tonight at ten: rolls royce is the latest industrial giant to count the economic cost of the pandemic. management says the firm — whose main business is making aircraft engines — is to cut 9,000 jobs, most of them in the uk. it's about creating a sustainable business for the future. so that ultimately we can protect the jobs that we will have left as a result of this. it's warned it will take several years for the industry to recover from the impact of coronavirus, but the unions say the action is notjustified. nobody's trivialising the challenges we face here, but i think it's rash and it's premature for rolls—royce simply to resort to sacking and throwing under the bus thousands of uk workers, loyal workers. we'll be asking what this tells us about the wider

pressures on the economy in the wake of the pandemic. also tonight: ministers say they will listen to the concerns of parents and teachers about re—opening some primary schools in england at the beginning ofjune. track and trace — the government says it will be ready in england by the 1st ofjune. experts say they're unconvinced. in italy, resorts, beauty spots and parks start to open from june, but some locals are not happy. and the story of one gp who spent nearly two months in intensive care and survived the virus. you give yourself goals. and my goal was to get home. it was just to get home. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: premier league clubs, including watford, have resumed team training today, despite two members of staff and a player at the club testing positive for coronavirus.

good evening. rolls royce — one of the greatest names in british engineering — is the latest major company to reveal the economic cost of the pandemic. the firm, whose main business is making aircraft engines, is to cut 9,000 jobs — a fifth of its global workforce — most of them in the uk. and it's warned that it will take several years for the airline industry to recover from the impact of coronavirus. thousands of rolls royce workers have already been furloughed, as part of the government support scheme. but the company it was dealing with unprecedented conditions, as our business correspondent sarah corker reports from derby. derby is a city shaped by manufacturing. rolls—royce is one of its largest employers, but tonight thousands ofjobs at this huge site, the company's aviation headquarters, are now at risk and that will send a ripple effect through this community.

it is huge. i mean to lay off a lot of those people will be devastating for the area. rolls royce is the backbone of derby really, as far as wages and a cost of living goes. it employs people from generations, and it will have an effect on every family in derby. unfortunately a lot of people have lost their jobs, a lot of people have lost their businesses. just a sign of the times. demand for new aircraft and engines that rolls—royce makes has slumped so it is cutting effect of its global workforce. so it is cutting a fifth of its global workforce. the covid—19 pandemic has grounded planes across the globe and it could take several years for passenger numbers to recover. it is a very difficult day for our employees actually all around the world but we need

to get on and do this now because it is about creating a sustainable business for the future, so that ultimately we can protect the jobs that we will have left as a result of this. the rolls—royce workshops of derby have been producing record—breaking engines for almost 20 years. for over a century rolls—royce has created highly skilled, sought after jobs for generations of families andin derby. of families in derby. it remains one of the uk's world leading manufacturers. they have been through lean times before but nothing quite like this. the car parks here are virtually empty because rolls—royce has furloughed thousands of staff, managers know though that that scheme can't and won't last and describes this as a crisis. and while the bulk ofjob losses are expected to be here in derby, the company has sites at 30 other locations across the uk. the scale of these job cuts has raised fears that entire factories could close as the company tries to save £1.3 billion. we are not oblivious to what is going on out there. we see the difficulties

and the challenges that employers and businesses face, but that shouldn't mean that the workers pay the price of that. every rolls— royce job loss that is four it lost in the supply chain industry so it is massive, it is huge. this is another sign that big business has excepted that there will be no immediate bounce back and the economic recovery will be slow and painful. sarah corker, bbc news, in derby. let's get more now with our economics editor, faisal islam. we talked many times about the economic impact of this pandemic, what does today's news tell us that we didn't know before? the aviation industry isn't typical of the entire economy, but it is typical of the type of industry that will be changed fundamentally. now people are not buying airline tickets for holidays or business travel and so

you won't get that sudden bounce backin you won't get that sudden bounce back in the aviation industry and, as the rolls—royce chief executive said it takes years to get back to normal. the bank of england governor said his forecasts are predicated on how long the lockdown lasts. that is still uncertain. 0ne how long the lockdown lasts. that is still uncertain. one thing giving room for manoeuvre is the fact that inflation has come down sharply. down to below i%. that mean it is bank of england might have more room for manoeuvre to help support the economy next month. but that has not come in time to help these workers. thank you. the government says it will listen to the concerns of parents and teachers regarding plans to reopen some primary schools in england at the beginning ofjune. a growing number of councils have now expressed outright opposition, citing amid safety concerns, while others have warned they won't be ready in time. 0ur education editor,

branwenjeffreys, reports from bury in greater manchester, where authorities say they won't be reopening schools next month. bury streets, empty of children on a sunny day. at home, waiting to go back to school. here, the council says it's too soon. parents and teachers, still too fearful. we have the second highest rate of covid—i9 in greater manchester. this is playing quite heavily on our parents‘ and carers' minds. also, more regionally, the north west is the second hardest—hit region in the country in terms of infection rates. are you playing politics with this? absolutely not. and i'm so sorry that some people have labelled this against bury council. taking precautions already. this is what a five—year—old would see on arrival. no shared toys, no soft play areas. wow, this is your library? yes, this is our library. the head teacher, showing me

what they have to do. normally, you would see groups of children, three or four groups of children working here. we're a small school. all of the books taped off? all the books taped off, because we can't have them touching them. she tells me they wanted to get year six back soon. but primary schools in bury aren't ready yet for the youngest. it was when reception and year0ne yeargroups were added on to the year six, that is when the shift in feeling came. because there was a great deal — and i use the word fear advisedly — there was a great deal of fear for the children and the parents, and the staff in the schools. it will be one child at a time to the toilet. every risk has to be considered. so, who decides? well, it's the head teacher and the school governors. but it would be a very brave primary school that decided to go against the advice of its local council. and even in areas where councils

are saying it's up to schools, it's very clear that any reopening of schools is going to be very patchy. if, for some reason, the school did want to continue to open when the local authority was advising not to, it would need to be very clear about its reasons for that decision. why had they come to a different decision from the local authority? the longer these classrooms stay empty, the harder it is for parents to get back to work. it's about what risks, and when to take them. branwenjeffreys, bbc news, bury. the latest official figure for deaths related to coronavirus throughout the uk in the last 24—hour period is 363. during the day, the state of the uk government's plans for a trace and testing system to control oubtreaks of the virus was debated in the commons

between the prime minister, borisjohnson, and the labour leader, sir keir starmer. the prime minister said he was confident it would be operational from the istjune, despite the doubts expressed by some experts, as our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson, reports. every day, thousands of new coronavirus infections are still being reported in the uk. tracking the virus down and isolating the infected is widely believed to be the best way to control the pandemic. but today in parliament the labour leader questioned why there had been such a delay in setting up a track and trace system. in the united kingdom, despite 2 million tests having been carried out, there has been no effective tracing in place since march the 12th, when tracing was abandoned. that is nearly ten weeks in a critical period without effective tracing. that is a huge hole in our defenses. we will have a test, track and trace

operation that will be world beating and yes, it will be in place, it will be in place byjune the 1st. there will be 25,000 trackers, they will be able to cope with 10,000 new cases a day. those trackers will help to trace the contacts of people who have the virus. they will use phone calls, texts and e—mail to alert anyone who has recently met up with an infected person and give them advice. we spoke to one of the new recruits, a graduate, he asked to remain anonymous. he started work three days ago on his home computer but described a chaotic system with barely any training. i had one day in the classroom, 90 odd people in a group with one teacher. whenever we ask questions he would try but the main answer was wait for the coming days, you will get an e—mail or something. right now i am just sat scrolling through netflix. a lot of people are chilling on games. people say we cannot complain, we are getting paid which is very

true but at the same time it is like why would they set us up doing this, if we are just sat around waiting? it is not very productive at all. but even if the government does get the 25,000 new tracker recruits up and running in 11 days, there are still questions about whether this app, intended to trace the contacts of those infected will be ready anytime soon. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. many nhs hospitals which were adapted to deal with the initial outbreak are now trying to get back to normal. but the boss of ipswich hospital is warning that the implications of social distancing, together with the possibility that covid—i9 could be here "for several years", means it is having to find new ways of working. hugh pym reports on some of the difficulties ahead. the eyes behind the mask — staff at a ipswich hospital behind the covid—i9 ward at the height of the crisis, captured by one

of their own colleagues. it's much easier to stop services than it is to start them. and this is the hospital now. we were given access as senior staff plan for a new future and restarting other services. it talks about the different phases of recovery and obviously we're in phase 2 now. here, they're following national guidelines in england for bringing back nonurgent work. so, we have doing its very carefully, i think it would be wrong to start a lot of services and then realise that we had to close them down again, because we didn't have the capacity, the staff, or the ppe. but i think there is also an important message, which is that we're open for business. we talked about what we would be using this ward for going forward. as you know, we previously had our covid patients in here. this area was for dementia patients and then it was converted into a covid—i9 ward. we filmed only in areas where there are currently no overnight patients. now, they're working out how to get it back to

its original use. so, we're now challenged to how we can socially distant our patients within the bay. so, we're looking at whether we put screens up, clear perspex screens, so we can still see the patient. we do have to think about the safety of our patients, as well as this, so drawing the curtains is not a simple answer. before the lockdown, waiting lists for routine surgery were increasing. then came a raft of cancellations, as hospitals focussed on covid—i9 patients. now, there's a backlog to be cleared, as well as getting to grips with those original waiting list. a huge task in this new climate. meet rob, who is a lifeguard at a local swimming pool. he has a heart problem and needed an operation, but it was postponed, because of coronavirus. you do end thinking, "what if i never get there?" you know, "what if the next step i take is me last step?" but the hospital did manage to treat him after all. in late april, he was called in for his operation. miracle workers, literally every day heroes. the fact that they can

deal with a crisis and still do what would be seen as the mundane stuff, obviously not mundane to me, it's kept me alive. as for a&e, they're working out how best it can be run at this new stage. it really is going to be a challenge for us. often, when we have visitors and patients at the numbers we usually have, it's a very crowded environment and we are really looking at how we see people and how we see people differently, in order to allow social distancing to occur. are you having to plan long—term for covid—i9 being present? this isn't temporary, we're going to have to assume that we're going to have social distancing and some of our elective plans in place for some time. so certainly this isn't one or two years we're thinking about, it could be several years. the shadow of the virus lingers, though hospitals are planning and hoping for calmer times. hugh pym, bbc news, ipswich.

greece has said it aims to open the tourist season on june 15th, with international flights operating from the 1st ofjuly. the uk foreign office is still advising against all but essential travel overseas, but all the major european destinations are now gradually relaxing their lockdowns. france currently allows only essential travel from abroad. it hasn't said when its foreign tourist ban will be lifted. but many beaches are now open, although sunbathing is still banned. spain has started loosening its restrictions on a region—by—region basis. and in italy, beaches, parks, restau ra nts a nd bars will gradually open from june, along with all airports. but, as our correspondent, mark lowen, reports, there's a mixed response among locals. perfection isn't shared, at least not for now. the jewel of lake como glitters in the stillness,

but italy hopes to lure tourists back from two weeks' today, when it lifts restrictions to visitors from europe and drops its quarantine. the tranquillity is breathtaking, but the economy is starved. lake como was set for a record year — george clooney‘s villa here helping to pull tourists. but then the virus hit this region, lombardy, the hardest in italy. tourism councillor luca leone has watched as every visitor who had booked has cancelled until at least august. now hotels are planning to extend the season to try and save it. that means he will keep his one open right through untiljanuary, hoping the rooms fill up as confidence returns. to the british tourists, the first they arrive on lake como at the end of the 18th century, so we're now ready to welcome them again, like we've always done in the past, and for us it's not a question of working with them but it's

to share our feeling with them, our soul, our heart with them, because they started tourism for us and we want them to be back, as soon as possible. local businesses need them badly. italy is expecting a recession this year of almost 10%. having imposed a national lockdown before any other country, italy is now unlocking fast, bringing forward the lifting of some measures, desperate to salvage its tourism season and the economy. but the balance between welcoming visitors back here and the risk of a second wave is what italy and every other country is now trying to strike. at the local market, restarting today, there is little to keep them busy. traders want the custom back but not the possible side effects. translation: i don't think the tourists will come back quickly. they and we are scared that the infections rise again. translation: the italian government is making a mistake.

we here in the north were worst affected by the virus. the south wasn't, so why not open there first, where they're not afraid? it was shelley who wrote, lake como exceeds anything i ever beheld in beauty. this place is poetry, but it wants an audience. mark lowen, bbc news, lake como. a major cyclone has been moving across parts of bangladesh and eastern india, making the challenges of staying safe during the pandemic much more difficult. at least 15 people have died and more than 3 million people were forced to leave their homes, mostly in bangladesh, before cyclone amphan hit. coronavirus restrictions have been hampering the relief efforts, as our correspondent in mumbai, yogita limaye, reports. the might of the storm has left a trail of destruction. amphan has plundered

its way through the indian state of west bengal, neighbouring bangladesh also in its path. hunkered inside, even those used to seeing cyclones every year are stunned by the fury. i have never seen something like this ever in my life. it went on continuously for three hours without any signs of slowing down. from inside my home, i could hear tin roofs flying around, i could hear trees getting uprooted. 0n the shores, sea water surged in, along with heavy rainfall, it has caused flooding in many areas. over the past two days, relief workers have moved millions to safety, but this year the coronavirus crisis is an added fear. social distancing is difficult in cyclone shelters. for these people, it is hard to imagine what they will go home to once the storm passes.

it will be the poor who are affected. these are poor districts inhabited by poor people with tin roofs and asbestos roofs and it is equally devastating, they will lose property. and as it crosses over to bangladesh, more homes, more lives, in its deadly path. yogita limaye, bbc news, india. the government has confirmed there will be some new checks on goods coming into northern ireland from the rest of the uk as part of the brexit deal. ministers are stressing that controls will be kept to a minimum. 0ur ireland correspondent, emma vardy, is at belfast port. remember, this was always the most difficult part of brexit, to resolve, and it's the part of the

deal which sees northern ireland treated differently to the rest of the uk, and it's being done to prevent the need for checks on goods crossing from northern ireland to the republic of ireland, was keeping that border seamless is a key part of the peace process here, so essentially this effectively moves the border here, to northern ireland's ports, and it means there will be new checks on goods coming from great britain into northern ireland, and it means new paperwork for businesses in gb exporting goods here, and those new checks will mostly be on food and animal products. expanded infrastructure will be here to carry those out. it's all supposed to be operational by january. northern ireland's democratic unionists were always very uncomfortable with the idea of new checks in northern ireland or northern ireland having to stick by some eu single market rules, and the eu isn't completely happy with this yet, still concerns that the plan could use to this being used as a back door to the eu single market, so things to iron out between now

and january. some of the most disadvantaged parts of the uk are suffering the effects of the pandemic more acutely than more affluent areas. one area of east london, for example, the borough of newham, has recorded the worst mortality rate from coronavirus in england and wales, according to official figures. 0ur social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, reports on how badly the community has been hit. his report contains some flashing images. this is not an equalising virus. this is a virus that has a disproportionate effect on those poorer communities here in newham. busy. yeah, we've almost done, i think, about 30 bodies within the last couple of weeks. the past few weeks have been really, i would say, depressing, really difficult. covid—i9 has preyed on newham like nowhere else — a mixture of deprivation

and ethnicity allowing the disease to exploit the area's mainly black and asian population. at the jamia mosque, they have seen for themselves the cruel reach of the virus. some members volunteer to prepare the dead for burial after, they say, a backlog of corpses built up. the stock of coffins has now diminished. over a ten—day period last month, they cleansed and prayed for 32 people. i think we did six or seven bodies in one day. we cannot forget our deceased. we cannotjust leave them to be buried without the ritual washing. we couldn't just stand back and watch them be buried in mass graves. first couple that i did do, i was thinking about them, but then, as it got more regular, ijust thought, "you know what? "i'm doing this for the community,

i'm doing it for the family." among the victims have been key workers — gp yusuf patel, teacher dr louisa rajakumari, and anwar hussain 0li, one of several taxi drivers who have died. it is a really difficult time for everyone. labour councillor ayesha chowdhury knows about 15 people who've died recently, many of them bangladeshi. when they passed away, the community could not even participate in the funeral. they cannot go and visit the family, so everything is completely shocking. some in newham were accused of not taking the virus seriously, at least initially, but the area was at greater risk anyway. many residents work in jobs that can't be done from home. and the mayor also highlights high levels of both overcrowding and underlying health conditions. if we want to avoid a second wave, if we want to minimise the deaths, if we want to stop the risk, we have got to be

given the resources, the flexibility at a local level. command control top—down will not work in light of what the evidence is showing us. the same community that has lived through this crisis is now charged with rebuilding newham. many teachers at this school had the virus, pupils have lost relatives, and a staff member is caring for two children who lost both parents. bringing hope here means restoring normality. being serious about the education we offer actually gives them a way of seeing a future for themselves. we can't obviously turn things back to a different situation, but the fact that they can see a future is the best thing that we can give them. this covid crisis reflects the nation's long—standing health inequalities, and leaves the poor to feel that, once more, they're being left behind. michael buchanan, bbc news, newham in east london.

the last 2a hours has seen the highest daily increase of coranavirus cases across the world since the start of the pandemic. the world health organization says 106,000 new cases have been reported, almost two—thirds of which were in just four countries — the us, russia, brazil and saudi arabia. the continent of africa, however, has yet to see the kind of numbers of infections and deaths seen in other parts of the world as a result of coronavirus. the latest figures show just under 3,000 deaths across the whole of africa, and experts are already saying that some valuable lessons could be learned, as our senior africa correspondent, anne soy reports. in the heart of mogadishu, it's an all—out war against a new enemy. somalia has known no peace for nearly three decades. its health system is among the world's most fragile. now, covid—i9 is testing its resilience.

like many african countries, the war—torn nation acted swiftly, but it's far from containing the outbreak. at this hospital, medics are doing all they can to save lives. translation: the last three months, i have not seen my family and my infant child. i've taken a personal decision not to go home so as to reduce the risk of infecting my family and to serve my people as long as i live. whole countries and cities have gone quiet. there are lockdowns, curfews and border closures across africa, and they seem to be paying off, for now. in certain countries, we are seeing a 30% to 100% doubling of the rate on a daily basis. with the lockdown, over time, it decreases to about 5%, so for sure the lockdown played a very important role in slowing the spread of the pandemic on the continent. that we can ascertain.

but measures are not working as intended everywhere. we drove around one of nairobi's hotspots. it's the first time i've been to eastleigh since the government announced restrictions into and out of the estate, and i'm really shocked. you don't get a sense that this has been taken seriously here. in tanzania, a completely different approach. testing stopped a month ago and the government has urged people not to let fear disrupt normal life. with the rest of the world consumed with their own responses, africa is now more exposed than ever. and the un is appealing for more support from donors. covid—i9 has touched every aspect of life, and all predictions point to it being with us for much longer. the winners will be the countries that manage to control its spread, minimise its impact and move on with everyday life safely, but no one has a template.

anne soy, bbc news, nairobi. one of the persistent questions surrounding coronavirus is why it seems to affect some people and not others. the story of dr mike hare, a fit and healthy gp with no underlying health conditions, is a startling illustration of what can happen. he spent nearly two months in intensive care after he fell ill with covid—i9, and his family feared the worst, as catherine burns reports. mike hare is a gp, butjokes that his nickname should be mr fit. he's run a marathon, skis and loves to sail. but in march he got coronavirus. he soon became very ill and spent seven weeks in intensive care. he barely remembers anything, but for his family it was all too real. we actually received a facetime off him on tuesday morning, just before he was put on a ventilator. with him saying this is what's happening, this might be the last time that,

you know, we speak.