this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. boris johnson acknowledges the new lockdown guidelines in england are more complicated than the previous message to "stay at home", saying he understands people will feel frustrated with the new rules. the uk government is to spend millions of pounds on accelerating the mass production of a vaccine, but the prime minister warns a vaccine may never be found. barack obama has launched a scathing attack on the trump administration's response to the coronavirus crisis. you know all those adults who you used to think were in charge and knew what they were doing? this pandemic has torn back the curtain on the fact that so many folks in charge know what they are

doing. a lot of them aren't even pretending to be in charge. the italian prime minister admits the country's taking a calculated risk by easing a number of lockdown measures from next week. and a thank you for the music — abba's waterloo is named the greatest eurovision song of all time by bbc viewers. 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. the uk prime minister says he understands that people will feel frustrated with some of the new rules for the lockdown in england. writing in the mail on sunday newspaper, boris johnson

writing in the mail on sunday newspaper, borisjohnson says what the government is now answer going is more complex than simply staying at home. —— asking. he admitted the uk hasa at home. —— asking. he admitted the uk has a long way to go to find a successful vaccine, admitting that a vaccine for the virus might not come to fruition. former us president barack obama has criticised his successor donald trump's handling of the coronavirus crisis, for the second time in recent days. in an online address to graduating college students, he said the pandemic had shown that many in the us administration "aren't even pretending to be in charge". the italian prime minister, giuseppe conte, has admitted that his country is taking a ‘calculated risk‘ by rolling back lockdown measures from next week. brazil now has the fourth highest number of confirmed coi’ohovii’us cases — behind the us, russia and the uk. it registered 881 new deaths on tuesday, the health ministry said. the total death toll

now stands at 12,400. and religious services are taking place once again in parts of australia, but only ten people are allowed to attend at any one time. some churches and synagogues have decided not to reopen. applause. it is not often a 14—year—old gets this kind of sustained applause but isaac tayel really deserves it. he survived covid—i9, after a month of treatment in three different hospitals. at one point he was so ill, he had to be covered in a cooling mat after his temperature shot up to 42 and, as part of a trial, he was treated with a drug designed to combat ebola. his ii—year—old brother, jacob, also came down with the virus, but both are now back at home in ipswich, with mum, dianne. i am really, really thankfulfor all the work that they did to help me. i'm just beyond grateful, really. i can't thank them enough. they are doing an amazing job

in a really, really tragic, difficult time and it was brilliant. saved his life. the brothers are the kind of success story that boris johnson may envisage when he pays tribute to people's bravery and selflessness, saying the country's sascrifices have paid off. though the death rate from the virus now stands at 34,466 — that's a rise of 468 across all settings on saturday. the prime minister reiterates his plan that, from june the ist, schools in england will open their doors to more pupils, though the governments in wales, scotland and northern ireland say their pupils are still staying at home. teaching unions have opposed the move but whitehall insists it can be done safely. this includes reducing class sizes, making sure pupils stay within these small groups, creating a protective and small bubble around them.

meanwhile, there are continued calls for people to stay away from popular beauty spots this weekend. with travel once again allowed in england, some drivers, such as here at the ribblehead viaduct, in yorkshire, have not been able to resist the call of the outdoors. the picture has been more mixed elsewhere though and, though some people have taken to the road, a feared influx to the country's beaches seems to have mostly been avoided. john mcmanus, bbc news. the british prime minister boris johnson has warned that a vaccine for coronavirus may never come, but says the uk is leading efforts to develop one. the british government is investing £93 million to bring forward by a year the construction of a new vaccine manufacturing centre in oxford. it will have the capacity to produce enough vaccine doses for the uk population injust six months — if a vaccine is found.

meanwhile, the uk's labour party leader, sir keir starmer, has called for a more united approach in the way that england, wales, scotland and northern ireland tackle coronavirus. the government says there are far more similarities than differences in the approaches of the four uk nations but — speaking to bbc politics wales — sir keir claimed that borisjohnson had failed to "get his ducks in a row" before announcing his lockdown plans last sunday. all four nations need to work together wherever they can, and that is what we did going into lockdown. i'm disappointed that we are not doing it coming out of lockdown, and this was the challenge i put to the prime minister that, by going about it in the way that he did, which was essentially to make a speech on sunday and come up with a plan on monday, rather than the other way around, he has led to the situation where wales and scotland have begun to go with a different message — sticking with the same message and different policies.

our political correspondent jessica parker is here with me. the prime minister has written this article in one of the sunday newspapers today, admitting that some people will feel frustrated with the way the lockdown rules are changing. yes, writing in the mail on sunday he acknowledges, and he has mentioned this before, that the rules are more complicated now that in england we have moved from the stay—at—home message to the stay alert message, and scotland, wales and northern ireland have stayed with the stay—at—home message. boris johnson saying it is a complex problem, though, and we need to trust in the good sense of the british people. you have seen ministers appeal to the good sense of people as the rules become a bit more complicated, saying he understands people will feel somewhat frustrated with the new rules. he highlights some of the

m essa 9 es rules. he highlights some of the messages that have been put out, for example, work from home if you can, travel to work if you can't. avoid public transport if you can, but use it if you can't. there has been criticism in the terms of the way the message was rolled out over the last week or so by the government, and you have seen this fracturing of the four nations approach, although i think downing street would push back on that, saying that everyone is working within broadly the same para meters is working within broadly the same parameters but at different speeds. another element to this now, is could you see a different approach in different regions of england, where you have different r rates. something the labour mayor of greater manchester has talked about todayis greater manchester has talked about today is that he feels the approach by the government so far has been to london centric, which risks a greater fracturing of national unity. he talked about government support for councils, saying it is not enough at the moment. these kind of things, these changes the government has made, has lost some goodwill. i say this this morning in

the spirit of wanting to bring it back. acknowledge these issues, come up back. acknowledge these issues, come up witha back. acknowledge these issues, come up with a plan, but a voice for the english regions on cobra, published the regional r number, sort out transport funding, and acknowledge that councils need extra funding to deal with this. if they did those things, we could move forward on the right foot. so that was andy burnham. there is controversy, too, about the reopening of schools in england at the beginning ofjune. a lot of the teachers unions are concerned about that. yes, this has been rumbling on for a few days. it was part of the road map where boris johnson said you would see some yea rs of johnson said you would see some years of primary school returning from earlyjune, if the conditions are right. it is reception, year one and year six. the unions are saying that actually they want to make sure it is safe for their members and stu d e nts to it is safe for their members and students to return to school. they had a meeting with government scientist on friday, and left the meeting saying they now have more questions than answers. gavin

williams took the press conference at downing street last night and seemed to try to directly appeal to teachers, highlighting as the children's commissioner had done particular concerns for vulnerable children, and how missing out on school could be particularly damaging for their development and education. it will be interesting, we we re education. it will be interesting, we were just talking about that potential fracturing of the approach in england that andy burnham is saying is in danger of happening and we have seen so saying is in danger of happening and we have seen so set saying is in danger of happening and we have seen s0 set a saying is in danger of happening and we have seen so set a local authority areas saying they think earlyjune is to soon for schools to open. when it was put to gavin williamson last night that if a school is in an area where a local authority is saying earlyjune is too soon, who do they listen to and what do they do? he did not directly a nswer what do they do? he did not directly answer that question, so there will be choices for schools, and choices for parents. you will not be fined if you don't send your children back to school. families will have decisions to make in this more complicated environment that we are now operating in. thank you,

jessica. the former us president barack obama has again strongly criticised donald trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, saying those in charge don't know what they are doing. he was speaking at a virtual graduation ceremony for high school students in the united states. our north america correspondent, david willis, has more. class of 2020, this is for you... in the age of the coronavirus, this is what it means to come of age. graduation ceremonies, a rite of passage for youngsters here, now virtual rather than actual experiences. the future for those graduating more uncertain than at any other time in modern history. this star—studded televised event had as its keynote speaker the 44th president of the united states, and he was withering in his criticism of his successor‘s handling of the crisis. more than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know

what they are doing. a lot of them are not even pretending to be in charge. since leaving office injanuary, 2017, barack obama has largely avoided criticism of his successor, although earlier this month, in remarks leaked to the media, he was heard describing the trump administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic as a "chaotic disaster". obama says he intends to hit the 2020 campaign trail hard, in the hope of unseating donald trump. trump has accused him of acting improperly. before 0bama trump has accused him of acting improperly. before obama spoke, he posted a doctored clip from the film independence day, but champ ‘s presumptive democratic opponent in november, joe biden, says it is all pa rt november, joe biden, says it is all part ofan november, joe biden, says it is all part of an attempt to deflect criticism from the handling of the

coronavirus crisis by the administration. but the graduating class of 2020 has the ideal opportunity to change the political status quo. all those adult dad used to think were in charge and what they were doing. turns out, they don't have all the answers. a lot of them aren't even asking the right questions. so, if the world is going to get better, it is going to be up to get better, it is going to be up to you. barack obama says he intends to you. barack obama says he intends to hit the twenty20 campaign trail ha rd to hit the twenty20 campaign trail hard in the hope of unseating donald trump. the differences between them, both in substance and in style, could hardly be more stark. david willis, bbc news. the italian prime minister, giuseppe conte, has admitted that his country is taking a calculated risk by rolling back lockdown measures from next week. the country's daily death toll from covid—19 has now fallen to its lowest since the 9th of march. mr conte said that there could be another rise, but the country could not afford

to wait any longer. donna larsen reports. italy ‘s wait is almost over. from monday, day—to—day freedoms will slowly resume, and byjune three, they will be even greater movement, such as domestic and international travel. but the process comes with a warning. translation: we are facing a calculated risk. to put it frankly, we know the contagion curve may rise again. preparations are taking place across the entire country. beauty salons and shops can resume trade on monday. gyms and swimming pools will open on 25th of may. cinemas and theatres will follow in mid june. but measures must be taken to make sure people are kept as safe as possible. translation: we must accept the

risk, otherwise we will never be able to start again. we should wait until a vaccine is discovered and distributed, but we can't afford this. italy has suffered immensely during the coronavirus pandemic. more than 31,000 lives have been lost. the third—highest total in the world. the rate of new infections has now dropped, providing a pathway to start opening up the country. the largest church in the world is also opening on monday, after a weekend of deep cleaning. a diluted chlorine solution was used to protect the 16th century marble. worshippers will be welcomed back to saint peter's basilica, but numbers will be reduced as the church adapts to a new way of life. let's get some of the day's other news. official figures from brazil suggest that the country

now has the fourth largest number of confirmed coronovirus cases in the world behind the us, russia and britain. brazil recorded over 14,000 new cases in 24 hours. more than 15,000 brazilians have died. the government in chile has imposed stricter lockdown conditions in the capital, santiago, after a reported 60% spike in the number of coronavirus cases in a single day. residents will only be allowed to leave their homes five times in a week. permits will be required to be issued by the local authorities. officials in russia have recorded 9,709 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours. that's a rise of more than 500 cases compared to the previous day. earlier this week million of workers returned to factories and building sites after the government loosened lockdown rules. shopping malls have re—opened across thailand as it starts to ease the lockdown there. it has also shortened its night time

curfew with people now allowed to be out until 11 at night. thailand was one of the first country's to be hit by the virus after the outbreak in china. it's reported just over 3000 cases of coronavirus with 56 fatalities. religious services are resuming in parts of australia under strict conditions, as lockdown measures are gradually being eased. but many churches, synagogues and mosques have decided to stay closed over concerns for older members. let's speak to our sydney correspondent, phil mercer. so, where will this slight easing of the restrictions for churches be taking place, and what are the rules ? taking place, and what are the rules? across mostjurisdictions in australia ‘s states and territories, here in new south wales, for example, places of worship can now be attended by ten people, so

limited numbers, fewer than members ofa limited numbers, fewer than members of a football team, but for many parishioners it is a start. there are to the macro churches here in syd ney are to the macro churches here in sydney who are asking people to phone ahead to book a spot because of those limited places available. there are large numbers of synagogues, mosques and anglican churches, certainly here in the state of new south wales, who have decided to stay closed because of concerns for older members of their congregations, and also some of those authorities controlling those churches and mosques thinking that to openjust for ten churches and mosques thinking that to open just for ten people churches and mosques thinking that to openjust for ten people is not really worth it. so they are hanging on, many of them delivering services live streaming and recording them online, too, so that will continue until further restrictions of australia ‘s coronavirus lock downs are announced in the coming weeks. just talk to us more generally about

the easing of the lockdown in australia. churches and places of worship have been reopened, and many australians hold a religious zeal for drinking coffee, so certainly here in new south wales, the easing of restrictions on car phase and restau ra nts of restrictions on car phase and restaurants will be welcomed by many australians. they can now accommodate up to ten diners at any one time, so it is a step in the right direction. of course, australia being a federated system, there is no uniform approach to coronavirus disease control across the country. the state of victoria, for example, is still keeping its restau ra nts for example, is still keeping its restaurants closed until the 1st of june. in the northern territory, bars have reopened, and they say up there that ten people are allowed around each table, so certainly the restrictions vary from place to place. the northern territory chief minister is a man called michael

garner and he said that pubs in that pa rt garner and he said that pubs in that part of australia have been closed for 53 days, and that people deserved to have a beer. more generally, what are people saying about the handling of the crisis by the government there? about the handling of the crisis by the government there ?|j about the handling of the crisis by the government there? i think if you look at the numbers, most australians would agree that the government ‘s response has been pretty good, compared to the situation in other countries. australia has had around 7000 confirmed coronavirus cases. the vast majority of those patients have recovered. we have had around 100 fatalities from covid—19. the reason for that, there has been an awful lot of testing in this country, more than a million coronavirus tests have been carried out. australia also in march announced these very strict lock downs around the country. it shut its international borders, so all of those things combined have effectively allowed australia to use its geography to

try to keep out more cases of the disease, but of course, the big challenge for countries like australia and across the tasman sea in new zealand, how do they safely reopen their international borders at such time as the government believes that international travel should resume? many thanks. we've got used to spending much of our lives staring at screens in recent years. now we're becoming rapidly accustomed to staring through them, too. demand for protective screens in shops and offices is booming during this pandemic — and manufacturers are struggling to keep up. here's our business correspondent katy austin. clear plastic sheet being cut and shaped into protective screens — these will end up on reception desks. this office furniture manufacturer near dudley is getting ten times the normal orders for screens. staff are back from furlough, making 700 a week. more and more businesses are starting to get back to work

and they want to do that safely, which has triggered a huge amount of demand for the kind of protective screens that they make here. the company's boss says offices will start to look very different. normally, you would have screening of this height to provide a separation between the space, now people need to extend that to provide a more practical barrier. but the rush for see—through screens has caused a shortage in transparent acrylic — many businesses could have to wait months. is it possible that everybody who wants a plastic screen will get one now? in simple terms, no. we will exploring all sorts of alternative materials, but there is a limited supply of acrylic, and that is being used up very quickly. everybody is looking for screens. for weeks, this firm in leicester has rushed to make visors and supermarket screens. but now other types of business,

from taxis through to warehouses are in need of them. but materials from europe are not made quickly enough. demand has gone up at least ten times the usual market and that causes troubles. customers are wanting deliveries now because businesses are opening and, with that, we are unfortunately in the position that we cannot supply generally for four weeks. the supply is being monitored. we have been talking to government every day for weeks. we have been monitoring supply change in the industry. we are looking at specific items and the general supply of raw materials, to make sure the government and ourselves are up—to—date with what is available and where. as the economy gets back into gear with safety at the fore, this could just be the tip of the iceberg. katy austin, bbc news.

it was eurovision last night, but not as we know it. the competition was cancelled because of covid—19 but replaced with a special programme, featuring every song that should have been performed live in rotterdam. our arts correspondent, david sillito, reports. voiceover: from from hiversum, the netherlands, this is eurovision: europe shine a light. eurovision 2020 — no crowds, no voting and the only people on the live stage in the netherlands, three presenters, standing well apart. and the mood? reflective, rather than the normal eurovision exuberance. but we do have a very special show for you. in spite of everything, it feels great to be here together, live across europe. this event live from hiversum replaced the show that should have been taking place in rotterdam's ahoy concert hall. that venue is now an emergency hospital. but all the contestants did get a chance to say hi, and play a bit of each song. # baby, i can't wait to know

what you think about me...# normally, the message of the satellite linkups is how much everybody likes the show. this time it was stay safe. the main thing is just to worry about people's health and, once they get that under control, then people will always need music. stay home a little longer and stay safe because you're doing this for you and for everyone. smile and stay healthy. # my— my at waterloo napolean did surrender...# but earlier in the evening, there was a chance to vote in the united kingdon. bbc‘s poll of the greatest eurovision song of all time was won, unsurprisingly, by abba and waterloo. and bjorn from abba also had a message for the eurovision audience. everybody knows why there could not be the usual eurovision final this year, but we hope this show will comfort you in some small way,

knowing that it will be back next year. # shine a light...# so, not eurovision but at least there was a reminder of a time when the uk last won. the big finale of the evening, a rendition of kathrina and the waves' love shine a light from 1997. # let our love shine a light in every corner of my dreams...# david sillito, bbc news. not quite the same, but never mind. you are watching bbc news. hello, good morning. we have got quite a lot of cloud and some rain to come across northern ireland and scotland. england and wales brightening up with some sunshine, and what a glorious start to the day it was across the far south coast. over the next few days, the weather

will become drier, sunnier, and warmer. by wednesday, temperatures could reach 27 celsius and is likely to be the hottest weather we have seen so to be the hottest weather we have seen so far this year. 27, the early 80s in fahrenheit. not that hot today. extensive cloud across the north and west of the country, and thatis north and west of the country, and that is rain bearing. we have had some damp weather this morning affecting northern ireland and scotland, and ate few patches across wales and northern england. increasingly into the afternoon, sunny skies in the south, and sunny brea ks sunny skies in the south, and sunny breaks will develop elsewhere across england and way is, so most areas should enjoy brighter conditions. the rain will ease off in scotland as well, allowing sunshine this afternoon. temperatures up to 16 in aberdeen, but staying cloudy in northern ireland throughout. more wet weather on the way for northern ireland towards the latter part of the afternoon and evening. overnight, the rain spreads to scotland, parts of northern england, may be the midlands and wales. wherever you are, it is a mild night

with temperatures 9—11dc. into the week ahead. high pressure will slowly drift eastwards and as it does, it will draw up these southerly winds, bringing warmer air across the uk. on monday, warmer air will arrive across the south, so temperatures will be boosted. otherwise across parts of wales, northern england, northern ireland and scotland, quite a bit of cloud and scotland, quite a bit of cloud and we could see further outbreaks of rain at times. temperatures 18 in aberdeen, feeling present in the sunshine. up to 24 towards london and the south—east of england. on tuesday, more of us will see drier weather, and the sunshine and higher temperatures. still some rain affecting western scotland with a weather front which will eventually steer out of the way. belfast any warmer, up steer out of the way. belfast any warmer, up to 18 celsius on tuesday. 25 towards the south—east. wednesday will be the warmest day of this week, with temperatures reaching 27 around the london area. turning more

and settled in the north—west towards the end of the week, with some rain returning here.

this is bbc news, the headlines... borisjohnson has acknowledged the new lockdown guidelines in england are more complicated than the previous message to "stay at home" — saying he understands people will feel frustrated with the new rules. the government is to spend millions of pounds on accelerating the mass production of a vaccine — but the prime minister has warned