it's eight o'clock for thursday evening. for ten weeks now, millions of people across the nation have been coming out to applaud our cares and key workers. this is the woman who came up with the idea. outside her home. she has suggested that this should be the last, a big thank you from the nation. welcome to the celebration. it's

become a food distribution centre. everyone else has put these bags of food together. that goes to giving all those people food that they have needed. the commander in chief is here. it's been very busy after the last few weeks. we put together 600 bags. we are expecting the next couple weeks to be in the thousands. they will continue to deliver those food bags for as long as lockdown continues. studio: welcome to the queen elizabeth here in queens land. in norfolk, there are staff members inside this building. these are the staff you can see have had a few minutes to come outside and show their appreciation via clapping, not only for each other, but for essential workers up and down the uk. you can

see a food producer over there. thank you nhs, helping us alter covid—i9 and on the site here. they've been doing this here for ten consecutive weeks. people here really, really appreciate it. sirens blaring sunshine and blue skies. they been out every thursday night for everyone of those ten weeks. they're getting a better sense of community here by doing this every week. they are applauding themselves tonight, as well as some of their neighbours. they are here

for one another and they say they will keep going for as many weeks as they possibly can. standing apart but standing together. # there will be swinging and swaying and records playing # and dancing in the street. # and dancing in the street. #it # and dancing in the street. # it doesn't matter what you wear, just as long as you are there #so just as long as you are there # so come on everybody, everywhere around the world. # dancing in the street. applause cheering

horns honking # happy birthday to you # happy birthday to you # happy birthday to you. a national round of applause for the tireless efforts of all the health workers and carers who are looking after the sick and saving lives in

this crisis. and the woman who started it all, a wonderful idea that has been in place by millions. goodbye. borisjohnson has announced that people in the uk will be able to meet outdoors for up to six people is on meet outdoors for up to six people isona meet outdoors for up to six people is on a separate household remains a two metre apart from each other. the prime minister said a further 377 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus and all uk settings in the past days. the over at all uk death toll from the virus has risen to 37,837. borisjohnson said the lockdown in the uk could be relax further because of a sustained fall in the death rate. here he is making the announcement.”

fall in the death rate. here he is making the announcement. i cannot and will not throw away all the gains we have made together and so the changes we are making our limited and cautious. it's thanks to the caution shown so far that all five tests are being met. one of those five test that the prime minister mentioned is keeping the rate of infections down. this is what is referred to as the ‘r' number. here's our medical correspondent fergus walsh to explain. the infection rate, the number of people on average that each infected person passes on covid to. you've got to keep that below one to have a shrinking epidemic. sir patrick vallance said it's currently between 0.7 and 0.9. he said still close to one, not a lot of room for manoeuvre. now, hospital numbers with covid patients are still falling, but it's estimated that fewer than seven in 100 people in england have had coronavirus, so it's most people still susceptible. a crucial part of keeping

the rate of infection down is a test and trace system, which was launched in england today. our health editor hugh pym has more. for millions of people, a scheme in place today might make a big difference to their lives though they don't know it yet. potentially they could be told they have met up with someone recently who now has the virus and they will have two self—isolate for two weeks even if they are not ill. they could find out through an e—mail or text or phone call and then be asked to get in touch with the nhs. new n ew co nta ct new contact traces have been signed up new contact traces have been signed up and trained and now work with health professionals, some of whom have already experience talking to paper patients with infectious diseases and trying to find out who they may have recently met up with. but one contact trace or who wanted to remain anonymous told us she couldn't log onto the system and couldn't log onto the system and could not start today.|j couldn't log onto the system and could not start today. i was told that system was not even yet ready

to start. the guy told me that they had a start date for next monday, but not before that. at that moment, i already felt that was quite disappointing. contract tracers struggled along in this morning. the developers acknowledge there were problems, but they were being rapidly revels —— result. the system has been relaunched today, but is not clear how many people have so far been contacted. officials have acknowledged it may take a week or two for the system to be working, at its full capacity. upm, bbc news. —— hugh pym. while the number of covid deaths in the uk may be falling, today the financial times said the uk has the second highest coronavirus death rate in the world, after spain. the paper found that there've been nearly 60,000 more deaths than is usual in the uk at this time. so this indicates that for everyi million people, 891 have been killed directly

or indirectly by this virus. also according to the data collected by the financial times, in terms of the total number of excess deaths, so not per million, the uk has the highest number of excess deaths in europe. globally the uk is second, with the united states first. with all of these pressures, there is still the issue of the prime minister's chief advisor, dominic cummings, and two trips he made during the lockdown. borisjohnson was reluctant to discuss the matter today, and he wouldn't let his scientific and medical advisors either. here's laura kuenssberg. there was an outcry when it was revealed that the prime minister's top adviser travelled to london to durham and made a 60 milejourney out of lockdown to the town of barnard castle. the police said they would have told dominic cummings to go back to his family home if they had stopped in that day. there may have been a minor breach of the rules. why should anyone else pay

attention and to the doctors, is that the kind of example that you wa nt that the kind of example that you want us to follow? the durham police said they would take no action in the matter was closed. i intend to draw lines under the matter. i'm going to interpose myself if i may and protect them for what —— from what i think may be an unnecessary attempt to ask a political question. it's very important that our medical officers and advisers do not get dragged into what i think most people recognise as fundamentally a political argument. but the pressure on the prime minister won't disappear. no one should be stopped from answering questions from journalists. it's the prime minister here that's an issue. he's been too weak throughout this whole episode. he should have acted swiftly. if i

was prime minister, i would have sacked dominic cummings without wasting a week. we should have been concentrating of the safety of what comes next. political dramas pale of course next to the loss held by so many. the true effects of the country that are emerging piece by piece. if you would like to know the facts around dominic cummings' controversial journeys, the bbc‘s reality check team has been going through them with a fine tooth combe. theirfindings are on the bbc news website. let's move to france, where the prime minister has announced an easing of restrictions on bars and restaurants which he says form a central part of the french way of life. however in paris, where the disease is still not under control, only terraces can open. social distancing must be maintained, and no more than ten people can sit at a table. waiters will have to wear masks and drinks will not be served at the bar. the uk, australia, canada and us have released a joint statement expressing ‘deep concern‘

at a new security law for hong kong that's been introduced by china. the four countries say the law will "curtail the hong kong people's liberties, and in doing so, dramatically erode hong kong's autonomy and the system that made it so prosperous." ros atkins has been looking at why china has brought in the law, and assessing its consequences. after the hong kong protest of 2019, china's government has had enough. we were told a new security law was aimed at safeguarding and enforcing national security. hong kong's chief executive sees no issue. the protest itself is an expression of freedoms and rights and opinions. even if it's done in an illegal way. but for some, this is farfrom over. it's done in an illegal way. but for some, this is far from over. if this law is imposed on us, that will be the end of hong kong. former hong

kong governor chris patent says... mike pompeo argues... are these criticisms fare? the law is being imposed by beijing after no meaningful consultation with hong kong. that's a significant change. and the law bans treason, suggestion, sedition, subversion and leaves room for anything deemed a threat to national security. this inevitably changes what can and can't be said and done in hong kong. this though is how carrie lam sees it. we are a very free society so people have the freedom to say whatever they want. a free society for the time being. that phrase has not ease concerns. there's a law being considered that will make disrespecting the chinese national anthem a crime. we seem protest, clashes with the police and arrests as well. we need to go back to 1997,

to —— when hong kong was handed back to —— when hong kong was handed back to the uk. the end of the chapter of shame and the history of china. china promised her maintain hong kong's way of life. there's always been tension. we saw it last year. protests grew and grew, driven by a fear that beijing was extending its reach. that fear has not gone away. the counter argument here is the 2019 shows that better laws weren't needed to stop violence like this. —— were needed. having seen previous efforts, they negotiate a new security law fail. this time they

did not ask. whether this is needed oi’ did not ask. whether this is needed or not, hong kong's autonomy has been diminished. america has noticed. this status is worth billions to hong kong's economy and is conditional when hong kong being sufficiently autonomous. this is president trump's spokesperson. he says he's this displease with china's effort and hard to see if hong kong will seo hub if china takes over. it means the stakes are very high. from and it economic point of view, this might be a loose, lose, lose situation for china and hong kong. this is about national pride and demonstrating the government's ability to control and govern. for people in hong kong, it is about their way of life. that is why it matters so much.

stay with us on outside source. still to come: football's coming back! the bbc has learnt that the english premier league will be kicking off again, on the 17th ofjune. as lockdown restrictions are officially eased in scotland, the first minister has confirmed that from friday, people will be able to meet their friends and family outside. nicola sturgeon says the country is ready to take the first step towards reopening. from tomorrow, regulations on meeting other people will change. you and your household will be able to meet with another household outdoors, for example, in a park or ina outdoors, for example, in a park or in a private garden. we said last week this should be in small groups and to give you greater guidance on that, we are asking the total number of people between the two households meeting up should be a maximum of

eight. please keep it to less than that if you can. we're not saying you must pick one household and only meet the same one during phase one, but we are saying you should not meet with more than one other household at a time. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. donald trump is expected to sign a new executive order targeting social media firms, as he lashes out at silicon valley over twitter‘s decision to add a fact—check to his tweets. the us remains the epicentre of the global pandemic, and today it passed a grim milestone. more than 100,000 americans have now died from covid—19 in less than four months. over 1.7 million are infected with it. also, today the latest us jobless

figures have been released. 2.1 million more people filed for unemployment benefits last week. today's numbers mean that since mid—march, more than 40—million americans have lost theirjobs. michelle fleury is in new york. the good news in this is that the pace of these job losses is starting to slow. if you think back to early march we saw a figure of more than 6 million americans filing unemployment. the number is clearly steadily coming down. here's the thing, it remains at historical high levels and if you look at the total a0 million americans who claimed employment benefits in ten weeks. that's greater then the total during the financial crisis of 2008. so this is a huge concern when you're talking about the scale of unemployment. what happens next? how long will it take to put all of those people back to work? of course that is beginning with the reopening we are starting to see some businesses across the country.

to put it in context you're talking about a quarter of the american working population at the moment that is now relying on benefits from government. let's move to another big story developing in the us. for a second night, police and protestors clashed in the city of minneapolis, after an unarmed black man died in police custody on monday. tear gas was fired by the police. shops were looted and buildings set on fire. mobile phone footage of the arrest of george floyd shows him handcuffed and pleading for air, saying "i can't breathe" as a white policeman kneels on his neck. george floyd eventually lost consciousness, and was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. four policemen were dismissed from the department on tuesday. in the next edition of outside source, we'll be speaking to the lawyer representing mr floyd's family. parts of east and central africa

have been suffering the worst desert locust infestation for 70 years, threatening the food supply for millions of people. and now there are concerns that more locusts are due to hatch injune. this is when crops have to be harvested. ethiopia, kenya and somalia are among the worst hit by the locust plagues. these pictures were taken in kenya earlier this month. some farmers are being trained to use motorised sprayers to contain them. however, coronavirus restrictions and severe flooding in some communities are making it harder to fight the pest. the charity oxfam is calling it a perfect storm. unusually heavy rains mean that it's provided the perfect breeding conditions for these locusts. these swarms can really decimate crops at particularly at harvest time. communities which were just recovering from the floods and hoping to be able to at least

harvest enough food, it means they won't, there is likelihood that the food insecurity in this region will grow. we're looking at about 33 million food insecure in this region. locust swarms have now moved from africa into west asia. this was the indian city ofjaipur on monday. locusts have already destroyed nearly 50 thousand hectares of cropland in india. and this is where the locusts are heading next, western africa, and northern india. according to this un forecast, locusts are affecting many countries that are already vulnerable because of war and extreme weather events. from rome we'rejoined by keith cressman, the senior locust forecasting officer for the un food and agriculture organization. extreme weather caused by climate change making conditions idealfor them? i assume you predict where these

swarms are moving next. what can you do about stopping them if anything? one thing, preparedness. it gives countries time to take action to mobilise teams, mobilise equipment, mobilise aircraft and pesticides so that when the storms do arrive in the country, such as india, such as sudan, west africa, they are ready to be tackled immediately and without any further damage to the food crops that could occur. so there's no way you are directing them in a different routes? i heard in delhi, people are being encouraged to make noise to discourage the locust from landing in the first place. it doesn't kill them, itjust shifts the problem from one community to another. in fa ct, from one community to another. in fact, it's very disruptive for

control or operate two operations. —— control operations. when you disturb them, they scatter and cover a much larger area. you would have to treat a much greater size and space. this is not advantageous at all. tell us a little bit about the damage they've already because in places like somalia, kenya, where they've already been. obviously, locust, it's a matter of timing. as you mentioned, when there are swarms that are present at the time of planting, those new crops are coming out. there has been significant damage in east africa on the beginning of the planting season. the new generation of swarms will be forming a major next month, and this will coincide with the harvest time. so again, an unprecedented threat to security and livelihoods in an already very vulnerable part of africa. and climate change is

creating these extreme weather conditions that we hear about. these are making the conditions for these locust fantastic, aren't they? absolutely. you know this whole upsurge of locusts started two years ago with two cyclones in 2018. we see an increase frequency of the number of cyclones every year, so this trend does continue. if it's climate change related orjust an anomaly in the weather pattern, it means the situations that we face this year in east africa could be also in the future. keith, that you and my senior locust forecasting officer, absolutely fascinating to speak to you. let's end the programme with some good news for football fans. the english premier league will restart on thejune 17th, with aston villa hosting sheffield utd and man city taking on arsenal. the two matches are games in hand. in principle an agreement has been

taken to play the full fixture list on the weekend of the 19th ofjune, but a final decision is still to be made. here's laura scott with more details. what they've decided is instead of playing a view round of fixtures at first they'll actually complete the two games that are still in hand. so at the moment looks like they both start with aston villa against sheffield united and manchester city against arsenal. that would bring all of the teams level on 29 games played. then we expect there to be a full round of fixtures that weekend. this comes just a day after the clubs approved contact training to begin. that will enable the clubs to have had around three weeks of contact training before these matters resume. there have been 12 positive among premier league players from staff at around 2,750 test. —— these — — these matches —— these matches resume. we have lots more on our website.

i'll be back shortly. you can get in touch via social media. see you soon. hello there. it's been a sunny, warm and for most of us, dry day again today. there was a little bit of rain first thing in the far north of scotland, but then the cloud the end and the sunshine came out and the warmth has moved its way northwards as well. it's been the warmest day of the year so far in scotland and also northern ireland. the temperature is making 25 degrees. the dry weather is a major theme at the moment. for some parts of england, no rain in store for the rest of the month, it's going to be the driest may on record. there's been little or no rain across the southeast of england, and central england, it could be the driest may for the northwest of england and well. by contrast, it's been weathered and average —— wetter than average. in scotland. dry weather

has been due to persistent areas of high pressure. that's what's been dominating our weather over the past few days and it's keeping it dry this evening and overnight. but still more in the way of cloud across the northern isles in scotland, and some of this cloud could move its way southwards through the north sea. perhaps on to some eastern coastal counties of england. it will be a little bit chilly, but on the whole, temperatures are going to be in double figures overnight. any cloud that does develop in eastern england won't last long. we will see the sunshine pushing its way northwards into the northern aisles as well. it's going to turn out to be a dry and sunny day once again. there'll bea and sunny day once again. there'll be a noticeable breeze, easterly or southeasterly, where you get that onshore, some coastal areas will a little bit cooler. typically, the low to mid 20s and temperatures could get higher across the northern parts of scotland. 27, even 28 degrees. over the weekend, the weather pattern doesn't change much. high pressured across scandinavia.

these weather fronts are kept at bay and we will draw our air in from continental europe. means more warm and more sunshine and significantly no rain as well. very strong sunshine, higher if not very high, uv levels. temperatures may start to dropa uv levels. temperatures may start to drop a little bit across scotland and northern ireland. a little bit offair and northern ireland. a little bit of fair weather too. generally sunny across england and wales with the higher temperatures across wales and some western parts of england

this is bbc world news, the headlines... president trump is expected to sign an executive order taking aim at social media companies. according to us media, the order will review a long—standing law that protects silicon valley firms from lawsuits. the us, uk, australia and canada have issued fresh condemnation of china's new security law for hong kong. they say the decision to impose it conflicts with beijing's international obligations. there's been a further easing of lockdown in england. from monday, up to six people from different households can meet outside, allowing reunions of families and friends in private gardens. police and protesters have clashed for a second night in the us city of minneapolis after an unarmed black man died in police custody. george floyd, a6, died on monday and video showed him gasping