this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. borisjohnson is to announce a shift in message on coronavirus later — with a new warning system and a roadmap for easing the lockdown in england. he is also set to unveil a new slogan for england — telling the public to "stay alert". it comes as parts of germany get back to business — some bars and restaurants opened this weekend, more will do so on monday. president trump's handling of the pandemic is called a chaotic disaster by his predecessor ba rack obama. and, the photographs that show facemasks can never take away your smile.

hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first... the uk government is preparing to change its message on coronavirus, advising the public to "stay alert" rather than to "stay home". borisjohnson will make a televised address to the nation this evening, in which he will outline a roadmap towards easing lockdown restrictions in england. he's expected to announce the creation of a coronavirus alert system, similar to the one used to describe the terror threat. in other developments: some bars and restaurants were allowed to reopen in germany this weekend, with a further easing of restrictions set for monday. in the us, the former president barack obama has strongly criticised donald trump's response to the pandemic,

calling it an "absolute chaotic disaster." it comes as the confirmed number of covid—19 cases worldwide passes 4 million, according tojohns hopkins university — the actual number is thought to be far higher. more on all of those stories coming up. but first this report from andy moore. as the sun shone, police in hackney in east london said they were fighting a losing battle to persuade people to stay at home. they said hundreds of people were out enjoying food and drinks. they tried to remind them that they should be only out for exercise. boris johnson will tonight outline how it will be eased, very slowly and very cautiously. first, there will be another meeting of the cobra emergency committee before his televised address at 7pm. he's expected to announce a scale of coronavirus alerts similar to the system for terrorism.

they will range from level five, red to level one green. we are said to be currently at level four, moving towards level three. there will be a new slogan, too. stay alert, control the virus and save lives. the government is emphasising that any changes to the lockdown will only be made with extreme caution. importantly, it's 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. yesterday, the government said another 346 people had died with coronavirus in all settings, bringing the total death toll to 31,587. a few days ago, the government said there were some problems with the lab system for testing coronavirus swabs. it's now emerged that 50,000 samples have been flown to america for analysis there. it's not known how long it will take for the results to come back.

the uk has failed to reach the target of 100,000 tests a day for seven days in a row now. but the government said testing overall was at a much higher level than it had been. andy moore, bbc news. the british government's message new to the public about coronavirus is to "stay alert, control the virus, stay lives" has been criticised by opposition politicians. here's the shadow health secretary, labour's jonathan ashworth. when you are dealing with a public health crisis of this nature, you need absolute clarity from government about what the advice is. there is no room for nuance. i think the problem with the new messages, many people will be puzzled by it, they will not understand what we mean by stay alert. i hope we can get clarity from the government today as to what exactly is the new message means because this virus

really does exploit and brilliance -- is really does exploit and brilliance —— is ambivalence and thrive on ambiguity. we need clarity at all times. and the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, had this to say on twitter. the sunday papers is the first i've seen of the pm's new slogan. it is of course for him to decide what's most appropriate for england but, given the critical point we are at in tackling the virus, stay home, save lives remains my clear message to scotland at this stage. the welsh government has confirmed this morning it is also keeping the stay—at—home message. let's speak now to the senior conservative backbencher and former party leader, sir iain duncan smith. thank you very much indeed for being with us. first of all, on the change of message from stay home to stay alert to committee think that makes sense? is it dangerous in some ways because it risks selling confusion in the minds of the public? festival i will wait for the prime minister to confirm what the message really

is. -- to confirm what the message really is. —— first of all. i am always relu cta nt to is. —— first of all. i am always reluctant to confirm something that has not been stated by the government. the principle behind this is right. the public is going to have to accept the fact that we are not going to eradicate coronavirus until we have a vaccine oi’, coronavirus until we have a vaccine or, as it were, we have antivirals. we are going to have to manage the process. the message about trying to get back to work and get on with our lives progressively, step—by—step, whilst recognising managing the risk through things like washing hands, cleaning services, using antivirals and making sure as far as possible we have some distance between each other. these things will be important but it is about managing that risk and that is the important factor. we manage the risk every day of our lives a misstep out of the door. the reality that we will have

to manage the risk now we have the infection rate down and keep it down. islands -- expecting the prime minister to effectively the lockdown? —— are you expecting? it will be eased a little in terms of being able to exercise when you like and so on. what do you think are the implications, is that is the case, for the economy? i honestly think we need to be taking their first steps. they should have taken them already, in my view, to open the economy again. not a in my view, to open the economy again. nota mad rush. i proposed in my view, to open the economy again. not a mad rush. i proposed a traffic light system may start this area is a business and industry that can come back with a minimum effect on transport, some can be done at home but some can be done in the office but progressively, as you check every week or two, then you can roll out more. that is the

method i understand the government will eventually use but i would like to get as moving on that. the question on the economy is grave. people have been so frightened quite deliberately, and to keep them locked at home, that they are concerned now about going out and going back to work. we have to break through that to get people to understand there are two risks running and both affect lives. 0ne is covid—i9 and the other is the economy. if we do not start to get it moving, it will also affect our lives and well—being, getting medical treatment up and running again in allareas medical treatment up and running again in all areas where people are worried about getting to hospitals, cancer treatment by dialysis treatment. all of this is part of getting britain moving again. it is careful, it is not a science, it is an artabout careful, it is not a science, it is an art about checking when and how

checking the r— rate. an art about checking when and how checking the r- rate. you would like to do more to get the economy moving more quickly. look at the front page of the sunday times when they are quoting scientist this morning that 100,000 people will die if the measures are eased too quickly. too quickly are the operative word. everyone comes out with an absolute and then it is qualified. epidemiology is not an exact science stop you having to makejudgments epidemiology is not an exact science stop you having to make judgments on the basis of what people believe might be the forecast in the future. different programmes have produced different results. the government is having to make a decision about how to feel our way forward. there is good evidence outside to give us some indication of how to do it. sweden did not go into the full lockdown like us and it is worth looking at their results in areas where they have allowed larger groups to gather, where they have allowed some shops and cafe and restau ra nts allowed some shops and cafe and restaurants to stay open with

restrictions. this is worth is looking at, understanding how they have managed it. i was looking at a report the other day to show if you allow for the population differences and make them essentially the same, sweden and's outcomes have almost mirrored hours in many senses. it is worth looking at them to see how they have managed some of the more difficult areas has become out of lockdown. we had to start making progress. the economy now is having very little money coming in, huge amounts going out and it will affect peoples lives later. they do not wa nt peoples lives later. they do not want businesses to collapse, which some are beginning today, thus leaving many more people worse as fallowing collapses for them and they go on to unemployment benefit. —— furloughing. we have to start to get the economy moving. many thanks for your time. thank you forjoining us.

well, let's take a look at some of the other developments around the world. daily death tolls are continuing to drop in some nations, including spain, but there's concern that easing lockdown restrictions could lead to a "second wave" of infections. france has recorded its lowest daily number of coronavirus deaths for more than a month, with 80 deaths over the past 2a hours. the authorities are preparing to relax restrictions from monday. but the picture is worsening in russia, which has recorded a rise of 11,000 new cases in the past 2a hours. over 200,000 people there are confirmed to have the virus. for the latest on the situation in germany, here's damian mcguinness from berlin. all shops are now open in germany, regardless of whatever size. until now it has only been smaller shops. over the next week cafes and restaurants will start to open for guests inside. already in germany, people could buy food and drink to

go or eat elsewhere and now they are going to be able to eat and drink inside, exactly when that happens depends on which particular region, and that comes with certain rules and challenges. that would involve wearing a mask when you walk into a cafe, for example, when you go to the toilet. take the mask off when you sit down and have a drink and you eat but, as you walk out, you have to put the mask back on again. this is the commonality we are seeing across europe. while we are seeing these restrictions, we are also seeing new rules that we are really seeing across european countries. there are some sort of ideas developing about the best way of doing this, and one of them does involve cloth masks to stop infecting others. the other challenge for businesses is that they have to... part of these rules is they have to have fewer people. hotels will start opening up again across germany but again with fewer people. cafes, restaurants, fewer tables. these businesses often run

at quite small margins. the challenges is how would you make it financially viable to stay open, employ people, pay the rent, etc, while at the same time sticking to tough hygiene rules? the other challenge is, of course, where consumers themselves might be a bit nervous, about going into a cafe or restaurant, sitting there for a few hours a few metres away from other people but still in the same room as other people. the two challenges mean while we still have the health emergency going on across europe, we are also thinking about economic problems, how can these businesses, although they are opening, how can they stay viable? that is why we are going to see some government support carrying on even though the economy here in germany is getting back to work again. the trump administration has defended its handling of the coronavirus outbreak after the previous president, barack obama, described it as an absolute, chaotic disaster. the white house press secretary said donald trump's response to the pandemic had been unprecedented and had saved american lives. the us remains the worst—hit

country, with over a quarter of confirmed cases and a third of deaths. rich preston has this report. the former president's comments were made during a conference call involving 3,000 former colleagues. mr obama said the pandemic would have been bad with the best of governments but that it has been an absolute chaotic disaster when a mindset of, what is in it for me and to heck with everyone else is operationalised in government? he said selfish, tribal and divided impulses have become part of american life and would be part of this year's election campaign. these are uncharacteristically strong words from the former us leader, who has remained largely tight—lipped on his successor‘s presidential style. the white house didn't respond directly to the comments but said president trump's coronavirus response had been unprecedented and had saved american lives. it comes after reports that two top

us officials are placing themselves in quarantine after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for covid—19. robert redfield, the director of the centres for disease control and steven hahn, the commissioner of the food and drug administration, a doctorfrom president trump's own coronavirus task force has also said he will take precautionary measures. the us accounts for more than a quarter of worldwide coronavirus cases and a third of all deaths, adding another 1500 fatalities in the last 2a hours. in new york, by far the worst affected area, the governor criticised the lack of support from the federal government. where is the funding? there is no money, just applause. you want to say thank you? provide the funding, not just the applause. meanwhile, across the us, several states continue to ease lockdown restrictions,

from the beaches and boardwalks of maryland... watched as local residents have been social distancing, they have been wearing masks, they have been making sure they don't congregate in crowds of more than six to ten people. we thought it was the right time to take that next step. to the hiking trails of los angeles... it has been really good to get back out and just be in the outdoors again. and san francisco's skate parks. the south korean president has warned of a second wave of the virus in his country. 3a new cases have been reported today — the highest daily number for a month. the small, but growing outbreak, largely emerged in an entertainment district of seoul, prompting the south korean capital to temporarily close nig htclu bs and bars on saturday. city officials are tracking visitors

to the area and urging them to self—isolate for two weeks. president moonjae—in has urged the public to remain vigilant. translation: the infection cluster, which recently occurred in entertainment facilities, has raised awareness that, even during the stabilisation phase, similar situations can arise anytime, anywhere in an enclosed crowded space. it's not over until it's over. we are keeping enhanced alertness to the end. we must never lower our guard regarding epidemic prevention. the uk trade association, which represents retailers, says the reopening of schools and transport networks needs to be a priority when lockdown measures are eased. the british retail consortium has outlined some of the steps it hopes to see when borisjohnson starts to lift social distancing restrictions in england. here's our business correspondent katy austin. while the two rumsey‘s chocolate cafes are closed, 46 staff are on furlough. manager kate is nervous about reopening for takeaway until she hears the prime minister's plans for coming out of lockdown.

we need a lot of guidance from the government to do that. so how i can safely bring staff back and probably have them working in relatively close proximity to each other. do they need to wear masks? do we need screens up? can we allow customers in the shop from a takeaway perspective? do we need to provide hand sanitiser, temperature controls? there are so many questions we have. if we do open, we want to make sure we're doing it right and doing it safely safely. so guidance from the government is something we're really eager for at the moment. with her staff worried, kate also wants to know what will happen to the furlough scheme afterjune. 0ne organisation, which represents shops, expects there to be a very gradual lifting of restrictions and for the government to issue practical guidelines on reopening. but it says businesses need schools and transport to be addressed early. retail employs a lot of people. a lot of those people have children and, therefore, without the schools being opened, then the ability of those people

to work in retail becomes much more difficult. within the industry itself, i think the absolute focus should be around safety first, as opposed to trying to draw lines in terms of different sizes of stores or different types of businesses. pret is one cafe chain which will be opening up more stores for takeaway and delivery, with safety measures. but the return for pubs and sit—in restaurants is expected to take much longer. garden centres in wales can open from monday, with social distancing, and it's thought those in england can too from wednesday. many other workplaces are waiting to find out what the future will look like. katy austin, bbc news. the fiancee of the murdered saudi journalist jamal khashoggi says the premier league should consider ethical values before signing off on a deal to sell newcastle united football club to a saudi—backed consortium. the takeover would be mostly financed by an investment fund chaired by the saudi crown prince,

mohammed bin salman. he's suspected by western intelligence agencies of involvement in the killing of mr khashoggi at the saudi consulate in istanbul in 2018. 0ur security correspondent frank gardner gave us more details about what mr khashoggi's fiancee, hatice cengiz, has said. she has said in a letter she has written to the premier league and also addressed to the owners of newcastle united that to go ahead with the deal would be, to somehow whitewash the saudi crown prince. along with many others she suspects saudi arabia's crown prince was personally involved in the murder of her late fiance, jamal khashoggi, something the saudi arabian government and he has denied. she says this is basically trying

to rehabilitate saudi arabia's tarnished image — particularly that of the crown prince and this would be a case of putting money and politics ahead of ethics. she has had a letter back from the head of the premier league, in which he has expressed his condolences to her and assured her there is no offer to stall the deal, which she would be very bad for english football. it is controversial and has attracted criticism, not only from her but from human rights groups. is all there is likely to stop the deal from going through, do you think? all the indications are that the deal is likely to go ahead. the deal is reportedly worth about £300 million. the majority owner, proposed owner, is the public investment fund, the saudi arabian soverign wealth fund, one of the richest

funds in the world. it has a net worth of 320 billion. it can certainly afford this and is part of a wider strategy by the saudi authorities, the saudi government, to try and expand their reach globally. they have made it very clear they want to be the number one investment powerhouse in the world, buying up clubs and high—profile investments like this. she is saying they must not be allowed to do that, given that they have never fully accounted, in her view, they had neverfully accounted for the murder. there was a trial and five people were convicted and sentenced to death, three others put in prison but the person who many suspect was behind it, the crown prince, is of course free and was never even accused or charged within his own country. the spread of coronavirus has left new york's streets virtually empty, and the faces of passers—by hidden by masks. in her new photoseries,

"mask smile", photographer laura fewks has set out to show that people are remaining positive, and that much of a smile is seen in a person's eyes, even when you can't see their mouths. there was something really special about getting a smile from a stranger from behind a mask. my name's laura fewks and i'm a photographer in new york city. out for a walk on 34th street, new york city. going to see if i can get some people to smile through their masks for me. i approached people first, of course from six feet away, and i had my mask on so of course i have to kind of get their attention. and i ask them if, you know, if they don't mind if i take their picture and i explain that i'm doing a photo series of people smiling but with their masks on. so if they can stay where they are and allow me to capture their smile.

and it's been really heart—warming to be able to let people know, you know, i can still see your smile, it's all in your eyes or your cheekbones. i think that so much of the smile is captured in someone's eyes and that's where you really connect. through this series, i've wanted to communicate this overall strength of all people of all different backgrounds and ages and essential workers, non—essential workers, and to just show that people are remaining positive through this very difficult time. i will say i get rejected quite often when i go out taking these pictures, which i — is very understandable, people are scared right now, people haven't been to the barber, people are not usually wearing their best clothes, and they don't want to be photographed or, for that matter, some people are grieving the loss of loved ones. so it's not a time for smiling for everyone. but for those people who do agree, it's been an incredible interaction.

so my friend here gave me a great masked smile, got some great smiles out here. stay positive, man, 0k? i'll see you later. one of my favourite pictures that i've taken thus far was during the first — the first week that i started deciding this was going to be a project and i was going to start compiling masked smile photos. and i was walking towards the upper west side and i came across this mother and daughter, both wearing masks and playing in a puddle. it had just rained the day before and they were just really enjoying playing in this puddle in the rain boots together and i stopped and asked them for their smile and they gave me, as you can see in the picture, the brightest smile and then went skipping down the street together. so that was a particularly positive moment. with zoos and aquariums closed

to visitors in countries across the world, some animals are getting the chance to explore. this japanese aquarium in yokohoma has shared these videos online of penguins doing their daily exercise around the grounds and getting the chance to meet neighbours, like seals. hello. expect a marked difference to the feel of the weather as we go through the week ahead. these weather temperature first thing this sunday morning. as you can see across scotland temperatures in low single figures. the cold air will push its way steadily south as we go through the day to day and the wind will strengthen as the cold front moves through. the gusts of wind could be 30, a0 miles an hour and that will make it feel quite hold on exposed posts. the rain is not particularly significant. early

morning sunshine will cloud over for the rest of the day. behind it, across much of scotland and northern england sunny spells and scattered showers. some of those could have a wintry flavour mixed in. from norwich and the north gusts of 30 to a0 miles an hour make it feel quite chilly, particularly on exposed coasts. temperatures will struggle. at the very best, four 28 degrees. we might see mid to high teens ahead of the weather front but colder air will affect all tonight and into tomorrow. the week when a front eases away overnight and in the clear skies temperatures will fall away quite rapidly. further north and west, expect the frost. gardeners and growers take note of the low single figures quite widely just below in some places. we start tomorrow on a chilly note that there will be lots of sunshine around.

still quite windy. i suspect monday will feel quite measurable for many of us. a few scattered showers on north sea coast. sharpish showers in the bar north of scotland later in the bar north of scotland later in the day. temperatures down and where they should be for the time of year, eight to 13 celsius. as we move at a monday and for the remainder of the week, high pressure builds up. we still keep the blue chain which means we are in the colder air mass but the winds will start to ease. as we go through the week it will feel less cold and temperatures will climba less cold and temperatures will climb a degree or so with plenty of dry weather around. take care.

this is bbc news, the headlines: borisjohnson is to announce a shift in message on coronavirus later — with a a roadmap for easing the lockdown in england. the government is also set to unveil a new slogan — telling the public to "stay alert". it comes as parts of germany get back to business — some bars and restaurants opened this weekend, more will do so on monday. in spain, the authorities are also preparing to relax restrictions from tomorrow. in the us, the former president, barack obama, has heavily criticised the trump administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic. mr obama called the management of the crisis "an absolute chaotic disaster". the fiancee of the murdered saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi, has urged the english premier league club, newcastle united, to consider ethical values before accepting a bid from a saudi—backed consortium.