this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. new figures show the dramatic effect on the economy of the coronavirus crisis uk government borrowing in april was more than £62 billion — the largest monthly amount

on record. and it's terrible news for the high street, as retail sales show their biggest ever monthly fall quarantine plans for entering the uk will be announced later with possible fines if people fail to self—isolate for m days. pro—democracy supporters take to the streets of hong kong — they say a new chinese security law could mean the end of the region's autonomy. president trump is seen without a facemask in a michigan factory, though he claims he did wear one, but took it off before speaking to reporters researchers begin a trial of an immuno—therapy treatment to boost t—cells in those with the most severe symptoms of covid—19.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. let's start with the uk, where new figures show government borrowing has soared to cope with the impact of the virus. the government borrowed £62.1 billion in april, the highest monthly figure on record. it underlines the cost of coping with the pandemic through jobs schemes and loans, and is double the forecast of many economists. uk retail sales have fallen sharply, posting the biggest fall on record in april, in an indication of the devastating effect of coronavirus on the uk economy. figures from the office for national statistics, showed retail sales plummeted by 18.1% in april, as much of the sector was shut by the government's

lockdown. the government is expected to announce that anyone arriving in the uk from abroad could be fined if they fail to self—isolate for m days. the new rules are not expected to come into force until next month. brazil's death toll has passed 20,000, as fears grow latin america could become the pandemic‘s next epicentre. and president trump has toured a factory in michigan without a mask, despite the owner's policy which requires everyone to wear face coverings. mr trump claims he did wear one in a "back area", but removed it before facing the cameras. let's begin with the news for the uk economy first of all. we can speak to our business presenter ben thompson. hello to you. let's begin with borrowing. a massive song, £62.1

billion in april. where is all that money going to come from? —— a massive sum. yeah, ifi had money going to come from? —— a massive sum. yeah, if i had the a nswer to massive sum. yeah, if i had the answer to that i would probably not be doing thisjob. i wouldn't answer to that i would probably not be doing this job. i wouldn't want to be the chancellor right now because those figures, record levels of borrowing to pay for the massive outgoings in terms of economic stimulus that the chancellor has announced to help the uk economy through the worst of the financial crisis that is looming as a result of what we have experienced over recent weeks and months. essentially this £62 billion is the difference between what the government earns in terms of income tax and revenue, versus what it has to pay out. in ordinary times that would be things like public services. at this time there is also the massive cost of there is also the massive cost of the furlough scheme to help keep people in employment rather than being made redundant. in these figures it is clear that that cost

£14 billion so far. we know that that scheme has been extended. it is sort of a double whammy because income that governments would normally receive, they would get in tax from business, so that might be corporation tax or vat. that has fallen off a cliff. also, income tax. that has fallen. many of us are not earning or not at work in the way we would have been before. in fa ct way we would have been before. in fact there is a deficit £25 billion less this month than the same time last year in terms of tax revenue. that puts a black hole in the finances already. and that's before you even get onto what the government is having to pay out to pf°p up government is having to pay out to prop up the economy. clearly lots of songs that need to be done. much higher than many were expecting. also, way higher than the forecast for the economy made in the budget backin for the economy made in the budget back in march. that already seems like a long time ago. the figures look very different to those initial estimates that were made in the budget in march.

let's talk about march in terms of retail and now april. when we had the figures for march the economy had not been in lockdown for the entirety of that month. in april it was. the figures certainly show that, don't they? they absolutely do. this is the first full month of lockdown. remember, that came into force in the uk on the 23rd of march. just a week... most stores, if they weren't selling food or essential items, we re selling food or essential items, were closed. we start to get a sense of the impact. let me run you through the numbers that we have had this morning from the office for national statistics. they tell us that sales volumes, the amount we we re that sales volumes, the amount we were buying, down by more than 18% in april. remember, that is coming on the back of a 5% fall in march. clothing sales, unsurprisingly, taking the biggest hit. those stores we re taking the biggest hit. those stores were closed. down

more than 50%. 50.2% lower. and that again off the back of a 34% fall in the month before. there is one glimmer of hope in all of this. that is that the proportion of the money that we spend online, of everything we spent last month, 30% of it was spent online. that speaks really to our changing habits and our ability to 110w changing habits and our ability to now buy more and more online and get it delivered. increasingly food is one of those components, perhaps before it might have been gadgets, electronics, that sort of thing. now food increasingly been bought online. the supermarkets ramped up their deliveries. also, a sense of what we are buying. alcohol sales once again rising pretty sharply. maybe we are not going out to a restau ra nt maybe we are not going out to a restaurant for a nice meal or down the local pub, so buying more alcohol to consume at home. as other retailers have told us this week, leisurewear, comfy clothing, selling particularly well. not so many

styles of suits and ties while many of us are working from home. i would imagine there are a few comfy slippers as well. those details certainly still —— tell the story of the pandemic. it is a bit of relief, you are telling us earlier about mortgage payment holiday is being extended. what are the details on that? yes, so those who may not be familiar with mortgage payments —— payment holidays, your bank can give you a month or two off. that is particularly useful to people who may be struggling to pay the mortgage because of thing furloughed. the government said the scheme was initially due to end in june. they will now be three more months of that. so asking banks and building societies to offer you a three month grace period if you needed. that means you should, if you do need it, speak to your bank 01’ you do need it, speak to your bank or building society, ask you to give you that holiday. —— ask them to

give you that holiday. make sure you negotiate and have a conversation with them rather than just stopping paying, because that could your credit record, your credit rating, if you go back to reading it. it is also worth having a chat about how much you will pay back when you start to repay. you might want to extend the mortgage term a little bit so that when you do start repaying you don't find your payments have jumped up. repaying you don't find your payments havejumped up. some relief for those who might be finding it financially difficult right now. an extension of three months to let mortgage payment holiday. ben, thank you. then thomson, a business presenter. let's get more now on official figures which show government borrowing soared to sixty two billion pounds last month — its highest level on record. the sharp increase uderlines the cost of coping with the coronavirus pandemic through jobs schemes and loans, and is higher than many economists had forecast. joining me now is yael selfin, chief economist at

kpmg. good morning. is this a lot higher than you anticipated it was going to be? well, the figures are what we had estimated earlier on. more or less what we anticipated. but they are still very large. with the detail and that sort of stark fact that the deficit in april is now larger than it was forecast to be for the entirety of this year, what is the government going to do with that? well, we are expecting the deficit for this fiscal year to be relatively high. probably more than 1596 relatively high. probably more than 15% of gdp. government borrowing will increase. but interest rates are so will increase. but interest rates are so low and i don't think the government will find it difficult to finance this extra borrowing, at least in the short—term.

finance this extra borrowing, at least in the short-term. how will it do that, how will it finance that additional borrowing in the short—term, and what will it do in the medium term? well, it will need toissue the medium term? well, it will need to issue more debt. the debt levels will rise in the uk, but ultimately we need to bear in mind that what it is doing is trying to support the economy so the economy can't grow faster and ultimately be able to repay more of it faster later on as well. so overall what it means is that the government had to borrow, had to spend more in order to support the economy in the short—term, but that leaves less room for the government to on other things it had in mind, like levelling up etc, and other investment programmes. the day—to—day spending it wanted to do will be more constrained. it will

be very interesting to see what the impact will be in the medium and long term on, as you have indicated, some of those policy pledges. the other issue i guess is public confidence in all of this. clearly people will be furloughed for a number of weeks, months longer. but the government is trying to get some people back to work. at what point will we see an uptake in consumer confidence, i guess? well, that's a very important question, because so far the big pressures that we have had on the economy is the lockdown and the fact that people couldn't work and couldn't produce. now, as people return to work, it will be how much people will actually want to spend. that will be the constraining factor. consumer confidence and business confidence is really important, but i fear that

until we contained this pandemic, we will still have a high level of uncertainty and therefore people will be reluctant to spend. 0k, chief economist at kpmg, thank you for your thoughts on those figures out today. let's go to china now. china's prime minister has told its annual meeting of parliament that it will bring in a controversial new security laws in hong kong. premier li keqiang insisted that hong kong would retain a "high degree of autonomy", but pro—democracy campaigners fear it could be used to stamp out all protests. so what is in beijing's proposed law? the plan has been submitted at the annual national people's congress, which largely rubber—stamps decisions already taken by the communist leadership. the proposed new security law could ban sedition, secession and treason which means any protests could be punished more severely than in the past. china could place the measure into the basic law, the mini constitution on how hong kong is run, effectively bypassing

the territories' own lawmakers. the chinese premier said the changes were important for national security. translation: we must comprehensively and accurately implement the one country, two systems, hong kong people ruining hong kong, macau people ruining hong kong, macau people rolling macau policies with a high degree of autonomy. establish and improve the legal system and enforcement mechanism of the special administrative region to maintain national security and implement the constitutional responsibility. hong kong's chief executive, carrie lam, has said the legislation won't affect the territory's judicial independence. but one member of hong kong's legislative council from the pro—democracy civic party told reporters the law would be disastrous. this is the end of hong kong. this is the end of one country, two systems. beige and comedy central

people plasma core government, has com pletely people plasma core government, has completely breached its promise to the hong kong people. a promise that was enshrined in the sino british declaration under basic law. and they are now completely walking back on their obligation owed to the hong kong people. we can go now to our correspondent in shanghai, robin brant as we heard there, the chinese premier are saying that hong kong will retain a high degree of autonomy, but clearly pro—democracy campaigners fear the exact opposite of that. what sign is there already of that. what sign is there already of protests? well already we are seeing some small—scale demonstrations in hong kong on the streets last night and some this morning, some within the hong kong's small assembly where it passes some of its own legislation. whether we will see much larger scale protests in the months

ahead because of coronavirus, we willjust have to wait and see. but they say is an incendiary proposal. —— this is. what's most interesting is we keep hearing the phrase one country two systems. that was at the heart of the agreement between china and the uk which determines the way that hong kong was going to be governed since 1997, since the chinese regained control. hong kong is part of china but it has a great degree of china but it has a great degree of autonomy, particularly in its criminal justice system, of autonomy, particularly in its criminaljustice system, its court, its police, its education. it's a very different place to mainland china. but this proposal, and it's not brand—new, becoming commonest led government have desired a national security law for hong kong for some time, but this proposal is much more about one country and a lot less about two systems. lee keqiang, the number two politician

in china, spoke about hong kong maintaining a degree of autonomy. that's a movable feast. that is what is at the heart of this. how much autonomy will hong kong retain, or does basing now believe after nearly a year of demonstrations, protests, at times paralysing part of hong kong, at times violent in terms of the protest, basing believes it is to move more intently and tighten its grip over hong kong because it fears, perhaps, that there is the beginnings of some kind of independence movement. tell us a bit more than about what this new law actually bans? presumably it will ta ke actually bans? presumably it will take in these sorts of protests we have seen in hong kong over the last year? it centres on four main areas. if you are a scholar of english law that they will be very familiar to you. these are quite old—fashioned terms. a very broad and wide ranging and ambiguous. we

have treason, subversion, sedition, there's a mention of terrorism as well. that t word is hugely important here because the connotations of terrorism on the mainland, they have been very different, much more wide—ranging, to summon hong kong and how they regarded. it also takes and how they regarded. it also takes and by foreign governments to essentially stoke the fire. basing believes the us in particular, former colonial ruler the uk, had a role to play in supporting some of the democracy protesters there. there are essentially four key areas. one of the concerns of critics is that they are hugely ambiguous. hugely ambitious. subversion, sedition, they are hugely open to interpretation. they see this as a that sign beijing is moving to impose a national security law that frankly is far more general and far more ambiguous in the

way it can be interpreted. frankly that could mean far more people are swept up. robin, thank you very much. robin brant in shanghai. the government is expected to announce that anyone arriving in the uk from abroad could be fined £1,000 if they fail to self—isolate for 14 days. under the plans, health officials would be able to carry out spot checks to check whether people were complying. let's get more on this now with our political correspondent, jonathan blake, who's at westminster for us. jonathan, what more detail do we have a head of the official announcement? what is the government saying about why it hasn't already been doing this? we had the basic details of how the scheme is going to work, as you are outlining just there. there will be maximum penalties of £1000 for people breaking the rules. those arriving in the uk from overseas will be asked to give contact details and then told to self—isolate for a period of 14 days. it will apply to not only foreign nationals coming to

the uk, but also british people arriving back home if they've flown abroad for the summer holidays, if they've managed to get on one anywhere, or coming back from staying long term in other countries. there are some exemptions to this quarantine scheme. road hauliers, those coming to the uk to ta ke hauliers, those coming to the uk to take up jobs hauliers, those coming to the uk to take upjobs in the health hauliers, those coming to the uk to take up jobs in the health service and also people coming from elsewhere in the uk's common travel area. that applies to the republic of ireland and the channel islands. other than that it is a blanket policy. it is clear the government believes this is something it believes this is something it believes it can do to help keep coronavirus down. as to why it hadn't done it sooner, as you asked, well, the criticism is that the government should have done this much sooner, as soon as coronavirus came upon the horizon, as some other countries had done. if the uk had closed its borders back then, the critics say, it could have got

a handle on things much sooner. obviously it didn't, the government argues that putting this ban in place, this quarantine rule in place, this quarantine rule in place, sooner, would have had a negligible effect as soon as they coronavirus infection rate escalated to the level that it did because the proportion of people coming into the uk with the virus was relatively small. now that the numbers have gone down, ministers say this is an effective way to keep the infection right down. but it's not without risk and it's not without cost as the airlines have been warning this could be devastating for them. other countries have been appealing for exemptions on the basis they have a relatively low risk because they have all but eliminated the virus in their countries. jonathan, thank you very much for that update. brazil posted a record number of deaths from coronavirus on thursday, taking the total death toll to more than 20,000. with the situation deteriorating, the governor sao paulo — the worst—affected state — has brought forward public holidays in an attempt to stop people going to work ——

but it's been heavily criticised by many coastal communities who fear thousands of residents will use the extra days to go to the beach. our south america correspondent katy watson reports. peachis peach is a medicine for the brazilian soul. even if breathing that fresh sea air is a little harder these days. hanging out on this beach is definitely not allowed. neither is surfing, unless it is first thing in the morning, but then rules here are regularly broken. translation: are not at the beach. i came by bike i took my board and i went to the sea. the beach is a place i have to go to to get to the sea. place i have to go to to get to the sea. the police are out but they are not doing much. this weekend they have got bigger things to worry about. rejecting torres to have come down to the coast from the big city. and it's making locals nervous. we

are afraid, this man tells me, sao paulo is a place with lots of the virus. a sunny day like this the beach would be full. communities have put up roadblocks to try to stop the exodus. they are worried the decision by the state governor to make this a long weekend will threaten the communities here. translation: does a great deal of people not staying at home. they are coming and we are trying to make these people are aware, telling them our cities are closed, the hotels are shut, as are the beaches. we advise them to go back on. a short while ago they stopped operating the barrier because the traffic was building up and ambulances couldn't come through. it is not a fail—safe system at a time when brazilians are clearly struggling with social distancing measures and the numbers of infections and the death toll keep going up. further along the coast some beach towns block the rout in protest ahead of the public holiday. on the beaches they made

their point here, that quarantine is not an excuse for a weekend break. stay away and save lives. doctors working on the coast say their intensive care units are close to capacity. and an influx of tourists could push them over the edge. all the people on weekends and at holidays can think to come to the beach, it is a problem. in normal times we have problems with this. we have a two times or three times the population around here. in this kind of situation, we are very afraid about that. the government of sao paulo is desperately trying to find new ways to make people stay at home. with little effect. the crisis he just keeps home. with little effect. the crisis hejust keeps on home. with little effect. the crisis he just keeps on getting worse. katy watson, bbc news, sao paulo. authorities in iran have extended the temporary release of the british—iranian national nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, and told her that she can remain out

of prison until a decision is made on whether to grant her clemency. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe had been due back in prison earlier this week, where she's been serving a sentence for plotting against the iranian government — a charge she has always denied. the british—iranian mother of one was freed from evin prison just over two months ago as iran responded to the coronavirus pandemic. nazanin's husband, richard ratcliffejoins me now. hello to you. thank you for your time this morning. you must be incredibly relieved that for the moment at least nazanin at least remains out of prison and at her pa rents remains out of prison and at her parents home? that is exactly right. as you said we were expecting a decision on wednesday as to whether we “— decision on wednesday as to whether we —— she would have to go back to prison and as the days went on we had a couple of sleepless nights. it is lovely it has been extended. so until a decision is made on clemency she is out. she has still got an

ankle tag around her ankle, which means she can't go beyond 300 metres, which doesn't take too a shop or the local park. she is isolated in terms of what she can go. she is a very high profile political prisoner. so people don't visit her. she can call people but people don't visit. being out of prison is better than being inside. how is she doing? how is she feeling in herself and i was physical health? in the past couple of days a lot better than the previous ones. hgppy lot better than the previous ones. happy today, happy yesterday. probably quite tense in the build—up to it. she has been out of prison now for two months. a lovely chance to catch up with gabriella, catch up with me, catch up with old friends. it is also a kind of lockdown still. there are ups and downs. mental rather than physical. certainly i think we are still pushing

for her to go to hospital to have tests. but here, it has been a good week. and richard, i'm sure you are very cautious about reading too much into this at this stage, but given that she has been allowed to remain outside of prison and other prisoners have been sent back to jail, do you read anything into that in terms of your hopes for clemency and her being allowed to come back to the uk? so i think it was more positive than we were expecting. i'm not sure i was expecting her to be sent back on wednesday but i thought we could have been given an extension of a couple of days. this is much more positive. in terms of what is going on much more generally with clemency, legally she should get it honestly supreme office intervenes and says she is not entitled. it seems to me that behind closed doors there is a fight going on between parts of

the iranian regime. i would on between parts of the iranian regime. iwould imagine on between parts of the iranian regime. i would imagine in the next couple of weeks it will become clear. we have seen some positive signals but in other cases we have seen signals but in other cases we have seen negative ones. it is important not to get ahead of ourselves and assume it is all over yet. but you say within the next couple of weeks it should be clear who has won the argument. briefly, richard, do you have a sense of when you might get some definitive news? no. her dad is going down tomorrow to get an update. my sense is, given that it is coming to the end of ramadan, probably after that, probably not the day after, but the week after that, is when a decision will be made. as i say, for me the next couple of weeks we should hear something. if you haven't heard anything by four weeks, then probably, you know, something had gone wrong. richard ratcliffe,

husband of nazanin, thank you very much for talking to us this morning. thank you. president trump has threatened to withhold federal funding from the us state of michigan in a row over postal votes for the upcoming presidential election. he says it would be vulnerable to voter fraud. earlier, during a visit to a ford plant, the president courted controversy by not wearing a face mark, a safety requirement within the factory. the president said he'd worn one earlier. our north america correspondent david willis reports. 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. he's resisted wearing a face mask in public for fear it sends the wrong message. president trump, the only unmasked man in a mask factory. and here's another one. and why would you not be wearing it here, sir? not necessary here. everybody's been tested and i have been tested. in fact i was tested this morning. masks are mandatory in the state of michigan and his hosts at the repurposed ford motor plant

in detroit were all sticking rigidly by the rules. later, the president revealed he did actually have one of his own, complete with presidential seal. this is my mask right here. and i liked it very much. honestly, i think i looked better in the mask. i really did, i looked better in the mask, but i'm making a speech so i won't have it now. michigan is a swing state which donald trump won narrowly in 2016, and needs to win again if he is to be re—elected in november. it has also seen more than 5,000 deaths from the coronavirus. strange it measures imposed by the democratic governor have prompted protests in some parts of the state, and president trump has lent his support to those seeking to reopen the economy here. now he is clashing with local officials over attempts to help people afraid of contracting the coronavirus vote by mail later in the year, threatening to withhold federal funding if

they don't change course. mail—in votes are generally thought to benefit democrat—leaning voters. if somebody has to mail it in because they're sick or, by the way, because they live in the white house and they have to vote in florida and they won't be in florida, there is a reason for it then that's ok, there's a reason, but we don't want to take any chances with fraud in our elections. with six months still to go to the presidential election, the rules surrounding voting at the time of the coronavirus are already causing controversy. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. as we have been telling you, new official figures show the uk government borrowed more than £62 billion in april. that is the highest monthly figure on record. the institute for fiscal studies — a leading economic think tank —

says it throws the enormous impact of the lockdown restrictions on the public finances into sharp relief. we can talk now to the deputy director of the ifs, carl emmerson. hello, thank you very much for joining on bbc news and bbc world today to talk about this. why is it today to talk about this. why is it to the debts have grown quite so much —— why has the deficit grown so much —— why has the deficit grown so much in one month? of course we expected it to grow, but this much? it is all about the measures the government has put in place to tackle the coronavirus and also to help public services, businesses and households through the difficult times. essentially, the lockdown and also the package of support the government has announced has massively depressed tax receipts and has also increased spending very dramatically, so we have seen that level of borrowing in april greater than anything we have seen before in the monthly data as far as

they go back. it is pretty clear that over this year while there is a lot of uncertainty we are going to borrow more than what we have done at any point in peacetime, as receipts are depressed and spending increased. point in peacetime, as receipts are depressed and spending increasedm course the government will want to see the economy pick up as soon as possible again, as it looks to figuring out how to pay this all back. but, you know, the warnings for the economy are there, they are pretty stark. in the short to medium term, how much difficulty do think the government will have in terms of plans for paying this back? and do you think we will see even more borrowing in the months ahead? we will see more borrowing certainly for as long as the lockdown remains in place and we will see more borrowing beyond that because u nfortu nately borrowing beyond that because unfortunately despite the government's effort when unemployment rises it does tend to lingerfor unemployment rises it does tend to linger for a unemployment rises it does tend to lingerfor a while unemployment rises it does tend to linger for a while and take some time to going back to more normal levels. in terms of paying this back, i think the focus at the

moment needs to be on trying to make sure that the damage done to the economy at the moment... that it is only a temporary blip, that the economy can ease back once the locked—in has eased and if it does borrowing can fall back to normal levels, we will see people return to work, business is still operating, we will see tax receipts coming back m, we will see tax receipts coming back in, and obviously the package of support can be eased then as well. the challenge to the chancellor once we're through this is looking at the borrowing figures and trying to work out how much will endure, because, for example, the economy is permanently damaged and the debt interest bill will be pushed up a little and that is what we will need to tackle, in terms of putting up taxes and cutting spending. i don't think the one—off spike in borrowing is really the problem. it is what permanent damage we see to our economy and what it does to the public finances. that said, how worried should we be about paying this back, not just worried should we be about paying this back, notjust on a government

level but on an individual level and what it means for families in the uk? at the moment the challenge for families will be because their incomes are following perhaps they are not getting the work they are able to do, and we know it is hard to move into work at the moment so that will be the main challenge for households that it is quite right the government has stepped in and provided a lot of support to both businesses and households through these very difficult times. certainly once we're through the coronavirus challenge people will then need to start to focus on, well, what adjustments to policy do well, what adjustments to policy do we need to make if the economy is continuing to be damaged, then, some tax increases and spending cuts might be needed at that point. we also want to spend on things like health and social care and that will put up the pressure on tax as well. at the one—off increase in borrowing we see this year, i suspect, most likely the chancellor and his successors will manage that carefully downwards over many, many years, they will be paying this back over a very long while, just as we

did over the second world war when the debts accumulated then were paid back over several decades, not over a swift period of time. so the government will be looking to encourage consumer confidence as soon as encourage consumer confidence as soon as it can? sigh am i at the moment i think it is about making sure that viable successful businesses don't go to the wall, ensuring that employees continue to be employed by those employers and thatis be employed by those employers and that is what the furlough scheme is all about and i think the key challenge for the government there is really as the lockdown starts to be eased how do you ease the furlough scheme, how do you turn off some of the support the government is providing businesses and households? if you do it too slowly clearly the damage done to the public finances is greater, and if you do it too quickly then clearly what will happen is that otherwise valuable businesses will go to the wall and more and more employees will unnecessarily lose theirjobs. 0k, will unnecessarily lose theirjobs. ok, carl emmerson, deputy director of the institute for fiscal studies,

thank you very much. thank you. more than 80 people have died across eastern india and bangladesh after cyclone amphan ravaged the area. thousands have been left homeless after high winds flattened houses and heavy rainfall brought widespread flooding. about 15 million people have been left without power. the indian prime minister, narendra modi, is in west bengal, assessing the damage william bryanjr, the motorist who filmed the shooting of an unarmed black man in the us state of georgia has been charged with murder and a criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment, in relation to the incident. 25—year—old ahmaud arbery was jogging when he was shot dead during a confrontation with a father and son in brunswick, on february 23. gregory mcmichael and his son travis were charged with murder

on may 7th. an online book of remembrance, to commemorate those who have died from coronavirus, has been organised by st paul's cathedral in london. family members, friends and carers of anyone who has died can submit a name, photograph and a short message to pay tribute to their loved ones. the memorial book, called remember me, has received the support of the prince of wales who said the outbreak had "brought tragedy and heartbreakfor too many". our correspondent helena wilkinson is outside st paul's cathedral in central london. she can tell us more about this. helena, how important is something like this at a time when people are unable to properly mourn the loved ones they have lost? yes, so i think that's the point, isn't it? that people haven't been able to hold properfunerals, for people haven't been able to hold proper funerals, for example, for people who have died from the virus. it's been very difficult, and even the simple act of hugging each other, so the process has been not normal in these times. at st paul's cathedral here the doors are shut of course to visitors but they want to give people a space to be able

to put a photograph, as you say, of their loved one, and a message about them and their name, so we can all come together, look at the site, and remember those who have died. but let's find out a bit more about the site and speak to the dean of st paul's cathedral, the very reverend david ison. david, how important this will be for people who have lost loved ones during this pandemic? it is very important for all of us we know that those we have lost that we love are cared for and being able to express that in different ways is key for people. this is a way people can do that. st paul's has been around for many centuries to remember people and we would normally doing —— would normally be doing the memory to demite remembrance services at many places would, but we can't do that. this -- places would, but we can't do that. this —— we

would normally be doing remembrance services. this allows us to share in those we have lost. i have been on the site, we have people coming in, and it isjust a way of remembering people we love and we have lost. how difficult do you think it has been in talking to people perhaps you have been affected by the virus, how difficult has it been for them to grieve during this time? it's been very hard, because you want to be able to come together and you can't. for people who in particular have not even been able to say goodbye to those they love because of social distancing restrictions, or because they are in intensive care, so having somewhere we can do that and not do it on our own is very important. that you are alongside others in the same situation and can share it with all of the community, all of us across the uk, it's a great thing to be able to do. we mention the doors are shut here at st paul's cathedral for visitors. normally it would be busy at this

time of the day. how has it been for you personally during this time over the past few months? it's been very hard, because we are based on worship and prayer and bringing people together, enabling people to enjoy the wonderful building, none of that can happen, so we've been looking for ways to do that online, and this is a way that we can share that with people. it's a way of extending our ministry, as many places of worship are able to extend their ministry online. but also we are thinking further ahead about how do we root this going forward? it's not simply something which is online, a virtual presence, but also has some physical reality, and we've been thinking about that here at st paul's as well. so you might have a physical memorial at some stage. any idea when that may be or how it will look in the future? it will be subject to funding and a first stage of that we hope if we can get it together will be to have a virtual book, but actually a physical

version of the virtual book, with a touch—screen that you can engage with, in st paul's, but further down the line we have an idea for a place where we can do a memorial where people can come and pray next to, can come and experience. this is not only for those who have lost those they love but is also for people now and into the future to remember what has happened to us as a whole society, the experiences we have been through. we have many memorials here to events which have changed people's lives profoundly, and we believe that this is one of them. reverend david ison, dean of st paul's cathedral, thank you very much indeed. if you do want to contribute to this online site the website to go to, www.rememberme2020, and you can takea go to, www.rememberme2020, and you can take a picture up there, with

the name, for others to look at. helena, thank you, from st paul's cathedral in london. news coming in from the medical public health director of england, saying it will be for schools to decide whether to open or not. you will know that the government in westminster has suggested schools in england should be reopening to more pupils, young pupils in reception and year1 and the 6 pupils on the 1st ofjune, however this advice from the medical director of public health england, yvonne doyle, is that it will be for the schools to decide themselves whether to open and what the timetable effectively should be —— your1 and year6. timetable effectively should be —— your1 and year 6. this comes as we hear councils cannot guarantee schools will reopen on the 1st of june, and that of the 99 contacted in the survey 68 said they would not

be open to reception, year plural1 and 6 pupils. the government said it wa nted and 6 pupils. the government said it wanted to plan its return for schools in england. in scotland schools in england. in scotland schools are to return in august, blending part—time study with home learning, while schools in northern ireland will also return in late august. the welsh government is yet to set out its timetable. jayne mccubbin has this report. walk with us into wootton primary school along the one—way system and see the quandary facing parents whose children may or may not be going back to school in ten days' time, like harrison's mum. if i was to send him back, there is no way he would stay away from his friends. he's missed them way too much, and as much as teachers want to social distance, social distance, social distance, it's not going to happen with 5—year—olds — they don't understand. and ruby's mum. some days i'm thinking, "oh, my goodness, am i doing the right thing, should they be going back?" and then other days, i'm like, "do you know what? "they have to go back at some point,

whether it's now or in september." this is tricky. this school is preparing to allow reception, year1 and year 6 back in onjune one. head mr nairn says it's the right thing. because the remote learning is as good as it can be, but it doesn't begin to compare to having a high—quality teacher stood in front of you. but it hasn't been easy thing. probably one of the most difficult things i've wrestled with — it's that balance between listening to the science and listening to the fact that, you know, we need to keep our children safe, and we still don't know enough about the transmission rates among young children. this is the latest scientific advice. it conclusively says that the severity of the disease is lower in children than in adults, but when it comes to the susceptibility to the virus and the ability to pass it on, the evidence is, well, it's sketchy. just part of the reason this school in sefton isn't planning on doing anything different onjune one. anything different on june 1st.

instead, they're bagging two weeks more preparation time and aiming forjune 15. basically our local authority have stepped in and said they agree june first is too soon. in a letter, mr daniels told parents they would do all they could to make it safe as possible but warned school was not the safest place for kids to be. you've kind of written to parents to say the safest place for them is still not here but at home. there's different guidance, and different reports coming out daily. i can't tell parents either way. that's a parental decision for them to take because they've all got different circumstances in their home lives. and what's the feedback you're getting from parents? the feedback we've had, as for the potential roughly 240 children, we sent a survey out and we had less than 20 parents who said they would be willing to send their children in. amongst those who said no, alexis and mum linda. it's a little bit further away, so i can make more of an informed decision about sending

her back, but it's so close to the end of term — what's the point, really? joseph and his parents also said no. no, not yet. it's still too early for them to be going back to school, i think, personally. they've been given the option to send evie, deacon and joseph, jr back into school and nursery in the coming weeks, but they are just not convinced. when they're sitting next to each other in the house of commons, then we'll put our kids back in nursery. until then, don't bother asking us. you need to be testing as many as you can. if you know that you've got it, you're less likely to go out. what you are saying is, if the test and tracking was way ahead of where we are at right now, that's the thing that would give you confidence? it is, yeah. that absolutely is the aim of government, but for lleyton, who two weeks ago told us he couldn't wait to go back... i don't want to go back now. you don't want to go back now? it doesn't, like, feel safe to go back, yeah. what will you need to see and hear to make you have that confidence? more positive

news. positivity about a june 1st back—to—school date for year 6 at st elizabeth's in in short supply. more scientific guidance is expected later today. we'd love nothing more now than to have a school full of children but for now, show us the science and we can work towards it. scientists have found that patients who suffer the most severe form of the coronavirus also have extremely low levels of t—cells — a type of white blood cell which helps the immune system fight off the virus. a clinical trial for a drug that is known to boost t—cell production is under way, which could offer treatment for those who become critically ill. our sceince correspondent victoria gill reports. for an unlucky minority of patients, covid—19 is a cruel disease, and it's one with no specific treatment. but an examination of blood samples taken from 60 hospital patients has now revealed a vital clue — the samples show that those with the most severe form

of the disease also had extremely low numbers of a particular virus—fighting immune cell called a t cell. it is a very specific type of t cell, the one that we need to remove these virus—infected cells, that appears to be getting into so much trouble. so that tells us a lot about how we try to fight the virus, but it also offers ways in which we can put together sort of a fingerprint test to look as early as possible for the status of these cells. by measuring the number of these immune cells, that fingerprint test could give an early signal that someone is on course to develop a more severe disease and crucially it's also provided the possibility of a new treatment. a uk team of scientists and intensive care doctors is now embarking on a covid—19 clinical trial of an existing therapy called il7 that's already proven to boost

the production of the t cells that covid—19 appears to deplete. so, as a critical care physician, i look after patients who are extremely unwell, and other than supportive care we do not have any direct active treatment against the disease. and we have learned from other trials that this treatment definitely increaseses the number of lymphocytes and the function of these cells, therefore we are hopeful that actually in the context of the covid—19 disease, this might be beneficial. there's still a great deal that scientists and doctors have to learn about how this virus undermines our immune systems, but this clue and this new treatment could turn one of its tactics against it and provide some much—needed hope for those it hits the hardest. victoria gill, bbc news. adrian hayday was project lead for the study and heads the immuno—surveillance laboratory at the francis crick institute. very good to have you with us, adrian, and what is the background to you making the study?

we've been interested in understanding what the immune system actually looks like in patients undergoing these episodes of disease in st thomas as hospital. over the past few years science has enabled us to learn a lot about the immune system and what to look for, so we immune system and what to look for, so we rolled out those methods as quickly as we possibly could. we did not know what we were going to see ahead of time, but we saw some very striking changes in very specific types of t cells and also in some other cells, and i think what we really try to do is provide doctors with sort of a microscopic level of granularity that really enables us to focus on where the virus is sort of undermining our responses and therefore what the most appropriate avenues of treatment might be. i am obviously particularly excited about what my

colleague is doing. this is a real tribute to the scientists right now working round the clock to try to find solutions to this virus? we are extremely blessed. in london we have been able to attract an extremely international team from all corners of the world, and they just dropped what they were doing in mid—march and, very selflessly and very conscientiously, applied themselves... but those helping us with ethical approvals and everything, just everyone everywhere, they have been working incredibly hard and incredibly efficiently, and any benefits we are bringing out the fruits of the labour of lots and lots of

supporting people. we mentioned in the introduction to the report that a clinical trialfor a drug that boosts t—cell production is under way. in terms of the blood test we talking about, in terms of the work you have been doing, it can be measured by an existing blood test which is very good news. it is the potential for this actually stopping people who are predisposed to getting very ill with this virus from actually getting to that point? well, there are a couple of issues here and it is easy to get confused. there's the virus and there the disease that it causes, and a lot of people do appreciate that the virus itself is not the major risk problem ultimately because something like 90% of people probably deal with the virus just fine. the huge 90% of people probably deal with the virusjust fine. the huge problem is the potential for severe disease developing in large numbers of people simply because the virus

has infected so many people. so if we could remove that from the equation, we could begin to think about this virus just like other coronaviruses which arejust part virus just like other coronaviruses which are just part of life. if we could just remove this risk of developing serious severe disease, and there are two ways to do that. one is to try to get the earliest possible warning that severe disease may be in the thing, and the other is to understand the immunological impact of the virus so we can target therapies appropriately. ultimately, if you can reduce the risk of going into disease and increase the capacity to treat it you really should be in a transformative situation. you are making the data that you have discovered, worked on, you're making that freely available, aren't you? is it actually being used in clinical settings right in hospitals? well, this is very

fresh off the press. we, as researchers, work with clinicians and ultimate treatment decisions are based on many, treatment decisions are based on any treatment decisions are based on many, many factors, and the clinicians are the greatest reservoir of knowledge of many of those factors, but to pick up on what you are saying, right now at 12:30pm today i am going off to st thomas' to have a research and clinicians' meeting and i think this is really a product of the to track —— of the covid emergency, an acceleration of the translation of research findings into the clinic the like of which i have never seen before. although these are early days, the critical point is these conversations are occurring, the midnight oil is being burned and people are showing great

adaptability. so we talk about game changers in all of this. as you say, if we could remove the risk of this virus leading to some really severe complications for some patients that truly would be a game changer, wouldn't it? yeah, i think it would, because if you could go outside and think, "ok, i might well get this virus", because maybe the data are maybe only one in seven people have actually been infected, so for six of seven people, i might go out and get this virus, but if i have the confidence to know that it was very unlikely that there would be serious disease then it would be a game changing situation. adrian, we must leave it there, but fascinating to talk to you, thank you very much. adrian hayday. you are watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. time for a look at the weather

forecast with matt taylor. the heat was the main weather talking point over the last few days. the strength of the wind could be for a fair few of you as you go through the next few days. unusually strong winds across the country for the stage in may. some rain in northern areas and it will be a touch cooler than it has been but still warm where the sun is out and plenty of that across england and wales this afternoon. a few showers in the north and west.

more showers across scotland and northern ireland, and they will turn into persistent rain in the highlands, the hebrides, once more. the wind will be strengthening across the country, widespread gales from north wales northwards. 50, 60 mph gusts. temperatures down in recent days, but even with that wind, 15, 17 degrees, where we should be this time of year, 23 in the south—east corner. plenty of shows coming and going in the west. rain persisting in the west of scotland. rain totals totting up and the highlands could see some minor flooding before the weekend is out. temperatures well clear of a frost because of winds coming from the west and the southern flank of this low pressure which is bringing the unseasonable weather which will slowly ease away through this coming weekend. but still very windy for many on saturday, 50—60 mph gusts again, persistent rain in the north of scotland and rain in charge for the rest of the country. some in central and eastern england should stay dry for the rest of the day that the showers could be heavy infantry and temperature of s dropping a little more than what we have seen through today. there is confirmation of another windy day, with winds may be gusting to the east of scotland, north—east england, around 60 miles

an hour during the afternoon. those winds will slowly start to ease through saturday night into sunday. still blustery on sunday and still is rain at times across scotland, northern england, northern ireland, most persistent in the western isles but even that will turn light and patchy later. further south, it stays dry, sunny spells and temperatures starting to climb. then going through sunday night into monday, high pressure starts to build back in. it will be a bank holiday of course across the uk. some cloud, some patchy rain into the western northern isles in the west of scotland later as the breeze picks up but then lighter winds, much more sunshine around and temperatures on the rise yet again. that is how it is looking. see you again soon.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. new figures show the dramatic economic effect of the coronavirus crisis. uk government borrowing in april

was more than £62—billion — the largest monthly amount on record. and — it's terrible news for the uk high street — as retail sales show their biggest ever monthly fall quarantine plans for entering the uk will be announced later with possible fines if people fail to self—isolate for 14 days. pro—democracy supporters take to the streets of hong kong. they say a new chinese security law could mean the end of the region's autonomy. president trump is seen without a facemask in a michigan factory — though he claims he did wear one, but took it off before speaking to reporters. researchers begin a trial of an immuno—therapy treatment to boost t—cells in those with the most severe symptoms of covid—19.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. let's start with the uk, where new figures show government borrowing has soared to cope with the impact of the virus. the government borrowed £62.1 billion in april, the highest monthly figure on record. it underlines the cost of coping with the pandemic through jobs schemes and loans, and is double the forecast of many economists. uk retail sales have fallen sharply — posting the biggest fall on record in april, in an indication of the devastating effect of coronavirus on the uk economy. figures from the office for national statistics, showed retail sales plummeted by 18.1% in april, as much of the sector was shut by the government's lockdown. later the uk there's expected to be an announcement that anyone arriving in the uk from abroad could be fined if they fail to self—isolate for 14 days. the new rules are not

expected to come into force until next month. brazil's coronoavirus death toll has passed 20 thousand, as fears grow latin america could become the pandemic‘s next epicentre. and, president trump has toured a factory in michigan without a mask, despite the owner's policy which requires everyone to wear face coverings. mr trump claims he did wear one in a "back area", but removed it before facing the cameras. first, let's get more details on those two sets of figures published today in the uk — one on public sector finances and one on retail sales. jonathan athow is deputy national statistician at the office for national statistics. jonathan, thank you so much for joining us. it makes for grim reading, i'm sure though, that a lot of people had forecast it would be bad, but this bad? welcome a festival i should say that there is a lot of uncertainty at the moment the public finances. there is is very difficult to look at any month in isolation. in the

public finances but sadly gas, this is a lot worse than some people were expecting. and in terms of, context, £60 billion in april, as has been said, that is the largest single month we have seen. just to give you another sense of how that compares, how that is for the last financial year, we burrowed just a little bit more than 62 billion we have borrowed in april, so, it... we should be very careful about one month's number on its own, but we buried one month is the same as what we borrowed in the last financial year. that gives you a sense of the scale of the burrowing. -- matt sense of the scale of the burrowing. —— matt scale of the borrowing. sense of the scale of the burrowing. -- matt scale of the borrowing. what was it being spent on in the public sector in particular? or well, there we re sector in particular? or well, there were three things that were really going on foot, festival, the economy

has slowed dramatically and has actually shrunk and is shrinking in size, a smaller economy means that there is less tax coming. we see a fall in tax across all the main areas in the government areas. that is one thing going on. another thing, and makes things quite difficult to understand, is the government has allowed companies to hang onto tax payments, this is something called the vat holiday, where companies that collect the vat can hold onto it without passing over to the government. that is a deliberate decision by the government, it is a policy to help support companies. then, you have got, larger items of spending, so one particular item that people know about is something for the job retention scheme. this is where workers who can't work, the government pays 80% of their wages. we think in april alone, the government spent £14 billion on

that. but there is a lot of other spending on it as well. in government departments, in the department of health and things like that, a lot of extra support to local governments who are having to also respond to the pandemic. it is also respond to the pandemic. it is a combination of lower taxes and also more spending. how worried should we be? this is that you pay back at some point. i think many economists, the issue not here is to worry about one month or even just the short term effects, it is really about the longer term of borrowing. many of the policy—setting in—place work deliberate government actions to support households and they come in. the question will be what will happen to burrowing in the public finances once we get through this

pandemic, will be finances returned toa pandemic, will be finances returned to a normal situation or not? i think that is probably where many of the economists will be facing attention. the other figures are of course due to talk about the retail falls. the high street is not necessary as paul since nowadays, a lot of things have moved online. to what degree have online sales and retail sales collapsed as well? as you said, retail sales have fallen as well, nearly a 20% full. that was just in april, that follow the fall in march as well. there has been too difficult months for the retail sector. there have been some highlights, some glimmers of hope in there, one area has been off—licences, because maybe the pubs are off—licences, because maybe the pubs a re close off—licences, because maybe the pubs are close so people are going to the off—licences instead. the area that talks about their which was online sales, we have seen a big surge

in online sales. in the last month, april, nearly for £1 in every three spent in the retail sector was spent online. it was a really big boost. in the last decade, we have seen a move towards online sales, but we have never seen move towards online sales, but we have never seen a move towards online sales, but we have never seen a month where nearly £1 in every £3 is spent online. online sales are done very well. for the moment, jonathan, thank you very much, much to diejust the moment, jonathan, thank you very much, much to die just as usual. with these publications, lots of digests. some breaking news now, it's a picked pakistan airline plane has crashed just before landing, in karachi, apparently a pop related area. i bbc reporter says that it

is feared that there will be casualties, and we will get more on that as soon as further details are released. it is certainly the national flag released. it is certainly the nationalflag carrier of released. it is certainly the national flag carrier of pakistan. we are waiting to hear more from islam are bad. islam about. —— islam are bad. the government is expected to announce that anyone arriving in the uk from abroad could be fined £1,000 if they fail to self—isolate for 14 days. let's get more on this now with our political correspondent, jonathan blake, who's at westminster for us. this has been widely flagged, what we expected to hear later? we will head more details later, but we know the basic plan outline. the unspecified plan next month, will start collecting the details of arriving in the uk. arriving for the address, and telling them they

should quarantine for 14 days. that applies for people in the uk from overseas. if you as exemptions and i will go if there is in a second. people arriving back in the uk having taken people arriving back in the uk having ta ken holidays people arriving back in the uk having taken holidays abroad in and if they're coming back from lunch and stays elsewhere, there exempt, will include people coming to work in the health services, on the roads, people arriving from inside the, travel and area, which includes the, travel and area, which includes the republic of ireland and the channel islands, but otherwise, it isa channel islands, but otherwise, it is a blanket rule four. that is that people will arriving from foreign countries will need to isolate themselves for a period of two weeks. a government ministers say this is a tool at their disposal. to keep that make this is to keep the infection rate down. we have been warned that although it seems like wishful think thinking to go on a foreign holiday this year, even if

you're considering it and you manage to do it, you will be asked to isolate on your return. the reality isolate on your return. the reality is that we are saying to people that if you can go abroad, you may need to do point if you come back, but as currency when it comes in, is something that will be reviewing every three weeks or so. i can't say that'sjust how long this every three weeks or so. i can't say that's just how long this will last, this will also be done is the scientific advice at every stage as we are assessing and keeping that level down of infection. this is something that may be with us for a long time, but i want to be very straight with you, we will be assessing this as we go forward to make sure that we are making decisions based on the best possible impact we can have and keeping that level down and across the united kingdom. among those raising concerns and have queries for this who are operating airports in the uk. this could be a potentially devastating move for them and their businesses. this morning, the

chief executive of the airport group has told us that she hasn't yet had specific discussions on how it would be implemented and they are being asked for that it arrive in the uk so asked for that it arrive in the uk so that that isn't a an extra bureaucratic burden on those based here. the labour party need to a p pa re ntly here. the labour party need to apparently work —— make the labour party says the government needs to work more closely, for example where there is a lower risk in australia, where they have began lobbying the uk environment. they are saying they should be exempt for this rule. for the moment, you say will get some more details. thank you for reporting from our sponsor. china's prime minister has told its annual meeting of parliament that it will bring in a controversial new security law in hong kong. premier li keqiang insisted that hong kong would retain a ‘high degree of autonomy‘

but pro—democracy campaigners fear it could be used to stamp out all protests. so what is in beijing's proposed law? the plan has been submitted at the annual national people's congress, which largely rubber—stamps decisions already taken by the communist leadership. the proposed new security law could ban sedition, secession and treason which means any protests could be punished more severely than in the past could place the measure into the basic law — that's the mini constitution on how hong kong is run — effectively bypassing the territories' own lawmakers. hong kong's chief executive, carrie lam, has said the legislation won't affect the territory's judicial independence. but the move is likely to fuel public anger. our correspondent stephen mcdonnel has this report. after more than two months delay, because of the coronavirus, china's most important annual political gathering is under way. the symbolism is enormous.

thousands of delegates could gather under the same roof, including the countries senior leadership, it conveys an emergency under control. translation: people from every walk of life have given their all. we have raised a total war against the virus. our medical workers have fought with courage, our service men and women have showed a heavy response policy. however at the communist party heard that the crisis is no longer over, but the number two leader said there should be another growth due to global insanity. another issue and shadowed all of this, with an issue of the security issue for hong kong. it doesn't sound like much, but it is a bombshell, tied with dissidents within the city. translation: we must and take

measures to punish staff. in or following lashes some of rebellion in hong kong, seven thousand protesters at least have been charged. for public assembly and rising crimes. these new provisions mean they could face much more serious laws. this is the end of hong kong this is the end of this country. the us was hinting that the special punch‘s trading country then access them could be ended. special punch‘s trading country then access them could be endedlj special punch‘s trading country then access them could be ended. i don't know what it is because nobody knows yet what it could be. if that happens, we will address that issue very strongly. with this country edging everyday closer and closer something like normality, the authorities here to have a good coronavirus story to tell. with the

worlds attention still focused on fighting this disease, china's leaders have been accused of using this crisis as something of a smoke screen. this crisis as something of a smoke screen. to try and introduce draconian laws and a time when this will attract much less attention thanit will attract much less attention than it otherwise would. reporting for bbc news from beijing. the headlines on bbc news... government borrowing in april has risen to more than £62—billion — the largest monthly amount on record. spot checks and fines of up to one—thousand pounds — how a 14 day quarantine could work for visitors to the uk . pro—democracy supporters take to the streets of hong kong — they say a new chinese security law could mean the end of the region's autonomy. in teh last few minutes, we're getting reports that a pakistan

international airlines plane has crashed neat karahachi airport. it's believed to have come down short of the runway and hit several houses. it's thought there were about a hundred people on board. there will be more from our correspondent in pakistan who will be checking out the story. brazil posted a record number of deaths from coronavirus on thursday, taking the total death toll to more than 20,000. with the situation deteriorating, the governor sao paulo — the worst—affected state — has brought forward public holidays in an attempt to stop people going to work — but it's been heavily criticised by many coastal communities who fear thousands of residents will use the extra days to go to the beach. our south america correspondent katy watson reports.

beaches are medicine for the brazilians soul. even if breathing that fresh sea air is a little harder these days. hanging out on this beach is definitely not allowed, neither‘s surfing, unless it is vesting in the morning. but then rules here are regularly broken. translation: i'm not at the beach, i came by bike and we went to the sea. the beach is just the place that i have to go to to get to the sea. the police are out but they are not doing much. this weekend, they have bigger things to worry about. ejecting tourists, who have come down to the coast from the big city and is making locals nervous. translation: we are afraid. this is what this man tells me. translation: sao paulo is a city with lots of the virus, a sunny day like this, the beach would be full. communities have put up roadblocks to try and stop the exodus, they are worried that a decision by the state governor to make this a long weekend will threaten the communities here.

translation: there is a greaterflow of people who are not staying at home, they are coming and we are trying to make people aware, telling them that our cities are closed. our hotels are shut, as are beaches. so we advise them to go back home. a short while ago, they stop separating the barrier because the traffic was building up and ambulances couldn't come through. it is not a fail—safe system at a time when brazilians are clearly struggling with social distancing measures and the numbers of infection and the death toll going up. further along the coast, some beach towns block the road and protest ahead of public holiday. on the beaches, they made their point clear. that quarantine is not an excuse for a weekend break. stay away and save lives. doctors working on the coast say their intensive care units are close to capacity and an influx of tourists could push them over the edge. we're afraid that

other people that weekends to come to the beach. it is a problem in normal time, we have problems with this. we have two or three times the populations of some cities around here. in this kind of situation, we are very afraid about it. the government of sao paulo is desperately trying to find new ways to make people stay at home. it has little effect. the crisis is just getting worse. reporting from sao paulo state. 12 days after the prime minister announced plans to quarantine arrivals to the uk, the home secretary will reveal later today how the mandatory scheme will operate. priti patel will use the daily downing street briefing to announce the starting date of the plan for 14 days of self—isolation. well, we can discuss this more now with the travel editor of the independent,

simon calder. simon, we will talk about the crimes in the moment and i hope that you will notice that we have been reporting about the pakistan national carrier with a plane without hundred and seven passengers on board has crashed near a residential area of the pakistani city of karachi. pia is the national carrier and likely to be of people on the move, whatever the restrictions, because it is the end of ramadan as we can. indeed it is, this is tragic news that we are hearing. this was a journey travelling from lahore. it was a journey of just travelling from lahore. it was a journey ofjust under two hours and the aircraft was just about a mile short of the airport in karachi. it came down in a populated area, i'm sorry to say, but now the airbus a320 aircraft is seem to have been a fairly routine flight. there are simply of course no

indications of what may have possibly caused the accident. pakistan doesn't have the greatest aviation records. u nfortu nately we saw greatest aviation records. unfortunately we saw crashes in both 2014 and 2016, but obviously our hearts go out to everybody who has loved ones aboard this flight and no doubt we will find out about this and ensuring hours. yes, we'll be speaking to a correspondent there shortly. a horrible news forfriends and family on board. let us talk about the currency and detail that we are likely to hear from the british home secretary today. what is your understanding of how it will work? , i hope it will be quite straightforward. everybody from arriving from the 1st ofjune, whether that is from rail, france london st pancras, from sea, or from air, most drivers are from london heathrow, they will be told to go

home and stay there for 14 days. you will have to give all of your details for where you're going to be and atany details for where you're going to be and at any stage, the authorities, whoever they are, will come on and check that you are there. there are going to be some exemptions, it won't apply to the common travel area which is the republic of ireland and the channel islands and the isle of man, and furthermore, there will be some occupations such as truck drivers, medical workers and maybe even fruit and vegetable pickers he will not need to self—isolate. everybody else will need to go home and spend two weeks not just need to go home and spend two weeks notjust in the lockdown that we have been experiencing, but actually staying in the house with exemptions for being able to go out for medical treatment that may be about it. of course, the travel industry has said that clearly nobody is going to booking any kind of trips because we simply do not know how long it will last and there are millions of holiday—makers with bookings who are waiting to hear what happens

to their journey this summer. waiting to hear what happens to theirjourney this summer. there was a proposalfor an theirjourney this summer. there was a proposal for an air theirjourney this summer. there was a proposalfor an air bridge exemption, to make other countries exemption, to make other countries exempt from this idea of currency. a bilateral agreement, what has happened to that? it started actually that the night that boris johnson announced that, boris johnson announced that, boris johnson announced that common saying that by the way, this won't be applied to france, but this was then retracted. the transport secretary is very concerned about the damage this will cause to an already debilitated travel industry came up with the idea of air bridge is, that would be that we strike a deal with spain, france, italy, portugal, and the deal would be they don't quarantine us, we don't quarantine them. that has been stamped on by downing street, this will be covering absolutely everywhere, australia which has very few cases is very indignant.

they say that there is nobody safe or safer then ona there is nobody safe or safer then on a nonstop flight. it is going to be for three weeks initially, then it will be reviewed. my understanding is that as part of the elaborate exit strategy from quarantine, they will actually be using the air bridge arrangement for all of the most popular horror holiday destinations. simon, no doubt we will talk again, but thank you for the moment. the government's due to publish information about safety in schools — to encourage the opening of some primary schools in england by the planned date of the 1st ofjune. a bbc survey has found that 68 out of 99 councils said they could not guarantee opening on that date. in france, 40,000 primary schools and nurseries reopened last week, and parents can choose to send their children back to the classroom.

but 100 of those schools have already closed again, because of suspected cases of coronavirus. our correspondent lucy williamson has been to one of the worst—affected towns in central france, to ask whether people still support the government's plans. this is not a place with a radical image. but this conservative medieval town is now known across france as the place that refused to open any of its state primary schools because of three suspected cases of coronavirus. all have since tested negative. the town's right—wing mayor says her decision was very popular here. there is too much pressure on parents, she says, because the government has asked each family to decide if their child should return to school. translation: i think it should be either obligatory or not, because it creates a sense of guilt for the parents. if they send their child to school when they get sick, they will feel guilty. if they do not and the child falls behind, they will feel guilty. if you govern, you need to take the decisions.

the small high street here was full of parents wondering what to do when schools finally reopen here on monday. translation: it is complicated, because we do not know how it is going to work. my son had some health concerns and i am reluctant to send him anyway. i feel a bit lost. translation: if we had been clearly told we could put our children back to school without danger, we would have put our son in school, but we were not reassured at all. more than 90% of parents here told the mayor they did not want their children going back into class, even before the schools here were closed. the government has said this decision is voluntary. many parents are saying no. since last week, 20% of primary schoolchildren in france have returned to class. france's education minister told us that lockdown had created a social emergency by increasing inequality, and that reopening

schools quickly was key. but the children returning to class are often those from wealthier families. it is true that children of those poor families are coming less than the others. that is why it was important to start in may and not injune, because we know that it is step—by—step that we are going to have this social action to the poor families. the government has issued 56 pages of detailed instructions to schools on how to keep their premises clean and their pupils are safe. so much is compulsory for teachers, say some, when attendance of children is not. let's just look again at that breaking news we've been getting reports that a pakistan international airlines plane has crashed neat karahachi airport. it's believed to have come down short of the runway

and hit several houses. it's thought there were about a hundred people on board. lets think out our correspondent who is in pakistan. thank you very much for joining is in pakistan. thank you very much forjoining us. tell us, what are you hearing about this accident?‘ very tragic incident it seems, a pakistan plane has been travelling from the eastern city from lahore to the port city of karachi came down it seems in a residential area not farfrom karachi airport. we are being told by officials at more than a hundred people were on board, 99 passengers they say, and eight members of crew. rescue workers have reached the sites, video on social media shows distressing scenes of debris and damage from where the plane came down. as i say, rescue

workers are on the site now and local health officials have declared a state of emergency in hospitals in the city. this weekend of course, my mac it is also at the end of ramadan. how much are people on the move given that there is coronavirus at the moment? of course, lots of people likely to be returning home, returning as their families, before the celebrations this weekend. the first day of the eight holidays this weekend in pakistan. domestic air travel had been suspended until quite recently in pakistan because of coronavirus, so it's been quite recently resumed. unfortunately, it is quite possible that many of those on board were travelling back to try and be with their families. pakistan international airlines is the national carrier, what is it safety record

like? airline safety in pakistan is not particularly great, there have been a number of crashes before. there was a crash close to the capital, islamabad in 2016 in which more than 40 people were killed, in 2010 more than 100 people died in a plane crash near islam a band on another pakistani domestic airline. so crashes are not uncommon that this is one of the largest and we are waiting to hear confirmations of whether there were any survivors are not. any word on what the conditions we re not. any word on what the conditions were like when it was in flight. it did come down some distance before the runway. we have been getting the news of this crash really in the last few minutes, it is too early to say what the cause could be. that

is what investigators will eventually be trying to uncover. at the moment though the focus seems to be on trying to see if there are any survivors and also look after people in the area, in the residential area where this aeroplane came down. for the moment, thank you very much. our pakistan correspondence. we will speak to him when more details coming. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: new figures show the dramatic effect on the economy of the coronavirus crisis — uk government borrowing in april was more than £62 billion — the largest monthly amount on record. and it's terrible news for the high street in as uk retail sales show their biggest ever monthly fall. quarantine plans for entering the uk will be announced later with possible fines

if people fail to self—isolate for 14 days. reports that a pakistan international airlines plane carrying 107 passengers has crashed in a residential area near karachi airport. pro—democracy supporters take to the streets of hong kong. they say a new chinese security law could mean the end of the region's autonomy. president trump is seen without a facemask in a michigan factory — though he claims he did wear one, but took it off before speaking to reporters. researchers begin a trial of an immuno—therapy treatment to boost t—cells in those with the most severe symptoms of covid—19. president trump has threatened to withhold federal funding from the us state of michigan in a row over postal votes for the upcoming presidential election. he says it would be vulnerable to voter fraud. earlier, during a visit to a ford plant, the president courted controversy by not wearing a face mark, a safety requirement

within the factory. the president said he'd worn one earlier. our north america correspondent david willis reports. 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. he's resisted wearing a face mask in public for fear it sends the wrong message. president trump, the only unmasked man in a mask factory. and here's another one. and why would you not be wearing it here, sir? not necessary here. everybody's been tested and i have been tested. in fact i was tested this morning. masks are mandatory in the state of michigan and his hosts at the repurposed ford motor plant in detroit were all sticking rigidly by the rules. later, the president revealed he did actually have one of his own, complete with presidential seal. this is my mask right here.

and i like it very much. honestly, i think i looked better in the mask. i really did, i looked better in the mask, but i'm making a speech so i won't have it now. michigan is a swing state which donald trump won narrowly in 2016, and needs to win again if he is to be re—elected in november. it has also seen more than 5,000 deaths from the coronavirus. stringent stay at home measures imposed by the democratic governor have prompted protests in some parts of the state, and president trump has lent his support to those seeking to reopen the economy here. now he is clashing with local officials over attempts to help people afraid of contracting the coronavirus vote by mail later in the year, threatening to withhold federal funding if they don't change course. mail—in votes are generally thought to benefit democrat—leaning voters. if somebody has to mail it in because they're sick or, by the way, because they live in the white house and they have

to vote in florida and they won't be in florida, there is a reason for it then that's ok, if there's a reason, but we don't want to take any chances with fraud in our elections. with six months still to go to the presidential election, the rules surrounding voting at the time of the coronavirus are already causing controversy. david willis, bbc news, los angeles figures out this morning show uk retails sales fell sharply last month by 18% — the biggest fall on record in april, an indication of the devastating effect of coronavirus on the uk economy. clothing sales were the biggest hit, down more than 50 per cent. but with most shops shut in the lockdown — there's been a boost in online spending which rose nearly 31 per cent compared with march. catherine shuttleworth is the ceo of savvy marketing — a company who help brands and retailers sell more

by influencing shoppers' behaviours. shejoins me now from leeds. thank you very much forjoining us. give us an overview of what is happening in retail, to what extent is online shopping counteracted the lack of football in the shops? -- footfall. thank god for online shopping. if we did not have that then there would be no shopping at all. shops have never been shut for this long and the people who have benefited, are people with slick e—commerce operations. businesses already good at shopping online. at the beginning of the lockdown we saw the beginning of the lockdown we saw the supermarkets get a benefit because they were the only stores open. that is starting to slow down a little bit now as other food businesses and things like farm shops and local shops have been able to react to shoppers demands. and we

have used those and we've tried to use their delivery businesses as well, we know there has been much talked about, there have not been enough for the demands people have had. the big push has been in areas with retails that sell on online but we have not been buying as many close, we have been buying for our home offices, gym equipment, things for the garden. there are certain areas of retail that have been hit by the fact that shops have been shut and shopping behaviour has changed. let's concentrate on fashion, clothing. what has happened there? at this time of year you would normally think about buying for a summer holiday. what has happened? for a summer holiday. what has happened ? what for a summer holiday. what has happened? what has happened if you think a whole season has been meshed by shoppers. as we went in to lockdown, people were thinking about going away, planning our holidays, changing the stuff we were winning

and people have not been buying that it all. people have not seen it. it is unlikely that many of us will go ona is unlikely that many of us will go on a holiday this year. that allied with a lot of people being furloughed, being conscious of our thoughts of our dear recession coming. many others do not have had the need to get dressed up in the last few weeks. marks & spencer is have said they have sold a lot of sports bra to women. that causes retails a lot of problems because that stuff has not been bought and when they cannot sell it, it cost them a lot of money to hold onto it. what we will see no when the stores do open, if they can on the 1st of june, a massive sale, probably the sale of the century. a lot of people are congratulating themselves if they have been able to get dressed and out of their night attire. in terms of what you would be advising

your clients, how could brands maximise the opportunities that still do exist? our tv adverts more important these days with most of us watching the box? you are right about getting out of your pyjamas. i feel like a different person today. what retailers and brands have got to do is they have to drive all their messages digitally because thatis their messages digitally because that is what we are doing, we are on phone is more, looking at social media more. and those brands that are doing that more, are actually performing pretty well during this period. you can put your ads on tv, i think people will have to try and get people back into the stores but iam not get people back into the stores but i am not sure that we are shoppers are going to rush back into the shops on during the first. we will continue to shop online and that will be critical. you look at pre—mark, they have not sold

thing since lockdown. so for them they really have got to encourage shoppers back into town centres. my advice is go digital, recognise what you're shoppers are thinking and celebrate the fact that we are coming out of lockdown, but slowly. because the people who work in those retailers will be concerned about coming back. there is an awful lot of things that these fashion retailers need to think about but they have got to accept that this season has gone and it will not come back. they have to focus now and the rest of the year. we are glad we gave you an excuse to put your frock on. catherine shuttleworth, thank you very much. a senior health officals says it should be up to individual schools in england to decide when to reopen.

teaching unions and the government have been at odds over the reopening of schools. yvonne doyle — medical director and directorfor health protection at public health england — told parliament's science committee they are advising schools here as best as they can. ultimately it will be for schools to decide whether they are ready for and whether parents are confident that they will send the children back. so on one side we have the very clear view on public health that it very clear view on public health thatitis very clear view on public health that it is good for the children to be in school and the signs informing us on this that the risk to children as they have demonstrated in this epidemic is seems to be much lower, they have lower numbers of infections than adults. on the other side there is the practicalities of how a school would organise, the social distancing, the hygiene and also to ensure that the are clean about who should be at school. we have provided advice for all of that. this will be a trade—off, it will be a balance.

scientists have found that patients who suffer the most severe form of the coronavirus, also have extremely low levels of t—cells — a type of white blood cell which helps the immune system fight off the virus. a clinical trial for a drug that is known to boost t—cell production is underway, which could offer treatment for those who become critically ill. our sceince correspondent victoria gill reports. for an unlucky minority of patients, covid—19 is a cruel disease, and it's one with no specific treatment. but an examination of blood samples taken from 60 hospital patients has now revealed a vital clue — the samples show that those with the most severe form of the disease also had extremely low numbers of a particular virus—fighting immune cell called a t—cell. it is a very specific type of t—cell, the one that we need to remove these virus—infected cells, that appears to be getting into so much trouble. so that tells us a lot

about how we try to fight the virus, but it also offers ways in which we can put together sort of a fingerprint test to look as early as possible for the status of these cells. by measuring the number of these immune cells, that fingerprint test could give an early signal that someone is on course to develop a more severe disease and crucially it's also provided the possibility of a new treatment. a uk team of scientists and intensive care doctors is now embarking on a covid—19 clinical trial of an existing therapy called il7 that's already proven to boost the production of the t—cells that covid—19 appears to deplete. so, as a critical care physician, i look after patients who are extremely unwell, and other than supportive care we do not have any direct active treatment against the disease. and we have learned from other trials that this treatment definitely increaseses the number of lymphocytes and the function of these cells, therefore we are hopeful that actually in the context of the covid—19

disease, this might be beneficial. there's still a great deal that scientists and doctors have to learn about how this virus undermines our immune systems, but this clue and this new treatment could turn one of its tactics against it and provide some much—needed hope for those it hits the hardest. victoria gill, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: the economic impact of the coronavirus: uk government borrowing in april has risen to record monthly levels as retail sales dropped to their lowest ever levels in april. spot checks and fines of up to £1000 — how a 14—day quarantine could work for visitors to the uk. there are reports that a pakistan international airlines plane carrying 107 passengers has crashed in a residential area near karachi airport. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day.

and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. this is all looking rather grim, all in negative territory. the coronavirus lockdown is giving the uk an "unexpected opportunity" to dramatically change the reduce hiv transmissions, that's according to sexual health experts who are encouraging anyone who might tested before the lockdown is lifted. let's get more on this from dr alan mcowan, lead clinician at 56 dean street, london's largest sexual health clinic. thank you very much forjoining us. clearly, people's behaviour must have changed during lockdown. what are you seeing? obviously if you are going to be two metres away from each other there will

be a lot less risk of hiv transmission at the moment. we have seen that at dean street with big drops in many insta nces street with big drops in many instances of people coming in for a treatment for hiv. we are seeing dramatic changes and that appeared to be an important thing. it has an effect on its own but also a lot of hiv transmission is driven by people who have just got the virus themselves because they are super infectious and have high levels of the virus. there are now far fewer of those people and also the test is really accurate right now. it only ta kes really accurate right now. it only takes up to four weeks at the most for tests to show up hiv and if no one has caught hiv in the last seven weeks, if people have got hiv the tests will be accurate. we are calling on everyone who has potentially gotten hiv risk to order

a home test kit and then we have got the chance to identify and treat people with hiv which makes them non—infectious. it is impossible to pass hiv on if you're on the right treatment. when lockdown ends, they will not be anyone left who is infectious to others. so this could bea infectious to others. so this could be a real game changer, it is a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity to deal a fatal blow to hiv. it has to be an international attempt, does it, to take advantage of this opportunity? we have just it, to take advantage of this opportunity? we havejust put it, to take advantage of this opportunity? we have just put out a social media tweet saying that this isa social media tweet saying that this is a really good idea. and i think what has been amazing to me is the way the community has grabbed it, people, we have had drag queens making videos about it, performers doing tests online. we have had enquiries from boston, washington, barcelona, berlin, all asking to reproduce the campaign. i think

people are really looking for us to grab something positive out of this covid thing and what an amazing positive it would be if we could end hiv transmission in the uk. yes. it is serendipity of science at work again. how similarare is serendipity of science at work again. how similar are the viruses then, covid—19 and hiv? have you seen then, covid—19 and hiv? have you seen anything that strikes you as similar? i guess, obviously... i guess they are transmitted by close contact, aren't they? obviously some closer than others. so the way to prevent transmission is in many ways similar. covid—19 has meant this whole kind of sea across the country and people's behaviour and so you can grab on the back of that the way that hiv is transmitted. obviously they are very different viruses. but they are very different viruses. but the same methods

in dealing with them through social distancing are incredibly effective. how realistic might it be that in pursuit of a covid—19 vaccine something might come forward that would help with a vaccine for other conditions such as hiv? we have been looking for hiv vaccines for you know 20, 30 years. it isa vaccines for you know 20, 30 years. it is a hard one for hiv, it is a difficult one to get a vaccine for and that is why testing and treatment a real cornerstones. and thatis treatment a real cornerstones. and that is why it is so important that we can again, all people at risk, to test and start treatment. we have seen test and start treatment. we have seen quite significant falls in hiv diagnosis in the uk over the last couple of years and really what we need to do now is just collaborate with this new weapon. if we attack

it from every angle and as a whole community act together. we are calling on our people, use our materials if you want them, let's spread the message that everyone should test during lockdown. find your local service and order a test now, because if we all act together, we will be hiv. what an extraordinary opportunity as you say. more power to you, thank you very much forjoining us. an online book of remembrance, to commemorate those who have died from coronavirus, has been organised by st paul's cathedral in london. family members, friends and carers of anyone who has died can submit a name, photograph and a short message to pay tribute to their loved ones. the memorial book, called ‘remember me‘, has received the support of the prince of wales who said the outbreak had "brought tragedy and heartbreakfor too many". the duke and duchess of cambridge have made a video

call with a difference. they spoke to residents and staff at a care home in cardiff and even tried their hands at being bingo callers. the duke and duchess of cambridge have made a video let‘s remind you of the involving story we have been

following. let‘s just look again at that breaking news we‘ve been getting reports that a pakistan international airlines plane has crashed neat karahachi airport. it‘s believed to have come down short of the runway and hit several houses. this is where it was travelling from, lahore to karachi. we can speak now to a reporter in islamabad. tell us more about what you are hearing, the aviation asserting that this flight did have 107 people on board. the aviation authorities have confirmed that there were 107 people on board. it was before the airport, as soon as they had to land. it is now saying that the authorities have not confirmed it, the latch for the wheels could not open and that is

why the plane was asked to circle around the airport and it was during that time that within a minute before landing, the plane basically crashed near the residential area, damaging two or three houses so far. we are not sure how much damage that has been done and there is a fire in some of the houses as well. so far the airlines spokesperson has said that so far nothing can be confirmed about how the plane crashed. so he has confirmed there is going to be a press co nfe re nce has confirmed there is going to be a press conference shortly and he will further add it as the story unfolds. what we have right now is that the plane has crashed and it has caused fire in some of the houses nearby and the houses were four kilometres away from the airport where the plane basically landed and crashed. how many people are on the move this weekend as the triton mark eid, the end of ramadan? a lot of people were on the flight and

the decision to open the flights was taken because of the festival off what three —— eid. a lot of that people have been travelling within the country to different cities and it was around this time that a lot of people were planning to go to their homes and cities and home towns and everything. so this has come to a big shock to a lot of people and it is very sad because we are already, like the rest of the world, dealing with the coronavirus and all at the same time we have to deal with the plane crash. it sounds like all too much for anyone to deal with. the certainty for those families will be unbearable. we have a few pictures here which you show some of the rubble that is being caused. there are only a few pictures that we have got in at the moment. how safe is

pia, the national carrier? they have been involved in accidents not that long ago? there have been cases where pia has been involved in plane crashes and there have been a lot of reports regarding its carriers being old and not to date. this spokesperson from pie was asked this question right now by a local tv channel and by answering this, the spokesperson said that the plane that crashed just now was not that old, it was just 11 years old and he said things will be investigated. you are right there has been a history of planes being crashed. thank you so much. in islamabad with the latest on that plane crash. there will be more here on bbc news. now it‘s time for a look at the weather.

very windy for some of us out of there. for northern ireland and western scotland and through the weekend winds will be picking up in the south. on top of that heavy rain in western scotland and it is because of this, a storm passing to the west of ireland and it is moving towards the north—east. it is side sweeping us but close enough for us to feel the effects of this weather system, very blustery for the time of year. 60 mph gusts possible through today and tonight across western areas of the uk and winds will be increasing in the south. not as warm as it has been, 22 in london and 14 into the afternoon there in windswept scotland. the heavy rain and gales carry on in the north—west overnight. winds remain blustery out towards the west, through the night with just a few showers. for many of us it will be a dry night, not as

warm overnight. temperatures dipping down to 10 degrees. this weekend, the low pressure close by. lots of isobars there so winds will be racing into the centre of that low pressure. and the winds will pick up across southern pressure. and the winds will pick up across southern areas pressure. and the winds will pick up across southern areas of the uk during the course of saturday. it will be a weird day, a very sunny day but i‘m very blustery day with fast moving clouds and occasional showers and on top of that we have that heavy rain there in western parts of scotland. here are the gusts again in excess of mall —— 40 mph and probably gusting in excess of 50 in the north. on saturday night into sunday, that low pressure, the storm moves away, the winds will die down and it will be much calmer on sunday. in fact hardly any wind at all in some southern areas of the country. the winds will shift direction, they will be coming in from the south and when the air comes in from

the south, the warmer climes, it will warm up. high pressure builds in the south on sunday, so temperatures will be increasing. here in the north—west we are under the influence from systems from the north—west, so it will be cooler. goodbye.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. new figures show the dramatic effect on the economy of the coronavirus crisis — uk government borrowing in april was more than £62 billion —

the largest monthly amount on record. and — it‘s terrible news for the high street in as uk retail sales show their biggest ever monthly fall. a pakistan international airlines plane carrying 107 people has crashed in a residential area near karachi airport. pro—democracy supporters take to the streets of hong kong — they say a new chinese security law could mean the end of the region‘s autonomy. quarantine plans for entering the uk will be announced later with possible fines if people fail to self—isolate for 14 days. the artist damien hirst has released limited edition rainbow prints that are being sold to raise money for health care charities.

we‘ll have all the latest on the coronavirus crisis in a moment — but first some breaking news from pakistan where, in the last hour, a pakistan international airlines passenger plane with more than 100 people on board has crashed near karachi airport. it‘s believed to have come down short of the runway and hit several houses. there‘s no word yet on how many people have died or whether there are any survivors. let‘s go live to pakistan now and the bbc‘s sahar baloch who‘s in islamabad. just remind us of the details that you have so far. so today, there was a pakistan international airlines flight a pakistan international airlines flight that was coming from lahore to karachi and on its way, it was carrying around hundred and seven passengers, crew members included, and right before landing, according to reports, it is being said that the plane basically, it was a pilot fault, in the tower,

the tower informed them that the lanes are not opening at all. the pilots basically ask them to cycle around the airport and it was during that time that the pit plane basically lost communication with the airport and crashed near a residential area. it is said that the residential area is just full, it is from the airport. so far there are no casualties reported because work is still going on in the residential area where it has happened is very near the airport. it is a very congested area, the lanes are really narrow, so area, the lanes are really narrow, so it is taking the rescue teams a lot of effort to reach the people. it has also caused a fire in the area. so far, the authorities have not confirmed a number of casualties, but what we have so far is that the plane was coming from lahore carrying people who were coming back for eaves to karachi to celebrate for the end of ramadan. coming back for eaves to karachi to celebrate for the end of ramadanm wasn‘t that long ago that commercial flights were allowed to resume full? yes, it was on the 16th of

may that restrictive lights were allowed to operate in the country, from karachi, the five cities that are covered in that sense, the flights are basically allowed to wring people from those different cities during the festival is at the moment. during these times, lots of people tried to go back during their home towns and this is part of the standard operating procedures from the aviation authorities. the authorities also reassured the people that they will follow the procedures. soon after the crash happened and right after the festivities. lahore international airport i was reading, is one of them i quite like it is one of the busiest airports. how busy with this route normally be between these two cities? it would normally be one of the busiest airports especially internationally and domestically, they do come in and out a lot. between karachi and lahore a lot, there is a motorway, so lots of people are also making their way via road. lots of people prefer going by

plane because it is only for a short period of time and also the authorities have confirmed our taking place. people are coming from lahore and karachi so yes, it is one of the busiest airports, but at the same time, people do not prefer taking the planes right now, taking a flight due to the coronavirus pandemic that is already there. yes, the airports are busy, but there are other options that are being also looked at by the authorities open. this was before the crash happened today. yes, thank you for the interaction there of the karachi airport not the lahore airport. the effo rts airport not the lahore airport. the efforts being put on an emergency footing, how will they be able to cope if they are able to having to cope if they are able to having to cope with coronavirus patients as well? on a daily basis, the bit public hospitals in karachi are anywhere overburdened with a lot of patients who come there from all the

way across the country. this as well as the coronavirus is a burden, is going to be a lot at the moment. these three hospitals are basically being put on emergency right now. these people will be heading their just like the rest of the country does, so the burden is going to be high. they will have to cope with it. there are some standard operating procedures and the number of patients are increasing day by day. i must remind you that, just recently, the lockdown was also softened in pakistan. the number of patients suffering from covid—19 we re patients suffering from covid—19 were also increasing, but people are coming anyway for, and we have the crash coming as well. the number of casualties or injuries have not been confirmed, but it will also cause a burden on the existing health care system at the moment. thank you, no doubt we will speak to you later on today when we get more details. now — let‘s bring you all the latest

coronavirus developments here in the uk and around the world. we‘ll start with the uk, where new figures show government borrowing has soared to cope with the impact of the virus. the government borrowed £62.1 billion in april, the highest monthly figure on record. it underlines the cost of coping with the pandemic through jobs schemes and loans, and is double the forecast of many economists. uk retail sales have fallen sharply — posting the biggest fall on record in april, in an indication of the devastating effect of coronavirus on the uk economy. figures from the office for national statistics showed retail sales plummeted by 18.1% in april, as much of the sector was shut by the government‘s lockdown. later, the uk is expected to announce that anyone arriving from abroad could be fined if they fail to self—isolate for 14 days — although the new rules are not expected to come into force until next month.

brazil‘s coronavirus death toll has passed 20,000, as fears grow latin america could become the pandemic‘s next epicentre. and, president trump has toured a factory in michigan without a mask, despite the owner‘s policy which requires everyone to wear face coverings. mr trump claims he did wear one in a "back area", but removed it before facing the cameras. first, let‘s get more details on those two sets of figures published today in the uk — one on public sector finances and one on retail sales. jonathan athow is deputy national statistician at the office for national statistics. he said the public borrowing figures were worse than had been anticipated: firstly, i should say there is a lot of uncertainty at the moment about the public finances. so it is very difficult to look at any month in isolation. we are going to see quite a lot of volatility in the public finances, but certainly, this was worse than some people were expecting. in terms of

context, £60 billion in april, as you said before, is the largest single amount we have seen, just to give you another sense of how it compares, through the entire course of the entire last financial year, we borrowed just a little bit more than this £62 billion we borrowed in april. again, we need to be very careful about one month‘s numbers on its own, but this is essentially what we borrowed essentially in entirety of the last year, just to give you a scale of the borrowing. the economic consequences of the lockdown have also been underlined in separate retail sales data from the ons. sales of goods fell by 18.1% in the uk in april. clothing sales halved as many high street shops

closed. but online shopping as a proportion of all retail reached a record high of 30.7%. back now to jonathan athow from the ons — he told us it had been been a difficult couple of months for the sector. we‘ve seen a really big fall. we saw nearly a 20% full, nearly a one fifth fall in retail sale in april. and that followed a fall in march as well. so it has been two difficult months for the retail sector. there have been some highlights, there are some glimmers of hope in therer. one area has been off licences. so possibly with the pubs closed, people have been going to the off—licences instead. and then the area you talked about there, online sales and we have seen a big surge in online sales. so in the last month, april, for £1 in every £3 spent in the retail sector was spent online. it was a really big boost. now we have seen, over the last decade, a move towards online sales but we‘ve never seen a month where, you know, nearly £1 in every

£3 were spent online. so online sales have done very, very well. the uk government is expected to announce that anyone arriving from abroad could be fined £1,000 if they fail to self—isolate for 14 days. under the plans, health officials would be able to carry out spot checks to check whether people were complying. let‘s get more on this now with our political correspondent, jonathan blake, who‘s at westminster for us. it's it‘s not likely to come in next month, though, so people if they are quick they could miss it. yes, people arriving in the uk at the moment will not face this role when they are asked to quarantine. once parliament returns from recess, this plan will be laid before parliament by the government and it will then come into force at some point in june. broadly speaking, we don‘t have all the details yet, but we know that people from other countries arriving in the uk will be

asked for contact details and then cut told to self—isolate for 14 days. that applies to british people returning from abroad as well. the northern ireland secretary has explained about how this is going to work, this morning. he had a warning for people about how it might feel like wishful thinking at the moment for people who might have planned for people who might have planned for a summer holiday this year. we have been telling people that if you do want to go abroad, you may well need to do quarantine when you come back. but this quarantine, when it comes in, we will be reviewing it every three weeks or so, but i can't say how long this currency will last, but it will currently be down to the scientific advice at every stage as we assess it, in terms of keeping that infection level down. that level is gonna be like we're going to be a that as we go forward to make sure that we are making this decision is based on the best possible impacts that we can have a ticket that infection rates are down. to keep people protected across the united kingdom.

jonathan, how realistic is it that people will be checked up on if they are self isolating? if not, it is a bit of an empty threat. i think there is going to have to be the hope that this is going to work on the basis of the consensus and consent. whilst we are told that they wait —— there may well be spot checks on people who arriving back in the uk as to whether they are playing or complying with this request to your i say for 14 days, there is no way that they are going to be able to follow u p that they are going to be able to follow up on every single individual and find a map dog knot on their doors to see if they isolating. i think it will operate broadly on the hope that people will comply with that request and also that i hope this is sending a message that people shouldn‘t be coming to the uk because if they do arrive here, regardless of the facts of whether they‘ve got covert symptoms or not, they‘ve got covert symptoms or not, they will have to

isolate for 14 days,. covid—19 they will have to isolate for 14 days, . covid—19 symptoms. they will have to isolate for 14 days,. covid-19 symptoms. thank you very much. let‘s speak to our correspondence who has been listening into the government affairs select committee where those quarantines have affairs select committee where those quara ntines have been affairs select committee where those quarantines have been discussed. what sort of concerned has the committee raised ? what sort of concerned has the committee raised? i think there have been a number of concerns, firstly, the contact, especially compared to the contact, especially compared to the airport operators. they said they have had no discussion about what his plans would entail and it would require several weeks of putting them getting effects and possibly more time if arrivals halls at airports needed to be changed to be reconfigured in orderfor checks to be carried out in the uk. that would take even longer. concerns about lack of consultation, but in terms of the overall plans for quarantine, they have

been described bya quarantine, they have been described by a member of staff from the airport operating committee as a difficult situation, if you have to consider every single passenger for 14 days, there is a blanket restriction, what she would prefer is an approach which is more around the risks posed by the arrivals from certain countries. that is a point from certain scientists who have been giving fares to the home committee, saying people who are arriving from switzerland or new zealand will pose a very low risk of infection, so to ask, the whole planeload of people from new zealand to quarantine would be not proportionate, so it should be more pace on the risk of infection of where the people are coming from. the other issue that concerns people is how these measures would work in practice. everyone agrees that you wa nt to practice. everyone agrees that you want to avoid some great delays

in the arrivals section, passengers being asked lots of questions when they come in, tony smith, who is the former chief of border force, he they come in, tony smith, who is the former chief of borderforce, he now ru ns former chief of borderforce, he now runs the group called the international border force and association, he has suggested that these checks need to be done electronically. people need to give their dresses electronically before they bother flight. in the same way that you provide other details before you actually get on board the plane. it would be quicker and people who did not provide the details would not be allowed to board the flight. thank you very much. the pandemic is changing the way many sectors work, including the world of art. instead of galleries we can walk into, for example, we‘re now exploring virtual exhibits. world—renowned artist damien hirst is no stranger to these challenges. he‘s now doing his bit to help healthcare workers by releasing

limited edition rainbow prints that are being sold to raise money for nhs charities together and the felix project. hejoins us now from london to discuss this new project and the realities of lockdown. damian, it‘s good to have you, how did you get involved in this project? i just did you get involved in this project? ijust felt like i wanted to do something. i had seen the children‘s rainbow, the children drawing, and then i realised when i looked at it i could do that with my butterflies. i knocked one up. it has all been done digitally —— digitally. ijust has all been done digitally —— digitally. i just thought has all been done digitally —— digitally. ijust thought i should get involved and try and do something. how many prints are there? i have made for prints, a large and a small rainbow, large and small hut and the other sizes will be how many people register in a week to buy them. can we be very un—british and talk about how much they will cost? ,

of course, ithink because they charity monies they will be... between 1000 and £3000 am also doing some postcards that are projected onto british love. hopefully, they are not for everybody, but i hope we can give the money to hospitals and schools and things like that. is charming to see them all in the window and i‘m sure many people will be all too delighted to see them in their own homes. how has the lockdown affected how you work and the work that you wa nt to how you work and the work that you want to do? i think that there is something about —— make quite solitary about being an artist. but i use lots of treasures from venice, and also in germany. also, in the quiet, i have been in the studio. you can see me now, painting on my own. i have a few assistants who make painfor own. i have a few assistants who make pain for me and helping his canvases. i have reallyjust

ended up canvases. i have reallyjust ended up in here, but i did less of this and more of the other stuff. but gradually, as i‘m getting older, i think i was in any way. it‘s funny, since i have had no assistance helping me, i have not really played any music and is very quiet and i‘m getting more involved in the painting which things going better for some reason. how painting which things going better for some reason. how has it changed the kind of things you want to paint, they may be the themes, the way you go about it?|j paint, they may be the themes, the way you go about it? i think the themes are already there, i was a ready painting cherry blossoms for optimism. and it could also be related to death. but it is very vibrant and summery and helpful, so i think it is going to help that i was working on it already. i don‘t know... to me, the kind of art that is going to come out of this crisis, we might see for awhile, so it is just changing the processes and how to the process is. some people who are not necessarily artists have said that they have found this time to be very helpful to get a focus for things that they have always

wa nted for things that they have always wanted to do, others have said that they can‘t concentrate because life is so peculiar, which camp do you fall into? i'm getting is used to it, it took me awhile. i realise i wasn‘t to take any risks and i felt that i was going to fall not touching lift buttons and wearing masks. once you start doing that, it seems like a time gone by as well. how do you think the art world, generally, is going to survive... and how is it going to look after this when it is over whenever that is? i think it is going to change, but i‘m not quite sure how. people are already doing so, but i have more action on my instagram, which isa more action on my instagram, which is a good thing. in the real world, and a virtual world, i have this exhibition in paris which keeps getting postponed. it‘s been postponed twice now. but

i think at some point, wejust have to put it on and see how many people visit, thenif on and see how many people visit, then if they don‘t visit, then we have to see how the exhibition can be sent to them eventually. definitely, it is going to be very different. i think you are right. philosophically, what role does arts play in this situation? because it will be different for people. play in this situation? because it will be different for peoplelj will be different for people.” think it will be always hopeful, lots of people say that my answers about death. it‘s not really, it is about death. it‘s not really, it is about life. life or death in heart is not about making up. there was hope... i think in these times we should be able to raise a bit of cash. i picked these two charities because one is for helping people who are struggling with the illness and the other is to help people to stop getting illness. other artists are doing this at the same time so

hopefully we can make a difference. i think it is lovely what you‘re doing. i think you could also auction of the t—shirt you‘re wearing. lots of people ask for me. i would take it from you! damien hirst, thank you for talking to us. china‘s prime minister has told its annual meeting of parliament that it will bring in a controversial new security law in hong kong. premier li keqiang insisted that hong kong would retain a ‘high degree of autonomy‘ but pro—democracy campaigners fear it could be used to stamp out all protests. so what is in beijing‘s proposed law? the plan has been submitted at the annual national people‘s congress, which largely rubber—stamps decisions already taken by the communist leadership. the proposed new security law could ban sedition,

secession and treason which means any protests could be punished more severely than in the past. china could place the measure into the basic law — that‘s the mini constitution on how hong kong is run — effectively bypassing the territories‘ own lawmakers. from beijing, steve mcdonnel reports. after more than two months‘ delay because of the coronavirus, china‘s most important annual political gathering is under way. and the symbolism is enormous. thousands of delegates could gather under the same roof, including the country‘s senior political and military leadership, conveys an image of an emergency under control. translation: people from every walk of life have given their all. we have waged a total war against the virus. our medical workers have fought with courage, our servicemen and women have shouldered heavy responsibilities. the communist party elite also heard that the crisis isn‘t yet over and, crucially, china‘s number two leader

said there had been no economic growth target for this year due to ongoing global uncertainty. but another issue overshadowed all of this, with the introduction of national security legislation for hong kong. it doesn‘t sound like much but it‘s a bombshell, targeting dissidents in the city. translation: we must take powerful measures to lawfully prevent, stop and punish them. following last year‘s summer of rebellion in hong kong, more than 7,000 protesters have been charged for public assembly and rioting crimes. under this new provision, they could face much more serious laws, relating to subversion, succession and treason. this is the end of hong kong. this is the end of one country, two systems. make no mistake about it. the us was hinting that

the city‘s special trading status might be withdrawn even before the details were unveiled. i don‘t know what it is because nobody knows yet. if it happens we will address that issue very strongly. with this country every day edging closer and closer towards something like normality, the authorities here do have a good coronavirus story to tell. but with the world‘s attention still focused on fighting this disease, china‘s leaders have been accused of using this crisis as something of a smoke screen to try and introduce draconian laws at a time when this will attract much less attention than it otherwise would. stephen mcdonnell, bbc news, beijing. a reminder of the developing story at the moment with more than hundred people on board, a karachi

plane has crashed into a residential plane shortly before it was due to land. the plane came down close to the airports, but it hit houses in a narrow streets. this video from your the area shows dark smoke rising as emergency vehicles rushed to the scene. emergency vehicles rushed to the scene. with people being led away. we are told that major hospitals in the karachi area have been put on an emergency footing because there may be casualties who need to be treated. hundred and seven people we re treated. hundred and seven people were on board, 99 of them passengers, the rest of the cabin crew “— passengers, the rest of the cabin crew —— make the rest were the pilots and cabin crew. we‘ll build bring you more details in the aftermath of this crash the hours ahead. new research shows that patients who suffer the most from coronavirus also have extremely low numbers of a particular immune cell called a t—cell.

uk scientists and critical care doctors have now embarked on a clinical trial of a treatment that boosts the numbers of these cells. victoria gill has more. for an unlucky minority of patients, covid—19 is a cruel disease, and it‘s one with no specific treatment. but an examination of blood samples taken from 60 hospital patients has now revealed a vital clue — the samples show that those with the most severe form of the disease also had extremely low numbers of a particular virus—fighting immune cell called a t cell. it is a very specific type of t cell, the one that we need to remove these virus—infected cells, that appears to be getting into so much trouble. so that tells us a lot about how we try to fight the virus, but it also offers ways in which we can put together sort of a fingerprint test to look as early as possible for the status of these cells. by measuring the number of these immune cells,

that fingerprint test could give an early signal that someone is on course to develop more severe disease and crucially it‘s also provided the possibility of a new treatment. a uk team of scientists and intensive care doctors is now embarking on a covid—19 clinical trial of an existing therapy called il7 that‘s already proven to boost the production of the t cells that covid—19 appears to deplete. so, as a critical care physician, i look after patients who are extremely unwell, and other than supportive care we do not have any direct active treatment against the disease. and we have learned from other trials that this treatment definitely increaseses the number of lymphocytes and the function of these cells, therefore we are hopeful that actually in the context of the covid—19 disease, this might be beneficial. there‘s still a great deal that scientists and doctors have to learn about how this virus undermines our immune systems, but this clue and this

new treatment could turn one of its tactics against it and provide some much—needed hope for those it hits the hardest. victoria gill, bbc news. it is going to be very windy across some country parts, so maybe even branches and trees being brought down. across the north-west of the british isles in a side sweeping us, the worse of the weather in the western isles of scotland there, with the heaviest of the rain. that is through this afternoon and evening. to the south of that, it is clear and sunshine, but still very windy. some highs of 22, but not as high as in the last couple of days, and ince went western scotland around 40 degrees. here is that low, you can see the centre of the low shoots away to the north, still very strong winds overnight and into tomorrow, and some very heavy rain continuing their inner western parts

of scotland. some fresh mornings on saturday around nine or 10 degrees, and then saturday itself is going to bea and then saturday itself is going to be a very blustery but mostly sunny day with a few showers here and there. hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines: new figures show the dramatic effect on the economy of the coronavirus crisis — uk government borrowing in april was more than £62 billion — the largest monthly

amount on record. and it‘s terrible news for the high street in as uk retail sales show their biggest ever monthly fall. a pakistan international airlines plane carrying 99 passengers has crashed in a residential area near karachi airport. pro—democracy supporters take to the streets of hong kong — they say a new chinese security law could mean the end of the region‘s autonomy. the scottish first minister nicola sturgeon yesterday unveiled details of a four—phase "route map" towards easing her country‘s lockdown. let me start as always with a statistical update. as of nine o‘clock this morning, there have been 14,000... which is an increase of 113. from

yesterday. a total of 1257 patients are in hospital with the covid—19. 874 of them have been confirmed as having the virus is 383 are suspected of having it. that represents a total decrease of people in hospital of 61 from yesterday and that includes a decrease of 35 in the number of confirmed cases. a total of 50 people last night were in intensive ca re people last night were in intensive care with either confirmed or suspected covid—19 and that is a decrease of one since yesterday. i am also able to confirm today that 3508 patients who had tested positive and then hospitalised with the virus have now been leave hospital which is of course very good news. unfortunately i also have to report that in the past 24 hours, 24 deaths have been registered of patients who had been

confirmed through a test as having covid—19 and that takes the total number of deaths under that measurement to 2245. let me emphasise again that these numbers are not and should never be seen as simply statistics. each of them represents an individual who was loved and who is currently being mourned by the friends, family and loved ones. and i again want to send my deepest heartfelt condolences to anyone who has suffered a loss as a result of this virus. i want to thank our health and care workers for the extraordinary and incredible work that you do each and every day. there are two items i want to briefly cover today. the first is to reflect on the route map we published yesterday on how and when we might ease the current lockdown restrictions, when of course continuing to suppress this virus which is vital. as at ten o‘clock this morning, more than 400,000

of you have viewed the document on our website. my apologies to those who try to do it yesterday and found the demand made the website struggle. i am glad so many people have managed to look at it and my thanks to do —— for you to do it. if you have not had the opportunity i would encourage you to go online and if you have any views if you want as to know about, please feel free to send them to us. the document set out the different phases in which we will aim to... we will monitor them carefully as they take effect and we will have to change our plans with the data evidence or our knowledge of the virus changes. let me stress though that that could include lifting restrictions more quickly than we otherwise think we can do. i also want to stress today and this isa also want to stress today and this is a really important point that none of the changes that we talked about yesterday are yet in place.

during this bank holiday weekend and into next week, the current lockdown restrictions are still in place. and thatis restrictions are still in place. and that is important for me to stress because the one thing that would slow down and lifting of lockdown is as taking our foot off the brake too quickly. and allowing the virus to spread rapidly again. however, on a more optimistic note as things stand, we do intend to enter the first stage of easing restrictions from next thursday, the 28th of may, no less than one week away. i then we hope we will still be seeing progress in the fight against the virus but also by then we will be in a position to start with our test, trace and isolate programme, test and protect as we are calling it. as you have heard me say before, that isa you have heard me say before, that is a key tool for us in continuing to keep the virus suppressed as we start easing these restrictions. as isaid start easing these restrictions. as i said yesterday, not all of the

phase one measures will necessarily be introduced immediately. next thursday, though i hope most of them will be within our day or so after that. we will have to make a judgment at that time. but i want to reiterate some of the changes that i hope we will see from next week so that you know what you are able to look forward to. as the document sets out, more outdoor activity will be permitted. there is a strong emphasis on the first phase of outdoor activity because one of the things we are learning about the virus is that the risks of transmission outdoors, although not zero, absolutely not zero, are nevertheless lower than the risks of transmission indoors. so you‘ll be able in this first phase to sit outside, or sunbathe and parts are other open areas. and as long as you stay two metres apart, you will also be able to meet outside with people from another household, including in private gardens. let me be clear because it is a question i

know has been asked, that does not limit you to seem just one specific household during this phase. you can see different households but we are seeing —— asking you to see only one ata seeing —— asking you to see only one at a time. we are also not intending to put a five mile limit on the distance you can travel to sit with your parents in their garden. but we are asking you to use judgment and increasingly as we come out of lockdown, i am going to more and more be relying on you to exercise good judgment that i know you well. if for example you have to travel a long distance to see a relative outside, you are more likely to perhaps go inside the house for example to use the bathroom. and we don‘t want you to go inside other‘s houses in this phase because if you are infectious perhaps without knowing about it, you risk leaving the virus inside surfaces on the house and that will pose a risk

to other people and particularly if you are visiting elderly relatives, that isa are visiting elderly relatives, that is a risk we do not want you to take. please use yourjudgment and continue to have uppermost in your mind the need to protect those you ca re mind the need to protect those you care about even if that main thing apart from them for a little bit longer. so as well as those changes, some noncontact leisure activities will be allowed to restart from the end of next week, such as golf, tennis, bowls and fishing, croquet as well as i was asked to vote in parliament. subject to appropriate hygiene and physical distancing. people will be able to travel, prefera bly people will be able to travel, preferably by walking or cycling, to a location near their local community for recreation. but here we are asking you to stay fairly local. five miles is not going to be a strict limit but it is intended to give you a guide. because what we don‘t want in this phase is for people to congregate at tourist

hotspots. because crowds of people, evenif hotspots. because crowds of people, even if they are trying to socially distance, brings more risk and we don‘tjudge it is safe to take. waste and recycling services will resume as well many outdoor businesses. the construction industry will implement its first steps in its restart plan. other industries may not restart straightaway but invested —— in phase two they can. outdoor retail outlets, garden centres in particular will be able to reopen and very importantly will all start, gradually and carefully, to resume nhs services that were positive as a result of the pandemic. schools will not reopen until the 11th of august duringjune, not reopen until the 11th of august during june, teachers will return to prepare for the new term and also for a different model of learning. over the summer, and an increased number of children will have access to critical childcare and

we hope to provide where possible transition support for children who are going into primary one or moving from primary seven into secondary school. childminders will be able to reopen during phase one and over the summer we wa nt during phase one and over the summer we want and hope to see all early yea rs we want and hope to see all early years childcare providers open again, subject of course to be able to... the route map provides more detail on all of the steps and on each subsequent phase and it also outlines a bit more about how they work alongside our test and protect approach which i said will be vital in helping us to control the virus. in the days ahead, before next thursday, we will publish more detailed advice and information for you the public as well as guidance covering key sectors of our economy. and that is a really important part of preparing for the move into phase one, so that there is as much clarity as possible about what we are saying.

however, let mejust emphasise the key point again, none of the changes i have talked about today are yet in place. we can only begin to implement them if we continue to suppress the virus and thatis continue to suppress the virus and that is why for the moment current lockdown restrictions in which —— remain in place. that brings me to the final issue i want to cover which is about support for people in dealing with lockdown. and it has particular resonance i think as we mark the end of mental health awareness week. we know this k —— my crisis is causing increased anxiety and stress for everybody in the population. we also know that because of the lockdown, the usual support networks, whether that is yourfamily, friends support networks, whether that is your family, friends a wider community, and the problem is of course particularly acute for those of you who are isolated completely or shielding. the scottish government has been trying to take

action throughout this to address this issue. today i can tell you that since lockdown began we have provided more than £8 million to projects which are aimed at tackling social isolation. that money comes from our well—being find and it is now supporting around 300 50 projects in every part of the country. —— right phone calls to older people who are self isolating, special packs for families, help with digital technology for those who need and respite care for pa rents of who need and respite care for parents of children with additional support needs. i want to take the opportunity to date to have a heartfelt thank you for all of those working across the third sector, to all the organisations and volunteers involved in providing these services. your willingness to help others in what is the most difficult of times, for you as well for others, is hugely appreciated. i wa nt to others, is hugely appreciated. i want to stress one of the key m essa g es want to stress one of the key messages on mental health awareness week, it is ok not to

feel ok and help is available if you need it. i would encourage any of you to look for help if you do feel you need it and clear head website which is... it brings together all of the different information about the support that is available. i want to close today by just support that is available. i want to close today byjust emphasising the point i have made a couple of times already that for the time being the restrictions are locked in remain in place. the chief constable will say a few words in a moment. for now, let me end once again by reiterating what those restrictions are. except for essential purposes, exercise, going to essential work that cannot be done are getting food or medicine, you should stay at home. you can exercise more than once a day but stay more than two metres away from other people don‘t get me up away from other people don‘t get me up with other people in other households. please wear face covering if you are in public transport and wash your hands thoroughly and regularly. if you have symptoms or a member of your

household has symptoms off 19, isolate completely. i know hard —— like how hard these restrictions are, and hearing me talking about using them heading into a bank holiday weekend will make this all seem holiday weekend will make this all seem tougher. but we need to stick with it for a few more days. because if we do, then i really hope that this time next week when i am standing here telling you to have a nice weekend, i will also be telling you to enjoy for the first time in a long while, seeing some of your family and friends over the weekend, as long as you do outdoors and remember to stay physically distant. so everyone has been magnificent so far, please, stick with it for the next few days so we can take the first steps for the journey back to normality. thank you very much for your cooperation and i will hand over to the police constable before handing over to professor leach. thank you, as chief constable, i

also know that for many of us are feeling the frustrations and fatigue from the restrictions and sacrifices that have been necessary during this emergency. during this time, the police role has been to provide the need for physical distancing and support the public health imperatives. i express my thanks and regards to the people of scotland for working with the police service over these past few weeks, collectively. collectively we have done very well in responding to the coronavirus and again i thank the public for that. that cooperation between the police and fellow citizens is vital to the relationship that the service in scotland has has with its public. a significant period where freedoms of movement, freedom of action, freedoms of association have all been limited and again i pay tribute to the public for enduring the limitations on their freedom.

the consent and support shown by the overwhelming majority of people in scotland i think is based on very strong establish bond of trust that exists between policing and the public in scotland, established over generations. we in scotland police by consent with a commitment to public good and well being as well as law enforcement. and, actually, where i have been... reinforced and pleased to reflect upon during the pandemic, there are some suggestions that the that bond has actually been strengthened. that is a credit not only to the public back to the office rs only to the public back to the officers and staff who are working with their fellow citizens in the shared mission to reduce the spread of the virus. again i would thank all officers and staff and their families for their commitment to public service. as the first minister has made a

very clear, because of the self—discipline and personal responsibility demonstrated by the overwhelming majority of the people of scotland, we are now in a position where we can look forward, look forward to a period and phases of transition. and as we progress through these phases, inevitably we will be moving from explaining, encouraging and where necessary enforcing restrictions, by greater emphasis on guidance and greater emphasis on guidance and greater emphasis on guidance and greater emphasis on advice. but in truth this has been our approach throughout the emergency to rely on the common sense and personal responsibility that the people of scotland. to do the right thing, to protect the nhs and save lives and not to avoid a criminaljustice sanction but to do that because it is the right thing to do. i am clear that we will continue to police with courtesy and fairness and continue to police with the support of our communities. and it is right, of

course, that we can look forward to the summer months and getting out and about, but it is absolutely vital to stress this morning that the rules in scotland have not changed. though officers will be out and about on proactive patrols explaining the rules and encouraging cooperation and we are absolutely necessary, as i have said from the outset, as a last resort we will e nforce outset, as a last resort we will enforce the law. i want again to stress that plea scotland is here to help. we are here to help fellow citizens to keep them safe in all aspects of their life 24 hours a day. again, as the first minister outlined in her opening remarks, we do know that some people are particularly vulnerable in private and virtual spaces will stop for some people being at home is not a safe place, there has been a significant concern and priority for policing during this time. we have been working extremely hard with many partners in the

third sector and again! many partners in the third sector and again i would echo the first minister's comments in terms of their commitment and the work that has been carried out to ensure that victims are given the vital support that they need and that they deserve. if you need police assistance, if you need our support or intervention, if you have concerns about someone, contact us. we are here to help you, 24 hours a day. we are here to make sure that those in need, those who need support, those who are vulnerable get that support and get the intervention and the support they need. we are here to ensure fairness, we are sure —— you to ensure equity. i will close in closing this fundamental message, that the rules have not changed in scotland. please stick with it. stick with it, keep doing what you have been doing and we will have some weeks ahead to look forward to. thank you very much out, look

after yourselves and your families. can i ta ke yourselves and your families. can i take the opportunity to thank our police officers and staff across the country. every thursday night we applaud our nhs staff and key workers and in my mind as i do that, our police officers and staff across the country, my grateful thanks to all of you. now that we are talking about easing lockdown, i want to remind everyone of what we need everyone to do to keep reducing the spread of coronavirus. five basic things have not changed and will not change next thursday. in fact, they will become even more important. everything that we do from this point forward is about reducing the spread of coronavirus. even as we ease lockdown. number one, is rememberto ease lockdown. number one, is remember to regularly and thoroughly wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds. 0r

wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds. or use an alcohol —based gel. why should you do this? because using hand rub or soap and water will kill the virus and that may be on your hands. number two, keep at least two metres distance between yourself and others when you are not with your own household. if you are in crowded area like public transport or a shop, then a face covering. why? when someone speaks, sneezes and coughs, they drop small droplets from their mice which make insulin the virus. —— which may contain the virus. avoid touching your eye, nose and mouth. because hands touch many surfaces and can pick up the virus. once it gets onto your hand, it can transfer and you can become infected. numberfour, make sure you cover your mouth and nose with your bent elbow or tissue and dispose of that tissue and wash your hands. why?

droplets again spread by stopping the spread of the droplet, we protect people around us. and finally number five, clean all your surfaces regularly with a household cleaner. antibacterial wipes are such are effective. why? it is possible to catch the virus from surfaces and if you touch an infected surface and then touch your mouth and nose, you can possibly catch the virus. just to remind the symptoms of coronavirus are a continuous or new cough, a fever or almost of taste or smell. if you develop symptoms, stay—at—home for seven days, go on to nhs in form where you can book a test and if you worsen or don't recover, then you should phone!!! worsen or don't recover, then you should phone 111 and the national health service will be there for you. i am going to be open for questions now. the first one is from

stv. thank you very much, first minister. he said the strategy is key. can you update has on how many of the 2000: traces have been recruited and how close you are to the target of 15,000 tests a day? we are very close to aim to reach the capacity, that is processing 15,500 tests a day between our nhs labs and glasgow university lab. let me stress and all of this, we may have to go beyond that in future because our capacity will need to adapt to whatever the prevalence of the virus is. on contact races, there are 660 right now. around 750 and processes of people who were identified from a previous troll for potential candidates and they are at various stages of the training process. all

of that is before we process and a point from their 25,000 expressions of interest that have been received as of this morning and today is the closing date for the applications from the advert that we placed a couple of weeks ago. so all of that is on track and we continue to make progress. again, a bit like my a nswer to progress. again, a bit like my answer to the tests, we have got to be mindful of not getting too fixed in our minds around these numbers. it is important to build up to that capacity, but by the end of the month we may not need all 2000 contact traces and we may not need all the testing capacity but we need to have it in case we need it in the future and of course we may need to go beyond the 15500 and in future. we to remain flexible in our ability to scale up, depending on the requirements that the virus places on us. the more we suppress the virus, the more we keep infection

levels low, the more able any test and protect system is to control it and protect system is to control it and keep it controlled. all of the things jason has advised you to do a really important as part of this to keep infection levels as low as possible. katie hunter from the bbc. hello everyone. i would like to ask a question about care home testing. on may the 1st year announced all staff in a home where they have been cases of covid would be tested whether or not they had symptoms. we have heard that nhs lanarkshire has been advising one home in east kilbride where there have been covid related deaths that staff need to be symptomatic before being tested. there is no criticism of the staff at whitehills. but i understand nhs lanarkshire were at whitehills. but i understand nhs la narkshire were not at whitehills. but i understand nhs lanarkshire were not applying them either first guidelines before me the first. i appreciate all care

homes will be tested. should nhs lanarkshire have been testing staff without symptoms at whitehills from late may the 1st. if the answer is yes, how concerned are you that this was not going on in a home with an ongoing outbreak?” was not going on in a home with an ongoing outbreak? i do not know the detail of the lanarkshire case, all health care boards should be following the policy we have set. in terms of testing staff in those circumstances, whether or not they have symptoms. that is the policy and it should be implemented. if it has not been implemented in any particular care home or health board area, that is something we will follow u p area, that is something we will follow up and try to rectify. i will hand you over to jason. .. follow up and try to rectify. i will hand you over to jason... we will leave the first minister of scotland there. that continues. she confirmed that another 24 people have died with confirmed cases of coronavirus

in the last 24 errors, taking the total to 22,002... the lifting of restrictions should begin at the end of next week. jane hill follows with their at one after the weather. very, very windy for some of us out there. especially northern ireland and western scotland and, actually, through the weekend, the winds will be picking up across the south as well. on top of that, heavy rain in western scotland and it is all because of this, a storm passing to the west of ireland and it is moving towards the north—east. it is sort of side sweeping us but close enough for us to feel the effects of this weather system, very blustery for the time of year. 60 mph gusts possible through today and into tonight across some western areas of the uk and winds will be increasing in the south. not as warm as it has been, 22 in london and around 14 into the afternoon

there in windswept scotland. the heavy rain and gales carry on in the north—west through the night. winds remain blustery out towards the west, through the night with just a few showers. for many of us it will be a dry night, not as warm overnight. temperatures dipping down to 9,10 degrees. this weekend, the low pressure is still close by. there‘s a lot of isobars there so winds will be racing into the centre of that low pressure. and those winds will pick up across southern areas of the uk during the course of saturday. it will be a weird day, it‘ll be a very sunny day but a very blustery day with fast moving clouds and occasional showers and on top of that we have that heavy rain there in western parts of scotland. here are the gusts again in excess 40 mph in the south and probably gusting in excess of 50 in the north. on saturday night into sunday, that low pressure, the storm moves

away, the winds will die down and it will be much, much calmer on sunday. in fact, hardly any wind at all in some southern areas of the country. also, the winds will shift direction, they will be coming in from the south and when the air comes in from the south, the warmer climes, it tends to warm up. high pressure builds in the south on monday, which means temperatures will be increasing. whereas here in the north—west we are still under the influence of weather fronts off the atlantic, so fresher, perhaps wetter at times. but look at that, back up to 25 on monday in the south east. goodbye.

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