h “a fi it ‘a' “a ii if ufla it"fl'fifi if‘fliéi“i€ 05.3 the summer, but i think there was what about eurostar? what about going to lingering countries that have managed the crisis in the same way and have the our reproduction level —— r reproduction level. it could make sense. i don't know anyone who really seriously think they are going on holiday this summer. they are going on holiday this summer. i have they are going on holiday this summer. | have seen on they are going on holiday this summer. i have seen on twitter some people suggesting they may have to ta ke people suggesting they may have to take eurostar to france to get a haircut today and come back to the uk. that may be the only time they can. this is about germany starting up at schools. we know the school 's reopening is crucial to reopening the rest of the economy because obviously we heard we were —— these workers need their children to be

backin workers need their children to be back in school. one area in northeast germany where they are testing people as they arrive, and those who pass the test get a green sticker and they can roam around freely. they've retested every four days. this means if you have the capacity to do this, this will be a fantastic thing, but obviously be no capacity has been an issue for the uk. i don't think we are anywhere near this yet. its inner -- really interesting, there is no single way out of this. germany has this sticker system with test every four days. it says there are face temperature chest, schools are opening and staggered stages. we see a patchwork of different approaches, but as sam said, you've got to get schools right. your society cannot move until you get schools right. it's really interesting to see other

countries adopting different strategies for getting out of the lockdown and then the government here saying there is scientific it advice suggesting those messengers aren't necessary. for example, face coverings and masks, we've been told there was no real evidence they protect you and yet suddenly we are told those commuting and using public transport or going into close spaces like supermarkets should actually wear masks. so the temperature checks are interesting. we see countries like singapore and south korea starting to use that. we know that testing and test and trace strategies used by a lot of countries around the world is very effective, but the reason germany is often cited and we are compared to germany is of course they have huge phases of testing capacity that we do not have here. we have been trying to ramp it up and we are

still nowhere near germany's level. until we have a system up and running where we are actually testing nhs workers and those on the front line every few days, and not just one test when they think they might have symptoms, sort of every few weeks or months, i think it's unlikely we'll have the capacity to start testing people that way, even if it's shown to be very effective. it might be something that looked at in september if there's still an issue of schools. you've obviously seen issue of schools. you've obviously seen the government suggesting that primary schools could begin as early asjune primary schools could begin as early as june the 1st. primary schools could begin as early asjune the 1st. other secondary schools i thinkjuly the ist, for a very short time. do you get the sense that that is a target which can be met? there is some resistance from the teasing unions —— teachings unions. they will look to go too far too quickly because they are

concerned about the younger children maintaining social distancing. instead of being the test tell my teacher in the class, they have to be the nanny as well, policing the children to behave and make sure they are socially distance during lunch and toilet breaks. i think it is quite a tough challenge for schools here. that will be a problem for the government. let's go to the i newspaper. no summer let's go to the i newspaper. no summer cliff edge for 7.5 million workers. also to encourage businesses themselves to start contributing towards that scheme from august. i imagine the financial times, you spent a lot of time on this number. if the key story. it's a huge story and from the surface, it's incredibly generous of the government to continue paying the raises of almost 27% of the uk

workforce. a huge amount of money that eventually of course taxpayers will have to help pay back. i think there is huge fear that a lot of workers were about to be laid off over the summer when the scheme would potentially be halted, but now it is being extended and will also be available for those, the issue of course is there are some hospitality industries that might not see pubs and industries that might not see pubs a nd restau ra nts industries that might not see pubs and restaurants opening until the end of the year. there is still uncertainty that you can get another cliff agents —— cliff edge and see people losing theirjobs. there will still come a point that a lot of people are going to lose theirjobs

and it's pretty extraordinary that the government are continuing to do this, but it's not something that will cover all the issues. i'm sure we'll discuss later, it will, as a cost and the treasury will have to work out how to pay this. sam, it's interesting. we all got wrist dell might use to that phrase cliff edge in 2019 and now we are recycling that phrase about a very serious subject. the welfare of 7.5 million people. it seems to greet a lot of newspapers with a sigh of relief that these workers will be able to plan some kind of summer, knowing they will have an income.|j plan some kind of summer, knowing they will have an income. i think it's been widely welcomed from all sides, from the cbi which obviously is the kind of boss side of things. from across the political spectrum.

i suppose the problem is that you do eventually have to pay back, but i don't think anybody is getting too concerned about that at this moment. everybody just want to concerned about that at this moment. everybodyjust want to make sure workers are protected. obviously the reality is, if that many people lost their jobs, reality is, if that many people lost theirjobs, the cost to the treasury would be far higher than the furlough scheme, sol would be far higher than the furlough scheme, so i think they have an eye on that. actually, it's costing huge amounts of money, but it's much cheaper than all the payments you would have to make and benefits and cost of people being unemployed in the long run. i think as laura said, the hospitality industry, that would be a real problem for them. laura, you talked about the cost and so did the telegraph. the front page says cost £300

billion. this is a really amazing story actually. it treasury document and its very market sensitive, but they managed to get their hands on it. one of the more striking things is that this document basically forecast britain might have a deficit of £337 billion this year. that's compared to £55 billion. my goodness. we know and we been talking about the fact that governments will have to pay for its generous bailout of a lot of workers at the moment and in order to do that, this document is suggesting the conservative party will have to not increase taxes and not in the triple lock on pension increases. those are in the running and also possibly, we might see a freeze

on... this is a really enormous story because borisjohnson has been repeatedly asked, will he go back to austerity? how will the public pay for this? ‘s resection on the horizon? we now know that the treasury are looking at taxing as a way of... it's difficult for the conservative party because it's...|j just need to jump conservative party because it's...|j just need tojump in because ijust wa nt to just need tojump in because ijust want to make sure we do our final story. it's the metro newspaper. tonight we don't have a fun story to end on. it's the story of a worker who died after there being spat on by a man with the disease of. she wasjust

going about her business and was spat on for actually no reason. they both came down with covid—i9 and she has now died. she has a mother of one. it'sjust horrific. downing street are obviously furious and haveissued street are obviously furious and have issued a very stern statement about this person. i think cps has had the ability to prioritise these cases, but the british transport piece are investigated. they haven't got anybody so far for it. it just so got anybody so far for it. it just so horrendous for the family. of course. thank you both for now. that's it for the papers this hour. laura hughes and sam lister will be back at half past eleven for another look at the papers. goodbye for now.

hello there. well, we well be heading towards the middle parts of may, but i'm sure yesterday felt more like winterfor some. take sennybridge in wales for example, with a temperature to start the day at —4.7. it was the coldest may night for 25 years in wales. further north, the wintry fun didn't stop there because in shetland we had some snow falling, and down south relatively in orkney, we had a bit of snow covering the grassy surfaces as well with that colder air arriving behind this cold front. now, as we go to the next few hours, that is pushing southwards. it's weakening all the while, but it's still going to be just enough to knock down the temperatures a few degrees across eastern parts of england, so it is going to feel a little bit cooler as we head into wednesday. as i say, though the front itself is going to disintegrate, so any rain will tend to die away over the next few hours. and in many ways, it's a reversal of fortunes compared with last night. england and wales, quite a lot

of places frost—free. scotland, a sharp frost developing here. so, wednesday, a cold start to the day. scotland, northern england with some sunshine and a few showers across northern and eastern areas. and after a cloudy start across wales and parts of the midlands, east anglia, southern england, that cloud will probably tend to break up with some spells of sunshine coming through. as for the wind, may sunshine is quite strong, so probably it will feel ok. but underneath those cloudier moments and particularly where it's breezy with the onshore winds, it will feel quite chilly. now for thursday, we've got the winds turning more to a northwesterly direction, not the warmest of directions, but it will be bringing some slightly less cold air in across scotland and northern ireland, with temperatures popping back up to around 12 or 1a degrees or so. will be cloudy, there'll be some patches of rain at times across the north west. bright skies further south, and then for friday, again we've got another weak weather front working into the north west of scotland, bringing a few patches of rain here. otherwise, it's a dry picture with cloud thinning and breaking at times to give some sunny spells. temperatures rising, highs of 17

degrees in both london and cardiff. now, into the weekend, our area of high pressure that's been influencing the weather for a few days now begins to slip its way a little bit further southward whilst weakening. and that will allow these atlantic fronts to move in across northern areas of the uk. so, it will turn quite cloudy across northern parts, with the threat of some rain in scotland, maybe northern ireland, too. england and wales largely dry and bright and a bit milder for most as well.

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