprised, actually, by how much people streamed out and wanted to go out, and as you can see, are out and about, i thought they would be more scared. but people are actually very compliant. as far as we can see, it seems to work. so this here is the antidote,

really, to all this. one of more than a dozen new testing centres which are checking people without symptoms so they can return to work. you need to know, essentially, how many are infected and therefore, how well the measures that you introduce in the society, how well do they work and what can we do in the next step? this new normal feels surprisingly like the old normal. denmark has walked a tightrope to get here. can the uk and others make it across? jean mackenzie, bbc news, copenhagen. president putin has been leading russia's commemorations for the seventy—fifth anniversary of the defeat of nazi germany in the second world war. ceremonies have been happening around the country in honour of russia's war heroes — but public events have been significantly pared back because of coronavirus. in a national address, mr putin paid tribute to the millions who died and said russia was invincible when its citizens stood together. because of the virus —

would be held on red square at a later date. belarus has also marked the end of the second world war in europe — holding a large military parade in minsk with hundreds of onlookers, and no regard for social distancing. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. that's the warmth over with for a while and it'll feel different out there this time tomorrow. we are ending today with a few thundery downpours. parts of wales, moving downpours. parts of wales, moving down to parts of the midlands. showers fading elsewhere as we get into the night. tomorrow, the main weather story is that change to much colder weather and the wind is already picking up, as well. northern scotland already in that colder air through tonight, and then tomorrow that continues to push south across the uk, again with that strengthening wind making it feel even colder. as the cold air digs into northern scotland overnight, some snow to relatively low levels,

frosty in some places, rain pushing further south across scotland and into parts of northern ireland. ahead of that, some showers around, maybe a couple of heavy once brushing the far south of england. for many, mild overnight, but the change to colder air initially across northern scotland with that frost, ice, and some snow to quite low levels as we start the day tomorrow and further wintry showers along with sunny spells during the day. we are seeing an area of cloud, not much rain left on it as it pushes south through england and wales. again, the cold air follows. some heavy showers close to the south coast, may be the odd thundery one in cornwall and the channel islands. northern ireland and scotla nd islands. northern ireland and scotland will see some sunny spells. strong, gusty winds, in excess of 40 mph towards north sea coast and through the english channel later, exporting the cold air southwards. the far south of wales and south of england holding up to the upper teens. but for much of the uk, we

are talking a ten to 15 degrees drop. the cold air reaches all the way down to southern england as we go through sunday evening. the odd puff of cloud and shower going into monday morning, and that means a widespread frost, just a few towards the east of england where it is windiest, avoiding that. high pressure in control next week. that means a lot of dry weather around but a flow of air coming around the high pressure is going to be a chilly one. with high pressure next week, it is looking mainly dry. frosty night at first. the wind slowly easing. it becomes a little less chilly through the week.

hello, this is bbc news — the headlines: british airlines call for clarity — after plans are announced for a 14—day quarantine for passengers arriving to the uk. ministers pledge to put cycling and walking at the heart of plans in england to ease the pressure on public transport as lockdown eases. with public transport reverting to a full service, once you take into account the two—metre social distancing rule, they would only be effective capacity for one in ten passengers in many parts of our network. navigating a way out of lockdown — how denmark seems to be finding a balance. russia marks the 75th anniversary of the end of world war two — but without the planned red square parade of soldiers and veterans. but, belarus holds a full victory parade with huge crowds — and no regard for social distancing.