but china is slowly tightening control. as its parliament came to a close in beijing, hong kong's politicians were in disarray over another new law. if passed, it would make disrespecting china's national anthem a criminal offence. john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. president trump has signed an executive order ta rgetting social media companies, after being angered by twitter tagging two of his posts as potentially misleading. he said companies, including google, facebook and twitter, had unchecked power to censor and restrict the views of users. mr trump has accused the companies of political activism. police and protestors in minneapolis have clashed for a second night following the death of an unarmed black man in police custody.

police fired tear gas, and protestors threw rocks. george floyd died on monday and a video showed him gasping for breath as a policeman knelt on his neck. four police officers have been sacked. the premier league season is set to restart onjune 17th, with aston villa playing sheffield united and manchester city against arsenal. there will be no fans in the stadiums, but all 92 remaining games will be shown live on tv. our sports editor dan roan reports. it's game on. with clubs resuming contact training for the first time since the season was suspended back in march earlier, confirmation tonight the premier league is set to resume injust under three weeks‘ time. subject to government approval, the 92 remaining fixtures will be played in a packed five and a half week period, as clubs try and make up for lost time. obviously, there are things that are much more important at the moment and we have not lost our sense of perspective, but football is an important thing to lots of people. i've missed it, i think it's ok to say we have missed it.

i'm really looking forward to seeing some football again. at times over recent weeks, plans to restart the season have seemed shaky, amid tension between clubs and concerns among plays about safety, but now we know manchester city's postponed match with arsenal here at the etihad will be one of two games marking the return of the campaign and government have encouraged the league to make the most of the resumption. not since the 1980s have the bbc shown top flight matches live. now, for the first time, it will broadcast four premier league games, sky making a further 25 fixtures available free to air, with all the remaining games shown live. as in germany's bundesliga, all matches will be behinds closed doors, but the head of the supporters‘ federation told me that fans will focus on the positives. i think fans will be pleased that there's some free to air games. obviously, it is very much a second best watching it on television than being able to go to the game, but now there's going

to be more opportunities to do that than we thought there might be, i think most fans will be pleased about that. with four different premier league kick off times at the weekend and the fa cup final pencilled in for august 1st, football's preparations are gathering place. in store, a season finale like no other. dan rowan, bbc news. for two and a half months, streets across the uk have been filled with the sound of applause every thursday night, as the nation comes out to thank the carers and key workers on the frontline. tonight was the 10th week in a row and the woman who came up with the idea of clap for carers says she thinks it should be the last. here's our special correspondent allan little. every week it has been a moment of intense and noisy solidarity. an anxious, grateful public seeking a way to say thank you — to health workers at first and then to all

those on whom we have relied. often those previously judged low—skilled and consequently low paid. we know now how valuable they are. but the woman who created it all has said tonight should be the last. everybody who wants to continue should continue, but i think its is good to do it while we still have such a positive impact with this moment to stop now and then also we are now in a different part of the crisis. what have they made of it, the health care workers risking their own health to protect ours? it's been very emotional and pleased that everyone has come together. just really nice to see everybody get together and we've been able to thank each other. nine weeks ago, we put on our winter coats and clapped in the dark all over the uk. theyjoined in from an antarctic research station. and north sea oil platforms. the prime minister, visibly ill,

from downing street. what has it meant this outpouring of shared sentiment? it places at the heart of public esteem a health service whose resources in recent years have not kept pace with the demands made upon it. this weekly expression of affection is not just for a service the public clearly treasures but, for the values on which it is founded — of fair access for all, regardless of the ability to pay. health care workers wonder whether this public mood will translate itself into actual policy. what is important is that for years to come, ministers should still hear that ringing in their ears and do what's right by those services and by nursing staff. most nhs staff don't think of themselves as heroic. "we are not angels," one nurse told me, "we are professional people with a job to do." but the weekly clap for carers

illustrate it is enormous illustrates the enormous burden of public faith they carry and the esteem in which they're held. will it end tonight? i hope we will still come out on a thursday and i think folk will still want something to focus on. don't underestimate the public need to say thank you. alan little bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. hello to viewers in the uk

joining those around the world. it's now time for us to take a first look at the national and international front pages in the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are harriet line, deputy political editor at pa, and george eaton, senior online editor at the new statesman. tomorrow's front pages. the telegraph leads with the news that families and friends who have been kept apart for months can reunite from monday, after the uk prime minister borisjohnson eased lockdown rules to allow groups of up to six people to meet outdoors. the times leads with the easing of restrictions in england, which borisjohnson says means that grandparents aged above 70 would be able to have "joyful" reunions with their children and grandchildren.

and the daily mail calls june i "happy monday", as the easing begins, with some shops opening in england and people allowed to have bbqs with friends. a similar story in france — le figaro says "the epidemic is receding, freedom comes back", as the french prime minister announces the reopening of bars and restaurants nationally. in singapore too, the strait times reports that a ministerial task force could give the go—ahead for a further easing of lockdown restrictions which could see people able to dine out at food outlets, exercise at stadiums and visit swimming pools by the end ofjune. back in the uk, the sun leads with the news that the premier league is set for a restart on june 17. let us begin. we will start with the daily mail, whose headline is, it's happy monday. not a recall of old one—hit wonders, but of barbecues. harriet line, just on monday, the

daily mail's headline was, just what planet are they on, about boris johnson and dominic cummings. now, five days on, everything is changed. this is going to be welcome news for people across the uk, especially people across the uk, especially people longing to see parents and grandparents and friends and family and have not been able to get out to and have not been able to get out to a local park to sit two metres away from them but now will be able to go to their gardens and share in a barbecue, making sure they have washed their hands and as long as they are socially distant and they don't have the virus and are not one of those isolating. and also not for people who are shielding, they're still going to have to remain inside for a little while longer at the very least, but i think this is really welcome news, especially because it does mean children, grandchildren can see their grandparents for the first time in months. george eaton, looking at that headline, and contrasting that with what sir patrick vallance said

in the news conference, there are quite a number of infections, dr is close to one. should we be happy it is monday? we should be happy but cautious, i think the scientists would say. clearly, progress has been made in terms of reducing the rate of new infections and the rate of the horrific death toll has come down, but his precarious progress because the risk has always been that the situation has improved because of the lockdown, so the fear is that if electron is eased, people start using public transport more and someone, start using public transport more and someone, some start using public transport more and someone, some people are already in the parks and elsewhere in london, people have already been gathering in groups, so i think the scientists are already quite i'iei’vous. scientists are already quite nervous. with the further easing, you do wonder if it made sense to announce it at of this weekend, when the temp tatian for people will be

tojump the gun, given the nice weather we have had recently —— temptation for people. politically, this is obviously a better and to the week than the beginning of the week for the government. they will be pleased the dominic cummings row has receded from the headlines and of course it's a welcome thing for people to be able to see grandparents and parents again after such a long and unusual time apart. it is amazing to see the dominic cummings story in the uk received from any of the papers. harriet line, i'm just wondering happens to the government's tag line stay alert, when we were told we can only meet one particular person, now that we can meet up to six people. meet one particular person, now that we can meet up to six peoplem looks like that is still part of the messaging. they are still concerned you do not see too many people, not presumably jumping between barbecues and seeing lots and lots of people,

and seeing lots and lots of people, and keeping washing your hands and staying alert to the symptoms you might have of the virus and isolating if you do fall ill. the test and trace system lunch today, which will be pretty key to keeping these measures in place, but one thing that came out of that press conference was a warning that if the r rate rises and we see spikes of infection, there might well have to be localised lockdowns again, and no barbecues and no meeting in groups in order to prevent another full—scale pandemic. in order to prevent another full-scale pandemic. george eaton, do you think the country, the uk, will be ready to go back into a series of local lockdowns given the semi—euphoria there has been about the prospect of a barbecue, going the prospect of a barbecue, going the other way? are people ready to do that, if it has to happen? the honest answer is, we don't know. it's indicative of our public support for the elect on staying higher. people took the pandemic

seriously in the uk given, let's remember, it's not that longer the prime minister nearly died. that's brought home to a lot of people just how severe the pandemic can be if you're unfortunate enough to catch covid—19 and, of course, the uk has isometrics had nearly the highest per capita death toll in the world. i think people have been prepared to make extraordinary sacrifices, and i anticipate most people will be prepared to go back into lockdown if the death toll starts to rise, because i think people will be quite nervous, actually. another point was her memory is even before the government brought in the lockdown, which was much later than some thought, people had started to socially distance — — thought, people had started to socially distance —— another point to remember. some people nervous about meeting up to five others simply because they have seen the horrific numbers and stories over the last few months. we are going to

go on to lay —— le figaro. the headline... you know it is going to be a good french headline, harriet line, when it has the word liberte in it. france had one of the biggest lockdown restrictions ever. people were having to sign piece of paper going out to show they were going out for religion and reason, —— for a legitimate reason, so the news bars and legitimate reason, so the news bars a nd restau ra nts legitimate reason, so the news bars and restaurants are going to open, albeit people have to wear masks and sit apart, will be hugely welcome to. francis seen there are very few cases outside of paris now, so it seems as though it has got a real handle on this crisis and, yes, as

the front page says, the epidemic is receding, freedom comes back, and i think the french prime minister has said lockdown and restrictions will now be sort of abnormal, whereas freedom will be normal again. hard to think if you month ago we would even be rejoicing at freedom being normal in a country like france. even be rejoicing at freedom being normal in a country like francem is amazing —— a few months ago. george eaton, i've been compiling a table of who's allowed out in each country. in france, in orange zones, it will be ten people. each country is choosing their numbers. fascinating to do a comparison. yes. always, one of the challenges for the uk as we relate to lockdown, italy went into like down on the 9th of march, we did not have a full account until the 23rd of march, and so account until the 23rd of march, and so it follows that