they're the ones who have to stay alert. we found out this morning that the death rates among blue—collar workers are significantly higher 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 their families 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, of a 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, i would 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. good afternoon, it is one minute past five and you're watching a bbc news special with the government today publishing a 50 page document laying out plans in detail to ease lockdown restrictions in england. the conditional 3—step plan includes details on schools, businesses, meeting people outside your household and advice on face coverings while the timetable for lifting restrictions will be delayed if there is not sufficient progress in controlling the virus. it comes

as the latest daily figures show a further 210 people with covid—19 have died across the uk, bringing the total to 32,065. this afternoon borisjohnson has the total to 32,065. this afternoon boris johnson has been the total to 32,065. this afternoon borisjohnson has been explaining the new measures for easing the lockdown in england to mps and he said that we are at the most perilous moment. you will be giving a news conference at the 7pm. let's look at what he has said so far. from wednesday, you should go to work if you cannot work from home and if your workplace is open. for the first time, the advice is people should aim to wear face coverings in enclosed spaces, for example on public transport or in shops. you can meet one person outside your household and drive to open spaces, irrespective of distance. 0n education, the government ambition is for all primary school children in england to return to school for a month before the summer. sporting events will be able to take place

behind closed doors no earlier than the 1st ofjune. public transport should be avoided where possible. the prime minister said everybody must continue to stay alert and follow the rules but he added that the plan is conditional on common senseif the plan is conditional on common sense if the british people. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, said there are still many questions but precious few answers. boris johnson was addressing parliament where he praised the british public for their efforts in the fight against the coronavirus and laid out in more detail his plan for easing the lockdown. we have together observe the toughest restrictions on oui’ observe the toughest restrictions on our freedoms observe the toughest restrictions on ourfreedoms in memory, changing our way of life on a scale unimaginable only months ago. all our efforts have been directed towards protecting our nhs and saving lives. tragically, many families have lost loved ones before their time and we share their grief. yet our shared

effort has averted a still worse catastrophe, one that could have overwhelmed the nhs and claimed half a million lives. every day dedicated doctors, nurses and social care workers, army, medics and more have risked their own lives in the service of others and they have helped to cut the reproduction rate from between 2.6 and 2.8 in april two between no .5 and 0.9 today. the number of covid patients in hospital has fallen by over a third since easter sunday. 0ur armed forces joined the nhs to build new hospitals on timetables that were telescoped from years two weeks, almost doubling the number of critical care beds and ensuring that since the end of march at least a third have always been available. 0ur challenge now is to find a way forward that preserves our hard—won gains while easing the burden of the lockdown and i will be candid with the house, this is a supremely difficult balance to strike. there can be no greater mistake than to jeopardise everything we have

striven to achieve by proceeding to farand striven to achieve by proceeding to far and too fast. we will be driven not by hope or economic revival as an end in itself, but by data and science and public health. and so the government is today submitting to the house plan which is conditional and dependent as always on the common sense and observance of the british people and on continual reassessment of the data. the prime minister in the house of commons a short time ago put in response, sir keir starmer called for clarity on the government plan for clarity on the government plan for easing the lockdown. what the country needs at this time is clarity and reassurance and at the moment, both are in pretty short supply. at the heart of the problem it seems is the prime minister made a statement last night before the plan was written or at least finalised and that has caused considerable confusion. yesterday afternoon, there was a number 10 press release that said from monday,

ie today, anyone who cannot work from home, for instance those in construction and manufacturing, should be actively encouraged to go to work so it was understood that it was today the start date and that was today the start date and that was for construction and manufacturing. a few hours later, the prime minister made his statement and there was no express reference to timeframe. today, in the command document, page 25, it says that these policy changes apply from wednesday. and the list has been expanded from construction and manufacturing to other sectors. now we have a start date of wednesday and a wider range of sectors going back to work on wednesday put so far, so good to put it one of the keyissuesis far, so good to put it one of the key issues is will there be guidelines to place that back in place to ensure safety in the workplace which were being consulted oi'i workplace which were being consulted on last sunday and had big gaps in and were vague and under protective equipment itjust and were vague and under protective equipment it just said and were vague and under protective equipment itjust said to be inserted or added to. in the

document i have received, it says workplaces should follow the covid secure workplaces should follow the covid secure guidelines, which i assume other same, as soon as practicable. but under page 22 it says they will be released later this week. we know some people are going back to work oi'i some people are going back to work on wednesday, the guidelines have not been published, they are apparently going to be released later this week, so can i ask the prime minister will the guidelines oi'i prime minister will the guidelines on safety be ready for wednesday, which means tomorrow if workplaces are to be ready for wednesday morning? if not, if you seriously asking people to go back to work without the guidelines? have the guidelines been agreed with businesses and trade unions? that was the attempt that was going on we week ago, and brew the guidelines only apply in england? that was sir keir starmer. let's get the latest from our political correspondent nick eardley in westminster. the prime minister was criticised last night after his televised address for a lack of clarity, spreading

some confusion, that was the criticism from some people. we have had a lot more detail today about the government plans for easing the lockdown. i think we have quite a goodidea lockdown. i think we have quite a good idea now of what the government plans to do in england over the next few weeks, provided they can keep that r rate of reinfection down. also some clarity on what is happening this week, again in england, when it comes to slightly easing some of those restrictions. as we know, people who cannot work from home are being actively urged to go back to work. that covers things like manufacturing and construction. in the next few hours, potentially quite soon, we're going to get the guidelines for workplaces. and a sense of what the government wants to happen in individual workplaces to make sure they are safe for people going back. interestingly, in the statement, borisjohnson, in

interestingly, in the statement, boris johnson, in response interestingly, in the statement, borisjohnson, in response to a question, said one of the things that would involve was spot checks for businesses to make sure they we re for businesses to make sure they were following guidelines and adhering to social distancing rules. we know that people in england will be able to exercise as much as they wa nt be able to exercise as much as they want and meet somebody from outside their household in a park or something as long as they follow those social distancing rules as well. that is what is happening right away. from wednesday in england. the longer term plan is being sketched out as well and although we got the bones of it last night from the prime minister, we are starting to put some flesh on the bones today. you get a much better idea of exactly what the government thinks could happen come schools gradually going back in phase two, some are opening in phase two and then circled phase three, which would not happen before the start ofjuly, we would see other shops opening potentially, may some restau ra nts a nd hairdressers shops opening potentially, may some restaurants and hairdressers and

beauticians and things. there are still questions though and we have heard them from the labour party, from keir starmer in that clip. some concerns about how much information is available, how much safety preparation has actually gone on in workplaces given the fairly short period between sunday and the announcement from the prime minister and the guidelines coming up today and the guidelines coming up today and wednesday when many people will be asked to go back to work. certainly we are in a place this evening where we know a lot more about the plan in england than we did potentially this morning, and is able to point out that scotland, wales and northern ireland do have those different guidelines and they are not the same and not encouraging people to go back to work in the same way. thank you very much, nick. we can get more now from our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. read tea dates as part of this plan, wednesday, june one and

july the 11th and it all depends on the science that maggots we have what the government has decided for england is, and this is a phrase from the document, they want to return life too is close to normal as possible for as many people as possible. but at the same time, they don't want the infection to stop spiralling out of control again. they will do things that they feel are essentially safe at this point. that is that you can go and exercise with somebody else in the park as long as you keep two metres distant. a game of tennis, for example, is now considered to be something that is safe to do. to go fishing with a friend but be a couple of metres apart is considered to be ok. they are trying to discourage people from using public transport but if people have to, face coverings in any enclosed space where you cannot keep social distancing... they are

lifting some of the restrictions on travel. it's now actually 0k in england to go and exercise somewhere thatis england to go and exercise somewhere that is a day trip away as long as you are back in your own home that night. but of course, if that involved crossing into wales or scotland, you would be breaching the welsh or scottish regulations. those governments feel that the westminster government has jumped ahead of them and broke in step with them which they feel uncomfortable about. injune, them which they feel uncomfortable about. in june, talking them which they feel uncomfortable about. injune, talking about primary school children if the infection rate has come down enough by during the first, first bought reception, year one and year six primary school children but there is an ambition that all primary school children should spend at least a month at school before the end of term —— first of all reception. then there is the 11th ofjuly date which, i'm afraid, if they get their and if it's not held back, is the first time anybody will be allowed to get

a haircut! i know that it's starting to exercise people enormously but it is more critical to the economy, when other shops and so on might start to open but in the frequently asked questions for the government today, they expect garden centres to open this wednesday. and in a few seconds, face coverings, the government advising people to wear them in places like public transport but not compelling them. yes, this is all about making other people feel comfortable and making sure you're not infecting them. where you cannot socially distance, in a workplace where you cannot do that, public transport and even shops where it is just not possible to socially distance then the request is to please wear a face covering because there is a chance it will reduce the risk to you passing on the infection. daniel, thank you very much. daniel sandford our home affairs correspondent. we will take affairs correspondent. we will take a bite now to viewers on bbc one and we will be back with the bbc news at

six in about 45 minutes but for me, for now, goodbye. let's just tell you that that men in the lowest skilled jobs such as security guards and bus and taxi drivers are among those most likely to die from covid—19. the office for national statistics has been analysing death figures in england and wales up until april 20th. steve mcnamara is the general secretary for the licensed taxi drivers‘ association. thank you very much for being with us. how concerned thank you very much for being with us. how concerned are thank you very much for being with us. how concerned are you about your members, taxi drivers? yes, good afternoon. we are as confused as anyone for a lot of the messaging coming from whitehall is confusing and no more so when these stats from the ons and no more so when these stats from the 0ns this morning. they make assumptions. when you look at the

statistics, and we have tried to, most taxi drivers are men so more men are going to be infected. secondly, the demographic of taxi drivers, they tend to be older, you don't get many 20—year—olds taxi drivers, whereas there are quite a few 16—year—olds. so, the stats can be misleading, as most stats are. from day one, we have been asking the government, i've written to grant shapps, the dft, as to what vehicles are safe to use and what vehicles are safe to use and what vehicles are safe to use and what vehicles are not because it is blata ntly vehicles are not because it is blatantly obvious that in certain saloon cars you can't sell distance, it is just impossible. whereas in a black cab, a purpose—built vehicle, two metres is about the distance, self sealed, easy to clean plastic. it is up as they got to be safe for the driver and the passenger than it

is no saloon car. they haven't replied or have issued very vague guidelines and we are none the wiser. we are hoping to get some more stuff from this week but i'm certainly holding my breath. more stuff from this week but i'm certainly holding my breathm more stuff from this week but i'm certainly holding my breath. it is probably true to say that more people would like to use taxis if they can afford to because they don't want to go on public transport. would you advise people who are using taxis to wear face covering? that seems to be the new advice now from the government. you don't have to but you probably should wear face coverings on public transport, in shops, but would you like people when getting into a cab to wear a face covering? again, it depends on the vehicle. if you are in one of these new electric cabs are one of the larger cabs, hard services designed to be clean. they we re services designed to be clean. they were designed for friday night drunks, not for early morning

commuters, but the premises the same, the hard plastics are easy to clea n. same, the hard plastics are easy to clean. you are in completely isolated environment with a separate air conditioning supply from the front so you have got to be much safer than you are in for example a! toyota where you can reach out and touch the driver very easily. so the guidance would differ. what has the lockdown done economically to your members? how badly have they been hit? we have been wiped out, as you imagine. if you look at big cities, for example manchester or london, and elsewhere, there isjust nobody moving anywhere. although that has begun to change in the last week. but up until the middle of last week most people went at work, shops, bars, restaurants, cinemas were shut, as we know. so the demand has diminished greatly. most of my

members have taken the opportunity to furlough themselves and will be relying on the 80% of their previously declared earnings to be paid to them as per the chancellor's solution. it is now looking like we will get those payments at the end of may is not injune so that is good news. the hmrc certainly seem to have moved with quite unexpected haste and got the e—mails out to the self—employed. we are looking at that to reimburse us for the substantial sums that most drivers have lost. thank you very much indeed. many thanks for being with us. 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 more pressure

on a travel industry already under considerable stress. dan johnson reports from manchester airport. the future of flying means hiding your smile and a hands—off experience in the airport. this is a trial already under way 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. yeah, i 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 no—one here really, is there? i've heard contradicting things about the gloves, saying they are cross—contaminating and then other people are saying

they should and hospitals are saying don't wear gloves and face masks. i don't really know. i'm just following the rules. with departure screens so bare, you can see why the boss here hoped he has found a way to reassure passengers. it is only them 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 use of new 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 surprise to 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 in july. 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 back in the air so these don't become bone yards for redundant fleets. dan johnson, bbc news, manchester airport. the government would like primary schools to be back for at least a month before the summer holidays. 0ur correspondent has been to a primary school. this is a small slice of st elizabeth's primary school in merseyside. we miss them all. we hope in many ways that we see them, however obviously we hope it's safe for them to come back. and there's the rub. is it the right time to get back to class? when will the government ring the school bell? alexis says now, linda says no.

yes, i want to go back. i'm really excited. it's too soon. lindsay and dean want this over, but it's complicated. are you bored? yeah, iam. to tea rs ? yes. i've got mixed feelings. he's got asthma. i really want to be sure he's safe to go back. if you had that certainty, you'd be springing on? getting him out of the house. yes, definitely, yeah. while lindsay's worried about her son's health, tony is worried about the health of other vulnerable family members. my parents are going to have take them to school and they are going to be outside the school gathering so it's not really going to contain the virus, is it? if the government says it's time for year 6 to go back, do you think you might take the decision then to go, "no, i'm keeping him home." yeah, i'd probably not let him go back to school. alicia has barely missed a school day. her mum is a carer so she is one of only 15 kids who have still been going to school every week

and she's struggling. you are really missing your best mate, aren't you? i want to give her a big hug and say i miss you. she's been getting really upset at times. the government might say we're going to slowly phase this in, maybe year 6 first of all. well, her school has two year 6 classes, so that's near enough 60 children going back to school all at once. almost all the parents i met felt a long way from confident about the idea of sending kids back into st elizabeth's playground long before the end of this school year. head teacher mr daniels wants clarity. the longer period of time we get to prepare, the better. june 1st is a date that is kind of being thrown around. it does seem like a very short timescale to get things back to normal, but we will see. most children might be itching to get back, but not all. leo is super aware of the virus which has changed his world. it's like when we go back to school and things start to change, it will be a bit weird

because you don't want to get distracted about it because you don't want to bring home an infection. you are saying, leo, the time isn't now, but dad...? i think the time possibly, if it's not now, it's not far away. if you're a child and your parents are both shielded, you could be a carrier, you don't want to take it home. that child can possibly be exempt, but for those who aren't in that situation, i feel as though we should move towards the education because they need to get prepared for what's coming up next in their life. every family wants what is best for their kids. that means different things to different people. it's the homeschooling, isn't it? we're enjoying it, aren't we? well, a bit. what, enjoying it? i do really want to do my sats. no, he does, don't you — just to see how clever you really are. because i actually want someone who's actually professional to, like, teach me. by the way, he's not. lleyton is going to have to wait until at least june 1st for that,

with guidance to schools in england out later. in scotland, wales and northern ireland, parents will stay in the homeschooling hot seat for some weeks to come. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. for the first time, people in england are being advised to wear face coverings in enclosed spaces where they come into contact with other people, including on public transport for example. the guidance emphasises that people should use home—made coverings, not the specialist masks that are used by health care workers. until now, the advice has been that only those working in health and care settings needed to cover their faces. the government had said there was little evidence that maskeds masks helped. but that has been controversial, other countries have already recommended the use of face coverings. let's discuss that a little bit further. she is a lead researcher on the effectiveness of

masks. thanks very much for being with us. this has been debated. lots of governments have now asked the people to wear these face coverings. simply, do you think they do work or don't you? i don't have a lot of faith in them. what we have found is that on balance, people wore their men what you think of co—community settings like visiting the shops come out and about, they seem to be protected more often than not to say there is a decent chance they can be productive. i have heard it said that they are better at stopping the wear of the mask spreading the virus than contracting as it were. is that right? that isn't what we found, maybe needs more experiments. we can separate our data, in cases where you knew there was an infectious person in the situation, in the

environment, and either that infectious person wore the mask, or the well person wore a mask or both. the most effect was when both wore the mask. in fact, ifjust one type of person wore it, then that was about equally effective, may be about equally effective, may be about six or 7% reduction in transmission. a lot of people watching will say, however small the difference, even if it is a marginal difference, even if it is a marginal difference, it is worth it. and i think that is why they are trying it. we won't really know how effective cloth —based covering will be probably until there is a lot more evidence and that is going to bea more evidence and that is going to be a couple of years from now where there has been some really good scientific analysis, but maybe it is pa rt scientific analysis, but maybe it is part of the picture and if we could just get a two or 3% reduction and add that to the rigorous hand washing which might be a two to 5% reduction, cumulatively the might add up to more. common sense would tell you that they must work to some degree and they must prevent at least some of the droplets coming

out of you? yes, the problem is that within the class coverings, they don't stop you from sharing moisture with other people and they also have a large... breathable fabrics are a lot more comfortable which means they let moisture in and out. where isa they let moisture in and out. where is a surgical mask, it blocks your breathing more and it keeps you... stop you from sharing moisture with other people, so we know they won't have quite the same protective parties as a medical item is. what about the psychological impact? i think it is fair to say that a lot of people would say they feel safer wearing them which is why a lot of people have been. that is precisely true. it also reminds us that there isa true. it also reminds us that there is a difficult situation going on and we have a response ability to try not to catch this and to try to not be part of the chain of handing it on to someone who would be really at risk if they had it. i suppose the downside of that is that it might give people a false sense of

security to do things get coated at the people than they otherwise would do. yes, maybe that is worth the upside because how are we going to get back to a normally functioning society unless we find a way to not see everyone else as a bio hazard. good to talk to you. we are going to pause and look at the latest weather. it felt like we we re the latest weather. it felt like we were plunged back into winter over the weekend as a northerly wind developed. we keep chilly conditions through what is left of the day. a few showers in the east and certainly in the north of scotland. windy in the far north across eastern coast and down towards the south as well. those winds will ease a little overnight. there's going to bea a little overnight. there's going to be a lot of dry weather and some clear spells but sharon leading back and across scotland, some into northern ireland, the far north of england. as micro—showers leading

back. territories around freezing for many but not as cold. a lot of dry weather,. some showers for northern ireland as well. this band of rain and perhaps some snow mixing and across scotland. this band of rain and snow pushing southwards, introducing some colder air, so your temperatures at four o'clock in aberdeen, around 5 degrees. it stays rather cool for the middle of the week, little warm up for thursday and friday and for many of us, it remain dry.

hello again. you're watching bbc news with me, ben brown. the government has published a 50 page document laying out plans in three stages to ease lockdown restrictions in england. it says all workers who cannot work from home should travel to work if they are workplaces open but to avoid using public transport. for the first time, the advice is that people should wear a face covering in enclosed spaces such as on public transport or in shops. from wednesday, people can meet one person from outside her own household and drive to outdoor open spaces irrespective of distance. the government says its ambition is for all primary schoolchildren to return to school before the summer if feasible. those are the latest news headlines.

let's get the latest sports round up now with jane dougall. hi, jane. good afternoon. no professional sport, even behind closed doors, will be take place in england until the 1st ofjune at the earliest. the government made the announcement as part of their easing of lockdown measures. after that date, sporting events without crowds will be permitted to "provide a much—needed boost to national morale". 0ur sports news reporter laura scottjoins us now. laura, what does this mean for elite sports and their return? it does mean that for those sports who are provisionally aiming for a return in june orjuly, that seems like that might be able to go ahead, though clearly the government has said that that 1st of june date clearly the government has said that that 1st ofjune date could be delayed if necessary progress is not made before then. but what what this means for elite sports training, we don't yet know, and we do know that elite sports are now asking government for some guidance. we expect that that could come as soon as tomorrow because, clearly, the

next phase, from the individual training a lot of athletes are currently doing is some sort of return to small group training, and we expect that that would have to involve social distancing but there was nothing intraday‘s strategy that tackled that issue of irrational sports training. but clearly, it is good news for support to plan to a return to june, like good news for support to plan to a return tojune, like the premier league with project restart. that's for elite sports. what about amateur sports? there was some more guidance today about what people might be able to do with members of their own household or one member of another household. we were told that people could do, in england, some form of outdoor exercise where social distancing can be maintained with one member of another household. so these are sports like singles tennis, golf, angling and basketball. but they are to be no

tea m basketball. but they are to be no team sports unless that is with members of your own household. so this is clearly progress for a lot of amateur sports, but, and this is to ta ke of amateur sports, but, and this is to take place from wednesday, but what a lot of sports governing bodies are having to do is seek further clarity from the government on what they would have to put in place to make this work but also speak to the individual venues to make sure that they are happy with it. he does not mean that automatically, all tennis courts are all golf courses have to be open. we will have to see which ones go for that. and this is notjust the sports they have mentioned either. there were other sports which could fit within this, but indoor sports, tea m fit within this, but indoor sports, team sports, contact sports are all going to have to wait. all great, laura scott, thanks so much for the update. as we've been hearing, from wednesday, 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. that's all the sport for now. jane, many thanks. let's recap for you now some of the main developments today in the

government's plane to ease the lockdown restrictions in england. the conditional 3—step plan includes details on schools, businesses, meeting people outside your household and face coverings. the timetable will be delayed if there is not sufficient progress in controlling the virus. it comes at the latest daily figures show a further 210 people with covid—19 have died across the united kingdom, bringing the total to 30,065. —— 30 2065. this afternoon, borisjohnson is expend new measures to mps, and he said we are at the most perilous moment. he will give a news conference with more details at 7pm today. let's take a look at what has been said by the government. from wednesday but you should go to work if you cannot work from home and if you replace is open. for the first

time, the advice is to wear face coverings in enclosed spaces, for example on public important shops. you can meet one person outside your household and you can go to open spaces irrespective of distance. 0n education, the government's ambition is to have all primary schoolchildren returned to school before summer. sporting events will ta ke before summer. sporting events will take place behind closed doors and earlierfrom take place behind closed doors and earlier from the 1st ofjune. public transport must be avoided where possible. the prime ministers had everin possible. the prime ministers had ever in muscatine to stay alert. he said the plane is conditional based on the british people. in reply, the labour leader sir keir starmer said there are a macquarie... borisjohnson said boris johnson said and borisjohnson said and laid out more plans for the lockdown. we have gone

through... changing our lives on a scale unimaginable only month ago. tragically, many families have lost loved ones before their time, and we share their grief. yet, our shared effort has diverted a still worse catastrophe, when they could have overrun the nhs and claimed half a million lives. every day, dedicated doctors, nurses and social care workers, army medics and more have risked their own lives in the service of others, and they have helped to cut the reproduction rate from between 2.6 and 2.8 in april two 0.5 and 0.9 today. the number of patients and hospital has fallen by a third since easter sunday. 0ur armed forces have worked together with the nhs to build new hospitals on timetables going from years two

weeks, and our challenge now is to find a way for to preserve our ha rd—won preserve our hard—won gains. there can be no greater mistake than to jeopardise everything we have stricken to achieve by proceeding to farand stricken to achieve by proceeding to far and too fast. we will be driven not by hope or economic revival as it and not by hope or economic revival as itand in not by hope or economic revival as it and in itself but by data and science and public health and so the government is today submitted to the house a plane which is conditional independent as on the common sense and observers of the british people in on continual reassessment of the data. the prime minister's state m e nts data. the prime minister's statements to the commons this afternoon. in reply to that, the labour leader circular starmer called for clarity on the government's plans on easing lockdown. —— sir keir starmer. the country needs at

the moment is clarity, and that is in short supply. the prime minister made a statement last night before the plane was written or finalised and that has causing considerable confusion. yesterday afternoon, there was a press release that said from monday, today, anyone who cannot work from home, for instance those in construction, manufacturing, should be actively encouraged to... it is obvious that was changed to wednesday. in the prime minister's statement, there was no reference to timeframe. today, in the commands document, it says these policies are effective from wednesday, and it has been changed to other sectors. no we have a start date of wednesday, a wider range of sectors going back to work

on wednesday. so far, so good. one of the key issues is, will there be guidelines in place to ensure safety of the workforce? they were being consulted on last sunday. they were fa ke consulted on last sunday. they were fake and had big gaps in. under protective equipment, i just fake and had big gaps in. under protective equipment, ijust said to be added. in the document i have now seen, it says workplaces should follow the covid secure guidelines as soon as practicable, but under page 22, it says, they will be release later this week. we know some people are going back to work wednesday, the guidelines have not been published. they are fairly going to be released later this work. and ijust ask the prime minister, will the safety guidelines be ready for wednesday, which realistically miss tomorrow if work places are to be ready for them for wednesday morning? if not, it's easiest last can people to go back to work without the guidelines? have the guidelines been agreed with businesses and trade unions —— is he

really asking people to go back to work? and to the guidelines only apply in england? sir keir starmer, the labour leader leader in england. the key is whether the guidelines... 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes has been looking at the factors influencing the guidelines. 0n 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 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. key 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, 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 0k. 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. restrictions continue to be eased in large parts of europe. in france, some shops and most premise was our reopening. 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 some doubt as the rate of infection there does appear to be rising again stop gavin the reports. —— gavin the 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's 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's 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's 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.

the chinese city of wuhan, where the coronavirus pandemic began, has confirmed a small cluster of new locally transmitted infections after several days without any new cases reported. elsewhere in china, researchers are being eased, and disneyland in shanghai has now opened to a reduced number of visitors —— researches are being eased. the reopening of south korea's schools has been postponed bya korea's schools has been postponed by a week after a new cluster of infections in the capital, seoul. the highest grade, third grade, was due back to be open wednesday. all other staggered school start eight have also been pushed back a week. south korea's school year usually sta rts south korea's school year usually starts in march, but he was postponed until early april. jury trials in england and wales are due to resume from wednesday to week two

—— from the next week. this morning, it was announced a limited number of trials will take place, observing social distancing rules, at courts including the old bailey in london and cardiff crown court. it will be seen if it will be possible to conduct trials more widely as coronavirus develops. as country look for new ways to unlock society without exposing the elderly, and the netherlands, one care home has opened a specially built class cabin that keeps elderly people protected and isolated while enabling them to see theirfamilies. scrubbing a shield to protect vulnerable people... ..from the invisible danger their loved ones may pose to them. this is what a family reunion looks like under lockdown. hi, mum. hello. the way so many of us have been

keeping in touch with each other just don't make sense to everyone. for zoom, for half our residents, it's too difficult for half our residents to understand. they're looking at an ipad and thinking they're watching a picture or a video. they don't understand it is real life, real—time, so they don't respond. and in here, they get the full picture. for me, being able to really see her, the way she walks, just her whole body and her body language is incredible. initially, it was really difficult, and the family were trying to reassure mrs stope that this is the new normal but she was confused. she couldn't understand why she couldn't cuddle them. but they reassured her the 1.5 metre distance is being followed by everyone and, actually, now, you can see they're quite relaxed. this is a way for the family

to reach out in person without the risk. everybody prefers to really see and touch and feel and hug your mum. but it's better than nothing. but how do you explain to an 85—year—old woman with dementia who just lost her husband and went into a nursing home two weeks before lockdown that the whole world has changed, not just hers? she thinks she's in some kind of prison, but we're all stuck at home. it's happier that i can see them. but this is a strange world for me. so i have been always very happy, and now i'm a bit less happy. this glasshouse offers a quick fix, a chance to remind relatives in real life

that they haven't been forgotten. anna holligan, bbc news. captain tom morris to be honoured with the freedom of the city of london in a ceremony that will take place virtually for the first time. the 100—year—old second world war vetera n the 100—year—old second world war veteran who raised nearly £33 million for the national health service will be awarded in a ceremony due to be a lifestream on the city of london corporation's youtube channel tomorrow. from wednesday, peopledon and then we'll be able to take on limited amount of outdoor exercise. the innocent will be —— announcements will be a boost for sports facilities. but how will and

work in practice? 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. news at six coming up with fiona bruce, but let's check the latest weather prospect with ben rich. it felt like we turned the weather back

over the weekend. as you can see from the satellite picture earlier on, some speckled shower clouds. many places staying dry through today. we will always see one or two showers, vertically across the north of scotla nd showers, vertically across the north of scotland but also the east of an. temperatures none too impressive for this time of year. the winds will only easily go through tonight but you will see further showers pushing across northern parts of scotland. some of these will be wintry to stop not as cold as last night across northern parts of the uk. the further south you are, some spots will be closer to freezing. high—pressure out to the west, but this frontal system, a cold front pushing into northern scotland, provide a renewed surge of colder air. through northern ireland, parts of northern england, down into the midlands, some cold weather. as cold

air talks midlands, some cold weather. as cold airtalks in midlands, some cold weather. as cold air talks in behind that rain band, we are likely to see some snow developing. not evenjust we are likely to see some snow developing. not even just around the highest range. those are your temperatures at 4pm, but 13 in glasgow ahead of that rainman and actually through southern scotland, northern england and wales, there is a predominate lead dry day. quite a lot of cloud by the afternoon and not as windy as it has been today and towards the south. through tuesday evening, that... that will continue to push away as we get into wednesday. a lot of dry weather as we get into wednesday rain for the far northwest of scotland. 7 degrees in aberdeen, cardiff and plymouth getting to around 15. into thursday, this area of high—pressure, it sta rts this area of high—pressure, it starts to build in a lot more strongly across the british isles and that should cut off a few to very cold air across the north. we are going to bring the air in from

the northwest instead. it is not going to be a heat wave, not initially anyway, but as we get into the weekend, that temperature is going to lift and there is a lot of dry weather on the way.

the government sets out the details of how it plans to take england back to some kind of normality. a 50—page document lays out how we can get back to work and children back to school. we have begun our descent from the peak of the epidemic, but ourjourney has reached the most perilous moment, where a wrong move could be disastrous. what the country needs at this time is clarity and reassurance and, at the moment, both are in pretty short supply. we're encouraged to still work from home if possible, but, if not, to go to work from wednesday, though preferably not on public transport. it's hoped all primary school children can go back before the summer and for some to start from the 1st ofjune. from wednesday, you can spend as much time outdoors