hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... localised lockdowns may be this is bbc news. introduced in england — to treat outbreaks of coronavirus i'm jane hill. in future — as part the headlines... of the government's test, track and trace system. but some health officials express concern about getting localised lockdowns may be the public on board. introduced in england what we must have, if there was a local lockdown, is adherence a outbreaks of coronavirus of the in the future — local population and they would have as part of the government's test, to have the respect and the trust of track and trace system. the people who are actually but some health officials express concern about getting giving that information. the public on board. what we must have, if there the prime minister is about to face was a local lockdown, is adherence of the local questions from senior mps — population, and they would have to have the respect and the trust amid continuing calls for his senior of the people who are actually giving that information. adviser dominic cummings to resign. the prime minister will face questions from senior donald trump has his wings mps this afternoon — clipped by twitter — amid continuing calls for his senior adviser dominic cummings to resign. after the social media company labels two posts by the president as potentially misleading. donald trump has his wings clipped by twitter — and it's back to school for some after the social media company children in england on monday — labels two posts by the president we find out how teachers and pupils

as potentially misleading. are adapting to a new style of classroom. and it's back to school for some children in england on monday — we find out how teachers and pupils are adapting to a new style of classroom. the first commercial craft to take people into space is due to blast off from cape canaveral in florida this evening. the spacex rocket and capsule, will be the first to take off from american soil since 2011. two nasa astronauts will be onboard the mission to the international space station. good afternoon. here's our science correspondent, rebecca morelle. getting ready for launch. the health secretary is to outline a commercial spacecraft plans to impose localised lockdowns facing its ultimate test — in england to help tackle future outbreaks of coronavirus. carrying astronauts into space. it could lead to schools nasa's bob behnken and doug hurley or businesses being closed in areas which experience a spike in cases. will be at the controls. they'll be heading up matt hancock says it will form part to the international space station. i was asking them a few hours ago, of the government's test, do you guys feel good about this? track and trace strategy, is there anything you want us to do? to deal with regional flare—ups. also this afternoon — and they're cool as a cucumber. the prime minister will be questioned by senior mps nerves of steel. about the government's handling of the pandemic.

borisjohnson is also likely to be asked but this mission is about seeing about his chief adviser‘s controversial trip to if the technology works. county durham during lockdown. around a0 tory mps have called it's high—sta kes stuff. for dominic cummings to resign or be fired. more on that later, but these astronauts have been but first our health correspondent sophie hutchinson has this report. training for this moment for years. any time you have the first flight of a brand—new vehicle, it's exciting. it's a bit more risky, which is why we're using people like bob and doug, who are very experienced test pilots, they can handle anything that maybe happens that we didn't expect. but it's what test pilots live for, by the middle of next month, you know, the chance to be many high street shops will reopen, the first one to fly a new, shiny vehicle is transforming our deserted town a test pilot's dream. and city centres. but the government is warning some lift off, we have a lift off. areas may be forced back the united states has a long into lockdowns if there history of space flight. from the apollo missions, are outbreaks of the virus. which took astronauts to the moon, they will be identified by test to the space shuttle programme, and contact tracing systems and england's begins on monday. which ferried men and women to low—earth orbit and back. and the shuttle has the trade—off here is that cleared the tower. for a relatively small number but with two flights ending in disaster and high running costs, of people abiding by the rules, the fleet was retired and being inconvenienced in some cases, the shuttle's last flight touchdown nearly a decade ago. staying at home and self—isolating, the rest of society gets to enjoy

since then nasa's astronauts far more freedom have had to buy seats than we all do today. in russian rockets instead. this new spacecraft will 25,000 people have been recruited restore america's ability to help trace the contacts for human space flight. of people who have the virus. the fact it's owned by spacex, a commercial company, they will use phone calls, also marks a big change texts and e—mail to alert anyone who has recently met up for the us space agency. with an infected person and give nasa has said, basically, them advice about self—isolating. "we'll give you the money and you give us the space flight. and then that releases nasa to use scientists from the royal society estimate an effective tracking its resources to do other things. system could reduce the number and that's where we can start of new infections by 5—15%, really thinking big. and instead of spending all of the time, effort, but it relies on getting the public resources on something we've done on board and there is concern now for many years, about how that can be achieved. going into low—earth orbit, doing experiments, let's look bigger, let's go further and the ultimate destination has to be mars. what we must have if there was a local lockdown is adherence last year, a crash test dummy took of the local population, and they would have a test ride in the spacex capsule. to have the respect and the trust of the people who are actually now, though, it's time giving that information because, for the real thing. let's be honest, a lot a new era in space of people would think, well, this is unfair. flight is set to begin. rebecca morelle, bbc news. "the rest of the country is coming out." "we have actually been told to go back to the square before." the welsh government have been it's only people who have tested

positive for covid—19 whose outlining spending plans contacts will be traced. a system is already under to deal with the pandemic. way in northern ireland and scotland's begins tomorrow. it says it will have 2,000 contact traces by the end of the month. let's get reaction to that we're trying to interrupt from our wales correspondent, the viral transmission hywel griffith. so you get to the contact, if they don't get symptoms, you have interrupted the virus. if they get symptoms, you test them and so it goes on. what has been discussed and what is so, the whole point is to try wa nted what has been discussed and what is and break down the outbreak, wanted there? this is seen as a so you can shut it down and then you can release society a little bit significant today because in more more as time passes. than 20 years of devolved power this the welsh government is aiming is by far the biggest extraordinary to roll out its contact spending that the welsh government tracing system next week, had been responsible for, 10% on top but some council leaders there say it may have to be delayed of what it was expecting to spend because it is struggling to testing enough people. this year, the vast majority going up this year, the vast majority going up to do with the coronavirus. like the rest of the uk, it is aiming to double its testing capacity by the end of the month several billion pounds. it is going and there are just four days to go. as economic support to businesses sophie hutchinson, bbc news. so, borisjohnson is to be and in large part going into the health service, but what people want questioned by senior mps

later this afternoon — to know is how long without support our political correspondent jessica parker is at westminster. never quite the same over the room, last? what else is being done? also, what is being cut? most of that £2.4 billion is extra money handed down these sessions, but the topic of from westminster. some of it is eu dominic cummings is at the top of the agenda? it will almost certainly funding, what is left of that, and some of it is the welsh government come up and the liaison committee is bonds might exist in budget a panel of senior mps from different repurposed. essentially, what has parties, so it is a cross—party had to be cut in the 12 months ahead occasion. borisjohnson will be in order to make the spending grilled on the dominic cummings saga decisions. and we all know the as well as other topics as well, or related to his administration's handling of the coronavirus whether enormous impact already, and there isa enormous impact already, and there is a long way to go, and it is it is on testing or ppe or whether basically where we live in the uk? it is on testing or ppe or whether it is on the idea of local absolutely. some studies suggest knock—downs, but i think number ten that the economic impact long term av knock—downs, but i think number ten a's strategy to ride the dominic would be felt more here in wales than elsewhere in the uk, partly cummings problem out will continue because it is highly reliant on today and there is no suggestion that boris johnson today and there is no suggestion that borisjohnson is going to change tack on that one. they will public sector funding. councils are already telling us how much they have already been squeezed. there is move into different topics and he

will hope to do that during the not a lot of private sector afternoon. meanwhile, of course, the employers in wales and those who are number of conservative mps, because in manufacturing, their future we had a drip of them according on employers in wales and those who are in manufacturing, theirfuture looks difficult, to say the least. we know dominic cummings to go over the last that there was government is there couple of days and it seems to have to give economic support for a long taken a long pause this morning. time, but it says its burning downing street will be reassured by decision is to spend partly on the that. but i think a lot of might westminster government. the finance depend on the ongoing public minister said earlier today that she reaction. 0ne depend on the ongoing public reaction. one of the things was more borrowing power —— powers conservative mps were saying was for wales. another key point, they were getting hundreds of e—mails and letters from people who we re e—mails and letters from people who were angry about what had happened. downing street will be hoping public anger will subside and people will begin to move on, that is certainly businesses in wales don't really know when they may be able to reopen the hope. 0ne begin to move on, that is certainly the hope. one of the longer term in the same way that the english questions is whether it does ones do at the moment. in wales, we undermine as some have claimed the public health messaging around don't have dates for nonessential retail to be open, like markets, or coronavirus and whether it may damage the government longer term. these are questions the answers are aspirational dates like in england not yet quite clear on that boris for pubs to potentially open johnson is willing to expend some outdoors. the welsh government is political capital on keeping his focusing on the reproduction number chief aide in post. we will be

of the virus and that will guide the decision here and inevitably, talking about polling later in the businesses do not have dates of when hour. in terms of the other key they can resume activity. thank you issues that the liaison committee is for now. i'd very much. aimed at, these are the heads of the main parliamentary committees so there is an awful lot else to get mothers are spending more time through in terms of the government's than dads juggling working from home, childcare and housework during lockdown according overall handling of an extraordinary to a new study. period in british public life, the the report by the institute for fiscal studies think tank found last couple of months, the handling that women are home—schooling of the pandemic. we expect the and looking after children for an average of 10 hours a day — hearing to last for around 90 two hours more than their male minutes and as you pointed out it partners. our business correspondent will be virtual so it won't be quite sarah corker reports. the same as when we have seen prime some families are now spending 24 ministers before the liaison committee in a committee room facing hours a day together, a panel of mps and because it is a months of home—schooling and working from home. bit more complex because of the virtual nature of the meeting, for for some parents here example not all of the committee in ashton—upon—mersey, it can be a tricky balancing act. chairs are taking part although a good number will get the chance to working from home at the moment, ask questions, but it won't be quite doing two hour on, the same format. potentially this two hour off shifts. so that's been a bit hectic. could still to discussion a little my husband, he's out working, bit and this was a complaint in so yeah, it's pretty muchjust me. now i've sort of got terms of the virtual proceedings in in the routine with the girls.

the house of commons —— this could they do their homework, home—schooling, should i say, in the morning. stilt. there's a huge range of then i get on with my housework and we do lunch and i cook tea. topics, whether it is test, trace interviews with 3,500 families and track or the governments plans to move to the second phase of suggest women are under the most strain under lockdown, easing the lockdown or whether it is theissues doing more chores and childcare, easing the lockdown or whether it is the issues over ppe. a lot of topics even when both parents are working fulltime. to get through and only around 90 minutes for this receding this mothers are less likely to be working, they're less likely to be afternoon. —— proceeding. getting unterrupted working time while they're at home. and those kind of changes tend minutes for this receding this afternoon. -- proceeding. jessica parker, thanks for joining afternoon. -- proceeding. jessica to have long run impacts on the gender wage gap and on the division parker, thanks forjoining us. of labour between men and women in the household. we will be talking about polling but the research also shows dads are now spending more later but we will also now stay with time with their kids. the health element of the story. dom has been furloughed from hisjob in manchester, and is looking after four—year—old in scotland, the focus is shifting towards their ‘test imogen and two—year—old alfie. and protect‘ plan. it's been a complete role reversal. it's leaving one job contact tracers will spend time on the phone with someone diagnosed and going from that to kind of a primary school teacher with coronavirus and advise people who have been in contact with them to a nursery carer with alfie, to self—isolate for 14 days. eventually, we'll see this process developed into a mobile app. who is two, and just trying to keep let's get more on this

now with the head them as stimulated as they can be of intelligence at nhs grampian, in the same four walls jillian evans who joins for eight to nine weeks. us from aberdeen. mari—claire is a teacher and is still working full—time, doing online lessons. i carry a lot of guilt because i can she is in aberdeen this afternoon, hear my children downstairs playing, good afternoon. we hear so much sometimes fighting. i can hear dom trying to referee and help them out about testing and tracing and and look after them, tracking, perhaps already we are but i am upstairs in the spare bedroom doing pre—recorded using this too glibly without understanding and explaining how it lessons or zoom sessions. works. explain what you are looking for men and women, the economic impact of this at there? contact tracing will pandemic is different. women dominate sectors become part of our way of life for like hospitality and retail, some time. it is not there to that have been hardest hit by these restrictions. and research shows they're more likely to have been furloughed prevent the public health messages or to have lost theirjobs. about physical distancing and good hygiene but it is there to try to sarah coupe is home—schooling her nine—year—old daughter and is hoping reduce the transmission of the virus she'll be able to return and protect and isolate those who have come into contact with it and to paid work soon. have come into contact with it and have tested positive. when we talk i work in a pub part time, so i'm furloughed from there. and then i'm a self—employed about tracing or tracking people often we think about technology but cleaner, so i'm not earning anything at the moment, your point is that the best effects so i'm not working. we have good and bad days. i feel a bit fed up. can come from human conversations

i'm just hoping the pub does reopen. and phone calls? something that researchers have warned the economic fallout of covid—19 could increase health protection colleagues have the inequalities in pay done for years as part of a normal and prospects between men and women. process of trying to contain or reduce our —— the limit of spreading sarah corker, bbc news. of diseases, but of course there's the sheer scale of the endeavour, but this is a proven method which has worked over many years. what is different about it now is how many much more coming up on the bbc news. people are going to have to do it. we are heading up for the liaison in grampian where i work, a committee at 4pm, so full coverage of that then. population of 500,000 people, we are going to have to deploy over 200 sport and for a full round up, from the bbc people to make these calls to people sport centre, here's 0llie. good afternoon. premier league clubs can move who are either positive or you have onto the next phase of training this come into contact with somebody who has been positive. you have the week as they look to restart the season next month. they have voted unanimously to resume contact training manpowerfor has been positive. you have the manpower for that? ready to go? we as per the government guidelines that were issued earlier this week. are absolutely ready to go, it is a here's our reporter, laura scott. project, we don't start with 200 people on day one but we have 200 what this phase of training will people on day one but we have 200 people ready and trained to go live

with this. it is something which involve his close contact, tackling will be part of our lives, a and it will enable the club is to marathon and not a sprint, we will bring players in to fill team be doing this for a long time to training, so we could do 11 versus come. the people we have are generally in our organisation 11 from tomorrow. —— full team. already, although some are whether or not they choose to do volunteers, and many of them are this will be up to them, it will ready because they have been trained come with an increased risk of to follow the protocols and the procedures to be able to support transmission, but the players will wa nt to people and get the information that transmission, but the players will want to feel that they had a lot of we need, to be able to contain the that training before the return to virus. and a thought about the matches. public role and responsibility in the superleague netball season in england won't resume. all of this, because as it gets up the head coach of loughborough and running, iassume lightning sara bayman says any resumption of the season all of this, because as it gets up without crowds simply and running, i assume you could be contacting an individual and saying, wouldn't work for the sport. you probably don't realise this but you probably don't realise this but you have been near someone who has i think they had to make a decision since tested positive for covid—i9 in order to give teams and give and we really need you to stay at players a level of clarity. i do not home, is that correct? you are then think anything was going to get relying on that person to do the played in this year, certainly with right thing and stay at home? that a crowd, and without crowd the teams is absolutely right. for many people feel like they are throwing money down a black hole, paying players who are absolutely complying with and playing with no clouds, —— good physical distancing and good

hygiene, keep doing that, please crowds, which is where we get the keep doing that, but for people who revenue. i think it is about time we are unbeknown to them it may have had a decision on it. come into contact with somebody who has been positive for covid, and if the ten teams had played just three matches before thatis has been positive for covid, and if that is disclosed in a conversation it was stopped in march. with a positive case, ourjob is to england netball has now cancelled it phone people up and tell them they although they are looking at the possiblitly of staging an alternative, smaller scale may have come into contact with tournament later in the year somebody who has tested positive and to give them information and advice we're looking at all options at the about that. they don't get tested moment, as we have done over the last ten weeks. when looking at lots themselves if they don't have of innovative ideas and the superleague clubs have very much symptoms but they are told to been a part of those discussions but isolate at home over 14 days and if we do return in the autumn and isolate at home over 14 days and isolate means stay—at—home and don't that will take additional investment go out and don't go out for exercise if we did that, then it is likely to and don't go shopping. rely on other be a short competition. hopefully people to do that for you because you are basically in your own home one that keeps netball visible, for 14 days. keeps the profile of the sport high and gives something, and element of you are basically in your own home for14 days. interesting you are basically in your own home for 14 days. interesting to talk to you. thanks forjoining us. belief to our loyal fans that have been very patient through this period. there's increasing concern about a hospital in somerset which temporarily stopped accepting there's no wimbledon this summer but there will be some new patients this week competitive tennis for the highest in order to stop the ranked british players. spread of coronavirus. the lawn tennis association will look to stage four events weston general hopsital

in north somerset around each weekend injuly. stopped all new admissions on monday, including into its accident and emergency department. 16 men and 16 women will play behind the hospital said the decision follow a high number of recorded closed doors at the national tennis cases of coronavirus on wards. centre in roehampton. managers now warn there's there will also be a one day doubles an "emerging picture" of staff with no symptoms who are testing event involving eight teams. the national hockey league has cut positive for covid—i9. short the regular saeson with final positions based on average points. they still plan to have the stanley well, the bbc‘s health correspondent cup play—offs but the format will be in south west england is matthew hill and hejoins me now. changed to have round robin qualifiers in just two hub cities we have got the basics but explain more about what has been happening at the hospital? this is the third realistically, i think, realistically, ithink, if realistically, i think, if we are in training camps in mid—july, that day with the hospital is not taking would be a good thing, and we could in any new admissions and also it be playing by thejuly has closed its doors for its would be a good thing, and we could be playing by the july and would be a good thing, and we could emergency department because of be playing by thejuly and end of august, that would be good, but if concern about an outbreak, amongst it is to slide more it well. there patients and staff. we have seen isa it is to slide more it well. there is a reason we it is to slide more it well. there is a reason we are not it is to slide more it well. there is a reason we are not giving you dates now because anybody who gives staff tested around the side of the you a date is guessing and we think hospital and yesterday there were large queues of staff waiting to we would rather take a more holistic have their swaps —— swabs done. many approach to doing this.

and finally germam formula e driver daniel abt has been suspended by his team — audi, after he got a professional staff tested positive but they were gamer to play under his not displaying symptoms, apparently, name in a virtual race. and at the weekend more than 60 in the latest round of the charity patients were positive for e—sports event, his third—place finish raised suspicions coronavirus within the hospital and after he failed to score a single i also know that there were concerns point in the previous four rounds. flagged up by medical staff here to abt has explained that it was a joke and a mistake — their managers that they were not and has apologised. happy about the way that patients we re happy about the way that patients were being held in bays of six when that's all the sport for now. it wasn't known what their status was. they were not happy in terms of the potential for cross infection and that warning, i'm told, happened two weeks ago. i've spoken today to the deputy of north somerset council who is also concerned about a lack of communication from the trust. we are working with public health england and the bio—security centre to analyse some of the test results from weston—super—mare in north somerset to look at exactly what it

means in terms of community transmission and we will take a view i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines... about whether more localised approaches are needed if we need to in just a few minutes' time, the prime minister is to face lockdown, and if we need to lockdown questions from senior mps we will. so what does happen next? amid continuing calls for his senior adviser dominic cummings to resign. localised lockdowns may be introduced in england to contain future outbreaks as part 0ngoing testing and the local of the government's test, track and trace system. councillor is encouraging anyone locally to come forward for testing, but some health officials express if they are symptomatic. the concern about getting the public on board. hospital has not been forthcoming and they have not done any what we must have, if there interviews, although they have given was a local lockdown, is adherence statements. they have not engaged in of the local population. any of these concerns i've raised or and they would have those that have been raised by staff to have the respect and the trust about how this is handled and they of the people who are actually giving that information. haven't even confirmed if those figures i gave earlier were correct and donald trump has his wings about the number of people infected. clipped by twitter after the social media company nevertheless they say there was a labels two posts by the president high number of patients infected and they confirmed that there is a significant and growing number of staff who are asymptomatic but still testing positive for the virus, so this is a big worry. weston is a

seaside town and there was a big influx of visitors on the beach at the bank holiday weekend and quite a lot today, as well, so there will be concerns, as the lockdown eases, whether we could get pockets of infection and it raises the question about whether we could have many lockdown is. —— mini mini lockdowns. thanks forjoining us. now we have news coming through, french and belgian prosecutors telling us that police have arrested 26 people in connection with the death, this desperate story you may well rememberfrom death, this desperate story you may well remember from last october, death, this desperate story you may well rememberfrom last october, the dearth of 39 vietnamese migrants who we re dearth of 39 vietnamese migrants who were found in a refrigerated lorry in essex —— the death of 39 vietnamese migrants. this has come

from prosecutors in belgium, this is where we are getting the information, and it says a number of raids have been taking place in the brussels area. 26 people arrested in connection with the death of those 39 vietnamese migrants who you will remember were found in a refrigerated lorry last october. big investigation involving at least four countries, they say. that suggests they will be more to come on that but a large number of arrests just announced in on that but a large number of arrestsjust announced in belgium. 400,000 more people are now covered by the government's furlough scheme. it means that almost 8.5 million workers are receiving 80% of their monthly salary, up to a maximum of £2,500. the total amount claimed by employers has now risen to £15 billion and the scheme has been extended to october. childline says it's holding, on average, one counselling session every five minutes with young people

worried about their mental health and wellbeing during the lockdown. the charity says suicidal thoughts were mentioned in i3% of sessions. the nspcc, which runs the support line, says that since january they've had thousands of conversations with young people in which coronavirus was raised. after more than two months of home schooling, hundreds of thousands of children will return to classrooms across england next week — as primary schools open for reception, year one, and year six pupils. school staff have been making major changes to the way pupils will be taught. 0ur correspondentjohn maguire reports from one school in north somerset. 0k, theo, can you tuck your chair and come and stand on the white line? the children returning to school here at the whitehook academies in north somerset next week. everything will be different. each and every aspect of school life

has been reassessed. we have a 109—point check list to go through to make sure everything is risk—assessed to be safe. we have a 45—page risk assessment that has also gone through a whole checking process, including staff, governors and trustees. but behind that, we have the practicalities of the day—to—day. so, we have timetables for break time, for lunch time, for outdoor space. we have timetables for different classrooms and different bubbles within those classes. the school has stayed open for key workers or vulnerable children. social—distancing rules mean their desk partners are their siblings. there's a new theme each week. the latest is japan. they applaud on a normal day, there would be 450 pupils here and, after half term, around 150 will return. class sizes are different. the requirements for children's mixing, for interaction is different. the hygiene requirements are a far higher level than we've ever seen before.

also, the risk assessment process behind that, ensuring that our site is as safe as it possibly can be for everyone in our community, is vital. making the physical changes has been very challenging, but staff are also preparing to support children emotionally. the decision to reintroduce more pupils hasn't been an easy one — not for parents or for staff. for me, being in the classroom is where i belong. i want to be with the children, i don't want to be sat at home on my laptop doing things for them. i want to have that interaction and to be there for them, as their journey continues with their learning. a school is so much more than just a classroom. it's part of a community. in the office, fiona hague has been on hand to reassure anxious families. parents are still very worried, so it's pointing them in the direction of all the guidance that's coming out. we're ensuring that we're getting as much information out to parents

as we can via the website, school app, e—mails. and just making sure they're as up—to—date as they can be and know as much as we know. when the school gates next open, the canteen's shutters will remain closed. mixed feelings, but i'm fine with it. i think i'm fine with it. we've been... me and sue have been on our own for a while now, so it's fine. it's a nice big kitchen to social—distance in, so we're lucky, really. we're going to do a sandwich selection for them and they're going to be eating in their classroom, so we'll prepare it here and it will be going over into boxes, into their little bubbles in their classrooms. over the past two weeks, primary schools have had to reinvent the wheel. and as these corridors fill in the coming days, there'll be much more to learn. so, notjust for children, but for parents, teachers, and support staff, every day will be a school day. john maguire, bbc news, nailsea in north somerset.

the headlines on bbc news... localised lockdowns may be introduced to treat outbreaks of coronavirus in future — as part of the government's test, track and trace system. the prime minister will face questions from senior mps this afternoon — amid continuing calls for his senior adviser dominic cummings to resign. president trump threatens to close down social media platforms, after twitter labelled two of his posts as potentially misleading. so, the prime minister will face questions from the chairs of all of the house of commons select committees this afternoon. it's an event called the liaison committee hearing, and it comes amid rising backbench anger about dominic cummings, and calls from dozens of conservative mps for mr cummings to resign.

let's talk to anne mcelvoy, senior editor at the economist. good afternoon. the liaison committee, it has an awful lot to discuss, a lot of serious things to be covered, is it going to be overshadowed by the story that has dominated for the last three or four days? the government would very much like to be the moment when this moves on and people start to look to the practical consequences of a loosening of lockdown and what the localisation of that might mean in those questions about contact tracing, but no doubt about it, this is overshadowed, this is now the fourth or fifth day we have been talking about dominic cummings at the top of news bulletins and beyond. there's also a backlash and people saying, well, how does it

affect my own decision making? that is what mps are hearing and that is why they are not running in behind ministers who initially were very supportive of dominic cummings because number ten wanted them to be. 20 minutes has been set aside for the questions about dominic cummings, we understand, is that down to how borisjohnson performs, is it that basic? it often is that basic in a crisis, whatever the crisis, and when public health is at sta ke crisis, and when public health is at stake it feels more important and feelings run higher than when another special adviser would get into trouble which has happened fairly frequently in the time i've been covering politics, but 20 minutes, you can interrogate a lot in that time. borisjohn reel eyes as he could not get away with the initial bluster that had surrounded this case so he said he understood the puzzlement —— borisjohnson

realised. has dominic cummings offered or considered offering his resignation two that would bring the matter to an end but it seems like number ten and have stood firm to this point. it would be seen as a major defeat, but no doubt about it, and may be more than i anticipated at the beginning of the whitcomb mps are not being very quiet about this one. “— are not being very quiet about this one. —— at the beginning of the week, mps are not being very quiet about this one. yes, that is interesting, we had onejunior minister resigning and others voicing their disquiet, is there anyone even more seniors who might get so sick of this, the weight is dominating the narrative, that they might speak out? —— the way it is dominating. it is a little late for that, i think, dominating. it is a little late for that, ithink, although dominating. it is a little late for that, i think, although you never quite know with rolling news, but when you have it senior ministerial responsibility you make your

decision very quickly and number ten made it clear that they wanted to support dominic cummings continuing in his role, and cabinet ministers came out, whatever their views privately, and one of them said to me, it was the biggest headache you could have done without, in the middle of a virus, but they did decide that they were going to do what number ten said, however they felt, so you have probably made your case clear to the prime minister at this point. it comes back to the mood inside number ten at the inner circle, and borisjohnson could cut loose dominic cummings at any moment if you chose to do so. dominic cummings could offer up a scalp and say he will be the adviser from the sidelines but not imposed. that is not what we are hearing at the moment but this is far from over and i think the story has a way to run. right at the beginning there was a suggestion that that is absolutely

what he could have done, you resign and you go away, in a few weeks later you have set up a think tank in yourthink tank later you have set up a think tank in your think tank is associated with number ten is quote —— you don't have to be away from number ten for very long at all.|j don't have to be away from number ten for very long at all. i don't think that is quite true, boris johnson and dominic cummings are tied together by brexit, delivering brexit and delivering something, whether it is a trade deal or a transition to a different form of trading outside an official deal with the european union, and that is coming thick and fast. not even dominic cummings, who cannot bend conventional arrangements, dominic cummings, who cannot bend conventionalarrangements, he dominic cummings, who cannot bend conventional arrangements, he is very important to the prime minister on that score and also something that motivates his enemies to an extent, and i don't think that doing it outside number ten would give him the same leveraged. borisjohnson knows that and that is why to his great embarrassment and at some level they must be personal

disappointment and even some anger about this because this is a prime minister himself recovering from covid—i9 and this is not someone who needed an extra story of this kind of damage at this point. yes, very interesting to hear your insight. we will talk about it again. thanks for joining us. let's get more now on how the public mood on the actions of dominic cummings has changed over the last few days and how the public‘s view of the government has been affected. to discuss that i'm joined by the director of polling company, deltapoll, joe twyman. what is your assessment of where the public is on this? the last few days

have seen a number of polls coming out with the public offering their views on what has happened and it makes for terrible reading for dominic cummings specifically but also for the government more generally. a majority of people believe that dominic cummings was in the wrong and that what he did was wrong and that also he should resign. that is the initial response to the events, but also there are wider implications for the government. we have seen support for the government, for their approval, that has dropped and that we have seen that has dropped and that we have seen approvalfor that has dropped and that we have seen approval for boris johnson that has dropped and that we have seen approval for borisjohnson as prime minister and indeed for other senior cabinet ministers drop as well. the crucial question, however, is this a turning point in the fortu nes is this a turning point in the fortunes for the government? 0r is this a turning point in the fortunes for the government? or is it simplya fortunes for the government? or is it simply a talking point? the government hopes they will be able to ride this out and that their figures will recover but it could be that they continue to fall, in which case it is a very bad situation to

be in, but it is too early to tell how long this will resonate. in the history of british politics there are relatively few turning points which are true turning points, but there are a lot of talking points. for every black wednesday there are a dozen petrol crisis. i suppose one of the thoughts is whether it also may change public behaviour and that's a question about this, the critics of dominic cummings say the risk is that if we get later in the year, a second spike of covid—i9, we will need people to be on board if there is another lockdown, will people change the way they behave because they feel that one person very close to the heart of government did not behave with the spirit of the rules and that therefore gives them license to break them as well? i appreciate we ask you to get the crystal ball out but is that one of the things politicians are thinking about? absolutely, this is a risk they have to consider, in the same way that

these polls represent a big potential risk of damage for the government longer term, they represent a big potential risk in terms of public behaviour should there be a second spike. we know from a lot of the data that people we re from a lot of the data that people were overwhelmingly supportive of the rules but also crucially they are adhered to them in large numbers and much large numbers than some of the government expected. next time around we will need that same level of compliance if it is to be... if the virus is to be dealt with effectively, and if people cannot guarantee that in government or the health services, that is a concern that they will have to address. we don't know how people respond to this and indeed the next time obedience is required people may have forgotten but we don't know and this certainly represents something for the government to consider because it is a potential risk. in terms of a general election, that's a long way off, but polling in

scotla nd a long way off, but polling in scotland before that, so there is no risk at all? it is not that there is no risk but we will have to see how long it takes for things to recover if indeed they do recover. there is four years to go unto a general election and that is plenty of time for all this to be forgotten —— untila. to for all this to be forgotten —— until a. to refer back to the petrol crisis, in 2000 the polling for that showed that for a period in september of 2000 william hague was ahead in the polls and it was expected that he might become prime minister but what happened nine months later? the polls were back to where they were before and the electoral performance of the parties was virtually unchanged from the previous election. the public to have very short memories in certain cases but we don't know how long their memory will be in this particular instance. absolutely. we do both remember it, that's how old we are, but you remember all of the

statistics. i was polling at the time! thanks forjoining us. that session at the liaison committee is coming out —— up at four o'clock this afternoon and you can see that in our special coverage. the daily figures are saying that there has been to more deaths of people with covid—i9 and northern ireland since yesterday. the total number of deaths recorded by the storm want department of health now stands at 516, so those are the latest figures they are through from northern ireland. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren. hello there. another dry, warm and sunny day today. this evening and overnight there's an area of cloud that will probably just steer to the north

of northern ireland, but head into scotland and it's going to bring some rain for a while across the northern half of the country. may well see some cloud coming into eastern areas of england. 0therwise, skies will be clear. and it's going to be quite a mild night as well, around nine or ten celsius. by early morning, what's left of the rain and by this stage, it's in the north—east of to scotland, moves away into the north sea, cloud will thin and break. in scotland, the sunshine comes out. it'll be a sunnier day for northern ireland. and again, lots of sunshine developing across england and wales. a bit more of a breeze perhaps noticeable in the south—east, and east, an easterly breeze not quite as warm here, but that heat is getting pushed out further west all the while, again, around about the mid 20s. any low cloud again for eastern england on friday wouldn't last long. lots of sunshine to come. again, the breeze is tending to pick up, but it is pushing that heat further north. so we're likely to find temperatures into the mid 20s, even in central scotland.

hello, this is bbc news with jane hill. the headlines. localised lockdowns may be introduced in england — to treat outbreaks of coronavirus in future — as part of the government's test, track and trace system. but some health officials express concern about getting the public on board. what we must have, if there was a local lockdown, is adherence of the local population and they would have to have the respect and the trust of the people who are actually giving that information. the prime minister will face questions from senior mps this afternoon — amid continuing calls for his senior adviser dominic cummings to resign. donald trump has his wings clipped by twitter — after the social media company labels two posts by the president as potentially misleading. and it's back to school for some children in england on monday — we find out how teachers and pupils are adapting to a new style of classroom.

time for sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. premier league clubs can move onto the next phase of training this week as they look to restart the season next month. they have voted unanimously to resume contact training as per the government guidelines that were issued earlier this week. let's speak to our reporter, laura scott. laura, the club is obviously fuelled that the first phase of training in small groups has gone smoothly. —— obviously feel. this can only look like another step towards the week restarting? it is a significant step because clearly the players need to train in close contact with one another to represent what they will actually be doing. this follows the

government approving elite sports people to return to phase two of training. the players and managers we re training. the players and managers were consulted on this and they met ina were consulted on this and they met in a shareholders meeting this morning. what this phase of training involves is close contact, tackling and full team training. they could do 11 versus 11 from tomorrow. whether clubs will choose to do that is up to them. there will be an increase of risk of transmission but the players will want to feel like we have a lot of that training before they return to matches. there is obviously social distancing outside of training and the players are undergoing twice—weekly tests. we are due to get the third batch of result from premier we test this afternoon. we have had eight positive out of the 1700. a couple of high profile players have chosen

not to return for their own reasons but the majority of players seem very comfortable about the precautions that have been put in place by the clubs. it certainly seems so because the clubs have voted in favour of this today and they would have been informed by what their players fed back to them after hearing about these two yesterday, but there clearly are some players with concerns who have not returned to training and there may be others as we move through the stages, butjordan henderson from liverpool see his players are co mforta ble liverpool see his players are comfortable and he describes the measures put in place as amazing. but then we have the bournemouth goalkeeper, one of the players who tested positive last week, and he said came as a total surprise to him. he had not had any symptoms. it has also shaken the whole squad reportedly. we were away to the test

results with interest this afternoon. but it does seem as though they are happy to move forward to this next stage generally. thank you. the superleague netball season in england won't resume. the ten teams had played just three matches before it was stopped in march. england netball has now cancelled it although the possiblitly of staging an alternative, smaller scale tournament in the autumn is being discussed. we're looking at all options at the moment, as we have done over the last ten weeks. when looking at lots of innovative ideas and the superleague clubs have very much been a part of those discussions but if we do return in the autumn and that will take additional investment if we did that, then it is likely to be a short competition. hopefully one that keeps netball visible, keeps the profile of the sport high and gives something, and element of belief to our loyal fans that have been very patient through this period. there's no wimbledon this summer

but there will be some competitive tennis for the highest ranked british players. the lawn tennis association will look to stage four events around each weekend injuly. 16 men and 16 women will play behind closed doors at the national tennis centre in roehampton. there will also be a one day doubles event involving eight teams. that's all the sport for now. police in the us city of minneapolis have fired rubber bullets and tear gas at crowds protesting about the death of an unarmed black man who was detained by police. a video shows a policeman holding down george floyd by putting a knee on his neck; mr floyd can be heard saying "i can't breathe". you may find images in this report by nick beake disturbing. fury explodes after the death of another black man in custody in america.

the target of the anger this time, minneapolis police. their building pelted. they responded with smoke bombs and tear gas. a heavy cloud descending on the city where many are shocked by the video of what happened. 46—year—old george floyd, unarmed, is seen on the ground. a white police officer is kneeling on his neck. i can't breathe, the man says. but the officer keeps pinning him down. when he stops moving, members of the public urge the officer to let him go. he is not responsive right now! seven minutes into the video, an ambulance arrives and the still handcuffed mr floyd is taken to hospital, where he dies. we need to see justice happen.

in this case, this was clearly murder. we want to see them arrested, we want to see them charged, we want to see them convicted for what they did. he did not deserve what happened to him. as protesters took to the streets, the police gave their account. he physically resisted officers. officers were able to get the suspect into handcuffs and officers noticed that the male was going into medical distress. officers called for an ambulance, he was transported to hennepin county medical centre where he died a short time later. but a furious mayor of minneapolis announced on twitter that four officers had now been dismissed. it was the right call, he wrote. this has brought back memories of the death of another unarmed black man who had also pleaded, i can't breathe. there were big protests at the treatment of eric garner

in new york city in 2014. as night fell in minneapolis, more violence and more confrontations with the police. with many asking whether in 2020, black lives matter and if justice will be done. nick beake, bbc news. we will move to brexit as david frost has said that the eu must evolve its position to reach an agreement with britain. he has been repeating his position that the two sides are currently far apart. this is all part of the committee parliamentary hearing which has been going on for the last couple of hours. david frost is giving evidence to mps, as is michael gove, and allah corresponded chris morris is with me. can you explain —— i

work full reality corresponded. can you explain? this is important. the brexit negotiations have been going on in the last few months. video conferencing, not face—to—face meetings. we know that there are a severe differences between the two sides and they are merged today. mr frost was saying that the eu need to evolve its positions. in key areas, he says the eu's mandate is not one likely to produce an agreement agreed with us. the level playing field, the conditions with which he tried to ensure fair competition between businesses on the two sides, fisheries, the type of legal underpinning and what role courts will play on policing any trade agreements in the future. all of these things that were problems at these things that were problems at

the beginning of the process are still problematic now. we didn't learn anything massively unexpected except the eu is sticking to its position, because it thinks that the uk should be more flexible, and we lead once again that the uk is sticking to its position and expecting more flexibility from the eu. and what is the timescale? it is supposed to be a high level summit meeting in effect next month to review negotiations, and mr frost confirmed that borisjohnson would ta ke confirmed that borisjohnson would take part in that, so it would be middle level. by the end ofjune a decision would have to be taken if there were to be an extension of the current transition period. the eu has said again in a letter today, he would be willing to listen and extend the transition period by one

or two years, especially considering the conditions of the covid—19 pandemic. the uk is being insistent on day one, insisted again today, they have no intention of extending they have no intention of extending the transition period beyond the end of this year. everything that is being discussed now needs to be decided very quickly, and some of these specifics, for example the number of custom offices that need to be recruited before the end of the year, the number that has been put in is 50,000. there was a piece in the financial times yesterday that showed that they were falling far short of that number currently. the government say that they would be ready on time but on top of all the extraordinary things about the government and civil service are having to do to do with this unprecedented pandemic, the brexit negotiations and the potential that we could still leave this transition period without a trade deal in place —— place is producing additional headaches. thank you.

donald trump has accused twitter of interfering in november's presidential election, after the social media company labelled two posts by the president as potentially misleading. mrtrump had claimed in tweets that the use of postal votes would lead to widespread voter fraud. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. a twitter war about twitter. it started when mr trump, who has more than 18 million followers on the social media platform, tweeted that postal ballot papers would result in a rigged election. mailboxes will be robbed, ballots will be forged and even illegally printed out and fraudulently signed. mr trump also claimed that the governor of california will be sending ballots to millions of people, anyone living in the state, no matter who they are or how they got there, will get one. twitter responded with a blue exclamation mark. underneath the tweets, suggesting readers get

the facts about mail ballots through stories contradicting mr trump. the president later repeated his claims at a white house news conference. people that aren't citizens, illegals, anyone that walks in california is going to get a ballot. we are not going to destroy this country by allowing things like that to happen. we are not destroying our country. this has more to do with fairness and honesty, and really our country itself. twitter introduced a policy earlier this month to combat misleading information. but this is the first time the platform has applied a fact checking label to tweets by the president who was quick to respond with another tweet. twitter is now interfering in the 2020 presidential election. twitter is completely stifling free speech, and i, as president, will not allow it to happen! thank you. a potentially rocky road ahead for the president and his social media platform of choice. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.

mothers are spending more time than dads juggling working from home, childcare and housework during lockdown according to a new study. the report by the institute for fiscal studies think tank found that women are home—schooling and looking after children mothers are spending more time than dads juggling working for an average of 10 hours a day — two hours more than their male partners. man yee kan is an associate professor of sociology at oxford university who researches gender practices within the household and joins me now. this is a study by the iss. did all start out blind resonate with you? -- ifs. it is within expectation because of lots of research that has shown that women do the majority of

housework and childcare and doing this lockdown there has been a surge in the amount of childcare, so it is not surprising. it is not a new situation that women continue to do more housework and childcare. your point is that it is a continuation of life as we know it anyway? domestically in the past it has been the case and has changed very little and slowly over time. i suppose the peculiar thing here is, and probably lots of people watching can have anecdotal experience, but there are certain people who are furloughed and so they are staying at home for

legitimate reasons and being paid, we can perhaps all think of friends and associates where, i have heard stories, the man happens to be furloughed, the women isn't but still happens to be doing the bulk of the childcare. this is the sort of the childcare. this is the sort of thing you research, why is that happening? social expectation and gender attitudes are at the root. still people feel that when there is a crisis, childcare needs to be done and it easily becomes more the job of mothers. second is the economic resources . of mothers. second is the economic resources. women are more likely to work part—time, but even when they work part—time, but even when they work full time they are more likely to add less that a man, so they are

less a ble to add less that a man, so they are less able to bargain for the first year of division —— and less. earn less. women work longer hours than men on average. women work, on average, one hour longer and most of this work is unpaid and unrecognised work, because it is domestic. women are more used tojuggling between work and family and women are more used to doing more childcare in this dash, given the situation. everything you say makes sense, this is 2020 goal. how does the dial get shifted? is this about women needing to speak up a bit more?”

shifted? is this about women needing to speak up a bit more? i think there are times... this epidemic is a crisis but there is also opportunity for individual couples to renegotiate gender division of labour. employers and policymakers and management can take up more family responsibilities and they can think about policies about working from home, if you take the gender perspective into account and provide more friendly environments so women can work and perform well in their role and then take up family support and responsibilities. thank you very much. the first commercial craft to take people into space is due

to blast off from cape canaveral in florida this evening. the spacex rocket and capsule, will be the first to take off from american soil since 2011. two nasa astronauts will be onboard the mission to the international space station. here's our science correspondent, rebecca morelle. getting ready for launch. a commercial spacecraft facing its ultimate test — carrying astronauts into space. nasa's bob behnken and doug hurley will be at the controls. i was asking them if you hours ago, if there was anything we could do and they are cool as cucumbers. they have nerves of steel. this mission is about seeing if the technology

works. they've been training for this moment for years. at any time you have the first flight of a brand—new vehicle, it's exciting. it's a bit more risky, which is why we're using people like bob and doug, who are very experienced test pilots, they can handle anything that maybe happens that we didn't expect. but it's what test pilots live for, you know, the chance to be the first one to fly a new, shiny vehicle is a test pilot's dream. lift off, we have a lift off. the united states has a long history of space flight. from the apollo missions, which took astronauts to the moon, to the space shuttle programme, which ferried men and women to low—earth orbit and back. the shuttle has cleared the tower. but its last flight touched down nearly a decade ago. since then, nasa's astronauts have had to buy seats on russian rockets instead. this new spacecraft will restore america's ability for human space flight. the fact it's owned by spacex, a commercial company, also marks a big change for the us space agency.

nasa has said, basically, "we'll give you the money "and you give us the space flight" and that releases nasa to use its resources to do other things. and that's where we can start really thinking big. and instead of spending allthe time, effort, resources on something we've done now for many years, going into low—earth orbit, doing experiments, let's look bigger, let's go further and the ultimate destination has to be mars. last year, a crash test dummy took a test ride in the spacex capsule. now, though, it's time for the real thing. a new era in space flight is set to begin. rebecca morelle, bbc news. many couples across the uk have been forced to cancel their wedding plans, but one doctor and nurse from south london were able to tie the knot this week, in the hospital chapel where they both work. after calling off their august wedding because of fears their family would be unable to attend,

jann and annalan decided to hold their nuptials early in the grade 2 listed chapel, at st thomas' hospital. they described the day as "intimate" and "lovely", but said it felt "surreal" getting married at work. congratulations to them. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello there. it's been a dry day for most of the country again today, the sunshine has been beating down. this was the weather watcher picture taken in shropshire earlier on and not a cloud in the sky. some areas have been seeing some cloud here, for example, in cambridgeshire and east anglia we had some cloud, limiting the temperature rise for a while but that has been thinning and breaking. we have got high pressure still in charge of our weather, this little weather front is approaching into the north—west, mind you, and that will probably steer to the north of northern ireland but it will bring more cloud this evening and overnight

into scotland and some rain for a while across the northern half of the country. we will see see some mist and low cloud coming in some eastern parts of england but the earlier fog has now cleared away from the south—west and it should be clear here overnight and, for most places, it really will be a mild one again. as we head into tomorrow, what's left of the rain, this time in the north—east of scotland by early morning, will move away into the north sea. the cloud will thin in scotland, we will get sunshine developing more widely. a lot of sunshine to come for northern ireland and across england and wales, once that low cloud moves away from eastern parts of england. more of a breeze probably and it is an easterly breeze, so temperatures will not be as high in the south—east of england, that warmth is probably getting pushed a little bit further towards the west. any cloud again across eastern england on friday won't last long and it is sunshine pretty much all the way. that breeze is continuing to pick up and turning more to a southerly as you head northwards across the uk, so it will push the heat further north, probably making the mid 20s or so even in the central

belt of scotland. probably warmer in glasgow than it will be in london. over the weekend, still got high pressure in charge, going to be centred over scandinavia, these weather fronts will be kept at bay and then we are going to start to draw our air and from continental europe. temperatures probably aren't going to change a huge amount, we are looking at highs of around about the mid 20s or so. but there will be a lot of sunshine this weekend and it remains strong sunshine, high uv levels pretty much across the whole of the country. there may be a bit more cloud at times in scotland and northern ireland but probably not a great deal, temperatures here maybe getting into the mid 20s, highs of 26 or 27 in the sunshine and no rain. it's been a very dry month for much of the country and it could be a possible record—breaking may, especially in the south—east.

this is bbc news. i'm jane hill. the headlines... localised lockdowns may be introduced in england — to treat outbreaks of coronavirus in future — as part of the government's test, track and trace system. but some health officials express concern about getting the public on board. what we must have, if there was a local lockdown, is adherence of the local population, and they would have to have the respect and the trust of the people who are actually giving that information. the prime minister will face questions from senior mps this afternoon — amid continuing calls for his senior adviser dominic cummings to resign. donald trump has his wings clipped by twitter — after the social media company labels two posts by the president as potentially misleading. and it's back to school for some

children in england on monday — we find out how teachers and pupils are adapting to a new style of classroom. good afternoon. the health secretary is to outline plans to impose localised lockdowns in england to help tackle future outbreaks of coronavirus. it could lead to schools or businesses being closed in areas which experience a spike in cases. matt hancock says it will form part of the government's test, track and trace strategy, to deal with regional flare—ups. also this afternoon — in an hour's time — the prime minister will be questioned by senior mps

about the government's handling of the pandemic. borisjohnson is also likely to be asked about his chief adviser‘s controversial trip to county durham during lockdown. around 40 tory mps have called for dominic cummings to resign or be fired. more on that later, but first our health correspondent sophie hutchinson has this report. by the middle of next month, many high street shops will reopen, transforming our deserted town and city centres. but the government is warning some areas may be forced back into lockdowns if there are outbreaks of the virus. they will be identified by test and contact tracing systems and england's begins on monday. the trade—off here is that for a relatively small number of people abiding by the rules, being inconvenienced in some cases, staying at home and self—isolating, the rest of society gets to enjoy far more freedom than we all do today.

25,000 people have been recruited to help trace the contacts of people who have the virus. they will use phone calls, texts and e—mail to alert anyone who has recently met up with an infected person and give them advice about self—isolating. scientists from the royal society estimate an effective tracking system could reduce the number of new infections by 5—15%, but it relies on getting the public on board and there is concern about how that can be achieved. what we must have if there was a local lockdown is adherence of the local population, and they would have to have the respect and the trust of the people who are actually giving that information because, let's be honest, a lot of people would think, "well, this is unfair. "the rest of the country is coming out. "we have actually been told to go back to the square before." it's only people who have tested positive for covid—19 whose

contacts will be traced. a system is already under way in northern ireland and scotland's begins tomorrow. it says it will have 2,000 contact traces by the end of the month. we're trying to interrupt the viral transmission so you get to the contact, if they don't get symptoms, you have interrupted the virus. if they get symptoms, you test them and so it goes on. so, the whole point is to try and break down the outbreak, so you can shut it down and then you can release society a little bit more as time passes. the welsh government is aiming to roll out its contact tracing system next week, but some council leaders there say it may have to be delayed because it is struggling to testing enough people. like the rest of the uk, it is aiming to double its testing capacity by the end of the month and there are just four days to go. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. 400,000 more people are now covered by the government's furlough scheme. it means that almost 8.5 million workers are receiving 80% of their monthly salary, up to a maximum of £2,500.

the total amount claimed by employers has now risen to £15 billion and the scheme has been extended to october. childline says it's holding, on average, one counselling session every five minutes with young people worried about their mental health and wellbeing during the lockdown. the charity says suicidal thoughts were mentioned in 13% of sessions. the nspcc, which runs the support line, says that since january they've had thousands of conversations with young people in which coronavirus was raised. after more than two months of home schooling, hundreds of thousands of children will return to classrooms across england next week — as primary schools open for reception, year one, and year six pupils. school staff have been making major changes to the way pupils will be taught. 0ur correspondentjohn maguire reports from one school

in north somerset. 0k, theo, can you tuck your chair and come and stand on the white line? the children returning to school here at the whitehook academies in north somerset next week. everything will be different. each and every aspect of school life has been reassessed. we have a 109—point check list to go through to make sure everything is risk—assessed to be safe. we have a 45—page risk assessment that has also gone through a whole checking process, including staff, governors and trustees. but behind that, we have the practicalities of the day—to—day. so, we have timetables for break time, for lunch time, for outdoor space. we have timetables for different classrooms and different bubbles within those classes. the school has stayed open for key workers or vulnerable children. social—distancing rules mean their desk partners are their siblings.

there's a new theme each week. the latest is japan. they applaud on a normal day, there would be 450 pupils here and, after half term, around 150 will return. class sizes are different. the requirements for children's mixing, for interaction is different. the hygiene requirements are a far higher level than we've ever seen before. also, the risk assessment process behind that, ensuring that our site is as safe as it possibly can be for everyone in our community, is vital. making the physical changes has been very challenging, but staff are also preparing to support children emotionally. the decision to reintroduce more pupils hasn't been an easy one — not for parents or for staff. for me, being in the classroom is where i belong. i want to be with the children, i don't want to be sat at home on my laptop doing things for them. i want to have that interaction and to be there for them, as their journey continues with their learning. a school is so much more than just a classroom. it's part of a community.

in the office, fiona hague has been on hand to reassure anxious families. parents are still very worried, so it's pointing them in the direction of all the guidance that's coming out. we're ensuring that we're getting as much information out to parents as we can via the website, school app, e—mails. and just making sure they're as up—to—date as they can be and know as much as we know. when the school gates next open, the canteen's shutters will remain closed. mixed feelings, but i'm fine with it. i think i'm fine with it. we've been... me and sue have been on our own for a while now, so it's fine. it's a nice big kitchen to social—distance in, so we're lucky, really. we're going to do a sandwich selection for them and they're going to be eating in their classroom, so we'll prepare it here and it will be going over into boxes, into their little bubbles in their classrooms. over the past two weeks, primary schools have had to reinvent the wheel.

and as these corridors fill in the coming days, there'll be much more to learn. so, notjust for children, but for parents, teachers, and support staff, every day will be a school day. john maguire, bbc news, nailsea in north somerset. so, borisjohnson is to be questioned by senior mps shortly — our political correspondent, alex forsyth is at westminster. it isa it is a big and important 90 minute session. so much to discuss in the middle of a pandemic but one imagines it has the potential to be overshadowed? quite possibly, yes, the person who might overshadow it is the question of dominic cummings and the trip he took during the

lockdown when he said he needed to get childcare encase himself and his wife became sick and therefore travelled from london to county durham. there are questions over that and a number of conservative mps said they were not entirely convinced by his account of his actions, some said they had sympathy with his dilemma but they said on the holiday do not think their constituents had been convinced what dominic cummings did was in the spirit of the lockdown rules and that will inevitably come up at the liaison committee today. we don't expect it to dominate because this isa expect it to dominate because this is a committee where the chairs of other select committees, the committees of mps who scrutinise specific issues, they come together and they ask the prime minister questions, and today's session is due to be focused on coronavirus and there will be other issues about the government's handling of various aspects of this pandemic that we expect to come up from the way it

managed to the ppe situation from the very start and the management of ca re the very start and the management of care homes and access to testing in the weight increased its testing capacity and whether that was quick enough, all of those are issues which mps will want to ask the prime minister a series of questions about but it is right to say that there will inevitably be questions about dominic cummings. number ten has repeatedly said they believed dominic cummings acted reasonably and within the rules but that has not appeased all of the conservative mps who have expressed concern about this, and up to 40 now have publicly said he should resign or be sacked. it's a safe bet to suggest that may dominate at least part of the committee proceedings this afternoon. thanks forjoining us. alex forsyth at westminster. let's talk to tim montgomerie who's the founder of the website, conservative home. he's also a former adviser to borisjohnson on socialjustice. good afternoon. afternoon. as alex

outlined, some very important issues to be discussed this afternoon, testing, care homes, ppe, is your feeling that those important issues could be overshadowed ?|j feeling that those important issues could be overshadowed? i hope not. i'm someone who was worried a lot about the effect that dominic cummings may have had on public confidence in the government's coronavirus message but i think there are difficult questions which need to be answered in this committee today with regard to how the government has conducted its handling of the virus and also how we begin to raise the lockdown because the economy is in great danger and there could be real unemployment problems ahead if lockdown is not eased in an intelligent and safe weight, and thatis intelligent and safe weight, and that is the focus of the questioning

—— a safe way, that should be the focus of the questioning today. your line is a bit unclear but we will persist. what are people in the party is saying to you about the damage this has caused in the last few days? the overall majority of conservative mps have said publicly and privately that this has been very damaging to the party but i sense that the heat behind the issue is beginning to depart and i suspect dominic cummings will survive now. that i think that is something which is quite dangerous for the government, actually, because every time his name is mentioned in news

reports and stories about the government, ifear that reports and stories about the government, i fear that will remind the public of an episode which all the public of an episode which all the eu opinion polls suggest has reflected badly on the conservative government and the prime minister —— which all the current opinion polls suggest. and the prime minister clearly feels he cannot continue to do this pandemic without him?|j do this pandemic without him?” think that is right. -- through this pandemic. that has angered a lot of conservative mps and it takes something away —— for a conservative mp to ask downing street to remove a special adviser, but it is clear the prime minister is willing to stick

by his special adviser but i think this will cause problems down the line. tory mps will say, my opinion did not matter to you when i was raised about dominic cummings, but now you want my backing on this particular issue... so this may raise its head. interesting. we may well talk again about this but thanks forjoining us. the liaison committee session begins at four o'clock and you can see coverage here, of course. the headlines on bbc news... localised lockdowns may be introduced in england — to treat outbreaks of coronavirus in future — as part of the government's test, track and trace system. but some health officials express concern about getting the public on board. the prime minister will face questions from senior mps this afternoon — amid continuing calls for his senior adviser dominic cummings to resign.

donald trump has his wings clipped by twitter — after the social media company labels two posts by the president as potentially misleading. we will hear more about that story now. donald trump has threatened to regulate or shut down social media companies after accusing twitter of interfering in november's presidential election, after the social media company labelled two posts by the president as potentially misleading. mrtrump had claimed in tweets that the use of postal votes would lead to widespread voter fraud. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. a twitter war about twitter. it started when mr trump, who has more than 80 million followers on the social—media platform, tweeted that postal ballot papers would result in a rigged election.

mr trump also claimed that the governor of california will be sending ballots to millions of people. twitter responded with a blue exclamation mark underneath the tweets, suggesting readers get the facts about mail—in ballots through stories contradicting mr trump. the president later repeated his claims at a white house news conference. people that aren't citizens, illegals, anybody that walks in california is going to get a ballot. we're not going to destroy this country by allowing things like that to happen. we're not destroying our country. this has more to do with fairness and honesty, and really, our country itself. twitter introduced a policy earlier this month to combat misleading information, but this is the first time the platform has applied

a fact—checking label to tweets by the president, who was quick to respond — with another tweet. thank you. a potentially rocky road ahead for the president and his social—media platform of choice. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. police in the us city of minneapolis have fired rubber bullets and tear gas at crowds protesting about the death of an unarmed black man who was detained by police. a video shows a policeman holding down george floyd by putting a knee on his neck. mr floyd can be heard saying, "i can't breathe". you may find images in this report by nick beake disturbing. fury explodes after the death of another black man in custody in america.

the target of the anger this time, minneapolis police. their building pelted. they responded with smoke bombs and tear gas. a heavy cloud descending on the city where many are shocked by the video of what happened. 46—year—old george floyd, unarmed, is seen on the ground. a white police officer is kneeling on his neck. "i can't breathe," the man says. but the officer keeps pinning him down. when he stops moving, members of the public urge the officer to let him go. he's not responsive right now! seven minutes into the video, an ambulance arrives and the still handcuffed mr floyd is taken to hospital, where he dies. we need to see justice happen. in this case, this

was clearly murder. we want to see them arrested, we want to see them charged, we want to see them convicted for what they did. he did not deserve what happened to him. as protesters took to the streets, the police gave their account. he physically resisted officers. officers were able to get the suspect into handcuffs and officers noticed that the male was going into medical distress. officers called for an ambulance, he was transported to hennepin county medical centre where he died a short time later. but a furious mayor of minneapolis announced on twitter that four officers had now been dismissed. it was the right call, he wrote. this has brought back memories of the death of another unarmed black man who had also pleaded, "i can't breathe." there were big protests

at the treatment of eric garner in new york city in 2014. as night fell in minneapolis, more violence and more confrontations with the police. with many asking whether in 2020, black lives matter and if justice will be done. nick beake, bbc news. police in belgium and france have arrested 26 people as part of an investigation into the death of 39 vietnamese migrants found in a refrigerated lorry in essex in october last year. the suspects were detained after raids in and around paris and brussels. riot police have clashed with demonstrators in hong kong protesting about a proposed new security law, which critics say would limit the former colony's democratic freedoms. there is also anger about proposals to make insulting the chinese national anthem a criminal offence. dozens of people have been detained and police have fired pepper spray and teargas to disperse the crowds.

we heard earlier how schools in england are preparing to reopen on monday. well, south korea has seen nearly 2.5 million pupils return to school today. students had to have their temperature taken and do a health check on an app, to show they had no covid symptoms, before being allowed back into the classroom — our correspondent laura bicker sent this report. well, this is pe class, as you can probably tell behind me. 2.5 million students are going back. this is part of a phased return. so, a series of students go back every week. but teachers are on edge because there are clusters of infection popping up across the country. this is all related to an outbreak in nightclubs in seoul's party district a couple of weeks ago. health officials have traced 86,000 people. and tested them for the virus.

but still these little pockets of infection keep cropping up. and that is why every single student must wear a mask. at the gates they are having their temperature checked. that's the first temperature check of the day. there are many temperature checks throughout the day. each of the classes have dividers in them to keep students apart. daily, teachers are telling their students to keep that social distance, but it is extremely difficult. as you can imagine, this is the first time that they've seen each other in months. this is the start of the school term which was supposed to happen in march so they are very, very excited. i saw one studentjump up and down, desperate to hug herfriend but was told no, no, no, no by a teacher. but still they are allowing students to go back to school. some schools have decided to say no today but this one has. as you can see they are enjoying their pe class, they don't know much english but do have one word

which they can say which is hello! hello! there you go, hello from them. the husband of the jailed british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, says there is some hope his wife could soon be allowed to come home from iran. iran's leader is expected to pardon 3,000 people as part of the countty‘s eid celerations, and richard ratcliffe has told the bbc he expects to hear around lunchtime whether or not his wife is among those to be released. she was arrested in 2016 and sentenced to five years in prison, accused of plotting to overthrow the iranian government, most of us are desperate for a haircut —

but as the rules stand, we have to wait until at leastjuly. while shops are allowed to reopen in england next month, hair salons have been told they can't open before the 4th ofjuly. as our reporter rick kelsey has been finding out, many hairdressers say they'll be ready well before that, and have been doing all they can to get ready for a queue of customers. july 4th, independence day — for hairdressers — the day the government says salons may reopen, but only if they're covid—ready. welcome to our new salon, we've been knocking walls, changing the salon for everyone. we had 12 chairs, whereas now we've got eight chairs, to separate each person. we will be sterilising each section every time our clients finish. some, though, are getting well ahead of the game. this salon in north london has spent thousands of pounds reconfiguring for a socially—distanced future. in a space of four weeks it's transformed — knocking down walls, creating new booths and taking out reception space.

i'm a bit nervous with cutting people's hair, but we're going to have to deal with it. appointments will be in blocks, with clear start times. hours are extended and you'll receive a text the night before an appointment to confirm you've had no covid symptoms for a week. staff will work in shift teams, so they can isolate one team and keep the salon open if someone falls unwell. but how can you stay safe while cutting hair? we are going to be wearing our ppe, which is a face shield, face masks and gloves. normally, we have assistants washing our clients‘ hair, but i'll be doing everything. miss a slot and you'll need to rebook. as well as physical changes to salons and the way that the staff act, well, customers are going to have to change their behaviour, too. which could involve turning up at a set time, not waiting around, and even possibly wearing one of these while getting your hair cut. the uk has some of the widest social

distancing measures in europe, and there will be tighter hygiene checks in place for people who work in salons. at any given time on a saturday, we could have 30 people in here, including the staff. so we decided to lose a third, so we've taken four of the mirrors out and we've spaced everything about two, 2.2 metres along. so, yeah, we've been working quite hard to refit, remodel and redesign the salon. is the fun and glamour going to leave getting your hair done for a while? no. you are socially distancing yourself, two metres from other members in the shop, but you can still have a conversation. so, it won't be as glamourous and it won't be as fulfilling, but, you know, eventually that will come back. with distancing set to continue, your hairdresser may be one of the few people who actually does get close to you for some time yet. rick kelsey, bbc news. it can't come a day too soon!

now it's time for a look at the weather with darren. hello there. another dry, warm and sunny day today. this evening and overnight there's an area of cloud that will probably just steer to the north of northern ireland, but head into scotland and it's going to bring some rain for a while across the northern half of the country. may will see some cloud coming into eastern areas of england. otherwise, skies will be clear. and it's going to be quite a mild night as well, around nine or ten celsius. by early morning, what's left of the rain and by this stage, it's in the north—east of to scotland, moves away into the north sea, cloud will thin and break. in scotland, the sunshine comes out. it'll be a sunnier day for northern ireland. and again, lots of sunshine developing across england and wales. a bit more of a breeze perhaps noticeable in the south—east, and east, an easterly breeze, not quite as warm here, but that heat is getting pushed out further west all the while, again, around about the mid 20s. any low cloud again for eastern england on friday wouldn't last long. lots of sunshine to come. again, the breeze is tending to pick up, but it is pushing that heat further north. so, we're likely to find temperatures into the mid 20s, 01:29:01,192 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 even in central scotland.