page says, the 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, this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. western allies come together to condemn china's plan it will be ten people. each country for a new security law for hong kong, calling the territory a ‘bastion of freedom'. is choosing their numbers. fascinating to do a comparison. yes. taking on twitter. always, one of the challenges for president trump signs an executive order aimed the uk as we relate to lockdown, at social media companies. italy went into like down on the 9th the chief of police in minneapolis apologises for the death of march, we did not have a full of george floyd, an unarmed black account until the 23rd of march, and man — after fiery protests prompt calls for peace. so account until the 23rd of march, and so it follows that the lockdown will

easing the lockdown in england and scotland — bea so it follows that the lockdown will be a slower pace than elsewhere and after months of online chats — people will probably find it people can gather in larger groups, frustrating as they see scenes in although social distancing other countries, what i think this will still be required. is precisely why the government has and a date for your diary — wanted to demonstrate progress here. the english premier league season the other element of that story that is to restart on the 17th ofjune caught my eye is that in france, hospital and care home workers have been promised 1003 to £50 bonuses —— £1350 bonuses. and pay raises to follow. with the weekly clap for carriers, their champions will be demanding something similar. i think most people think it is simply unsustainable to expect nurses and other key workers to continue to make the sacrifices they have without some formal recognition, in terms of their pay. we will continue oui’ terms of their pay. we will continue our tour around europe via the new york times, its international

addition, because on the front page, there's a story from jason horowitz — back to the beaches. this is from italy. the idea if foreigners cannot come to italy, italians are going after the sunbathing on beaches themselves to get the economy going. yes, poor italians having to go to the beautiful coastline themselves and not have it spoiled by foreign tourists clogging up the sun beds. no, foreign tourism is vital to the italian economy and they are slowly easing restrictions. italy had one of the worst death tolls in europe, and this will be welcome news. they we re and this will be welcome news. they were promised in the height of the pandemic they would be allowed to go back to the beaches the summer so this‘ll be really welcomed for them. there is also talk of air bridges and that being a way of encouraging tourists to come back, something the

prime minister actually floated at the liaison committee yesterday, something that seems to be on the government table as they are looking at enabling tourists to travel without quarantining when they get back to people realistically do go on holiday. that something that italy will be very keen to get part of with at least some countries in europe, to make sure tourists do come back and that their economy can get going again a. it's fascinating you talk about air bridges, the way people may go back into society. george eaton, there's a paragraph here, the governor of the island of sardinia said visitors could come without quarantining as long as they carried a health passport. everyone having to make this up on the hop. absolutely. this is the new world we're living in. we all gradually realising that covid—19 will probably transform life in some

ways, for instance, you will see far more people wearing masks regularly. that's a common site in asia for instance because they have been far more affected by pandemics in recent history. with italy, the economic point is really crucial, because if you look at the gdp stats, i think the italian economy even before the covid—19 crisis was not much bigger thanit covid—19 crisis was not much bigger than it was in 2004, parts of the euro zone having a tough time since the 2008 financial crisis, and italy is the most precarious large economy in the euro zone. they have a high debt burden, so thinkable he depending on tourism and on holiday activity —— depending on tourism and on holiday activity — — so depending on tourism and on holiday activity —— so it is incredibly dependent on. that's what italy and the italian government and the wider eu will hope that, as far as possible, a normal economic life can resume. we will continue our tour of

europe, a german newspaper, the frank for —— frankfurter allgemeine. they are looking at america. a suggestion that unemployment may rise by up to 20%, to get up to 20%, harriet line. yeah. an implement in america was at about 4.4% in march when the pandemic and subsequent lockdown got under way and i think it is now up to 14.7% and concerns that might go up to 14.7% and concerns that might go up to 20%, which is worrying so many people. the us, like so many countries, has imposed a fairly sharp lockdown. there have been a few bridges across different states but bars and restaurants, clubs and

those kind of places, have shut and have not had the kind of furlough scheme that we have in the uk which means that those unemployment figures are really stark because those who work in those sectors are having to claim unemployment, which is very, very concerning and worrying as well how quickly this... how quickly america will bounce back from that. we don't know when those sectors are going to open and be backin sectors are going to open and be back in full swing, when those people will hopefully be employed again. i'm going tojump people will hopefully be employed again. i'm going to jump to our next story and move across to asia. the the straits in singapore. the fundamental changes happening in hong kong, which was meant to be one country, two systems up to the year 2047 which is now now under lou pruitt lost beijing possibly going become under

mainland law. this is a financial change into the way hong kong works and the way xi jinping's dominus party works. it is an incredible story. the timing is no accident, given the point that you made, covid—19 is a useful cover for this interventionist act to they are imposing different —— extraordinary new laws, to potential patrol there, which would ban any acts or activities which endanger china's national security, including separatism, subversion and terrorism, and these are often the charges that are used in mainland china tojustify the charges that are used in mainland china to justify the arrests and human rights abuses against dissidents. this is really an attempt by the chinese government to intimidate the pro—democracy protesters we have seen in hong

kong. of course, there is a british dimension, as reported in all the papers. dominic raab has suggested today he will extend the right to british nationals overseas there to claim, have a passage towards british citizenship, which is interesting from a government which has been looking at reducing immigration having 300,000... we will and back in the uk, on support as we often do in bulletins, in the guardian. the premiership is set for ajune17 guardian. the premiership is set for a june 17 restart come up with arsenal and manchester city first. harriet line, will you be sitting in your house watching them?” harriet line, will you be sitting in your house watching them? i am

afraid i am very much in the majority of the country —— minority in the country not a football fan. i do lies it is going to be very welcome news for almost every household across the country. it's been months now, so, yes, onjune i7, been months now, so, yes, onjune 17, or merely, as long as everything goes according to plan, and empty stadiums will be back. they will be a red button function for people who wa nt to a red button function for people who want to get cheers and boos and all of the kind of commentary, but i don't know whether there will be the normal route chance. -- rude chants. i was going to ask, what will this new normal of artificial stadiums be like? i am sure you will see all sorts of creativity flour. people will be trading all sorts of viral videos to spice up the closed—door

games. it is mainly good news for liverpool fans, the team is 25 points clear at the top and they are oi'i points clear at the top and they are on course to win their first league title for 30 years, so i think it will all be breathing a sigh of relief it is returning. it is good i'iews relief it is returning. it is good news for people who are looking for something to occupy themselves with as the lockdown, in many respects, continues. and it's great news that for the first time, some games will be shown for the first time free. harriet, if the football is not exciting, are there any cultural events you are looking forward to opening? i am a feature fan, and there are no signals that will be coming back, buti there are no signals that will be coming back, but i do hear the national theatre live is coming back. harriet and george, thank you both so much. and that is it for the

papers. they will be back at 11:30pm. bye for now. 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 clouds thinned 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, with temperatures making 25 degrees. the dry weather, though, is a major theme at the moment. and for some parts of england, with no rain in—store through 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 as well. by contrast, though, it's been wetter than average across highland scotland. the general dry weather throughout the month has been due to persistent

areas of high—pressure, and that's what's been dominating our weather over the past few days and it's keeping it dry this evening and overnight. there's still more in the way of cloud across the northern isles of scotland, and some of this cloud could move its way southwards through the north sea, perhaps onto some eastern coastal counties of england, where it will be a little bit chillier. 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'll see the sunshine pushing its way northwards into the northern isles as well and it's going to turn out to be a dry and sunny day once again. there will be a noticeable breeze, easterly or southeasterly, and where you get that onshore, some coastal areas will be a little bit cooler. otherwise, typically the low—to—mid 20s, and temperatures could get higher than today across some northern parts of scotland, perhaps 27 or even 28 degrees. over the weekend, the weather pattern doesn't change very much. high pressure centred across scandinavia. these weather fronts

are going to be kept at bay and we're going to draw our air in from continental europe. that means more warmth and more sunshine and, significantly, no rain as well. and it's very strong sunshine — high, if not very high, uv levels. we've got some city forecasts for you here. and temperatures may start to drop away a little bit across scotland and northern ireland, but it's still dry. a little bit of fair weather cloud too. generally sunny, though, across england and wales, with the higher temperatures across wales and some western parts 00:13:28,620 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 of england, 26 or 27 celsius.