this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm lewis vaughan jones. china tightens its grip on hong kong, a new security law would give beijing more power, raising fears of new limits on freedom of speech. another 2.5 million americans claim unemployment benefits, now it's middle class suburbia queuing at the food banks. brazil's coronavirsus death toll passes 20,000, scientists warn it's still weeks away from the peak of the pandedmic. getting into greece. we look at how tourists will be screened this summer, as hopes rise of reviving the multi billion pound tourist industry.

china is planning to introduce a new national security law in hong kong, which looks set to limit freedoms in the territory. media reports say the legislation will be unveiled at china's delayed annual parliamentary session which is starting about now. i think we can take a look what is happening. it is a very large, grand, choreographed event, delayed from march. it is an annual event and you to ta ke is an annual event and you to take place in march but delayed due to coronavirus and it is now taking place as a display

that essentially the coronavirus is under control, a show of strength from china. it is the most important body from china but it tends to rubberstamp whatever decisions are put before it. one of the things they are expecting to discuss is that hong kong legislation. it's likely to be hugely controversial in hong kong, where pro—democracy activists held hundreds of rallies last year. president donald trump has warned that the us would react strongly if the proposals were followed through. here's a chinese government spokesperson. translation: national security is the bedrock of the country's stability. safeguarding national security is the common interest of all people, including hong kong compatriots. a member of hong kong's legislative council from the pro—democracy civic party told reporters the law would be disastrous for the territory. this is the end of hong kong, this is the end of one country two systems.

make no mistake about it. beijing, the central people's government has completely breached its promise to the hong kong people, a promise that was enshrined in the declaration and the basic law, and they are now completely walking back on their obligation owed to the hong kong people. lord patten was hong kong's last governor before the 1997 handover. he thinks the uk should be leading an international response to beijing's announcement. we should make it clear to the chinese that this is outrageous and the prime minister and the foreign secretary should make that absolutely clear. we should talk to our allies, our friends around the world, all of whom have a stake in two things, first of all the continuance of hong kong as a great international city in asia, and secondly in whether or not china can be trusted to keep its word. now, there are all too many

examples of that not being the case, the way it has actually used the preoccupation which everybody rightly has with fighting this awful epidemic. they have used that preoccupation in order to bully and harass in other areas and one of them is in hong kong. so what does this all mean? this is a proposal at the moment and it will be discussed in china. people may be wondering if it is actually going to happen. here's our correspondent steve mcdonell in beijing. these types of things, they go to the national people's congress, they're never rejected, so no doubt about it, it will move onto the next stage which will be that there is a standing committee of this congress, which will further refine it, and then i suppose the process could all be organised by august, that this could become a law. as an indication of how controversial this proposal is, this is a congress which we

thought was to be dominated by the coronavirus and china—us relations, and that will no doubt be a big subject. of course, you can't get around it, it is the global story at the moment. however, if they thought they were going to somehowjust sneak this law through the session, it is not happening, and to give you an idea ofjust how sensitive things are in china, our coverage of this is being censored. so, whenever we raise the subject, the bbc‘s screens are going to black right across china, just showing you how concerned, i suppose, the government here is about talk of this new national security law. what about the reaction in hong kong? there is bound to be significant reaction to this

in hong kong. an earlier attempt to bring such law in via the local legislative council in hong kong was met with mass protests, and the government there gave up on trying to introduce it, and that is even worth, it is a kind of rigged system there, so that the local legislature will always be controlled by what you might call the pro—beijing camp. this was so unpopular, even with that control of that legislative council, they are not able to get it through. one of the reasons it is so unpopular is that practically speaking, it means that if you are protesting, instead of being charged with rioting or something like that, or if you are charged with sedition or, you're viewed to be challenging the very nature of the state in china, all of a sudden you have gone from just getting into trouble for causing a bit of local havoc or maybe fighting with the police to actually challenging

the legitimacy of the communist party and for that, you would face serious jail time. i mean, people could be put away for decades for those sorts of crimes, and so this is why it makes such a difference. in america, the number of people who've lost theirjobs is continuing to grow, another 2.4 million in the last week. the total is now almost a0 million since lockdown began. that shows the ongoing painful economic impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on the wold's richest country. nick bryant reports. we don't normally go in search of hardship in the tree—lined communities of american suburbia, but now it's easy to find. this, the looping queue for a food bank in new york's commuter belt. cars normally used for school pickup and the weekly shop, now a marker of middle—class need. some had waited more

than five hours, bumper to bumper in a queue that stretched more than a mile. come here, now. for organiserjamie scott, traffic control has been a major problem. eight weeks ago in the early days of the shutdown, he saw 65 families. now, it's 600. and look at the cars. a mercedes, and expensive suvs. you see a lot of starter mercedes, starter bmws, high end toyotas, the problem is, the people have gone now without four or five or six or seven paychecks and it is starting to catch up. they need food, it is the most basic thing. guys, it's gonna be three families. at the front of the line, we met people who had well—paid jobs, before the coronavirus brought such economic destruction. people who have never had to rely on aid. michelle fernanda is a florist struggling to make ends meet. we have to pay rent,

gas, all that stuff. you've got a beautiful car, did you ever imagine you would be lining up for food? no, never. this woman is trying to feed her kids. have you got any income at the moment? no. no, i work housekeeping, so people don't want people to get into their houses because they have families, kids, and we have kids too. so you are not making any money at the moment? no. so you need this food? yes. yes, we need it. we are witnessing the biggest economic shock since the 1930s, in a country still feeling the after—effects of the financial crash in 2008. there are a dwindling number of people who believe the kids will enjoy more abundant lives. the long held belief in generational progress that

gives this country so much energy and drive. covid—19 has dealt yet another body blow to the american dream. what good is it if we save everybody from the virus if we let them all starve to death? with desperation, comes anger. freedom! liberty! in staten island, one of new york's most affluent bar is. most of these people are small business owners who believe the stay—at—home order has robbed them of their livelihoods and their liberty. members of the middle class, not used to mounting protests. open up new york, and if you can't do it, get these democrats out! 0pen us up! you are killing us. this is a convulsion that is shifting the ground beneath our feet. a disruption of immense historical scale, greater than the great recession, more impactful than 9/11.

lives have been changed forever. donald trump has visited the key swing state of michigan, the site of some the most high profile anti—lockdown protests in the country. president trump was shown around a ford ventilator factory, a day after threatening to withhold federal funding for the state, if it pushed ahead with a plan to provide voters with universal access to absentee ballots in the november election. during the visit, the president denied refusing to where a mask, a safety requirement within the factory, despite not appearing to on camera. idid wearone, i had one on before. i wore one in this back area but i didn't want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it, but i had it in the back area,

i did put a mask on. did you have the goggles on too, as well, sir? idid. here's another one. why would you not wear it here, sir? not necessary here. i was given a choice, and i had one on in an area where they preferred it, so i put it on and it was very nice, it looked very nice. but they said not necessary here. what about the example that it would set for other americans? i think it sets an example both ways. as they say, i did have it on. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the changes muslims preparing to mark the end of ramadan are making due to lockdown. this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly

witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage. in doing so, it has become the first country in the world to approve the change in a national referendum. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it has been a peaceful funeral demonstration so far, but suddenly the police are teargassing the crowd. we don't yet know why. the prelaunch ritual is well—established here. helen was said to be in good spirits, butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news, the latest headlines:

china tightens its grip on hong kong — a new security law would give beijing more power, raising fears of new limits on freedom of speech. another 2.5 million americans claim unemployment benefits as the queues for food banks spread to middle class suburbia. as the death toll from the coronavirus in brazil has surpassed 20,000 on thursday, its government is under ever more scrutiny. ros atkins has been looking at how brazil became central to the global pandemic. in april, president bolsonaro was asked about the rapid spread of covid—19 in brazil. by may, brazil's number of cases was the third highest in the world. this virus which the president dismissed as a little flu had killed 17,000 people and he was being held responsible. the leading medicaljournal

the lancet put it bluntly, of the threat raises questions. we paid attention to the united states and the united states, mr trump, was very comfortable on saying he would take care of that. we really felt he had some kind of science that would be released soon. but donald trump's boasts turned out to be hollow. that was the former health minister luis henrique mendetta. he advocated social distancing and was fired. next into thejob was nelson teich. when asked about mr bolsonaro's decision to reopen gyms, he replied: days later he resigned. according to 0 globo,

he objected to the president's promotion of chloroquine, that's an antimalarial drug. and in march president bolsonaro told his supporters "the cure is right there." it isn't. but at the third time of asking he does now have a health minister who is happy to proceed. chloroquine has been cleared for covid—19 treatment in brazil despite not being proven to work and nasty side—effects. now, being guided by donald trump, undermining the health ministry, using dismissive language, a preoccupation with an unproven drug. these are all relevant to understand what's happening, but argubly the lack of a nationwide lockdown has mattered even more. the president has sought to undermine that idea wherever possible. this is an anti—lockdown rally in brasilia. and ayou can see, these are not advocates of social distancing. but actually it's brazil's states, not the president, that have the power to impose restrictions. and they've done so, but to very differing degrees and there appear limits to what they are willing to try. around 40% of the labour force is in the informal economy,

only partially assisted by the social safety net. a lot of those live from hand to mouth, so for them it's hard to stay inside the house when you don't have the money to buy food. which leads us to the economy. brazil's currency is the worst performing in the world, its main stock exchange index has plummeted, manufacturing is slumping and unemployment is rising. a brazilian economist has written of his country, my investment advice would be not to run into a burning building. but how best to put out that fire? the ecuadorean president believes lockdowns will make matters worse. and in purely economic terms he is right. ecuador‘s president has defended its lockdown but says it's as if a family has lost half of what it needs to live. of course, this delicate balance between saving lives and saving incomes is universal in this pandemic. but the bitter political row over whether brazil can afford lockdown

has had consequences. at the end of the day, he is the president, people take advice from him as the leader and that is what has been so confusing. do people listen to jair bolsonaro or do they take the advice of their state governors? around the world, covid—19 has delivered a deadly lesson that while human beings are influenced by passion, politics and prejudice, viruses aren't. to explain brazil's failure to build an urgent, coherent national response, we must start with a president who hasn't always appeared to want one. muslims around the world are preparing to mark the end of ramadan. they traditionally celebrate eid by visiting friends and family and exchanging gifts. but social distancing restrictions put in place because of the coronavirus means this year it is going to be very different. with me is our reporter sodaba haidare. how h ow exa ctly how exactly different things and to be? very different. muslims celebrate eid, the end of 30 days of fasting, everyone

is happy, he blubbered with theirfamilies, it's is happy, he blubbered with their families, it's a sense of community and togetherness and people visit the friends and family that they haven't done for a long time, for a month, and people perform the first player in the morning in congregation so it's really a time when everyone is having a good time and preparing for it. a couple of days before eid is when people are going to the markets and bazaars and buying new clothes and doing lots of shopping. it's something they really, really look forward to be because of coronavirus this year, it's very different because there are lots of restrictions around the world which doesn't let people to interact with their loved ones and we can talk about countries like here in the uk, you can only see one of your family members outside of your household stop in italy, you can't travel from one place to another. in france, a permit from one city to another which means a lot of people are celebrating eid in their own homes. it's a really different experience for a lot of people around the world because it's a

time that they really look forward to. so how are people preparing for eid around the world ? empty mosques, deserted streets and markets with no customers. eid is usually the busiest time of businesses and traders, when they make the most money but with shops forced to close, this shopkeeper in pakistan hasn't sold a single garment. translation: look at these garments i bought, they are useless. nothing has value now, i have no idea where to put them. in damascus, syria, flea markets lie empty. it's where those who can't afford expensive clothes shop but not this year. business is slow in malaysia's kuala lumpur and those who go to the shops must follow strict rules. in the days leading up to eid, travellers want to see their families but not everyone is

following the down restrictions. in indonesia, people waited in the country's largest airport to catch early morning lights, despite the government urging them not to travel. in yemen's capital city of sana'a, shoppers block into the market to buy new clothes and dried nuts. 0nly today, medical workers warned other non— folding catastrophe in the city of aden with many people dying of covid—19. wright normally swells with prayers in the last days of ramadan but with the pandemic forcing mosques to close, these men are reciting the call to prayer from door—to—door. after 30 days of fasting, for muslims, eid is the most exciting time but with a deadly virus claiming more lives, it's going to be very different.

amazing to see how different countries around the world are going about things in dealing with things. you been fasting yourself. how will you be celebrating and how will that be different? like most muslims around the world, my eid will be different, like ramadan will be. i've been fasting and locked down, not seeing my family, just face and skype on zoom and technology we been relying on. eid will be the same. normally we go out a few days before, we have hannah on oui’ days before, we have hannah on our hands, it's a time everyone looks forward to. 30 days of ramadan is finished, it's a reward. it's time you want to spend together. seeing family and friends for the first time, i look forward to that and as a couple of days until eid and i can't do that, i can't go out. we go to the parking groups, have a picnic, we can't do that social gatherings are bound separately, eid will be a

different experience, like most muslims around the world. and relying more and more on technology. now, for many of us living in lockdown, a holiday abroad sounds pretty appealing. and greece officially begins its tourist season in june. but foreigners could be turned away, if the virus isn't under control in their home country. quentin sommerville has more, as athens gets ready to welcome the tourists. when you arrive here at athens airport, this is one of the first things you see. you get a swab test for covid—19. they've been doing this since march 20th. everybody who has the test, me included, then has to go into isolation for 2h hours. in fact there's been a two week quarantine for everybody arriving in this country, but that's about to end because greece is ready to welcome back tourists. the results are delivered in less than 2a hours. i'm told i'll get mine by early tomorrow morning. this airport now is seeing about 400, 500 passengers a day.

this last year greece saw something like 30 million passengers — three times the population of the country. it depends on that money. this is a country that's gone through ten years of terrible economic crisis. the last thing it needed was a pandemic on top of that. so from june 15th, tourists will be welcome again, although not those from countries with high infection rates. so, i'm now in my isolation hotel room courtesy of the greek government and i have to stay here for 2h hours and i will be staying here because the fine for breaking that quarantine is 5000 euros. greece has done relatively well compared to other countries in coping with this pandemic — fewer than 170 deaths. and the rest of europe now is looking towards this country and seeing how it manages that next phase. if it can continue with the success while opening up the country, well, then, that might get us all a bit closer to the lives that we used to lead.

the acropolis has already reopened. the country's islands will be next, as greece attempts to return to a time before corona. quentin sommerville, bbc news, athens. let's ta ke let's take you quickly live to china. to beijing. this is the national people's congress, which was supposed to take place in march, postponed because of the coronavirus and it is expected that china here will introduce a new national security law in hong kong that looks set to limit freedoms in the territory there. there are expected to be protests, an angry reaction to that in hong kong itself. you can reach me on twitter, i'm @ l vaughanjones.

this is bbc news. most of us will have at least a little welcome rain through the day ahead, but it does look fresher for all. the south and the east held on to the sunniest weather and the warmth at 28 celsius, but for most it felt a little fresher during the day on thursday. this huge swirl of cloud will be responsible for the transition and for the rain. now, as that comes and it's really quite deep for this time of year so it will bring some unseasonably windy weather, gales are being warned about all ready for part of northern ireland, scotland, met office warning in force here.

and it hangs around, as you can see, for much of the weekend, bringing further strong winds and more rain. it looks as if parts of northern ireland and the north—west of scotland could see the highest rainfall totals. in fact, in some of the highlands we could have a month's worth of rainfall over the coming few days. look at the strength of the wind, really, anywhere from north wales northwards, 50mph gusts of wind, which with the trees in full leaf is clearly a concern. very mild to start our friday and as you can see, cloudier with some rain. it clears away, there may be some thundery showers in eastern areas first thing and then the showers rattle in with sunshine in between but the showers will be frequent and heavy in the north and west and even thundery. those strong and gusty winds affecting all areas, 30—a0mph even across the far south. add in those showers, add in the brisk to strong wind and it will feel much fresher for all. some sunshine and some drier weather around.

showers just keep coming though, as we go through the night. temperatures fall lower than the night we are in, slightly fresher air is with us, but still for most, 9 or 10 degrees will be the overnight low and that's because of the strength of the wind, which will be with us on saturday. low pressure still firmly in charge, giving further showers or longer spells of rain across scotland and northern ireland in particular. showers further south as well and they could well be on the heavy side, even the odd rumble of thunder. across southern areas the sunny spells will be lengthier in between. another fresh feeling day, given the fact we've got atlantic winds and showers and brisk winds too, which start to ease a little in the south as we get into sunday but there will be further pulses of rain across scotland and northern ireland, as you can see. fewer showers in the south and sunday and lengthy spells of sunshine. temperatures higher by that stage as well. more online.

this is bbc news, the headlines: china says it will introduce a new national security law in hong kong that looks set to limit freedoms in the territory. proposals suggest there would be a ban on what are described as subversive activities. there are already calls in hong kong for protests against the planned legislation. another 2.4 million americans have sought unemployment benefits in the past week. the new claims brought the total since mid—march to nearly 40 million, almost a quarter of the workforce. the latest total shows the ongoing painful economic impact coronavirus is having on the world's largest economy. brazil has reported a record high of nearly 1200 coronavirus deaths in the past day, with more than 310,000 confirmed infections. scientists are warning the the peak of the pandedmic may still be weeks away, as insufficient testing is masking the true picture.