this is bbc news — with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk — and around the world. the uk furlough scheme to support people who can't work during lockdown is extended until october — the chancellor says he's backing britain's workers, but there are still concerns. this is a plan that will allow businesses to open, at that certain day, have all that extra support and get as many people back to the jobs that they love. there are already many stuff that i furloughed whose job is actually no longer exist, and thatis job is actually no longer exist, and that is very sad, but it is also very real. america's top disease expert warns states — not to ease the lockdown too soon — saying it's a significant risk. my my concern is that we will start to

see little spikes that might turn into outbreaks. the number dying in uk care homes has begun to fall — but figures also show — there have been 50,000 more deaths than would normally be expected a railway worker has died — with coronavirus — after being spat at by a man who claimed he had covid—i9. and spain's empty tourist beaches will probably stay that way — britons are warned summer holidays are unlikely this year hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first... the british chancellor, rishi sunak, has announced that the furlough scheme, designed to avert mass unemployment, will now be extended till the end of october. but speaking to the bbc,

he acknowledged, that manyjobs had already been lost and that we are already seeing the effects of a recession. he said the scheme, which pays 80% of an employee's salary, up to a maximum of £2,500 — around $3,000 a month, is now supporting more than 7 million workers. today he outlined some changes to the scheme. the government will now pay the full bill, for the multi—billion pound scheme, for an extra month — till the end ofjuly. after that, from august, employers will be expected to share the cost, as their staff return to work. but, they'll be able bring them back to work part—time, which isn't allowed at the moment. it comes, as the total number of deaths linked to the cornavirus has risen to 32,692, that's an increase of 627 in the last 2a hours. we'll look at the deaths in detail a little later — first — here's our political editor laura

kuenssberg. a final check with officials before the formal announcement. hi, everyone. the chancellor will use taxpayer cash to pay the wages of more than 7 million people until the end of october. there is simply no modern comparison to the steps rishi sunak has decided to take. people are working hard, through no fault of their own business has been shut or they can't go to work, and it was important to me that we protect them. i've decided to extend the scheme forfour months, so it will run till the end of october. the first month of that, injuly, everything will be the same, as it now, and people at home should know that. and for the last three months, what will happen is that we will introduce flexible furloughing, so for companies where it makes sense to bring their employees back on a part—time basis perhaps, we will allow for that to happen. but you will ask businesses to start contributing — how much? we think it is fair to ask businesses at that stage, once everything is open

and we are in recovery, to make a contribution alongside the government in paying wages, which also helps us to make sure the skin can be extended for this period of time. there will be thousands of businesses whose doors will be closed, so where will they find the money? the plan the prime minister has set out has cleared dates in it that we are all now working towards. the prime minister has made it clear that this timetable might not work. so how can you be sure that people will have, businesses will be asked to pay more from october? they might not be able to. we are all dealing with something we have not seen before at this scale, so there is uncertainty about what we are doing, i accept that. how much will this cost? this is an expensive scheme, and i have said that before. i believe it is the right thing to do, and what is clear to me is that the cost of not doing this, for society, our economy, our country, would be far higher,

and i'm simply not going to give up on all these people. he wants to get production lines going. at this distillery in kent, 15 staff are on furlough, just seven working now, making hand sanitiser instead of gin. is the government ready to acknowledge that so much damage has already been done? day after day, we receive e—mails from people who are desperately worried about being able to put food on the table and losing theirjobs. this is going to have a very significant impact on our economy, that is clear. we already know that many people have lost their jobs, and it breaks my heart. we have seen what is happening with universal credit claims already. this is not something we will wait to see, it is already happening, there are already businesses shutting and people who have lost theirjobs. which sectors of the economy will you try to preserve? aviation, hospitality, tourism ? you can't say you can't

save everything. those are the sectors that are most impacted, but also the ones where we have tried to direct the most amount of support. dozens of chancellors have sat in number 11, but none have seen the economy slide so fast, or the scale of dilemmas he will face. what is your instinct? will there have to be tax rises? the agenda i set out before it is still relevant. i talked a lot about investing in our regions to drive up productivity wherever you happen to live, so that agenda remains even more relevant today than it did then, and we will not at all retrenched from delivering on that. but the world's changed so much between the day rishi sunak became chancellor 12 weeks ago and when he turned a0 today. who can know what may have shifted by the time he is 41? laura kuenssberg, bbc

news, downing street. the top us health advisor, dr anthony fauci, has warned states about lifting lockdown restrictions too soon — saying, there is a ‘significant risk‘ of a second spike in deaths. the expert leading the american coronavirus response, has been giving evidence, to a committee of senators in washington. dr fauci also conceeded — the number of deaths is likely to be higher than the offical number, that currently stands at over 80,000. here's a little of what he's been saying. if states or cities or regions, their attempt, understandable to get back to some form of normality, disregard to a greater degree the checkpoints that we put in our guidelines about when it is safe to proceed in pulling back on mitigation, because i feel if that occurs, there is a real risk that you will trigger an outbreak and you may not be able to control it.

paradoxically, that will set you back, not only leading to suffering and death that could be avoided, but could even set you back on the road to trying to get economic recovery. with me to discuss the administration's handling of the pandemic is leon panetta, former defence secretary, director of the cia, and white house chief of staff — who worked for president clinton and president obama. thank you for being here on bbc news. how important is that warning? as president trump pushes for the economy and states to open up again? it is extremely important. obviously in this country, the american people are very concerned. that if we open up are very concerned. that if we open up too quickly, without taking the proper precautions necessary in order to make sure that we have a handle on the coronavirus, that we will have that sudden spike in

increased cases of coronavirus, and that could set us back. well obviously we are all interested in reopening our economy, ourfirst interest has to be on making sure we have taken interest has to be on making sure we have ta ken every interest has to be on making sure we have taken every necessary interest has to be on making sure we have ta ken every necessary step to protect the health of the american people. why do you think the response has been so chaotic? there was a pandemic play a big lead in 2016, regular intelligence briefings right from january? 2016, regular intelligence briefings right from january? i don't think the administration was prepared to deal with a world pandemic. yes, there were some preparations that had occurred prior administrations, a lot of intelligence warnings about the possibility of this kind of pandemic occurring, but i really don't think any of those warnings we re don't think any of those warnings were taken seriously. the result was, not being prepared for the kind

of world pandemic that we have seen ta ke of world pandemic that we have seen take place, destroying lives, destroying our economy. something that no one really investment or prepared for, so the result of bean, the reaction has been largely haphazard, crisis oriented, a lot of mixed messages as to what should happen. i think what is missing the most is a national strategy to deal with this pandemic. this is a national problem, this is a war, the president has said it is a war. we should have a national strategy that makes sure all states are abiding by the same standards. do you think they are still in that mode that you are critical of their in that description? the president only yesterday was boasting about the number of test being done, but how difficult is it for an ordinary american to get a test at the moment? it remains very difficult. the reality is, most people don't

have access to good testing in this country. it is getting better, it is going to continue to improve, but very frankly, all the studies that have been done on this issue have made clear that we need to have massive testing in this country, in order to determine, what is the baseline? who is infected? who is not infected? baseline? who is infected? who is not infected ? who baseline? who is infected? who is not infected? who can go to work? who should not go to work as manic energy to determine that, we need to have massive testing, tracing, and ultimately, obviously, we need have a vaccine that can deal with this problem. that is the only way we are ultimately going to get back to normal. you clearly think those things are still not in place. we've seen things are still not in place. we've seen the president and the secretary of state make regular attacks on china. or there are legitimate questions to be asked or is that two potentially dangerous going forward?

look, there is no question that this virus originated in china. and that they are responsible for not dealing with it at the time. but very frankly, the primary focus ought to be on dealing with this virus and how it is affecting literally thousands of people in this country. that needs to be our first priority. there will be lots of time for the ability to establish scapegoats in this business, but the purse focus ought to be on making sure that we are dealing with the health requirements that have been imposed by this coronavirus. that was the subject of so many of the questions and yesterday's press briefing, which had a very ugly n, which i will ask about any moment. —— a very ugly moment. why is this a global competition to you if, every day, americans are still losing their lives, and we are still seeing more cases every day?

well, they are losing their lives everywhere in the world, and maybe that's a question you should ask china. don't ask me, ask china that question, 0k? when you ask then that question, you may get a very unusual answer. yes, behind you, please. sir, why are you saying that to me specifically? i'm telling you. i'm not saying it specifically to anybody, i'm saying it to anybody that would ask a nasty question like that. that's not a nasty question. please go ahead. why does it matter? ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much, appreciate it. you didn't respond i know i'm calling on the young lady in the back... ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much, appreciate it. thank you very much. and oakley into that briefing. is it women? is it intelligent women

cosmic as it raced that the president appears to have a problem with? i think the fundamental problem is the frustration of the president. he is obviously been criticised for not being prepared to deal with this pandemic. there are too many problems falling between the cracks and he knows the administration bears that responsibility. when questions are asked that deal with the number of deaths and that deal with the consequences of what was happening, rather than responding to those questions truthfully and with the fa cts , questions truthfully and with the facts, she willjust go after political vindictiveness, that assist nature. i think he pays a price for that. the american people do not appreciate that kind of attitude from our commander—in—chief. this is a serious moment, the president ought to be dealing with these matters seriously and not just

to be dealing with these matters seriously and notjust politically. a final question about the department ofjustice dropping charges against former national security adviser michael flynn despite him pleading guilty twice to lying to the fbi. president obama was quoted as saying there is no precedent that can be found where someone precedent that can be found where someone who has been charged with perjuryjust someone who has been charged with perjury just getting off someone who has been charged with perjuryjust getting off scott free. that kind of stuff, you begin to worry about our basic understanding of the rule of law being at risk. —— quote from obama. do you? i think there is growing concern about the attorney general and whether he's enforcing the law or... whether he isa enforcing the law or... whether he is a political director for the president. in this instance, where you have an individual who clearly pleaded guilty, this is not somebody who was wrongly found to have lied,

he pleaded guilty to lying, notjust once, but twice. it makes you wonder, if that is true, and if there were problems with the investigation, why did he plead guilty? there are a lot of questions that raise issues about whether or not the attorney general and the administration, for that matter, are truly enforcing the law as it was intended. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. some newsjust coming to us as i was doing that interview, the french death toll has just overtaken spain. figures coming out from france, that number now has the fourth highest after the us, uk and italy. numbers from france, overtaking spain with 20 6000, 920

deaths in total. let's turn back to the uk. the uk office for national statistics has compared the average number of deaths that you'd expect at this time of year to what's actually happened this year. it says that between mid—march and early may there were 50 thousand more deaths — so—called excess deaths. from care homes to local communities, our health editor hugh pym looks at what this means. these are traumatic and testing times for many care homes. at this nursing home in county antrim in northern ireland, six residents have died with coronavirus. i love you. staff pride themselves on treating residents like members of their own family, but they feel they've been left to fend for themselves. i feel that we were left on our own. as if we were forgotten. we were forgotten as well as the wee residents. northern ireland's department of health said planning for social care had begun

as planning for hospitals. the number of covid—19 deaths in uk care homes has fallen from nearly 3200 in the week ending april the 24th to just over 2800 the following week. but for all causes in all settings, there have been more than 50,000 excess deaths since mid march, compared to the long—term average. whether it is care homes or other places away from hospitals, covid—19 remains a threat. yvonne is a community nurse working in the portsmouth area. i've come to see sam. she visits patients at home. she has come to check on sam, who is recovering after five weeks in hospital. she went in short of breath and was put on a ventilator in intensive care. this was filled by sam's husband. for every patient now, we wear ppe, and that can be difficult when you are speaking to elderly patients because they

like to see your face. they can't hear you either. i think they get afraid sometimes, but you have to put them at ease and smile with our eyes. covid—19 has changed so much for nurses. yeah, lovely. here, nikki opens a window so diane and michael can talk to their father who is recovering from the virus. no visiting as possible at this community hospital. as a nurse, we are very tactile at times, and we are not as able to be tactile with our patients. it has been difficult for relatives to come and visit, but we have tried different ways to try and communicate with them in different ways that we can. the head of nhs england praised nurses for their efforts. there has been a threefold interest in people expressing , increase in people expressing an interest in nursing. it is a terrible and tragic once in a century event but it has put

a huge spotlight on the brilliance of nursing, and we are seeing a great uptick in the interest in nursing as a career. a brighter note there in what can often seem a dark time for staff, patients and their families. hugh pym, bbc news. british transport police, are investigating the death of a railway worker, who died with coronavirus after being spat at while on duty. belly mujinga was working as a ticket officer at victoria station in london. she became ill within days and died on the 5th of april. the prime minister's spokesperson called the attack "despicable". tolu adayoye reports. she was somebody that was always happy to go to work. always. she connected easily with anybody. happy to go to work. always. she connected easily with anybodym was the day before a lockdown that belly, a ticket office worker at victoria station was approached by a man who told her he had covid—19 and

then spat on her. she had an underlying breathing condition, her family say she was moved from a role working behind a screen to the concourse that day. she was very worried. she was very worried, because the virus was around and they were talking about this, talking about it. the company should protect their workers. her colleague was also sparkling during the incident. the british transport police are now investigating, but it is believed a complaint was not registered with them during the time. it says she is one of far too many front line workers have lost their lives took over at 19 and there are serious questions

surrounding her death —— covid—19. more must be done to protect the most at risk workers. they are concerned about their can science not being listened to. they have raised concerns that haven't always been listened to. we need real tangible actions. thameslink has said investigating what has happened... we are doing this because others need to be protected. the company should protect their workers and justice for her, we could have prevented. there were ten people atropine rule, including her 11—year—old daughter. her husband

says she was a good mother and wife who would take care of anybody —— there were ten people at her funeral. now — as of tomorrow — people in england are advised to wear face coverings when taking public transport or in places where social distancing may not be possible. that advice is already in place in scotland and in northern ireland, while in wales, masks are not currently recommended. sarah corker has more. face coverings are not a replacement for social distancing or other precautions, but could help reduce the spread of the virus. wash your hands before and after your journey. on the trams in manchester today, some felt it was an added layer of protection. the facemask is assembled by my family. i've come without mine and i feel more anxious. where did you get that from? i'm in a hostel and they provide

them in the hostel. i think people my age think they cannot get it. i think they should wear them, because you could be going home and spreading it to the family. so you are wearing it to protect your family when you go home? yes, yes. our trams and buses are set to get busier as those who cannot do theirjobs from home are encouraged to return to work from tomorrow. and, for the first time in england, the government is now advising people to wear these on public transport and in shops. you can buy face coverings and masks at pharmacies on the high street for as little as £1 50, but medical masks should be prioritised for nhs workers, so the government has put out instructions so people can make them at home, using anything from old t—shirts to bedding sheets. two of these guys are going to get the chop, quite literally. this dad from hampshire tried making a t—shirt mask for himself on his youtube channel.

not coping very well with the elastic bands. and you can put a tissue in. and in the west midlands, tracy has a crochet alternative. so, if you want something a bit different, get your hooks out. they come in all shapes and sizes. this is government guidance although it remains a personal choice. employers, though, have been told to support those who decide to wear them at work. coming up — we'll get the latest from russia and south korea — and hearfrom a union about the extension of the uk furlough scheme — and talk to a nurse and photographer about treating those with covid—19.

hello. high—pressure will govern the weather across the uk for the rest of this week, into the weekend and into next week. that doesn't, though, mean there won't be many changes. a lot of fine weather, yes, but temperatures are going to change significantly by the weekend. at the moment, we are sitting to the east of the high. arctic air, feeling pretty chilly. high—pressure re—orientating itself. it starts to pick up mild air from out in the atlantic, feeding over the top of the high into the uk, warming up all of us. it looks like it will be the case into next week as well. tonight, though, a chilly story for scotland, northern ireland

and northern england. the weather front heading south, some rain, some snow possible, showers following. temperatures will be low as —3 in rural spots. further south, more cloud, and that will be a mild night. quite a bit of cloud... i think it will tend to brighten here as the day pans out. the breeze a little bit stronger in the southeast and along the south coast on wednesday. coming off the north sea, a cold wind that will feed into the odd heavier shower. seven, eight, nine here, perhaps 1a toward the southwest. thursday, best of the sunshine i think first thing. cloud tending to build again across the uk as the hours go by. the southwest perhaps staying clearest, a high here of 15 degrees, but notice the change to become

milder for northern scotland and parts of the northeast of england. friday, another fine day, the high still with us, but some showers do try to sneak in. day by day, we manage about a degree or so. come the weekend, we'll probably notice the most significant increases in our temperatures. some areas to the south perhaps by a factor of around 10 degrees. a lot of settled weather will take us through the week ahead.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the uk furlough scheme to support people who can't work during lockdown is extended until october. the chancellor says he's backing britain's workers, but there are still concerns. this is a plan that will allow businesses to open, have that certainty, have all that extra support and get as many people back to the jobs that they love. there are already many staff that are furloughed whose jobs actually no longer exist — and that is very sad, but it's also very real. america's top disease expert warns states not to ease the lockdown too soon, saying it's a significant risk. my concern is that we will start to see little spikes that might

turn into outbreaks. the number dying in uk care homes has begun to fall, but figures also show there have been 50,000 more deaths than would normally be expected. and a railway worker in london has died with coronavirus, after being spat at by a man who claimed he had covid—19. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we are covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. a key change in the furlough scheme in the uk is that employers will be expected to start sharing the cost from august onwards. but how realistic is that when so many businesses have made little or no money since the lockdown? our business editor simonjack reports.

holiday season beckons — and with international travel in disarray, you'd think holiday hotspots like this campsite in cornwall would be set fair, but it is currently closed. and even as the lockdown is lifted, social distancing rules mean communal areas like showers and toilets are unusable. half of the 16 workers here have been furloughed, and not all will return. we're delighted that the furlough scheme has been extended in its current form to the end ofjuly. very worried about how we as employers are going to make contributions through august, september and october. the reason for that is, we have had zero income so far this year. my feeling is, there are already many staff that are furloughed whosejob is no longer exist. and that is very sad, but it's also very real.

patrick's furloughed office manager, single mum lindsey, accepts the future is uncertain. ijust don't think there is anyjob security in our industry. if the business is hit hard... we are response offer a lot of people. if the business is not secure, the jobs might not be there. mind —— mind might not be there. this brewery in buckinghamshire has furloughed ten workers who will be able to come back part—time injuly with wages partially subsidised. i think it is great that it will be extended, and being able to have a flexible return to work will be terrific while we are still in doubt about children going back to school. the furlough scheme is the most significant and expensive economic response to the crisis. 1 million businesses are using the scheme. over 7 million people are having 80% of their wages paid for by the government, and it is costing £14 billion

a month, roughly what we spend on the nhs and social care every month. from july, employers will be asked to help foot that bill, but many won't be able to. the question is, what happens then? do you acknowledge that there are hundreds of thousands, potentially over a million people, who are effectively now unemployed but just don't realise it yet? i think it will depend on the support we're providing overall and how quickly we can come out of this particular situation. we're not going to be able to protect every singlejob, but i think, by any international comparison, the fact that we are supporting 7.5 million people through the furlough scheme should be something that should be universally welcomed. when employers have to start paying, tough choices will have to be made. i think the big elephant in the room is going to be what the employer contribution is going to look like that the chancellor referred to. from our point of view, it's absolutely critical that any change to the scheme doesn't result

in an additional spike in unemployment. the furlough scheme has been essential in preventing mass redundancies. it's powerful medicine that will be hard to withdraw. simon jack, bbc news. justin bowden is the national secretary of the gmb union, which represents more than 600,000 british workers. welcome here to the programme. today's announcement, is that what you wanted to hear? good evening. yes, look, it's a positive announcement this evening for sure. it isa announcement this evening for sure. it is a very very welcomed. we're in a very precarious time now in the uk economy and it's absolutely vital that government holds its nerve, continues with the support that it put in place at the start of this pandemic and make sure that it continues it for as long as is needed to get the economy back up to what will be a normal level of output and protect as manyjobs as possible. i will come back to that point about how long it is needed at

the moment, but do you think it is right to taper support? it is going to ta ke right to taper support? it is going to take a long while for business to get back to where they were. yes, tapering is absolute vital. gmb has been clear it was important the government made the ski more flexible. we have the make sure we continue the money and make sure we ease the businesses back into picking themselves back up out of a very difficult situation, making sure we protect the economy but making sure we protect above all jobs and livelihoods. winnie to do this as long as possible, you said, do you potentially see it as going beyond august, september?” do you potentially see it as going beyond august, september? i do, yes. i think it's not a question as as long as necessary as possible, it's as long as necessary. it's it's really important there is nothing to be gained from effectively taking the economy at some point later on

in the summer or the autumn, after all the support that's gone in, so it's vital that government continues both to listen to employers and to trade unions like gmb and to work with us to make sure we've got a comprehensive package that protects jobs. the his already huge. it is 40 billion and that is just untiljuly. does were you at all, ultimately, how actually going to pay for this —— doesn't worry you? how actually going to pay for this -- doesn't worry you? it's a question from everybody, how to pay for this. the cost of not supporting people now and not making sure that we continue this until the economy sufficiently recovered will be much greater in the long run. we're lucky, if you like, that the cost of borrowing at the moment and the cost of is relatively low. this could be added on to overall uk debt and can be paid for over a long period of time. if we don't do that, we are

going to see quite literally millions of people unemployed and the cost of supporting those, to say nothing of the sisal damage and the wider problems that would go into that. -- the societal damage. just a final thought on the health issue for some the governments of course awarding people back to work. you have been warning not to... the financial risk of going ill, a second spike. it is absolutely vital we return people to work safely, for all the reasons i've already sent out. having put this level of support into protecting the country from the pandemic, it is important to return people to work safely and fundamentally in all of that, perhaps the most important issue thatis perhaps the most important issue that is currently badly a shortfall is in relation to ppe returning to work —— for people returning to work. it is absolutely essential their proper risk assessments done for everybody that returns to work.

those are a current piece of uk law that every employer has got to follow. and as and when those risk assessments identify people need ppe, which they would in many cases where people cannot maintain the social distancing, it's got to be provided. 0k, justin bowden, thanks so much forjoining us. now two other news. afghanistan's president has ordered the security forces to resume offensive operations against militant groups including the taliban — after dozens of civilians died in two major attacks. in kabul, gunmen stormed a hospital, killing 16 people, including new—born babies. ishmael sadaat sent this report from kabul. gunshots people in kabul take cover, as violence erupts in the city. gunmen target a hospital in the afghan capital. the attack, by several men, began with a series of blasts, followed by gunfire.

the hospital's maternity ward is run by the international medical charity medecins sans frontieres and employs some foreigners. local residents witnessed the violence. translation: a man wearing a police uniform arrived and started shooting at guards and some women in the hospital entrance. i saw around four to five people were wounded. translation: the attackers were shooting at anyone in the hospital without any reason. it's a government hospital and a lot of the people that come in for treatment are women and children. security forces rushed to the scene, eventually rescuing several people, including children. the taliban, who signed a withdrawal agreement with the united states more than two months ago, have denied involvement. similar attacks on foreign and other civilians in this mostly—shia area of the capital have been attributed to the islamic state militant group. and this was not the only violence in the country on tuesday.

in the eastern province of nangahar, a member of the provincial council was among those killed in the attack on the funeral procession of a local police commander. despite the continued hopes of peace, the violence continues to impact the people of this country, including in the heart of the capital itself. ishmael sadaat, bbc news, kabul. before we move on, ijust wanted to kill a few washington, because donald trump's press secretary currently giving a briefing —— cut to washington. she has said in the last few minutes vice president mike pence has made the choice to keep his distance from donald trump for the next few days, and this of course after a number of white house staff tested positive, including the vice president's press aide, so interesting developments there, that the vice president has made that choice to keep his distance now from donald trump for the next few days.

we will keep an eye on that stuff and if there is more, we will obviously return to it. house moves and viewings will be able to resume again in england from tomorrow. the government has tabled changes to the lockdown regulations to enable potential buyers and renters visit showhomes and view houses on the market to let or buy. let's get more details from our political correspondent helen catt. tell us more, helen. this has become isa tell us more, helen. this has become is a bit of surprise because house viewing and the housing market have been mentioned in the last few days in any of that talk to the sort of road map to easing lockdown restrictions. and when they were first brought in, the guide is for the government was that people should be avoiding moving house u nless should be avoiding moving house unless it was absolutely necessary while lockdown restrictions were in place and that they should only be moving when they were moving into a va ca nt moving when they were moving into a vacant place. otherwise they should be trying to delay it. any guidance to people selling their homes was you should not be having anybody into view it, not allowing people into view it, not allowing people into your house, but what there is

this evening is a change to the statutory instrument, the legislation that setup the lockdown restrictions. and in that, the government has added to the reasons you can lead to your house, the reasonable excuses, or to now visit it estate agent or view a home, and you can do a residential property to look or buy a home. that feels like quite a change and not one and necessarily would have been expected. and briefly, while you're with us, we have had a virtual parliament for the last few weeks but an indication of perhaps the timescale on that. yes. there had been... actually this was something in the road map yesterday, the government's documents. it talked about parliament setting a national example, that it needed to get back to business in the next step, including a move back to more physical proceedings any house of commons. for the last few weeks, they have been running a hybrid parliament were some mps are coming

in by zum, some physically in the house of commons. today, the leader of the house, jacob rees—mogg, suggest that he did not think he would have to be renewing this system after the next recess. they say, mps, it does not work as in the right way. while it has been a good stopgap, it doesn't work as well as parliament usually should muh but there are going to be concerns or whether it estate for everybody to come back because it's notjust mps who work on the parliamentary estate. it is also a lot of staff and make the building run and already this evening, the labour trust team has tweeted to say that they are respecting parliament to return to business as usual in the next few weeks —— saying parliament will return to business flies in the face of the public guidance. we will have to see what comes of that. 0k, helen thank you for that update. the world health organisation says

that the americas are now driving the pandemic, and that some countries there failed to take its warnings about the disease seriously. it was commenting on leaders in brazil and the us playing down the threat of the virus. brazil's president has ordered beauty parlours, gyms and barber shops to reopen, saying they're essential services, despite the number of deaths there continuing to rise. in south korea, more than 100 people have now tested positive for coronavirus after going to nightclubs in seoul. police are working to track down other club goers, but it's thought many gave fake names and numbers on the door because of worries about discrimination against the lgbtq community. the second spike in cases comes as the government started relaxing social distancing rules after extensive track and tracing brought down numbers. our correspondent, laura bicker, is in seoul with the latest. people have tested positive in total in relation to these club outbreaks. however, when you say it's getting worse, 10,000 people have come forward and been tested. they have tracked and traced

that number in just a few days. so it does go to showjust how quickly the authorities can act here when it comes to trying to round up these clusters of infections. 8,500 officers are involved in tracking down over 10,000 people they believe to have been in these various clubs on the dates in question. it was a holiday weekend. the area was entirely packed. this is seoul's party district and i realise people around the world will be raising eyebrows and thinking, what on earth are people doing, clubbing during a pandemic? the clubs were opened after april 19, you were allowed to go if you used hand sanitiser, wore a mask, and wrote your name and contact number at the door. things are complicated by the fact that a number of these clubs were used by the lgbtq community. when it comes to being lgbtq in this country, it comes with a lot of discrimination. it can be extremely difficult to come out. it can mean losing yourjob,

your family and that is why health officials are now saying privacy is important. they're putting that at the forefront of their campaign, they're saying people can come forward without giving their names and they can be tested. so i think that is the kind of message that is going out on these emergency text alerts that we're getting, hour by hour, here in seoul, urging us to go and get tested. seoul. -- laura —— laura bicker. in russia, which has begun a partial relaxation of its coronavirus lockdown today despite a continuing surge in new infections that has placed it in the top three countries in the world for covid cases, the kremlin spokesman, dmitry peskov — president putin's longest—serving press secretary — has tested positive for coronavirus. that's according to local media, where mr peskov is quoted as saying that he's sick and receiving treatment. head teachers are warning that it

might not be possible to re—open primary schools in england from the beginning of next month. under the plans, some pupils will begin to return from 1june, but with class sizes limited to 15 and with breaks staggered, unions say more time would be needed to follow the official guidance. our education correspondent elaine dunkley reports. this is all saints primary in bootle, in liverpool. teachers are having a staff meeting to prepare for the school reopening. in just over a few weeks, 168 children could be back in the classrooms. walking in and out, how do we control after school as well? this head teacher will now have to ensure that teachers and pupils will be safe. children at this age do not understand social distancing. we would really struggle with, i would say, five children in this space, if you look around. the government has outlined in its guidance how schools can manage the risk of transmission. hygiene will be a priority and schools will need to be stocked with hand sanitiser, children will frequently need

to wash their hands and teachers will be constantly cleaning the surfaces where children learn and play. a lot of the things we do our practical resource based activities so the children touch everything. making sure we are also cleaners and also toilet supervisors is going to be very difficult, as well as trying to make sure the curriculum is taught as well as it can be. the department for education has highlighted a number of ways to minimise contact between children. this is our canteen. as you can see, a confined space, so staggering lunches will present us with a great challenge. it would take up the best part of the day, to be honest. the government says the decision to send children back to school is based on scientific advice and safety is the priority. bootle is in one of the most deprived areas in england — and there is concern the longer schools are closed, the wider the attainment gap between poorer children and their more affluent peers. the gains that we've made over the last ten

years in narrowing the socioeconomic gap for attainment could be as much as reversed over the time of school closure due to coronavirus, so catching up is going to be fundamental, particularly for disadvantaged young people. these are testing times and there are still many questions. i am asking staff to come into a situation that... the coronavirus pandemic is one of the biggest challenges that schools have ever faced. elaine dunkley, bbc news, liverpool. the uk health secretary matt hancock says it's unlikely that anyone will be taking what he called large, international holidays. it comes as the airline ryanair announced plans to restore 40% of its flights from july. here's tom burridge. the places we'd like to be this summer aren't quite the same. but if you were still hoping you could holiday abroad in the coming weeks, the health secretary says you might be disappointed. social distancing of some kind

is going to continue, and i think, you know, the conclusion from that is that it is unlikely that big, lavish international holidays are going to be possible for this summer. i just think that's a reality of life. socially distanced sunshine at home might be our best option. travel plans for everyone we met in reading today are already off. i was planning on going to santorini with my boyfriend. i was meant to be going away with the girls, probablya nice, big, boozy, girly holiday, as you do, and then a nice villa holiday as well with another group of girls, so... yeah, gutted we can't go, but i guess there's always next year. i love travelling, i love meeting people. ray has two summer holidays booked. now he's unsure if he can go away. well, i'm a bit confused by it all,

really, because they're saying that people from france can come in. does it mean i can get in my car, go across to france and then go anywhere i like in the eu under the freedom of movement rules? it's a terrible time for travel companies, but they hope some summer breaks will be possible. if it is safe to do so, then we know that there is an appetite there for travel as soon as it's possible for people to do it. and even though their planes are parked up now, europe's biggest low—cost airline plans, byjuly, to run 1,000 flights a day. the boss of ryanair says social distancing on board won't be necessary. you must wearface masks through the airport, on board the aircraft. there will be temperature checks. if your temperature's above 38 degrees, you'll asked to return home. and on board the aircraft, we will try to sell all of the seats, but, by the way, family groups when they're travelling together need to sit together with young children anyway.

the business only functions if we can sell most of the seats on most of the flights. but like our government, spain's has now said people arriving will have to self—isolate for two weeks. some holidays abroad might happen, but they'll be very different this year. tom burridge, bbc news. it is 200 years since the birth of florence nightingale — considered by many to be the founder of modern nursing. and it coincides with international nurses day. earlier, i spoke to hannah grace deller, who's been working with covid—19 patients in london. she's also an award—winning photographer. i think obviously, being a nurse through the pandemic, there were moments where i thought, should i be photographing it? ithink moments where i thought, should i be photographing it? i think two of the things i love the most common nursing andi things i love the most common nursing and i just things i love the most common nursing and ijust thought... ifeel it was almost my response below to document what's happening at the moment from my perspective. —— my

responsibility. it's almost been impossible not to. i might have been walking along the core door and one of my colleagues will be asking for something and i was just sort of say, one moment, i'm going to take a quick photo. it hasn't been with a big fancy camera. it's been with my iphone because that felt more appropriate. i'vejust iphone because that felt more appropriate. i've just captured sort of moments, i guess, within this pandemic and within st mary's hospital — and actually outside as well. and we have got some of those photographs on her screen at the moment. you talk about capturing moments. they are clearly not set up in any sort of way, you're capturing that moment as a exists, as you see it. and not just that moment as a exists, as you see it. and notjust your nursing colleagues. you centred and constituted also on quite a lot of the domestic cleaning staff you see inside. he have an amazing

relationship, all of us in this hospital. —— we have. we are so close to our domestic cleaners and there's one in my photos who is... one of our cleaners was... one of our wards had turned into a positive covid to a nonpositive, so it had to be cleared out, and this woman was working so hard. and ijust said, cani working so hard. and ijust said, can i take your picture? and she was like, yeah! she had some steam on her glasses and then there's another domestic who has been with us for yea rs, domestic who has been with us for years, and obviously... i'd feel like i don't want them to get lost in this as well. obviously, all of us are in this as well. obviously, all of us are working so hard, but sometimes people like the domestics can be forgotten.

that's it — time's up. thanks for watching. next up here, it's outside source. bye— bye. hello. high—pressure will govern the weather across the uk for the rest of this week, into the weekend and into next week. that doesn't, though, mean there will be no changes. a lot of fine weather, yes, but temperatures are going to change quite significantly by the weekend. at the moment, we are sitting to the east of the high. arctic air, pretty chilly. the high re—orientating itself. it starts to pick up mild air from out in the atlantic, feed over the top of the high and into the uk, warming up all of us. it looks like it could be the case into next week as well. tonight, though, a chilly story for scotland, northern ireland

and northern england. the weather front slides south, some rain, some snow possible for the pennines, showers following. temperatures low as —3 in rural spots. further south, more cloud, and that will be a milder night. we and that will be a milder night. will see lows of arc degrees. quite a bit of cloud. i think it will tend to brighten here as the day pans out. the breeze a little bit stronger for the southeast and along the south coast on wednesday. coming off the north sea, a cold wind that will feed in the odd heavier shower. seven, eight, nine here, perhaps 14 toward the southwest. for thursday, best of the sunshine i think first thing. cloud tending to build again across the uk as the hours go by. the southwest perhaps staying clearest, a high here of 15 degrees,

but notice just a change in wind direction allows things to become milder for northern scotland and parts of the northeast of england. friday, another fine day, the high still with us, but some showers do try to sneak in. day by day, we manage about a degree or so. we are switching around from that more northerly airstream to an atla ntic more northerly airstream to an atlantic feed. come the weekend, we'll probably notice the most significant increases in our temperatures. some areas to the south perhaps by a factor of around 10 degrees. a lot of settled weather to take us through the weekend ahead.

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