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 reduce 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, there would only be effective capacity for one in ten passengers in many parts of our network. russia marks the 75th anniversary of the end of world war ii, but without the planned red square parade of soldiers and veterans.

drumming. but belarus holds a full victory parade with huge crowds and no regard for social distancing. # wop—bop—a—loo—mop alop—bom—bom. # tutti—frutti, oh rutti...# and the pioneer of rock and roll, little richard dies at the age of 87. we'll be speaking to his longtime guitarist kelvin holly. good evening. 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 road map for easing lockdown restrictions. first, reports that uk airlines have been told that passengers flying into the country will be expected

to self quarantine for m days 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 £2 billion — that's $2.48 billion — into making cycling and walking safer. this isn't new money, it's part of a package that was announced back in february. around the world, and the 75th anniversary of the end of world war ii 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. certainly if it was just for a holiday, iwouldn‘t because two weeks is actually quite 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 absolutely 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's going to 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 clearly then makes sense to look at what happens at the borders. i can't confirm, obviously, 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, 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 that 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're currently infected with covid—i9 on the spot at the airport. there's a lab there where people can go, get the test done, and within several hours, they will know whether they're infected or not, and if they come with a negative test, then the need for the quarantine falls away. now, it's 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, you know, thousands of people arriving at the airport every day. the lab simply doesn't have the capacity for that. but it does mean that people who have a 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 uk transport secretary, 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 — that's $2.1; 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. so, 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. and have a look. look at the way the pavement merges into the road. and 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. and the idea is that we can all move more freely through this space

because there aren't as many cars and lorries coming through. but what about motorists? they've got 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 more, walk more, run more. so, we do need radical measures to stop gridlock, because public transport won't 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 cycling and walking a safe, attractive and welcoming 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 self—proclaimed "architect of rock and 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 was tired of all that slow music. we wanted to boogie! # tutti frutti, oh rutti. the clothes, make—up. no—one looked or sounded like a little richard. sex, drugs, rock and roll, he embraced it all and then... rejected it to become the reverend richard penniman. # lucille, baby, satisfy my heart. he was, though, lured back. he played on the same bill as the beatles, even taught paul mccartney the little richard scream. 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. well, i spoke with guitarist kelvin holly, who played in little richard's band. i asked him how they first met. ijust got a i just got a call from ijust got a call from him out of the blue one day. apparently a friend had recommended me for the guitarchair in his friend had recommended me for the guitar chair in his band and hejust called me from los angeles one day and at first i thought it was 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 andi could get on a plane to los angeles and i got on the first plane running the next morning. and i sat with him in his hotel room and play with him that night. and spent the better pa rt that night. and spent the better part of 20 years in his band. how nerve—racking was that? part of 20 years in his band. how nerve-racking was that? it was very nerve—racking. because up to that point, of course i was always aware

of little richard and his legacy, but the only songs that i was really familiar with were the obvious ones, the ones that were hits. the band leader told me that everything was in the key of c. f or g. so whenever richard was start a song, i would justjump in richard was start a song, i would just jump in there richard was start a song, i would justjump in there and hang on, you know? i never had a single rehearsal with them all the years i played with them all the years i played with them, so... he must live out racy as when he first got started because he was so flamboyant and outrageous. well, he was. he was a lwa ys outrageous. well, he was. he was always that way. he always like to make a good impression on people and whenever he performed, he always gaveit whenever he performed, he always gave it his all. he would never leave the stage until the people we re leave the stage until the people were going wild. hejust leave the stage until the people were going wild. he just really knew how to control an audience and a working audience, entertain an

audience, levitt audience. he truly loved playing for people. what was he like offstage though? what you saw on stage and 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 always have people out that really needed help. there were many times where i would see him put money in somebody‘s and that really needed it. you know, he wasjust a great soul. and he was a true friend. all the rock and roll legends stuff aside, he was a good man. guitarist kelvin holly talking to us about little richard. the headlines on bbc news: 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 reduce the pressure on public transport as lockdown eases. russia marks the 75th anniversary of the end of world war ii, but without the planned red square parade of soldiers and veterans. researchers behind an app that tracks the symptoms of covid—i9 in the uk are expanding their study to look at whether hormones such as oestrogen may influence outcomes. more than 3 million people are currently using the app, which asks them to report daily about any symptoms they develop and whether they've been tested for the virus. let's talk to the gp and menopause specialist dr louise newson. thank you forjoining us. what do these new questions you have added to this app? what we are trying to work out is how much oestrogen that woman has in her body so there is a very simple question. we try to just do it as simply as we can so we put

questions whether someone is still having their period, if they are pregnant, if their periods have stopped or if they become irregular and also if they are taking to contraception which contains hormones and also hrt which contains oestrogen. what are you hoping to discover because i have to admit when i opened the app as i normally do yesterday i was a process to those questions had been added? this is why it is really important to have an explanation. so we know that men are having more severe infection with covid, multi—to be in the hospital, in intensive care and will be to die excitedly. clearly women have a lot more oestrogen in their bodies and we note that oestrogen is a really important hormone for immunity for our a really important hormone for immunityfor our immune a really important hormone for immunity for our immune function so we have oestrogen receptors on sales all over our bodies but also the sales that might —— fight infection. and interestingly oestrogen can change the way these cells work, can make them be more efficient and also

increase the number so what we want to know is if women are for example menopausal be taking hrt, does this mean that they have weaker disease if you like. so they have a less severe form of covid—i9, leslie to die or likely to be hospitalized and the menopause specialist, i know more benefits than risk for women taking hrt. it has other health benefits such as lowering future risk of heart disease, diabetes, dementia, osteoporosis but if it reduces the severity of covid—i9 and this is something very interesting and really important taking about women who are menopausal and who have low oestrogen levels and if we can give them hrt which is cheaper and very effective, it will help reduce the severity of covid—i9 which could be really important. how do men benefit though? they don't but there is a big question about testosterone which is the male

hormone as well. this is only one pa rt hormone as well. this is only one part of the picture. but it is such a severe disease that where it is affecting everyone and the menopause affects 51% of the population. so this is really important and so we arejust doing some this is really important and so we are just doing some first level questions to see if there is an association and the app which is a covid study app has got like you say overthrew many people registered so it is very quick way of getting some data and also are doing some work with some researchers in liverpool university who are experts in infectious diseases and pharmacology and public health to explore the role of oestrogen with covid—i9 so it is really another database as well. so we hop over the next few weeks it can provide some answers which will be really interesting. does not take you long to share the information with us which is always good to read that you know you have helped to contribute in a small way. doctor newsome, thank you for joining us. president putin has been leading russia's commemorations for the 75th

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. he promised that russia's victory parade, which had to be postponed 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 by holding a large military parade in minsk with hundreds of onlookers, but as you can see with no regard for social distancing. the anniversay is hugely symbolic in belarus, which along with other former soviet countries, helped topple nazi germany in 1945. the country's president, alexander lu kashenko, has consistently downplayed the threat posed by the coronavirus, even claiming that belarusians are kept safe by the country's cold climate, love of vodka

and regular trips to the sauna. despite that, belarus is one of the worst affected countries in europe with more than 21,000 people infected. well, joining me now from london is belarusian analyst and research fellow at chatham house rhyor astapenia. thank you forjoining us. in what sense then has a decision to hold this huge parade with so many people present just part and this huge parade with so many people presentjust part and parcel of this huge parade with so many people present just part and parcel of the general approach to coronavirus at the moment? there are several explanations why belarus downplays the severity of the pandemic. first is the economic one. belarus is a poor country which cannot afford to lock down, that would freeze is already underdeveloped economy and drive it deeper into recession. the second explanation which is more important is political. belarus will have the potential residential

election in three months and the campaign actually starts next week. so for the authorities it is better to have this election in three months while the economy has not felt other consequences of the pandemic. and this parade is actually the start and part of the campaign. probably the third explanation why belarus still holds these parade is actually alexander lukashenko's decision to have this parade is his hope that covid—i9 is not as bad as many experts fear that the death toll actually will not be huge. but what is the public reaction to his approach because they must be seeing how differently other countries are approaching the virus? actually many people in belarus are very worried. the not let children go to school, they limit their contact, volunteers to let money to buy medical agreement. actually previously sanctioned

military parades attracted hundreds of thousands of people. surveys show many in belarus would like to have more confinement measures in the country. generally there is a feeling in the society that alexander lu kashenko is underestimating the threat and is hiding the realfigure of underestimating the threat and is hiding the real figure of death. but at the same time there are people who follow the government advice and do not worry a lot, for simple several priests invite people to come to churches during easter and a few parishioners died after that. thank you very much forjoining us. in italy, the number of newly reported deaths from coronavirus has dropped to 194 down from the 215 deaths reported on friday. italy is the first country in the european union to have more than 30,000 deaths from coronavirus, but the numbers of new deaths are falling. spain has seen a similar drop, the country's health ministry says the number of newly reported deaths fell tojust under 180, down from the 229 new

deaths reported friday. it brings the total death toll from the virus there to 26,108. 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! laughter. it's weird, such a little thing, like, getting your nails done, but it feels nice. how does it feel to be reopened? i'm so happy! but for now, tracy's only allowed two customers at a time. 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. and 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 know this looks very 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, and i thought they would be more scared. but people are actually very compliant with the social distancing regulations. 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 testing centres which have been set up in denmark since they started to ease the restrictions. they're testing people without symptoms, checking they're safe to return to work. you need to know, essentially, how many are infected, and thereby, 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. you are watching bbc news. here in the uk, the home office has confirmed that border force picked up 145 migrants yesterday, a new record, with 33 more people intercepted by the french. 82 migrants arrived by boat today. that makes 301! people attempting the crossing between the uk and france in the past two days. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent, simonjones, who's in canterbury in kent. i asked him about the crossings. it's been a hugely busy couple of days for the border force here 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 early hours. they managed to make 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 dial 999, they call the emergency services. and the border force, because they are in british waters, they pick them up and bring them into kent here in the south east uk. now, 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. simon, 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. so, it has been perfect conditions for people who want to attempt to get across the channel. but having said that, there's always the caveat that these people are crossing the busiest shipping lane in the world and inevitably

risking their lives. and there were several women and children on board these boats. there's also the factor of coronavirus. now, the conditions in northern france, where around 1000 migrants are sleeping rough, are pretty grim. there's no access to sanitation, no access to running water. so, charities who work with migrants in northern france such as care for calais say the conditions are so desperate 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's also this idea that the 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 their focus is on battling the virus, and they're claiming that is leading the borders to be less secure. now, the home office are completely denying this, but they say the increase in numbers over the past few days and weeks is very worrying. and they're describing the traffickers organising these crossings as sickening. the channel islands are marking the 75th anniversary of their liberation in the second world war today. german troops on jersey, guernsey and their smaller neighbours surrendered a day after winston churchill announced the end of the nazi regime. robert halljoins us from a garden party in st aubin, jersey. singing. this is not how it was meant to be. liberation day 2020 should have been a very public celebration of freedom, but those who were there for that moment in history were forced to remember the past rather closer to home. it's defiance, it's doggedness, we're not going be beaten. you know, we'll survive this.

there was joy in the heart of everybody that sailed to guernsey on the destroyer bulldog to bring freedom to the channel islands. when a british task force reached the islands on the morning after ve day, surrender was a formality. thousands of german troops were as hungry as the population they governed for five years. the germans were in single file, and they were walking into the landing craft. absolute jubilation. we couldn't believe they were leaving the island at last. the british flag was raised again injersey 75 years on, but this time above a silent square. guernsey's bailiff, the island's civic leader, walked alone to lay a wreath at the island's war memorial. and yet the community spirit which saw the island through occupation is still there, in streets and in gardens. in this street, everybody looks after each other.

we all know each other, so we're just celebrating a very special event together.