this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a gradual easing of the lockdown in england, but it's all conditional on the pandemic being under control. it‘s no longer ‘stay at home‘ but ‘stay alert‘ as the prime minister outlines a 3—step plan to boost the economy, schools and social life. if there are problems we will not hesitate to put the brakes on. we have been through the initial peak, but it is coming down the mountain thatis but it is coming down the mountain that is often more dangerous. from june, schools in england could see a partial reopening starting at primary level, but most secondary pupils won‘t return before september. we report on measures to make the workplace safe as the government urges people to return to work if they can‘t

work from home. from wednesday, people will be encourged to exercise as much as they want but sports can only be played with members of the same household. two of the countries that had begun easing their restrictions, germany and south korea, have reported an increase in new infections. good evening. the prime minister has outlined measures to start a very gradual easing of the lockdown in england while warning of the danger of a second surge of the pandemic. in a televised address this evening borisjohnson said it was the right time to update the government‘s message in england from ‘stay at home‘ to ‘stay alert‘. but the new message lacks clarity, according to labour,

and the ‘stay at home‘ message is not being replaced in scotland, wales or northern ireland. his conditional plan as he called it urges anyone who can‘t work from home to return to work from tomorrow, but to avoid public transport if possible. from wednesday, people will be encourged to exercise as much as they want but playing sports can only be done members —— by members of the same household. from june, schools in england could see a partial reopening, starting at primary level in reception, and years one and six. there are no plans for a full return of secondary schools before september, but pupils facing exams next year may get some time with their teachers before the summer. from july at the earliest, parts of the hospitality industry and other public places might be re—opened. and there could be some kind of quarantine for all air travellers arriving in the uk but there‘s no detail on that yet. the prime minister spoke on the day the latest official figures showed 31,855 deaths from coronavirus in the uk, an increase of 269 from yesterday.

our first report is from our political editor laura kuenssberg. it is now almost two months... 48 days since so many of us tuned in. to hear the prime minister introduce measures not seen in a time of peace. after seven weeks of lockdown, around the country people watching again. from the living rooms and homes where the prime minister told us to stay. thanks to you, we have protected our nhs and saved many thousands of lives. and so i know, you know, that it would be madness now to throw away that achievement by allowing a second spike. we must stay alert, we must continue to control the virus and save lives. although lockdown help to control the disease it has crippled the economy, so in england if you can‘t work at home, ministers want you to go back to help

struggling businesses get going again. we can see it all around us in the shuttered shops and abandoned businesses and darkened pubs and restaurants. there are millions of people who are both fearful of this terrible disease, and at the same time, also fearful of what this long period of enforced inactivity will do to their livelihoods and their mental and physical well—being. to their futures, and the futures of their children. so i want to provide, tonight, for you, the shape of a plan to address both fears. that means slowly in england, limits on exercise will be relaxed, you can sit in the park and play some sports and a government official confirmed you could meet one person from another household, as long as you stick to the two metre distance. and if you can‘t work at home you will be actively encouraged to go to work. from june, the ambition is to reopen

primary schools for reception, year one and year six, but no full return for secondaries before the summer. they could also be a phased reopening of shops. then injuly, the hope is for a limited return of the hospitality industry and opening other public spaces. but this is all dependent on how the disease progresses, and if it flares restrictions might return. no, this is not the time simply to end the lockdown this week. instead, we are taking the first careful steps to modify our measures. if there are outbreaks, if there are problems, we will not hesitate to put on the brakes. we have been through the initial peak. but it‘s coming down the mountain that is often more dangerous. we have a route and we have a plan and everyone in government has the all—consuming pressure and challenge to save lives, restore livelihoods and gradually restore

the freedoms that we need. labour called for an exit strategy several weeks ago but the leader watching carefully was disappointed with what he heard. what the country wanted tonight was clarity and consensus, and i‘m afraid we‘ve got neither. this statement raises as many questions as it answers and we see the prospect of england, scotland and wales pulling in different directions. there is a big gap for the government to make up. the uk‘s new message, stay alert, is designed to cover all sorts of different sectors and advice as the situation evolves. to help save lives, stay home. but scotland, wales and northern ireland are sticking to the message stay at home. the disease is thought to be spreading faster there. nicola sturgeon obviously unimpressed. i asked the uk government not to deploy their stay alert advertising campaign in scotland because the message in scotland at this stage is not a stay at home if you can, the message is, except for the essential reasons you know

about, stay at home.. if i say to you now my message is stay alert, and you say does that mean i stay at home or not? i can‘t give you a straight answer. we have been following this family in wolverhampton coping with lockdown. tonight‘s message gave them some comfort but questions too. just before lockdown we were due to launch a clothing business and with manufacturing now on the cards that certainly gives us something to think about. disappointingly for me there was no mention of family and when we can see people from outside of the household. i lost my dad recently and i‘m missing my mum and the children are missing their nanny. this emergency first required a rapid response from the downing street desk. this unfolding phase brings pressing questions of detail, and dilemmas not just about his decisions but also all of ours. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. the 3—step plan announced by the prime minister could affect the everyday

lives of tens of millions of people in england. and the plan has already triggered lots of questions and demands for more detail. our north of england correspondent, danny savage has been to middlewich in cheshire to speak to three households there. it is now almost two months since the people of this country... at seven o‘clock this evening, the nation sat down to watch what the prime minister had to say. ..a road map for reopening society. and then digest what it meant to their lives. what changes should they prepare for? what problems does it cause? ian has three daughters. the oldest two are not in school years earmarked to return to class but the youngest could be heading back in june. i think we obviously understand the importance of education for the kids and the social aspect but we don‘t know if it‘s safe to have one going on and two not. how are the teachers going to cope, particularly in the reception that will be the year going back for us? how do you tell four

and five—year—olds to be distant from each other? i think it might be quite scary for four and five—year—olds to be sat round with masks on and to have teachers who have masks on, etc. over the road, titch and reg were hoping for an indication of when they could see theirfamily again. i haven‘t seen the liverpool grandchildren since january. i haven‘t seen the reading grandchildren since january. but they think restrictions should have been extended and are now worried. we were sort of like, let‘s have another three weeks, never mind the grandchildren, let‘s make it safe. i mean obviously reg is in a situation, he doesn‘t want to get it, do you? i mean, i'm diabetic and i've had five different cancers. i don't think that people in this country, in england, will stay at home. they'll start to go out now. but that doesn't mean... and does that worry you? it worries me because i'm more likely to get it the more people go out. their neighbour matt works for a logistics company. sometimes at home,

sometimes in the office. the offices we‘ve got set up so anyone who has to come into the office they are at least two metres apart. so i think from that point of view, if you‘ve done what you should have done for the past three, four weeks you will be ok. but there is one big concern. what message do we give our staff tomorrow? you‘ve got to come into work. they can‘t because they can‘t use anyone, the kids can‘t go to school, they can‘t go to baby—sitters, they can‘t go to grandparents. so again, it‘s just confusion. behind the front doors of britain, people are now working out what boris johnson‘s words mean to them. how will their lives work with the new guidelines? danny savage, bbc news, cheshire. well, as we‘ve been hearing, workers are being encouraged to return to their places of work if they can‘t work from home. and the government said it was working with employers to establish guidance about making the workplace safe. our business editor simonjack has been looking at how businesses are adapting. hi—ho, back to work we go. manufacturing workers actively encouraged tonight by the pm to return.

at ford‘s technical centre in dunton, so far 600 of 4,000 employees already have. a squirt of hand gel and a temperature check now part of the morning routine. but feeding the ford 4,000 may take a miracle of organisation. the catering firm compass run the staff canteen and the kitchens that would usually have ten chefs on duty. business is slow. communal areas like staff canteens one of the big challenges, a lot of people think they should be shut. compass who run this think they can do it safely. but as you can see it‘s not that busy. it‘s not so much whether they think they can do it as whether workers feel comfortable. and that applies to kitchen and canteen workers as well. if employees don‘t want to do anything we‘re not going to force anybody to do anything. the priority at the moment is to make sure that they‘ve got the right ppe, they‘ve got the right training and that we put the right processes in place that you‘ve seen today. in the yorkshire dales at the game cock inn the food is takeout only. eric and marie served 56 takeaway sunday lunches this afternoon. the prime minister raised

hopes that hospitality could partially reopen injuly.