time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. there are a number of places that have seen very little rain this month and although we have a weather front today bringing cloud, it is not strong enough to bring rain. just a little bit of disintegrating cloud drifting southwards. it means for the majority, another dry day with long spells of sunshine. temperatures around greater london might reach up to 28 degrees. the air is fresherfurther might reach up to 28 degrees. the air is fresher further north but warm in the sunshine with a high of 17-20. warm in the sunshine with a high of 17—20. overnight, cloud drift southwards and perhaps low cloud. some fog patches forming in the

south. fresher conditions in northern england, northern ireland and scotland. over the next days, high pressure will remain. any weather fronts will be very weak. increasingly, we will see warm air in the north with rising temperatures. looking at the details on wednesday, starting with cloud that will tend to break up with sunny spells for most. in northern ireland, perhaps splashes of light rain but that will ease. the warmest airat this rain but that will ease. the warmest air at this stage across england and wales but still pleasant where we see bright spells in northern ireland, northern england and scotland. by thursday, the warm air moves northwards. weather fronts on the charts. in northern scotland, they will be weak, bringing light rain, clearing in the afternoon and then increasing sunshine in scotland, northern ireland and england and wales. temperatures, at

the highest in england and wales, but it is warmer further north. 20 in belfast. the warming trend across northern areas will continue into friday. pretty much across the board we have sunshine. fresher in eastern areas of england, but, in land, with sunshine, temperatures climbing up to 24 sunshine, temperatures climbing up to 2a in edinburgh. and very warm weather working into wales. the sunny weather will continue into the weekend with more sunshine on the way and widely temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s and perhaps high 20s in the warmest spots. no rain in

the forecast. a reminder of our top story... the first government resignation following the actions of the prime minister's chief aide — junior minister douglas ross says he's stepping down because of the government's defence of dominic cummings. nicola sturgeon has said scotland's test, trace and isolate programme to suppress the spread of coronavirus will start on thursday — called ‘test and protect‘, it will operate in all scotland's fourteen health board areas. that's all from the bbc news at one. on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon. it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. world number one rory mcilroy says he believes this year's ryder cup, due to take place in september in wisconsin, will be postponed until next year. competitive golf across the world has been suspended since march because of coronavirus, with the pga tour set to resume next month behind closed doors, but mcilroy doesn't think a ryder cup without spectators would be a viable option.

the majority of the players would like to say pushed back to 2021 so they can play in front of the atmosphere that they want to play. they want to play in front of crowds, that is what makes the ryder cup so special. if the players aren't on board with that, at the end of the day, the players are the ones that make the ryder cup and if they don't want to play, there isn't a ryder cup. isee they don't want to play, there isn't a ryder cup. i see it being pushed back to 2021 and, honestly, i think that would be the right call. another leading player in their sport has also called for events to be cancelled, if fans aren't allowed to attend. the two—time wimbledon champion petra kvitova says she would prefer this year's remaining grand slam events to be called off if they have to take place behind closed doors. wimbledon has already been cancelled, but the us open is still set to start at the end of august and the french open has

been rescheduled for september. coronavirus testing in the premier league continues today with bournemouth‘s first—choice goalkeeper, aaron ramsdale, confirming he's the latest player to return a positive test. ramsdale says he tested negative in the first round of testing last week, but in the second batch he was shown to have contracted the virus. he says he hadn't experienced any symptoms and is now self—isolating. clubs will vote tomorrow on proposals for a return to contact training. so with the premier league looking to restart and championship teams back in training, it looks likely that a final decision on how to end the season in leagues one and two won't be taken next week. the biggest issue centres on promotion and relegation. stevenage are currently bottom of the league, but chairman phil wallace says there is no integrity to the plan to work out the final table on a points—per—game basis.

when you see that we're providing teams in play—off places to play for promotion, yet if you're in a relegation spot you are denied the opportunity to play your way out of it. that's just not right and it's not just, it's not ethical and it certainly got no integrity, which is where the the efl are leaded, using that word ‘integrity‘. across europe, a number of leagues have already been postponed because of the pandemic, including in france, but now the owner of lyon has written to the french government to ask them to reconsider the decision. ligue un is the only one of the big five european leagues either not back under way or planning to resume in the next few weeks. jean michel aulas says french football is facing an "unprecedented economic and social crisis". that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website.

that's bbc.co.uk/sport. a short time ago, the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, held a press briefing. she said there are now 2,291 people who've died from covid—i9 in scotland, up 18 from yesterday. the briefing focussed primarily on scotland's new ‘test and protect‘ strategy, that will launch on thursday and she outlined how that will work. firstly, we said that to launch test and protect nationally we needed the ability to conduct more than 15,000 tests a day. i can confirm that this capacity is not in place. that capacity is not in place. that capacity is not in place. that capacity is being delivered through a combination of nhs labs, academic partners, the scottish national blood transfusion service, and the lighthouse lab in glasgow. secondly, we said we would enhance and extend

the use of the software that public health already use contact tracing in relation to other infectious diseases. that software has been piloted in fife, lanarkshire and highland over the past week and i can confirm that it will be operational in every health board by thursday. thirdly, we said that we would aim to have 2,000 contact tracers available by the end of this month. i should say that based on oui’ month. i should say that based on our current demand estimates, we assessed that around 700 will actually be needed in the early phase. however, ican actually be needed in the early phase. however, i can confirm that by the end of the month we will have a pool of around 2,000 to draw on if necessary. this is a system that will operate at a scale not seen before in scotland. we have had testing and contact tracing before, but it is substantially increasing the scale. therefore, over the first couple of weeks it will need to pared down, but introducing it at the same time as we take the first

very cautious steps out of lockdown gives us the opportunity to address any operational issues ahead of a potentially more substantial easing of restrictions at the next review date in three weeks. over the next few weeks we will also add enhancements to the system. as i said earlier, the technology used by contact tracers will be in place from the start, but we will also add a digital platform to allow people who test positive to enter details of their contacts online. we will also continue to build testing capacity because they need more than the 15,500 in future and we will work over the next few weeks to make access to testing more locally accessible. we will keep you updated on all attacks. let me know i outline what we are asking you, the public, to do. let me stress that, just like lockdown itself, really, this is something that will only

have the desired effect if we all do what is required. it cannot be seen as optional. to make sure we all understand what is required of us, i can tell you that a public awareness campaign will start later on this week and during june information will be delivered directly to every household across the country. i want today to set out some of the basics. firstly, as of thursday, we are asking that if you have any of the symptoms of covid—19, that is a cough, temperature or loss of taste 01’ cough, temperature or loss of taste or smell, that you take immediate steps to book a test. please don't wait to see if you feel better after a day or two. time really is of the essence here, so get in touch as soon as you experience symptoms. how do you do that? you can go to nhs informed doctor scott, or if you can get online, you can call nhs 2a on

08000283816. online, you can ask for a test for yourself or someone at —— someone else that you live with and pick it at one of the drive and testing centres or mobile testing units. at some there will also be the option of a home testing kits. we will —— we will be working in the coming weeks to expand local access to testing. you can phone nhs 2a, you will speak to an adviser and they will put you infora to an adviser and they will put you in for a test. while you wait for the test and the result it is essential that you and your household self—isolate, which is what we advise you to do already if you have symptoms. that means staying at home at all times with the exception of going out for the test. you should not go to the shops come out for exercise or see anybody else. in line with current guidance, the person with symptom should isolate for seven days from the start of the symptoms. other members

of the household should isolate for 14 of the household should isolate for 1a days. if any of them started display symptoms during that time they will also go through the testing process. if your test camps back negative, you and your household can end your isolation at the point. however, if you are contacted the point. however, if you are co nta cted to the point. however, if you are contacted to be told that you have tested positive, you will be asked at that stage for details of people you have been in contact with. the definition of a contact is people within your household, people you have had face—to—face contact with and people you have been within two metres of for a period of 15 minutes 01’ more. metres of for a period of 15 minutes or more. the contact tracers who ta ke or more. the contact tracers who take the details will guide you through that. i want to take the opportunity to assure you that your privacy will be respected at all times during this process. the information you provide will be held securely within the nhs and it will be used only for the purposes of

tracing your contacts. let me be clear, it will not be used by the scottish government. indeed, we won't have access to the information. all of the work of identifying and tracing contacts will be done within scotland's nhs. let me turn briefly to what you do if you receive a call from a contact racer to say you have been in contact with somebody who has tested positive. it is no exaggeration to say that how any of us respond at that point will be vital in breaking the chains of transmission of the virus and stopping spread. if you get that call, you will be asked to self—isolate immediately. the success of test and protect will really depend on all of us trusting this advice and for the sake of a soul abiding by it. supercar maker mclaren group has announced that

1,200 jobs will be lost across its operations. that figure represents one quarter of its total workforce. the company has been struggling to deal with its production during the covid—19 pandemic, and will spread the job losses across its formula—1, road car and applied technologies operations. as india's economy stares at a recession, several state governments are considering suspending labour laws that protect workers to help businesses cope with the impact of coronavirus. the country's most populous state, uttar pradesh, announced that companies would be temporarily exempt from most regulations governing workers' rights, and several other states have followed. this has caused worries about large—scale exploitation of workers. now, even the international labor organization has expressed deep concern. nikhil inamdar arm der amid a nationwide lockdown, protests across india. union workers rallying against proposed suspensions of labour rights by several of india's federal states. translation: you have hidden behind the excuse of a pandemic to destroy rights that took 150 years to achieve.

the changes proposed are sweeping in nature. they include scrapping laws that require companies to provide employees with basic amenities, such as lights, ventilation and rest rooms, weakening workers' rights to form unions or raise industrial disputes, and allowing employers to increase working hours. many in india inc have welcomed the changes. most of the laws in the country are archaic in nature so they are suddenly needed to be changed. it is a significant move. but business tycoons like rajiv bajaj, who heads one of india's biggest vehicle makers, warns world—class businesses cannot be built with third class policies. india has some of the strictest labour laws in the region and, for years, businesses have asked for reforms, saying they are too restrictive and hurt the country's competitiveness. the new changes are meant to help businesses who have been hurt by this lockdown and attract foreign investment into the country once this crisis is over.

but critics point out that, if the laws are passed, workers will have little protection left and new investment won't come in. the lawmakers in this country are labouring under the false impression that lower labour standards will attract higher investments, but global capital has become far more conscious of labour rights, and human rights in a larger sense. for india's blue collar workers, millions of whom have been forced to head home during the country's migrant crisis, these changes could come as a double blow. the headlines on bbc news: a junior minister has resigned over the handling of the borisjohnson top adviser‘s travels during lockdown. it comes as other uk government ministers rally to support dominic cummings — they say they understand public concern but insist he acted reasonably when making trips during lockdown.

the world health organization halts trials of an anti—malarial drug as a potential treatment for covid—19 as it is found it could cause heart problems. action to the dominic cummings row. mark harper, a former tory chief whip, has publicly criticised boris johnson's chief adviser. he said i have always said that politics is a tea m have always said that politics is a team effort, not an individual one. difficult times are ahead when the government will be able —— it must be able to provide clear advice. he said there is no credible justification for his trip to barnard castle. at an absolute minimum an apology should be made and the level of regret expressed.

i'm disappointed that dominic cummings did neither. thejob of special advisers is to support the prime minister and the government. i would expect an adviser who had damaged the credibility of the government's central message so badly and have become the story to consider their position. mr common‘s should have offered to resign under prime minister should have accepted. this my position. government is trying to move following dominic cummings's press conference. there has been a resignation of one junior minister, and our former tory has been a resignation of one junior minister, and ourformer tory chief whip also entering the fray calling on dominic cummings to go. entering the fray calling on dominic cummings to go. seafronts across england were busy over the weekend, as sun—seekers tried to make the most of the bank holiday weather. with travel restrictions eased earlier this month, crowds flocked to beaches in bournemouth and southend, but in other parts of the uk, where stricter lockdown

is still in place, many tourist destinations remained quiet. adam mcclean has more. in scotland, beaches were largely empty. and in northern ireland and wales, people are still told to stay home. this was southend—on—sea... ..in what looks like any normal bank holiday — but this was yesterday. a scene repeated in other english beauty spots in the middle of a global pandemic. thousands enjoying the sun and the sand. in seaside towns, there are concerns about what visitors may bring and take away. people living near the beaches depend on everybody who does come to behave responsibly, and it's better if you live a long way away not to come to the beach yet. you can do that another day, in good weather, when this crisis is over. there were concerns about shifting

attitudes towards coronavirus rules after senior government advisor dominic cummings said he didn't regret taking his family to county durham. i've barely left my house on lockdown. this is the first sort of time getting back out, and then we find out these sort of stories. and when they do get caught out, there's always some sort of excuse. he says one thing but does another. i don't think it should be one rule for the elite and one rule for sort of everyone else. we have not seen family, and obviously, with a young baby, people are missing. people are missing seeing her, as well, like grandparents. but others here in merseyside feel it's an issue that's gone too far. like, we were told that we couldn't go and do this and that, and he went and did — went out. but personally, i feel like we just all need to get over it a bit. one advisor or individual has got, you know, a personal decision, and he's made it. and i wouldn't imagine we need to, you know, just spend time, money,

to dig out why he's gone. here on formby beach, groups were happy to spread out across the miles of sand and keep their distance, as many headed out for fresh air and sunshine, after nine weeks of lockdown. adam mcclean, bbc news. the evacuation of more than 300,000 allied soldiers from the beaches of dunkirk in 19110 is still regarded as one of the most successful rescue missions in history. a fleet of little ships, including sailboats, trawlers and lifeboats, were used to ferry soldiers off the beaches and onto waiting royal navy and merchant ships. our correspondent simonjones is at dover castle. we all know the phrase dunkirk spirit, and that phrase was coined

because of what happened here 60 yea rs because of what happened here 60 years ago. there were a third of a million british and allied troops who were on the other side of the channel. the german army was advancing, thought to be sitting ducks —— micro 80 years ago. operation dynamo, led from tunnels underneath the castle here, to evacuate british troops and the allied troops, too. they thought they would only get 30,000 back, but hundreds of little ships, ordinary people joined hundreds of little ships, ordinary peoplejoined a hundreds of little ships, ordinary people joined a rescue operation and in the end a third of a million were returned. they ended up seeing the sights of the white cliffs of dover, showing them they were home and safe. let's talk to english heritage. how big an operation was this? enormous. it was organised in the last minute, so vice admiral ramsey, in charge of the operation, based about 30 metres underneath us, had at their seven days to try to

organise over 900 ships and boats that were required to make this operation a success. it also to find cruise for them, provision them, backwards and forwards at the right times in the right places. it was an enormous piece of careful organisation. enormous, and one worth there were plans for big re—enactment events today but that has had to be cancelled because of coronavirus, but you're still marking it. we are. we are marking it on social media. we have a big campaign to bring home to people some aspects of the operation. we have done short videos based on a numberof have done short videos based on a number of characters, a royal navy officer, r raine, a little shipowner and a british soldier. we will release little clips of them on social media and that will give you an idea of what this operation is like, and people's personal

experiences, because they are all based on real characters. going back 80 years, this was the british troops receding, rotate —— retreating from the advancing german army, but in many ways this was seen asa army, but in many ways this was seen as a victory. yes, i suppose it was, and something of a miracle. they expected 35,000 troops to come back. they far exceeded expectations. it enabled us later to carry on the war. it was an enormous success, even though it was a defeat. why is it so important to carry on marking 7 it so important to carry on marking adly, it so important to carry on marking very it so important to carry on marking up? sadly, very few people from that time are still with us. a lot of people might not be here today if they hadn't done what they had done. the history of this country could be very significantly changed, so it is vital to keep marking it, but as you said earlier, to try to conjure up that spirit that made it happen. paul patterson from english

heritage, thank you very much for joining us. the operation lasted for nine days, so over the next nine days, via social media, they will be marking each step of this operation that really was a pivotal moment of world war ii. simon, thank you very much. simon, thank you very much. now, for most of us, a sudden encounter with a large wild bear might elicit a high—pitched yelp of surprise followed by a panic—stricken run in the opposite direction, but one young italian boy has been praised for his courage after an encounter with a wild bear. 12—year—old alessandro fra nzoi was with his family in the dolomites mountain range in the north of the country when he came face to face with the animal. tim allman has the details. never have the words "don't panic" seemed more appropriate. looking back over his shoulder to see what's behind him, a young boy moves slowly — ever so slowly — down the side of this hill. ambling along in his wake, a giant brown bear — just a little bit curious about this small visitor, perhaps. alessandro and his family were enjoying a picnic when the boy went off for a stroll.

it turns out he had made a new friend. his mother's partner tried to reassure him, explaining that the bear was just minding its own business. mamma! alessandro can then be heard calling out to his mother. mamma! shh! if you think alessandro was scared, think again. he told the italian media he'd been really excited, and this was the best day of his life. the bear, on the other hand, was unavailable for comment. tim allman, bbc news. so the mum is filming him, not telling him to get out of the way, just could you move left a bit, stay inframe! it just could you move left a bit, stay in frame! it raises more questions than answers! now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes.

yesterday, temperatures reached 27 degrees in teddington and greater london. a bit more cloud in the sky today compared with recent days, particularly so across wales and northern england. this line of clergy can see here is what is left ofa clergy can see here is what is left of a weak cold front. no rain left on it, just a bit of patchy cloud thatis on it, just a bit of patchy cloud that is drifting southwards. overnight, we could well see some low cloud form across the hills and coast of south—west england where they could be some mist and fog patches developing. out my particularly in the south, with temperatures 1a degrees in cardiff and london by the end of the night, but fresher airfor and london by the end of the night, but fresher air for northern england, northern ireland and scotland. however, over the next few days that warmer air will push northwards, so there will be a warming trend to our weather over the next few days. wednesday, most of any the next few days. wednesday, most ofany and the next few days. wednesday, most of any and wales will have a sunny start to the day, always more in the

way of cloud for northern ireland and scotland. it could be an odd spot of rain in northern ireland. the best of the sun chang will be in england and wales and temperatures will reach perhaps high 20s in a few areas, whereas for scotland and northern ireland, the far north of england, generally temperatures into the high teens. the warmer air is on its way and through thursday a little bit of rain will move out of the way and that warmer air will push into the afternoon. so, sun chang for england and wales, a sunny day for northern ireland, rain moving away from the far north of scotla nd moving away from the far north of scotland and the weather becoming brighter and warmer here as well. into the afternoon, 20 degrees in belfast, 22 in edinburgh, but the heat concentrates really across england and wales will we are likely to see maybe 27 degrees in the warmest areas. for friday, we are all into the warm air, although the onshore winds will keep some of our eastern coastal areas just a little bit fresher, here temperatures in

the high teens to low 20s. the warmest weather inland. in edinburgh, we are up to 2a degrees as we finished the week, so a fine and warming to the wiki. into the weekend, the fine weather is set to continue with temperatures widely into the low to mid 20s. that is latest weather.

this is bbc news. i'm simon mccoy. the headlines: junior minister douglas ross resigns because of the government's defence of dominic cummings and his family trip during lockdown. on the whole, as a man of integrity, he thinks that he did do the right thing. though he also recognises, as a fair—minded man, that there are many other people who... who may take a different view, and i understand that. weeks before they're back at work, retailers say they're worried about how they'll cope with stringent new restrictions, if shoppers do come back. the trend in deaths from coronavirus continues downward, with the lowest rate for six weeks. back in business, doctors make final checks on the greek islands as they reopen to domestic tourism. and the final cut. councils get snippy as some hairdressers break the rules to treat customers' out—of—control "lockdown hair."