tonight at ten... the prime minister's top adviser, dominic cummings, declares he won't quit, after driving hundreds of miles during lockdown — with his wife sick with symptoms of coronavirus. reminding journalists to remain two metres apart, mr cummings insisted he'd behaved " reasonably and legally". it's a question of doing the right thing. it's not about what you guys think. cabinet ministers have defended him, arguing he wanted to stay near family for childcare, in case he too contracted coronavirus. mr cummings is, you know, in the public eye. but the reality of the matter is that a four—year—old child's welfare, i think, is the important thing. but labour is calling for an inquiry, and the snp says dominic cummings should resign

for flouting the government's own guidelines. also tonight: businesses will have to pay around a quarter of the wages of furloughed workers from the start of august. and guernsey will become the first part of the british isles to lift nearly all its lockdown restrictions. good evening. the prime minister's top aide, dominic cummings, is facing calls to resign after travelling more than 250 miles with his wife, who had suspected coronavirus, to be near relatives during the lockdown. downing street says that he drove from london to county durham, where there was family to help with childcare if he also became unwell, and that it was in—line with lockdown guidelines.

mr cummings was unapologetic, saying he'd done the right thing, and had behaved reasonably and legally. cabinet ministers have indicated their support for mr cummings, and the transport secretary, grant shapps, said he had the full support of the prime minister. it comes as 282 more deaths were announced in the past 2a hours. it brings the total deaths in the uk to 36,675. here's our political correspondent, iain watson. you're supposed to be more than two metres apart. borisjohnson‘s senior adviser, dominic cummings, lecturing reporters on social—distancing, but his opponents accuse him of breaking the lockdown rules himself. when his wife became ill at the end of march, he, she and their four—year—old child didn't self—isolate at their london home, but travelled more than 250 miles — to county durham. well, it's a question of doing the right thing. it's not about what you guys think. the government's guidance on self—isolation says...

if you live with others and you're the first in the household to have symptoms of coronavirus, then you must stay at home for at least seven days, but all other household members who remain well must stay at home and not leave the house for m days. but in a statement, downing street set out to explain why boris johnson's adviser didn't stay at home. "it was essential for dominic cummings to ensure his young child could be properly cared for," it says. "his sister and nieces had volunteered to help, so he went to a house near to but separate from his extended family, in case their help was needed." it added, "his actions were in line with coronavirus guidelines. mr cummings believes he behaved reasonably and legally. " durham police were made aware he was there from the 31st and somebody spoke to his father. he confirmed dominic cummings had travelled from london and was self—isolating at

pa rt london and was self—isolating at part of the property. the police deemed no further action was necessary but did provide advice on security issues. so, where does this leave the government's stay—at—home guidance now? is the advice now to parents that if you don't have your own extended family nearby, even when you're ill with covid symptoms, you're allowed to leave your home, travel many miles across the country and isolate closer to your extended family? look, the important thing is that everyone remains in the same place whilst they're locked down, which is exactly what happened i think in the case that you are referring to with mrcummings. so, the prime minister will have known he was staying put and he didn't come out again until he was feeling better. but he did travel 250 miles from his london home, did he not. from his london home, did he not? in the guidance, it says if you are living with children, keep following this advice to the best of your ability. however, we are aware

that not all these measures will be possible — depending, therefore, on circumstances, i'm adding those last few words. senior ministers have defended dominic cummings, but there have been calls for his resignation from some opponents. dominic cummings should have resigned and done the right thing, but now that he hasn't, boris johnson must show leadership and remove him from office immediately. a lot of people have been struggling through this pandemic and sticking by the rules, we have care workers moving into care homes, hospital staff staying in hotels. and they've struggled not seeing their families and have adhered by the rules and he's broken them. it's just so irresponsible. downing street denied reports tonight dominic cummings had returned to downing street from london last month after he recovered. and there is a claim on the observer dominic cummings was seenin the observer dominic cummings was seen ina the observer dominic cummings was seen in a beauty spot about 30 miles from durham when he was apparently self—isolating. iain is here.

lots of outstanding questions tonight for mr cummings. labour are pointing to an apparent inconsistency, a downing street statement saying dominic cummings stayed in a property separate from his parents but nearby in the durham area. durham police in a new statement tonight say that he was self—isolating in part of his father's property. they are also calling for the top civil servant in the country to launch an investigation. it would be quite easy to see this as a bit of a westminster bubble story that downing street will be hoping will bear sooner or later with allegations and counter allegations between government officials. the bigger story here is the credibility of the government's and guidance because a cabinet minister today said that guidance could be interpreted so flexibly that it is perfectly acceptable for somebody who is ill with covid symptoms to travel the length of lockdown during lockdown. the cabinet will meet on monday to discuss further ways of easing the lockdown and they can only do that if they keep the virus

under control and it could be much more difficult to keep it under control if in effect people start interpreting the guidelines quite as flexibly perhaps as downing street and start doing their own thing. many thanks. our political correspondent iain watson. businesses will be expected to pay around a quarter of the wages of furloughed workers from the start of august. the chancellor has said the furlough scheme will be in place it currently supports around eight million jobs. our business correspondent, katie prescott, is in the bbc business unit for us. tell us what is planned. well, this is the moment businesses have been waiting for, to find outjust how much of the furlough build they will be expected to pay. this was put in place to protect jobs be expected to pay. this was put in place to protectjobs during the coronavirus pandemic, to make sure there was no mass unemployment and there was no mass unemployment and there has been huge demand for the scheme. the uk government now pays about a quarter of the uk workforce's wages, but that comes at a huge cost. the bill for that in

april was about £14 billion and if you look across the scheme as a whole, across eight months, the cost is expected to be about £80 billion, which is more than we spend on the police in a whole year. when the chancellor said he was extending the scheme to october, it was with one caveat, that businesses would have to chip in for that bill. and we think we will hear this week the cost to business will be about 25% of the wage bill and they will also have to pay national insurance contributions on top of that. now, what i am hearing from business groups this evening and unions is there is some concern that this could lead tojob there is some concern that this could lead to job losses because in august when they will be expected to pay, they may not be up and running as they were. but the government is ina as they were. but the government is in a difficult position. it has got to unwind the scheme gently aware of the cost of the public purse without creating any sort of cliff edge that could lead tojob creating any sort of cliff edge that could lead to job losses. katie, many thanks. let's take a look at some of today's other news. people travelling to france

from the uk will have to self—isolate for 14 days from june 8th, according to the french government. it comes after the home secretary, priti patel, announced quarantine plans for most visitors to the uk from the same date. france said it would impose reciprocal measures for any european country enforcing a quarantine. spain's prime minister has announced that overseas visitors will be able to come to the country from july. spain, which has had one of the toughest lockdowns in europe, has been in a state of emergency since mid—march. spanish football's top division, la liga, will also resume — behind closed doors — from june 8th. in china, health authorities have recorded no new coronavirus infections — for the first time since the outbreak began in the city of wuhan. the country has seen a sharp fall in locally transmitted cases since march, as major restrictions on people's movements were introduced to help control the epidemic. five people have been charged with the murder of a law student in a drive—by shooting in blackburn.

aya hachem had been on her way to the supermarket when she was hit by a bullet fired from a car. the five have also been charged with the attempted murder of the intended target, pashar khan. lina sinjab reports now from lebanon, where her funeral took place today. a moment of mourning. the dreams of an ambitious 19—year—old law student ended with a bullet. here, her body lies, surrounded by love and grief. her mother, samar, is still in shock. i start to shout, maybe to scream. i thought maybe an accident. maybe a car, or something like that. and they told me... i asked them, "what's happened to her?" "she's still in the hospital... and she's dead." it was last sunday afternoon in blackburn, as aya was walking to the shops, that a gun was fired

from a car driving past. she was not the intended target, but was hit by a bullet and died soon afterwards. in this remote village in the south, the community and the family stand together. and despite the fear of coronavirus, people in her town walk shoulder—to—shoulder behind the casket. aya is everything, because she... she was everything. all day, helped her community, anywhere. aya's father is devastated. he says she was the dream for his family. he told me he won't feel peace untiljustice is served and those responsible are stopped from hurting anyone else. these are the last moments for aya's beloved ones

and family to say goodbye. this is where she's being buried — in her grave, in her town of qlaileh, in lebanon. the whole town, women and men, came to say goodbye. it's a day of great sorrow and loss for them. aya's family in town are hoping justice will be brought for the girl who dreamt of it. lina sinjab, bbc news, qlaileh, south lebanon. the channel island of guernsey is set to become the first part of the british isles to remove nearly all its lockdown restrictions. guernsey hasn't had any new cases of covid—19 for over three weeks, and schools there will be going back, with distancing measures, from the 8th ofjune. but the tourism industry there has been losing millions since the pandemic began, as robert hall reports. in a guernsey garden, eight—week—old charlie flood is meeting his widerfamily. until now, his grandparents have only had glimpses

of him at a distance. today, the family can hold charlie and hug each other for the first time since lockdown began. we're so fortunate because in england, they can't do that. it must be so, so difficult for them. we're just really, really lucky. it feels absolutely amazing. it has been a long time coming. and it feels so nice! i can't put him down! on the 16th of may, guernsey moved into phase three of the lockdown exit plan... guernsey families and friends can meet up under what is called a bubble system, gradually widening their contacts. guernsey's success against covid—19 is down to a community effort. social distancing, combined with testing and tracing, has brought new cases down to zero. in a weak‘s time, most lockdown measures will disappear completely. at the peak of when we were seeing most of our cases, we were regularly doing over 100, up to 126 some days, up to 180 tests a day.

in uk terms, that's over 100,000 tests per day. in jersey too, the curve of new cases has flattened close to zero and life looks almost normal. shops, businesses and outside eateries have reopened, but social—distancing measures remain in place and islanders have been advised to use masks if they can. beaches, though, remain mostly deserted — and that sums up the dilemma now facing island governments. getting covid—19 figures down to or close to zero is a cause for celebration. but the celebration might be short—lived. the channel islands know that they can't remain within a sealed bubble indefinitely. they must open their borders, if they are to slow the decline in their economies. latest figures from jersey show the island is losing £120 million a month from its economy. increases in testing and tracing might replace quarantine, but even a gradual return of sea and air

links could reverse the progress made. to keep it in a bubble and to keep cases low, but at the same time, if you don't have immunity then, you do not really know what is going to happen as things open up. i think we should see it out, i think we should see it clear. then you've got to test people coming in and that is going to be the problem, ithink. as politicians and health experts debate their next moves, islanders are savouring their freedom. robert hall, bbc news, in the channel islands. lockdown has presented real challenges for many people's mental health. a new survey suggests that young people are particularly affected, with two in five saying they're experiencing increased levels of anxiety. the report, published as part of mental health awareness week, has prompted calls for greater kindness in society, as ashley john—ba ptiste reports. it's a lot of meals. everyone has been impacted by the coronavirus lockdown...

it's, like, 300 people. ..yet despite challenges, many people are getting by through acts of kindness. jonni is a chef in london who's been furloughed, and now... i'm literally going to go home so happy today. ..he is using his time and talent for another purpose — to help rough sleepers. according to the mental health foundation, almost two thirds of adults say that being kind to others has a positive impact on their mental health... did you get extra waters? ..something thatjonni knows all too well. we're doing, like, 250 meals every day. it's definitely warming, for sure. it's nice to see that what we're doing is actually making an impact. being kind to anyone is going to make you feel better about yourself. yet whilst some are finding ways of coping, for many, the pressure of a national lockdown is taking its toll, particularly when it comes to young people. according to the prince's trust, 43% of young people say their anxiety

levels have increased due to the pandemic, and nearly half say they don't feel in control of their lives. 16—year—old owen harding, from brighton, was struggling with his mental health at the start of the lockdown. soon after, he went missing from home. his mum, stella, has seen the impact. it's definitely important that we talk about it and we consider it. it's always important that we talk about mental and emotional health, lockdown or no lockdown. young people perhaps haven't developed into the calm adult human beings that we've become. their hormones are all over the place. sometimes, things seem really, really huge to them. they might make snap decisions. their mental health might deteriorate more quickly than somebody who's older. almost two thirds of people around the uk surveyed for the mental health foundation said that when people are kind to them, their mental health improves. for many, it has a vital role during the lockdown. we are calling for a much

kinder society, one that really protects and really prioritises our mental health. and that would mean notjust tracking economic progress, but also measuring our health and well—being. ashleyjohn—baptiste, bbc news. goodnight. in india, millions of women make their living by working as domestic help. most middle—class and affluent families depend on these maids for household chores but, with the lockdown, many are no longer paying their salaries. divya arya reports from delhi.

anger and desperation as we enter the slum. we are here to meet a domestic help but are suddenly surrounded by dozens of other maids also angry at not being paid by their employers. when we move away, she tells me she worked in four houses to earn just $90 a month but lost that paltry pay after the lockdown. her husband's alcoholism has meant she is struggling to bring up herfive kids alone.

the lives of women who live here couldn't be more starkly different from the houses they go to work in, but they are welcome there because they are needed to cook, clean and take care of young children. the women say now, in their hour of need, they feel they are being shunned. some employers have helped their maids, but most have closed doors. domestic workers are part of india's huge informal sector with little access to basic rights and safeguards. activists say this allows exploitation to persist. it has been a regular attitude that they have no right to take leave etc, and they don't have any personal life. they are at our disposal, they are meant for our work, according to our requirement. in the empty streets of posh urban colonies, fear stalks of possible spread of the coronavirus if maids

are allowed back in as the lockdown is eased. we don't have the geographic understanding of how they live, 0k? so we don't know how close they are and what kind of interactions and what kind of an existence they had, you know? because over here, in our colony, you can't see people walking around, but i am told that they have been walking around and stuff like that. here, it is a painful wait — the choice between life and livelihood, a luxury many can't afford. for these children, hunger mounts with each day their mothers go without work. divya arya, bbc news, delhi. the british prime minister's chief aide dominic cummings is facing fresh allegations that he breached lockdown rules. he and the government had said he acted "reasonably and legally" by driving from london to county durham to while his wife had coronavirus symptoms. but the observer and sunday mirror are now reporting he was seen twice some distance from a family property

with the second sighting after he had recovered and been seen in london. downing street say the story is "inaccurate". with me now is our correspondent nick bea ke with news of those fresh allegations. what these new claims, nick? they provide more headaches for downing street tonight. in nature, they are quite specific. if we go to what is being reported, it's the guardian and the mirror who had this investigation. they are following up with more claims. and specifically, the first claim is that on easter sunday, the 12th of april, someone told the newspaper that mr cummings and his family were in fact 30 miles from the property in durham where he was apparently self isolating so

beforehand the assumption was he had been there, but this particular location 30 miles away, a retired chemistry teacher told the two newspapers that he was gobsmacked to see the top number 10 aide there on easter sunday. i was able to talk to him this evening, and he said, yes, he stands by what he told the newspapers, and in his own mind he was able to be sure it was mr cummings because he took a note of the number plate. the car he put the family were using. and he said he was able to find a photograph online, the first five characters of the number plate matched, so to him it was a vehicle matching the vehicle and photographed with mr cummings in it. so as far as he's concerned he is confident the man he saw as mrcummings concerned he is confident the man he saw as mr cummings not at the property he said he was staying up at 30 miles away. we have also had

durham police issue a statement which contradicts what downing street said on saturday morning. this is something that the labour party are picking up on. they're talking about inconsistencies in the reaction from downing street, and specifically we were told that mr cummings and his family were at a property near where his family are, so property near where his family are, so they were staying at a house near his extended family and apparently his extended family and apparently his sister was providing supplies. however, durham police are saying this was part of his father's property. the update from the police in durham is he was staying in a pa rt in durham is he was staying in a part of his father's property so thatis part of his father's property so that is something the labour party has seized upon, saying the show is another inconsistency in the official story. the chronology of all of this suggests that at some point dominic cummings came back to london and then went back to durham? that is the second of the two new

allegations tonight. that on the 19th of april mr cummings was spotted in the north—eastern durham, and it was days after he had been photographed in london having a p pa re ntly photographed in london having apparently recovered from the virus, so apparently recovered from the virus, so they lockdown measures were still in place. if that wasn't the case, why was he back in the north—east of england having apparently recovered from coronavirus? the acting leader of the liberal democrats has been speaking on bbc radio saying if he has not been sacked by tomorrow the prime minister's judgment is prime minister'sjudgment is in doubt. clearly the government is on the back foot over the guidance on what everyone else should be following. this is a distraction from the government's main message. it is the bank holiday weekend, the weather is set to get better, and people are told to stay away from beauty spots and beaches even though they can do more things, and all the while it is a distraction and people

may well think, if the government can get away with it or bend the rules, can they do the same? time for a look at the weather with stav. hello there. it was a very windy day right across the board, and some of you got some rain for the gardens, but most of that rain was across scotland, western scotland where we had some very wet weather indeed. part two of the weekend certainly looks less windy, and we'll also have a little bit of rain in the morning which will peter out and become drier for most and it'll be warmer in the south too. low pressure will continue to clear off in towards scandinavia, taking the strong winds with it. you'll notice high pressurejust building in there across the south. but as we move through tonight, this next wave of rain will start to push in to parts of northern ireland, southern and western scotland into north—west england, perhaps north wales.

so a bit more cloud generally, i think, towards the end of the night. so that combined with the breeze should stop temperatures falling much below 9 or 10 degrees for many of us. for sunday, we start off rather cloudy and damp across the north of the uk. that rain begins to peter out. it turns drier, increasing amounts of sunshine, most of the sunshine in the afternoon will be across england and wales, lighter winds so it'll feel warmer too and the winds gradually easing down as well across the north. but it'll still be quite a breezy day. now, through sunday night, it stays dry, lengthy clear skies. winds falling light too. so it could be a little bit cooler, i think, sunday night than what we're expecting tonight — temperatures in single figures for many of us. you could just see lows of 10—12 degrees in the south—east. as we head on into monday, bank holiday monday, we've got these weather fronts flirting with the north—west of the country, but higher pressure will bring a largely fine and dry day for much of england and wales, certainly eastern scotland. more cloud, windier weather for the west of scotland, the west of northern ireland, some spots of rain here, but, away from here, it's going to be warm — temperatures reaching the mid—20s celsius in the south—east,

closer to the mid to upper teens for scotland and northern ireland. high pressure continues to dominate as we move out of monday across southern areas. this weather front mayjust bring a bit more cloud, a few spots of rain to the north and west of the uk. as that sinks south—eastwards, it will tend to weaken through tuesday, but it could bring a little bit more cloud at times for england and wales. sunny spells coming and going and the winds staying generally light. so another fairly warm day, low to mid—20s celsius across the south—east, around the mid—teens in the north. and it stays fine for much of england and wales as we move through the week. thanks to high pressure, it will stay warm too. for scotland and northern ireland, it'll be generally dry, little bits of cloud and rain at times too.

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with martine croxall. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, the headlines. the prime minister's top adviser, dominic cummings, declares he won't quit, after driving hundreds of miles during lockdown — with his wife sick with symptoms of coronavirus. it's a question of doing the right thing. it's not about what you guys think. cabinet ministers have defended him — arguing he wanted to stay near family for childcare — in case he too contracted coronavirus. mr cummings is in the public eye but the reality of the matter is that a four—year—old child's welfare, ithink, is the important thing. businesses will have to pay around a quarter of the wages of furloughed workers from the start of august. guernsey will become the first part of the british isles to lift nearly all its lockdown restrictions.