this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the uk government insists england's schools are safe to open to more children at the beginning of next month. it is the case that it is extremely unlikely that any school is likely to be the source of a covid—19 outbreak and if, for any reason, there are risks, then we can take steps to mitigate them. a deal to produce doses of a potential vaccine by september — as the uk's daily figure for coronavirus deaths drops to 170, the lowest since lockdown began in march. spain records fewer than 100 deaths in the past 2a hours, for the first time since its lockdown began.

brazil now has the fourth largest number of confirmed cases in the world — in the last 2a hours 14,919 new infections were recorded. and 14,919 new infections were recorded. how some pa coping and how some parts of the uk are coping with more visitors and the challenge of social distancing. 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. uk cabinet minister michael gove has rejected criticism of the government's plans to get some children back to school in england. he's insisted having a limited number back, with social distancing, will be safe. the number of daily deaths in the uk dropped to 170 in the last day, the lowest since the day after the lockdown began. it comes as the government pledges

£84 million to help accelerate the work of vaccine programmes. for a second time, the former us president, barack 0bama, has criticised donald trump's administration's handling of the coronavirus crisis. in an online address to graduating college students, he said it had revealed 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. and in spain, a further 87 deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours. that's the first time that number has been below 100 since the lockdown began there. we'll have more on all those latest development in a moment. but first this report from our political correspondent, vicki young, on the political row in england over the planned reopening of schools. could this be what primary schools in england look like in a fortnight? in denmark, pupils are put into small groups with one teacher and kept apart.

it is a model the government is suggesting here, but many teachers and parents want to know whether it is safe. none of us, none of us can guarantee that anyone will be entirely free unless effectively they're perpetually imprisoned in their own home. therefore what we need to do is make sure that people are as safe as possible and, in any widespread understanding of the word, schooling for a limited number of children with social distancing is a safe environment. but some councils, like liverpool and hartlepool, say earlyjune is too soon to reopen the gates. labour wants more information. what gavin needs to do, the education secretary, is publish the science to why they're making the decision now and ensure there is testing and tracing, which he promised yesterday would be available. but they don't have the staff in place they said they needed to have the tracing,

so testing and tracing and isolation is really important to tracking the virus. schools in wales will not reopen on the 1st ofjune and may not restart at all before the summer in scotland or northern ireland. some parents think england should take the same approach. valerie brooker lives in surrey and has two daughters and she thinks it's too soon to go back to school. my youngest has asthma. she is on two inhalers. charlotte has full—on learning difficulties and she has had pneumonia when she was five years old. i don't want her getting a second bout of pneumonia. it's just not viable. i don't want bronwen unknowingly coming home and passing the virus. she might be a carrier. children rarely become seriously ill from coronavirus. less is known about how they might transmit it. teaching unions have quizzed government scientists and some are reassured.

critically, are teachers and other staff in schools at a greater risk than if they were returning to other professions? that was the key information, they are not at greater risk as teachers and other people in schools, and that was a very significant moment for me in allowing us to be able to say, let's start planning even more carefully to open our schools, which were already open, to more pupils and students. the government is promising a cautious approach, based on scientific advice. 0ur chief political correspondent, vicki young, reporting there from westminster. a deal has been stuck with the drugs firm astrazeneca to mass—produce a coronavirus vaccine being developed by oxford university, if it's proved to work. the uk business secretary, alok sharma, praised the work being done by scientists in britain to try to find a successful vaccine at today's downing street briefing. the speed at which oxford university has designed and organised complex trials is unprecedented. imperial college are also

making good progress, and we will be looking to move into clinical trials by mid—june, with a larger—scale trial planned to begin in october. so far, the government has invested £47 million in the oxford and imperial vaccine programmes, but today i can announce an additional £84 million of new government funding to help accelerate their work. this new money will help mass—produce the oxford vaccine so that, if current trials are successful, we have dosages to start vaccinating the uk population straightaway. the funding will also allow imperial to launch phase three clinical trials of a vaccine later this year. i can also confirm that, with government support, oxford university has finalised a global licensing agreement with astrazeneca for the commercialisation and manufacturing of the oxford vaccine.

this means that, if the vaccine is successful, astrazeneca will work to make 30 million doses available by september for the uk as part of an agreement of over 100 million doses in total. the uk will be first to get access. we can also ensure that, in addition to supporting people in the uk, we are able to make the vaccine available to developing countries at the lowest possible cost. the number of coronavirus deaths in spain has fallen below 100 for the first time since before the country entered lockdown in mid—march. the head of emergency health centres has welcomed the news, but warned there is still a danger of a second wave of infections. despite the fall in the death rate, spain's government has decided to extend the nation's state of emergency for another month and to keep strict restrictions in place in cities such as barcelona and madrid, sparking protests from many in those regions.

we can speak now to infectious diseases doctor alejandro garcia, who is in madrid and has been working on the front line there from the very beginning of the crisis. thank you forjoining us. is it too $0011 thank you forjoining us. is it too soon to say that spain has defeated this first wave of the virus? it is too soon to say that. i think we are heading in the right direction, but definitely we have to be very cautious with the next steps. looking at your hospital, can you see a difference now in the number of patients admitted with coronavirus? yes, definitely. the last week of march was absolutely terrible. all hospitals in madrid we re terrible. all hospitals in madrid were overwhelmed, and some hospitals had to be set in place, and that

relieved a lot, and icu were at 300% capacity of now, we have seen an improvement, and we are around the normal numbers for academics. how are the medical staff in your hospital? you must all be exhausted. yeah, that's the word that we used a lot when we talk amongst ourselves exhausted. both physically and mentally, it's been really tough couple of months here. at least we think we are seeing the light at the end of the first tunnel, hopefully the last one, but we don't know. interesting phrase, the first tunnel, because you know there are protests against the lockdown. what is your opinion about those

protests ? is your opinion about those protests? social distancing and lockdowns have been the only real measure that have affected how the virus has hit our country and mainly old europe and the whole world, so taking away the measures too soon, i think it would be not a wise thing to do. on the other hand, we always have economics that really are starting to be an issue for a lot of people who have lost theirjobs and don't have any incomes for a couple of months and they are starting to really struggle, so i think we have to have a little bit of caution, but also start thinking about moving forward a little bit. for any viewers who have been to spain, they know it is a tactile country. you can meet a stranger and, within a second, he has his hand on your shoulder is a sign of friendliness

and companionship. 0ur spanish people getting used to the fact they might have to keep a social distance for more than a year a vaccine has been found ? for more than a year a vaccine has been found? yeah, that's going to be quite tough. we are a really close society, and that's going to be hard for us, but i really think most people have taken this into their heads, and they have seen people suffer, they have seen our health andi suffer, they have seen our health and i really believe social distancing after this will take place and we will comply pretty well the use of masks, i believe it will be mandatory from next week here in spain in all public spaces. dr garcia, thank you. israel has sworn in a new unity government, led by prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his former rival, benny gantz. it ends the longest political crisis

in the nation's history. law—makers in the knesset formally approved the three—year coalition government. mr netanyahu vowed to push on with controversial plans to annex large parts of the occupied west bank. the afghan president, ashraf ghani, and his rival, abdullah abdullah, have signed a power—sharing deal, ending months of political uncertainty. the deal sees mr ghani remaining as president, while both men will choose an equal number of ministers. mr abdullah will lead peace negotiations with the taliban, should they get under way. india has extended its coronavirus lockdown for another two weeks until the 31st of may. however, some restrictions have been eased. offices can work, with staggered business hours. and shops have been allowed to open, with a limit on customers. there have been more than 90,000 coronavirus cases and almost 2,900 deaths in india. footage has emerged of the prime minister of belgium getting the cold shoulder from healthcare workers. sophie wilmes visited saint peter hospital in brussels on saturday.

but some staff used the occasion to express their opinion about the government's handling of the coronavirus outbreak, turning their backs on her ministerial car as she arrived. the former us president, barack 0bama, 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. 0ur 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 0bama 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". and trump has now gone after his predecessor, accusing him of acting improperly in the investigation that led to the prosecution of former national security adviser michael flynn. before 0bama spoke, the president posted a doctored clip from the film independence day, intended to show that he was vanquishing not interplanetary invaders but the coronavirus.

trump's presumptive democratic opponent in november, joe biden, says it is all part of an attempt to deflect criticism from the administration's handling of the coronavirus crisis. but, to the man who was biden‘s boss back then, the graduating class of 2020 has the ideal opportunity to change the political status quo. and all those adults that you used to think were in charge and knew 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 you. barack 0bama says he intends to hit the 2020 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 by 3rd june, there 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 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 world's largest church 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 st peter's basilica, but numbers will be reduced as the church adapts to a new way of life. donna larsen, bbc news.

an afghan journalist and refugee locked down in one of europe's migrant camps in greece has been investigating conditions there during the coronavirus crisis. early action by the government has kept infection rates low and there have been no deaths in the camps. but, as said reza adib reports, fear of the virus has had a profound effect. for two months, i have been investigating camp conditions and fear of the virus has spread like wildfire. this is my home, malakasa camp near athens. the camp is in quarantine for 14 days. no one is allowed to go out and no one is allowed to go out and no one is allowed to go out and no one is allowed to come in. he hasjust tested positive together with his family and friends he is told to quarantine in this disused

schoolroom, but no taps inside they have to share with their neighbours. they are not happy as it risks spreading the virus. at the medical centre, people are turning up worried they might have coronavirus. this is mrs recchi me. she says has a health condition. she says she has a sore throat. then i hear about an eight—year—old girl who is in hospital with covid—19. she lives here with her mother in a place called the teahouse. mrs brahimi also lives here. the teahouse is home to 23 families.

later, people from the teahouse or tested, seven are positive, including mrs brahimi. from my camp, i speak to the great migration minister. the international organisation of migration, the malakasa camp, organisation of migration, the mala kasa camp, they organisation of migration, the malakasa camp, they have not told us there is such a problem and i'm happy to arrange a cheque. the un alter national organisation for migration says it provides site management support for the greek government who are responsible for malakasa. it says it has installed five showers and five taps. the world is worried about a second wave of coronavirus infection, but action is needed now to improve conditions in europe! migrant camps.

that was said reza adib reporting from malakasa camp, near athens. for viewers in the uk, you can see more on that story on coronavirus crisis: europe's migrant camps on panorama, in the uk on bbc one at 7:30pm tomorrow. the mayor of brazil's largest city, sao paulo, says the health system is close to collapse as demand grows for emergency hospital beds to deal with coronavirus cases. bruno covas said the city's public hospitals had reached 90% of capacity. brazil now has the fourth largest number of confirmed cases in the world. there have been 15,662 deaths and 233,142 confirmed cases. more than 89,000 have recovered. despite the alarming numbers president jair bolsonaro has attacked lockdown measures as a "tyranny" that would fuel "hunger and misery". we are bringing you pictures of anti—lockdown protests in sao paulo,

one of the biggest cities in the western hemisphere, and you can see people dressed up with the brazil flag, unwilling to social distance. they believe any lockdown measures imposed by local authorities should end. so how is brazil coping with the rapid rise in cases? dr marcelo kalichsztein is working on coronavirus intensive care wards in rio. how is your hospital coping with coronavirus patients? my hospital as more serious cases than we have ever seen more serious cases than we have ever seen before. from sunday, it starts to overflow with patients, and now in our hospital we have more than half of our capacity treating patients with coronavirus, confirmed patients. and more than half of them are on the icu. it is a very, very

difficult disease, because we are learning through the disease. in the university, we study a lot of situations that we put in practice, but now that we to be studying every day on a daily basis to be updated and given the best practice to our patients. are the patients that use the mainly older people? yes, most of the patients who are admitted to icu our older people, or younger people with obesity. it is the biggest risk factor we have found in oui’ biggest risk factor we have found in our series of cases. most of the deaths, more than 85% of the deaths in our hospital are people older than 80. you know, of course, that

president bolsonaro has been against a lot of social distancing measures. has his policy had a direct impact on your work or has his policy had a direct impact on your work 01’ on has his policy had a direct impact on your work or on the admission of patients, do you think? well, we know that social distance is very important to protect our public health system and our private health system against the impact of the coronavirus in admissions in hospitals. but brazil is a very poor country, one of the poorest countries. some people need to work ona countries. some people need to work on a daily basis to bring money home. it's a very difficult decision to make, of course, and we are according would social distance. i asked my parents, my patients, to stay home, don't go out, we know

that, for some parts of the population, this is impossible. brazilian people used to be very happy people, and they are changing a lot their way of living. they are using masks that we used to see in china on the films, and we never think about using that, and everyone is using masks, it's the law in my city to use masks in public spaces, so we city to use masks in public spaces, so we change a lot our way of living, even outdoor with jair bolsonaro. people are very concerned with that. if they say, let's go out, let's go work, most of the people that can make social distance, they are doing that.

doctor working on the coronavirus boards in rio dejaneiro, thank you so boards in rio dejaneiro, thank you so much. there is more on our website. this has been the first weekend of eased lockdown restrictions in england and staff at the lake district national park in cumbria say they found some people trying to camp overnight and others returning to their second homes — neither of which is allowed. but people in england are now permitted to drive out to take their daily exercise. our correspondent claire marshall reports from the dorset coast. the chalk cliffs of the dorset coast and its most cherished landmarks, lulworth cove and the limestone arch at durdle door. what a place to come after a lockdown. around 2500 people have made the trip here today. way up on yesterday, and later

in the week the weather is only going to get better. the owner, who has had to furlough 140 workers, says even before the lockdown was relaxed, people were trying to come here. of course now they can come, the police don't have any power to stop them. if we hadn't opened, they would be on the roads walking around anyway. they are doing what they can to keep people safe but you cannot get around geography. this perfectly shows the problems that lie ahead, hundreds of thousands of people normally come to this beach but this is the only route in and out. look how hard it is to social distance. people are doing their best to stay away from each other. it is such a release after so many weeks cooped up. they have handled it really well, you know, having the one—way system here and there is obviously a lot of people here, the sun is shining but i feel really safe and just happy to see families having fun. still, some are worried by what they see. the peacock family drove an hour and a half to get here.

we spoke to daughter ellie and mum jane. it's nice to get out of quarantine but i think, yeah, it's going to peak again because of everyone isjust going to go mad and go anywhere they can. it's lovely to get out but i'm quite shocked as to how many people are here and how they are not paying attention to the social distancing. i find that quite annoying, to be honest. it is like being in tesco's. in other parts of england, people were back on the beach in southend in essex. and up in the peak district, car parks were full for the second day. local authorities are still asking people to stay away. in scotland, wales and northern ireland, the lockdown rules have not been changed but people in england are making the most of the relaxation. claire marshall, bbc news, dorset. nature lovers in the finnish capital, helsinki, have had a rare treat. a family of white—tailed eagles has established its nest there.

it's a unique occurrence, as there are no records of the birds ever nesting in such an urban environment in europe. just a few decades ago, the species was on the brink of extinction. time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello there. there is some warm weather and some wet weather in the forecast for the next few days. the warm weather will become quite widespread, but i think most of the wet weather will be found across the north of the uk. it is going to turn very warm for a time, particularly in the south, before cooler and windier conditions arrive by the end of the week. back to the here and now, this is the satellite picture, a pipeline of cloud ploughing into northern and western areas, bringing some outbreaks of rain through today. over the next few days we will see various frontal systems bringing more areas of cloud, some of which will be rain bearing, but it is to the south of those areas that we are going to start to tap into some increasingly warm air, temperatures really are going to climb by the middle of the week.

those temperatures actually already on the way up, it is a pretty mild night in prospect, eight, nine, ten, 11 degrees, some rain continuing to move across northern areas, the rain pushing out of mainland scotland tomorrow morning, becoming confined to the northern isles. northern scotland should brighten up, northern areas likely to stay pretty cloudy with a spot of drizzle and some more persistent rain coming into the west later on. it will be quite windy across the north of the uk particularly, further south breezy with some hazy sunshine and it will be warm, warmer than today. highs of 24 degrees, temperatures well up in the mid to high teens, even in northern areas. into tuesday, similar fortunes really, a lot of cloud, showery rain across the north, further south some spells of sunshine and that is where we will have the highest of the temperatures, around 25 degrees in the capital. as we move out of tuesday into wednesday, this area of high