this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. lockdown will only be eased with "extreme caution" says the uk government — but with the bank holiday sunshine prompting busy scenes in the nation's parks, a cabinet minister urges patience. moving beyond covid—19 will be a gradual process and not a single lea p to gradual process and not a single leap to freedom so when we do and marriage, the world will seem quite different. it comes as british airlines call for clarity — after plans are announced for a 14—day quarantine for passengers arriving to the uk. "an absolute chaotic disaster" —

president donald trump‘s handling of the coronavirus pandemic is slammed by his predecessor ba rack obama russia marks the 75th anniversary of the end of world war ii — 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. music. 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. (ani)it comes as a further 346 deaths 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 walking to the car to get the dog's ball, people were walking right close to you on the path, so you had to walk on the road, stay away from them. i think we're getting it to a point where we're finding it difficult being at home, but you 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 lockdown. and today, one of borisjohnson‘s cabinet ministers said the government would proceed with extreme caution. importantly, it is true to say that 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. the aviation industry is one of many reeling from the impact of the current coronavirus restrictions. airlines in the uk say they 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, you know, significant impact on our sector. nobody‘s going to want to travel if they have to go into quarantine for m days. secretary of state, can you confirm that anyone flying into uk airports will be told to quarantine for m 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 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 is the answer. you will have to wait for the prime minister tomorrow night. the prime ministerfirst 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, boris johnson is weighing up risk, the need to protect the economy and people's liberty against the fear of a resurgent disease. ben wright, bbc news. former us president barack obama has described his successor‘s handling of the coronavirus outbreak as an "absolute, chaotic disaster". in a leaked conference call, mr obama said donald trump has only been thinking about "what was in it for him, and to heck with everybody else". the us has the world's highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths, with a death toll now close to 80,000. well let's talk to our north american correspondent peter bowes who joins us from los angleles. tell us more about what barack obama

has said. he was speaking, it was a web called to the obama alumni association about 3000 former members of his administration and he said the response to the coronavirus would have been bad even with the best of governments and he went on and said it had been an absolute chaotic disaster with the mindset of what is in it for me and to have with everyone else and he said it was an attitude operationalized in the us government and he went further. he went to talk on the next presidential election, we are not fighting against an individual or a party but against long—term trends of being selfish, tribal and divided and seeing others as an enemy which have become a strong impulse in american life. these are strong words from the former president who generally has stayed out of the fray

during the trump administration but as we know, he has and dorisjoe biden, his former deputy as the next candidate for the election and we do expect to see barack obama as part of the election campaign. and perhaps the tone of his comments during this call will give us some indication of the level of the debate that we can look forward to over the next few months. thank you. 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. 0ur 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 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, we was 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 19505 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 1957, 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 was 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. i'm the king of rock and roll!

my, 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. 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 an out of the blue one day, apparently a friend had recommended me for the guitar chairand his band had recommended me for the guitar chair and his band and had recommended me for the guitar chairand his band and he had recommended me for the guitar chair and his band and hejust called me from los angeles one day and at first i thought it was someone and at first i thought it was someone playing a joke on me but i $0011 someone playing a joke on me but i soon realised it was really hand. he asked me if i could get on a plane to los angeles and i got on the

first plane running the next morning andi first plane running the next morning and i sat with him and his hotel room and played with and that night and spent the better part of 20 yea rs and spent the better part of 20 years and his band. how nerve—racking was that? years and his band. how nerve-racking was that? it was very nerve—racking. it was very because up nerve—racking. it was very because up to that point of course i was a lwa ys up to that point of course i was always aware of little richard and his legacy but the only songs i was really familiar with where the obvious ones, the ones that were hits. the band leader told me that everything was in the tfc, f or g so whenever richard started a song i would jump and there and hang on. i never had a single rehearsal with him all the years i played with him. he must have outranked the establishment though when he first started because he was so flamboyant and outrageous. he was. he was a lwa ys and outrageous. he was. he was always that way. you always like to

make a good impression on people and whenever he performed he always gave it his all. he would never leave the stage until people were going wild. he really knew how to control an audience and work an audience and entertain an audience, love and audience. he truly loved playing for people. what was he like offstage? 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 and his heart, he would a lwa ys had jesus and his heart, he would always help out people who really needed help and there were many times i would see him put money and someone's hand i really needed it. you know... he wasjust someone's hand i really needed it. you know... he was just a someone's hand i really needed it. you know... he wasjust a great someone's hand i really needed it. you know... he was just a great soul and he was a true friend. all the rock and roll legends step aside, he

was a good man. kelvin hawley, the guitarist speaking about little richard. in india protestors have stormed a chemical plant in the north eastern region of the country. it comes after a toxic gas leak killed at least 12 people, and left hundreds injured. the site — owned by lg chem — was not operation at the time, but the company confirms that maitenance staff were working at the time of the leak. reged ahmad reports. a woman awoman and a woman and has helped over the gate of this chemical plant. she pulled herself over and unlocks it. after attempting to open a larger gate, other protesters finally overwhelm security forces pushing their way and. some of the protesters are family members of those who died, when a toxic week on thursday left children and adults unable to breathe properly.

my my daughter who was killed in the gas leak had asked me to buy new clothes for her after the lockdown was over. it was her birthday on the third next month. the angry demonstrators are demanding the plant closed and its management arrested. authorities are insisting that the facility is now safe. that situation is absolutely under control. all the reactions and the reach edges have been plugged and is checked so there is now matter of concern any more. the accident happened when the plant was being reopened after shutting during nbl‘s coronavirus lockdown. police have filed charges for culpable homicide against lg chem,. and a statement

the company said it is doing everything it can to protect residents and employees and are investigating the exact cause of the incident. and hundreds were rushed to hospital with symptoms from the chemical leak although authorities say most are recovering. the horror of what happened is still fresh in the minds of people here. many will be demanding answers and justice. researchers behind an app that tracks the symptoms of covid—19 in the uk are expanding their study to look at whether hormones, such as oestrogen, may influence outcomes. more than three 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. the menopause specialist, dr louise newson, told me what additional questions the app will ask users. we put questions about whether

someone we put questions about whether someone is having their periods, whether they are pregnant, whether their periods have stopped or become regulatory or if they are taking contraception or a which contains oestrogen. what are you hoping to discover and when i open the app to fill it and i was surprised as questions were added. this is why it is important to have an explanation. we know men are having more severe infection with covid—19 and more likely to be hospitalized or an intensive care or more likely to die and one of the differences between men and women is we have a lot more oestrogen in our bodies and we know it isa oestrogen in our bodies and we know it is a very important hormone free community and our immune function so we have oestrogen receptors on cells all over our bodies but also cells that fight infection and oestrogen can change the way b cells work and make them more efficient or increase the number so what we want to know

is if women are menopausal or taking hrt, does this mean they have a wea ker hrt, does this mean they have a weaker disease or a weaker form of covid—19, less likely to die or are less likely to be hospitalized? and asa less likely to be hospitalized? and as a specialist i know it is a risk for women taking hrt and the future at risk of heart disease but if it reduces the severity of covid—19, at this will be an interesting and very important thinking about women who are menopausal and have low oestrogen levels, if we can get them hrt which is cheap and effective it will help reduce the severity of covid—19 which could be very important.

care homes have been described as the new front line in the fight against coronavirus in the uk. 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—19. 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—19, 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. president vladimir putin has led russia's commemorations for the 75th anniversary of the defeat of nazi germany in the second world war. today's traditional military parade was cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak,

as steve rosenberg reports. in the skies over moscow, a display of power... ..and patriotism. victory day is always the day russia showcases itself as a great nation. but this year, something was different. down below, red square was empty. no troops or military hardware. the main parade postponed due to coronavirus. russia is determined to make this a big celebration despite the pandemic. victory day is the country's most important national holiday, when russians remember not only the defeat of nazi germany but also the human cost of victory. president putin honoured fallen heroes and faced with a new threat —

a virus — he called for national unity. "we know", he says, "that when we stand together, we are invincible." talking of invincible, in neighbouring belarus, president lu kashenko refused to cancel his victory day parade, despite belarus having one of the highest growth rates of coronavirus infections in europe. back in russia, they've gone to great lengths to congratulate all the veterans locked down at home. instead of sending a card, the army sent this local hero a rocket launcher to his front door. 93—year—old vladimir doesn't need a rocket launcher — all he wants is for the pandemic to end. "the war was terrible", he says. "but at least we knew how to defeat the enemy. "no one knows how

to beat this virus." russia is proud of its victory in the war. it's hoping it can win this battle too. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. you are watching bbc news. time for a look at the weather forecast now. hello that is the warmth of her wealth for a while and it will feel different out there tomorrow. and a few thundering downpours out there with whales moving on towards the midlands and one or two heavy showers gradually fading elsewhere as we get into the night. the main weather story as they change too much colder weather and the winds picking up as well. northern scotla nd picking up as well. northern scotland already in the colder air and tomorrow that continues to push

its way southwards across the uk and again with the strengthening land to make it feel even colder. as the cold airdigs into make it feel even colder. as the cold air digs into northern scotland overnight and frosty and icy and places. rain pushing further south into parts of northern island and a few showers around crashing the far south of england. for many and it is mild overnight and the change to colder air initially over scotland with the frost and ice and some snow to quite low levels as we start the day tomorrow and some sunny cells during the day. elsewhere we see an area of cloud and at patients further south through england and wales but again colder air follows. may be the odd boundary one into the channel islands in afternoon. northern island and scotland will get to see some sunny spells that these are the winds, strong and gusty northeasterly winds and

excess. edis transporting the colder air southwards in the far south of england in south wales going towards the net after teams and the mid afternoon but much of the uk we are talking 10—15d drop in temperature and the cold air reaches all the way to southern england i was go through sunday evening. the odd pop of cloud and the i shower going into monday morning and that means widespread frost where it is windiest. high pressure control which means a lot of high—pressure and that means it is going to be a chilly one. high—pressure next week is looking mainly dry wit from the ninth at first with wins further easing and becomes less chilly.

hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines. lockdown will only be eased with "extreme caution" says the uk government — but 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 plans are announced for a 14—day quarantine for passengers arriving to the uk. "an absolute chaotic disaster" — donald trump is described by the former us president, barack obama, of the coronavirus pandemic. russia marks the 75th anniversary of the end of world war ii — 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. music and the pioneer of rock and roll,

little richard dies aged 87.