the scientific advice is released that prompted the controversial decision to reopen some primary schools in england next month. it says the risk of a rise in infections is "very, very small, but isn't zero." some parents aren't convinced. it's safer for my own child and other children if i keep him off. i think they should concentrate on the older children, maybe, who can social distance. we'll look at the scientific advice, and the risk to children, teachers and the wider community. also on the programme... new quarantine rules for travellers to the uk. visitors face fines for not self—isolating. the economic cost of coronavirus, with retail sales plummeting on empty high streets by record

levels in april. how best to occupy yourself this bank holiday weekend? we'll look at what you can and can't do in the lockdown. and how the singer tony hadley helped one quiz contestant strike "gold". and coming up on sportsday, we hearfrom the premier league's chief executive. and are sports stars from ethnic minorities putting themselves at more risk than others? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government's scientific advisers have released their advice which underpins controversial plans for primary schools in england

to reopen for some pupils on june 1st. it says the risk of a rise in infections is "very, very small, but isn't zero", and teachers are not at above the average risk for other professions. the group also suggested an effective track and trace system needs to be in place, before schools in england can fully reopen. the advice comes as the number of people who've died in hospitals, care homes and the community rises by 351 in the last 24—hour period. that takes the overall total in the uk to 36,393. our education editor branwenjeffreys has the latest on the government's plans for some schools, to reopen. helping families on this estate in leeds, food not lessons needed now. for pa rents leeds, food not lessons needed now. for parents like daniel, with three kids to feed. there you go, enjoy. he won't send his six—year—old back

injune. he won't send his six—year—old back in june. i understand where they are coming from but i can't take that risk. i don't want it spreading further. 50 it's safer for my own child and further. so it's safer for my own child and other children if i him off. as families loaded up, some with older children worried about lessons missed. yet tens, i think, need to go back, but primary school, i think they are too young to be able to not get them to interact. i think they are too young to be able to not get them to interactm pa rents able to not get them to interactm parents here were looking for greater certainty, today's inconclusive advice won't provide it. evidence we kissed on how much children passed the virus on. looking at the other areas where the r rate is rising. at this primary school, few parents feel confident to return. in the six, we had nine at 46 parents willing to send their children back. in year one, we had one out of 60. in reception, we had nobody. and teachers union said tonight there is still too much

doubt. nobody wants to get back to school more than i and thousands of other head teachers, but we've got to make sure it's safe for the staff and the children before we do so. the science around this new virus is still emerging, and teachers and pa rents still emerging, and teachers and parents know that. while in england children are due to start coming backin children are due to start coming back injune, children are due to start coming back in june, scotland children are due to start coming back injune, scotland and northern ireland, based on the same science, have said they'll be waiting until august. i miss being in the classroom with children. this reception class would be stripped back before any return. the scientific models rely on good hygiene was i think it's good they are looking into the science but that only goes so far. it's still quite a new virus, and really how much do we really know about it? i don't think there has been a long enough time period and i think, speaking to teachers and people who

work in schools is probably equally important. with all of these questions, its clear decisions will end up being local. ultimately it will be for the schools to decide whether they are ready for this and whether they are ready for this and whether parents are confident that they will send the children back. for every child in class now, millions more missing out on learning, on the safety of school, and other risk to be weighed before any return. so, if and when schools do reopen, what are the risks to children, teachers, families and the wider community? our science editor, david shukman, has this analysis. the vast majority of children generally don't suffer from the virus, that's the good news, but their role in spreading it is one of their role in spreading it is one of the most difficult issues to understand. first, what's the risk to children themselves of becoming infected? well, to children themselves of becoming infected ? well, it's to children themselves of becoming infected? well, it's not totally

clear and that is in the latest document from the scientists advising the government. some research says children get the virus as easily as adults. other studies say that's less likely, and that's the conclusion of a major analysis just published. children and young people were around half as likely as adults to catch this virus from somebody infected. that's very important because you can't pass it on if you don't catch it. this tells us on if you don't catch it. this tells us that, overall, as a group, children play a lesser role in transmission. so what's the risk to staff at schools of being infected by children? the latest records for teaching staff dying of the virus in england and wales show that, for every 100,000 people, england and wales show that, for every100,000 people, 6.7 england and wales show that, for every 100,000 people, 6.7 male teaching staff lost their lives, and 3.3 female, both figures lower than the average. for every one of working age, it was 9.9 males dying

and 5.2 females. but it's one thing to have official figures, and 5.2 females. but it's one thing to have officialfigures, quite another to deal with the reality of school life and the gates eventually reopen. the government's scientific advisers say the dangers to staff should be no greater than to anybody else providing there is social distancing and good hand hygiene, but they admit the evidence is inconclusive about how much children can pass the virus on. so what's the risk to families and to the community from spreading the virus? if they return to their classrooms and get infected, they could pass it back home to elderly or vulnerable people. the advisory panel warns of consequences beyond the school gates. at today's government briefing, the chief scientific adviser said the concern was raising the infection rate, what's called the infection rate, what's called the r number. the broader risk with opening schools is that, as soon as you start to reintroduce any

contact, you put pressure on the r and numbers, and that's true for anything we are going to do in terms of changes to contact. some primary schools have got going again in france. temperatures are checked and children kept apart. these are very cautious moves because, as the uk's advisers are saying, everyone needs to be convinced this is safe. david shipman, bbc news. our health editor, hugh pym, join me now. we are told, for schools to get back, we need a good track—and—trace system in place, and tonight health secretary matt hancock has been reinforcing that. yes, from june the 1st, the government says for england there will be a full testing, tracking and tracing system up and running, and a key bit which people will not be familiar with is that, if somebody tests positive for the virus, contact tracers will get in touch with people they may have been in contact with over the previous week and had meetings with and, depending on the risk, they will be

told, those contacts, to self—isolate for 14 days. that is more specific advice than people have had up to now that it's a bit unfamiliar, or it will be, and matt hancock saying this will be necessary if those people play their pa rt necessary if those people play their part so that restrictions can possibly be eased for everybody else. this comes on a date with continued debate about why the testing and tracing system was dropped in march, which has become a controversial decision. public health england officials were questioned by mps on the science and technology committee, and they say it's because it was impossible to carry on contact tracing and they we re carry on contact tracing and they were expecting up to a million cases, and they say they fit into advice for sage, who had come up with that recommendation, but it was ultimately ministers who made the final decision in that instance. anyone arriving in the uk from abroad could face a £1,000 fine if they fail to self—isolate for 14 days.

the government will introduce the proposal from the 8th ofjune, to help prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections. with more, here's our transport correspondent, tom burridge. almost everyone arriving into the uk will, from next month, have to self—isolate for two weeks, or face a £1,000 fine. most people on this flight from amsterdam into manchester think the travel quarantine is a good idea. we've just come off a klm flight. it was absolutely jam—packed full of people. and, erm, who knows who's got coronavirus? after some confusion, the government says only people arriving from the republic of ireland will be exempt. medical workers will as well and people like lorry drivers to transport goods. fruit pickers will not be able to travel away from the place they work. anyone who flouts the new rules could face a £1000

fine. the home secretary said it was the right time for this measure.“ the right time for this measure.“ the transmission rate across the uk falls and the number of travellers arriving in the uk begins to increase, imported cases could begin to pose a larger and increased threat. is it fair to assume now that most summer holidays abroad will not happen this year? this is absolutely not about booking holidays. we have to be clear that we wa nt holidays. we have to be clear that we want to avoid a second wave, and thatis we want to avoid a second wave, and that is vital. the travel sector, already battered in the pandemic, will be hit even harder. airlines believe monetary masks, gloves and temperature checks would be enough to get more flights moving safely again. —— mandatory masks. to get more flights moving safely again. -- mandatory masks. like a lot of borisjohnson's strategy, it's make it up as you go along... the boss of ryanair says the quarantine is... custom bunkers and it can't be implemented. the people arriving in the uk, like heathrow

and gatwick, custom or they get on the london underground and gatwick express to get into london to wherever they are supposed to isolate, so the whole purpose is defeated. and this travel agent in surrey currently has no summer bookings. alistair says the quarantine could push him under. bookings. alistair says the quarantine could push him underlj think it will be a final nail in the coffin for mine and many other businesses, if this continues. travel company say it's now vital that the duck does bilateral deals with other countries with lower infection rates so some trips abroad can happen this summer. our political correspondent, leila nathoo, is in westminsterfor us. we knew this was coming, as far as travellers to the uk are concerned, and now we have more detail. yes, and now we have more detail. yes, andi and now we have more detail. yes, and i think there are two issues around the policy, one is a question of timing and the other is the

practicalities of how it's going to work. the governance say they are bringing this in now because it wouldn't have had much impact when the virus was ready circulating widely here. now, after lockdown, new infections from abroad are more problematic. there are those who have been arguing, including labour, that this should have happened much earlier to try and stop the virus spreading in the uk in the first place, especially when the situation was worsening in other countries, but while we know next month the two—week current time is coming in, regardless of which country you have come from and regardless of the infection rate there. on the question of whether it is enforcea ble, question of whether it is enforceable, we'll have to see how it plays out, but it is border forces in the first instance you have responsibility for checking addresses, then public health officials further down the line, with fines for breaches was a big impact on the aviation industry and tourism, administer say they will review this regularly and are open to exempting certain countries or airports down the line. thank you.

the specialist leisure group, which owns national holidays and uk breakaways, has collapsed, blaming the impact of coronavirus. it means the loss of 2500 jobs. the group, that also owns the coach company shearings, has cancelled all tours, cruises, holidays and hotel breaks and will not be rescheduling them. the impact of coronavirus pandemic is being blamed. the immense economic cost of the coronavirus pandemic is now becoming clearer. retail sales fell dramatically by a record amount in april, as many high street stores closed due to the lockdown. the office for national statistics says the amount of goods sold fell by 18%. clothing sales were the biggest hit, down more than 50%. but shoppers have been spending, online with sales rising nearly 31% compared to march. here's emma simpson. the shoppers vanished and so did the sales. today's figures reveal the scale of the damage, touching every high street and all of the businesses in them.

the owner of this chain says our shopping habits have now changed. retail will never, ever be the same again. every year, we will see a higher uptake in online sales in comparison to retail sales. what this lockdown has done, it has probably accelerated, in my personal view, the whole transition by at least five years. there will be less footfall on the high street, which will mean we will have to decrease our fixed costs. if they don't change, what will you see is empty stores. it is very simple. if your costs are more than the money you're bringing in, you cannot survive. there is already a battle for survival. this debenhams store in swindon will not be reopening. along with many others. laura ashley is also in administration. warehouse, oasis and cath kidston stores are disappearing altogether. coronavirus has been the final straw for weaker retailers already

struggling with our changing shopping habits. the pandemic is turbo—charging this trend and as shops begin to reopen, businesses will have to adapt. lee is doing that with his gift shop, boosting online deliveries. from the age of eight, he wanted to run a shop, but he knows he might have to go online only if he cannot make the sums add up. if you cannot beat them, join them. we do not want to go solely online. this is why we will exhaust every single avenue to get to our customers and see how they want it to be, how do they want their business different to provide for them? customers are still shopping. down the road, this bike shop has never been busier. it is not all gloom, but this crisis will have an impact on retail long after the easing of the lockdown. emma simpson, bbc news, swindon. meanwhile, the government borrowed more than £62 billion

in april — the highest monthly figure on record. our economics editor, faisal islam, has been looking at the economic cost of the pandemic. in normal times, businesses such as this big in northampton, made sales to cafe is generating vat, paid corporation tax, business rates and wages to staff, meaning income tax and national insurance. now far less of that is happening, just online orders. instead of adding to the treasury coffers, many staff wages have been paid by the taxpayer. times this by a few million and you get massive historic levels of public borrowing. here at the treasury, the money coming in is slumping, the spending going out is surging. it always happens during recession but never quite like this. last month, the difference between the two, borrowing or the deficit, was at £62 billion for april, a

record. and more in one month than had been planned at the budget for the entire year. but that doesn't include everything to stop the entire cash requirement of government was £88 billion in april. again, a record. and you can see why by looking at how taxes coming in have fallen off a cliff. vat receipts were down on last april. partly due to a policy of delaying payments. income tax and national insurance was down, corporation tax reve nu es insurance was down, corporation tax revenues and stamp duty also down billions. in the same month, huge rises in spending, £14 billion spent paying the wages of millions of workers under thejobs paying the wages of millions of workers under the jobs retention scheme. £7 billion extra in public spending, mainly health, things like buying protective equipment. 1 billion extra on benefits and universal credit. add all of that together, and annual public borrowing is heading above £300

billion. that's15% of the value of the entire economy, not seen in peacetime since the end of the second world war. so debts are mounting like never before but the cost of funding them also tumbling like never before. at one point this week the debt management office, paying tomorrow rather than paying to borrow. it will not last forever but the government has spaced the delay, taking the toughest tax and spend decisions. a plane with 99 people on board has crashed into a residential area in the pakistani city of karachi, minutes before it was due to land. the airbus a320 was enroute from lahore in the north of the country when it came down in sight of the runway. 60 people have now been confirmed dead but at least two people have survived.

our pakistan correspondent secunder kermani has the latest. panic and chaos at the site where the plane came down. this residential area is just a short distance away from the airport. rescue workers combed through the debris, looking for surviving passengers and injured locals. this man, head of a major bank, was pulled out from the wreckage alive, but otherfamilies have been left distraught. translation: we pulled out a small child and his mother. they are both alive. then we found two dead bodies on top of the building. there might be a few more bodies up there, with the rest under the plane, but we just don't know yet. the muslim festival of eid is this weekend, and many of those travelling would have been hoping to celebrate with loved ones. karachi's health workers were already stretched, dealing with coronavirus.

the city has been the epicentre of the country's outbreak. now a state of emergency has been declared in all major hospitals. the head of the airline said, in the pilot's last communications, he described a technical problem. they are now investigating what happened. there will be questions for airline authorities. there have been other crashes in the past, too. but first, for dozens of families, instead of eid festivities there will be funerals. secunder kermani, bbc news. two men have been charged with murder of a student in blackburn. she was shot dead last sunday. the two men also face an attempted murder charge of the man police believe was the intended target. they will appear in court tomorrow.

with some football matches restarting in europe, the spotlight has turned to when the beautiful game may return in england. our sports editor, dan roan, has been speaking exclusively to the premier league's chief executive, richard masters, in his first interview since lockdown. the resumption of the bundesliga has given hope that the same can happen here. this was the last in the premier league was in action. two and a half months after leicester city won of aston villa, players had to wait until this week to start the initial phase of noncontact training and today in his first interview since the start of this crisis the man in charge told me of his hopes for resumption of the season next month. i sense there is some momentum and positivity behind it. we have got back to training but it is only the first step, it is step—by—step. all of the clubs work in the

communities, the 100,000 jobs the premier league support, all of those are potentially at risks and i believe ultimately we have a responsibility to try to get back to business to protect jobs responsibility to try to get back to business to protectjobs and to move forward. but with unresolved rows among clubs over the safety of players, the use of neutral stadiums and whether relegation should be scrapped, plenty of hurdles remain. you have to have contingency plans. curtailment is still a possibility, so curtailment is still a possibility, so what would happen in that environment is something we are yet to discuss with our clubs. contact training could start next week but with six cases of the virus among clu bs with six cases of the virus among clubs prevail, some players have revealed —— refused to train. today the premier league at the meeting with the footballing union to discuss the increased risk to black, asian and minority ethnic players. we have done everything we can to make return to training as safe as possible for you and therefore for you and your family. we have possible for you and therefore for you and yourfamily. we have put possible for you and therefore for you and your family. we have put in place testing programmes, all the different protocols in order to protect you and your livelihood and

we think it is safe to return. the decision ultimately, we have to respect those players that take the decision not to return to training, thatis decision not to return to training, that is their prerogative.“ decision not to return to training, that is their prerogative. if you area that is their prerogative. if you are a footballer, would you play?|j think i would. i have spoken to the medical advisers, been in meetings andi medical advisers, been in meetings and i would be comfortable to do so. last weekend the bundesliga became the first major league and football to resume, it will have to forget about fans, but for how long? nobody knows the answer to that. we have to plan accordingly. we have to take it step—by—step. at the moment there is still optimism we will see fans back in the grounds next season. the premier league will not be back to being itself. not until we get fans back through the turnstiles. with an unprecedented financial crisis facing clubs in the other leagues, could the top flight do more to bail out the rest of the football family?

our clubs out the rest of the football family? ourclubs are out the rest of the football family? our clubs are suffering significant —— significant financial difficulties. like all competitions, the premier league is waiting to re—emerge from enforced shutdown. went out whether the action will resume remains unclear. this weekend, muslims around the world will be marking the end of the holy month of ramadan, and what would normally be a time of busy mosques and large community gatherings will instead see prayers largely at home. our correspondent shabnam mahmood has that story. this ramadan... i am praying for the world... i'm praying for the world... praying for the world, but from home. from home... a public information message for britain's 3 million muslims during ramadan. to save lives... places of worship, including mecca, one of the holiest sites for muslims, are virtually empty. britain's mosques, usually packed with worshippers, are closed. in bradford, this family, like many others, are observing ramadan from their home.

it's the whole togetherness that you get in ramadan. it really brings the whole community much closer together, which this year, due to social distancing regulations and coronavirus lockdown measures, we are missing, unfortunately. these are samosas, our favourite of the family. fasting is a religious obligation in islam, with no eating or drinking from dawn until sunset every day for a month. breaking the fast usually extends beyond the family. normally, my daughter comes over, who lives only two streets away, or we go over, but unfortunately we can't do that. we can't meet our family and we can't see them and we can't have iftar parties at each other's houses. ramadan is a very spiritual time for muslims. it's a very sociable one, too. every night, 3,000 to 4,000 people would normally be here, at this mosque in central london,

for special ramadan prayers. but with lockdown measures in place, many are now using technology to help fill the vacuum. so it's a time where we believe that our prayers are answered... imams have had to reconfigure the whole concept of community and transform the way the mosque provides services — teaching, preaching and pastoral care are all being provided online. as we enter the final days of ramadan... and, with the festival of eid approaching, a new appeal, urging muslims to celebrate at a safe social distance. shabnam mahmood, bbc news. as we approach the long bank holiday weekend, many are wondering what they're allowed to do, with good weather forecast in some areas. in scotland, lockdown restrictions continue until next thursday, in wales, garden centres have reopened, while in northern ireland, groups

of up to six people who do not share a household are allowed to meet outdoors. in england, there remain concerns that an easing of restrictions could see an influx of visitors to tourist destinations, as danny savage reports. in many parts of the uk, it's still essential travel only. but in england, you can drive as far as you want for some exercise. however, the message from lots of seaside resorts, including the authorities here in scarborough, is not to. if you don't have to come to the coast this weekend, exercise locally, stay home and save your visit for when we are at our best and we can welcome you properly. special measures are also being taken here this weekend to help with social distancing. this main road along the seafront in scarborough will be completely closed to all traffic, to give people a chance of keeping two metres apart. 41% of adults say they currently feel unsafe leaving home because of coronavirus. we can't social distance at all, because the visitors arejust coming in droves.

ruth lets out a holiday home in this north yorkshire resort and is losing money, but she feels strongly that the policy in england is wrong. visitors are coming from all over yorkshire, predominantly cities where, you know, the r value could be quite a lot higher than round here, because we're quite naturally isolated in scarborough and we've been quite safe, we felt quite safe. but now, the visitors are bringing in, potentially bringing in more coronavirus. in the new forest in hampshire, though, some people are more relaxed. i think if everyone obeys the rules and keeps the distance... i think it's nice for people to be able to come out again. i don't see anything wrong with it and i think people will be sensible. in warwickshire, you have to buy a car park ticket for some country parks in advance, in an effort to control visitor numbers. beaches are expected to be busy, but a row is brewing over lifeguards.

the rnli says there will be none on duty around the coast. a government minister says he can't understand why, as the risk of transmission is low to those working outside. so when will coastal resorts and beauty spots be prepared to welcome people back? this is phase one, coming out of lockdown. phase three, hopefully, will be the first week in july, and that's when many of our businesses will be open, and we hope to be able to have some summer season and to welcome all our visitors back. across england, the message from many popular bank holiday destinations continues to be, please stay away for now. danny savage, bbc news, scarborough. a quiz contestant missed out on a huge cash prize becausejudges claimed he mispronounced the name of singer tony hadley. muhammad shalehan was denied the $10,000 prize — but the spandau ballet star lent him his support to help him strike ‘gold'. colin paterson reports.