not there yet. second spike. we are not there yet. is there risk of second spike committee think if lockdown is used in this way and people go up to beaches and packed them out like this? well, there is certainly a risk. we saw this not only in south end, but in places like brighton, it was a lovely sunny day. the hottest day we have had, and people have been cooped in. and you can understand, people have been very goodin understand, people have been very good in following the two metre rule in staying at home to save lives and protect the nhs, but to come back to what ros was saying about track and trace, the problem with track and trace, the problem with track and trace is that we changed policy in march. we should've gone down the track and trace route vendor. we are trying to catch up, but we have got to demonstrate that we can catch up, because other countries have shown him and the who kept saying, test, test, test, that's the only way to get it done, but what the feeling is, since the figure coming out show that there been no cases in london

today, that the overall number of cases are declining in the north and midland region are compared to london having a worrying divergence, but therefore it will encourage people to think, well, maybe we have beaten this. so they need sort of ha rd beaten this. so they need sort of hard sustenance of proof that this can be done properly and we don't go back to the situation we faced when we have the lockdown. ros, we had ages to track and trace, didn't we, and yet we didn't do it, why do you think that is? welcome i think there isa think that is? welcome i think there is a difference of opinion. the government is saying that the advice was that they might be better off doing the lockdown on its own. there we re doing the lockdown on its own. there were scientists who are saying "well, we couldn't do the track and tracing because we didn't have the capability." tracing because we didn't have the capability. " we have tracing because we didn't have the capability." we have to move forward rather than backward, and i think it is essential to get the testing, tracking and tracing in place. to be

honest, we can't keep expecting people to stay indoors for this extended period when the weather is good. not everyone has a garden, lots of people live in small splats oi’ lots of people live in small splats orare lots of people live in small splats or are cooped up and just can't bear it any more. it's not good for their mental health, never mind their physical well—being as well. so the idea that we can somehow likely the population for an extended period of time now is probably unrealistic. so we need to move with what the country is ready for and able to take. just people have generally been quite responsible and even on the beaches if you are in a household group, you can be together. if you are social distancing on the beaches there is nothing that says you shouldn't be allowed to do that any more. so, hopefully, we will get back to this idea that there is more freedom. mihir, let's move on to the eye.

summer holiday plan for britain. britain's could be allowed to take brea ks britain's could be allowed to take breaks in the uk if there is no second spike. plans for using lockdown, we see holiday homes, campsites and hotels reopening from the start ofjuly. welcome of july. welcome news ofjuly. welcome news for that industry, which has been so badly hit over the last few months, if it does happen this way. yes, very welcome news. it's very interesting. a couple of weeks ago, the prime minister answering questions about people who are affected by what's happened to the holiday trade and so on, was very cautious, no ministers are clearly setting out that byjuly we need to get the holiday industry going again. this was certainly following on from what the prime minister said in parliament today about track and tracing, and i must say, following on from what ros with income i'm very glad that my wife is an allotment, so that i am not a gardener by any means, couldn't tell you one plan from another, it would

be wonderful to go and sit in a garden and occasionally even help out with the weeding, but very occasionally. estimates very lucky to have an outdoor space that you can enjoy. ros, what do you think was mike there were even calls from visit to britain and the other day foran visit to britain and the other day for an extra bank holiday in october to boost the uk tourism industry, but that would obviously have a neck on effect on the economy too, wouldn't it? two? it would. in this country and on most all other countries is on its knees. if we can look forward to a summer with good weather, actually, spending time in taking a holiday in britain has tremendous appeal. there is so much oui’ tremendous appeal. there is so much our country has to offer, there are some any places we can go. obviously, you can't always rely on the weather, but if it is like this, you don't need to go abroad. there are people who might discover the i°ys are people who might discover the joys and the beauty of having

holidays in this country that they might never have thought of before. where is your favourite place to holiday in this country then, ros?|j like holiday in this country then, ros?” like to go down to the south coast. usually, the weather is a bit better there it's beautiful, you've got the new forest, the sea, the beach, and you have got some beautiful historic places. so there are lots of you know, going up to the lake district is fabulous as well. you know, there are so many areas of the country that many of us may not have even considered taking a holiday inn, which may be this year the government will encourage people to do to try and get our industry back on its feet a little bit. my favourite place would be at tottenham. that is so predictable mihir, honestly. i've got to say, we have a holiday, my husband and i and family to north yorkshire, which is our favourite place, the family to north yorkshire, which is ourfavourite place, the north york moors. an absolute stunning part of

you can part of the world. let's stop talking about holidays, because it's making me upset. what's go to the metro, shamed by this hospital cleaner. mihir, this shows the pure power of a federal message on social media and how it can change government policy. talk us through the story for people who don't know about it. it's a very moving story. it's a story about the syrian refugee who is a hospital cleaner, and he made a video plea to the prime minister that what has happened is the government has said that doctors and families of doctors and nurses who die can have indefinite leave to remain in this country, but not other hospital workers, supporters and cleaners, so on. he spoke about his predicament. he was helping out, he was one of the carers, when we applaud every thursday, but don't come about if he died what would happen to his family because mike is a result of that, pretty patel has changed government immigration policy and conceded that

these people, essential people for what they are doing, if not just doctors and nurses obviously, they are very important, but hospitals other support staff also deserve help, and they can to be working in the condition where if they die, and they are quite susceptible, than their families would be asked to leave the country. what is also encouraging is that the government has included social care workers as well as the nhs itself, because all of them are on the front line, and we mustn't forget that although we focus so much on the nhs, social care has also been on the front line, has had a dreadful time trying to cope with this crisis, and hospitals have discharge patients who normally would've stayed in hospital into care home settings, and the staff there are involved in cleaning, isolating, caring for the residents for the

patients, all deserve our enormous gratitude and thanks for their bravery and their dedication. absolutely. let's move back to the daily telegraph, another story on the front page, virus fading in london. so panic according to public health, figures released last night that only two people —— tested positive in london on tuesday. it looks as if commit looks as if, from these figures, being released by phe that london has you know, well past its peak and things are beginning to improve, but then, you know, secondly people are talking about could be a possibility. yet it's very interesting. a few weeks ago, london was at the very epicentre of the storm that has been sweeping overus, the storm that has been sweeping over us, but it's very interesting, london situation has improved. the situation as we were saying in the north were in the midlands is a rather worrying one. but this probably shows how well the

operations that have taken place, particularly the two metre rule and staying at home have worked in london. of course, there were some early problems, but again, we mustn't be too complacent about this, and if there has always been the fear, and people have invoked the fear, and people have invoked the historical memory of the 1918 spanish flu, that the second wave, if it happens could be more deadly than the first, so we have got to be on ourguard, and than the first, so we have got to be on our guard, and this is really the big problem that when do you relax your guard? even in germany, which is mandated very well, after it relaxed, there was again a resurgence of infections, so you know commits a very balancing act, and not a very easy one to carry out. this is a really tough time for anybody in government. it's an unprecedented situation stop you've got lives on the line. at the end of the day we have to look at this in perspective and it is inevitable that as you gradually ease the lockdown, there will be an increase

in cases. that doesn't mean necessarily that there will be a massive spike or a second wave, and as people start going back to work or mixing together, you almost want to make sure that the virus itself when it does it's not increasing exponentially, that's with the tracking and testing and tracing comes in. and, you know, we haven't got all of these flights coming in every day, the international travel itself has also been cut off, that makes a difference to the spread. 0k. makes a difference to the spread. ok. ros mihir, it's been an absolute pleasure to have you both on the programme. i look forward to seeing you in our's programme. i look forward to seeing you in our ‘s time for uk viewers. thank you to you for watching. that's it for the papers. if you're in the uk, ros and mihir will be back injust over half an hour to look at more of the stories being covered by newspapers and websites here. goodbye for now.

hello. it's been the warmest day of the year so far out for the vast majority, wednesday was a sunny day, and it was the warmest day of the year so far in scotland, england and in wales. the high temperature was in england, 28 celsius, but for all, wales. the high temperature was in england, 28 celsius, but forall, it will feel a little fresher today, notably in the north and the west. and that's because the weather front has been meandering its way eastwards, and then behind that for friday, unseasonably deep area of low pressure which means rain, but also some very windy weather with the trees in full leaf, that's a concern. so let's look at the progress of this weather front, which will give some rain, as you can see come as a crosses northern ireland and scotland. not as much for england and wales and it may just be a few sharp a potentially torrential downpour is across southern and eastern parts through the morning before it clears. clears two brightest guys in all but the

far north, where we have got some fog actually through shetland, some coastal mist elsewhere, and a could stay dank and great here for much of the day. look at the temperatures, they are several degrees down on those of yesterday. still 26 possibly in london without residual warmth. and then as we go in the evening and overnight, that low pressure starts to escalate. it makes its presence felt. so some rainfor makes its presence felt. so some rain for many, perhaps a few sharp showers again to start the day in eastern areas, and a very showers again to start the day in eastern areas, and a very warm night, but clearly, the concern is the amount of rain. and for the northwest of scotland, we could have 100 mm of rain in the coming few days. that low—pressure stays close by, so for all, much windier period of weather on friday, as that rain clears, lots of showers rushing through. but those winds do escalate through. but those winds do escalate through the day, morning, really, into the early afternoon. up to gale force in the north and the west. you can see those gusts of wind, but even sos—40s further south, which is very unusual in may, so clearly a concern for that. we will be keeping you updated on that. as a result,

even though temperatures are in the high teens and low 20s, it will feel cooler because of that strong wind and rain which willjust continue for the northwest highlands. gradually, through the weekend, the showers will reduce in number, the winds ease in the south, there is a ridge of high pressure returning to southern parts of england and wales, but a very different feeling to weekend, and still that low—pressure to the north into the beginning of the new week as well. still the potential at least for the beacon for some unsettled weather.

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