the prime minister will this afternoon give more detail to his proposals to begin lifting england's coronavirus lockdown. a 50—page guidance document is due to be published by the government amid claims of a lack of detail over plans to get people back to work. if you can work from home, you should continue to do so. but there are vital sectors of the economy, like manufacturing and construction, where people can't do theirjob from home, so we're saying to them, they should now, from wednesday, go back to work. we needed that clarity, and it's unravelling a bit this morning, because i think the foreign secretary has now said, well, going back to work doesn't really mean till wednesday. so, suddenly it's shifted. and what i wanted to see was this detail pinned down. we'll have the latest on the prime minister's plans, and we'll be getting reaction from all nations of the united kingdom. also this lunchtime... will workers return?

construction sites and manufacturing companies are encouraged to get back to work with staff told to avoid public transport. but is it safe? give us more detail — the call from the travel industry over plans to introduce new 14—day quarantine measures on people coming into the uk. overshadowing everything, the virus itself. the prime minister says he will put the brakes on if there are any further outbreaks. it's game on for some sports, as the government gives the go—ahead to golf and tennis and some other outdoor sports where social distancing can be maintained. and in sport — premier league officials meet to continue talks on possible ways to resume and complete the current season.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister will give more details this afternoon of his blueprint for easing lockdown restrictions. after his television address last night, he's facing claims of a lack of clarity from critics, including labour's leader, sir keir starmer. the government will shortly publish a 50—page document detailing its strategy and borisjohnson will make a statement in the house of commons later. he says he is "actively encouraging people" who cannot work from home to return to work. the measures also include plans to quarantine anyone entering the uk. central to the new changes will be the covid alert system which will rank the level of risk facing the country on a scale of one to five. the prime minister's changed advice to "stay alert" will only apply in england and the other nations of the uk are retaining their "stay at home" message. ourfirst report is from our political correspondentjessica parker.

the prime minister out and about this morning, hot drink in hand, taking in the air. he has been accused of causing consumers in with his roadmap for the way ahead. the consensus on what we could do, and i stress could, because although we have a plan, it is a conditional plan. last night, borisjohnson have a plan, it is a conditional plan. last night, boris johnson said anyone who can't work from home should return to work but avoid public transport if possible. from the 1st ofjune, primary schools in england could see a partial reopening, starting in reception and yea rs reopening, starting in reception and years one and six. there are no plans for a full return of secondary schools before september, pupils facing exams next year may get some time with their teachers before the summer, however. people willalso time with their teachers before the summer, however. people will also be allowed unlimited outdoor exercise from wednesday, and you can meet one person in the park from outside your own household as long as you stay

two metres apart. and from july, you might be able to sit in an outdoor cafe, but ministers could put the bra kes cafe, but ministers could put the brakes on at any time if necessary. there are a lot of questions about how this is all going to work, and there are more details coming from there are more details coming from the government — 50 pages this afternoon, and the prime minister is going to take questions in parliament. there is guidance as well tomorrow for workers, businesses, but some say those details should have come alongside, not after, the broader road map. last night downing street said the return to work advice applied from today. now, itappears return to work advice applied from today. now, it appears to have been pushed back. if you can work from home, you should continue to do so, but there are vital sectors of the economy like manufacturing and construction where people can't do theirjob from home so we are saying to them, they should now, from wednesday, go back to work, the guidance and detail will be set out ina guidance and detail will be set out in a document today, and further guidance on tuesday. it has added to

wider claims that borisjohnson has charged in and put the cart before the horse. we needed that clarity and it is unravelling a bit this morning because i think the foreign secretary has now said, going back to work does not mean until wednesday, so suddenly it has shifted. what i wanted to see was this detail pinned down. meanwhile, in england, a new message — stay alert. to help save lives, stay at home... the stay at home advice remains in wales, northern ireland and scotland. the duty on us is to be as clear as possible, not to muddy the water, not to mix the m essa 9 es muddy the water, not to mix the messages but to be clear, to be clear why we are asking people to do that. i make no apology for the fact that. i make no apology for the fact that right now i am erring on the side of caution. the traffic into london this morning — everyone is being asked to navigate the road ahead with common sense. but the journey will be a long one. different parts of the uk moving at different speeds. jessica parker, bbc news. vicki young is at westminster.

calls for clarity and the government says we are about to get that feature that's right. that stay at her message in england has gone and people are desperate for more detail about what is going to come next. last night, from the prime minister, there was a broad message about the different phases that we will go through. but also talking about the difference between outdoor activities and what might be allowed indoors as well. so i think that is the broad area. the question is, is there more detail? the problem is, there more detail? the problem is, there has been a 19 hour gap between what the prime minister said last night and the publication of this document coming out at two o'clock, which has left a bit of a vacuum. it has allowed labour to say that they messaging has been a bit all over the shop, but the government will hope to clarify that this afternoon, the prime minister will take questions from mps in the house of commons and then at seven o'clock tonight there will be a press conference with the prime minister, he will take more questions from journalists and from the public. so, things might well be clearer by the end of the day, but it is pretty

sure that it is a lot harder unlocking all of this and lifting restrictions than it was to bring them in in the first place. vicki young, thank you very much. as we've heard, there are differences in how lockdown restrictions will apply in the different nations of the uk. in a moment, we'll get the latest from our correspondents tomos morgan in wales and chris page in northern ireland. but first, the picture in scotland with james shaw. he's in glasgow. well, the situation in scotland is really breathtakingly simple. no change at all. today will be the same as yesterday, and that will continue for at least a week. the only minor change is that people will be allowed to exercise more than once a day. but nicola sturgeon made it clear in her briefing earlier on that that doesn't mean there is a licence to sunbathe or go for picnics, it is not an excuse to go to the beach or the park to make friends, it is purely for the purpose of exercise. on schools, she made it clear that they will not

open, no schools will open on the ist open, no schools will open on the 1st of open, no schools will open on the ist ofjune, and that therefore means it is now quite unlikely that any schools will start before the beginning of the summer holidays, which are earlier in scotland than they are in the rest of the uk. so, they are in the rest of the uk. so, the lockdown remains in place, and it remains around me here in glasgow very, very quiet, not much traffic on the roads, people still, as far as we can tell, adhering to the lockdown in scotland. so, we're in a garden centre here in wales. garden centres are one of garden centre here in wales. garden centres are one of the areas that the first minister said can reopen from today, after he made his address on friday on the easing of restrictions he wanted to put in place for wales. alongside garden centres, we're also seeing libraries and waste disposal sites open today, and waste disposal sites open today, and the first minister, mark drakeford, also and the first minister, mark dra keford, also saying and the first minister, mark drakeford, also saying that people can go out to exercise more than once a day as long as they stay local with members of their own

household. now, there has been criticism from most welsh politicians after that address by borisjohnson, they feel that politicians after that address by boris johnson, they feel that mr johnson did not make it clear to the public that those easing of restrictions was made for england only and not to the rest of the uk. the first minister made his address oi'i the first minister made his address on friday, as i mentioned. one of the other things that is different between wales and england that issue oi'i between wales and england that issue on schools — similar to the scottish government, the welsh government saying, absolutely no way will schools reopen on the 1st ofjune. they will reconsider that when they look again in another two weeks' time. so, the message in wales is still exactly the same as it was before this weekend, before the bank holiday, it is stay at home, it has not changed, like in england. well, here in northern ireland, ministers at the stormont executive are meeting today to make decisions which are surely the most serious any devolved government here has had to decide upon, and that is, how to ease this part of the uk out of lockdown. so far, ministers sticking

very much to the stay at home message. some indications that whenever an announcement is made, which might be tomorrow, if ministers agree, there could be some very minor relaxations of the existing restrictions and people perhaps able to exercise a little bit more. but ministers are very clear in saying that the process is going to be a very gradual one indeed. for example, it is extremely unlikely that schools here will reopen before september. the school holiday starts at the beginning of july and no minister is suggesting that pupils will be going back to school before then. just over 500 deaths now linked to covid—19 in northern ireland, which is proportionately lower than other parts of the uk, but no one is minimising the devastation it has caused to individual families and of course the wider damage to the economy caused by the need for the lockdown. so, remember, this is the only part of the uk with a land border with another country, across the border in the irish republic,

the border in the irish republic, the exit strategy is set out in five dated phases, the first one kicks in this time next week, the last one is scheduled for the 10th of august. of course it is conditional on how the virus is controlled there. as well as ministers talking to their counterparts within the uk, they are also in close contact with ministers in the irish republic and there is a degree of co—operation. in the irish republic and there is a degree of co-operation. thank you all very much. last night, the prime minister said those in england who could not work from home should be "actively encouraged to go to work", but how easy will it be for businesses to get up and running whilst also respecting social distancing rules? our economics correspondent andy verity reports. the first design you will see of a return to the old normal — a huge tailback near the blackwall tunnel in east london. the message for people who can't work from home, to return to work, means traffic, especially for those trying to follow the government advised to avoid public transport. advice which, tojudge by this empty commuter train, was being followed

this morning. even before the prime minister's speech yesterday, some manufacturers were reopening, with social distancing measures in place. in mid wales, where the advice is to stay home, this machinery firm has brought in 53 hand washing stations ina brought in 53 hand washing stations in a one—way system so workers can stay two metres apart. yeah, sometimes you do have to think about it because you see somebody, you are like, get into a conversation, and then you think, wait, step back. you are here working so it takes your mind off it, it's only when you get home and you see the news again. our facilities are as safe as we can possibly get it. if we find other ways, we will obviously look at them. this is the unknown cousin no textbook telling you what to do, we have had to figure this out as we go along. we are dealing with people's lives and incomes but are trying to keep the business viable. but there we re keep the business viable. but there were already signs this morning of just how hard it is going to be to

maintain social distancing in rush—hour. spotting people at work who aren't two metres apart is all too easy, as shown by these aerial shots filmed this morning of a london construction site. it is much easierfor london construction site. it is much easier for white—collar workers who can do theirjobs at home to follow the government advice, much harder for blue—collar workers who, if they don't leave the house, don't make any money. they‘ re don't leave the house, don't make any money. they're the ones who have to stay alert. we found out this morning as well that the death rates among blue—collar workers are significantly higher than in the general population. security guards saw death rates from covid in april at nearly 47 per 100,000 workers, over ten times the average. for taxi drivers, it is 36 per 100,000, for bus and coach drivers, and for those in sales and retail... the important thing here is that workers have to have confidence that in going back to work, they can protect their health and of course the health of theirfamilies health and of course the health of their families and communities. health and of course the health of theirfamilies and communities. for some in thosejobs, though, the

elevated risk is still tiny, up against the pressure to get back to work. i looked at the stats myself a while ago, and for people without underlying health conditions, other certain age, i worked it out to be less than zero. 1% chance of anything serious happening. so, on balance you have to get to a point where, yes, ideally, iwould self—isolate for the next year, but you have to put food on the table. the government's critics say it has sown confusion and should not have encouraged a return to work without much clearer, more detailed guidance, not due to be published until wednesday. until then many workers will not know for sure if they are commuting and working within the rules, or not. andy verity, bbc news. the key to when lockdown measures are relaxed will be how much the virus is still spreading and whether health officials feel the outbreak is under control. our health correspondent dominic hughes has been looking at the factors influencing the government's decisions. on the isle of wight, a potentially life—saving piece of technology,

a mobile phone app, is being put through its paces. the idea is to alert those who might have come into contact with someone who has fallen ill with covid—19. it's a vital part of the government's strategy, tracking and tracing those who were exposed to the virus to prevent a second spike in infection. it starts taking measurements of the distance between my phone and other app users' phones. if i later go on to develop symptoms, i'm able to go back into the app and report those symptoms and, then, during the isle of wight phase, i will be put through to a call centre, an 0800 number where i can request a virology test kit, which is sent to my home. a test will be also offered to those contacts who go on to develop symptoms, all part of the plan to contain local outbreaks of the illness. the number of testing centres has grown but a target of 100,000 tests a day has proved difficult to meet.

after i developed a sore throat, late last week, i was offered a test in manchester and, then, capacity wasn't a problem. i've been directed to bay three so i'm nowjust waiting for the test to happen. we had to have all of our windows... they ask you to put all of your windows up, everyone talks to you through the window, everyone is masked up. having accurate data on how many people are becoming infected is vital to keeping a lid on any outbreaks. due to this is knowing the value of what scientists call the r number. that refers to the rate of infection for the virus. it's the number of people that, on average, every person with the disease will pass it on to. with coronavirus, without social distancing, that number is three. every person infecting three others means a rapidly expanding outbreak. the key is to get r below one and keep it there because, then, you have a shrinking epidemic. the lockdown means r is now somewhere between 0.5 and 0.9, is still dangerously close to one.

so, ministers are stressing the risk of a fresh outbreak remain. we've seen it in other countries around the world. they've gone into lockdown, they've come out, they do so without proper measures in place, and the virus goes back up above the so—called r level one, which risks an exponential growth in the virus, and a second spike. back on the isle of wight, more than 50,000 people have now downloaded the nhs app, reassured any personal information is safe and the app complies with data protection laws. making sure people don't actually get any of my information, that is important. any issues, any concerns? not for our own personal phones. they worked ok. until a vaccine is developed, still months away, experts believe a policy of track, trace and test offers the best chance of keeping covid—19 under control. dominic hughes, bbc news. it's just after 1:15pm.

our top story this lunchtime. more detail is expected on proposals to begin lifting england's coronavirus lockdown, amid claims of a lack of clarity over plans to get people working again. if you can work from home, you should continue to do so but there are vital sectors of the economy, like manufacturing and construction, where people can't do theirjob from home, so we are saying to them they should now, from wednesday, go back to work. we needed that clarity and it's unravelling a bit this morning because i think the foreign secretary has now said go back to work doesn't really mean until wednesday. so, suddenly, it's shifted. what i wanted to see was this detail pinned down. and in sport — golf, tennis and fishing will be allowed in england from wednesday, as long as strict social distancing rules are followed and you play with someone from your household. restrictions continue to be eased in large parts of europe. in france, some shops and most

primary schools are re—opening. in spain, people can meet in groups of ten, if they keep their distance. but badly—affected areas, including madrid and barcelona, are excluded. germany, too, has been gradually unlocking, though the process has been thrown into doubt as the rate of infection there appears to be rising again. gavin lee reports. a coffee on the terrace of a seville bar this morning. a moment that can be taken for granted before the lockdown, now after two months of strict confinement, cafe life is a possibility across much of spain, provided customers stay outside. small shops, as well as museums and theatres are back in business too, with confinement rules in place. but the bigger cities and worst hit areas of madrid, barcelona and valencia are still exempt. this hotel in the capital was granted special permission to reopen today. translation: health and safety measures are being taken. both for the employees and for the guests that come to the hotel, to ensure that everything will go smoothly.

from when they enter at the check—in area there is safety distance. masks, disinfecting gel for both employees and customers and there are some security screens to avoid any contact with the virus. in the french capital paris, the roads were busier this morning, public transport, too. translation: for safety reasons, i see everybody is following the rules and wearing masks. it really good. it's good to also wash your hands. people no longer have to fill in forms to leave the house, are allowed to travel up to 100 kilometres and parks and forests are open. people can also gather in groups of ten but official government advice bans hugging, handshakes and kissing. france has been split into so—called green and red zones to mark out where covid—19 is most contagious, where easing measures will be slower. there is a notable difference here in brussels today and across belgium's cities because all shops, retail stores

and businesses are reopening again and people are getting used to the new social distancing rules in place for high street shopping. the lockdown measures have also been relaxed across germany in the last few days with shops, hotels and restaurants reopening. but there is a question over whether it's been too much, too fast after the reproduction rate increased in the past two days to above the critical value of one. the chancellor, angela merkel, will meet with her cabinet later today. gavin lee, bbc news, belgium. jenny hill is in berlin. some bad news there, having just announced they were easing some restrictions. yes. and i think the headline would be, my goodness, germany is going to squander the initial apparent success it had in trying to contain this outbreak. that would be a simplistic reading. over the weekend we saw the r number

rise above one. the experts here are saying these are the people who are advising angela merkel, it is too soon to draw conclusions. it might be this as an administrative, statistical blip. it may be the number, which is notoriously prone to fluctuation, particularly because it is based on numbers of real cases which are falling and becoming very low here, it may be due to that. or it may mean germany is going to have a problem. the experts say it is too soon to tell. angela merkel will be watching very cautiously and very anxiously, i expect. she didn't really wa nt anxiously, i expect. she didn't really want germany to lift the restrictions on the way it has in recent days and weeks. she doesn't have the power to determine how and when restrictions are lifted, that is in the hands of the 16 regional prime ministers who have been desperate to restart their local economies. so the experts and angela merkel will be watching to see what happens in the next few days with the government advisers saying they

will be monitoring the process very closely indeed. jenny hill, thank you very much. the re—opening of south korea's schools has been postponed by a week after a new cluster of infections in the capital, seoul. the high school third grade was due to be the first to go back on wednesday but pupils will now go back on the 20th may. all other staggered school start dates have also been pushed back a week. south korea's school year usually begins in march but was postponed until early april when classes moved online. the chinese city of wuhan, where the coronavirus pandemic began, has confirmed a small cluster of new, locally—tra nsmitted infections after several days without any new cases reported. elsewhere, in china restrictions are being eased and disneyland in shanghai has opened to a reduced number of visitors. so what will happen when people decide to fly into the uk? the prime minister announced new quarantine measures would be imposed on people coming into the uk, to prevent covid—19 being brought in from overseas. as yet, no start or end date

for the measures has been announced. the move puts further pressure on a travel industry already under considerable stress. dan johnson reports from manchester airport. the future of flying means hiding your smile and the future of flying means hiding yoursmile and a the future of flying means hiding your smile and a hands—off experience in the airport. this is a trial already under at sta nsted, east midlands and manchester. after dropping your bags at check—in, it is then about gloves and a face covering, and if you haven't brought your own, you can pick one up here, disposable gloves in there with the mask as well. and, then, it is a temperature check. thank you.|j can't temperature check. thank you.” can't see any other way of doing it. until they get a vaccine. i think we are stuck with the ppe, it is the only thing we've got. it makes you feel a bit more safe, to be honest, because there's nothing else, is there? i've heard contradictory things about the gloves with some

people say they are dangerous and hospital say don't wear the gloves and face masks. i don't really know. with departure screens so bare you can see why the boss here hoped he has found a way to reassure passengers. it is only then being carried, not the virus. i think things will be hard until they change. we will require new operational protocols, new training for staff, equally it might require masks, gloves and the news of new technology. last night the prime minister added this.” technology. last night the prime minister added this. i am serving notice that it will soon be the time with transmission significantly lower to impose quarantine on people coming into this country by air. we are told not yet but it is expected to be for a fortnight and will include all means of transport except travellers from ireland and france. a surprised airline bosses. it is going to make it worse. there is nothing positive i've heard the

prime minister said yesterday. so, we had the plan in to resume on a pretty significant basis of flying injuly. i pretty significant basis of flying in july. i think pretty significant basis of flying injuly. i think we will have to review that based on what the prime minister said yesterday. many airports are now like this, car parks for planes. the aviation industry is making moves to get them backin industry is making moves to get them back in the air so these don't become bone yards for redundant fleets. dan johnson, bbc become bone yards for redundant fleets. danjohnson, bbc news, manchester airport. from tomorrow, people in england will be able to take unlimited amounts of outdoor exercise. the announcement will be a boost for golf courses and other leisure facilities, but how will the measures work in practice? andy swiss reports. for golf in england, its game on. this is the dunham forest club in cheshire where preparations for wednesday's reopening are gathering pace. there will be strict limits, groups of no more than two with everyone at least two metres apart. but they're confident that won't be a problem. it's very, very important we follow

the protocol and i'm sure our members will do so. you know, if you go into a supermarket they've got to behave in a certain way and it's much easier to do it in these lovely wide—open spaces that we've got here. the priority for courses like this will be to keep players safe. they will be told not to touch the flag sticks, for example. there will be no rakes to smooth over the bunkers and clubhouses will be staying closed as sport adapts to these different times. after weeks of lockdown, tennis courts can also reopen in england. basketball can resume, again with restrictions. as can angling, a sport which says it has particular benefits for mental health. that space and that escapism that fishing provides and that isolation that you have sitting in your own bubble, if you like. and looking at water is incredibly therapeutic. so being engaged with the environment, looking at water and that interaction,

i think will all play their part for those individuals who love the sport. only in england, though, are these activities returning at the moment. in scotland, wales and northern ireland, the waiting continues. and elite sport, of course, also remains on hold. at the weekend, professional golfers played a virtual tournament from their own back gardens. now recreational golfers will be hoping for a bit of that magic. cheering and applause andy swiss, bbc news. our sports correspondent laura scottjoins me now. so, laura, will professional football be next? well, that is certainly what they are hoping and planning for but there was no mention of elite sport and last night's speech by the prime minister and a lot of the major sport in england are seeking clarity from the government on what this means for them and they hope it might have some sort of guidance from the 50 page document due to be released this afternoon. the next

phase for elite sport is some form ofa phase for elite sport is some form of a return of group training and in the premier league, the english premier league, the shareholders are meeting again today to try to finalise their return to training protocols and medical protocols before putting those to the players and the managers later this week and then holding a club vote early next week but there has been some unrest among clubs and concern about a third player at brighton testing positive for coronavirus. but even if they finish today's meeting with a continued ambition to finish the season, there is an increasing sense of pragmatism that their chances of doing so rest so rest with the government and there could be a clearer picture on that this afternoon. laura, thank you very much. captain tom moore is to be honoured with the freedom of the city of london in a ceremony that will take place virtually for the first time. the ioo—year—old second world war veteran, who raised nearly £33 million for the nhs, will be awarded in a ceremony due to be live streamed on the city

of london corporation's youtube channel tomorrow. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. good afternoon. it felt we flipped the calendar back to winter over the weekend. it turned much colder from the north, it remains rather chilly through today, blustery as well but dry for most of us. having said that, the view from space, you can see some speckled shower clouds which have been pushing on across northern and eastern parts of the uk, we will continue to see some showers through the afternoon across parts of eastern england and the northern part of scotland. largely dry further west but for the far north, east and south of the uk, very wind. kent, potential of 50 mile an hour gusts so that is just accentuating a chilly feel with temperatures this afternoon between 9-14. temperatures this afternoon between 9—111. through this evening and overnight, the showers in eastern england tend to fade, similarfor northern ireland but you'll see some

showers pushing in from