good afternoon. there's growing pressure from within the conservative party for borisjohnson‘s top advisor, dominic cummings, to step down, because of allegations that he broke lockdown rules. he and the government say he acted "reasonably and legally" by driving more than 250 miles from his london home to county durham for childcare reasons when his wife had coronavirus symptoms. they've also dismissed as "inaccurate" claims he was seen in the north east of england on two more occasions. here's our political

correspondent, helen catt. are you going to resign, mr cummings? did you leave the family home in county durham well you were there because mike dominic cummings is facing more questions about his decision to travel more than 250 miles with his wife, ill with suspected coronavirus, to seek back—up childcare. suspected coronavirus, to seek back-up childcare. now some conservative mps have broken ranks to say it has to stop and he has to go. i think his position is untenable. it is because of dominic's slogans around these rules that mums and dads, grannies and grandpas across the country will have felt they had to stay at home if covid got into their families. they also mike care about their children. the last time cummings was spotted in downing street before developing covid symptoms was the 23rd of march. he spent the time at

afamily 23rd of march. he spent the time at a family property in county durham is where conservative mp grant shapps said yesterday he had stayed put. but fresh allegations claim that on the 12th of april he was seen at a tourist spot 30 miles from where he was staying. and in durham once again on the 19th of april, after he had returned to london, though downing street denies this. grant shapps was pressed to explain the apparent contradictions. as i understand it, the important thing here is that mr cummings and his family remained locked down. they didn't then, as i think some of these stories start to suggest, move around. i also understand, my understanding is it is not true that he came back. i think he came back on the 14th of april. it's not true that he then returned to durham. i think there has been some sort of, i think, incorrect reporting. it's that sort of exchange that some tory mps believe is now losing the government authority and risks the public health message at a crucial

time. labour and the snp have written to the most senior civil servant to ask him to investigate. it is people have made extraordinary sacrifices. the chief adviser, when there was someone sacrifices. the chief adviser, when there was someone in his household with a suspected symptoms of coronavirus, the guideline was very simple about not leaving home. the allegations we've seen are extraordinarily serious and they do need to be dealt with. labour is also calling on the prime minister to ta ke also calling on the prime minister to take this afternoon's press conference, drawing borisjohnson directly into the row about his adviser. helenjoins me now. we understand dominic cummings has gone into number ten. in the last hour, dominic cummings has been into downing street. this is more i think i'm just a row about the future of one man or even politics. to understand why, i think it helps to look at this in the context of where we've been in this pandemic and where we might potentially be going.

this argument about dominic cummings's movement relate to the time when lockdown restrictions were at their strictest and people were observing them. we had four reasons to leave the house, and those have since been loosened. the guidance on what you should do if someone in your household has covid symptoms has not changed and is much more strict, and that is that you should if at all possible stay in your house and have things delivered to you, have people to help you, you shouldn't be leaving home. that hasn't changed and it becomes important when you look at where we might potentially be going. the 1st ofjune, a week tomorrow, you might rememberfrom boris ofjune, a week tomorrow, you might remember from boris johnson's road for easing restrictions on england, he said that might be the time we move he said that might be the time we m ove o nto he said that might be the time we move onto phase two, seeing nonessential shops reopening, but a key pa rt nonessential shops reopening, but a key part that is the government having confidence. having clarity of message for what people should do if they are exposed to covid is incredibly important, and this row risks muddying that.

police in hong kong have fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters rallying against china's plans to impose a new security law on the territory. thousands of demonstrators have been marching through the territory in the first pro—democracy protests since the coronavirus outbreak. police say 120 people have been arrested. john mcmanus has the latest. demonstrators are on hong kong's streets again, in scenes reminiscent of those prior to the pandemic. they've been prompted by china's decision to impose a new security law. police were out in force, charging those who had gathered and using water cannon and tear gas to disperse them. dozens of people were arrested by the authorities after they defied warnings against

unauthorised assemblies. 0ne they defied warnings against unauthorised assemblies. one of the main concerns for protesters, the ability of beijing to bike up —— bypass hong kong's systems and potentially have its own security services in the territory. translation: all freedom and rights guaranteed by basic law are gone. the main man can enact a law without the agreement from the hong kong people or legislative council. how can we accept this? if you believe in justice, can we accept this? if you believe injustice, you can we accept this? if you believe in justice, you can't can we accept this? if you believe injustice, you can't accept can we accept this? if you believe in justice, you can't accept this. —— the mainland can enact law. countries from across the world have issued a joint statement criticising the draft law, but it has been backed by the territory's leader, carrie lam, who said it is necessary to protect national security. that could set her run protesters onto yet another collision course. john mcmanus, bbc news.

israel's prime minister benyamin neta nyahu has arrived at court injerusalem at the start of his corruption trial. in a televised address at the court, he said the case against him was aimed at "toppling him, in any way possible". he is the first serving israeli prime minister to face criminal proceedings. the trial comes a week after he was sworn in for a record fifth term. greece will reopen its islands to domestic tourism tomorrow, the latest in a series of measures ending lockdown restrictions. it closed its borders early, and has had only 171 deaths from coronavirus. but greece's tourist industry — which makes up at least a fifth of the economy — has been badly hit by the pandemic, as quentin sommerville reports. the parthenon is a landmark notjust for greece but for the entire world. and for the last few months, it along with western civilisation has been closed to visitors. this week, it reopened. social distancing means new markings on these ancient

stones, and new plastic defences on the ramparts. for greece, there is no greater symbol, but for now, this is merely a symbolic reopening. 0n any given day, there would usually be 20,000 visitors a year. today, barely 100. foreign tourists can return here without quarantine from the middle ofjune. for the moment, it is mostly locals. the fact it is open makes me feel hopeful, but cautiously so. 0ur open makes me feel hopeful, but cautiously so. our government reacted well, and quickly, and the results show. greece hasn't been overwhelmed by the pandemic. 0nly 170 deaths. lockdown is easing here. the mainland's beaches are open, and from monday, its islands will be, too. for now, tourists from high infection areas — the us, russia and the united kingdom — won't be

allowed in, but that will change as the virus weakens, says the country's tourism minister. everybody has been under stress. i think this vacationing process is a healing process, especially for this year. tourism is the bedrock of the greek economy. back at the acropolis, it is slow going. yunus hasn't had a customer in days. it's about time to accept that the world has changed. we now will have to start learning new things, and one of them is to be able to understand that the acropolis —— acropolis on days of the year will be like this. the acropolis is a monument to endurance, a fitting place to take the first cautious steps out of the pandemic. quentin somerville, bbc news, athens. prince william has revealed that becoming a father brought back the "painful emotions" he felt after his mother's death. speaking in a new bbc documentary about men's mental health, the duke of cambridge

admitted he found things "overwhelming" at times. the programme will be broadcast on thursday just after eight o'clock on bbc one. that's it from us. the next news on bbc one is at ten to seven. hello there, it is on improving picture they would be wings starting to ease, good afternoon. there is now growing pressure from within the uk conservative party for boris johnson's most senior adviser, dominic cummings, to step down after allegations he broke lockdown rules. he and the government say he acted "reasonably and legally" by driving from london to county durham while his wife had coronavirus symptoms. they've also dismissed as "inaccurate" claims he was seen in the north east of england

on two more occasions. simon hoare is one conservative mp who has called for mrcummings to resign. i think the maxim of when the adviser starts to damage the reputation of the government, whoever that adviser isn't whatever the reason for the story, they need to consider the position and the harm they are flipping upon the government. i think it is significant. i think our strong m essa 9 es significant. i think our strong messages about social distancing and staying at home and making sacrifices and that we are all in this together are being diluted over all of this and isaac mr cummings is now “— all of this and isaac mr cummings is now ——i all of this and isaac mr cummings is now —— i think it is time for the second is to consider his position. my second is to consider his position. my position that is that he is not. he says he was acting legally and reasonably defending his child, the government and prime minister and a string of ministers had defended him as well. i am father of three girls,

andi as well. i am father of three girls, and i do not question or criticise dominic cummings' paternal instincts to look after a child and make sure the child is well. but as evidence in my inbox and messages over the last 2a or 36 hours, thousands, if not millions of families up and down the country have made sacrifices where they have had elderly relatives moving towards the end of their days, where they have had newborn grandchildren that they have wa nted newborn grandchildren that they have wanted to go and visit, all of the sort of things. they are perfectly normal, acceptable family support instincts. but we have had to suspend normality, as a nation, we have brought together to face it to try and combat lockdown. at the time when these visits or trips were being made, we were at the height of lockdown. we were absolutely at the start of all this when people were asking questions and i am afraid it

does play into... i am never particularly... the argument that politicians and all these people, they are the do as i say not as i do brigade, and it has undermined the message. i do not criticise at all for wanting to look after his son. but thousands of other people, loads of my constituents have one to do the same thing. they have resisted the same thing. they have resisted the temptation because they have abided by the advice which the government was giving out at the time. it is advice that i fully supported and continue supporting. in terms of the politics of it, we know he is the prime minister, chief adviser, the prime minister needs him, frankly, and may not be prepared to let him go and make that sacrifice. well, that is a big consideration for the prime minister. mr cummings is very close to the prime minister, they have got a long history of a good, successful

collaborative relationship. this is, i think, an error ofjudgement on behalf of dominic cummings. if i were him, and i was as close and supportive and affectionate towards the prime minister as he purports to be, i would come to the conclusion very quickly that i was damaging the reputation of the government and the effectiveness of the government in trying to deliver these important messages at these difficult times. i wouldn't seek to put the prime minister in any further difficulty, i would tender my resignation as a de facto resignation, not up for discussion, and move on, draw the line and let the government move on as well. at the moment, i think it is increasingly hard, if not impossible, for any of us to, with any degree of authenticity and sincerity, communicate to our constituents and others who want to get on with the normal lives

that they are used to living that we are still not in normal times and they need to resist when a senior person within the whitehall machine appears to have so very flagrantly disregarded the rules of the government. 0ne one of 0ne ofa one of a number of conservative mps we have spoken to today calling for dominic cummings to resign. israel's prime minister benyamin neta nyahu has arrived at court injerusalem at the start of his corruption trial. in a televised address at the courthouse, he said the case against him was aimed at "toppling him, in any way possible." and he said he was beginning the trial with his "head held high". the 70—year—old — the first serving israeli prime minister to face criminal proceedings — is charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust. the trial comes a week after he was sworn in for a record fifth term. the afghan president, ashraf ghani, has used his eid message to the country to announce

that the government is to speed up the release of taliban prisoners. he made the comments as a three—day ceasefire to mark the religious festival comes into effect. there has been a surge in violence since a deal was agreed between the militants and the united states in february. i can now speak to our correspondent sekunder kermani. are there hopes that this three—day ceasefire could build into something more lasting and more significant? certainly, even though this is a brief pause in the violence, it is being seen as significant, it has been welcomed not just being seen as significant, it has been welcomed notjust by the afghan government and many afghans, of course, but also by nato, the un and us officials. amongst others. and it comes at a time, as you say, when the peace process was looking increasingly uncertain. if you cast your mind back to the end of february, the us and the taliban

signed an agreement setting out the time frame for the withdrawal of foreign forces from afghanistan since then, once the taliban have stopped attacks on international people, they have continued to inflict attacks on afghan security forces and in recent weeks the valves had increased. the next stage of the process, which was supposed to be direct negotiations for the first time between the afghan government and the taliban had been delayed in part because of a dispute over plans for a prisoner exchange, the taliban wanted up to 5000 of their prisoners released. the government wanted some sort of concession in exchange for that. but with this three—day ceasefire, and with this three—day ceasefire, and with president ashraf ghani promise ofa with president ashraf ghani promise of a prisoner exchange programme being sped up, there will be hopes being sped up, there will be hopes being boosted that those talks can now finally begin. i have to

carry—out this by saying that this is likely, still unfortunately, to bea is likely, still unfortunately, to be a brief moment in the wireless and we are still —— violence and we are still a long way from a rented peace deal. people had high hopes and we had some horrific violence and we had some horrific violence and a attack on a maternity hospital. yes, that attack on the maternity hospital, no group claimed responsibility, the taliban denied having a role in it. us officials believe that isis, the islamic state group were responsible. they are not pa rt group were responsible. they are not part of any of these peace negotiations. they are not as strong as the taliban in afghanistan but they do have the capability of launching devastating attacks. the threat of violence has not com pletely threat of violence has not completely dissipated, even over these three days, because as you know, there is the positivity of groups like ices acting as boilers and carrying out attacks. —— isis. even attacks that the taliban have

been claiming an had been increasing m, been claiming an had been increasing in, the afghan and announced that they would be launching attacks against these taliban, so this ceasefire comes at a crucial time, just as it seems this peace process, which we were only ever in the early stages of, looks to be disintegrating. i think this will boost the cautious hopes that some people in afghanistan had earlier this year that they could eventually be an end to the violence. good to talk to you, thank you very much indeed. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's 0llie.

0ne one player who has tested positive plays for bournemouth and the club won't reveal who it is. a watford player tested positive for days ago. despite good training returning, with restrictions, some players from black and ethnic minority backgrounds concerned with the increased mortality risk, according to the statistics from the virus, are being allowed to train at home. everton's michael keane has told us that no one should be forced to a return despite weak bosses hoping for matches to resume next month. return despite weak bosses hoping for matches to resume next monthlj understand everyone has my concerns and if players don't feel come to going into training, i think you have to accept that. i think that is pa rt have to accept that. i think that is part and parcel of it. it is not an essentialjob, so if some people wa nt to essentialjob, so if some people want to see that as we are risking our health, and it is not essential work, and that is up to them. i have think you have to accept that. some

people have vulnerable members in theirfamily who people have vulnerable members in their family who they live with. they don't want to bring the frisco andi they don't want to bring the frisco and i think you have got to take it individually and treat each person differently. —— don't want to bring that risk home. i am definitely up for coming back. as long as the guidelines are followed correctly and it is as safe as possible. i just hope that we can't get that in place. keane works with the men's mental health charity calm, campaign against living miserably, he told us about his struggles in the past when he was affected by injuries and poor form. i was feeling really down and didn't wa nt to i was feeling really down and didn't want to go out, see anyone, i felt a bit embarrassed with how things were going on the pitch. i didn't want to be seen anywhere or do anything. i was keeping it in for a long time trying to turn things around, working hard and trying to turn things around on the football pitch, but in the end, it got on top of me.

i was basically in tears with time with my family and saying them —— telling them how i felt. that was a breakthrough moment where i got to my rock bottom at the time, and from there on, i have got better and better with the help of my family, friends, and starting to speak to a sports psychologist, which i still do now. just to try and keep on top of it. those things added together just really help. the bundesliga continues after restarting last weekend, there are three matches today, augsburg have the lead at schalke, a great free kick. later rb leipzig could go back into third spot — behind bayern munich and russia dortmund — ——borussia dortmund, if they win at fourth—from—bottom main. ——mainz. cologne face strugglers dusseldorf. the french open was due to start today, officials say they're

still hopeful of being able to stage the tournament this autumn. no sporting events can take place until september in france. andy murray has already said he'd definitely play at roland garros, if it were to go ahead later in the year. there's another charity golf event in the us later, as some of the biggest names in golf and the nfl face off in tampa bay, florida. tiger woods will be back on the course for the first time in over three months, as he teams up with retired quarterback peyton manning to take on phil michelson and six—time super bowl—winner tom brady. they are looking to raise at least $10 million for covid—19 relief efforts. the nba have been looking at ways to resume their season. it's complex because different states have different lockdown restrictions, but disney world could offer a solution. the nba is in talks with the theme park bosses in orlando to start matches again in late july at their wide world of sports complex. players would also be based at the resort. the season has been on hold

since the 11th of march. that sounds a bit mickey mouse! that's all the sport for now. funerals have taken place in pakistan for some of the victims of friday's plane crash in karachi, in which 97 people died. flight data and cockpit recorders have been recovered and an investigation into the cause of the crash is underway. but the pakistan pilots' association says it doesn't trust the government to investigate properly. umer nan giana sent this report from the scene. this is exactly the site where the pakistan international airlines plane crashed. debris is all over the place, you can see one of the parts of the wings of the aircraft and there are parts of the engine and the body of the aircraft in the street. this is a very narrow street, about 20 foot wide or something. and we have been told by the eyewitnesses here they were inside these houses

when plane crashed here. if we can show you a little bit of what happened to the house that was trapped right into the fireball. the owner of the house said that he was inside the house praying when he heard this boom and he rushed out. and then he realised that some of the servants that were present close to the gate here were badly burned. this is the engine of the aircraft and you can see here, this skeleton that you can see was actually cars, like this one. the security agencies, when they first moved in and the rescue workers there, to make a place for themselves to pull the bodies out of the rubble. if we can show you the point of impact where the plane first crashed. it was that house, which is, like, three or four houses from here. this is where the plane first hit and then itjust crashed into the street. 0n the impact, it went into a fireball and the whole place caught fire.

now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello there. it is an improving picture today with the winds starting to ease, particularly compared with yesterday. and that heavy persistent rain in western scotland has cleared. a little bit of drizzle so far today, but even that cloud is starting to thin and break in places and the best of it sunshine this afternoon across central and southern areas. that is because high pressure is building. and as we go through the night, it is going to move its way across the country and that means lighter winds still, a little bit of patchy mist and fog first thing in the morning, across south—west england and south wales. generally speaking, a promising bank holiday monday awaits. yes, there are some weather fronts that will gradually move into northern ireland and western fringes of scotland by the end of the afternoon. it shouldn't spoil your

day too much, though, ahead of it dry and fine, 19 to 20 degrees the high, but we could see highs of 25 degrees yet again in the south—east corner. that sets us up for a dry week ahead, lighter winds, largely dry and once again, warm for all. take care.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines... the uk prime minister's top aide, dominic cummings, is at number 10 downing street. senior members of the conservative party are calling for his resignation after further allegations he breached lockdown rules. he insists he acted ‘reasonably and legally‘ by driving from london to county durham in march while his wife had coronavirus. but new reports suggest he was seen in the north east of england on two further occasions. the country cannot afford this nonsense, this pantomime, now. dominic should go and we should move

on and deal with the things that matter in people's lives. china's foreign minister accuses some politicians in the united states of trying to push the two countries to the brink of a new cold war. police in hong kong arrest dozens of people participating in the first pro—democracy protests since beijing announced plans to impose a new security law on the territory. now on bbc news, time for the latest update on how families, businesses and front line workers are coping in wales in lockdown. the prime minister has warned the uk is at maximum risk in its fight against the coronavirus.

anybody want a cup of tea or coffee? double malibu with lime and ice? we're not serving that this early in the morning, i'm afraid. amy and her family are all vulnerable due to existing health conditions. and being shut away from the outside world is throwing up new challenges. i am quite used to talking to friends on facetime and via the phone and via message and so on. this is lucy. so i am used to the base of friendship being online. we checked on the phone if he has an appointment with specsavers, because we really need one. i think my mum and dad struggle more with that being, like, a main form of communication. it's a new system, mam, we're learning together. bamps! you've paused the video.