this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. borisjohnson says people should stay alert as he prepares to lay out his road map for lifting restrictions in england, but his government faces criticism — the message is confusing. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon eases restrictions in scotland slightly and says people can exercise more than once a day, but other rules will stay in place. it would be catastrophic for me to drop the stay at home message, which is why i am not prepared to do it. and i am particularly not prepared to do it in favour of a message that is vague and imprecise. it comes as a further 269 people die after testing

positive for coronavirus. airlines say they've had no clarity from the uk government over plans to bring in a 14—day quarantine for passengers arriving into the uk. in germany, the infection rate rises again, just days after some lockdown restrictions were eased. 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. let's start in the uk and in england, ministers have been defending the uk governmentmessage

to change its core message from the stay at home to stay alert. borisjohnson confirmed in a tweet that people should continue to "stay at home as much as possible", keep two metres apart when going out and "limit contact" with other people. it comes ahead of the prime minister's televised address this evening, in which he will outline a road map towards easing lockdown restrictions in england. opposition parties have criticised the change in slogan saying the overrall policy now lacks clarity. the devolved governments of scotland, wales and northern ireland have confirmed they won't be following england in changing their message and will keep the words "stay at home." but nicola sturgeon, the first minister of scotland has announced a slight easing to the lockdown there — people will be now be allowed to exercise more than once per day. in other developments — the rate of coronavirus infection in germany has accelerated, days after chancellor merkel announced a further

easing of restrictions. back in the uk, the daily figures from the government reveal a further 269 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus — the lowest daily total for some time over 64,000 people in the uk were tested for the virus yesterday — still off from the government's target of 100,000 a day. more on all of those stories coming up, but first this report from nick ea rdley. stay at home. protect the nhs. and save lives. stay at home. protect the nhs. and save lives. it is a message that we have heard for weeks now, one the government thinks has been highly successful, but uk ministers want to move on to the next stage of the coronavirus response, so this is a new message from borisjohnson. stay alert, control the virus, save lives. we do think it is the right moment

to update and broaden the message. so stay alert will mean stay alert by staying home as much as possible, but stay alert when you do go out by maintaining social distancing, washing your hands, respecting others in the workplace and the other settings that you will go to. there will be some tweaks to lockdown rules, but when boris johnson addresses the nation again tonight, he will proceed with caution. no wholesale lifting of restrictions, no return to anything approaching normal. there will be no grand reopening of the economy tonight. there will be a message of caution, of personal responsibility, being vigilant and staying alert — and by doing that, we will help to control the virus and in time, not today, but in time, we will be also able

reopen the economy and other aspects of our lives. we will see similar caution from leaders elsewhere also. in scotland, and wales, people will be allowed out to exercise more than once a day. in england and wales, garden centres will be allowed to open also, but not everyone is on the same page any more. in scotland, wales and northern ireland, the prime minister's new message is not being adopted. in scotland, right now, given the fragility of the progress we have made, given the critical point we are at, then it would be catastrophic for me to drop the stay—at—home message which is why i am not prepared to do it. i am particularly not prepared to do it in favour of a message that is vague and imprecise. labour had been urging the government to provide more detail of its exit strategy. the problem with the new message is that many people will be puzzled by it, they won't understand what we mean by stay alert, so i hope we can get clarity from the government today as to what exactly this new message means, because this virus really does exploit ambivalence. tonight the prime minister will reveal a road map about how

life might eventually start to feel more familiar, but coming out of lockdown will be gradual and complicated. we can go to number ten now and get the latest former chief political correspondent. not... element there is some discontent about their changing of the message in england from stay at home to stay alert.” think what the prime minister will be trying to do is maybe shift people's mindset because what you can't do is have a blunt stay—at—home message and then expect people to go back to work. i think we wa nt people to go back to work. i think we want to be more nuanced about that and that does make it more difficult and doesn't make it a more simple message. if you think about it, with most shops still closed,

schools still closed, no pubs or restau ra nts a nd schools still closed, no pubs or restaurants and no cinemas open, in reality, not much is going to change. i think tonight the primers to well set out some measures with some dates. not all of them precise, but some dates of when things might shift. there has been information about primary schools, or at least some primary schools going back in england from the ist ofjune. they may even be some references from when other shops may open later on. certainly, a sequence of events. in the immediate terms, i don't think much is going to be changing. ministers have been saying over the last few days that there will be modification and it will be gradual and they certainly want to say to people that yes, if you can work from home, you should continue to do so, but if you can't, you should think about going back to work. that has actually always been the message, but the difference now is that companies are being told to prepare and work out how offices in

other settings can socially distance. that message will stay in place. there is a balancing act for the government with the economic aspect of this lockdown and the health issues. how much of the debate is still going on in the government about that issue? there's been constant debate and i think it will continue. 0f been constant debate and i think it will continue. of course, there are lots of people under the various government schemes who are being paid some of their salaries and are not going to work. it has been made clear that that cannot go on forever and of course there is concern because people have talked about the consequences and of course health consequences and of course health consequences of people not having jobs to go back to and so it has been a constant balancing act and it will continue and there is tension over that and they definitely want to ensure that this transmission rate does not increase. people want to know what the data the government

is looking at as it makes its decisions on reopening the economy. we go over to our labour correspondent in manchester. do you support this change in message?” don't, i'm afraid. i would support this change in message?” don't, i'm afraid. iwould prefer the government to stick with the clear and message. if they are going to change, then i think we need clarity from the prime minister tonight about what he thinks people can do and what they can't do. if we get this more general stay alert message, with caveats like where possible, keep two metres and if you can work from home... i think that isa can work from home... i think that is a recipe for confusion and of course he will have to enforce it —— we will have to enforce it, i will have to ask greater manchester police to enforce it and so i would ask the government to think about that and give as much clarity as possible. i that you prefer that we

just stuck with stay at home. when you say it is going to be difficult to enforce, they are talking about increasing the find, aren't they? the penalties for people making these guidelines. are you saying that it these guidelines. are you saying thatitis these guidelines. are you saying that it is not going to be confusing only for people in your city, but much more difficult for the police and are they having problems already in enforcing this? it is challenging, i think the police in enforcing this? it is challenging, ithink the police here are getting the balance right, but when you have statements out of numberten as we when you have statements out of number ten as we did today, that people should keep two metres distance where possible, what are police officers meant to make of that on the ground? if we are talking about people working from home if they can, it is quite a general and unspecified message and i think the government would be much better placed if they were to say to people, look, these are the things you now people, look, these are the things you fiow can people, look, these are the things you now can do. the clarity we had at the start about one form of exercise per day. that brought discipline. if you move to a more

vague statement, i think things could begin to break down and i don't think anyone wants to see that. we feel here in the north—west that. we feel here in the north—west that we are two weeks behind london. i don't feel that we are on a clear downward path with this disease yet. the downing street briefing last week was told that hour rate was increasing because of what was happening in care homes. ifi increasing because of what was happening in care homes. if i was working in a care home, i would feel that this message was potentially quite disrespectful. it is suggesting that what is going on in ca re suggesting that what is going on in care homes is being forgotten and i'm afraidl care homes is being forgotten and i'm afraid i cannot endorse that. when you look at all the messages coming out of number ten, the prime minister and his balancing act of protecting people and helping the economy, the social distancing and the other measures as well, how does that relate to where you are on the city that you are mayor of in terms of classes and things like that. it is difficult because you need to

keep the economy at least alive if not booming. if not working and fluctuating as it would normally, are you saying that practical difficulties with the implementation of the social distancing rules as well? yes, there could be difficulties, couldn't there? if you are saying keep two metres where possible, that is potentially difficult on public transport if people don't keep that distance. it is not clear enough. if you're going to come out of lockdown and easier restrictions that might ease the restrictions, you need to be clever people about what they can do and can't do a number ten has not done that tonight and this further message that they put out has not been but with consultation with people, not scotland, not wales and not as in northern manchester. i will be listening carefully to the prime minister, they have been good at listening to this and taking things on board and i have been changes, let's hope that some of the

challenges today, they will listen to and hopefully the prime minister will respond to those when he speaks to the nation later on this evening. thank you very much indeed, the mayor of greater manchester. we are bringing you boris johnson mayor of greater manchester. we are bringing you borisjohnson pass statement at 7pm uk time. 1800 gmt, on a special programme with huw edwards which you can watch on bbc one, bbc news channel and bbc world and it will be followed by more analysis all evening on the news channel. business leaders are hoping the prime minister's address later will provide some clarity on how people can get back to work. the organisation which represents retailers says transport links need to be a priority when lockdown measures are eased. 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 that we have. kate also wants clarity on future of the popular but expensive furlough scheme, where millions of workers across different industries have had wages paid by government during the shutdown. businesses are expecting there to be a gradual phased reopening of the economy, but big trade unions have said today that there shouldn't be a return to work until employers agree to overhaul health and safety rules. and what about getting to work? public transport will only be able to take a tiny fraction of passengers with social distancing. 0ne organisation representing shops says transport and schools

must be addressed early. without the schools being opened, then the ability of those people to work in retail becomes that 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. it's thought garden centres in england will follow those in wales by opening later this week with social distancing. other industries face specific challenges, including airlines and airports, who fear the expected introduction of a 14—day quarantine for visitors to the uk will slow their recovery. katy austin, bbc news. well, let's take a look at some of the other developments around the world. daily death numbers 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 deaths for more than a month, with 80 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. more than 200,000 people there are confirmed to have the virus. in germany, the rate of coronavirus infection in germany has accelerated, days after chancellor merkel announced a further easing of restrictions. 0ur correspondent damian mcguinness is in berlin. the latest estimates show the reproduction rate in germany has now gone back up to above one. it is now thought to be 1.1 and that is a worry because it means the virus here in germany could be spreading more quickly. 1.1 means that for ten people who are infected with the virus, they are potentially spreading it on to 11 or more. in order to contain the pandemic, what you need is to have

reproduction level below one and germany is trying to ease restrictions on some of the most difficult areas in which to contain the virus. those are things like hotels, restaurants, they are all starting up again over the next few weeks. this is difficult because if this reproduction rate keeps going up, what that means is officials will probably look again at re—imposing restrictions. let's go back to the prime minister's address in a couple of hours' time. talking about a stay alert message. 0ne hours' time. talking about a stay alert message. one person wants to see a staged exit from lockdown, especially for young people is this professor of economics and behavioural science at the university of warwick. why in particular for young people? because they young are so much safer because of their immune system and because

they are the worst affected financially and recent research suggests very badly psychologically, so we can put that to our advantage and geta so we can put that to our advantage and get a balance to our economic objectives and health objectives was that we really do need to start the economy safely. you are saying the 18 to 25 yards, in terms of if they are following the guide lines, a day perhaps the ones not taking it seriously as others? we have data or not? we do have data on that. it is intuitive. it is difficult to get very young people, especially very young man, to abide by the restrictions that the government has wanted, but we don't have to just concentrate on the very young, we could have staged releases of workers, aged between 20 to 30 years old, then wait a few weeks to check that that is safe, then 30 to a0 yea rs old that that is safe, then 30 to a0

years old and wait a few weeks to see if that is safe and we could get on with the economy and get a lot of prosperity back because young people are so much better at warding off and being safe in the virus. in terms of the mental health of young people. loneliness, anxiety, fear and depression, we are reading about this and especially about the long—term future as well, people also concerned like you about noncompliance as these restrictions continue in terms of the social problems that could be because?” think it is going to be very difficult to maintain compliance if borisjohnson difficult to maintain compliance if boris johnson says difficult to maintain compliance if borisjohnson says that difficult to maintain compliance if boris johnson says that we difficult to maintain compliance if borisjohnson says that we all have to stay approximately lockdown for another three weeks and perhaps all the people, including me, who can do that, we'll do that, but persuading the young as they systematically lose theirjobs, the young as they systematically lose their jobs, that the young as they systematically lose theirjobs, that will be very hard. a couple of days ago, the irish unemployment rate was

announced on 55% of young people in ireland are unemployed already. i would expect our statistics to show the same. we have a real problem with our young if we don't allow them to go back to work and some kind of life and there is very little risk in doing that. we have to communicate that to our young people. do we need to have the testing in place for young people before allowing the easing that you are advocating? no testing will a lwa ys are advocating? no testing will always be useful for everyone, are advocating? no testing will always be usefulfor everyone, but as part of the deal for releasing the young, if that is a word is that the young, if that is a word is that the they have to stay away from older people, i think that was it susceptible contract, so to say. that may not be acceptable because although the young would become more infected, they would be affecting

others and most of those would just have a case of what would be like a bad flu. we need to sort out expectations soon. thank you very much. another key issue when easing the lockdown is how to get the country moving again safely. many manufacturing and engineering firms will be watching the prime minister was ‘s speech later in terms of getting more information about this. juergen maier is former chief executive of siemens uk — one of world's largest engineering firms. he's also chair of the lib dems coronavirus business task force. what will you be listening out for in terms of getting transport connections moving again in the next couple of hours? i think there are several things that we will be listening out for is a business community and the first is that it is about building trust in terms of how can people really get back to the workplace completely safely. and

thatis the workplace completely safely. and that is the transport system that you were just talking about, it is very important in the workplace, one of the guidelines around that, which i think need to be incredibly clear. and the other thing that will be looking for is what is now the strategy and plan for testing and for tracing, because it is notjust about safety in the workplace — that is of course critical and key, it is also about if there is an outbreak and there is a cluster of an outbreak that then happens around the factory, how do you then trace the factory, how do you then trace the people who have been in contact with those infected people, how do you quickly test them on how to get that under control so that you can keep that rate that people keep on referring to as low as possible? there are several questions. let's start with testing and tracing. ai and technology are playing a huge role in the future about how the

world is going to look. you have a technology company as well. do you think the general offer for the general public is that we will have to a cce pt general public is that we will have to accept an exposure of our privacy and other things attack companies will have to do. i don't think that is an argument because i think you can build the technology in the way the people's data is protected. this isa the people's data is protected. this is a so—called decentralised form thatis is a so—called decentralised form that is being rolled out in other parts of the world. and what is also important now is a transparency and that people can be absolutely sure that people can be absolutely sure that this data is used for the purpose of tracing and saving lives. i mention that because toronto was going to be one of these first smart cities, but there was a big argument there about the sort of data and privacy impingement is that that would have involved. i don't think thatis would have involved. i don't think that is happening any more and we

know that big tech companies are now talking to new york. there are genuine concerns that people have about this, but my question was, do you have to suspend some of those when it comes to getting through the pandemic and out the other side? two iam not pandemic and out the other side? two i am not suggesting that the concern does not exist. my concern is having the utmost of transparency about how that data is being used, it needs independent scrutiny so that people are given confidence that the data is used for the right purpose. in the end, does saving people's lives absolutely go above some of these arguments? the answer is yes, but i think you can do both stop let's go to the other issue you raised about social distancing within factories. perhaps you can get perspex screens. in terms of manufacturing and the

fellow scheme and the financial support that these companies are having, it is too short a scheme to end injune, should it go on for many months when you look at the chain and the potential falling of other industries in a domino effect if one is not supported? there are a couple of issues there. the first thing to say is there a very large parts of the manufacturing sector that are working today, the whole of the food sector is under huge demand and people are producing. the good news is that the food sector, working with the unions, working with the trade association, working with the trade association, working with government are finding ways to make sure that that is done in the safe st make sure that that is done in the safest possible way. so therefore, we have experience as to how to continue to get more people back to work and... juergen maier, terribly

sorry to interrupt you. we are on time constraint. we now have to go to the weather. thank you very much for joining us. a recent scene in shetland behind me. imagine that. second week of may, strong arctic winds, blowing in some snow as that cold front swept across the country as we can see in this line of cloud. we can see that streaming out of the arctic regions and we will be feeling the chill. france and all the way to berlin as well, a lot of that cold air will be moving on monday. monday will be a chilly day ina monday. monday will be a chilly day in a needless to say but it will be quite sunny for most of the country. this is what it looks like through the night, so a lot of clear weather and quite often when the wind is strong, temperatures don't tend to dip so low because the air is so

cold coming from the north, we will getan air cold coming from the north, we will get an air frost, —1 cold coming from the north, we will get an airfrost, —1 in glasgow cold coming from the north, we will get an air frost, —1 in glasgow and evenin get an air frost, —1 in glasgow and even in the south, in rural areas, temperatures could get close to zero. here is a forecast on monday. a lot of bright weather, wisps of scattered clouds and still a strong wind blowing out of the north. if you are out of the sunshine and in the shade, it is going to feel nippy. temperatures say only around nine or 10 degrees in places. 0n tuesday, we are looking at this little area of weather here coming into scotland from the north, this is almost like a secondary cold effect. we have just had is almost like a secondary cold effect. we havejust had one is almost like a secondary cold effect. we have just had one sweep through and this is another one that will temporarily bring colder air through scotland. for a time, you could see snow and sleet falling in scotland, even down to low levels and it will be cold around here 5 degrees in aberdeen, but south of that, it will not be quite so chilly

with maybe 1a degrees in cardiff. that's look at wednesday. not much change in the weather pattern, it will still be fairly bright but the winds will slowly start to ease. even though the temperatures are going to be similar, ten, 11 or 12, lighter winds and that sunshine will make it a little bit less cold. here is the outlook for the rest of the week, you can see the temperature is gradually rising. 0n week, you can see the temperature is gradually rising. on friday we are into the middle and high teens again and by the weekend, possibly 20.

hello this is bbc news with tim willcox. the headlines: borisjohnson says people should "stay alert" as he prepares to lay out his road map for lifting

restrictions in england, but his government faces concern that the message is confusing. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon eases nicola sturgeon eases restrictions slightly and says people can exercise more than once a day, but other rules will stay in place. it would be catastrophic for me to drop the "stay at home" message, which is why i am not prepared to do it. and i am particularly not prepared to do it in favour of a message that is vague and imprecise. it comes as a further 269 people die in the uk after testing positive for covid—19 in hospitals and the community. airlines say they've had ‘no clarity‘ from the uk government over plans to bring in a 1a day quarantine for passengers arriving in the uk. in germany, the infection rate rises again, just days after some lockdown restrictions were eased.

that's it from me for now. coming up through round—up of the sport from the bbc sport centre. first to the premier league, where a third brighton player has tested positive for coronavirus — hours before guidelines around the potential return of sport may become clearer when the prime minister addresses the nation this evening brighton's ceo paul barber has warned any plans to restart matches in a rush could ‘cost lives'. he was speaking to the mail on sunday ahead of monday's league meeting. as clubs try to move towards the proposed restart date of june 12th. it's expected some will urge a delay and ask the league to abandon their neutral venues plan. crystal palace chairman steve parish says he believes the premier league's project restart may end up proving unfeasible but they'll try to find consensus, and that clubs across football are facing up to tougher financial times:

we know we will be damaged come out of this financially because we will have no crowds on match their revenue. that will go on for a long time. it is about seeing what we can salvage and hopefully we can get your point where no premier league clu b your point where no premier league club is in that situation but down the leagues, whether income is 50% of the money it will get very critical, very quickly. spain is also hoping to get football going behind closed doors injune. but five players have tested positive for coronavirus across the top two divisions according to a statement today from la liga. the unnamed players are all asymptomatic and now in isolation. meanwhile, in germany, the bundesliga is set to become europe's first major football league to resume matches next saturday. but there's been a setback for dynamo dresden, who play in the second division, after two of their players tested positive for covid—19. the whole squad is now in quarantine and out of action for 1a days. meanwhile, the portuguese

league is due to start in late may or earlyjune. carlos carvalhal, the former swansea manager who's now in charge of rio arve, was pictured wearing a face mask and a face shield as his side returned to training. he admits the safety measures aren't ideal, but says the precautions must be respected to allow football to return: what we try to do here, in portugal, it looks strange but we just want that football can be possible. so the professionals, we are doing our very best to not be infected or give a bad example also to society. six—time formula one world champion lewis hamilton says racing without fans will leave him with an empty feeling. the first 10 races of the planned f1 calendar have been called off — but the sport's bosses hope to start a shorter season in austria injuly. until then hamilton says he's making most of the break, after having considered taking

a year off in the past. i don't think that, for an athlete that's in their prime, that is ever a good thing, to step away for a year and come back. you know, technology moves so fast and at such a rate, you need to stay on top of this car and what is the development. to take a sabbatical is just not on the cards. but we've been handed almost a part sabbatical, which i'm enjoying. and i feel fresher and healthier than i've ever been. 0fficial events on golf‘s european tour aren't set to return until late july at the earliest, but that hasn't stopped the organisers from arranging a virtual tournament. 18 golfers competed in an indoor invitational — held on a virtual replica of the st andrews 0ld course in scotland. dutchmanjust lowten won the event — but south africa's dean burmester stole the headlines

with a hole in one on the eighth! there was a slight delay though — before the achievement was confirmed. when he got it, he was clearly delighted. that's all the sport for now. goodbye. the government defends a change in messaging around coronavirus, as the prime minister prepares to address the nation on tackling the pandemic in england. the call to "stay at home" is being replaced with "stay alert," but the fundamentals of the lockdown won't change. there will be no grand reopening

of the economy tonight. there will be a message of caution, of personal responsibility, being vigilant and staying alert. scotland, wales and northern ireland are to keep the words "stay at home" in their messaging. also on the programme... finding a new normal in the workplace. businesses call for clarity, hoping some people will be allowed back to work. and adjusting to life under lockdown. the public‘s view of possible changes to the restrictions. good evening. the government has been defending its decision to modify its language on how the public in england can help tackle coronavirus.

borisjohnson confirmed in a tweet today that people should "stay alert", replacing the wording "stay at home." he'll be giving a televised address to the nation this evening, setting out how he expects lockdown measures might be eased in the coming weeks and months. the first ministers of scotland, wales and northern ireland, have all indicated they'll keep the words "stay at home" in their own messaging. the latest figures for the uk show that there were 269 deaths of people who'd tested positive for covid—19 in the last 2a period in hospitals, care homes and in the community. 0ur political correspondent iain watson has more details. to stay at home... protect the nhs... and save lives. this is a message from the government... the slogan was straightforward, and, for six weeks, most people seem to have taken the advice. to help save lives, stay home. but now, in england, that message is changing. the prime minister is asking us to "stay alert" to control the virus. but ministers insist,

while they are changing the message, there will be no dramatic change to the lockdown. there will be no grand reopening of the economy tonight. there will be a message of caution, of personal responsibility, being vigilant and staying alert. and, by doing that, we will help to control the virus. there are already some signs of restlessness with the existing restrictions. and opposition politicians are worried that the new message won't be as effective as the old. i hope we can get clarity from the government today as to what this new message means. because this virus really does exploit ambivalence, and thrive on ambiguity. apart from the slogan, what else is likely to change this week in england? closed businesses which were never required to shut down will be encouraged to reopen. we have some special trolley wipes, to wipe the handles down. from wednesday, you can go to a garden centre

if there have new safety measures in place and you can keep two metres away from other customers. and it's likely we will all be allowed to spend more time out of doors. the prime minister wants to reassure us he is getting on top of the virus. so, there's going to be a new covid alert system, which will show how serious the threat is in different parts of england. if that threat gets worse, well, restrictions could be reimposed. though it may be easier to change regulations than to keep changing people's behaviour. the devolved administrations of scotland, wales and northern ireland seem to be even more cautious. if i say to you my message now is stay alert and you say to me, does that mean i stay at home or not? i can't give you a straight answer. the whole of the uk went into lockdown together, but each nation may emerge at a different pace. currently, they seem to be striking a different tone. i ask the uk government not to deploy their "stay alert" advertising campaign in scotland. because the message in scotland

at this stage is not stay at home if you can. the message is, except for the essential reasons you know about, stay at home — full stop. the focus now will be on the prime minister's message this evening. the government may find it easier to impose a lockdown than gradually to lift it. iain watson, bbc news, westminster. well the wording surrounding any easing of the lockdown varies across the nations of the uk. in a moment we'll hear from cardiff and belfast, but first to sarah smith in glasgow. sara, nicola sturgeon has made it clear, as we havejust sara, nicola sturgeon has made it clear, as we have just heard, sara, nicola sturgeon has made it clear, as we havejust heard, that she is very unhappy about the westminster decision to change it language? yes, she was scathing about changing the stay at home message to stay alert, saying she doesn't even know what it means and she won't be changing it in scotland. she said today that she understands that borisjohnson is clearly in charge of doing whatever

he believes is best for england, but she is in charge of the lockdown restrictions for scotland and she is prepared to make only one minor change, that people will be allowed outdoors more than once a day for exercise. she always insisted that coronavirus policy had nothing to do with party politics, but could not resist a couple of swipes at the prime minister today. she is clearly angry that she found out about some of his changes in the newspapers this morning. she said if she were to loosen restrictions in scotland too soon, it could mean that people could die unnecessarily. people here in wales already know what changes to the lockdown tomorrow will bring. the answer is very little. the welsh government has already said that people who want to come to parks to exercise can do so as many times as they won from tomorrow. garden centres can open from tomorrow as well, libraries and recycling centres eventually. but that is it. schools in wales definitely won't openin

schools in wales definitely won't open in three weeks, regardless of what happens across the uk. stay at home will stay the message here in wales. clearly, that creates the risk of confusion across the very porous border from england and wales, where in normal times thousands of people crisscross every day for work, to go shopping, for health care and normally to go to school. it is a political divide between the welsh labour government and the conservatives. the welsh labour government will not be shy in criticising borisjohnson if they think you get the message wrong. the ministers will be watching, alongside everyone, what he has to say this evening. the road map for unlocking restrictions in northern ireland is due to be published early this week. already, first minister arlene foster has said they will be no deviating from the current stay at home messaging, except, she said, in some small areas like opening garden centres, for example, perhaps private prayer spaces. there is still a lot of concern here around ca re still a lot of concern here around care homes. there have been more

deaths in northern ireland's care homes than in hospitals for two weeks running. there is a pretty strong reaction from the sdlp leader here, colum eastwood. he said when here, colum eastwood. he said when he spoke to borisjohnson, he said the government ‘s new stay alert message was, in his view, nonsense. expect people in northern ireland to be told to stick with the lockdown for three weeks, and any changes will be pretty minor. thanks to you all. business leaders are hoping the prime minister's address will provide some clarity, on how people can get back to work. and while any major lifting of restrictions may be a long way off, some businesses are taking matters into their own hands, as our business editor, simonjack explains. heigh—ho, back to work we go — with a difference. at ford's technical centre in dunton, so far, 600 of a,000 employees have returned to a squirt of hand gel, a quick thermal imaging temperature check — all part of a new routine.

feeding the ford a,000 will take a miracle of organisation. catering firm compass runs the staff canteen, and the kitchens that would usually have ten chefs on duty. business is slow. communal areas, like staff canteens are one of the big challenges. a lot of people think they should be shut. compass, who run this, i think they can do this safely. but as you can see, it's not that busy. it's not so much whether they think they can do it, it's whether workers feel comfortable. and that applies to kitchen and canteen workers as well. if employees don't want to do anything, we are not going to force anybody to do anything. the priority at the moment is to make sure they've got the right ppe, they've got the right training and we put the right processes in place, that you see today. in the yorkshire dales, at the game cock inn, the food is takeout only. eric and maree served 56 takeaway sunday lunches this afternoon, and say opening too soon is as risky as not opening for months. we have little rooms as dining rooms, and it would mean us having one table per room of diners. which isn't worth opening for.

wejust don't have... you know, the overheads are more expensive than what we'd be bringing in. 0r there is also the other way, that we might not open until next year, and by then we won't have the funds to be able to do it either. businesses big and small are inching back to work. but it's a journey of confidence, and unions aren't convinced the government has everyone on board. we need to have proper, clearly thought out guidance that's risk assessed, that is backed by the evidence. and that's what will bring confidence. would you like the yoghurt dressing on it? but back at ford, the management view is they're ready to go. in those areas where we've prepared successfully, which we have, we've prepared diligently, which we have, then i think it's time to go back to work. these are nervous next steps for business and government. simon jack, bbc news. a key part of the government's strategy in dealing with the pandemic is to prevent the nhs being overwhelmed with cases of covid—19.

0ur health editor, hugh pym, now assesses the continuing pressures on the health service, despite the peak of the pandemic now having been reached. jessica and her young son enjoying a day off. she's an intensive care doctor and has seen the huge strain on hospital staff. she says specialist teams have been stretched too far with the number of covid—19 patients they have to care for. and as lockdown restrictions are eased, she says this has to change. we cannot provide safe care at that level. and in addition, if we are asking people to continue to work in those circumstances, i worry about whether or not they'll continue to work in those areas. and the stress and strain that it puts upon them. with hospitals looking very quiet today — a&e visits by patients are down nearly a third year—on—year — there are concerns that people with serious health problems are staying away because they're worried about the risk

of being infected with the virus. and some patients may have suffered because routine treatments have been postponed. we have been dealing with coronavirus but we've got a backlog of patients who need treatment, they need tests, they need to know when they are going to have their operations. and they need to know quickly. and right now we are in a situation where we can't tell them that and their conditions may be deteriorating. that's a huge worry for the nhs. doctors' leaders had a blunt message for the public. we are seeing many, many more deaths in the community and an escalation of deaths in care homes. so the infection is very much out there and the public must not be given any mixed messages. the nhs has already faced immense challenges. there will be many more before there's a return to the type of health service patients are familiar with. hugh pym, bbc news. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg is in westminster.

laura, borisjohnson laura, boris johnson faces laura, borisjohnson faces a difficult balancing act tonight, with his address to the nation? he does. it's not just with his address to the nation? he does. it's notjust a balancing act, it is the narrowest of tight ropes. and ina it is the narrowest of tight ropes. and in a few different ways. first, as we were hearing there, the tensions in the health service are not just whether they can tensions in the health service are notjust whether they can deal with coronavirus, but what people lose out on from other treatments, while this is all in place. secondly, there is not a balance between the fa ct there is not a balance between the fact that the disease has been reducing, the number of cases coming down, the infection rate coming down, the infection rate coming down, but that is partly because of the lockdown measures. but the lockdown measures create their own problems, of course. social problems, of course. social problems, people finding it very ha rd to problems, people finding it very hard to be at home, some people potentially very, very vulnerable at home. and, of course, how it is hitting the economy, too. but of course going too far, and too fast, has a huge danger of its own. there's also a balancing act in terms of how the different parts of the uk are dealing with this. as we

have been hearing, real differences in terms of the messaging, if not the precise details of what the government in edinburgh, belfast, cardiff and here in london might set out. a really, really different set of calculations coming up. and that is why i think we will hear from borisjohnson is why i think we will hear from boris johnson tonight that this is why i think we will hear from borisjohnson tonight that this is the start of opening the door a tiny, tiny crack, but certainly not a massive leap forward, and certainly not a message that this is all over anytime soon. laura, thank you for that. laura at westminster. it's been almost seven weeks since the lockdown was imposed across the uk, with many millions of people having to adapt to a strange new world. with more on how some of us are coping, let's join our correspondent, danny savage who's in knutsford in cheshire for us this evening. the new normal for us the new normalfor us is the new normal for us is obvious to see here. there is the socially distance queue outside the local supermarket, but all of the other shops are closed, the pubs are deserted. when nothing is going to change? it is a constant source of

conversation, and people tonight are looking for a steer from the prime minister. like every town across the uk, knutsford was a shadow of what it should be on a sunday afternoon. signs in windows try to convey positivity and people are wanting to hear about what happens next. he needs to say, "yes, we can go and exercise a bit more", but there needs to be very clear boundaries about what we can and cannot do. but the government at all times must put very clear boundaries in so that people don't get confused and don't flout what is allowed. for the school reopening. just a date, really. something to, you know, fix our minds on. i'm looking for some relaxation of the lockdown. i realise that can't be a total what we'd all like, everybody out and about, but maybe go out more than once a day to exercise. maybe certain other businesses being able to open now. that sort of thing. i run a personal business where i need to operate one—to—one with clients.

i'm happy to do that with face masks and gloves and aprons and everything. but i would like guidance on that. everybody we spoke to will be watching the prime minister later. everybody wants to know how we can edge back towards some sort of normality. danny savage, bbc news, knutsford. that's it. there's a bbc one news special after the prime minister's address at 7 o'clock, now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. you're watching bbc news. here in the uk, more than 70 public figures have signed a letter to the prime minister calling for a full public inquiry into why coronavirus affects black and minority ethnic communities more than the white population. the british government says it has commissioned urgent work to understand why the virus is having a disproportionate effect on some groups. our health correspondent

lauren moss reports. many lives have been lost, including healthcare workers on the front line. and there is no clear explanation why people from bame backgrounds appear to be disproportionately affected by covid—19. elizabeth henry advises the church of england on race and ethnicity. she's one of dozens of people who have written to the prime minister, saying the pandemic has directed a spotlight on race health inequalities. it is alarming. i also have to think of many, many people in this country who, on hearing that, will be experiencing and suffering additional fear to what i'm sure all of us have at the moment in relation to covid—19. taking into account geography and broad measures of education and wealth, the office for national statistics found that, compared with white people in england and wales, black men and women are 90% more likely to die if they become very ill with covid—19. this is slightly lower for those from bangladeshi and pakistani origin, at 60—80%.

it found people with indian heritage are 30—a0% more likely to die. public health england is examining thousands of medical records to explore how different groups are affected by coronavirus, and a report is due at the end of the month. but the letter to boris johnson is calling for other things to be considered, including how healthcare workers have been exposed to covid—19 and funding in areas where there is a significant bame population. there is a signal around black and minority ethnic groups. no—one, i think, is trying to brush that under the carpet or say it's not there. but it is complicated. we are taking this incredibly seriously and we are determined to get to the bottom of it in a proper and scientific way. there are many questions about how the pandemic has taken hold in the uk. the answers won't be quick or easy to find. lauren moss, bbc news. home—schooling during the lockdown can present

a number of challenges for parents and their children, but it can be that bit more difficult without the right equipment. not every family has access to a laptop, meaning some students are having to resort to using smartphones to do their school work. it has left some fearing they'll fall behind in their education. fiona lamdin has more. becky has three children, who are now all home—schooling, trying to share one device — her smartphone. i have been getting work from two different schools on that, and that alone, so it's hard. we haven't got a laptop. that's the only device that i've got to do two children's work. so it is concerning, definitely. her son mal is in year 10, in his first year of gcses. it's slowing the pace down, definitely, so i can't really work as fast and progress as fast. are you worried that

you are falling behind? yeah, i would say, since soon there will be big tests coming up. you get the arguing and one wants it, the other needs it and it'sjust... it's no good. and this is where becky's eight—year—old daughter would normally be today. this is year 3's classroom. her head teacher is worried that many of her pupils will be falling behind. we have a huge divide within our own school anyway, that we always have to consider. and i think when we are expecting our families to do things online, that just widens that gap, so we have been really having to think quite carefully about the things we are sending home. so to have just one of those things — perhaps just your phone that then keeps going off, is just awful for these children, they can't possibly focus on their schoolwork that they're being sent. administrations across the uk say they're trying to support children who face difficulties with online learning at home. in england, the government plans to spend more than £100 million helping disadvantaged

students access laptops. wales is pledging around £3 million for a similar scheme, while scotland and northern ireland say they are working on how best to support their students. however, there are concerns there still won't be enough equipment to meet demand. 20% of our children don't have that technology at home. 97, which is what we have been allocated, great. but we could do with more, as with everything in education. we are now seven weeks into the crisis, leaving some to ask if the support is coming too late. fiona lamdin, bbc news. time for a look at the weather with tomasz shafernaker. a recent scene in shetland behind me, imagine that, second week of may, strong arctic winds blowing in some snow as that cold front swept across the country, with this line

of cloud, and that is an illustration of that cold air streaming out of the arctic regions. you can see that spreading to other parts of europe as well so it is not just us feeling the chill, it's from france all the way to berlin, as well. cold air moving in on monday. monday will be a chilly day, needless to say. but it will be sunny and at least bright for much of the country. this is what it looks like through the night. lots of clear weather. when the wind is strong temperatures tend not to dip back because the air is so called coming from the north we will still getan airfrost coming from the north we will still get an airfrost of —1 in coming from the north we will still get an air frost of —1 in glasgow and even in the south in rural areas temperatures could get close to zero. in central london, 6 degrees is pretty nippy for a night in may. the forecast, lots of bright weather with some scattered showers and a strong wind blowing out of the north so out of the sunshine, in the shade, it is going to feel nippy. temperatures around 10 degrees. 0n

tuesday, looking at this little area of weather coming into scotland from the north, this is almost like a secondary cold front. we've had one sweep through. this is another one that will temporarily bring colder airto that will temporarily bring colder air to scotland so for a time we could see some sleet and snow falling in scotland, even down to low levels. it will be around 5 degrees in aberdeen, but south of that, not quite so chilly, maybe 1a degrees in cardiff on tuesday. for the middle part of the week, not much change overall in the weather pattern, still fairly bright with the wind is slowly starting to ease, so even though temperatures will be similar, say around 10—13, with lighter winds, and in the sunshine, it is going to feel that little bit less cold. i'm going to show you the outlook for the rest of the week. you can see those temperatures gradually rising, by the time we get

to friday, and by the weekend, possibly 20 again. goodbye.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. borisjohnson says people should ‘stay alert‘ as he prepares to lay out his roadmap for lifting restrictions in england, but his government faces criticism the new message is confusing. first minister nicola sturgeon eases restrictions in scotland slightly and says people can exercise more than once a day, but other rules will stay in place. it would be catastrophic for me to drop the stay—at—home message, which is why i am not prepared to do it. and i'm particularly not prepared to do it in favour of a message that is vague and emphasised. it comes as a further 269 people die in the uk after testing positive