and tourism across europe. they include free movement across the countries, with use of face masks on airplanes and social distancing on trains. donald trump's former campaign chairman has been released from prison because of coronavirus concerns. paul manafort is set to complete the rest of his seven and half year sentence under house arrest. britain's chancellor says it's very likely the uk is in a "significant recession". figures show the economy contracted by 2% in the first three months of 2020, the fastest drop in more than a decade. lebanon has re—imposed its nationwide lockdown after recording a second spike in coronavirus infections. shops, restaurants and hair—salons had been given the go ahead to re—open — but the government now says they'll have to close again.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are katy balls — the deputy political editor of the spectator and broadcaster david davies. tomorrow's front pages. let's start with the times — it reports that the prime minister has been told by senior conservatives not to raise taxes or cut spending, despite the rising costs of the pandemic. the mirror carries a warning, from the police federation's boss, that freezing the pay of public sector workers would be a betrayal of those on the covid front line. according to the telegraph, a coronavirus antibody test has been approved by public health england. the daily mail leads on its campaign to supply doctors, nurses and care

staff with personal protective equipment. boris johnson has been quizzed in the house of commons over 10,000 ‘unexplained' care home deaths — that's on the front page of the metro. the guardian also reports on the situation in care homes — it says ministers are facing fresh criticism of failing to protect the elderly and vulnerable against the outbreak. and the chair of the us federal reserve says additional fiscal support may be costly but "worth it" to avoid long—term economic damage. that's according to the financial times. so, let's begin. thanks both of you forjoining us on this look at tomorrow's papers. first test for virus antibodies approved. the story comes from government sources saying the government sources saying the government wants as many of these antibody tests is that and get her hands on to get people back to work. good news, hopefully. it is good

news, a lot of this in recent weeks talking of coronavirus outbreak it is something that borisjohnson and his team spoke about in the idea that this is the test that doesn't tell you if you have coronavirus right now, but he does you have had it and checking whether or not you have antibodies. the good thing about having this test is that there are few reasons that the government believed to be useful and the first reason is ultimately coming to health workers and key workers and getting them back to where they can be safe to work and it would in theory be an easy way to find out if people have some type of resistance, potentially some form of immunity and because as far as we understand it, we have be able to completely confirm, it is very hard to have coronavirus once and then catch it again soon afterwards. but because

it is news disease, we are learning as we go. and one thing that is more controversial that the government has discussed this the idea of immunity and if you have had coronavirus and hopefully you have some type of immunity, whether it is a small amount going several years, it might mean that you can get back to the workplace because you are relatively low risk when it comes to getting it again. but the uk government is in negotiations with this test which they think is very effective which actually have it ready to go. discussions with the companies. they are welcoming the fa ct companies. they are welcoming the fact that the go—ahead has been given. but one is bound to say at this moment that there are real

concerns this moment that there are real concerns that these antibody tests we re concerns that these antibody tests were talked about by boris johnson at very early stages of the lockdown and they were going to be a game changer and and they were going to be a game changerand finding and they were going to be a game changer and finding reliable antibody tests has been hugely difficult and i'm rather concerned about this telegraph story telling us about this telegraph story telling us that the ministers are negotiating to buy millions of tests while we are also taught later in the story that germans have order 5 million tests per month and i hope that we are not behind the curve again. also, looking even further down in the article, it talks about boots, advertising for volunteers to carry out tests and notices on the companies websites and a thousand staff and volunteers and that bakes the practical question and how do you test so many hundreds of thousands of people in this country

if there is what you need to do to get the country back to work. that isa get the country back to work. that is a real challenge for many, an unbelievable challenge for the government at this time and they have to be where in the best example, the clearest example is matt hancock talking about the objective was 100,000 tests by the end of april and lo and behold on the last day of april, we got to 122,000 we are told and have never done so again. and sol 122,000 we are told and have never done so again. and so i think it is so done so again. and so i think it is so difficult as theyjust said with something that is still relatively, even the experts know so little about. katie, let us talk about the metro front page, walking his little dog dylan, is basically reminding us of the spat between borisjohnson and the leader of the opposition

during pm choose yesterday and this is all about the number of care homes and tell us what happened. we had a incident where it is become more significant prime minister's questions, and would cause the prime minister such difficulty was on care homes. asking about 10,000 unexplained care home deaths that are not registered to coronavirus but they are above average in terms of fatalities. and in doing this, keir starmer said they had been too slow to highlight to the public, the risk to care homes from coronavirus in the uk and borisjohnson denied this and as soon as the session finished, we had keir starmer sing the borisjohnson

finished, we had keir starmer sing the boris johnson had finished, we had keir starmer sing the borisjohnson had misled the comments in terms of when this would beissued comments in terms of when this would be issued and asked if you would come and correct himself. i would not expect the prime minister to do that anytime soon and he since respondent later in the afternoon saying that actually, if you're looking for a misleading figure here, it is keir starmer sing he selectively quote did the material. so to get the bigger picture, care homes are really sad of what is happened there but it is also difficult for the government, i think in the sense that there are questions that do need to be asked and some were asked today as to why some patients were dispatched to ca re some patients were dispatched to care homes when they were not tested 01’ care homes when they were not tested or it wasn't clear whether or not that coronavirus in some cases they did and if you look at the level of infection fatalities. it's been a bit of the he said she said situation. is that helpful?

unhelpful. should the government be held accountable or should we just put politics aside and think about what is happened with covid—19?|j fear it is too late to do that. if that was going to happen, it would have happened in my view, many weeks ago when even if you may remember, there was talk at one stage of keir starmer becoming leader, in an emergency like this. that has gone away and there's no sign of it and the reality is, if there ever was a consensus the reality is, if there ever was a consensus and you can argue about that, there most certainly, it is breaking down now, did it ever existed in scotland, that is one thought. but it is very clear to some of us that the government's most tender spot, the area easiest to attack is this area of care

homes. how do he ferritin prime minister's questions. homes. how do he ferritin prime minister's questionslj homes. how do he ferritin prime minister's questions. i think he struggles with keir starmer as an opponent. his style is very precise and detailed and he is a former lawyer is people like to point out. you can see that when he goes and he goes through the various things of the government has done lives of the evidence. and i think that's difficult for boris johnson because he is quite famously not a details person in this not to the same degree and you have bit of a clash in different styles and i think it is keir starmer who was the more commanding presence but we are only a couple of sessions in and if the prime minister does more prep, perhaps they may change. perhaps to cut a little bit, the prime minister does have a lot going on right now, which is why his performance is as strong as it could be. if it seems

to me that boris is much more to play off them to really feel. there have been times in this week's prime minister's questions when he was looking behind him, to see his mps, but because of the virtual parliament, only a handful in the chamber,. the prime minister decided to not raise taxes borisjohnson has been warned by senior conservatives not to raise taxes, not to cut spending, despite the huge amount of money this pandemic is obviously costing and going to cost at the uk

and that begs the question, if we do not pay for it with higher taxes or cuts in spending how are they going to pay for it? that is the big question. how are we going to pay for it and when i read this article, it highlights the extraordinary fact that the latest forecast is £337 billion budget deficit and it is expected this year as opposed to a mere 55 billion in the most recent budget for all of this broke forth. and the one suggestion that seems to come from them is over time, the problem borrowing in the deficit will have to be addressed and that is tempting fortune the big way. one cabinet minister said that such an

approach would riskjeopardising growth and borrowing should be treated like a wartime debt and repaid over decades. treated like a wartime debt and repaid over decadeslj treated like a wartime debt and repaid over decades. i have heard senior tours express that view. the tory party, in terms of its attitude towards the situation said it is different than david cameron and george osborne, this is politically toxic and we talk about boris johnson when he was mayor of london after the crash, his plan to fix the economy broke and it will go not to things that will happen the economy, but the question is is it feasible? can get tax rates of some sort but i think it will be quite targeted and more likely than cuts. and other things being talked about is covered on the front page of the daily

mirror. the public pay freeze which is being lifted as one of the way the government save money and it portrayal of our nhs heroes —— betrayal. those were risking their lives during the coronavirus battle may face a two—year pay freeze as the recession hits britain. this will go down not particularly well at all, given what is happened over the past few weeks. this goes back to our earlier point of view but the breakdown if it ever existed on any political consensus if the government goes down that line. and the daily mirror highlights the federation boss talking about the betrayal, if there is such a freeze that takes place you can imagine how the health service might react in that situation and let alone, those traditional labour voters who voted

tory were only three months ago? what do you think katie? but i think is it is unlikely that this the path borisjohnson would choose but there are several options and length of several options. i do think something like a public sector, is politically toxic and i don't think it is the likely path that they're going to take. i do think if you have to do one of those measures, a targeted tax rates is probably more in keeping with this tory party and how it has positioned itself. let's talk about the guardian. commuters getting packed to work after lockdown. the front page showing the bunch of commuters and from today, people obviously being told by the

government, if you can go into work then going to work and don't use public transport, but the issue here is that many people have to use public transport to get into work and they have no choice. so many people have use public transport for generations, governments have been telling people to use public transport and you know, you get to a point where how are you going to get people back to work without public transport playing a major role? but it is particularly true on the london tube where social distancing and practice is virtually impossible. you see pictures of people on underground systems around the world who seem to be able to practice social distancing and why is not possible in london? it may be possible, we have seen some

worthless too busy in some cases where it is about how you get that balance right. there has been confusion and i know the government has spoken about how they are recommending to wear face covering if use public transport. not eve ryo ne if use public transport. not everyone is doing that yet and it is a case of the government thinking they should have 10% of capacity of public transport being used and making sure that there is an appropriate social distancing. it has to be a fraction of the number normally used and i think one thing that we might get more details on is phases and timings of people come again, rather than starting at the same time, we will people starting later so you don't have that rush hour. but it's not possible for all jobs and it probably does need some more work. let's talk about the telegraph from pages and go back to that but the story about teachers

and staff, teachers at greatest risk of getting coronavirus from their collea g u es of getting coronavirus from their colleagues rather than school children. that is from the pandemic model. you are more likely to catch coronavirus from one of your teaching partners over a cup of coffee then you're in the classroom. this seems to have been quite a lively exchange in front of a select committee because there is also a story of the department for education's scientific adviser admitting that evidence is mixed as to whether children actually transmit the virus at all in schools. either way. so, transmit the virus at all in schools. eitherway. so, this transmit the virus at all in schools. either way. so, this could turn into one of the battle ground areas as we come out of turn into one of the battle ground areas as we come out of the pandemic. because, i areas as we come out of the pandemic. because, lam

areas as we come out of the pandemic. because, i am aware of what is going on in my own family for my granddaughter's school saying that if the schools go back in the first week of june, that if the schools go back in the first week ofjune, would you want to send your granddaughter, your daughter, to school at that stage? and there is so much mixed evidence, and of course, the unions are absolutely fundamental for this. the unions are fundamental but the point here is if you do not send the kids back to school, house one going to get back to work? and what about their education and them not being at school. because all the evidence suggests, private schools are much more likely to ensure that people are doing online classes, doing their reading so you actually have their reading so you actually have the inequalities that widen the longer schools are out and on top of

that, yes, you have that more evident in terms of people being told that they should go to work if they cannot work from home but if you have to look after children and they go to school, complicates that. it's hard to envision right now any scenario going forward in the next month or year or even where there is not someone at risk but i think the teaching unions and some of the oppositions today, i think that there is a push for evidence, informing the governments decision in publishing that in the indications that they're going to do that, so i think that could be a way to unlock the deadlock. it is been an absolute pleasure to have you both on the programme, thank you very much for your company and i will see you both again soon and thatisit will see you both again soon and that is it for the papers tonight, thank you very much and i'll be back at the top of the hour with the main news but next, it is today's sports

news. bbc sport centre. the day has seen the return of recreational sport for many people in england is locked on measures of east, some games with strict social distancing rules are able to return and the government announcement, specifically named as they read, the chief executive of sports england said it is actually a bit more broader in scope. sports england said it is actually a bit more broader in scopem sports england said it is actually a bit more broader in scope. it is important to note that with the exception of outdoor swimming pools, these new guidelines related to every single sport outdoors as long as the guidelines are closely followed. you can play them with members of your household or you can play them with one other person who is not from your household as long as you are following the social distancing guidelines. so that will

mean that for many sports there is a possibility now of people playing them again, notjust the ones that we re them again, notjust the ones that were announced over the weekend. it is for every outdoor space in every odd store sports authority as long as they follow the guidelines most of all, as long as people stay safe in relation to social distancing. to the bbc that he felt some unease on leaving the coronavirus lockdown to return to action and as it stands, there will be no cricket plate and least until the end ofjuly but details on how in the employers can train is said to be revealed on thursday. we also have some apprehension and anxiety around just going into a new situation and it is going into a new situation and it is going to be very alien and we have never experienced this before and so to try to get your head around what it might look like, the situations you might come up against, i do not know the answer to this yet but if you days hopefully, i will have some

sort of my own guidelines as to what iam happy sort of my own guidelines as to what i am happy with and if i can't get the assurance of them, that i do not feel it is quite right for me. just soi feel it is quite right for me. just so i feel completely able to concentrate on cricket. enter formula 1 because he is supposed to replace him every antedate should have been a day of his 27th birthday but those are on hold at the moment. —— ferrari. formula1 but those are on hold at the moment. —— ferrari. formula 1 got off to a glorious start with the king and queen attending the first risk, even the prince of thailand taking part and thousands of fans were there to witness history. we are extremely proud of being the birthplace of the

formula 1 championship. it allowed our entire industry to grow up. seven out of the ten modern formula 1 teams are based in this area. cards were tested earlier this year but coronavirus brought the sport to a standstill before the first race could be run. formula 1, silverstone and the government are trying to stage the prettiest grand prix behind closed doors injuly, but thatis behind closed doors injuly, but that is yet to be confirmed. would be able to see about 70 years experience it would mean that we have in this business the knowledge of how difficult it is to put things on. you're completely realistic about how complicated, how expensive, how challenging it is to put on this sort of race and that knowledge that gives complete confidence that we will bounce back next year. the sports and its fans will be hoping that this can be written as soon as it is safe to do so. before we do so, baseball fans

in south korea may not be able to watch their favourite teams at stadiums but the stands were not empty in one arena. it was all down to live —sized cardboard cutout portraits, it kicked off this month with a delay do the pandemic and all of the games will be played without fa ns of the games will be played without fans in real life attendance because they had 60 fans rather in this cadet initiative, sending of their own pictures along with their favourite players and even some animals i believe are there as well. that is great work. amazing. that is all the sport for now he can find that on all the daytime stories but it is bbc we will see you next time, good night.

hello. wednesday was a pretty decent day for many parts of the british isles. high pressure west of the british isles, providing quite a bit of dry area for many areas. there is the high as we start thursday, still extending that low of high pressure across many areas, but underneath that under overnight, the skies will clear. there will be quite a widespread frost to start the day, it might even be 1—2 records set for the night. a different story north in scotland, the weather front here dragging in a fair amount of cloud, a more noticeable breeze, though breezy still through the channel areas and the southern counties of england. but in between, come the afternoon, there will be variable cloud and decent sunny spells. we are just beginning to take those temperatures up from where they were at the start of the week. 0vernight, i think we will still import quite a bit of cloud across many areas of the british isles, and if you keep the cloud, that will help to keep temperatures up.

so thursday into friday, notjust as cold, though if you keep the skies clear, again you're temperatures really will dribble away. so here we are as far ahead as friday. rather having the northerly that we had on the eastern flank of that high to start the week, now it is more of a westerly breeze with a hint of northerly in it. so that is just helping to give a slightly warmer feel to the days then we started in the week. there's still a lot of dry weather, although weather front is plaguing the north and northwest of scotland, so more cloud and rain here. wherever you look on that chart, you will find those temperatures finding a degree or two per day. 0n into the weekend, forget all about northerly is and north westerlies. it is much more of a south and south—westerly flow around the area of high—pressure there. certainly dominant in the south of the british isles, but you will notice further north we have weather fronts. so although it turns increasingly

mild, it is not all sunshine all the way by any means, and certainly in the sunday we suspect a good part of scotland and northern ireland could see enough cloud for there to be bits and pieces of rain. certainly further south under the influence of high—pressure, a lot of dry weather and things certainly warming up.

this is bbc news. i'm maryam moshiri with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the uk's government rejects claims that it was ‘too slow to protect people' who were exposed to the coronavirus in care homes. even worse than previously thought. the death toll from an attack on a maternity ward in afghanistan grows even higher. us security agencies accuse china of trying to steal american research on coronavirus vaccines and treatments. we'll hear from a dr about the rare disease — thought to be linked to covid19 — which appears to be affecting children. and what lessons can the rest of the world learn from denmark about how to socially distance in schools?