tonight at ten: lockdown will only be eased with "extreme caution" says the government on the eve of a statement on the next phase by the prime minister. with the bank holiday sunshine prompting busy scenes in the nation's parks, a cabinet minister urges patience. moving beyond covid will be a gradual process, not a single leap to freedom. so when we do emerge, the world will seem quite different. it comes as british airlines call for clarity, after learning the government wants a 14—day quarantine for passengers arriving in the uk. also tonight: ministers pledge to put cycling and walking at the heart of plans in england to get people back to work. calls from worshippers of all faiths to be able to pray together after seven weeks of lockdown, but senior clerics are wary.

# a whop bop b—luma b—lop bam bom # tutti frutti, oh rudy and the pioneer of rock ‘n‘ roll, little richard, dies aged 87. good evening. the government says emerging from lockdown will be a gradual process, not a single leap to freedom. it comes as the prime minister prepares to address the nation tomorrow, to set out the next phase in tackling the coronavirus pandemic. today, british airlines called for clarity, after being told that the government will bring in a 14—day quarantine for anyone arriving in the uk, from any country apart from the republic of ireland. it comes as a further 346 deaths were announced across the uk today,

that's in hospitals, care homes and in the community. it takes the official death toll to 31,587. here's our political correspondent ben wright. the balmy bank holiday weather brought people to the parks. in london, police tried to remind them of the rules. while in leeds, the measures on social distancing were also being stretched in the sun. just walk into the car to get the dog's ball, people were walking close to you on the path so you had to walk on the road and stay away from them. i think people are forgetting the seriousness of it all. i think we are finding it difficult to be at home at this

point but we can see why it's important to ensure that the lockdown continues for a little while longer. tomorrow, the prime minister will set out a road map for how england might leave the covid—i9 lockdown and today one cabinet minister said the government would proceed with extreme caution. importantly, proceed with extreme caution. importa ntly, it is proceed with extreme caution. importantly, it is true to say that moving beyond covid—i9 will be a gradual process, not a single leap to freedom. so when we do emerge, the world will seem quite different. the aviation industry is one of many reeling from the impact of the current coronavirus restrictions to stop airlines in the uk say they have been told the government will bring ina have been told the government will bring in a 14 day quarantine for anyone arriving from any country apart from the republic of ireland. 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 oui’ will have a significant impact on our sector. nobody will want to travel if they have to go into quarantine for 14 days. secretary of state, can you confirm that anyone flying into uk airports will be told to quarantine for 14 days from the

start of next month? a lot of people will wonder why this wasn't done weeks ago. now we have a situation where as we get 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, then it clearly makes sense to look at what happens at the borders. i can't confirm is the answer. you will have to wait for the prime minister tomorrow night. the prime minister first announced the lockdown less than seven weeks ago. you should not be meeting friends. if your friends ask you to meet, you should say no. you should not be meeting family members who do not live in your home. you should not be going shopping except for essentials, like food and medicine. like everyone, borisjohnson is food and medicine. like everyone, boris johnson is weighing food and medicine. like everyone, borisjohnson is weighing up risk, the need to protect the economy and peoples liberty against the fear of a resurgent disease. ben wright, bbc news. the transport secretary grant shapps today also called on people to walk and cycle to work,

once the lockdown restrictions are eased in england — calling this 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. 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. have a look — 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 there. 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'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? well, 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 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. senior clerics are urging the government to act cautiously before allowing places of worship to reopen. all churches, mosques, synagogues and temples closed their doors almost two months ago, but some worshippers are now asking for their buildings to be reopened, following the lead of germany last weekend, as our religion editor, martin bashir, reports. from pews to pulpits, some people

want their churches to reopen. i mean, there is a huge groundswell at the moment. there are tens of thousands of catholics across our diocese, many wrote to me, they e—mail and say, "when can we come back?" across the country, places of worship have been closed for eight weeks, from cathedrals to the largest hindu temple outside of india. so, is congregational worship about to come back? the bishop of london says the calculation is much more complex than just unlocking the doors. when we open our church buildings, we will still have to ensure physical distancing. we'll have to make sure people can wash their hands on the way in and on the way out. we won't be able to... you're likely not to be able to use hymn books or service sheets or sing. so whatever we do, we have to plan for it in a very sensible way. singing. there has been an upside

to the lockdown. live streaming of services and hymns, like this, sung by individuals from denominations across the country. but the lockdown has been particularly challenging for muslims, who are midway through the holy month of ramadan. an imam in leicester believes their religious practices present a unique challenge. i am not convinced that we can maintain social distancing. the first thing is the removal of footwear and then it's the washing, the ritual of washing. and then going into the main prayer hall, where you can keep the two metre distance but we are talking about large numbers and the majority of the mosques that we have consulted are of the view that they do not wish to open during ramadan. last weekend, german churches reopened, with strict

vetting, limits on numbers and no congregational singing. religious groups in britain are waiting to hear whether they can join their continental cousins or remain locked out for a while longer. martin bashir, bbc news. our political correspondent ben wright is here. you sense some frustration from people over lockdown so it will be all eyes on boris johnson people over lockdown so it will be all eyes on borisjohnson tomorrow? certainly and we expect the government to lose its stark state—owned messaging. that will go. but as ministers have said over the last few days, they are very unlikely to be significant lifting of restrictions in england, that won't happen, this will be done very cautiously, probably mirroring some of the changes we have seen announced in wales. i understand borisjohnson will announced in wales. i understand boris johnson will announce the launch of a new covid system which

will track the threat of the virus. it will rank the virus threat from one to five and that will change depending on things such as the rate of transmission and a number of cases. it will also be able to reflect the virus threat in different parts of the country. it's pretty similar to the system used to track the terror threat to keep the public informed about that. i understand the prime minister will say we are currently at stage four but moving toward stage three. this is an england only system but devolved governments will decide their own as well. many thanks, ben right there. care homes have been described as the new front line in the fight against coronavirus. more than 7,000 people have lost their lives in care homes across the country. at westcliff lodge care home in essex, a third of the residents have died. lucy manning has been speaking to some of their families. three families with parents in the same care home. i wanted to be there to hold his hand. two died...

there are five grandchildren and two great—grandchildren. ..one survived. he has been recovering very slowly. the most vulnerable have become the most exposed. coronavirus came to westcliff lodge care home in essex. nine residents and one care worker have died. the lack of testing means they're still not sure who had it. this 83—year—old man did die of covid—i9. originally from the philippines, he was a domestic assistant at a hospital. his son is a nurse. one of the support workers there said, you know, i sat down with him, held his hand and we prayed together until his last breath. it's upsetting and distressing for my mum because she hasn't seen my dad since the lockdown. the next time we saw him,

he was in a coffin. just a small group at the funeral this week. 0ur father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name... and mourning notjust his father from the care home. i lost a very good friend, a very close friend who works there. carlo was a support worker there, i know him personally. do you think the government could have done more to help protect those inside care homes? we neglected the most vulnerable people in society. personally, i feel that things weren't done enough for them and subsequently, we know the results now coming out from the care homes. janet mullins' mum winnie was 86. my mum actually worked down at the cockle sheds in old leigh, serving shellfish teas. the last contact i actually had

with her, obviously not being able to visit the home, my mum having dementia was quite confused to see me on a screen. she said, "who's the woman on the telly?" she believes her mum had covid—i9, even though, like many, she wasn't tested. it's all too much, too late. testing now... how many thousands of lives would've been saved had testing been offered to care home staff, to care home residents? 91—year—old john is now back at the home, after five days in hospital with coronavirus. for him to come out the other side must be a significant ray of hope for many others and it's worth hanging on and hoping and things may well improve. and what will you be saying to him when you do get to see him? we will undoubtably share a glass together and... and give him a big hug. he loves to play draughts,

and even at 91, he's a pretty mean player! the families praised the staff here for never leaving their parents‘ sides but the bereaved feel the country abandoned them. the owner says never have so many of those who've lived here died in such a short space of time. lucy manning, bbc news. it's emerged this evening that the former us president barack 0bama has described his successor‘s handling of the coronavirus outbreak as an "absolute, chaotic disaster." let's get more from peter bowes. peter, strong words, how has this emerged? well, it emerged from a web call that he was having with the 0bama alumni association, about 3000 former members of his administration. he said the response to the coronavirus would have been bad even with a good government but

he went on to say that it had in fa ct he went on to say that it had in fact been an absolute chaotic disaster. he said it was done with a mindset of what's in it for me and to heck with everybody else. an attitude that he said was operationalised in the us government. he went on, talking about the upcoming presidential election. he said they were notjust fighting an individual or an individualfighting, he fighting an individual or an individual fighting, he said they we re individual fighting, he said they were fighting against long—term trends in which being selfish, dry sunni tribal undivided and seeing others as an enemy had become a strong impulse in american life. 0k, peter, many thanks. i'll correspond in peter bowes there. guiding 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, as 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! she laughs. it's weird, such a little thing, like, getting your nails done, but, yeah, it feels nice. how does it feel to be reopen? 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 do 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. the self—proclaimed "architect of rock ‘n‘ roll richard penniman, better known as little richard, has died. the singer, who built his ground—breaking sound with a blend of boogie—woogie, rhythm and blues, and gospel, died at the age of 87 after several years of poor health. david sillito reports. # wop—bop—a—loo—mop alop—bom—bom.

# tutti frutti, oh rutti.# little richard and tutti frutti, nothing had sounded quite like this before. and while it would be going too far to say he invented rock and roll, he was certainly one of the founding fathers. i wanted to sound different. me and the young kids were tired of all those slow tracks, we wanted to boogie. lucille, long tall sally, good golly miss molly, his hits became rock and roll standards. of course, in 1950s america, his songs often reached a bigger audience when covered by white artists. did you know that elvis presley and pat boone sold more of tutti—frutti than i did? and then, in 1987, he quit music to become a preacher. the tussle between god and the devil's music was a lifelong battle. but he soon returned to the stage, and all around him, the beatles, the stones, james brown, you could see his influence everywhere.

0ffstage, his private life was even wilder. but those who worked with him remember him with warmth. what you saw on stage and television, he wears that way offstage. he was the king of the one—liners. he would always make you laugh. he had a beautiful heart. all the rock and roll legend stuff aside, he was a good man. and his place in musical history, we'll leave the last word to the man himself. iam the i am the king of rock and roll! my, my, my, my, ijust had to do that andi my, my, my, ijust had to do that and i feel so much my, my, my, ijust had to do that and ifeel so much better i got it out! little richard — richard penniman — who has died at the age of 87. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. goodnight.

you're watching the bbc news. let's get more now on the death of little richard. throughout his career, he was considered a pioneer and inspired many of the world's biggest artists. well, a little earlier, my colleague martine spoke with guitarist kelvin holly, who played in little richard's band. she asked him how they first met. ijust got a call from him out of the blue one day. apparently a 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, and i got on the first plane running

the next morning. and i sat with him in his hotel room and played with him that night and spent the better 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, tutti frutti, lucille, 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 just jump in there and hang on, you know? i never had a single rehearsal with him all the years i played with him, so... he must have outraged

the establishment when he first got started 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. he just really knew how to control an audience and work an audience, entertain an audience, love an 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 help people out that really needed help. there were many times where i would see him put money in somebody‘s hand that really needed it. you know, he was just a great soul. and he was a true friend. all the rock and roll legend stuff aside, he was a good man.

guitarist kelvin holly talking to us about little richard. time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello. that's the warmth over with for a while. it will feel very different out there, this time tomorrow. now, we are ending today with a few thundery downpours out there, parts of wales, moving on towards the midlands, and one or two heavy showers gradually fading elsewhere as we get into the night. tomorrow, the main weather story is that change to much colder weather, and the wind is really picking up as well. now, northern scotland is already in that colder air. and through tonight, and then tomorrow, that continues to push its way southwards across the uk. again, with that strengthening wind, making it feel even colder. now, as the cold air digs into northern scotland overnight, some snow at relatively low levels. frosty and icy in places. some rain pushing further

south across scotland, into parts of northern ireland. ahead of that, still one or two showers around, maybe a few heavy ones brushing the far south of england. now, for many, it is still mild overnight. that change to much colder air, especially across scotland, with that frost, ice, and, again, some snow at quite low levels as we start the day tomorrow. and further wintry showers, along with some sunny spells during the day. elsewhere, we will see an area of cloud. not a huge amount of rain left on it, as it pushes further south through england and wales. but again, the colder air follows. one or two heavy showers close to the south coast, may be the odd thundery one into cornwall and the channel islands during the afternoon. northern england, northern ireland and scotland will get to see some sunny spells. but these are the winds, strong, gusty, north easterly winds. in excess of 40 mph, towards north sea coasts, and through the english channel later. and that's transporting the colder air southwards. just the very far south of england, south wales, towards the mid to upper teens, even at the end of the afternoon. but for much of the uk, we are talking a 10—15 degree drop in temperatures tomorrow,

and that cold air does reach all the way to southern england as we go through sunday evening. clear skies, bar the odd puff of cloud, and a shower going to monday morning. that means a widespread frost, just a few towards the east and south—east of england, where it is windiest, avoiding that as monday begins. gardeners and growers, take note of that. high pressure in control next week. so that does mean a lot of dry weather around, but the flow of air coming around the high pressure is going to be a chilly one. so, with high pressure next week is looking mainly dry. frosty nights at first. the wind slowly easing, it becomes a little less chilly through the day.

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this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment lockdown will only be eased with "extreme caution" says the government — on the eve of a statement on the next phase by the prime minister. a cabinet minister urges patience. moving beyond covid will be a gradual process, not a single leap to freedom. so when we do emerge, the world will seem quite different. ministers pledge to put cycling and walking at the heart of plans in england to get people back to work. calls from worshippers of all faiths to be able to pray together after 7 weeks of lockdown — but senior clerics are wary and the pioneer of rock ‘n‘ roll, little richard dies aged 87.